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The Washington times., 1938-10-28

that Phil Dugan a eSson. Get
fresh with a brune tie husSy
will hep"
Their first misfortune happened
high up on the ridge overlooking
the ocean. The left rear tire
started going low. Slow le a k
Jean hoped and prayed the air
would last until they got on safer
ground for a low tire can be
treacherous on dangerous curves.
After half an hours crawling
along at snail speed they arrived
at a roadside filling station.
The man could give them air,
but he couldn't fix the flat. Ten
miles further on was small town.
Everyone was out celebrating, but
they found young man obliging
enough to quit hoeing his garden
and slap a boot on the inner tube.
THE GROWING BLOW
THANK heaven that's over"
said Mary. We'll have to hurry,
it's getting late"
Just before they got to Monte
Rio the crowning blow fell. They
were driving past a field and
Mary cried:
oh, Jean, look at the Sheep!"
Jean looked and in that second
an automobile rounding a corner
too wide bore directly at them.
Jean saw it too late. She couldn't
escape the collision. The tenders
of the two machines SideSwiped
leaving Jeans left fender battered
as if some one had hit it with a
Sledgehammer.
Just look!" she moaned. IF
that just doesn't cap it! Oh, Mary,
l shouldn't have come. knew it!
Aunt Julia will be wild!
Even Mary was somewhat so
bered. They limped into town and
went to a filling station. There
was a pleasant young man there
lust quitting for the day. He said
he'd been working since dawn but
he'd take on another job-for
Jean. The other boys were much
too busy.
She admired the way he took
off his coat and went at it. He
was a blond boy. About 81, she
thought. Not awfully good-lookng,
but merry. 1t was natural enough
that they should get to talking.
Mary, the bolder, presently in
quired:
Where's your girl?"
Girl? Who said I had a girl?"
he demanded.
Mary only answered, "Oh."
Hopefully, perhaps.
"I could fix your fender so no
one would ever know it'd been
kissed" he ventured. I'm a me
chanic, see?"
"Oh!" Jean exclaimed. anyone
that could make that thing look
llght again must be a wonderful
mechanic"
Hmm" he said judicially. "1t's
a cinch."
Gee" said Jean. do you live
around here?"
"I live down at Santa Rosa and
my names Tommy Padden. What's
yours?" He stared pointedly at
Jean. He didn't even inquire
Mary's name.
Jean Rossi," she told him. 1--WE
live up at Point Arena"
Hmm, long ways. Come alone?"
"Y-yes," Mary admitted eau
tiously.
Lets go get somethin' to eat
after I finish this job" Tommy
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BuDeniS Morrison

'omy's strong hand darted out and
as he righted her their faces came
very close, so close that both
closed their eyes-and she felt
eager lips on hers.
She was still misunderstanding,
too-when they found Mary at the
dance hall. Jean excitedly related
her startling news. ..
$50 you see," she concluded joy
fully, "that was only Phil's cousin
that you saw him with. And
Tommy's people have fruit ranch
in Sonoma County. Right in the
Valley of the Moon. Tommy was
Just working extra for the holiday
and he's going to drive us home.
Right after the fireworks" q.
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winding toward the sea through
narrow defiles between tall foot
hills.
IT got a cousin up your way"
Tommy said. HE says I can get
a job where he is. He's rider. I
might do it-if the place amt too
far from where you live"
Jeans heart was beating fast.
She steadied herself in the frail
craft.
"That-would be nice" she said.
She caught herself before blurt-
ing, "I'll be 18 in October, and
then"
Would you want me to, Jean?"
Would ~" Good heavens,
what shall I tell him? OF course
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haired sister, you being such a
blonde"
"Hot dog! You know her, huh?
Gee, that's swell!
81 think I've seen err" Jean told
him. "You see, Phil Dugan is my
girl friends boy friend. That's
kinda mixed UP, isn't it? But any
way-oh it'll come out all right,
guess. Gee, think Of the fun we
can have-Mary and Phil, you
and L"
It was really dark when they
got back and Tommy nosed the
canoe ashore. Perfectly natural,
wasn't 1t, then, that Jean should
stumble a bit and nearly fall get
ting on solid ground again.
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i want him to-. why, I-guess
it would be fine. Who's your cou-
Sin?"
Fellow named Dugan. Phil
Dugan Know him?"
phil Dugan! A red-headed
Toy. isn't he?"
CLOSED THEIR EYES
yeah. Oh, boy! Say, I'll tell
you something. I've got q sister
works in San Francisco. She went
up there today. was goin' but
had to work. Say, just think
il hadn't had to work I wouldn't t
we met you. Funny, amt it?"
"I'm-glad you had to work. It's
funny you would have q dark
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frank admiration. His own legs
were neither white nor satiny, but
copper-colored and bullying with
muscle. He lay on his stomach,
chin cupped in his hands.
Tanned? Certainly they aren't.
This is the first time I've been
swimming this year.
"Why?"
"Well, there aren't any rivers to
speak of, just creeks"
Whats the matter with the
ocean,"
You can't go in the ocean.
RiptideS and rocks"
"I'll rent a canoe and We'll go
padding" he said.
The Russian River is beautiful,
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TT was a pretty dreadful thing
i that Jean had done. Mar!
tried to kid her along and assure
her that it wasn't anything a
all. But Jean knew. Rather, Jear
knew her aunt, Mrs. Aquistapace
was a very formidable person in
deed and she had old-fashioneo
ideas.
A feminine ruler of the rooSt
that was Mrs. Aquistapace. She
made everybody stand around al
her bidding, and not unwillingly
either for she was jovial, kindly
ruler so wise that she seemed
to know instinctively What was
best for everybody.
Jean. heaven knows, never had
any conscience but a clear one
That is, until the fateful Fourth
of July holiday rolled around and
It seemed as if a general con.
Spiracy of temptation to compel
her to do things which she lew
in her inmost heart she oughtn t
to do.
Like Mary having a crush on
that Phil Dugan, the big read
headed cowhand who was compet-
ing in the bulldogging and the
calf-roping and the horse races
down at Farm Center on the
Fourth.
Your aunt will give you per-
mission to go to the Farm Center
celebration. Mary urged. She'll
let you take the little car and we
can have a lot of fun"
"All right" Jean agreed, little
ruefully. it must be admitted, be-
cause she knew that Mary would
be having most of the fun and she
would be functioning as chauffeur.
Mrs. Aquistapace squared off
and set red hands on her hips in
the kitchen of the Cafe de Napoli
and smiled upon Jean.
You've worked hard" she said.
"You deserve a holiday and you
can have it. AS soon as you get
the breakfast things cleared away
the morning of the Fourth you
can start. I'll put up some turkey
sandwiches for you and Mary. But
be sure, noW-come home early.
And no flirtin', understand. If 1
didn't know you were a good girl,
Jeanie, wouldn't let you CO."
The Farm Center was down the
coast a few miles from Point
Arena. Down the jagged coastline
Of Mendocino county, in Cali
fornia.
TO MONTE RIO
The Farm Center was a sort of
picnic ground, gathering place
for the whole countryside, IN the
meadow that stretched between
Pacific and the highway. Many,
many people were there when Jean
and Mary arrived. The gir1S
bought ice cream cones and went
looking for Red Dugan. They
found him quickly enough. Too
quickly.
They found him palavering with
O saucy-eyed, daringly d dressed
young lady who had San Fran
cisco written all over her, from the
stylish cut of her clothes to the
roguiSh challenge of her black
eyes. Mary was in a rage. Jean
thought it was a shame but be-
yond that she was Indifferent.
I'VE won't stay minute, I"
Mary said, stamping her feet. HE
can have that huSSy. I hate hiER
anyway. Nothing but a common
old cowhand. Jean!"
"What?"
We've got the car. Let's go to
Monte Rio!"
Monte Rio? Why, Mary.
couldn't. I wouldn't dare. Why,
1t must be so miles"
Were goin', so come on. After
oil, we're not children any more.
I'll look after you, darling. It's
going to be all right and no one
will ever know. And I'll just teach
Evening star., 1938-08-14
'SQUEAL|NG' SEEN
MURDER MOTIVE
Eighth Of Gang Killing Series
in Chicago-PoIice Seek
Former Companion.
By the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, Aug. 13-The police in
vestigated tonight a theory that vio-
lation of the underworld's code of
silence was the motive for the eighth
of Chicagos current series Of gang
style killings.
The theory was advanced by Sergt.
Joseph Healy Of the States attorneys
police in seeking to learn why three
gunmen stood Joseph Laporte against
brick wall On Chicagos West Side
last night and fired volley Of bullets
into his head.
Sergt. Healy said Laporte was
seized last March 6 with Michael
Messina. by East Chicago. Ind. po-
lice and was questioned about tavern
holdups and, later. about fur robberies,
but both were released
The sergeant said he was seeking
Messina for questioning to find If
he could aid in the investigation OF
Laporte's assassination.
Laporte was described by Sergt
Healy as q former member of the
old 49, Gang. powerful here in prohi-
bition days His death followed by q
few days the killings of James G.
DUNCAN. business agent for the paint
ers and decorators union, and Sam
Frog Legs" Picciotto. Both were
slain in ganglike style. They were
numbers six and seven on the current
list Of victims Five other men have
been assassinated during the last
seven weeks.
Evening star., 1938-08-14

their pageantry and parade which
will precede the big race and wound
up busy day with an evening Of fun
and a camp fire dinner and session at
Camp Y-Noah, Akron "Y" camp near
the city.
Derby oflcials again will award
prizes for the first five winners In the
United States Derby. There will be
six cars in the semi-final round. rum
ming down the course from q starting
ramp two at time The time for all
six will be electrically recorded by the
timing equipment of the American
Automobile Association.
These heats. Of course, will result
in selection of the three entries for
the actual final heat. whose finish
order will decide the first. second and
third place awards. Fourth place will
then be awarded the entry which
made fastest time among the three
cars eliminated In the Semi-final heats
and fifth place to the car which made
second fastest time among the three.
Founder Will Attend.
Three former champions and the
founder Of the Soap Box Derby were
in the city for the event. The cham
pions include Bobby Ballard. Herbert
Muench. ir, st. Louis. 1896 winner,
and Morris Bates, Anderson, Ind,
1885 champion.
The founder of the derby is Myron
(Scottie) Scott. Dayton tOhio) news
paper photographer, who photographed
a group of boys scooting down a Day.
ton hill early in 1888 and conceived
the derby idea. A race was held In
Dayton that year and in 1884 the
event became a national affair, spon-
sored BY leading newspapers in the
cities where derbies are held In CO.
operation with the Chevrolet branch
Of General Motors.
Inside and outside, the Mayflower
Hotel was perpetual traffic jam all
day and half the night as derby
crowds. including parents Of the
champions and newspaper men from
each Of the derby cities, fans from
outside, Akron citizens and derby Of
ficials, milled around
The bands here for the occasion in
clude the Chevrolet Gear and Axle
Band from Detroit, dressed as Cana
dian mounted policemen, and the Of
fetal Soap Box Derby Band, composed
of boys.
The only champion who met mishap
yesterday on the race course was Don
aid Sanders OF Yakima, Wash. whose
racer crashed into the fense on the
left side of the track Donald lost two
teeth. Repairs on his car were begun
Immediately.
The contingent from outside the
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States included Buddy Stroop, Canal
Zone champion: Herbert Hermann,
native Hawaiian youth from Honolulu.
who has become one Of Norman Rocca's
friends, and Bob Wilson, from Canada.
The track announcer gave special
mention to Norman as well as the in>
ternstional contingent yesterday after
noon at the track, and the Washing
ton and Canadian champions divided
honors in applause from q few hum
dred spectators admitted for the occa-
sion.
Extra precautions have been taken
to prevent injury to any boy in the
Derby and q f1rst-aid tent has been set
up at the track under direction Of Dr.
X. H. Markwith, county health COM
missioner.
The parade Of youth will present
the virtues Of American boyhOOd, with
floats bearing persons portraying
Washington. Lincoln, Franklin and
Buffalo Bill" Cody.
c. E. Combs, manual training in
structor at Paul Junior High School,
who aided more than 4 score Of Derby
candidates in planning construction Of
their cars for the Washington Derby
arrived tonight with his son Joseph to
attend the Derby Robert Banning
runner-up to Norman for the cham
pionship, also was expected here.
Evening star., 1938-08-14
Derby
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including a certificate which entities
the United States winner to $4,000
tour-year scholarship in any State
university in the country.
The field OF cars in the Sunday all
American was reduced from .l3 to Il2
when the Technical Committee ruled
out the racer from Louisville, KY, on
evidence the car had been built by
an adult and had special bearings. in
violation Of derby rules and regula-
tions,
Color and fanfare were the order
of the day as scores of thousands of
derby fans poured into Akron today.
The sklrl of bagpipes and the silver
notes Of trumpets came from the ranks
of the Essex Scottish Regiment Kiltie
Band from Windsor. Ontario. BY spe-
cial permission of It. Col. A. S.
Pearson the world-famed musical
group was engaged for a two-day
stay at the race, arriving today.
In the guest grandstand at Derby
Downs tomorrow afternoon will be
the Washington champions mother,
Mrs. Samuel Parrish of 2237 Nichols
avenue Sc. who has been here with
Norman since Friday morning.
Modestly but firmly determined to
race to victory and still undaunted
by Akron derby life, Norman met
every deadline on busy schedule to-
day, starting with the final registra-
ton Of champions In the morning and
coming to a climax this afternoon at
Derby Downs, where every contestant
made the safety test run.
Times Were Unofficial.
All times for the test runs were
unof1icial, and it was difficult from
the grandstands accurately to deter
mine the time of each entrant even
with the use Of a stop watch. Derby
officials, however, recorded the times
and kept them secret. This was de-
signed to aid in arranging close COM
petition in every initial heat of to-
morroW's finals.
When the trial runs were finished
Norman and the other boys rehearsed
Evening star., 1938-08-14
$4,000 HIDE IN HILLS
IN TEXAS WAR GAMES
Soldiers to Be Kept Apart to
Avoid Injury in Four-Day
Maneuvers.

BY the Associated Press.
CAMP BULLS, Tex. Aug. 13.-
Twenty-six thousand soldiers. divided
into two armies, hid In the hills and
brush tonight awaiting the call to q
blOodless battle.
Just to make sure the "war" will
be safe for the "combatants," the men
will not get nearer than 100 yards of
each other to prevent overzealous
soldiers from slugging with their fists.
Maj Gen. Frank Rowell, command
ing the brown" army, and Maj. Gen.
Claude v. Birkhead. commander OF
the blue" conferred with their staf7s
on final instructions for zero hour
around midnight.
The ARMIES are composed Of Regu-
lars and National Guardsmen from
Southwestern States. Observers ex-
pected cavalry units would play a
heavy part in the four-day maneuvers.
Evening star., 1938-08-14
THOMAS is UN0PP0SED
Three in Race for Republican
Nomination in Utah.

SALT LAKE CITY. Aug. l3 Rp.-
Senator Ebert D. Thomas entered
Utah's primary race without Demo-
cratic opposition tonight as the dead
line for filing petitions Of nomination
for the September l3 ballot passed.
Contenders for the Republican SEN
atorial nomination will be Dr. Arthur
c. Wherry and Attorney Claude T.
Barnes Of Salt Lake City and DR..
Franklin S. Harris of Provo. president
Of Brigham Young University.
Evening star., 1938-08-14
Delegates Named.

MANASSAS, Va, Aug. l3 (SpeciaD
Prince William County Republicans
today elected the following delegates
to the eighth district convention in
Culpeper next Thursday:
w. E. Trussler. chairman: J. H.
Rexhode, w. v. Faquhar. F. H. Shook.
Warren Lewis. A. H. Roseberry. VIII
liam Adamson and M. j. Shepherd.
Evening star., 1938-08-14
Delmarva Tour Planned.

COLLEGE PARK, Md, Aug. 13 LP.
Agricultural extension service work.
ers Of Maryland, Delaware and Vir-
ginia will hold their fifth annual tour
of the Delmarva Peninsula August 20
to September l. The tour will begin
at Wilmington, Del, and continue
down the shore to Norfolk, Va.
The Washington times., 1938-05-05
By Donna Grace

FASHION SHOWS are the
thing now and although
we find the spring display as
charming as ever with some
new ideas, it is the shoes hat
intrigue us most. There has.
never been such a variety of
lovely models as we now nave.
Street outfits can be so smart
when just the right shoe sets
it off, Some of the new brown
ish rust and. wood tones are
stunning with the grays, blues
and green. They are nice with
black, too. but there is an end
less assortment of smart blacks
for all combinations. And, as we
stressed in recent column, Chey
are easy on the feet as we'll as
on the eye.
It seems we must be reaching
that haven of foot comfort as
there is not nearly so much foot
trouble as in former years when
we all tried to wear the smallest
size we could possible squeeze
our feet into. We ourselves have
vivid memories of limping along
in size 2, when 312 was what our
poor feet demanded; but it was
something to have tiny feet
when out to the school dances
in those days.
You may be surprised to know
there are few movie stars whose
feet are of the smaller mold, but
ever so many of them have
good, big understanding" and
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Sending S o S
For Decent Man

Dear Mr.. Antheil: Say, have
you got a decent man up your
sleeve or anywhere? l have
girl friend who is very popular
and respected by men. She has
gone with many different types
Of men but each one in his way
has let her down Now she is
cynical. Should she give up in
despair and not go anywhere or
try. try again. TERRY"
Terry. I don't know whether
you are a man or woman. Rut
if you are a man you ought to
sit down and talk to the young
lady as good friend would do
to any girl who had the wrong
conception Of things. If the
girl meets nothing but men who
are cads than she must LOOK for
that kind of man or at least be
attracted by such. If not
then she has poor judgment
and ought to stay away from
men until she grows up or
learns something.
Copyright 1898. Esquire Features Inc.
The Washington times., 1938-05-05
Latest Fashion Parade
BY Orry-keHy
Famous Hollywood Stylist Writing
For International News Service

Famous Hollywood Stylist Writing
For International News Service
HOLLYWOOD, May 5 G.N.SD.
OUSPENDERS are upholding
~ Hollywood's best fashion
traditions. They are youthful.
dashing and closely related to
the. ever-beloved jumper dress.
They are as good for the high
moon as they are for high noon
and the cinema girls endorse
them heartily.
Kay Francis has matching
suspenders on a slim grey suit
skirt with which she wears a
red turtleneck sweater, a
jacket to match the skirt and
a high-crowned. wide brimmed
felt hat. With her reputation
as a faShion-setter it wouldn't
be surprising if the suspender
would soon become an integral
part of every tailleur.
In the Warner Brothers
picture, Men Are Such Fools"
Priscilla Lane wears an azure
blue jersey skirt with self
fabric suspenderS fastened to
the dress with dull silver links
similar to cuff buttons. A
softly striped tub silk shirt,
with cuffs caught up by similar
links, completes the charming
spectators sports costume.
Some of these suspenders in
the mode are the exact copies
of the kind men wear. Others
show more imagination. such as
the H shaped and embroid-
cred Tyrolean type or those
that start out as a Y" in front
of the dress but end up as an
*" in back. Carole Lands
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injects novelty into the idea in
a wood violet skirt of heavy silk
crepe. With this she wears a
tailored white silk blouse with
patch breast pockets made with
two narrow horizontal Sits
through which SuSpenders
matching the skirt are slipped
to hold them in place. Joan
Blondell has a floor-length skirt
of black taffeta with which she
wears silver suspenders studded
with rhineStoneS over a short
Sleeved white satin blouse.
Jumpers modelled on dirndl
lines are also achieving a place
for themselves in the presum-
mer wardrobeS. Many of these
are bright cotton prints coupled
with white voile or organdy
blouSeS with brief puffed
sleeves. Oftentimes the straps
emerge from a long corseleted
WaiStline.
The Washington times., 1938-05-05
Home
Service

Which is more important
the wildly real dream in which
your purse is stolen? Or your
foolish dream about a playful
kitten?
A dream predicting a future
event-a stolen purse, for in
Stance-rarely comes true, psy-
biologists say.
Suppose you dream of wild
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what's more. they see no dis
tinction in smallish feet.
We could name some Of the
popular ones whose feet take a
No. 8 shoe. and the Great
Carlo is not among them.
Her much publicized feet are
far from being the largest in
Hollywood, but we understand
she is amused and quite content
to let the public make their own
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Your
StQr
By Wynn


Morning and afternoon active
mentally and physically, but
tending toward the cratic; so
keep the gaze, up and see turns
in the road before you get to 'em.
Evening hours socially favor
able: very late hours good for
analysing the past.
Psychological
Weather
The rays of the planets, con-
stantly moving in their ap-
pointed paths, at orderly speeds.
make a constantly changing mix
ture of psychological vibrations,
different at different places at
the same time and different at
all places at different times. II
is the psychological weather.
And we are all in 1t, according
to time and place-with our in
dividual reactions in it, too.
Your
Year Ahead
Your year ahead is emotional,
creative and shifting, with &C..
cent on pleasure desires, if you
celebrate today. First of several
years that alter your routine
and thinking. Danger: August s.
September 10: December 1s-Feb-
ruary ID, 1899.
Tomorrow
Don't leap into new schemes:
better for old items that need
finishing.
The Washington times., 1938-05-05
Skillet and SPOON
By SibilLa Campbell

MOT many people realize the diversity of fishery
products available for food in this country. According
Bureau of Fisheries Commerce Department. the commercial
fisheries United States produce about 16O varieties of
edible fish and shefsh in sufficient quantities constitute
important commercial industries.
About one dozen these 16O varieties accounts for so per
of the domestic consumption Of fishery products in this
country
Popularity
Increases
An example of how popular unknown fish may become
in short time the history of the fish of New England
Until few years ago, there practically demand for
this Today the demand for it has increased to such an
that upwards of 100000 pounds produced
nually
One of the urest ways of becoming acquainted with new
fish for the housewife to make personal of the fish
markets. She will be surprised at the many fish which
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Bed11tY Co1<1deG

measurements of her feet, so
long as they like her.
We have a fine set Of inStruc-
tiOns, including exercises and
formulas for the care of the
feet, and you may have it with
out charge. Please send a
stamped, self-addresSed envelope
and ask for the Foot Treat
ment," Address Donna Grace,
Beauty Editor, The Washington
Times.