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The Washington times., 1938-10-26

Garcia has a
v cry g 90 d
chance to win
the w elt r.
weight title
fr o m Henry
AR m S tr o ng
when the pair
meets in New
Y Ork n e x t
week.
"I've always
favored tn e
p u n C h e r."
said Barney,
adding:
Garcia has
The Washington times., 1938-10-26

lures showed the original con-
tact was absolutely clean. How
ever, whether Martin held at
any time in this play did not de-
velop in the film. He hit the
Northwestern left end so hard
they rolled out of the picture to-
gether.
NEVER SCORED
The camera is not always on
the side of the complainant.
Last year we thought Bunny Nc
Cormick had scored for us
against Carnegie Tech, but
though we've shown the pictures
often enough we've never been
able to get Bunny across that
last chalk mark.
One of our fullbacks fumbled
on the goalline against Ohio
State in 1885. He was dead GER
tain he had carried the bail over
before fumbling-which meant
a touchdown for us instead of a
touchdown for them. We, and
perhaps $4,000 others, thought
the officials were wrong. Bu5
through the pictures we learned
that the ball had gone across the
line right enough-but the car
rier hadn't.
Copyright, 1888. John F. Ollie Coz
The Washington times., 1938-10-26

Z NEW YORK, Oct 26-Questions before the column:
Why don't Notre Dame and Carnegie Tech play another
game neutral turf-New York city?
Why don't colleges stage homeandhome series the
year? Fordham at Pitt and vice versa
Why do many grid fans start out fit fddle-and
wind up tight a drum?
Readers swamping with for the little bug
that follows tn lions "Cutie the CoOie" Larry
Louise" "AdOlph" "JOe the Blow" Buggy Ride"
Barefoot Benny" Book Worm" Brother
geOs" "BugabOO" Frivolous Ferdinand" Spider
Legs Sam" "Little Whzzer"
more, pals have q formal christening
party.
Wonder how Sid Luman would behind the Giant line with
Giant receivers? Herb Berg who played football Butler
his old coach Flint who advised Boys
opponent the play-not the
please
Doug Corrigan Liberty
baseball pitcher I developed but there
was catcher couldn't
didn't when it going to drop. Neither did Il"
Jimmy:
Dewey the play, Golden Boy because it
ager exploiting young Primo i'll broke
begging do a Bit willard is his upperS
All in tOday'S
the hard lot They get all the dough.
The fighter takes the cruel punches
How about the OTHER side of the picture Jim?
handling fighters for a good I've
few-lOs with most. Jim, honestly,
The Washington times., 1938-10-26
Berg Defeats Greb

NEW YORK, Oct. 26-Jackie
kid" Berg, London's 147-pounder,
took an eight-round decision from
Joey Greb, 14512 pounds. Of Her
kmer, N. Y in the feature bout
at the Coliseum last night.
The Washington times., 1938-10-26

depOsing Ar Lorraine ""
cadia, WalsOn's first tive games
were 1871 and 163, and had he
not slumped to q 81 for his third
game he stood a good chance
Of recording an alI-time District
record. High team game and
set went to Arcade Pontiac with
653 and 1874, respectively.
The Washington times., 1938-10-26
Seek Grid Games

The Garrett Park football
team is seeking a game Sunday
with a 165-pound. or unlimited
football team Phone North 1868
after p. m. Dates for Novem-
ber are also being booked.
The Washington times., 1938-10-26
Marks Fall
Miss Gull, Watson
Set Pin Records

Charles Watson and Lorraine
GulIi were bOasting season ac-
cOmpIiShmentS today for their
duckpin rolling in the Columbia
Heights League, Watson broke
The Washington times., 1938-10-26
Likes Henry
Ross for Armstrong
If Bout Goes Limit

CHICAGO, Oct. 26.-Barney
Ross, now in the jeweIry busi-
ness here, believes CeferinO
The Washington times., 1938-10-26
Check-Up
Col. Jake Rupert in
Hospital

NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-COl.
Jake Rupert, owner of the
Worlds Champions New York
The Washington times., 1938-10-26
IRISH, PAINTERS
5-TO-2 CHOICES
in HEADL|NERS
BY PAT ROBINSON

NEW YORK, Oct. 26 G.N.S).
"It's funny" said one of Broad
ways leading bookies today,
"how the punters sell themselves
on a fighter, a horse or a foot
ball team. Form doesn't mean a
thing to them dopeS-pardon
me, mean clients-if they
have hot personal choice.
Take this Army-Notre Dame
game Saturday, for instance. I
open my book at 8 to 5 Notre
Dame, and I figure that's a fair
price. But, say, Notre Dame
has more sidewalk alumni here
than South Bend ever heard of
and they all want to climb on
the Irish bandwagon. So I'm
forced to make it 2 to /, and
now I'm quoting S to 2.
I'm also quoting to 2 on
Pitt to take Fordham. But
don't blame me. It's the dough
makes the odds. I know darn
we'll that's an overlay on Pitt
but the punters don't care.
Looks like happy days are here
again for us poor downtrodden
bookies."
4,TO-1 CHOICE
The same bookie has Alabama
at to l over Kentucky, Colorado
over Wyoming, Purdue over Iowa,
and Boston College over Florida
California rate 3 to l over Oregon
State, and the same figures hold
for Utah over Denver and Ohio
State over N. Y. u.
There are some tempting short
end bets among the 2 to-1 brigade
at which figure we find Texa.
Christian favorite over Baylor
Cornell over Columbia, Idaho ovel
Montana, Michigan over Illinois
Wisconsin over Indiana, Kansas
State over Kansas, Santa Glars
over Michigan State, Syracuse
over Penn State and Tulane ovel
Mississippi State.
Last week Dartmouth would
have been at least 4 to / over Yale
but after Dartmouth's narrow
escape with Harvard and Yale's
great stand against Michigan, the
Green is now only 9 to S over the
Eli. The same figures are quoted
on Temple over Georgetown.
RICE OVER AUBURN
In the 8-to-5 group we find Rice
listed over Auburn, Duke over
North Carolina, Tennessee over
Louisiana State, Southern Cali
fornia over Oregon, and Southern
Methodist over Texas.
Vanderbilt is held at 7 to 5 over
Georgia Tech, Iowa State over
Marquette, and Nebraska over
Missouri.
Despite the fact that Harvard
has yet to win a game, the bookies
are quoting 9 to 10 and you pick
'em for the Harvard Princeton
game. These figures also prevail
for the Arkansas-Texas Aggies
Holy Cross-Colgate, Mayhem
Mississippi George Washington
Mime o ia Northwestern, anC
Catholic U.-St. Louis games.
The Washington times., 1938-10-26

Georgetown speeded up work on
defense for it's game with Temple
Friday night in Philadelphia. The
game with the Owls marks the
turning point in the slate Of the
Hoyas. Should Georgetown get by
Temple successfully, then it can
look to a possible undefeated cam
paign,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-08-26
SYNOPSIS

Barbara Sentry, seeking to sober up her
escort, Johnnie Boyd, on the way home
from a party. slaps him, and attracts the
attention Of q policeman, whom the boy
knocks down. As he arrests him. Professor
Brace Of Harvard comes to the rescue ana
drives Barbara home. On the way they see
Barbara's father driving from the direction
Of his Office at 12:45. but when he gets
home he tells his wife It is HIS and that
he's been playing bridge at the club. Next
day Sentry reports his Office has been
robbed and Miss Wines, former tempo.
rary employee. killed. The evening papers
luridly confirm the story. and Sentry takes
It hard. Mary, elder daughter. In love with
Neil Ray, young inferno at the hospital
where she works, goes off to dinner at Gus
Loran's. Sentry's partner. with Mrs. Loran's
brother, Jimmy Endle. Mr.. and Mrs. SEN
try call on old Mrs. Sentry, and Barbara,
alone, receives Dan Fisher, reporter, who
advises her not to talk Phil Sentry, son at
Yale, is disturbed at the possible implica.
tons and suspicion of Miss Wines absence
from her rooms for three days during Aug.
ust He goes home to help. Sentry Is ar.
rested and booked for murder. Dan Fisher
explains the evidence against him-that the
robbery was a fake, the safe opened by
one who knew the combination. changed
since Miss Wines employment there-that a
back door key. a duplicate of Sentry's, was
found In the girls purse. and that Sentry.
too, had been away those three days In
August. Brace calls. and backs up Barbara
in her denial that Sentry could have done
1t, because Of the discrepancy of time be.
tween the staying and their seeing Sentry
on the road. Phil. showing the police over
the house, finds his strong box forced open
and his gun, which only his father knew Of,
gone.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-08-26

beside him, stopped with him in the
doorway, and she heard the click OF
metal. But she heard it at a great
distance, all her senses concentrat-
ed in her eyes.
He was so little changedl Except
perhaps that he seemed tired, and
that his eyes were inflamed, he was
not changed at all. Yet he had
been gone so long. She tried to
remember how long, and realized
inc-edulously that it was no more
than a matter of hours.
He came toward her, rubbing his
wrist with his hand. He stopped,
facing her. He said, from a little
distance: swell, Ellen! I'm glad you
came"
She said: eve must sit down,
Dean says, with the table between
us, and our hands in sight. On the
table, perhaps"
He nodded. "They have to be
careful, I suppose" They sat down;
and he said. ''How are the children,
all right?"
"We're-distressed, of course. The
policeman is watching us, Arthur"
ST suppose So" His eyes held
hers. He said: "Ellen-Pd have
done anything possible to-spare
you all this. The whole thing is So
incredible. Just a series of miracu-
lous condolences"
"Tt is Incredible. yes"
"Of course, it will straighten out
in a day or two. had nothing to
do with that girl, Ellen. But you
know that, of course"
you've told them so?"
"Of course. Why, Ellen, they say
themselves that she was killed about
one o'clock. I was home long be-
fore that" She felt, almost to her
own surprise, a deep compassion in
her heart. He said urgently: "You
know that, yourself. You were
awake when I came home"
She hesitated. ''No, Arthur" she
amended, 81 wasn't awake. I woke
up, asked you what time it was"
"Well, I told you. It was quarter
past eleven"
She tried to speak, but her throat
was tight. He tapped the table be-
tween them with his fingertips.
GOOD Of you to come" he repeat
ed, and he said: "Gus came last
night, late. He came over from
New York on the five o'clock and
saw an extra at the station, and
hurried right up here. It helped
to see him. You feel pretty much a
pariah, in jail, you know"
Mrs. Sentry smiled dutifully at
the feeble humor. "He called me
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-08-26

way" He asked, "How did you
know"
Barbara saw you"
Barbara" Sudden panic in the
word.
eyes"
His eyes were Pickering with rap
i'd thought. His fists clenched on
the table; he lifted one and lowered
it again, and sweat was on his brow.
81 hoped no one saw me-" he ad-
nitted. Barbara" She did not
speak; and he said at last, hopeless
ly: "Well, if they ask her, she must
tell them. None Of you must lie,
Ellen. Tell them the truth"
."Tell me the truth, Arthur" she
pleaded.
81 had nothing to do with the girl,
Ellenl didn't-murder herl"
She asked no question; and after
a moment he went on, hurriedly:
"This is what happened. I went
to the Office, after the bridge game
broke up, to get that coffee-pot of
yours. I'd forgotten it when ! left
in the afternoon" His lips twisted
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-08-26
Marble Floor of Library of Congress
Given Care Equal to That of Costly Gem

termine if the soap contained acids.
"The acids might stain the mar
ble," Bond explained.
'The marble is priceless" he
said. II would not estimate what it
would cost to replace it. For in
stance, we have two mantelpieces.
They cost about $500 originally.
But you can't get that kind of mar
BILE now. It has been said they are
worth many thousands of dollars. !"
Bond has just one trouble-he
can't stop a person who has metal
heelplates, and he lives in constant
fear that the scraping of metal
plates will chip the marble.
But he has taken some precau-
tons. When a person carries cane
into the library, he must check it,
and the library gives him another
which Is shod with a rubber tip. If
he carries an umbrella, he must
check that. No tap-tapping on the
marble flags with metal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-08-26

People think they take good care
of their biggest diamond ring.
The chances are ten to one they
take less care Of it than the Library
of Congress takes with its floors.
People wash their rings in any soap,
and bump them against metal OBJ
jects. There is no such trough
stuff" with the classically beautiful
marble floors in the Library of Con-
gress.
Those floors cannot even be
scrubbed with mop, for fear of the
metal pals chipping the edges Of
the marble slabs, according to w. c.
Bond, superintendent of the build
ing. Instead, a corps of char-wom-
en- each night goes over the shining
marble with soft cloths, scrubbing
the stone with painstaking care,
writes United Press correspondent
in the Chicago Daily News.
Not only that, but no soaps or
washing powders touch the floor un-
til they are thoroughly tested by the
bureau Of standards to determine
that they contain no abrasives such
as sand, which would scratch the
finely polished surfaces. ~
Before the bureau Of standards
was established, the library force
used to take piece Of marble and
soak II in solution Of soap to de-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-08-26

She pulled the door shut. "Mr.
Hare said to come to his office,
Phil" she directed.
And Phil got the car under way;
and he told her how much seeing
her would cheer his father. you're
always so strong and steady and
sure" he said. "Ever since was
youngster, it always made me feel
better to come dump my troubles
in your lap. All of u.s."
He talked so much about her and
about his father that it did not &C.
cur to her to think of Phil him
self. Her thoughts already cast for
ward to the interview that lay
ahead. She dreaded it so terribly;
yet it must be faced, must be gone
through.
When after a dazed half hour of
preliminaries she found herself wait
ing for Arthur to be brought to her.
she looked at her surroundings with
an almost impersonal curiosity.
They seemed to her hideous; a
small room, a table, two chairs. A
grill of slender bars at the one win
dow, q smell of disinfectants Z.
She was to see Arthur alone; but
the door would be open, and an
officer in position to watch them
through the open door. It did not
occur to her that the District At
torney's old friendship for Arthur
had led him to permit her unusual
consideration. Dean Hare had
warned her they would be watched;
she thought this hard enough.
Arthur came in. A man walked
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-08-26
BY Ruth Wyeth Spears

GO MANY readers have ex-
~ pressed interest in rag rugs that
l know many of you will want to
copy this one. l discovered it in
a village on Buzzards bay where,
century ago, whaling ships put
out to sea. In the book offered
below there is knitted rag rug
found one time on trip through
Ohio. / have not yet done a spe-
cial book on rag rugs. 1t does
seem that there should be way
to exchange designs from differ
ent parts of the country.
The center medallion of the rug
shown here is it's outstanding fea-
ture. The braiding is fine and
tight. The braided strips should
be sewn together with strong linen
thread or about size cotton
thread used double. The center
round should be 8-inches long as
shown. Sew around and around
until the center oval is 14-inches
long, then make the eight loops
shown in the next round-three
along each side of the oval and
one at each end.
These loops should be 2-inches
long. In working around the loops
with the next rows, the trick is
to lease" the inside edge of the
braided strip in just enough to
keep the work perfectly fiat, and
to give the scalloped effect shown.
AS you work around, the scallops
gradually straighten out and the
rug becomes more oval in shape.
NOTE: Every Homemaker
should have copy of Mrs. Spears
book SEWING, for the Home Dec
orator. Forty-eight pages of di-
rections for making slipcovers
and curtains; dressing tables,
lampshades and many other USE
full articles for the home. Price
Is cents postpaid. Ask for Book
/, and address Mrs. Spears, 210
S. Desplaines ST., Chicago, Ill.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-08-26

up this morning." she assented,
''just to say we could count on them
in every way"
"He's all right"
''I'd like him better If Mrs. Loran
were nicer. She and don't speak
the same language. You heard Mary
tell how she behaved the other night,
at that dinner when Mr.. Loran
wasn't there. As If she were a.
burlesque actress, Mary said"
'Mary always hated Gus. He used
to kiss her and Barbara whenever
he saw them when they were young
sters, and Mary always hated to be
kissed. Gus did II to tease her, as
much as anything" He added, after
a moment: II expect Mary takes it
all this-pretty hard. She's the
sort who would"
She confessed: 81 think she's wor-
ried about what Neil Rays attitude
will be. He's rather a-prig. But
Mary loves him."
''It will all clear up in a few
days." he predicted.
81 hope So" She spoke after a
moment, in tone curiously hum
BILE. "But Arthur think we have
to be honest with each other. I
know what time you came home"
He stared at her; and she saw his
cheek drawn and pale. She said:
''It was quarter of one"
After long while he spoke, very
slowly, in a low tone. He said:
"Yes, Ellen. It was quarter Of one,
half-past twelve, about that, any
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-08-26
Blu Ben Rmes wILLInms

wretchedly. "She was--she lay
there-I don't know how she got
there, Ellen, or who killed her. !
lost my head. ought to have called
the police, but I was afraid to. !
left her there, went home. / thought
If no one saw me-"
She said, gently: "You always
were afraid Of things, Arthur. You
found her there dead?"
eyes"
"Just-lying there?"
"There was someone with her. A
man. They had robbed the safe,
taken the money. He ran past me
in the dark as came up the stairs"
And he said again, in a helpless res
ignation: Barbara must tell them
the truth If they ask her. None Of
you must lie." He made a bitter
gesture. ut will be hard enough
to make them believe the truth
that I lost my head, ran away, left
her there"
Mrs. Sentry said: Barbara has
Flood"
"Told-Already?" He was white.
"She thought that if Miss Wines
was really killed at about one, as
the papers said, you couldn't have
done it. So she told him you were
at home before that, to prove to
him that you didn't do it."
"Miss Wines was killed about
twelve o'clock" he said, half to HIM
self.
"How do you known"
He stared at her. "She was killed
before that" he amended suddenly.
Before I got there. Bob Flood
knows" He rose in haste. "You'd
better 60, Ellen" he said. 'Tell
Dean Hare I must see him right
away. You see, I've told them, up
to now, that I was at home at elev-
en- fifteen. I hoped could-lie out
of it. But now I may have to tell
them the truth"
She rose to face him; she asked
softly, "You didn't kill her, Ar
thur"
''Of course not! Ellen, don't you
believe"
"You can tell mel"
He hesitated.. He said then, in a
quickly mustered anger, 81 told you,
I didn't" But she had felt his hesi-
tation; she watched him pitifully,
and he cried: ''What are you wait
ing for? Go on. Tell Dean Hare"
And she said, submitting: every
well, Arthur, I'll tell Dean. I'll do
whatever you say"
He turned abruptly toward the
door. The policeman came to meet
him. She thought he went away al
most eagerly, as though glad to es-
cape the question in her eyes.
She waited for a while after he
had gone, in that hideous little room,
fighting for self-control. Arthur's
hesitation had been like confession.
His mustered anger at her insist
ence had been eloquent. She knew
now surely that he was guilty. She
faced the future, dazed, feeling moth
ing. A dreadful time, lifetime
that must be endured.
She thought, almost amused:
I've always been so proud. And she
remembered something she had said
to Arthur long ago, something about
a scandal. I could not forgive a
scandal, she had warned him then.
There was no question of for
giveness now. Too late for that.
Just, somehow, to endure. to live.
But Arthur had given her a mes
sage for Dean Hare, wished to see
Dean right away. And-Phil was
waiting for her. She rose and
moved.
In the car, Phil asked, ''Well, how
is her"
"Oh, he's fine," she said. "Don't
worry, Phil, he's fine!" Whatever
her own certainty, the children need
not know.
no BE CONTINUED)
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-08-26
Fewe
s. Little q
Smiles
ALSO CORRECT

A Sunday school teacher had, for
10 minutes, completely held the at
tention Of his young auditors with
the story of the prophet Elisha and
how two bears had devoured AZ chill
dren who had taunted the old seer
on his journey to Bethel.
"And now" said the teacher,
wishing to stress the moral, "what
does this story shown"
Several moments Of silence fol-
lowed and then a very small miss
ventured this:
''It shows how many children two
bears can hold"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-08-26
NERVOUS?

Do you feel so nervous you want to screamf
Are you cross and irritable? Do you scold
those dearest to you?
II your nerves are on edge and you feel
you need good general system tonic, try
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
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For over 60 years one woman has told an
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Pinkham's Compound. It helps nature build
up more physical resistance and thus helps
calm quivering nerves and lessen discomforts
from annoying symptoms which often &C
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Why not give it q chance to help YOUf
Over one million women have written In
reporting wonderful benefits from Pinkham's
Compound.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-08-26
Nothing StingY

Nothing Stingy
The Reverend-Ah, Mrs. Newrich,
I was just coming to ask you for a
subscription towards a cot for the
hospital.
Mrs. Newrich conscious of the re-
sponsibilities of wealth)-A cot? Get
a double bed and have it put down
to me.-Philadelphia Bulletin.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-08-26
Shave Hindu Boys Head

Between the ages Of nine and
twelve the orthodox Hindu boy has
his head shaved, leaving small
strand Of hair on top. He is then
invested with the sacred thread and
thus formally admitted into the
practice of Hinduism.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-08-26
A Miracle. Maybe

The teacher was explaining the
law of gravitation, and how it pre-
vented people from falling off the
earth.
When he had finished he invited
questions from the class.
"Please, SIR" said one pupil,
"what kept them on the earth be-
fore this law was passed."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-08-26
Any Bargains?

ANY Bargains?
"How much are you selling kisses
for, may ask?"
"Five dollars apiece, SIR"
"H'm. ! suppose you won't be
having a clearance sale later on?"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-08-26
Wrong Guess

Mr.. Henpeck had been involved
in an accident. When he woke up"
In the hospital he turned to his wife,
sitting by him, and asked: "Where
am I? Am I in heaven?"
"No," she answered, "rm still
with you" THE Rail.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-08-26
Carried to Excess

Carried to Excess
"Was your wife's SHINING diet
a SUGGEST"
"Rather - she disappeared COM
pletely last Friday" STRAY Stories
Magazine.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-08-26
Same But Different

Visitor-Well, your baby is Ger.
tainly cute little rascal. Does he
take after his father?
Mother-Well, yes, in a way. His
father is not quite so cute, but much
more of a rascal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-08-26
Or Maybe Earlier

'sDo you make it rule to get
up at five in the morning?"
"Not invariably" said Farmer
Corntossel. ''When the family wants
to 60 on q weekend picnic may
be up at half-past four"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-08-26
ON HER GUARD

Have you decided where you're
going on your vacation?"
"No indeed! Hubby might want
to 60 to the same place I had Sc
lected."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-08-26
His Work

John-Your father is a very dis
tinguished looking man with his
gray hair.
Jack-Yeah, that's the way it is in
this world-I did all the work and
he gets all the credit.-Farm Jour-
nal.