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Evening star., 1938-01-30
5c|ENCE FIGHT THE cR1D 4

Gated bio-chemical questions. The sheriff
of the most thinly populated area in
America thus has the same assets of
science at his disposal as the Special
Agents of the Federal Bureau of lnves-
tigation. And when test points to the
guilt or innocence of any person. gov
ernment expert is furnished to give i'm
partial and unbiased testimony without
cost to the local community.
Since the Inauguration of this Labora-
tory only few years ago, its uses have
expanded more :han hundredfold.
Law-enforcement bodies throughout the
United States which never before had
made use of science, now understand its
benefits thoroughly.
1t is even possible, through the appli-
cation of science, to determine just how
lightly jailor was chit on the head" by
desperate criminals who had bribed him
for their freedom and had arranged an
"attack" to cover their Jail "break."
There was the vestigation, for instance,
which Special Agent conducted in the
escape of a notorious criminal from
certain jail The bars of the cell had been
sawed from within. But the scientifically
trained Special Agent discovered some
fine, evenly spaced marks in the gray
paint of the bars. By other scientific
methods he determined that these marks
could not have been made by anyone
working within the cell. The result was
that he started a search of the Jail for the
wrench which had made these marks -
and found it in the jailor's desk. The
jailor confessed that he had helped the
prisoner break off the bars when they
were nearly sawed through - and went
to prison for his help in the escape.
A few years ago, chemical laboratories
played little part in the capture and
conviction of criminals. Today, there is
hardly an important case in which science
has not contributed at least half of the
evidence. The use Of fingerprinting, of
moulage, the determination of types of
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Evening star., 1938-01-30
J. EDGAR Hoover
Director Of tie Eederui Bvrsov
Of ofjnvesfipofion

o OTHER profession III America IS
III moving forward as swiftly as
law enforcement Almost over
night, as result of the growing
cooperation between crime-hghting or
ganizations, their eagerness to serves and
their desire for education, those en-
trusted with our public safety are winning
a worldwide pre-eminence. Before long
the average law-enforcement officer of
America will be able to give the ictional
Sherlock Holmes any handicap desired
and beat him at his own game.
The new Sherlock Holmes is not an
imaginary being who picks deductions"
out of thin air; for that reason, our mod
ern investigator is much more valuable
than the 6ctional character would be if
he we're real person.
There is no such thing as "hction
detective" in real life. Sherlock Holmes
would have been next to useless in actual
cases because the criminals against whom
Sherlock pitted his wits were, in turn,
imaginary. Once the imaginary detec-
tive had ferreted them out as ulprits,
they always gave up the host. They
either confessed or accepted their SEN
tences.
There were no criminal alliances of
venal politics, which use everything
from pressure to actual intimidation to
gain freedom for friend in need. There
were no professional perjurers to testify
Evening star., 1938-01-30

THERE'S a new word in the Ian
guage. When Reuben Mamoulian,
director of Queen Christina"
and many other successes, landed
recently in England, he received
an invitation to be "televised."
When he reached the studio he
was ushered into room which
looked like an actresses boudoir.
Mistake /? Not at all. 1t was a tele-
vision makeup room, already oc-
cupied by ]. B. Pnestley, author
of ''The Good Companions"
whose face was being glori6ed
with cream, mascara and powder.
That's what lies in wait for every:
one who is "televised." He must
not only be made up, but his
speech must be impromptu; no
reading from prepared scripts.
M.
Evening star., 1938-01-30
Snotches

SOMETIMES what is meant for a
kindly pat on the back will al
most knock the breath out of the
pattee! A few weeks ago we ran
an item in this column about the
one hundred and hftieth BIRTH
day edition of the "Washington
County Post" one of the Oldest
weekly newspapers in America.
Aweek later the editor, Charles
John Stevenson, wrote us: "When
you carried that little story :.
you could have had little inkling
of the tremendous response of
your readers. We are deluged,
Aoored, swamped by hundreds of
demands from thirty-nine differ
ent states for copies of the edi-
ton. We thought we had provided
a sufficient number for all, but
VIC were sold out within two
hours" The issue, which origi-
nally sold for FIVE cents, is now a
collectors item, quoted at $3.50
to $500 a copy.
The owner of the 'Washington
County Post" is Elizabeth A.
Smart, a lawyer, of Cambridge,
New York.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
Fashion in Washington
By Bah Lincoln

during the season and to start
you out with next fall.
cottons and all the materials
like acetate and so on are per
feet for extra frocks. For your
summer dresses for regular wear
buy things which. will tub.
For your evening dresses Sc
lect printed chiffons, mouSelines,
cottons, nets. You will like best
the cottons, because they will
tub and night life on the roofs
and country club terraces is GER
tainly hard on perishable eve
ming clothes.
Elene of Vienna has been in
town this week and in conse-
quence everyone is acquiring the
pine bath habit, and is it re-
freshing and restful. Actually
as good as a trip to the warm
pine woods.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17

WOMEN buying their spring
" clothes will do well to re-
member the kind Of climate we
have in Washington, what trips,
If any. they plan to take, and
just what weight clothes will be
most useful for their own needs.
For this particular spot on
the hemisphere. probably no
other costume is quite as useful
as the silk frock with its own
jacket, plus a matching coat Of
unlined wool. The unlined coat
is the tops for days and eve
nings that are only mildly cool.
The wool skirt and jacket
top (unlined with a lined top
coat is a good buy if you expect
to wear it for a while this
spring, on possible trips away
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
Home
Service

Clever Sally! She's learned
the simple rules that make
friend.winning letters easy.
She's CHEEKY. She could have
said: I've been too busy to
write sooner. It's rained all
week. All of us have bad
colds. ="
Instead she writes merrily:
Dear Dick, What luck to have
an hour off to gossip after the
past weeks whirl. Wish you
could see how cozy j am, curled
up with a comforter over my
toes while the wind howls out
side -"
She's prompt. A bread.and-
butter letter: MY heads still
buzzing with the gay tunes we
danceo to last week end. You
planned such good times for me
..." A note of sympathy: MY
hearts sad for you these days.
You'll let me know. I'm sure. if
I can help. ."
She's correct. She never omits
her address and the date-but in
friendly letters she often puts
them on the last page, in the
lower left.hand corner.
Write letters that show you
at your best. Our 32-page book
let gives sample letters for all
occasions. Easy-to.follow tips on
good usage. style. charm.
Send 10 cents for your copy Of
Good Letter writing Made Easy
to the Washington Times, Home
Service, 635 Sixth Ave, New
York, N. Y. Be sure to write
plainly your name, address. and
the name of booklet.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
BedutY C01~1AoG
BY DONNA GRACE
Dear Donna Grace:


Dear Donna Grace:
I go to a drug store for my
lunch and I notice quite a few
people ask for AcidophiluS
milk. What is this for, and is
it better for the complexion
than other milk? DINAH.
Dear Dinah:
Acidophilus milk is a Spe-
cially cultured milk containing
a great deal of plant organisms
which are known as lactobacil-
lus-acidophilus. These cultures
are obtained in the large labora-
tories.
There are many claims made
for the benefits derived from
the use of acidophilus milk and
some physicians prescribe it for
constipation and other inteS-
tinal disturbances. When it is
to be used incidentally, how
ever, we believe one should con-
suit a physician. 1t is good,
wholesome drink and somewhat
more satisfying than the plain
milk. The Acidophilus is not
skinned milk as is buttermilk,
but the whole milk with the
added culture.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17

I can see you toss your heads
and declare, THAT is all the
average man wants us for!" Oh,
is it? Well, we hate to disillu-
sion you but it isn't as easy
as that. If it were. then every
girl and woman would be pur-
sued, because you all have the
sex that attracts us. I receive
dozens of letters from sweet
young things that threaten to
give up their virtue for the sole
reason of gaining popularity.
'DisguSted," whose letter ap-
pears is just one of them.
Only Bad
Are Popular
Dear Mr.. Antheil: Men and
boys say they want to meet good
girls. I am one and they treat
me as though they thought I
was crazy for wanting to stay
good. I don't mind a kiss so
much, but I don't want to give
myself to any man until I give
myself to the man I marry. Can
I be popular with this idea or
must I become one Of the
"many?" Must a girl be bad
to be popular?
ct like to dance, skate, drive,
swim and go to football games.
I haven't a boy friend. The last
one broke off with me because
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
Stepmother
Has Trouble
Dear Miss Fairfax:

Dear Miss Fairfax:
I've tried for over a year to
bring my husbands daughters
closer to me. but 1t seems i'm
possible. I'm only % years old,
and my husband claims to be
devotedly in love with me. But
when I reason with the girls,
whose ages are 10, 13 and IA,
and try to make them behave
and help a little, my husband
gets mad.
do all my own housework,
and the girls refuse to do any,
thing except wash the dinner
dishes, and my husband wants
me to do them, too, while the
girls sit and look on, He doesn't
realize how much 1 have to do.
I feel like ending it all. but my
own little baby is what keeps
me from doing it.
A WORRIED GIRL
I realize how hard things
must be for you from what you
write me in your letter, but
mothers can't take the easiest
way out from problems of this
sort. You owe your BABY a de
cent home. and If you took "the
easiest way out" your husband
would probably marry someone
else, and your baby might have
anything but a good home
even an orphanage.
At the same time, there's no
reason why girl of % should
have the position in her huS-
bands home of an unpaid serv-
ant. Suppose you let your hus-
band get mad" but insist the
girls help around the house, or
leave the work undone.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17

The woman who changed to a
liking for blue, as mentioned
here yesterday. was under the
transit of Jupiter, anciently re-
lated to blue, at the time.
Your Year
Ahead
Your year ahead is one of
planting seeds for following
years harvest, f this is your
natal date. Start new plans
now; look ahead; work harder
than ever: plan; push. Dan
ger: May 24-July 6, october f.
December 2 and from March 6,
1899.
TOMORROW
Hold off the new and some
what wild inspiration; get good
advice.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17

crooked ideas on sex. But you
should be proud and happy to
have allure, to have the power
to thrill the boy who is with
you not because you can skate
or swim well, but because you
are a girl, the opposite Of what
he is.
Men are not going to seek you
out because you can analyze .
good football play. They won't
rush you because you can swim
as well as they. But they will
want your company, If you are
different than they, if they are
charmed by your sweetness and
womanly magnetism. Don't be
so afraid of being a girl and of
thus being capable Of making
men want to make love to you.
If all you want is companion.
ship you can get it from other
girls. If you are really inter.
ested in men, want to get mar.
ried, then go after the boys
with your feminine qualities as
bait, not your desirability as a
companion. A man prefers q
male companion, an equal in
his eyes. He'd much rather
think you were not so good in
sports as he. so he could feel
superior to balance the power
you have over him because you
are a woman and desirable and
needed by him.
Copyright. 1898. by Esquire
Features incl
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
Etlquette
and
Manners
By Mrs. Cornelius BeecknsaN

By Mrs. Cornelius Beecknsa1I
Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
/. am about to give my SON
a check in the amount of one
hundred dollars for his wedding
gift, to be applied to furniture.
Is it customary to have his bride
to-be present, as / do want to
give it to him as his gift. but
do not want to offend her.
2. Is it still good form to have
a ring-hearer at a church we'd
ding?
PUZZLED.
/. It is quite correct for you
to give a check for your we'd
ding present, but, since wedding
gifts are properly given to the
bride-to-be, you should give the
check to your sons fiancee. Ger
tainly you would not wish to
offend her, and I should think
that she might easily be Of
Tended if you give this check to
your son, and not to her. And
this would be making things un-
pleasant at the very start Of
what you would naturally wish
to be the most pleasant Of re-
lationShipS. I am sure that
your. son, too, would wish to
have you give your gift in the
accepted way.
If you wish to make an added
present to your son, something
personal, this will be proper, but
the money to be applied to fur
niture for the new home is quite
a different thing, since wedding
presents are given to, and be-
long to, the bride.
2. If the bride-to-be has her
heart set on having a ring-bearer
in her wedding party, there is
no reason why she should not
have one. But ring-bearers are
not often seen in weddings now.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
Your Lucky Star
By WYNN

For the balance of this month
it would be good idea to let
bad enough alone-let's not tear
down till we are certain we have
the plan, the means and the
material to build better than be-
fore. Today: avoid false ex-
pansions.
Our Changing
Habits
We have emotional habits,
subject to complete change
when circumstances or influ-
ence about us become different.
Very little do we realize that
these are going on all the time.
That many of these influences
are from planets can be proven.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17

friendship has turned to love
owe my family much more
than I can ever hope to repay
them, and although I feel that
they would accept the girl I
love, it would be a terrific dis
appointment to them. My adop-
tive father has planned to take
me in business with him. so l
shall probably be able to get
along. How much do I owe my
family? Should 1 marry the
girl they hope 1 will make my
wife, or the girl of my choice?
LEE.
No one. no matter how great
are his obligations. is obliged to
saddle himself with a wife he
does not love. But I'm wonder
ing if yours is not a case of
fascination due to propinquity.
Before deciding on this mar
riage, which would certainly not
be an ambitious one for you,
would it not be we'll for you and
this young lady to have separate
domicileS? You see, I'm not Civ
ing your letter in its entirety.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17

tinue keeping steady" com
pany? F. B. w.
Questions of a difference of
religion are entirely up to ones
individual conscience. People
are less rigid about these diff
ferences in belief than they
were formerly. Live and let live
is the modern way, and there
are many happy marriages be-
tween people of different ma
tionalities and different re-
ligions. But. as said in the be-
ginning, it's up to your con.
science.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
.Sonq.

LADIES, though to your con.
QIeTt1Ig eyes
Love otDeS his chteteSt Otc.
tories,
And borrowS those bright arms
from you
With tUhtch he does the tOorl6
SNbdue,
Yet you, yourselves, are not
GboDe
The empire nor the gifts OF
loUe.
Then Crack no lovers a0ith dis.
dGirt,
Lest Love on you reUenge their
pain:
You are not free because you're
tGir;
The Boy did not his Mother
spare.
Beduty'S but an offensive dart:
1t Is no armour for the heart.
Sir George Etherege.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
Wear For Dinner

The dirndl gets about at
night although it is strictly a
peasant frock design. For din
ner wear one woman has chosen
a dirndl in black cire satin with
matching lacing up the front Of
the low, Square-necked bodice.
The skirt is full in best dirndl
style. A tiny white chiffon
pleated ruffle edges the decol-
letage.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
AdUlce to LOUebrw
By Beatrice Fairfax

Famous Authority Problems of Love and Marriage
nEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
~ I am the adopted of wealthy family For several
years mother has planned have marry the daughter
good friend of hers and realize this girl would make
fine wife However, for than three years | have
been very fond of dependent of mother and this
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
Brides-tO-Be Witness Bridal ShOW

bridal bouquet OF perfumes.
They are lily of the valley, jas
min, orange blossom, gardenia
and white orchid.
In keeping with this motif
the brides were dressed in deli
cate tintS ranging from rachel
through pale pinkS and off
whites. Flowers for both brides
and bridesmaids as well as
makeup schemes were carefully
selected for the color ensemble.
New York shops supplied the
gowns.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17

An important fashion review
called THE Brides Bouquet"
took place in New York yester-
day and was repeated this after
noon in the salon of Elizabeth
Arden.
More than 500 brides-to-be
from New York, Philadelphia
and vicinity attended by invi-
tation.
In the show was a bride with
her attendants for each of the
perfumes In Miss Arden's new
The Washington times., 1938-03-17

Boiled
Fish
wash five pounds of fresh fish
any fish that suits your fancy
and If you have no fish KETTLE
wrap and sew it in a white
cloth. Put it in boiling water
and allow from eight to fifteen
minutes for every pound, accord
Ing to the sort of fish you use.
For instance, Goldfish boils in
eight minutes; halibut and sal
mon require IS minutes, and so
forth. BY putting q tablespoon
of vinegar in the water you I'M
prove the boiling. Remove the
cloth carefully, lay the fish on
a hot platter, and serve with an
egg and butter sauce.
Tea
Ice Cream
Pour over four tablespoons of
tea one pint of cream. Scald in
a double boiler, remove from the
fire and let stand five minutes.
Strain into a pint Of cold cream,
put on fire again and scald, and
wren hot mix with four eggs,
two cups of sugar, well-beaten to-
gether. Let cool and freeze ana
you will have a delicious dessert.
Household
Hints
If you want your breakfast
mullins lighter, add a cupful of
cold boiled rice to the batter.
Rice, too, will improve GRO
quettes. And remember not to
throw away the water in which
rice has been boiled. Just add
to it tomatoes and a little celery,
to make soup for the next day.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17

he thought should no longer
be chaste and said that being a
virgin was q lot of foolishness.
Is my unpopularity the result
of not wanting to be mauledP-
"DISGUSTED."
Your unpopularity is not due
to the fact that you are
good" girl. If you can do all
the things you mention, it is
probably because you want to
be a mere friend to the boys.
You do want a boy hanging
around, not because you are at
tracted to the opposite sex as
you should be, but because it
gives you prestige to have a
man. But you don't want to be
feminine or soft.
Be Proud
OF Allure
I don't say that you should
permit liberties and mauling.
You ought to have sense enough
not to go with boys who have
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
Question of Religions
Dear Miss Fairfax:

Dear MISS Fairfax.
For a long time 1 have been
keeping company with a boy Of
entire4y different religion and
nationality. We care a great
deal for each other. but both
sets Of parents-his and mine
object strongly to our friend
ship, for fear we may become
too serious and decide to marry.
Do you think we should con-
The Washington times., 1938-03-17

MARGARET LIND
N1 SAY, Warner Broth
ers star, wears a one-piece
play-suit of eel-gray linen
with a hand-blocked de-
sign in white and red. The
three-quarter length coat
which completes this cos
tune is of red linen with
tuxedo front, matching the
girdle at the waist. No
wonder Miss Lindsay re-
clines at ease in her ia
vOrite tree.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
Fridau Menu

BREAKFAST
Orange Juice
Rice Flakes Fish Cakes
Hot Breakfast Rolls
Coffee Milk
LUNCHEON
Cream of Tomato Soup
Stuffed Eggs Tomato Salad
Corn Sticks
Lady Fingers GarniShed with
Fresh Strawberries
Coffee Milk
DINNER
Boiled Fish
Boiled Potatoes Broccoli
Buttered Beets Cole Slaw
Tea Ice Cream
Coffee Milk
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
Skillet and SbOOn
By SibiIla Campbell

CEw your fish in white cloth before boiling it as directed
- in the recipe below. You will find tea ice cream dis
tinct innovation, the flavor most pleasing
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
Boy AdUiseS Girl
By George AntheiL
THE MYTHICAL PRICE OF POPULARITY


girl popular she
immoral? think that all have to do to be
vue Aren't you putting rather
being exy?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-11
FIVELEADERS OF
 INDUSTRY MEET
Continued from Page D

(Continued from Page D House lent special significance to the gathering.
 Early said the conferees would engage in a general discussion of the business situation.
 It was believed, in the light of President Roosevelt's recent utter ances, that sales problems would be discussed. He has emphasized deSir- ability of spreading orders over the year in order to stabilize business instead of Jumping them and thus creating rush periods at one time and dull periods the next.
 Set Late Today
 MT. Roosevelt will sit down with tke business leaders immediately after he finishes his press confer ence.
 The White House meeting with the industrial leaders - heading a group of the largest business enter prises in the country-follows by three days the presidents appeal in his Jackson Day Dinner address for business and industry to cooperate with the government in meeting the business recession. It was expected that MT. Roose- welt would seek from the indus trialists their views on causes of the recession and cooperative means for halting the economic slump.