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The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-23
HOW d ,. SEW
by Ruth Wyeth Spears oSD

DINK is the newest color in dec
oration. 1t is charming for en-
broidered mats and table scarves
for any room in the house. The
runner shown here is palest pink
linen embroidered in darker pink
and deep rose. A pearl cotton
embroidery thread, size 5, is used.
Cut the mat or runner the de-
sired size allowing IA inches all
around for hens. Turn the hems
and sew them by hand at the
corners. Now, embroider around
the top of the hem with plain catch
stitching in pink as at A. Next,
interlace these stitches with the
rose as at B.
Three 1l2-inCh squares are en-
broidered in each corner. Mark
each square with a pencil. The
method of laying the pink founda-
ton threads is shown in diagram
c. Bring the needle out at /,
place it in the material again at
2, and bring it out again at 3.
Continue, following the numbers
and weaving the stitches over and
under as shown. Next, interlace
these stitches with rose. Start at
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-23
Don't Let Child Get Thin.

Just as Is per cent-one in every
four-of all adults are overweight,
so about Is per cent Of all children
are underweight.
In children, being Of normal
weight or slightly above normal
weight is considered helpful in
maintaining health and preventing
the usual children's diseases from
undermining the strength of the
body.
Although it may appear to be nat
ural for a youngster to be under
weight because the parent he most
resembles was underweight at the
same age, the underweight may be
due to the same faults or causes
that kept the parent underweight
when he was a youngster.
In the examination of school chill
dren the records show that the too
thin child usually has more physical
defects than the fat child. The aver
age number of physical defects
found in the underweight child is
six as against an average of two de-
fects in children who are more than
20 per cent overweight"
The youngster who is of normal
weight or above normal weight usu-
ally has well developed body, good
posture-shoulders back and head
erect-wants to play. sleeps well,
and has a good appetite.
The underweight youngster, be-
cause he is not getting enough of
and the right kind of food, or be-
cause of some underlying condition
infected teeth, tonsils. sinuses,
adenoids, or not enough sleep, is
usually understood. has a poorly de-
veloped body, face drawn, poor
posture-head forward, shoulders
dropped, tires easily when he plays.
Naturally the first thought in in
creasing the child's weight is to in
crease the amount of food-giving
more of the rich concentrated foods,
but before food can be effective the
child should be given thorough ex-
animation by the family physician
and dentist. Nature can not do
much about increasing weight when
infection must be fought. If the ex-
animation shows defects these must
be corrected, and then the three
fundamentals of health must be
observed-good food. plenty of
sleep, outdoor play.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-23
Thyroid Gland
Removal
BY
DR.. JAMES w. BARTON
G Bell Syndicate .-WNU Service.

ONE of the most dramatic
~ occurrences in the prac-
tice of medicine is to see the
thin, excited, nervous, sleep
less patient suffering with
the severe type Of goiter, un-
dergo operation for the re-
moval of the thyroid gland
and two or three weeks aft
erward become a most
changed individual. The
strained, excited appearance
has changed to one of calm
ness, the heart, which was
beating at the rate of "a to
90, is now beating at 72 to
76, the appetite improves
and with it comes also re-
freshing sleep.
I have in mind a physician who
was always very conscientious about
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-23
Hsk Me Hnother
@ A General Quiz
The Questions

/. Does any state in the Union
employ the whipping post as a
means of punishment for Grim
inalS?
2. How many separate events
are there to a pentathlon? A de-
cathlon?
3. Of what does the underlying
formation of Florida chiefly con-
sist?
4. What river in Illinois was
made to run backward, and why?
5. Is horseshoe pitching recog-
nized as an official sport?
6. What is the highest steam
navigated lake in the world?
7. Why is General Pershing
called Black Jack?
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-23
The Answers

/. Yes, Delaware
2. Five; ten.
3. Coral.
4 Chicago river, due to Chi
cago's drainage canal system.
5. It was officially recognized in
the United States for the first time
by the American Athletic union in
1887.
6. Lake Titicaca, which lies be-
tween Peru and Bolivia, at an al
titude of ,545 feet.
Z. After he was graduated from
West Point, General Pershing was
assigned as officer of the Tenth
Cavalry, Negro regiment. Later.
he became instructor in tactics at
West Point. The cadets there
nicknamed him BLACK Jack" be-
cause of his service as an officer
in the colored cavalry unit.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-23
NERVOUS?

Do you feel so nervous you want to scream7
Are you cross and irritable? Do you scold
those dearest to you?
If your nerves are on edge, try LYDIA E,
PINKHAM'S VEGETABLE COMPOUND.
1t often helps Nature calm quivering nerves.
For three generations one woman has told
another how to go Smiling through" with
Lydia p. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. 1t
helps Nature tone up the system, thus lessen
ing the discomforts from the functional dis
orders which women must endure.
Make note NOW to get bottle of world
famous Pinkham's Compound today WITH
OUT FAIL from your druggist more than a
million women have written in letters re-
porting benefit.
Why not try LYDIA E. PlNKHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND?
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-23


He went overseas and when he
returned he was more conscientious
than ever until finally, having had
a metabOlism test, goiter was dis
covered and he underwent opera
ton. Two weeks after operation he
came into my office a changed man.
He was quite calm and asked me to
take his pulse. 1t was beating 72
to the minute instead Of the 90 to
l08-the condition before operation.
Results Quick and Good.
In speaking of the excellent and
quick results obtained by removal
of the thyroid gland, DR.. Terence
East, Kings College hospital, Lon
don. in his little book. Failure Of
the Heart and Circulation" says:
Nothing is more remarkable
than the complete recovery Of some
patients from their congestive heart
failure once the thyroid gland has
been removed. Unless the heart has
previously been afflicted by some
other disease, such as former rheu-
matism, restoration to health is
most satisfactory No i'll effects
seem to persist due to the presence
of the goiter"
Where surgery is inadvisable or
patient is unwilling to undergo op-
GRAFTON, X-ray treatment gives good
results but takes considerable time
In early or light cases, rest, iodine
and plenty Of nourishing food give
rPSulfS
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-23
Do You Want to Learn
HnW tn FIuEl q
LuNutiWe niet2
Get This Free Bulletin
offered by e. HOusfOR GOudiss

PEADERS of this newspaper
IL are invited to write to c.
Houston Goudiss, 6 East 3oth
Street, New York City, for a
free copy of his bulletin, Help
full Hints on Planning a Laxa-
tive Diet"
The bulletin gives concrete
suggestions for comb atting
faulty elimination through cor
rect eating and proper habits of
hygiene. 1t gives a list of laxa-
tive foods and contains full
weeks sample menus. A post
card is sufficient to carry your
request.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-23

pairing; table settings; and many
things to make for yourself and
the children. The directions in
the book are complete-no pat
terms to buy. Price 25 cents post
paid (coin preferred). Ask for
Book 2 and address Mrs. Spears,
2l0 S. Desplaines St, Chicago, III.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-23

h i S W or k. H e
fused" and wor-
ried about the eX-
animation of re-
cruits for war serv-
ice and as l hap
pened to be presi-
dent of the medical
board before whom
the doubtful cases
were paraded, he
was almost continu-
ously bringing cases
before me for dis
CuSSiOn.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-23
One Sad Incident in Life

"One of the saddening incidents
Of life said Hi Ho, the sage of
Chinatown, is the discovery that
one whom you regarded as a dis.
interested friend is only a diplo.
mat"
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-23
Cool. Midsummer Fashions

rial; 2H yards ricrac braid to
trim.
Send your order to The Sewing
Circle Pattern Dept. Room 1920,
211 w. Wacker Dr.. Chicago, III.
Price of patterns, Is cents lin
Coins) each.
Bell Syndicate. .-WNU Service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-23
Ideal in Reality

Love is not altogether a delir-
ium, yet it has many points in
common herewith. l call it rath-
er a discerning of the infinite in
the fnite-of the ideal made real.
Thomas Carlyle.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-23

D and follow the diagrams until
all stitches are interlaced as at E.
NOTE: Mrs. Spears latest book
fully illustrates ninety other en-
broidery stitches; also fabric re
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-23
Ha ste VS.. Speed

Haste and rashness are storms
and tempests, breaking and
wrecking business; but nimble-
ness is a full, fair wind, blowing
it with speed to haven-Fuller.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-23

IT'S the simple things that look
prettiest in hot weather.
dresses like these, with slim
skirts, puff sleeves and v-neck-
lines. They're easily made at
home, in colors and fabrics that
suit you best. The patterns in
clude detailed sew charts so that
you can easily do it, and you'll
save enough for that extra frock
you always want in summertime
Dress With Fitted WaiStIine
This dress has a beautifully ex-
pensive, exclusive look-and it's
SO easy to do Only six steps in
the making The lifted waistline
is topped by soft gathers that fill
out the bosom. Darts at the side
make the waist hug your figure,
anG the sash bow in back adds a
touch Of youthful charm. Linen,
silk crepe, dotted Swiss or geor-
gette are pretty fabrics for this
dress.
All-Day-LOng House Dress.
Made on modified shirtwaist
lines, this dress is simple enough
to put on first thing in the morn
ing, and pretty enough to wear all
day long Ricrac braid on the col
lar, sleeves and pockets makes ii
especially colorful and f1attering.
Make up in percale, pique. ging-
ham or linen this will be one of
the most satisfactory day dresses
you ever owned
1481 is designed for sizes IA, 16,
18, 20, 40 and AZ Size l6 requires
37s yards of 35-inch material
1929 is designed for sizes "a, SO,
38, 40, AZ, a and 46. Size SO re-
quires As yards of 35-inch mate
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-23
HUGE. Picturesque Shonghoi ond It's
Famous International Settlement

Prepared by National Geographic Society.
Washington, d. C.-WNU Service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-23
WHO'S
NEWS
THIS
WEEK
By LEMUEL F. PARTON

NEW YORK.-France is begin
l ming to think she has another
Clemenceau in Premier Daladier,
and she still has Marshal Philippe
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-23

w THILE the major bat
\A/ ties between Japanese
w and Chinese forces
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-23

ing his half-nelson,
when a German
promoter took him
on a tour Of the
Rhineland. This
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-23
Doubled for
Film Star
as Henry VII

GEORGE E. Q. JOHNSON, the
~ slight, self-effacing, bespec-
tacled man who sent Al Capone to
Alcatraz, is deyoting his life to So
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-23

He started graphing again, in
Bostin in 1888. with fame still elud-
Evening star., 1938-01-04
WAYNE lEER DIES:
WAS U. S. SCIENTIST
Associate Pathologist in Agricul-
,ture Bureau Expires in
Indiana.

Wayne Z. Leer, 40, associate path
ologist Of the Department of Aeri-
culture in charge Of the barberry
eradication campaign in Indiana. died
Sunday Of = heart ailment in Home
Hospital, Lafayette, Ind, according
to word received here. Funeral serv-
Ices were scheduled to be held at II
am. today in Central PRESBYTERIAN
Church. Lafayette. Burial also wa.
to be there.
Mr.. Leer had his headquarter. at
Purdue University. He was stricken in
September and had been confined to
the hospital since November ~.
Graduated from 4 course in aeri-
culture At Purdue University in 1919.
Mr.. Leer for several years was 4
member Of the faculty Of Maryland
University but left there in 1923, when
he was placed in charge Of the Az
riculture Departments work In In.
diana.
Mr.. Leer WAS . member Of Epsilon
Sigma Phi, honorary fraternity for
agricultural extension workers, and he
also belonged to the Masonic fra.
ternity.
Surviving are his widow, formerly
Elizabeth Powell Of this city: two
daughters, Jean Francis ana vir-
ginia Anne; his parents, and 4 broth
or and sister.
Evening star., 1938-01-04
NEW FLAG SALUTE
HEARING IS SOUGHT
Ludke Cites Court Decision
in Plea to High School
Trustees.

By Stan Correspondent Of The star.
SILVER HILL, Md, Jan. 4.-Charg-
ing his six children are being denied
educational advantages of the Prince
Georges County school system which
he helps to support, August A. Ludke
of Silver Hill has petitioned the Oxon
Hill School Board Of Trustees for 4
hearing on the charge of their refusal
to salute the flag for which they were
expelled.
Quoting from the recent decision Of
Judge Albert B. Maris in the Federal
Court for the Eastern District at
Philadelphia, Mr.. Ludke declared the
action of the school trustees and Prin-
cipal William T. Jobe in expelling the
children was interference with re-
ligious liberty"
Has Additional Data.
He said he would have additional
data to present to the board III am
allowed . hearing in accordance with
law and justice"
Mr.. and Mrs. Ludke, whose children
are being taught by . tutor at their
farm near here, are members Of Je-
hovah's Witnesses and contend that
to compel their children to salute the
flag would be placing the emblem
above God"
Despite their opposition to having
their children salute the nag at school,
they fly Old Glory on a pole in their
front yard every day school is in
session" in their own living room.
All Honor Flag.
"All Of us honor and love the Amer
lean nag" Mr.. Ludke declared, but
we do not reverence it above our
religion"
He said he had made numerous
efforts to have his children re-entered
in the Oxon Hill School, but that the
board Of trustees would permit them
to return only on condition that they
salute the nag.
Evening star., 1938-01-04
C. & 0. IS BLAMED
FOR ER|E'S PLIGHT
Jones Raps Parent Roads
Refusal to Guarantee
Needed R. F.C.Loan,
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Jan. 4.-Directors Of
the Erie Railroad. which defaulted in
terest on five bond issues yesterday,
studied anew the carriers financial
problem today after Chairman Jesse
H. Jones Of the Reconstruction Finance
Corp. laid the Erie's plight at the
Chesapeake 6s Ohio Railway Co.'S door
The c. & o. received last week ap-
proval from the Interstate Commerce
Commission for taking direct financial
control Of the Nickel Plate New York,
Chicago & st. LouiD and the Erie
other units in the Van Sweringen sys-
tenn. c. 6S o. controlled the Erie in
directly through the Virginia Trans
portation Co.
In . formal statement issued at
Washington, Jones alluded to c. & O. &
Large ownership in the Erie" and
criticized 1t for refusing to deposit
approximately $2,500, 900 with the
r. F. c. to secure an Erie loan of
5000, 900.
Erie directors had issued Q few hours
earlier the following statement:
"omcers reported inability of the
company to meet conditions imposed
Evening star., 1938-01-04

BY the 1nterstate Commerce Commis.
sion and the Reconstruction Finance
Corp. for the proposed loan Of Ss,ooS,.
600. Without the proposed loan from
the r. F. c., the cash available to meet
interest coupons due today, matured
bills for materials and supplies, pay
rolls and other operating expenses IL
insufficient"
Asserting c. & o. paid out $2o, ,000.-
900 in cash dividends during 1897, plus
&15,000,000 in per cent preferred
stock, Jones added:
Probably If the directors Of the
c. & o. were as interested in pro-
tecting the Erie as they are the Ale
ghany Corp, which receives q large
part OF the c. Il o. dividends, their
course might be different"
Evening star., 1938-01-04

Bacon spotted the gunman and they
fought it out. After they had ex-
changed . volley, Kendrick fell, shot
In the leg.
Mr.. Kendrick, once . familiar of
Washington numbers men, Is serving
10 years At Alcatraz.
Gamblers Shoot 1t Out.
Sam Melincov was a gaming entre-
preneur. He and brother in the pro-
fession, Bryant (Big) Mcmahon, had
some slight differences in q cafe. They
went to hotel room to talk the mat
ter over. A little later other guests
were aroused by a burst of gunfire.
Mcmahon staggered out of the room,
badly wounded. Melincov lay where
he had fallen. He was dead.
Mcmahon died in q hospital two
days later. He was consciolls almost
to the end. but he refused to say
whether Melinoov or a third man, who
police learned was in the room, had
shot him. Gamblers seldom take the
law into their confidence, even when
they are dying.
Several arrests were made, but no
one was convicted. It was impossible
to prove who the third man was. Nc
Mahon, who previously had distin-
guished himself by holding up the
Salvadorean Legation, had been an
employe Of Washington's most FASH
ionable gambling resort, situated in
Maryland. He had been questioned in
two killings. Once he startled the in
ternes and nurses at Casualty Hos
pital by walking in clad in his paja-
mas with . pistol wound in his back
Tie-Up Is Inevitable.
The tie-up between gambling and
other types of crime Is inevitable.
Police in any city will tell you that.
One Washington numbers banker
was sent to the penitentiary, convicted
Of bookmaking-he was carrying on
both rackets-and while he was away
his thriving business was carried on
by an aide. The aides sweetheart
shot him dead one night. The sweet
heart was acquitted, but another time
she got into trouble when . place she
was running was raided. This place
was the most elaborate opium den the
metropolitan police had ever found.
In q recent raid on . gambling
house, the police took so persons into
temporary custody.
Thirty-six Of those fifty, it was dis
covered, had police records.
Detectives have learned that thu
first thing criminal in . strange
town will do Is to md out where there
is gambling joint There, he knows
he can hang out with the only risk ar
occasional raid. Even If the proprieto,
knows him to be = crook on the Ian
he's in no danger OF betrayal. Thi!
does not mean that the gaming mar
necessarily is = thug. He may b.
merely an honest gambler" trying Il
make living. But he can't afford Il
be particular. And the less he has Il
do With the kw th bsttsr.
Evening star., 1938-01-04
Cow Has Triplets.

William MacKenzie's short-horned
cow has given birth to twins and trip
lets in Harden County, Scotland, In
the last year, and all five ar. still
living
Evening star., 1938-01-04
Was1'ingtonian Describes Scene
after Wreck of Liner Hoover
Passengers Walk on Way to Refuge
Through Oil Released by Ship-Ar-
riUdI of u. S. Sailors Cheered.

An eyewitness account Of the ship
! wreck Of the ill-fated Dollar liner.
President Hoover, on q coral reef II
miles OIL Formosa. and what actually
happened on the tiny japanese island
where the passengers sought refuge, is
graphically told by Claude George
Conard Of Washington in letter just
received by his daughter. Ruth Conard.
20 Flower avenue. Takoma Park. Md.
Auditor of the Seventh Day Adven-
tist Mission Board, Mr.. Conard was
one Of two Washington residents
aboard the luxury liner. His letter,
which follows, was sent by China
clipper from Manila.
Midnight. December TO- The Pres
ident Hoover. cutting new course
from Kobe to Manila, through the
East China Sea. was making 20 knots
An hour. A fine rain was falling and
gentle breeze blew from the south
east. Suddenly with jerk that reused
the 500 sleeping passengers, the ships
engines stopped, paused moment,
and lurched into reverse There was
q subdued crash, and a dull grating
sound from under the vessel indicated
that we had struck reef.
Told to Don Life Preservers.
"We were instructed to dress at
once. don life preservers, and assemble
in the first-class lounge. Serious
faced ofncers and engineers hurried
by. We could hear the surf breaking
on shore not 100 yards distant.
The dim outline Of land loomed in
front and to the right. The ships
searchlight played up and down q
bleak coastline, occasionally lifting to
rugged hills. Tiny light specks ap-
peared and moved toward the shore.
Evidently the island was inhabited
Below deck, the engine room bulk
heads were slammed shut, but water
began to trickle tt rough to the boilers,
each Of which carried . head of 300
pounds Of steam. and would explode
with terrible results il submerged in
the cold sea water. Engineers and
hremen worked feverishly and after
anxious moments, the fires under the
forward boilers were extinguished and
the steam pressure reduced.
treasured by the officers that the
ship was in no immediate danger of
sinking, We waited for the daylight.
At dawn. we spied sampan. carrying
two passengers, put off from shore, and
bob over the waves toward us. A few
shouted words of introduction to Capt.
George w. Yardley of our ship, and
the men. one of whom vas the island
police onicer. were taken aboard.
The President Hoover carried 40
600 barrels Of fuel oil, suficient for
Evening star., 1938-01-04
ARMY TRAINS 10000

MANILA, Jan. 4 R.-A third group
Of 10000 youths began five and one
half months compulsory military
training in the Philippine Army today.
The training period Is part o; the
islands defense program under Gen.
Douglas Macarthur. U. S. A.. retired.
Last years 10000 trainees became
the army's first reserves. The program
calls for 400, 900 such reserves before
the islands are granted independence
in 1946.
Evening star., 1938-01-04
Numbers
Continued From First Psge.)

Spence drive up, get out Of his car,
look around and climb back in. They
told the police his car was in the
exact spot from which the shotgun
blased. OF course, Danny knew who
had shot him, but he kept his lips but
toned.
Spence was arrested. It looked as
II the police had = pretty strong
case against him. But when the grand
jury took up the matter every one Of
the witnesses suffered . shocking lapse
OF memory. None Of them could
identify anybody. Naturally there was
no indictment.
THAT one" Spence told 4 friend.
"cost me so grand I swear it's get
ting to be worse than taxes"
Another numbers magnate had q
row with . colleague In a black and
tan club" ON U street. The colleague
was shot dead. A woman was an eve
witness, but by the time they got her
to the grand jury she turned out to
have one Of the poorest memories for
faces on record. She couldn't possibly
identify the killer.
The expense Of Strengthening out
that situation is not recorded.
1t would take a lot of space to
detail all the instances of murder,
mayhem and simple assault which have
accompanied the swift growth of the
numbers racket into the Capital City's
most profitable enterprise.
"Milsie" Henry Buried.
"Milsie" Henry was involved in an
underworld row over the spoils of kid
naping . widely known gambler, who
was forced to disgorge $25,000. One
night "Milsie" stepped out OF house
on Meridian street NV. and encoun-
tered . number of bullets. The next
day they buried Mr. Henry.
= Charles Harris, . gambler by voca-
ton, = stick-up man and bank robber
by avocation, was convicted and SEN
fenced to the chair.
"Hoosie" Davis, the gentleman who
had driven the car for Harris, was on
the lam. But, loyal soul, he decided
to raise some money for additional
legal services, in the hope of getting
his pals sentence commuted, Un-
luckily "Hoosie" was broke. So he
stuck up Baltimore gambling Joint
always . sure source OF cash. But
somebody quick on the draw cracked
down on "Hoosie" and he expired on
the spot. And, after all, Harris SEN
: tence was eased to life imprisonment,
| which he's serving at .Leavenvprth.
John kendrick, at one time "Milsie''
Henry's bodyguard, "cased" a gambling
joint in the 600 block on E street,
next door to the United States COM
missioner's ONCE It looked an easy
spot to hijack, and Kendrick returned
With IN automatic shotgun. But luck
wasn't With him. P rolman Z. D.