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Evening star., 1938-09-14

present is no more shaky than the
proud sterling. A Monterey steel
magnate said to me that It is the
best currency in the world because It
is backed by resources that every
body has to have. But If the bottom
should drop out Of the peso. that
would not solve our problems with
Mexico. It would merely create q
lot Of new ones.
The Washington times., 1938-02-01
WRIGHT TO TELL
JURY STORY OF
MURDERS TODAY
Slayer Of Wife, Friend
To Take Stand

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1 Q.N.S0.
Paul A. Wright, killer of his beauti-
full wife, Evelyn, and his pal and
business associate, John B. Kim
mel, today will attempt to explain
to a jury why he killed.
His attorney, Jerry Giesler,
indicated it will be a shocking,
sordfd narrative, for Paul Wright
is the only living person who
knows the truth about the double
Staying that took place in the
Wright home early on November 9.
His story, as told by him today,
will be his fight for his life, but
it will not be easy for him to tell
what he saw in the LIVING room.
1t was what he saw, he told Of
ficerS after his arrest, as he
stumbled into the living-room
half asleep and saw Mrs. Wright
and Kimmel sitting on the piano
bench, that drove him to seize q
gun ard fire at them both. But
he would never tell exactly what
he saw.
The Washington times., 1938-02-01
Wholesale Trade
Near Peak in 81

I.N.S). The nations whole.
sale trade in 1887 scared to a
volume of $4,000, 100000, attain
ing the highest level since 1929,
the Commerce Department re-
ported today.
Increasing lis per cent over
1885, the wholesale lines ranging
from plumbing and heating equip
ment to paper and its products
all saw substantial rises. Machin-
cry equipment sales increased 20
per cent, while chemicals and
paints rose IS per cent. A IT'S
per cent gain was recorded in
farm products wholesale sales.
The Washington times., 1938-02-01
Hospital Gets
$4,000 Gift

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, Feb. l..
A $50, 900 gift from an anonymous
benefactor was followed today by
announcement that ground would
be broken within six months for
the new White Plains Hospital,
which will serve $1,000 persons in
central WeStchester county.
The gift increased to $817 900
the amount already subscribed in
the year-long campaign to raise
81 100000.
The Washington times., 1938-02-01
Luncheon HOnOrs
Haitian Minister

Members Of the department of
romance languages at Howard
University will give a luncheon to-
day in Sojourner Truth Hall in
honor Of Monsieur Ellie Lescot,
Haitian minister to the United
States.
Guests include Mrs. Lescot, wife
Of the minister; Monsieur Abel
1eger, Monsieur Egme Manigat,
and Monsieur DanteS Bellegarde,
former Haitian minister here, who
are now in the city on a special
mission of their government seek
ing to bring about a settlement
Of the recent Haitian-Dominican
imbroRlio,
The Washington times., 1938-02-01
TRINIDAD BACKS.
UNIFIED CONTROL.
OF Fairgrounds
Construction of New
y Library Opposed
ByA. J. DRISCOLL
Citizens Associations Editor


Trinidad Citizens Association,
meeting in the Wheatley School,
last night, gave unanimous in
dorsement to the placing of all
school Fairgrounds under the jur-
isdiction Of the Community Cen
ter Department Of the Board of
Education.
The Community Center Depart
inent now superviseS school play
grounds during the school term,
and the Municipal Playground De-
partment is In charge during the
summer.
NEW LIBRARY OPPOSED
The association registered a Wig
orous protest against a $4,000
item in the 1889 District appro-
priation bill, for preparing plans
for a new main public library. It
was urged, instead, that the Pub
lie Library Board continue its pol
icy Of establishing branch libra
ries throughout the city.
Resolutions were adopted oppos-
Ing any increase in the speed laws
as proposed by Traffic Director
Van Duzer, and requesting the
elimination Of an alleged speed
trap at Twenty-fourth and Ben
ming Road Northeast, by placing
more eye compelling speed limit
signs. Elimination of all parking
was asked for the west side of
West Virginia Avenue Northeast,
between Florida Avenue and Morse
Street.
BETTER SIDEWALKS ASKED
Improved sidewalks were re-
Quested for the west side of Seven
teenth Street Northeast, Benning
Road to Bladensburg Road, and
on Oats and Neal Streets east OF
Bladensburg Road.
Martin G. Stecker was elected
delegate to the Federation Of Cit
izenS Associations, to succeed the
late John H. Thomas. william T.
Miller, member of the town coun-
ell of Seat Pleasant, Md, spoke on
the problems of his community.
NORTHEAST PLANS FETE
William E. Dodd, former ambas-
sador to Germany, will address
the Northeast Business Mems AS
Sociation, at the annual dinner
and installation of officers tomor-
row. night at the Mayflower Hotel.
Other guest speakers include
Senators Capper, Copeland, Gill
lett and Lewis.
Officers to be installed are
Julian o. Cardin, president; James
Rogers, first vice president; Earl
williams, second vice president;
Louis I. Obergh, secretary; Harry
p. White, treasurer; George J..
Geiger. sergeant-at-arms; Joseph
p. Bailey and Robert w. McCul-
Tough, general counsel. A floor
show and dance will complete the
evening.
The Washington times., 1938-02-01
Beer Cure
BreW Held Boon
To SeUsick

NEW YORK, Feb. G.N.S0.
There was a new cure for sea-
sickness today, but the w. C. T.
u. won't like it.
VERY simple" said DR.. Otto
Johannes, ships physician of
the Bernstein liner Gerolstein,
which docked yesterday. Just
drink a glass of beer before
breakfaSt-that'S ALL"
Passengers who tried the sug-
gestion made the crossing from
Antwerp without once going to
the rail except to look at the
scenery, DR.. Johannes reported.
The Washington times., 1938-02-01
'Anti-Neckino'
Might Parking Ban
Killed in Virginia

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 1.-Vir.
ginia's young lovers have been
given a break here by members
of the general assembly.
The break came when the house
general laws committee, consist
ing of several bachelor members,
killed in committee by a unani.
NOUS vote the "anti-necking" bill
introduced in the house here early
in the session.
The Washington times., 1938-02-01
DOERR TO SPEAK

John E. Doerr, jr., associate
park naturalist for Crater Ma
tional Park, will give an illus
trated lecture on Crater Lake at
8 p. m. tomorrow in the new In
terror Department Auditorium.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-03-11
Sympathy for John Neal

something pathetic pfu about John L. Neal
stood Tuesday morning after pleading guilty
embezzing $11s,279 from the 500 Line Railroad.
Neal evidently broken in spirit remorseu and repentan
5 prison pathetic because of his
kindness things Never before has the
charged with the
has the of John Neal Hundreds
persons both have the writer the general regret
for his trouble and sympathy for him.
of exemplary habits kindly nature practically all
which he earned and the which
help others And might be added that
used from what has appeared the surface to help
people actually needed We remember well several
years department these cities fnconng
widely families the recipients of buy
coal, food and clothing from John Neal.
that his giving usually quietly without ostena
helped reminded of their ndb
Unlike the officials high and low the history of
business corporation mbezng he took his from
making the burdens of the
did other fortunes the stock
living but finding to make lighter the
heavy loads of of his felowmen.
This is attempt justify his crime which against
himself than against society The first admit that there
seldom justification for those who commit them Our nten
indicate that spite of the magnitude of his embezz
public which, while demanding the law take its
humanity sympathetic with John Neal.
Tuesday the
Federal Building following his sentence coored
remark John fine man.; white
swered saying, che was, lady,"
John Imprisonment by knowing
hundreds of people whom he does not know for
him and wish him well.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-03-11

The chucker partridge is native
Of Asia, ranging from India north
and west through Mongolia and into
China. There are some % species
Of the birds, all closely related, but
suited to different environments.
They range from the lowest valleys
to the highest mountain peaks and
those that have been brought to
America come from all varieties.
The birds are large. Their size is
between a Hungarian partridge and
pheasant. The average Hun"
weighs IL. ounces, but these birds
tip the scales at 20 ounces. They
are a dove gray, with black band
ings across the chest and on. the
tail The beak and small wattles
are blood red. The birds covey
very much like a quail, being gre
garious. In the spring, like quail,
they pair off and build nests.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-03-11
Green Fruit Not Cause
of Your Stomach Pains

Do you believe that eating green
fruit causes tummy-ache? Do you
imagine that an ostrich, when
frightened, buries his head in the
sand? Would you say that one must
feed cold and starve fever-or
that beef tea is nourishing?
II you do, declares a writer in
London Answers Magazine, you're
wrong.
It's, swallowing fruit in chunks
that causes pain. and there's actual
ly less nourishment in six large
cupfu1s of beef-tea than in one slice
Of bread.
As for feeding colds-the familiar
saying is a misquotatien Of the IA
nous DR.. Abernethy, who declared:
IF you feed a cold you shall have
to starve a fever" meaning that
shlfing person laid up with cold
would soon bring on a fever.
Then there's the idea that cats
see better in the dark. Actually, the
time when cats see at their best is
twilight, because their pupils ex-
pand far more than ours and are
sensitive to the ultraviolet rays of
the spectrum. But after dark
they're just as blind as we are.
# you think your heart is on the
left side, you're entertaining anoth-
er fallacy. It happens to be neither
left nor right, but almost in the
middle.
Shaving doesn't make hair grow
faster. Experts have measured I'M
der microscope the length of hair
that grows, day by day, between
shaves, and have compared this
rate with the daily growth in people
who don't shave. The average is
exactly the same.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-03-11
Editorial Shots

With the recession" seemingly
in full sway the only consoling
thought is spring is definitely
around the corner.
With a balance of power in II
states Negro voters may now have
an opportunity to say something to
those Senators who threw them
down during the anti-lynch bill
farce in the Senate.
All of the amateur lawyers in
the Twin Cities will now arise to
criticise the conduct of the John L.
Neal case. "They shoulda done
this" and 'why didn't they do this"
may now be heard wherever the
public congregates.
Have you ever noticed how much
space "Inquisitive Sal" gives to
engaged couples? Wonder if her
dwelling on the engaged maids and
swains has personal background ?
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-03-11
Lake OkeechObee, Florida


Lake Okeechobee in Florida is
circular in shape, and about 80
miles in diameter. It is, with the
exception of Lake Michigan, the
largest fresh-water lake wholly with
in the United States. It lies imme-
diately north Of the Everglades. At
mean level it has an area Of 49,
$50 acres. Early explorers believed
the lake was fed by subterranean
streams or large springs. A few
years ago this theory was more or
less exploded by investigations at
low water; these failed to disclose
any such source of supply. 1t is be-
!ieved that Okeechobee relies en-
tirely on rainfall
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-03-11
Two Significant
Meetings

Two significant meetings were
held in Minneapolis last week. One
was the Youth Conference meeting
in which Minneapolis and st. Paul
Youth participated in Youth Con-
ference and Sunday afternoon when
several hundred Minneapoitans
gathered at the behest of volun-
teer committee to hear about the
Sumner Field Housing project.
Both meetings have wide implica-
tons that community interest is not
dead in the Twin Cities.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-03-11

we must charge; cuts and pictures
we would wish to furnish free of
all costs; agencies whose activities
deserve much more publicity than
we can afford to give, all waits
upon a more equitable division of
funds which Negroes spend but for
which no proper consideration is
given.
Encourage the thOught-fOr it is
true that what benefits us, ulti-
mately benefits you!
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-03-11
Letters to the
Editor
HALLE Q. BROWN HOUSE

Editor:
The writer has watched with in
tense interest the rapid and pro-
gressive growth of Halle @. Brown
Community House. This house
grew out of what was once an un-
occupied Masonic hall.
One cannot help from having a
feeling of deep gratitude for an
institution that has evoluted itself
from very small beginning to the
intellectual and social center of st.
Paul. A social movement like that
of Halle O.. Brown House, and it
is movement rather than a static
institution, has progressed because
of the leadership of Miss Myrtle
/. Garden and her efficient staff
members.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-03-11
St. James Church
Making Progress

From conversations we have held
with various members of st. James
A. M. E. Church, St. Paul, we are
convinced that the church under its
new spiritual guidance is doing a
splendid job in reviving the latent
spirit and power of one of the Twin
Cities most effective and worth
while groups.
It is to be sincerely hoped by the
friends and we'll wishers of that
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-03-11
Other Editors Opinions
Unconquered Ethiopians

News which continues to out of Ethiopia
the long the Philippians themselves be able things
hot for Musso that will glad get out of this
colony
Even the subjects of Halle Selasse did
passive resistance and refuse be economically exploited by the
Italians the country would proess enterprise but chasing
hostile of unconquerab natives this country proving
to really expensive
Moving natives with guns killing them
off with poison good procedure to keep
when the victory supposedly victory victory
a an.-Afro- American.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-03-11
MoDEL F-e6
2 TUBES ; BANDS

Touch Tuning & buttons). Silent Tu0-
ing. AFC. Tone Monitor. Louver Dial.
Visual Volume Control. Visual 4-point
Tone Control. Automatic Band Indi-
Gator. 12-inch Stabilized Dynamic
Speaker. Bass Compensation. Foreign
Domestic Reception. RI.
Prs-Selector Stage. Hand $685.
some Full-length Console.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-03-11

congregation that it keep up the
good work and not add to the old
superstition and theory that con-
gregations will work hard for the
new pastor but as soon as the new
ness wears off they stop.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-03-11

Chair, Symbol Of Authority
In ancient times the chair was a
symbol of authority, common per-
sons using chests, benches or stools
as seats.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-03-11
HOUSES FOR SALE

South-central 6 rooms, hot
water heat, $4,000. Near Fourth
Ave. South and 3Sth st. $40O
down.
Evening star., 1938-05-27
GROUP DEMANDS
SALES LICENSES
Northeast Businessmen Call
for Tax on Statesmen
From Out of Town.

Business privilege licenses for all
out Of town salesmen conducting busi-
ness in the District Of Columbia were
demanded by members Of the North
east Business Mems Association at its
meeting last night.
Members also heard . report by
Louis I. Oberg, chairman Of the Traf-
ic Committee that the Eighth and F
streets car line would not be removed.
Francis st. Austel, secretary of
speakers unit, spoke on the work OF
the Community Chest. As an ilustra-
ton Of its benefits, he cited the case
of "a man came into my Office the
other day and laid his crutches on my
desk, saying he didn't need them any
more. He had had operations on his
legs over a period of two years. The
Community Chest enabling him to do
so. He Is now at work and as well as
he ever was"
DR.. Robert w. Mccullough, chair
man of the Entertainment Committee,
informed the group their annual out
ing would be June % at Bay Ridge
and would be an old fashioned basket
picnic. He said the motor cavalcade
starting from Fourteenth street and
Maryland avenue NE, would have =
police escort.
New members taken into the asso-
citation include E. L. Kopenick, DR..
Ramona w. Murray, Speros A. Versus,
I. Cohen, Fred A. Wetzel and George
E. Robins.
Evening star., 1938-05-27
FIVE TO BROADCAST
Peoples Lobby to Hear Talks on
Public Ownership.

Addresses of two Senators and three
Representatives on public ownership
will be broadcast tomorrow from q
luncheon of the Peoples Lobby at
1890 o'clock in Wesley Hall, where
they are to be guest speakers.
The speakers and subjects Of their
talks include Senator Frazier of North
Dakota, Farm Marketing Corpora
ton; Senator Lundeen of Minnesota,
Railroads; Representative Amlie Of
Wisconsin, Natural Resources; Rep
resentative Binderup of Nebraska,
Banking and Credit" and Repre-
sentative Teigan OF Minnesota, Iron
and Steel Industry"
Evening star., 1938-05-27
Wachmakers to Meet.

Orville r. Hagans of Denver, ma
tional executive secretary of the United
Neurological Association of America,
will be the principal speaker at a
meeting of watchmakers and jewelers.
at pm. Wednesday at the Willard
Hotel.
The Washington times., 1938-01-19
By DONNA GRACE

THERE is always lot to say about hair
l. styling and you may like to hear
what the screen beauty, Joan Fontalne,
thinks about it.
The first STEP" says Miss Joan. lis
to know ones good and bad features.
She believes the average woman's knoWl-
edge of herself is usually hit-ormlss
business.
Sit down in front of the mirror and
forget about things like long nose, low
forehead, or dominant jaw; accept these
things as they are and not as "a Damsel
in Distress"
There are tricks in every trade and
something can always be done for the
individual case, and she tells us change
of coiffure will do lot to improve ones
style. For instance, coronet braids and
curls piled high on the head will add
height. To look sophisticated, in several
of the sequences in my last picture with
Fred Astaire. wore my hair off my face,
and the regal coronet braids and the
white satin gown gave me added polse.
Never select heavy, thick style if you
have large head. Thin the hair and
comb it close to the head. The severe
center.part and drawn.straightback coli
flrs is becoming only to the classic typer
The Washington times., 1938-01-19
HOneServlCe

Gobs of attention for you If
palmistry's your hobby! A few
evenings practice on yourself,
and you're set to hold the crowd
Spellbound.
Let's take a. look at your
Heart Line. Is it sharp and
clear, like /, in our illustration?
You'll be loyal to one great love.
Or is it chained like 2? Be
honest. Aren't you bit Of a
flirt? Forked like 3? Your
heart reaches out to many peo-
pie.
What does your Head Line
say? If it's clear and unbroken
like /, your brains will carry
you far. But if it's chained like
2, you hate to concentrate.
Now your Life Line. If your
Head Line runs close to it, rea-
son rules your emotions. A dou-
BILE Life Line like 4 means a
practically charmed life, splen-
did health.
Send 1Oc for your copy of Sc
CRETS OF PALMISTRY to The
Washington Times Home Serv-
ice, 635 Sixth Ave-, New York,
N. Y. Be sure to write plainly
your NAME, ADDRESS, and
the name Of booklet.
The Washington times., 1938-01-19
Co1u11oG

so if you are not this type avoid the
style or you may look "School-marmiSh."
Miss Fontaine believes the side-part is
becoming to most women. Bangs are be-
coming to the piquant girl with a pointed
chin but this is something with which
one may experiment. The modern man.
ner is to make an asset of the high
forehead, so if you have one, don't hide it.
Sloping shoulders call for squared-off
style, such as the flat effect on top with
a close-to-the-neck arrangement to give
width, rather than length.
The Saucy, turned-up nose calls for
curlS turned back. When there is pro
truding chin, the hair should be styled
low and toward the chin. The opposite
effect is emphasized for the receding
chin, by combing the hair upward and
back, with the ears showing.
Horizontal waves across the back of
the head will increase the illusion of
width, and the opposite is true when lines
are suggested from the crown to the back
of the neck. The short, full neck must
not be covered with curls as this will
make the width more noticeable.
Send for the 1lGirStyle chart 1Ohtch is
free of charge. Enclose a stamped, self
addressed envelope for your reply and
address Donna Grace, Beauty Editor
The Washington Times.
The Washington times., 1938-01-19
Remedy Found
For Split Nails

Who hasn't heard vain regrets
about broken nails Sighs for
nails that simply refuse to
grow and wishes that some
day, surely, a preparation could
be discovered which would make
beautiful, tapering nails pos
Sible for everyone!
A marvellous new Nail Pro-
tecta is the perfect answer to
such beauty laments After
months of study and careful ex-
perimentation, experts have
evolved this truly wonderful
preparation . just at the very
time of year when brittle, scaly
nails seem an even greater prob
lem than at other seasons of the
year.
Nail Protecta is easy to apply,
and forms a protective sheath
over the nails which actually
strengthens them, and prevents
the precious long. tapering tips
breaking. But that's only part of
the story, for this creamy white
liquid aids in keeping the nails
healthy prevents diScolora-
ton encourages suppleness
and gives a beautifully
smooth surface over which to
apply liquid nail varnish.
The Washington times., 1938-01-19
UNCLES AND AUNTS

Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
I have several aunts, and my
husband has several aunts and
uncles who are about my age.
When I introduce them to my
friends, should I say, Mrs.
Brown, this is Mrs. Smith?" I
am so afraid that they will think
that Aunt" and "Uncle" will
make them seem old; yet. on
the other hand, I don't want
them to think that I am
ashamed of the kinship.
2. Is it proper to introduce
ones guests to such business
acquaintances as the clerk in
the grocery store? A.
When we make a family in
PRODUCTION, we mention the kin
ship. So you would say, Mrs.
Brown, this is my aunt, Mrs.
Smith," or Mrs. Brown, this
is my uncle, Mr.. Smith" If you
don't mention the relationship,
it definitely gives an impression
that you are ashamed of the
kinship." Since an aunt or an
uncle can be of any age, there
is no question that either word
will make them seem old"
2. Such an introduction is
not necessary, seems forced.
MRS. BeeckmGn l1ill be glad
to dnSUer questions on Good
Manners submitted by reGderSJ
Copyright. 1898. by King Features
Syndicate, 1nc.)
The Washington times., 1938-01-19
Fashion
IN
WaSh1ngt0n
By Bah Lincoln

Tailored suits and frocks are
always so smart when worn
with elegant accessories. We've
seen several lately that are
worthy of mention.
Mrs. William A. Moffett, just
back from California, is wearing
such a smart brown outfit. The
dress, severely tailored with long
sleeves is in rich shade OF
rough brown wooden material,
buttoned straight up the front
from neck to hem. The coat
matches and has narrow belt
about the waist. Mrs. Moftett's
hat with this costume is wide
brimmed. brown felt with a Ia
riat thong around the crown.
Mrs. Kenna Elkins, blond and
blue-eyed, is stunning in a black
tailored wooden frock, with a
handsome diamond and emerald
clip worn at a deep v neckline.
Her hat on a recent occasion
was a small black hat with a
brim wider in front.
oxford gray mems suiting
fashions a severely tailored suit
worn by Mrs. Joseph Hines.
With it she wears a Robin Hood
hat in black, a pair Of silver
foxes and black suede shoes,
purse and gloves.
Mrs. James F. Curtis wore
yesterday a tailored frock of
supple broadtail cloth made
double breasted with inset pleats
below the waistline. Her hat was
an off-the-face model in black
Soleil with brilliant ornament.
Dining at home with a few
guests, the other evening. Mrs.
Peter Goelet Gerry wore a long
sleeved high-necked gown OF
black Chantilly lace, with sew
eral diamond and emerald
bracelets her only ornaments.