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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-12
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
WRITTEN FOR CENTRAL PRESS
BY Shepard Barclay
Tho Authority Authorities"
he Authority on Authorities

heart finesse was successful. so
with no more entries to dummy and
with hearts blocked, South laid
down the heart A, and to his de-
light, the K dropped, making the
Q good. A small club was North's
next lead, which West won. He
threw North in with the spade 10
to the King and North gave up the
remaining tricks.
When the hand was over East
realized that the situation would
have been quite different if he had
led a club instead of a spade, for
with the club A knocked out of
dummy, declarer would never have
been able to cash the last two dia-
monds and take the heart finesse.
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-12

ton. In the course Of time the
"cold" becomes continuous.
These people are very subject to
drafts, and changes Of temperature
make them catch cold all over
again. They always have a good
coughing spell in the morning and
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-12

DR.. Clendening will answer
questions of general interest
only, and then only through
his column. x
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-12
PAGE A CLAIRvoYANT

MAYBE SOME day there will be
genius who can tell US exactly
when 10 lead our partners suit
against no trump, and when not
TO- 1.-The is at all reliable, it prob
ably will be because he has occult
powers All of the logic in the
world can work out wrongly in this
situation. 1t is not something call
ing for wisdom so much as for
luck,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-12

dealer: West. Both sides vul-
aerable)
after spade bid by West, North
"la i-No Trump. South two and
North three.
IN response to his partners bid,
East led the spade s, which West
coVered with the 8 and North took
WIN the J. The diamonds A and X
were next cashed. A club was
S snFn led to dummy's A, and the
diamonds Q and j followed. The
The Washington times., 1938-07-11
Fashion Flashes

from both shoulders, outlining a
long, slim V-neckline, fastened
down at the waist and continu-
ing on to the hemline in long,
flowing lines. Kay Francis has
such a dress featuring white
Jersey on navy sheer. The drape
is secured at the waistline with
two big silver pins in the shape
of leaf-clusters.
Glenda Farrell likes the two
shadeS-of-a-color t h m which
she carries out for evening in
amethyst and a slightly deeper
violet shade. The slim dress is
a sheer silk jersey in the pastel
shade while the violet drape
begins at the neckline and con-
tinues on to outline the bodice
and form a girdle.
The Washington times., 1938-07-11
BY ORRY.KELLY
Famous Hollywood StyliSt Writ
ing for International News

Famous Hollywood StyliSt Writ
ing for International News
Service
Hollywood, July 10 Q.N.SO.
THE drape mode has such
L limitless possibilities for the
designer who gets his fun from
working with materials rather
than sketches that it seems
destined to live ripe old age.
It's new0st version is carried
out in two kinds of material, two
contrasting colors or two shades
of a single color. The style also
provides us with a new way to
use fringe, the perennial fash
ion favorite.
For several months the SIM
pie all-draped dress has been
both a daytime and evening
classic. A step newer now is
the slim silhouette with contrast
ing overdrape. Marie Wilson
does it in Warner Bros. Three
Girls on Broadway" with a shell
pink crepe dinner gown which
has a wide powder blue crushed
panel coming from the left
shoulder, crossing the bodice
diagonally as far as the waist
line and falling from that point
to the hem. A narrow belt OF
the blue buckles where the
drape hits the waist.
A nice effect is also achieved
with matching drapeS coming
The Washington times., 1938-07-11
.odNtY C01A11oE
BY DONNA GRACE

MAIL grooming is just a part
~ of every girls beauty rou-
tine, and there are few who
are careless about it. So it may
be bit discouraging for some
of us to find our nails continue
to look coarse, rigid, short and
unattract1ve even though we
may be quite fastidiouS about
every little grooming detail.
We all want nice long smooth
nails and will do everything we
can to make them that way but
they just won't grow to the dis
tinguished length. Well, you
need not blame yourself too
much, as there may be a good
reason for this condition. Ac-
cording to the authorities in the
field of dermatology, we may
attribute the cause to sub
acidity, nervousness, poor digeS-
tion, depression, need of dental
attention, poor circulation and
insufficient sunshine and exer-
else.
The woman who does house
work knows she must keep the
nails fabricated to restore the
natural oils that are dried with
too much SubmerSion in water
and the usual effects Of clean
ing. But, when one is in good
normal health, the nails Are
likely to be just as we would
have them.
Learn to keep your manicure
up at home. You may haze my
complete "M1nicure Method"
aDithout charge but please en-
close a stamped, Selt.GddreSSed
envelope. Address Donna Grace.
Reantu Editor of this DdDeT,
The Washington times., 1938-07-11
Time Off

Squirrel, seal and sable,
Monkey, ermine, fox,
Do you hear the babel
From the camphor box?
Mink and lamb and pony,
Nutria and skunk,
Do you feel phony
In the cedar trunk?
Caracul and rabbit.
Beaver, leopard cat,
Hope you got the habit
In your habitat.
Summer Information
Herds you out of sight,
So for its duration
Sleep tight!
MARY BALLARD DCRYEE,
". I. HOTald-TTibuns.
The Washington times., 1938-07-11

such a grand time we made sew
eral dates following our return.
On one occasion she remarked
that people might think we were
engaged to be seen often to-
gether. A pleasant suggestion
for we actually did become en-
gagged, right then and there
married shortly thereafter and
now we're just as happy as we
can be.
L. G. G., City.
The Washington times., 1938-07-11
HOw She Got Me to Propose

VOURE doing fine, boys. We like your confessions on
i How She Got You to Propose. You're so nice and
goodnatured and humorous about being "shanghaied"
into the matrimonial boat of you voices your
version from bachelorhood to benedict state We want
to hear more. The Washington Times will pay 81 for
each letter published Address Doris Blake, Washington
Times. Washington, D. @.
The Washington times., 1938-07-11
Hdts Are White

Snow in summer just about
sums up the look of things
when one sees a sea Of white
hats. The white hat has just
about captured the town, and
is seen in big and small versions,
trimmed and untrimmed, with
white flower, veil or ribbon
trims.
The Washington times., 1938-07-11

together and put the mixture
in a cool place for four to five
hours. At the end of this time,
mix the fruit and sugar very
thoroughly and pack in ster,
ilized jars. Can old-fashioned
way of sterilizing jars is to hold
a lighted candle for half a min
ute Just to exhaust the air)
Screw.
The Washington times., 1938-07-11
Art of
Refusal

Refusal
THE way I refuse has lot
to do with this. No embarrass-
ment or humiliation in my
manner suggest to the man that
his proposal may be cheap or
vulgar. I let him know that
feel he is sincerely attracted to
me and I appreciate his high
regard. I use tact and wit to
let him down so that his self
respect and confidence in his
masculine charms do not suffer.
Sometimes we discuss sex thor
oughly and because of my train
ing in psychology, I may be able
to help solve some real personal
problems. Sometimes 1 merely
these him a little and laugh it off.
In this case the whole attack
may remain little game with
us from then on, not taken Sc
riously by either, but sort OF
adding spice to the evening.
"A subtle awareness of sex
adds much to the relationship
between men and women even if
they are just good friends. Why
consider a normal desire as re-
voting? Why not accept it. lift
1t to a higher level where it
forms the basis of gallantry, ad-
miration. tenderness and of play
full give and take. Why consider
you are a mans prey? You can
do what you will with him, i'm
pose your own attitudes and
standards and even, if need be,
do your own insulting.-Extra-
Vert"
Lady. you should write a
book!
The Washington times., 1938-07-11
Dear Miss Blake:

Dear Miss Blake:
Three years ago I took my
first trip to New York city on
an excursion train. Occupying
the other halt of my seat was a
young lady with whom I be-
came acquainted. I learned
that she, too, was taking her
first trip to the big city. So we
saw the sights and returned to
Washington together. We had
The Washington times., 1938-07-11
Old Maid
Looks Like

~, myself, am an old maid and look like one
I am not even robust and vital, rather frall and
intellectual looking. Yet IS years of knocking
about on my own has given me ample firSthand
material for thesis on the amorous ways OF the
opposite sex. Yes, contrary to popular belief men
like all young women-schoolmarmiSh ones also.
"Yes, I find them thoroughly promlscuouS'
They are not passing up any girl on her own
without some kind of an attempt to make her'
Yet do not find these encounters unpleasant
I have had dozens of unconventional proposals
from all kinds of men. But I cannot recall OF
ever feeling insulted.
"The fact that am desirable actually holsters
my self-respect, stimulates my circulation. II
keeps me from being self-conscous with men.
can treat them naturally and little hlgh
r.lol1,, TIoeu lilo this and continue to take
The Washington times., 1938-07-11
Preserved
Peaches

FTGSeFOG0
Peaches
Select large nice peaches which are ripe, but
not overripe, peel and halve them. Make
syrup thus: Put into a preserving kettle one
quart of the very best granulated sugar, one pint
of cold water; stir until the sugar is well dis
solved. Beat the white of an egg and add to the
sugar before it grows warm. Watch carefully,
and when it boils up, remove from the fire
before it runs over and pour in tablespoon
full of cold water. When the syrup goes down, put
it on the fire again Repeat this three times,
and after the third spoonful Of water is poured
in let it settle. Take off the scum carefully and
strain through jelly-bag. Add the peaches to the
syrup in proportion of threefourths OF pound
of peaches to one pound of sugar, and boil the
peaches in the syrup for three-quarters of an hour
or until the fruit is tender. When the peaches
are cold, pack them in jars and pour the syrup
over them.
Raspberries Prescribed
Without Cooking
Clean and pick IL quarts Of raspberrieS and
put them into large bowl with nine pintS Of the
best granulated sugar. Mash the fruit and sugar
The Washington times., 1938-07-11
Boy
AdUiSGS.
Girl
By George AntheiI

q OlIETIlIES l wonder why 1 bother to
~ write a column when it would be just
as interesting-and incidentally as good for
you-to present the letters that find their
wav to my old battered desk. In other
words, let the readers do the work.
Now what could I offer you better than
the following letter as an ANALYSIS of the
bothersome question of the way woman
should ward off the too amorous approaches
of men. Catch yourself some wisdom from
this letter.
The Washington times., 1938-07-11
Refuses to
Recognize 1t

Dear Mr. Antheil: I agree with you that
your 'one-woman authority on male immorallty
probablv acts like a frustrated old maid. But
isn't she left up in the air unless you explain
. little more in detail?
THE most important difference between the
attitude of the married woman and OF tne typlcal
old maid seems to boil down to THIS Inc Illallleo
woman accepts sex as a natural, usually enJoS'
able feature of her life; the old maid refuses TO
recognize the normal biological urge in herself
or her men friends and any approach 10 Cne
subject is insulting and immoral.
The Washington times., 1938-07-11
Skillet
and
Spoon
By SibilIG Campbell

mach week brings a new flood Of ripe
IL fruits to the markets. Most house.
keepers become suddenly preserve con-
scious," and for these an additional recipe
or two will not come amlss.
Tuesday Menu
BREAKFAST
Apple Sauce
Puffed Wheat
| posched Eggs Drop Biscuits
Coffee Milk
LUNCHEON
Apple or Celery Omelet Garnished
with Cocktail SausageS
Sliced Tomatoes
Toasted English Mullins
Cold Watermelon
Coffee Tea Milk
DINNER
Pot Roast
| Boiled Potatoes Buttered Spinach
Lettuce and Tomato Salad
Plum Cobbler
Coffee
The Washington times., 1938-07-11
Advice
to
LOvelOrn
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX

Dear Miss Fairfax:
From my father I inherited
crossroads store, which paid
him so well that he brought up
a family Of eight children on it,
and gave two of them a college
education. I got special prefer
ment, because I worked in the
store from the time I was Is,
and bought out the interests Of
the rest Of the family.
But I can't manage to raise
my family OF two children on
this store, for the reason that
my wife's family seem to think
the contents belong to them.
When I'm away milking the
COW, they come in and milk
the store. Not only do they
take groceries, hardware, wear
ing apparel and millinery, but
they also rifle the candy case.
I've talked to my wife about
this, and she seems to think. as
her near kin, they're entitled
to their Fittings" I'm think
ing of pulling up stakes and
moving, but my wife gets tear
full when I suggest it.
VICTIM.
If you have any padlockS in
that crossroads store, lose no
time in putting them on the
front door and the back door,
too, keeping both sets Of keys
nj your own pocket, and when
you go to milk the COW, turn
the key. I'm afraid you've been
victimized by your wife's tears.
A certain humorist has called
tears woman'S weapons. Be a
bit more hard-boiled.
The Washington times., 1938-07-11
In LoUe
With Ron1eoS

Dear Miss Fairfax:
"It's downright silly to be
Jealous of men whom your wife
has never seen or spoken to, but
that's my case. My wife is
'nutty' over at least three screen
stars, and she's always compar-
ing me to them, to my disad-
vantage. Why don't I kiss her
like? Why don't I wear be-
coming clothes like? Why
can't I do this, that and the
other like?
"I tell you I'm fed up on these
birds who make such big
money cheapening husbands.
"When we were first married,
my wife was crazy for nice
little bungalow in the suburbs.
where she could have a garden
and grow flowers, but now all
she does is to chase the movies.
"SMALLTOWN OTHELLE."
While I'd be the last in the
world to wish poor luck to any
one, a mild personal recession
might be the solution to this
couples problem. If the lady
were saving her quarters and
half dollars toward the bunga-
low in the suburbs, she'd have
less time to compare her hus-
band, to his disadvantage, with
those never.to-be-met Apollos Of
the screen.
The Washington times., 1938-07-11

me out for years after 1 have re-
fused-I do refuse-to be Sc
duced.
The Washington times., 1938-07-11
Raspberries PRESCRIBED
Without Cooking

Clean and pick IL quarts of raspberries and
put them into q large bowl with nine pintS Of the
best granulated sugar. Mash the fruit and sugar
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-03
WAGES, HOURS
AND RELIEF

(The Wall Street JournaD
One consequence of the wage hour
law which is about to go into effect may
not be generally realized That is its
influence on federal relief
The average wage per week in WPA
is not large. But per hour it runs con-
siderably higher, in view of the short
work week which the organization re-
quires. Minimum private wages to be
established under the wage-hour law
will, regardless of seasonal differentials.
be larger for the lowest category than
will WPA wages if in the case of private
industry, a full week is worked. Further
more, it may be doubted in the cases of
industries where the administrator de-
termlneS wage rate above the minimum
established by law. that the minimum
rate per hour will be as low as the mini
mum WPA wage per hour
If such minimum rates are fixed above
WPA rates, as seems extremely likely,
there will be no excuse for WPA work
ers TO refuse to leave that employment
for private work on the grounds that the
job in industry does not pay as much
as the relief work. That this question
is not academic may be learned from
even a casual survey of WPA workers
in many states. Reluctance to leave the
rolls, on the ground that jobs in indus
try pay less, is prevalent In many in
stances it is difficult to prove that this
claim is untrue. With the wage-hour law
IN effect, however, the assertion that the
JOB III question pays less than WPA
will be disprOved automatically in the
vast majority of cases.
This, at least. is one of the fortunate
by-products of the wage-hour law which
may not have been contemplated when
the act was passed.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-03
AFTER ALL, IT is
a FEDERAL AGENCY

Even the bitterest opponents of the
National Labor Relations board, if they
attempt to consider the matter impair
TALLY, can find little to excuse the ac-
tion of Iowa'S Governor Nelson G. Kras-
chel in arbitrarily ordering the Iowa
National Guard to halt proceedings of
the boards examiner in the Maytag
strike. Think what you will of the labor
board, il remains federal agency, Ell
titled to the respect that is due any agen-
cy of the federal government.
The governor might as we'll attempt to
halt operations of the federal income tax
office in Iowa, as far as principle goes.
If operations of the labor board are to
be restricted or altered, it should be
done through a change in the law that
created the board. and under which it
operates 1t should not be done through
attacks by public or private individuals
intended to hamper the operations of
the board under that law as it exists.
We do not like the way the labor board
operates From all the evidence at hand,
it is apparent the board exercises its
three-fold Legislative judicial executive
powers in a manner entirely one-sided.
The board is ready to hear and take
into evidence the blacklist lies against
employers, WIllle II excludes the JrueSC
facts if they favor the employers. For
all the good it does as a supposedly i'm
partial agency, the board might as we'll
be made up entirely Of labor union or
ganizers, and headed by John L. Lewis.
We believe the board should be chang
ed as to personnel and that it should
operate under radically revised Labor
Relations Act. We believe legal restric-
tions should be so drawn as to make
the board, truly, an impartial govern
mental agency to investigate and medi-
ate labor disturbances. We believe the
board should be forced to give both sides
an equal chance to present evidence.
But We do not believe this should be
done through any such action as that
taken in Iowa.
If the National Labor Relations board
is to be restricted in its activities, it
should be restricted by change of the
law under which it operates-not by an
armed challenge from another govern
mental agency.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-03

But his second reaction was
maybe she is right
He answered the woman prompt
ly: probably you are correct
This unexpected reply changed
her attitude. After a few moments
spent in chatting, she shook hands
and left the doctor in a very
friendly spirit.
A man who was worth millions
died the early part of last Decem-
Der in Cincinnati at the age OF
eighty-three. His name was Will
liam P. Devou. 1t is estimated that
he owned about 500 pieces Of prop
erty and that his income must
have been at least 5000 a day. He
was an educated man; he studied
at Heidelberg University in Ger
many. He spoke German, French
and English. For half a century,
Devou had been a very lonely man.
He never saw a motion picture
show in his life; he never rode in
an automobile until he was taken
in an ambulance to the hospital.
He lived in a little house on George
street. The first room of the house
was his office. 1t looked more like
a junk shop than an office. Junk
was piled everywhere: rusty plumb
ing fixtures, old stove pipes, warp
ed window frames, and dozens of
carpenters gadgets.
But here's a far more practical
question to ask yourself: What
am I doing with my time?" You
wouldn't sell the rest of your life
for q million dollars, would you?
How are you using it? A lot of
us are using our diamond studded
days with as little judgment as
william Deyou used his money.
Theodore Roosevelt was one of
the most remarkable men this ma
ton has ever known and even at
the apex Of his power and the
zenith of his fame, he engaged
in the superb habit of self criti-
cism.
Earle LOCKER, in his book, Col
onel Roosevelt, Private Citizen,
said, Theodore Roosevelt had the
habit of stepping out of himself,
as a locust leaves its skin, TO in
dulge in periods Of poignant per-
sonal scrutiny: to walk around
about himself, as it were, examin-
ing, questioning and commenting
on any contemplated course of ac-
tion."
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-03
A WORTH-WHILE DEBT
{ Riverside Press)

NRlVefSlQe HfeSS)
Sometimes it pays to have debt that
isn't repaid, just to prevent bigger and
better loans.
The war debts which are outstanding
are perhaps worth more as debts than
they would be if they were paid, from
the standpoint of continually reminding
us that the financing of wars means
ruin and default.
1t has been conclusively demonstrated
that war debts are uncollectible from
any nation under any circumstances. 1t
is practically certain that little of the
22-billion dollars owed to us by foreign
nations in principal and interest will
ever be repaid
Thanks to our own Senator Hiram
w. Johnson, the act providing that no
financing shall be provided for debtor
nations was adopted by congress, acting
as mighty brake to prevent wars be-
tween nations too poor to finance them
selves.
Of late there have been several sig
nificant moves by European nations to
settle their war debts-first, from Bel
gium, more lately from England The
latter seems to favor settling its 4-bil-
lion dollars, very generous move from
the British standpoint.
Of course, if the old debt were settled
we would be glad to lend them several
more billions to finance possible Euro
pean wars.
And at that it might pay us to accept
the half billion, because that is probab-
ly all that we will get anyway.
The 3 1-2-billion dollar unpaid debt
debt might be worth while if it would
cause us to remember that what is tossed
down the rat-hole of war is gone for
ever
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-03
HOW HOT DO YOU
THINK IT IS?

The hottest days of the 1888 summer
are just behind us-or are they?
At any rate, the thermometers have
touched figures which leave nobody in
doubt summer is here, entirely and un-
disputedly. Two heat deaths have been
recorded this week. Of course, one death
was that Of an aged woman, and the
other that of a man who had worked
20 hours without rest on a haybaler-
but both go down in the records as heat
prostrations. Most common greeting on
the streets these days is:
'ls it hot enough for you?'
And perhaps that's one reason some
of US notice the heat more than others.
At any rate, it is a queer but true fact
that the person who suffers most from
the summer temperatures is the one who
has least to dO-and least TO think about.
The one who is busiest during working
hours, and has many thoughts aside
from the weather to keep him busy, suf-
fers least.
From this it appears the heat is about
so per cent temperature and so per cent
psychology. In other words, think about
something else and you won't worry so
much about the weather.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-03
Well I'll
Tell IYou...
says
Bob Burns

Stick-tO-it-iveness, believe is
sOmethin' that everyone admires i'm
either 4 man or a postage stamp.
] don't mean just bein' mule
headed but in plOddin' along, dOin'
whatever you've got your mind set
to, i'm spite of obstacles and dis
cOuragements. You take my Uncle
Serb, for instance. He came back
to Van Buren, for the first time i'm
ten years.
Grandpa said "Scrib did'ja fol-
low out that boyhOOd ambition of
yours to become writer?" and
Serb says 81 sure did, Snazzy. /
hung on and wrote for ten years
before I found out 1 didn't have
any talents for writin' good liter
ature."
Grandpa said "And then you gave
it up?" and Serb said "No-by that
time 1 was too famous to give up"