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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-13

being given by Zeta Beta Chi at
the Detroit-Leland.
THE REG ULAR monthly
meeting of Marillac Guild has
been called for Tuesday at 40
o'clock in Wayne Medical Audi
forum.
The president, Mrs. George
L. Van Antwerp. Will preside
and therell be a repetition Of
last months quiz" program.
Tea VIII be served in the
hospital with Mrs. Charles T..
Buysse and Mrs. Harold @.
Frear manning the controls.
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DETROIT EVENING TINES GPHoNE CHERRY $500

Cecilia Byczek. vice president;
Miss Cecilia Kruper. secretary;
Mrs. Ann Ostaszewski, treas
urer, and Mrs. Therese Kowal-
ski. delegate to the senior
chapter.
The organization will give a
card party March % at St.
Elizabeth's Community House
in Junction avenue.
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Here's Just a Partial Listing
~ 1875 Black Persian Lamb Coats .'I79
lll 1859 Black Persian Casual .'I79
$3.50 Black Persian CssuaIs 800. .'170
~ 1879 Natural Skunk Goats .'I70
l2l 1925 Shadowtons Nutria Goats $40
ny 1889 Leopard Cat swaeeer Coat $40
4) '249 Mink-Dyed Muskrst Goats. 'I78
l7)'259 Mink Gill Goats. .'I70
III '279 Silver Fox Jacket I70
III '349 Russian Brosdtsil Stroller. .'I79
l)'329 Grey Persian Fitted Coat. ,'I78
A Deposit viii Hold Your Coaf
Deferred Payments Arranged
Fur SaloH-KLkt-Fiftb Floor
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Relief Speeded
By Red Cross

BOSTON, Nov. 80 GNS)-
Through interceSsIon of the Amer
lean Red Cross, a plane priority
was obtained for Dr.. Orville Wyss.
noted New York sulfa drug expert
who was flown 10 Boston Yesterday
with a quantity of sulta drugs
which were put into use at once
in treatment of the injured in The
disastrous night club fire.
Red Cross nurses IN Boston were
made available 10 relieve regular
hospital nurses wherever needed
and a corps Of Red Cross trained
nurses aides also joined in the
mercy work
Seyenty-ive regular and ouer-
gency Red Cross ambul7nCcs
rushed fire victims 70 hospitals
and a feet Of the Red Cross motor
corps aided IN taking relatives of
victims from hospital 20 hospital
in search of loved ones.
Many relief stations were cst4h-
lished 10 feed and care for either
victims of the blaze or families OF
those involved.
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see Answer
TOnNROW

but like strong man who
finds sanctuary after torture. "
II know" he said "but a. a
boy ! was taught that IL was
h. shameful thing 10 weep. was
flogged when | did. even If 1 had
real cause for tears"
! WINGED ~ this glimpse a. The
SPARTAN training ~ youthful
royalty and his eyes showed Al.
most mirih'ul comprehension Tic
kissed NY hands tendcrly show.
ing another phase 81 his CouTtly
training then rose 10 his. feet.
You are just a. YOU used IN
he, Aunt Madge," hc said Il
used 10 tell Mary that I always
felt taller when l talked 10 YOU
TRIBUTE PLEASES
I flushed with pleasure Of this
tribute for SUCH I knew Georges
meant j. 20 be hu, spoke calmly
Thank YOU. Georges" 7 said.
II see YOU haven't forgotten how
10 paw pretty compliment.
Now tell me what you wish me
10 do"
principally 10 listen" he said
earnestly. As he sat down. then
10 advise me. To aid me in any
WAY would be too dangerous.
Suppose YOU let me he the
Judge of that. Georges" I said
bg' knowing 'ha' his .rcraluod
chlNalry rccolcd from subject
INK any woman 20 danger on his
account ! added quickly: But
that's beside the question Just
now. I'm listening intently."
lie ho>ltatcd oddly AZ first then
his words fairly tumbled from his
lips
1T i a long story" he said,
but first I want 10 put a ques-
ton to YOU. Is Mary happy
Continued tomorrow
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Short Story
Continued from Page 2s)

under his breath, and Jackson
turned whittier than Peetro.
Cedarholn's face ehstenod viii
sweat. lie wiped 1t Of, but it came
back.
"Dived In the da-.7 he
croaked, and cleared his throat,
60 in the dark"
Flynn put out 4 trembhnc
finger and Tipped off and on agar
the BIG light overhead
"Ju-Iust that-would'Ne saved
him"
Get Casey" Cedarholm said
Casey was the cop on the beat
Jackson went 10 get him
Looking through the rest Of the
place Cedarholm and Flynn foIn.
little Charlie Mahonev.
Asleep" Flynn said in amaze
ment. "Iey. Charlie"
Ccd7rholm olapped a hand ovcl
his mouth.
For Gods sake" ho begged.
the sweat breaking out afrcSh
Leave him sleep. What an
alihi."
II was the police who woke
Charlie Mahoney
The only question he didn't tel
the whole truth about vas
why aren't YOU working ."
"Oh, just took night off,
Charlie said.
They never suspected him
figuring that few. il any. have
succeeded IN numbering and Their
off into a dOZe
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la l. is better 10 give than
20 receive tbl Marry IN
haste and repent ar leisure;
CO.. As you SOW so shall you
reap
Pa Secretary Of commerce
and head Of RFC. tb) one
tim amateur, open and
British golf champion; Co
hero of a popular song.
3-Ca) Japanese attack on Pearl
Harhor. (bl Battle OF Lex
ington beginning Of AmerI-
can Revolution; CO. United
States declaration Of war on
Germany IN World War l.
IA Canada Cb) France; lc)
Italy
5-Ca) Dashiell Hammet, lh)
Arthur Conan Doyle, Co
Edgar Wallace.
s -tal Right. tb) right. tcl
wrong the pleXuS IS a net
work Of veins or nerves.
copyrlsht, iais. ~ king Features
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Quiz Answers

III tho chemical elements corr
posing the average body we're
isolated and sold at COM
merCial prices, they would
bring approximately S.
Queen Anne. Who reigned
over England from 1702 to
TIA.
3-Enoch,
As straight as that Of the
horse or elephant Il is not
curved upward, as is sup
posed.
slime between full moons is
29ig days. m king only
February eligi Bile. That
month was without a full
moon in 1884 and Will be
again IN 1861.
6" Pixies Peak or huSN'
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They never suspected any one.
Why should they?
Peetro had dived into 20 feet Of
space where heretofore on Mon.
day nights there had been water.
and killed himself against the
tiled bottom of The empty pool.
There were conspicuous signs in
LooieS handwriting warning every
one that hereafter the pool would
be enptied Mondays, for scrub
binC.
Peetro hadn't read them, but
that wasn't Looie's fault.
Peetro had gone 10 his death
without ticking on the light that
would have saved him
The police and everybody else
thought that, and said II
But Peetro had licked. And then
called for Looie And then, i'm
patiently. Owed in the dark.
And after he lay dead there.
spreading red stain on the green
tiles, a hand IN the attic had re-
moved a trap door in the ceiling
that had been cut for the janitors
use when the place was built and
screwed back into its socket the
big electric bulb whose looSening
had made Peetro's ticking Of no
avail.
Looie had managed 10 do a little
thinking after all
THE END
Tom orrow's short story:
sleeping Is Believing" by
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-30
PIt16EES Oh Love By Adele Garrison

Georges loosened his clasp on my
hands and fumbled IN his coat for
a handkerchief. which he labbcc
against ms eyes. a. he SAID
II am ashamed OF this eN-
hibition. Aunt Nadge crave
your forgiveness l do not un-
stand why I should give way
like this, for I have always been
able Ia control myself. Today I
have behaved like = baby"
NOT LIKE BABY
"Not like baby, Georges, I
said looking steadily Al HIN
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THE END

Tom orrow short story:
sleeping Is Believing" by
Stella RYAN.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-30
Connolly Answers

Pixies Peak or bus,'
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"Nour Own Horoscope" by
Frances Drake, is one of many
famous features in The Detroit
Times.
Evening star., 1942-03-27
Fort Davis Association
Elects Mrs. TiNey

Mrs. R. Lawrence Tilley was
elected president of the Fort Davis
Citizens Association at the regular
monthly meeting last night. Mrs.
George H. Hust was elected first
vice president and R. Lawrence
Tilley second vice president Mrs.
Mabel Morris and Edward M. Schaff
were reelected secretary and treas
urer. respectively.
Mrs. Robert W. Swain reported
that post Office authorities had as
sured her station would be
erected in the Fort Davis area as
soon as a satisfactory site could be
located.
Edmond Fitzgerald sponsored a
motion authorizing a letter to the
House District Committee opposing
q congressional bill to outlaw racial
discrimination in places of business.
J. E. Matthews sponsored a mo-
ton opposing colored golf tourna-
ment scheduled at the AnacoStia
links in August.
T. J. Lynch, retiring president,
urged that the associations tradi-
tional contribution be made to the
Boys Club of Washington and the
group decided to donate money to
the Rvland Methodist Church. their
meeting place. to aid In the pur-
chase of blackout curtains for the
church.
Evening star., 1942-03-27
800 Additional Firemen
Uroed for Cut-in Hours

Addition of 300 men to the District
Fire Department, reduction of fire.
mems work hours from 70 to go
hours per week and curtailment Of
reductions of weekly work hours of
employees in other District depart
ments until the requested minimum
for firemen is attained were asked
last night by the Macarthur Boule-
ward Citizens Association on the
motion of Rudolf H. Blatter. chair
man of the associations Fire Com
mittee,
Mr.. Batter made a detailed re-
port on conditions in the Fire De-
partment. based on an extended
study of the situat tion he conducted
in conjunction with Chief Stephen
Porter.
The chairman said he found con-
ditions in the city. as compared
with other cities of similar size.
generally good. However, he de-
clared this city was low on engine
and ladder companies and is 30 men
short of operating needs. He said
the number of persons protected per
firemen was average The figure
currently is 900 persons per fire.
men.
The meeting was held In the Pal
isades Field House.
Evening star., 1942-03-27
Northeast Merchants
Profess Confusion on
Night-Light Order
Seek information on
Question; Taxi Zone
Plan Presented

Some merchants OF Northeast
Washington admittedly are still in
the dark" on whether to leave a
light burning in their places OF busl-
ness during non-w working hours at
night, it was brought out last night
at meeting of the Northeast Busi-
nessmen's Association.
The group finally agreed to write
the Office of Civilian Defense to
straighten out the matter for them.
Official orders governing the
burning of lights at night in any
place of business state they must
be turned off at moments notice
in case of a blackout. This may
be done by an outside switch. No
light is allowed to be visible from
the exterior.
A. D. Calvert. president Of the
Lincoln Park Citizens Association,
spoke on a plan drawn up by him
and his association for the rezonlng
of taXicabs in the District. He said
Northeast Washington has been
Disseminated against long enough
and it should now share with the
Northwest section in taxi rates
Mr.. Calvert's plan divided the city
into six zones, using Union Station
as hub" with six rims" indicating
zones.
Louis L. Bowdler, president of the
body assailed the Government for
using essential material, such as
copper gutterlng, in temporary
buildings that will be torn down
when the present emergency is over,
and not allowing this same good ma
terial to be used in permanent
homes being built"
Fifteen new members were ad-
mitted to the association. The body
met in the American Security g.
Trust Co. Building at Eighth and H
streets NE.
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Crow Agency News

Mr.. Carney and daughter
Betty Ann, spent last Thursday
and Friday moving to Wyola
where they will join Mrs. Gar
vey.
Mrs. Violet Alexander left last
Saturday for her home in Boze-
man.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Jones and
daughter motored to Poplar,
Mont, their former home. They
were accompanied by Miss o.
Conner, Mrs. Jones' sister.
Mrs. Rogers and daughter,
Kaye, left for their home in
Orange, Tex, Monday. Mrs
Rogers taught school in Grow
Agency the past term.
Louis Blackwell of Butte Wis
tied his sister, Mrs. G.. H. Con-
yer.
The Rev. c. A. Bentley united
in marriage Miss Thelma
Wroughton and Mr.. Glee Stock
ton of Billings on Tuesday. Mrs.
Stockton taught school here
during the past term.
MI. and Mrs. Merle c. Martin
were dinner guests of Mrs. Lor-
raine johnson wednesday eve
ming, and left later for their
home in Hardin having had
their belongings moved that day.
Mrs. Lillian Ross was also a
guest.
Miss Aneda Hemnes and Miss
Betty Jane Hause visited in Bill
lings Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Ross re-
turned to their home in Pringle,
S. D., Thursday. Mrs. Ross has
been visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Homer Frailey, for the
past three weeks. She was &C
companied by her children.
Captain Luce, L. c. Renning
and Leonard L. Smith attended
a Scottish Rite banquet in the
Masonic temple at Hardin May
8.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Sloan made
a business trip to Sheridan on
Saturday.
MI. ana MIS-. clarence MUM
entertained at a dinner party
Saturday night honoring Gerald
Nelson, who will return to Cali
fornia. Other guests were Mrs,
Joe keeler and Clark Stanton.
Mrs. Lillian Ross. Miss Gladys
Downey and Miss LaComb made
a trip to Billings Sunday.
Gerald Nelson, who has been
home on furlough, left for Le-
moore Field, Calf, Sunday.
The Baptist church held its
annual community picnic Sun
day at the bend of the Little
Horn river near Reno. Food and
entertainment were provided
during the day. MIR. Gustafson
made a speech. It was a COM
memoration of Rural Life Sun
day. About 800 people were pres
ent.
The local CCC-ID has been
planting hedges at most of the
government houses during the
past week.
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area registered at the Sarpy
and Wolf schools for the sugar
rationing.
Ora Longacre called at the
Laurence johnson home last
Sunday.
Coyle Redding and son, Junior,
are doing a lot of spring plow-
ing and seeding for Tom Mac
Leod.
Grandmother Sou t h W O rth,
Mrs. Charlie Southworth and
Mrs. Melvin Shick are spending
a few days in Billings.
The community is having a
cold, backward spring for those
who planted early gardens.
There has been ice each morn
ing for the past week.
Will Nichols went to Hardin
Wednesday to meet his two sis
tiers from Livingston, who will
visit their brothers and families
here for a few days before re-
turning home.
Mrs. Laurence Johnson and
Mrs. Stanley Nichols called on
Mrs. Hardie Redding Wednes-
day.
Sammie Haverfield of Hardin
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is vacationing a few days with
Burgess Macleod.
Charles and Stanley Nichols
and Laurence Johnson branded
spring calves last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Johns
were Hardin shoppers Wednes-
day.
Ed Kelley of Hardin and Joe
Human of lower Big Horn
were business callers at the Ira
Haynie ranch last week.
The much-dreaded tick sea-
son Is on. They seem to be more
plentiful than they have been
for several years in this part of
the country.
Anna Mehling and Stella o.
Brien have returned to their re-
spective homes, following the
close of schools.
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Greek News

Hubert Nichols was rushed to
the Hardin hospital last week,
seriously i'll with spotted fever.
Mrs. Thelma Thayer and son
have been spending a few weeks
with Mrs. Thayer's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. r. C. Fly.
MI. and Mrs. Hardie Redding
and son, Stephen, were Hardin
visitors Wednesday.
MI. and Mrs. J, S. Romine
and daughter, Eva, and son,
James,, have returned from La
mar, Ind. Mrs. Romine has par
TALLY recovered from her recent
illness.
The Hammond family, who
have lived at the j. B. Janney
home during the school term,
have moved to their farm in
Iron Springs.
Mrs. Andrew Miller, Mrs.
George Miller, Mrs. Leta Weaver
and Mrs. Eddie Miller called on
Mrs. Laurence johnson and
Mrs. Stanley Nichols Saturday.
Mrs. John Willcutt and sister
of Livingston visited their bro
ther. Hubert Nichols, who is
a patient at the Hardin General
hospital.
Shirley Clark, Lois Cas-, Pat
Bearss, Jack Frasier, Florence
Redding, Neva Fly and Burgess
Macleod, all students at Hardin
high school, have returned to
their respective homes for the
summer vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Butler,
Miss Genevieve Haug and Clark
McGary of Hardin were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Haynie Sat-
urday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hite and
daughter, Betty, spent Saturday
with MI. and Mrs. Hardie Red
ding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Kemp
of Broadus spent a few days
visiting MI. and Mrs. Bud Red
ding.
Miss Betty Job was a Sunday
guest of Miss Eva Romine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Cavanaugh
and Walter Shepherd visited in
Hardin Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jess Creswell
transacted business in the
county seat Saturday.
Every family in the Sarpy
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Propaganda
After a long and careful study
and analysis Of German propagan-
da, the experts tell us that Hitler
wants us to believe that:
Democracy is dying.
Our armed forces are weak.
The New Order" is inevitable.
Our West coast is in such grave
danger there is no point in fighting
on.
The British are decadent and
!''sold Us . bill Of goods"
The cost Of the war will bankrupt
the nation.
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Lame Deer News

Miss Ardeth Rowland under
went an emergency operation
for a ruptured appendix at the
agency hospital last week and
Is making a rapid recovery.
Alvin Parker and family
moved to their ranch last week.
The fence around the Lame
Deer cemetery has been re-
paired.
Wilfred Parker has completed
his course in drafting and is
employed at Edgmont, S. D.
Steve Toto of Ashland under
went an appendectomy at the
agency hospital last week.
Corporal Melvin Woundedeye
returned to Camp San Luis OBJ
ispo, Calf, last week after a
short furlough spent with his
parents and friends here.
Little Maria Sanderville fell
last Thursday afternoon and cut
her face. She received medical
attention at the agency hospital
and has recovered nicely.
MI. and Mrs. Forest Jennings
and baby of Ignacio, Colo, are
visiting Mr.. Jennings parents
while he awaits the draft. He is
a teacher at the Indian school
at Ignacio and Mrs. Jennings
is a nurse at the agency hos
pital there.
Mrs. S. c. Trethewey spent
last Friday with her daughter,
Margaret, at the Elliott school
on Tie creek.
Sugar rationing was finished
here last Thursday evening with
about $50 cards issued. Several
Indians from South Dakota and
Oklahoma registered here. John
Poland, Indian service auditor
who has headquarters in Salt
Lake City, and whose home is
IN southern California, was the
registrant who gave the most
distant home address.
The postoffice building has
been improved by a new coat
of paint on the woodwork.
The Woman'S club held their
annual election of officers here
last Friday evening. Mrs. E. w,
Martin was elected president,
Mrs. Floyd Orelup, vice presi-
dent, and Mrs. Don Gray, secre-
tary. Retiring officers. are, pres
ident, Mrs. Charles H. Jennings;
vice president, Mrs. Fred Thorn
son, and secretary, Mrs. George
Burns. Plans were made to fin
ish a quilt this week, which will
be sold for Navy relief.
Superintendent Charles L. FL
lis of Sisseton Agency, S. D.
conferred with superintendent
Jennings here Sunday.
Don Gray drove to Billings on
Monday to attend a meeting OF
CCC-ID workers where plans
are presented and discussed
for the coming fiscal year with
Production Coordinating Officer
Tom c. White. Mr.. and Mrs
Louis Eastgate of the Sisseton
agency are here and Mrs. East
gate is visiting her mother while
MI Eastgate attends the meet
ing. Gray is project manager
here and Eastgate at Sisseton
for CCC-ID.
Willis Rowland of Busby Wis
tied his son, william, and fam
lily here Saturday and Sunday.
Bryan Harris and Floyd Ore
lup drove to Billings Monday.
Mrs. George Sherman, Jr.
of Cut Bank was here last week
She was accompanied by hel
mother, Mrs. Sam Bird. She tool
her household effects and re-
turned to Cut Bank, where she
will remain with her parents un.
til June, when she plans to joir
her husband in California.
Mrs AL Cooley of Lynch coulee
was here Monday.
The current was off from
Sunday evening until 2 am
Monday.
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HAMMOND SEEKS
CONGRESS SEAT

Grant Hammond, merchant
and farmer who has repreSen-
ted Yellowstone county in the
house of representatives the last
four years, Wednesday an
nounced his candidacy for the
Republican nomination for rep
resentative in congress from
the Second Montana district.
Hammond said that between
now and the primary election
of July 81 he planned to visit
each Of the 80 counties Of the
district.
The candidate, who has re-
sided in Montana since taking
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PETER M. RIGG
WILL RUN AGAIN

Peter M. Rigg of Havre today
announced his candidacy for
Republican nomination as Clerk
of the Montana Supreme Court,
to succeed himself.
Rigg, a Montana resident since
1916 and former member of the
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up a homestead in Saltwater
county in 1918, has been en-
gagged in farming, livestock rails
ing and the mercantile business
throughout that period.
Hammond said he felt the
first duty of every American is
to help win the war, in order
that we may preserve the true
ideals of Christianity and civil
liZatiOn."
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BRIEFS:

The Poles have now returned to
the forms Of underground fighting
used by them under the oppression
Of Czarist Russia. Now they are
said to have a greater centralized
authority and more detailed plan.
ming. Many forbidden newspapers
are published. Many German sol.
diers and officers disappear.
: WPA community recreation prof.
ects are being suspended during the
war because s5 per cent Of their
persounsl are enxaRed In war work.
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Coddling-
Tuo Versions

have received a number Of let
tiers protesting against the Presi-
dents suggestion that this war be
called the Survival War;" The
writers do not issue with the argu-
ment that this is a struggle for the
survival Of one of two cultures, two
types Of thinking, but because the
phrase Survival Of the fttest'
which means the fttest physically.
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NEW STREET LIGHTS
ARE

The War Production Board
power branch has asked all ell
ectric utility systems to discon-
tinue for the duration of the
war all street lighting extensions
except those needed for public
safety.
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state legislature, now is clerk
of the supreme court, a post to
which he was appointed after
the death of A. T. Porter. Four
years remain of the six-year
term.
He is married and has five
children.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-22
Famous Paintino's S
Background Shown

PASADENA, Calf, Jan 90. CUP
--Gainsborough's famous Blue Boz
his greatest masterpiece, was paint
ed over the likeness of a MAJ. or
discarded canvass. an X-ray
photograph showed today
Millions have seen the blue boy
which the late Henry F. Hunting
ton purchased for S750.000, but
only the experienced eyes Of arr
students could notice the slight
irregularity above the boys hcaG
One theory was that Gainsbor-
ough originally had painted the
blue boy with his hat on and later
removed i and placed 1t in his
hand. But Maurice Block. curator
Of the Huntington Art gallery, and
c. H. Collins Baker, art historian
decided to see what caused the ,m-
eyenness and had the peiAtln,
=-rayCd.
Behind the blue boy stands q
man wearing a white stock ABOUT
his neck The X~ray photo clearly
shows his nose and mouth. Dut
not his forehead and eves. lndieat-
lng the canvass had necn ol'.