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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-10-16

She was an ardent prohibition
ist and the use of the castle as an
after-hours club more than a
decade after her death in 1881 was
ironic. When she died. a press
association put out a story that
her will directed that the wine
cellar containing rare vintages
and WHISTLES worth almost 81 mil
lion at bootleg prices" be poured
in the gutter. Informal marching
clubs were organized at the bars
of New York and Philadelphia to
come to Washington and if neces-
sary sample the gutter. 1t was dur
ing prohibition. The anxiety about
the wine cellar was futile. She
had destroyed it's contents in 1906.
Mrs. Henderson was a food fad
dist greatly Influenced by DR.. John
Harvey Kellogg of Battle Creek,
Mich, to whose institution she
once willed her entire estate. She
changed the will year later. She
did not eat meat or drink tea or
coffee. She abhorred tobacco. She
also abhorred short skirts and
made her servants wear them long
right through the f1apper 20s.
When she died there was a ter
rife scramble among the poten-
tial heirs to her SIS million estate.
The will suits were finally settled
out of court.
When Henderson Castle was
torn down, many people concluded
that an apartment house would be
built on the property. But the
Thomas j. Fisher Co., which man
ages the property for the present
owner. says it is not on the
market.
The first Meridian Hill mansion
was built by Commodore David
Porter with prize money he re-
ceived for his victories in the
naval battles of the early 1905.
There is something fitting about
sailor naming his place after a
meridian of longitude. At any
rate, that's how Meridian Hill got
its name.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-10-16
Mental Health Films
To Be Shown in Virqiniu

A series Of mental health films
will be launched by the Mental
Hygiene Society of Northern Vir-
ginia with the showing of THE
Quiet One" at $50 pm. Wednes-
day at the Kate Waller Barret
School, 4400 North Henderson
road. Arlington.
After the picture, there will be
a panel discussion. Participants
will be Albert Deutsch, author of
"Our Rejected Children; DR..
Julius Schneider, psychiatrist, and
Judge Hugh Reid of Arlington
County Police and Juvenile Courts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-10-16

fN w.
Maj. Hearn
is studying law
at the univer-
sity at the di-
rection of the
Judge Advocate
Generals office.
He Is a veteran
Of nine years
service IN the
Marine C or p S
a n d attended
the University
of Missouri. He
lives at 2O17.
North Madison
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-10-16

had word from
him that he is
safe and we'll.
For % anxi-
Gus days, Mrs.
Ora c e Rollins
of 6503 North
S / x t e e n t h
street, thought
her son, Pfc.
M a + v j n B.
> II o w a / L e I,
might be dead.
But she kept
up her hope.
and Stubbornly
liant oftor no.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-10-16
Rep. Smith to Speak

Representative Smith, Demo-
crat, of Virginia, candidate for
reelection, will speak at rally
at s o'clock tonight at the Fair
fax High School, sponsored by the
Fairfax County Democratic Elk
ecutive Committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-10-16
Joycee Cord Porty Set

The Jaycee Aides, auxiliary Of
the Arlington Junior Chamber of
Commerce, will hold a card party
at 8 pm. Thursday at the Colonial
Village ball room for the benefit
of the new Anderson Orthopedic
Hospital, Inc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-10-16

A bazaar will be held this week
end at st. Michaers Episcopal
Church, North Ivanhoe and Elev-
enth streets, Arlington. The ba-
zaar will be open from 6 to 1890
pm. Friday and from / to 1890
pm. Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-10-16
Mothers Fear StiIIed
Report Of Son sDeath
is Proved Erroneous

An Arlington mother who in
sisted sit can't be true" when
letter to her son in Korea was re-
turned, marked deceased, has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-10-16
Marine Maj. Hearn Edits
Law Review at GNU

Maj. Alexander M. Hearn,
U. S. M. c., has been named stu
dent editor in chief of the George
Washington University Law Re-
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-10-27
Ratio of Elders
Doubles in Century

The ratio of elders to those at
the main working years of life has
doubled in the United States
during the past century, and has
increased by nearly two thirds
since 1900.
One hundred years ago there
were only about six persons at
age 65 or older for each 100 of the
population at 20 to "a. By 1900 the
ratio had climbed to eight, and
since then it has risen even more
rapidly and is now ID.
Although the segment of the pop
ulation at IS or over has been in
creasing, the relative importance
of the dependent population as a
whole has declined, due to a rapid
drop in the ratio of children TO the
population at the main productive
ages. The number of children un-
der 10 per 100 persons at ages 90
"a has been cut in half. from 1O7 in
1850 to about 81 in 1850.
In very recent years, however,
due to the war and postwar squirt
in the birth rate, this trend has
been reversed and the child popu-
lation has increased at a more
rapid rate than people at ages 20
g. This will continue for at least
a decade, even if allowance is
made for a steady decline in the
birth rate from it's present level,
and at the same time the popula-
ton at the older ages will continue
its long-term upward climb.
AS result, we are entering a
period when the country will have
to provide for the expanding social
and economic needs of both its
large child and aged populations,
each growing at faster rate than
the population at the main work.
ing ages.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-10-27

including Davidson of North Caro-
lima, and also Rhodes scholar.
THE THOUSANDS of men and
women in the foreign services are
screened, chosen for particular
aptitude and technical training for
specific jobs, and are known as
career" men and women and gen.
orally make a life work of the
foreign service.
So conscious has the department
of state become of the necessity
of winning political detectives
through diplomacy after the coun-
try has won military victories or
without military aid, the depart
ment in 1947 established the foreign
service institute, which is actually
school for training young men
and women in the foreign service of
the country. 1t is departmentalized
for specialized training, including
schools for all the languages of the
world.
The institute is now located in
an eight-story building at 2115 c
street NV. in Washington and
periodically its graduates, coming
from every state in the union, find
their way into the ranks of the
foreign service. The institute also
trains employees of other govern
mental agencies concerned with
foreign affairs. The courses run
up to six months, with the regular
course for new foreign service Of
ficers now three months.
The school for basic officer
training provides courses designed
to prepare new personnel for mi
tial field duty. The school of ad-
vanced officer training is con-
cerned with graduate-level instruc-
ton in the social science fields, in
GLIDING economies, politics, law,
sociology, social psychology, Gull
tural anthropology, etc. And the
school of languages is designed to
equip the employees with a rudi-
mentary or even advanced knowl-
edge of the language of the coun-
try of assignment.
The foreign service institute
equlps the representatives of the
American people to do much bet
ter job for them in the rs nations
where consuls, embassies and other
diplomatic missions are main
tanned. By the measurement of
every yardstick the training is Civ
ing to the department a higher
type OF American citizen than has
ever before been possible.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-10-27
By WALTER A. SHEAD

Washington, D. c. - Benjamin
Franklin was the first member of
the foreign service of the United
States department of state when
In 1776 he was appointed joint COM
missioner to France and in 1778
minister to France.
At least seven men who later
became President served as chiefs
Of missions abroad. The consular
service was launched in 1880 as an
adjunct Of the diplomatic service,
but was not consolidated with It
until 1924.
Briefly, the foreign service rep
resents the American people and
the American government through
out the world and is the means of
carrying out American foreign pol
icy abroad.
In the set-up of the functional
operation of the state department
as now constituted, the foreign
service operates directly under the
secretary and the under secretary
Of state. 1t is broken down into
six major departments and these
in turn are broken down into 10
small offices. The six main bu-
reaus, all under an assistant Sec
rotary of state, include the bureau
Of German affairs, bureau of Unit
ed Nations affairs, bureau of Euro
pean affairs, bureau of inter-Amer-
lean affairs, bureau of near east
ern, south Asian and African af-
fairs and the bureau of far east
ern affairs.
With the eyes of the world focused
today on the Far East and South
Asia, these latter two departments
are of tremendous Importance. The
Near East and the South Asian af-
fairs bureau is broken down into
the office of Greek, Turkish and
Iranian affairs, the office of Afri-
can and near eastern affairs
and the office of south Asian af-
fairs. The bureau of far eastern
affairs is broken down into the Of
flee of Chinese affairs, the office
of northeast Asian affairs and the
office of Philippine and southeast
ern Asian affairs.
Presiding over the near eastern
bureau is Assistant Secretary
George Grew McGhee of Texas, an
Oklahoma university graduate and
Rhodes scholar. Serving as chief
of the Far Eastern affairs bureau
is Dean Rusk of Georgia, a grad
uate of several American colleges
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-10-27

couple of weeks ago, I wondered
what the heck was in it, so I ripped
it open and read it right there
on the porch. And corny as it
sounds, all the time l was reading
it I could hear the vacuum going
inside and my son making a racket
in his upstairs bedroom.
Chances are, had I gotten this
letter when I was fresh out of the
army and plenty jumpy, I would
have called my wife every dirty
name and busted up our marriage
as fast as the law would allow. But
standing there on the porch
thought of the three good years
we'd had together and the 80 more,
maybe, coming up-not to mention
the fact that I hadn't always been a
saint myself. So, put the letter
in my pocket, and that night after
work went to jewelry store and
made down-payment on one of
those wristwatches with little red
stones.
When banded the present
TO my missns after dinner. she
said, "Wbat's this Christmas
in AngHsf?"
EXACTLY, baby" said, and
then l told Der had finally
gotten her letter and bcw bab-
Ply Was IL bad come 80 months
late.
Since then we have talked a lot
about this lucky accident, and today
we decided there's a lesson in the
story which might help a lot of
other couples who feel like busting
their marriages the first time some
thing goes wrong. If you run this
letter in your column, we'd appre-
ciate it, of course, if you didn't use
our real namaR
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-10-27

ish their supplies, Cynthia's pulse
quickened little, and she kept her
eyes fastened on the bend in the
river that would first reveal the
great buildings of the packing
house.
What followed made Cynthia a
little ashamed. She hated to hurt
Lionel, he was so fine and generous
and kind. And so devoted. She
thought he'd object to a divorce,
and it was little disappointing
when he agreed readily.
AND so Lionel went back into the
"a wilderness shortly after the d.
vorce was granted, and Cynthia,
free and exultant, waited for Austin
to come to her.
He came at last and stood near
where she lay in a hammock. It
was night and she could not see his
face.
Cynthia, darling, why did you do
it? l feel like a cad, breaking up
you and Lionel like that. He's
good sort and-Well, l meant moth
ing by my attentions. 1t was all
well, sort of fun"
But, darling, you do love me?
You do want to marry me?" Mis-
givings chilled her heart.
Austin ran finger under his
collar. "Well, you see, Gym
thia-you see, l can't. that is
I'm already marriedn'
Cynthia nearly swooned. When
She again opened her eyes Austin
was gone. She was alone. Panic
gripped her, then fear. Later she
thought of Lionel. She'd not known
how to appreciate him. She'd wait.
He'd be out of the bush again in
three weeks. He'd understand.
1t was almost unbearable, that
waiting. The people of Woodsville
looked at her curiously and whis-
pered among themselves. Three
weeks passed and Lionel didn't re-
turn. Another week dragged by and
still no sign of him.
Then, at last, Lionel came back.
Cynthia, watching from the YER
anda of her rooming house, saw his
canoe sweep into sight, and her
heart leaped. Lionel at last! Lionel,
whom she'd loved and would love
again. Lionel who had loved her so
tenderly. Love like his didn't die.
She had treated him miserably, but
she'd admit all that, ask his for
giveness.
And then the canoe neared the
shore and Cynthia went down to
meet it. Lionel saw her, and waved
a greeting.
Cynthia's heart stopped beating.
There was someone else in the
canoe. A girl.
The canoe touched the shore,
Lionel grinned at her happily.
Cynthia, it's good to see you again.
Hope you and Austin are happy"
He gestured toward the girl, who
had turned to stare. Cynthia, NEE.
tho naw Mrs. Ainsley."
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-10-27

This, of course, wasn't the home
coming I'd been figuring on and
l took it pretty hard But realiz-
ing there was nothing I could do
about it-her mother didn't even
have phone-I sent her a Merry
Christmas wire and told her to
hurry back as soon as she could
1t wasn't until after New Years
however, that my wife showed up.
That Was in At, and in The
past three years lot of nice
things bare HAPPENED to ns-a
son, pretty good job, and
most OF THE mortgage paid off
on our house. None of Wbicb
t0oHid bape come about if The
letter my Wife sent me from
Cleveland bad arrived on scbed-
ale.
In it, you see, she confessed there
had been another man while I'd
been away-nobody she cared any,
thing about, just someone who had
happened along while she was lone
ly and miserable. She said if I
didn't want her to come back to
write and say so and she'd under
stand, but if she didn't hear from
me she'd figure had forgiven her
and would return and try to make
it up to me.
WHEN THE MAILMAN handed
me this three-year-old letter a
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-10-27

Texas I was put on a boat and
shipped off to that swamp called
Okinawa. BY the time I got there,
the shooting was over, so guess I
was better off than most of the boys,
but it was dull and muddy sort
Of life, and was plenty glad when
I was shipped back and dis
charged in AT.
1T WAS TWO DAYS before Christ
mas when ! arrived in Great Neck,
and you can imagine how let down
I felt when I found that my wife
wasn't there waiting for me. In
stead, there was a note on the table
saying her mother wasn't feeling
well, and she had gone TO- Cleye-
land. She'd be back in few days
that is, if everything was all right.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-10-27
Personal
To Women With
Nagging Backache

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causes. don't wait, try Doan's Pills, a mild
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over 80 years. While these symptoms may
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Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-10-27

Ohio, and dated De-
cember 10, 1947. But
what was in that
letter won't make
sense to you unless
I first tell you some
thing about myself.
Shortly after I
was married in "a,
the draft boards be-
gan taking anything
with two legs, and
after ten months in
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-10-27
BROADWAY AND MAIN STREET
80 Months Late, Letter Makes Christmas in AUGUST
By BILLY ROSE

This mornings batch of mail following from man
in Great Neck, L. e ' g w
Dear Billy Rose:
AS you probably noticed in the day boy
named Henry Iurriu
junked automobile on the outskirts of Great Neck ~ 1870 -
1t consisted mostly of Christmas
December l947 and Office
the neXtda - N'' 80.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-10-27
BY INEZ GERHARD

Patsy Campbell, star of CBS's
"The Second Mrs. Burton" and
her radio actor husband, Al Reilly,
have yet to get taste of Bermuda
sunshine. They've returned from
a ten-day vacation there-and it
rained every day.
Irene Beasley, mistress of cere-
monies of Grand SIAM" has been
doing little figuring. The show
recently celebrated it's fourth con-
tinuous year on the air, and Irene
says she's used approximately 5000
questions and distributed $1,000
prizes.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-10-27

dietary bulk, do this: Eat an ounce
Of crispy Kellogg's ALL-BRAN
daily, drink plenty OF water! If not
completely satisfied after 10 days,
return empty carton to Kellogg's,
Battle Creek, Mich. Get DOUBLE
YOUR MONEY BACK
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-10-27

started eating ALL
BRAN regularity.
Mrs. H. B. Taylor,
1904 Ridge Avenue,
Coraopolis, Pa. Just
one Of many unsolic-
tied letters from ALL
BRAN users! If you
suffer from constipa-
ton due to lack of
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-10-27

CHE CAN play hairdresser! The
~ straw yarn hair can be damp
ened and curled over and over.
This is precious doll, with ruffly
frock!
One mans sock for this pretty
cuddle-dolly! Pattern 7489; direc-
tons; clothes patterns.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-10-27
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Consular Service Consolidated
with Diplomatic Branch in 1924

This II the fifth Of q series of six
articles on the state department and
~ personnel by Walter A. Shead,
Western Newspaper Unions WASH
ington correspondent.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-10-27

derness, while he listened to the
boots of owls and
q Minute t h screeches of
= bobcats, and Won
| rIctloh dered if the time
- would ever come
when somebody sat with him by the
fire and listened to the night sounds
that had been his only companions
since graduation from tn state
school of forestry two years ago.
He met Cynthia when he came out
of the bush one June for a short
vacation. They were married the
day he was due to start back into
the woods.
The first week was deliciously
sweet. Cynthia had been a country
girl, and because Lionel was her
first real love, she eagerly looked
forward to spending weeks alone
with him in the wilderness.
That was before they reached
Woodsville, where Lionel had his
base. There was big packing COM
pany at Woodsville, run by man
named Benton, who had a son
named Austin. Fresh from college
young Austin had come to Woods
vile to learn the packing business.
Quite naturally the place was dull
and boring to one so sophisticated.
Then Lionel and his new wife
arrived, and Austin looked on
Cynthia and vowed to know her
better. Austin had that polish
about him that attracts women.
So when Lionel finally headed his
canoe toward Woodsville to replen-
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-10-27
F FICTION SECOND WIFE
IonNIh By Richard H. Wilkinson
BY Richard H. Wilkinson

T IFE began for Lionel Ainsley
- when he met Cynthia Trumble.
She was the fulfillment of dreams
that were dreamed while he sat
alone by his camp fire in the will
derness, while he listened to the
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-10-27

Economist Born OsweEo, N. 7.
May "a. 1899. ABB, Amherst, 1920;
AM. University Of Michigan, 1921;
Ph.D., Columbia. 1924: LID, Mari
eta (Ohio) College. 1895. Instrue-
tor economics, University of Mich
igan, 1920-2l; instructor economic
and social Institutions, Amherst,
1921-22. professor economies, 1926
81. Appointed deputy to assistant
secretary of state for economic af-
fairs, 1915. Assistant secretary
since 1916.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-10-27

Udy.
Well, one of the pieces of mail
was addressed to me-a letter from
my wife, postmarked Cleveland,
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-10-27
F.. NEEpLEcRAFT PATTERNS
Little Cutie From q Sock

Send zoe in coin. your name. address,
and pattern number to
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-10-27
HARSH.LAXATIVE Days
ONLY A MEMORY NOW

wish I had heard of wonderful
ALL-BRAN rs years ago! Haven't
needed a single, harsh LAXATIVE since I
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-10-27

boots of owls and
t h e screeches of
bobcats, and Won
dered if the time
would ever come
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-10-27

including Davidson of North Caro-
lima, and also a Rhodes scholar.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-10-27

WHEN THE MAILMAN handed
me this three-year-old letter a
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-18
FROM FAIRBANKS
FROM NEW YORK

PALMA COMPOUND IS BETTER
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-18
FLOWING GOLD" FEATURE TONIGHT.
 AT 10TH CENTURY

Warner Bros thrilling tale of life and love in the Texas oil fields, Flowing Gold" suggested by Rex Beach story, is coming to the 20th Century Theatre tonight for a spe- cial return showing. John Garfield, Pat O'Brien, and Frances Farmer head the cast.
 Many thrilling scenes were cap tured on film: huge avalanche that almost kills the lovers, the thrill of tapping a new oil drum and seeing the rich oil shooting geyser- like into the air. the uninhibited rowdyism of a free-for-all among men who love to fight, proof that the world of greasy derricks and humping machinery has always been an exciting one.
 Only Rex Beach could develop such breathtaking idee. Those who have read the story will be fas- cinated by the Animation, and those new to the drama, will eX- perience thrill in its telling. AL fred E. Greens direction keeps the action lightning-fast.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-18
FASCINATING LOVE STORY LAST TIME,
 CApIT0L'5 SCREEN

Portrait of Jennie" the David O. Selznick production starring Jen- nifer Jones and Joseph Gotten. brings to the Capitol Theatre to- night for the last times the famous Robert Nathan best-seller of several seasons back which told of the adventurous and fascinating love story of beautiful girls attempt to bridge a strange series of over whelming obstacles in bringing her love to a struggling artist. In the end, they find une ultimate in hie and death in the heart of raging hurricane.
 !. In bringing to the screen this dif- ficult theme. Selznick proves agaln his great skill of versatile produc- ton, lending full credence to what has been called the greatest ad- venture-love story of all time.