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starting ut the heel Of the knife,
draw Il diagonslly across to its
point.
One good sharpener Is
permanent set Of grinding wheels
operated by . small crank. The
sharpener Is fastened to the wall
at convenient height. The knife
blade 10 wet and then placed be-
tween the wheels Of emory, which
when revolved, sharpen both sides
Of the blade at once.
Another consists solely Of an
emory bar like q pencil which may
be adjusted to any table edge or
other support. II the knife Is
drawn forward and back on this
bar. the edge 10 sharpened. Use .
good Oh on both blade and bar and
see how much better the result.
BA sure your old carver and all
your kitGhen knives are well
shaYpensd for the holidays. Don't
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The handle Il another important
point. That type Of handle which
ID most comfortable b an oval. one
piece handle. Of rubberised wood.
They are the lishtest weight wood
dipped In rubber, then baked sew
eral times. This makes the handle
sanitary and impervious and ct the
same time Of the lightest weight
Such . handle win stand sosp and
wear and careless usage better
thsn any other. Also, the iinnplsr
the handle. the more money viii
be In the blade. Newer make the
mistake Of buying fancy horn
handles or other elaborate handles
when the real cost sheuld be in the
blade itself.
There are sxesllent ssts Of
household cutlery which would
make valuable holiday gifts. One
Of these has dozen pieces Of
various knives, fork, spatula, etc.
The bread slicer, for jnetanee. has
. different blsds thsa the meat
.lieer, because IN one lease the
blade d cutting through soft
material while In the other the
NEST ID firm md gives srester re-
The knife With curved sdgs b
particularly suitable Tor gfeps.
fruit and ether salad preparation.
Even potat6 knives can Be better
than TIE ususl "l0e psrer" bought
in stores, which provo % poor after
short use. Some Of these have dif-
ferent kinds Of tips 10 remove
eyes and for other forms Of scrap
ing. ssA f
How doss the average woman
sharpen knives! One man tells
me that women use the window
sill or the back Of the stove or the
outside step when they want TO
sharpen The carver for the holi-
days! Il This trpe?, I leave men
to answer. Possibly not al women
do know that the correct way 10
sharpen any blade b 10 place It ut
. slant Of 4S degrees, and then
The Washington times., 1922-12-17

fore, . knowisdgs Of how 70
select . right shaped. excellent
cutting knife d desirable. s
Unfortunately, many women
select knives largely on t1e bass
Of appearance. Usuelly ~ buys
looks instead Of blades he nay
fall for what the slArk says \ -
handsome knife" but sshe should
be able to pick : good blade and
style Of construction.
First, all those knives whore the
blade extends partly thrssgh the
handle and q fastensd by rivets
are = poor type. The reason being
that when the knife h washed, the
cracks on either side Of this
''through-tang'' or extended blade,
will widen and in this crevice dirt
viii easily collect. Further. any
brass rivets will become dull and
even cause poisoning after they
are affected by various acids Of
food and soap.
Every knife must have . proper
balance. This means that the
weight between handle and blade
must be evenly distributed. Have
you ever taken up . knife and felt
the handle % heavy that your hand
was uncomfortable in using II!
Such q knife will never cut well
because II is too much effort to
pull the handle back. This knife
is constructed moro like . clesver
or axe where the weight needs 10
be heavy in order to strike the
blow. But that 10 q chopping tool
and Q knife should be Q cutting
tool. The front part or point OF
any knife should not be heavier
than the handle.
Every knife blade may be
divided into two parts, the "heer'
where il joins the handle, and the
point" 1t its tip. A requirement
Of every good knife, especially
carver, ID that the steel must taper
from the heel to the point in order
to rapidly free itself a. II Is drawn
through the food being carved. It
is the same idea n having the
PROV Of q boat sharply pointed
like . v in order to cut through
the water. In q square boat, and
in q blunt knife there 10 too much
resistance for skilled speed.
It Il also necessary TO know
about different kinds Of grinding
Of knives in the factory. A knife
may be ground either oval"
fiat. or "concave." The oval
grind ID the cheapest, the concave
Is poor, while the fat grind gives
the most permanent cutting
surface. Look at the next knives
you purchase and observe this
point.
Many kitchen knives are frauds
because they have . "bevel' Of
about one-sixteenth of an inch.
Now such q short edge lasts only
q few days and needs constant re
sharpening. But II the blade ID
fat from back to edge it viii hold
the edge better than any other
style OF grinding.
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v NkDS
yY1AsH and cream y cup but
,SW tsr, best h ! cup sugar. 1
wen beaten sgg, cup Of
raisins End sup Of surrsnts, well
Washed and dried. Add ~ cups
hour siftsd With ! teaspoon soda.
1 teaspoon cinnamon and Y tea
spoon cloves. Beat in I cup Of
hot. thick apple sauce which has
been strained. Turn into tube
pan lined with buttsred paper and
bake In 8 moderate oven about y
hours. 49,
Egglsss, Butterlsss Chocolate
# Cake.
vTASH and dry thoroughly y
w cup rsisina Cream y cup
shortenins, best In I cup Of sugar,
and 3 tablespoons cocoa, ! tea-
spoon vanilla and Y teaspoon salt.
Add / teaspoon sods 70 2 cups flour
and odd altsrnsfsly with I cup Of
sour milk To the cake mixture.
Bake IN . moderate oven.
Christmas Tea Cakes.
xxx v cup butter with cup
M sugar and \ EMP Cocoa.
Beat until creamy, add : wen
beaten eggs, and y cup wster
alternately with ~ cups -four
sifted and mixed with I teaspoon
cinnamon, y teaspoon Glove, 3
teaspoons baking powder and \
teaspoon sllspiee. Have ready /
cup Of carefully washed and dried
rsisins and cup of washed and
dried currants, l cup Of finely
shredded citron and y cup
chopped nut meats. Bake In small
cup cake tins. Cover with boiled
frosting and decorate with bits Of
preserved cherries or small red
candles and shredded angelica or
cttron.
The Washington times., 1922-12-17

XWYHAT would Christmas and
w New Years be without
- turkey or goose, or special
meat dish, and how can We carve
1t without . good sharp knife!
Indeed. the right kind Of carver
plays IN Important part in all holi-
day fsstivity. In addition, q carv-
ing set or special assortment Of
Kitchen knives ID one Of the best
types Of Christmas gift. There
The Washington times., 1922-12-17

A POPULAR STYLE fs966).
The pattern h cut In z sizes: 4, 6,
8, ID, IL, IL and i6 years, A IL
year size requires ~ yards Of Se-
inch material.
A POPULAR GARMENT
(4221). The pattern; y cut In 8,
sises; 3, 10, II, IA snd 10 years.
A 10-year Size requires IN yards
Of 6l-inch material,
A CHARMING APRON MODEL
(l21C. The pattern b cut In I
sises: Small, medium, large and
extra large A medium size 70
quir.s > yards OF SSinch ma.
4 STYLISH rRocK WITH
NEW FEATURES (l11e). This
pattern ID cut IN 3 siseeA Is, IL
and 20 years, An 18-yeaR size re-
quires 3H ysris Of bl-insh ma
terial. The Width It the foot With
out lappsd pazt Of frsnt = ~
a NEW VERSION OF a
POPULAR STYLE (l052)., Tho
pattern d cut In z sises: 36, %,
10, ~, ~ Is end lS inches bust
rseasures A 3oAuch sire requires
yerds 81 lQ4neh material. /.
Girls, DRESS WITH SLEEVE
m TITHtk or TWO LENGTG6
(l9Ol). The pattern q cut ina
stssss 49, 3 md 10 ysasss Az
year siss rsquirss : ysrds y ~
4 POPULAR PLAY spn1gs
(l201). The pattern d cut n
sises: 2, 3, 4 and 8 years. n 3.
year sise requires . y yardS a a.
Inch material. ~ "A b
The Washington times., 1922-12-17
Prune and Black Walnut
Cake.

HREAM v cup buttsr, sdd X
- cup sugar gradually, ~ best
id 2 well beaten esg yolks and Y
teaspoon orange extract. Nix 1 cup
drained stewed prnnes and v cup
chopped black walnut meats with
~ cups cake flour and 3 tea-
spoons baking powder, v teaspoon
soda and v teaspoon salt. Add
alternately with v cup pruns
juice 70 the eaks n1ixtnre. Fold In
: stiffly beaten ete whites. Bake
In two layers md put together
with m orange cream hlling. Dust
generously with SiStsd powdered
The Washington times., 1922-12-17
Christmas Cakes You Will Like
BN Mary Lee Sc0m,s,

n Wsn-xssvs Ndsss ~ LssArA,ss cssissg.
ristsnaa 2naN> Caka AsoaA aanca Csfe
The Washington times., 1922-12-17

I s oPsSs Ns
yYTAsH and cream y cup but
w tart best IN IN supg si1tsd
sugar. 3 seSs. and K cup eo4ss
Asld B cups acpr nnixsd aid 6ftsd
withS tsaspeeSs baiing psvdes.
a te1upoen cinnasnoS, r toaspo6a
mace and \ teaspoon Glove.
Bake In . moderate oven.
The Washington times., 1922-12-17
Choo osing Holiday Cutlery

b. Mrs. Christine Frederick,
TAs DistinsudsAsd Authedy % Hsussbad ESjsipssy.
The Washington times., 1922-12-17

Old Fashioned Her,nits.
TREAM v cup butter. add \
- cup sugar gradually. and odd
" cup chopped raisinS and I well
beaten egg mixed with . table
spoons milk Nix and sift *
cups hsur, 2 teaspoons baking
powder, 4 tsaspeon cinnamon, 4
teaspoon olove. 4 teaspoon macs
and q teasDoon nutmeg. Add 10
the shrSt mtxturs and best wen.
R6ll out On lightly Toured
board Allewing dough u become
little Wicker than Tor eoolIies or
waters, shape and bate in .
moderate oven.
Evening journal., 1922-02-28
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EHlglYGyl g. s. !.

The following transfers OF city
property have been recorded:
Second street. 2l5 East Lolloie c.
Rlccio from Robert l.. Barnes
$4,000.
Fourteenth street, west of French
street: Michael Ryan from Joseph T.
McCullen. $4,000.
Lamotte street, southwest corner
OF Twenty-ffth street; Samuel Ginns
from David l.. Topkis. s410O.
Seventh street. 1415 West. Ed.
ward W. Hall from Ada Stanley
$1,000.
Washington street, southwest cor
ner OF Twenty-hfth street; Mary E
Mclaughlin and Fannie X. DALI
from Edward +. Johnson, $1,000
McCabe avenue south OF Monro'
street: Joseph Schunder from Jame
A. Hurlock. $1,000.
Mendenhall avenue. northeast o
Todd's Lane: Clayton r. Hughe
from Fielder and Ripka, $3.50
Monroe street northeast of Twen
l ty-third street; Joseph c. Kavan
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by similar at Genoa. Are we, in short on the
way to the substitution OF league methods without the
heavy machinery OF the league itself In the settlement and
adjustment Of International issues? 10 is regretfuly to
be admitted that much ground exists for entertaining such
opinion should 1t the practice OF the chief
States Of the world to special congress when
very urgent matters to be settled; and should
congresses work the whole satisfactorily with
out the OF international organization Of super
numeraries or large body OF costly officers, the argu-
ment from practical utility against the league would be-
come strong The question would then be whether 1t had
been able to develop ned OF usefulness within which Its
service was undoubted that its maintenance as an
auxiliary to other and general conferences would
be worth while Its mandae policy year ago was
very unfortunate and the action at the Washington con-
ference practically reviewing and recastng 1t in accord
with more reasonable ideas must hurt the prestige Of the
league II is to be hoped that the league will not fol-
low the footsteps Of the Holy Alliance Of century and
more ago. Yet such a result is not impossible
The Journal Of Commerce has been quoted at some
length as Illustrative OF the irresistible appeal which the
logic and procedure OF the Washington conference made
on such practical statesmen Lloyd George and by re-
necon upon the Journal itself Only few days before
the appearance Of this editorial the Journal said
Presiden Harding has happily changed his course and
sim characterstcay feeling his way let hope, to-
ward the League OF nations rather than multiplying con-
fusion by an altogether supernuous association OF ma
tions"
The FOUNDER has both eyes on the side OF his
head and but in direction So has the inter-
nationalist, which probably explains why he founders
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The American Economist is op-
posed 10 the passage Of the Bonus
Bill. That is not because we do not
favor any measure calculated for
the benefit OF the soldiers. provided
such measure is feasible and proper
We can never repay the soldiers for
what they underwent in the war,
Just as we have never been able to
repay those who fought in the Civil
War. The bonus would not repay
them, nor would 1t greatly benefit
them. In fact we incline to the
opinion that It would damage more
than II would benefit. The service
and sacrifices of the soldiers can
never be paid in dollars and cents.
The attempt 20 cancel the debt in
that manner is an insult TO their
patriotism.
No man worthy to enter the army
to fight for his country did so for
the money there was in 1t. There
fore the soldiers in the late war are
not "entitled" to anything more
than the regular payment prescribed
by existing law. They are no more
entitled to additional pay than are
the President OF the United tates
or the members OF Congress. A
bonus is a gratuity a Tip" such as
Is handed to a servant IN addition
to his wages. We do not believe
that the great body of the patriotic
soldiers Of the United States want
to be in the position of demanding
tips"
We believe that the vast majority
OF those who enlisted or were draft
ed in the late war were animated by
the purest patriotism, the loftiest
sentiments OF service to country
and sacrifice of self. We can never
do too much for them, nor do we
think that those who went forth to
offer their lives, If need be, for the
sake OF family and country are now
willing TO turn around and demand
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Passing the Bonus Buck
(From the New York Heraid).

The latest word from bonus land
tells us that Chairman Fordney of
the Ways and Means Committee is
minded to pass the bonus buck to
the Senate.
It is the Job OF the Ways and
Means Committee, OF which for the
moment Fordney is the chairman
10 find the money for any and all
Government expenditures, any and
all Government undertakings. Ford
ney. an old hand at levying on the
peoples purses, has been put to his
wits end to find a scheme for chisel-
ing out the bonus money.
The farm bloc won't stand for a
bonus sales tax.
Secretary OF the Treasury Mellon.
who has got to reiinance six billions
five hundred millions Of dollars
within the next fifteen months II he
can get the money to do it, won't
stand for a bonus bond issue
President Harding, the man up in
the White House who is carrying the
load. the man who in the finality Is
held responsible for every act Of his
Administration and for every act OF
his party. viewing the situation in
broad vision and from every bearing
and every angle, emphatically OPP
poses a bonus bond issue. and EN-
phatically opposes piling on top OF
our already staggering taxes any ad-
dltional tax for bonus purposes. TIT
President. however, under pressure
OF the situation would stand for {
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The Remedy for Buckeing
(From TIE New York Herald)


Commendable efforts are being
made by the authorities to deal with
sellers. OF fraudulent stock, bunco
steerers and bucket enop promoters.
who have fourished as never before
on the rise and fall of the after-war
boom. The simple accommodation
recently set forth by District Attor-
ney Banton for remedial legislation.
proper enforcement Of the existing
laws and the education OF the public
against bucket shop thieves are evil
dence of his desire not only to clean
up existing frauds but to prevent
similar operations in the future.
The sordid facts set forth in the
series of article in the New York
Herald concerning the unbridled
license enjoyed in the last few years
by nation wide stock swindlePs leave
no room to dispute the need for de-
cisive and effective action against
this evil. How this can be done and
done with dispatch is not an easy
question TO answer. Protecting in
vestors and spectators against their
OWn AOAlJ 10 SOtldi do wen dc q
financial problem which goes back
even further than the story Of Shy
lock and the pound of flesh or the
Biblical lesson Of the wasted talents.
The problem was a live onelin the
days when Esau sold his birthright.
Investors are in effect money lend
ers Unless they possess sagacity
and caution informed by experience,
they can come through without loss
only by accepting the advice of
others whom they know beyond
doubt to possess these qualifications.
Luck and the law of averages as
counselors. unaided by vision and
good judgment, invariably bring dis
aster.
The limitations are greater than
the possibilities for benefit in the
matter OF legislation to help the in
vestor or money lender. 1t is not
theory but hard experience that TIE
so-called blue sky laws when they
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sales tax. but the country won't
stand for a sales tax.
Fordney, facing these solid fronts
OF opposition, thwarted on every
hand and desperately put to it to
make good the compact OF Republi-
can politicians with bonus propa
gandists, now threatens to jam
through the bonus bill anyway. leav-
ing 1t to the President and his Secre-
tary of the Treasury to pay the bons
from moneys coming in for other
purposes.
But in view OF the fact that. with
diminishing income. the Treasury is
already facing a deficit OF, say three
hundred millions OF dollars. 1t IS
clear that this device OF Fordney's.
IL IT go by the Senate and got by the
President. would have small pickings
for bonus payments.
Chairman Fordney's branch OF
Congress. It Is well to keep in mind
is not the whole thing. The Senate
must be reckoned with. Fordney
with serious mien, and a devilisf
chuckle in his heart. would pass the
buck to the Senate.
II it comes to this will the Senate
kill Mr.. Fordney.s s bonus measure
containing no lucid pland for flndinl
the bonus money. or. following tn
! tactics OF the House in political sub
serviency, will It pass the buck {
the President?
And. II It reaches this stage, wi
the President in turn pass the buc
back 10 Congress by vetoing the pill
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ALEAGIlrR MEAKENs

VsiE New York Journal OF Commerce frequently de-
scribed as an lniernationanst paper with British
slant Is beginning 10 on the League OF Nations
question Consistently enough this nuttering follows hard
the heels OF Lloyd Georges address 10 the
Coalition Liberals at Westminster. in which, noting that
there had been criticism beeause the proposed Genoa
conference not TO be held the auspices OF the
League Of Nations he expressed hope that the critics
would not the league quite much as n il were
party show" Lloyd George having spoken. the journal
TAKES It's
The journal starts out with the rather assertion
that most thai fruitful in the Washington conference
treaties obiaaed by observance Of the ideas accepted
by nc league There about muon resemblance be-
tween .hc ideas he conference ami he league
WAS n odea times 0elweer 10 Christianity by
ac and sword BY grace and gospe BUs The Journal
continues
~ l. raiter le question whether Tic lfasls work
ms Organization has been hurt by ihe sUccess OF the
Washington conference VIII be sl. further impaired
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PHILIPPINE DEFENsEs.

TT IS reported that the War Department is at present
considering the advisability OF abandoning the mill
iary defenses Of the Philippine Islands even before
ratification Of the four-power Pacific treaty Should this
policy be adopted will be based the contention That
the treaty guarantees the security Of the islands from at
tack by any sgnaory power and that they should be left
Ito the protection OF international good faith. The pos
sbiy Of aggression against the islands by any non
sgnaiory power regarded remote as not to de-
serve consideration.
The United States has maintained garrisons in various
parts Of the Philippines since the first American
roops landed under Deweys guns 1898 Al the present
time we have about 1900 soldiers stationed there Other
than very adequate police force to support the author
ty OF the Insular Government and to discourage re-
version to type the part of the natives 1t might be
advisable TO abandon the military deeuses Of the islands
Certainly no considerations Of sentiment argue In favor
OF its upkeep for the situation in the Philippine Islands
might be described in a paraphrase Of the west POM
toast "Our arms their Defense their ingratltude our
recompense" at least so far the Quezousts are con-
cerned.
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are equipped with teeth cannot be
enforced. and are useless when not
equipped with teeth. States with the
strongest blue sky laws found that
swindlers who sold bogus stock ana
ran fake brokerage Offices had no
difficulty in evading the statutes and
their profits were all the larger be-
cause investors believed themselves
legally safeguarded against fraud.
suggestions that stock exchanges
he compelled to incorporate and sub
nit to rigid inspection by Govern
ment officials miss the point. Most
of the stock swindlers are not mem
bers of any exchange. Those VINO
are members would have no trouble
covering up their illegltimate trans
actions through the medium of ficti-
tious accounts which would throw
even the most expert examiner on
the trail.
New York State has a law. recent
lv enacted which confers power on
the proper authorities to prosecute
stock swindlers and to take proper
action even when there is only sus-
picion Of intent to defraud. This is
about as far as such legislation can
go. There is no licensing or inspec-
ton provision to whitewash the Sc
curity vender and give the investor
a false sense of security, but there is
ample leeway within which the Dis
trict Attorney can act on any COM
/ plant or on his own initiative.
Perhaps the only effective way TO
deal with bucket shop men and other
classes Of stock swindlers Is to edu-
cate the great and constantly re-
newed body of tenderfoot investors
The inexperienced cannot. OF course
be transformed into investment ex-
perts in a day; neither can the ordi-
| nary risks of trading In bonds and
| shares be eliminated. But it may be
possible to teach some Of the many
persons who have money TO put out
to investigate both the broker and
the security before they invest.
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that the country bankrupt itself to
pay for those sacrifices in dollars
and cents.
The soldiers bonus means increas-
ing the national indebtedness by
over five billions Of dollars, and that
at a time when we are all groan-
ing under the intolerable burden of
debt and taxes. Yet 1t means little
TO the individual soldier Fifty
dollars every three monthes for a
limited period of time will not place
any soldier upon his feet financially.
But we would gladly see the
soldiers receive the bonus. would be
glad 10 have it doubled or trebbled,
II only the country were in any
condition to pay it, but IL is not.
We are already in debt twentythree
billion dollars on account Of the
late war and the bonus would add
about five and a half billions more,
or twice as much for the bonus
alone as the total indebtedness in
CURED through the Civil War
What we do favor most insistently
is that the government care for the
sick and wounded soldiers and for
the families of those who lost their
| lives in war. That is the supreme
duty of the nation. and n is the
duty Of those soldiers who are
sound in health and limb to sacrifice
the little that might come to them
from any possible bonus, so that
those who are in want and suffer
ing may receive the help they Sc
much need. That is the true sol
dierly spirit.
Elsewhere in this issue, under the
heading, ITO the American People,
we reprint an editorial which ap-
peared in the February 14th issue
/ of the New York Herald which very
ably discusses the bonus from ar
economic and political standpoint
We commend its careful perusal tC
our readers.