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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-30
By SOPHIE IRENE LOEB

Have you a little "cOmplex" in your self? For now psychologists and psy- choanalysts are trying to locate the complex" that prompted the chauffer of well-known actress to shoot q man-an act that lodged him behind the bars.
 Every place you go you hear about this complex" thing that anybody Is supposed to have the minute he shows something a little different or unusual in his actions, be it committing murder or forming dislike for his mother-in- law.
 We are told that whenever one of these ''coInplexes' breaks out that some where inside of you you have been nursing it along for long time, may be when you were baby or before that; and, To and behold. out it comes some day and who knows, maybe it shoots John Jones.
 Of course, the highbrow analysts give little weight to the fact that you. or let us say John Doe. has disliked John Jones for long time; that Jones has wormed his way into John Doe family and stolen his wife. and this jealousy has been making him Ii mad man rather than q human being: and that if Jones would stop trying to get his wife. John Doe would be glad to leave him unshot. Hhis complex" is coyetousness. as old as Mother Eve and the snake of Eden.
 Or some day John Doe. having talk en little too much liquor, in drunk ell braWl gets grievance against his erstwhile friend. Jones, and sends him into eternity. His complex" might be common corn whisky Or John Doe being unfriendly to work and wanting Jones to Share with him. holds up" Jones some midnight Wednesday. and behold. he has complex" His "c0m- plex" is just coin--coin at any price
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-30
; DO YOU GET YOUR FISH

place In covered vessel and let stand in a cold place or on ice. Never use warm water or heat. Use as soon al possible after thawing.
 y The most common fault in fish preparation is to over-cook and ex- tract and dry out the juices. In zen. eral we can advise that fish should be cooked only half the time allowed in the usual recipe. Fish. unlike meat. must be salted before cooking. for many fish fails in flavor just for lack of sufficient salt. Either place I the fish in 4 salted liquid or rolf it in salted flour before further cooking. In tase crumbs must be used. use finely sifted bread. crumbs only, not cracker crumbs or cOrnmeal.
 Now for several general methods 1: In my Opinion broiling is the one ideal process to develop the greatest flavor in any fish. Always crease the broiler l first and extend the fish flat; split in half if large. An excellent small port able brOiler for use on a single gas burner is particularly adapted for small quantity fish cooking. The fire should he even. not too hot, and the right dis l tance away to result in that perfect and unique 'broiled" flavor which no other process quite secures
 My second choice is the baking method, particularly suitable for all large fish. such as whole mackerel, whitefish, weakfish. blueish, etc. Bak- ing prevents to large extent the ex- cess of odor 30 common in the usual frying method. It conserves the fla- vor. is economical of the fish fibre and does not require the constant watching of frying process. The oven must be pre-heated and hot; lay the fish on an oiled baking or glass dish; brush with oil, season well, and cook approx imately ten minutes to the pound.
 Frying should not be tolerated un- less done right-this means fayorless fat at the right temperature, a hot pan. care. to prevent burning and prop. CT draining to remove excess oil. Very few fish should be boiled, or even stea med, as this is the metrod which removes the most valuable nutriments of the fish. Fish, even more than meat. requires contrasting sauces both in fla vor and color, and that is why we like tomato and red sauces. green and pickle sauces, with our fish dishes.
 A last caution: Let every platter and plate used in fish serving be hon. estly hot, for the most perfect fish ever caught will be spoiled If chilled on a cool plate. Also, carefully plan the entire menu if fish is the main dish. because other heavy foods, rich sauces and milk and cream desserts are out of place in the fish menu. Make your contrasts with green vegetables, with lemon garnish and with acid, cooling and refreshing desserts. If you want to feed your family with q most health.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-30
THAT WORD2
MALAPROP

{
 Malapron is another word which the avid English language borrowed from the French. II took the famonS play wright. Richard Brinsley Sheridan. to give the word inst that form.
 Sheridan. in "The Rivals" went to the French word "malapronos' for the name of one of his female characters The French in their turn. had bor- rowed their word many centuries earlier from the Latin. "Mala nropos'' consists of the words "a nronos.' fitting or appropriate. and "mal." i'll.
 A word that is ''malapropoS" is. then word or phrase i'll or inappropriate ly used. Sheridan applied an abbrevia- ton of the French word "malapropos' to his female character because she is singularly Inappropriate in her use of words. And the word stuck in the English language in just that sense.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-30

The United States Bureau of Fish cries has discovered startling fact although New York is a seaport and the centre of coast fishing trade. the New York housewife does not like fish and does not buy and use as much as delphia And SD the bureau is right in the midst of an Fast More Fish cam paign and is making special plans to instruct the women purchasers of food stuffs how to select, and particularly, how to prepare all fisi, foods.
 This discovery that New Workers don't care greatly for feature fish dishes was made by me long ago when 1 at tempted to find restaurants specializing in fish foods the way they do in my birthplace-0ll Boston. or as at least one national, known fish restaurant does in the Quaker City. In spite of the many signs, Sea Foods Served" there are few places among all the thousands of New YOrk's eating haunts which really serve varieties of fish in the best manner and whose chefs are skilled in fish preparation.
 Why don't we like fish? Per haps the nkind truth is that in the average home the housewife does not serve it properly. Perhaps she soaks 1t in grease. cooks it too long or by nl- ways offering it in the same monOtonOus style. the family comes to think that all fish tastes alike We can no more prepare all fish alike than we can ex- ptct to fry rump beef and have it taste like choice porterhOuse. Each variety must be studied as to its composition, kinds of flakes and suitability for d certain cooking process.
 All fish may be broadly divided into two classes: CD that which is red blooled and oily meated; and t2D that which is white blooded and dry meat. ed. Fish of the first group, like salmon, prepared by any frying process, as this inackereF and bluefish, should never be ness oily fish are most suitable for would only increase their fat and rich baking or steaming, both methods which will sweat out and remove some of their excess oil On the other hand, a dry meated fish. such as founder. cod, naddock. etc. should be preferably fried or sered with an oily sauce.
 Housewives should know that there are Seasons" in fish just as in fruits and vegetables and learn to buy when the run is On," or when that certain fish is cheapest and also best. Many fish are known by different names in different localities. They point is to distinguish whether they are oily or dry and therefore cook them accordingly. Never leave fish soaking as it removes flavor and makes the flesh fabby. Be sure no entrails remain, wash quickly, drain and dry on soft poper, To de- frost or thaw fish place in covered
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-30

mire him for being loyal to his old companions. To try to find the inter- esting points of ecah one, to enter into their jovial "reminiscences and listen sympathetically-this marks the tactful hostess and the thoughtful wife. Some times it is desperately hard to put up with raucous laughter. footless jokes (funny to them. but not to her), and doubtful table manners. But if she ex- poets him to be courteous and agreeable to her friends, she must do the same for him, and receive his friends with cordiality and graciousness. Perhaps she will find that they are pure gold, even if some of them are in the rough.
 Compactness is the leading feature of a new three-wheeled electric sedan intended for women, resembling a ban som cab and entered by doors in front.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-30

authors and poets have availed them selves of the material this strange case supplied.
 One version of the story based on the theory that murder will opt" is that ,Aram told a young boy of his class at school that he dreamt he had committed a murder, vividly describing just what had actually taken place. The lad was 50 frightened that he ran home and told his father:
 That very night when slumber sweet
 the urchin's eyelids kiss't
 Two stern-faced men set out from
 Lynn in the cold and heavy mists. And Eugene Aram walked between
 with gyves upon his wrists"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-30
ALFALFA SMITH

Dear Friend: The great enemy in this country. and 1 may say the world at large. is DOUBT.
 If you would be healtly-4get rid of doubt.
 If you would be wealthy-get rid of Doubt.
 There is great deal of differ ence between an inquiring mind and doubting mind.
 But we want to get rid Of that doubt which runs into fear.
 Believe so hard-so persistently and so faithfully in yourself that there will be no room for doubt. Faithfully. FARMER SMITH.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-30
HAVE YOU 4 "COMPLEX''

How much harm this complex" stuff is going to work cannot be estima ted There may be some deep-rooted ten dencies in some individuals that cause a so-called "cOmplex" over which they have. no control, but when anybody is liable to use the complex" as the alib with which he will excuse his wrong deed then the thing is one of con. cern.
 In survey l made once in Sing Sing, l found that while there are some men whose physical makeup has been adjudged below normal and heridity has played some small part in man s disdeeds. yet in the majority of eases the so-called "complex' is jus tcommon cussednesst-- that which one wants to do most. regardless of consequences
 Another of the ultra-new fads that have wrought untold harm. especially on young people. is the psychoanalys sis business. It has caused dangerous minds to reason along danger lines and even act on such reasoning. to their later regret and unhappiness.
 l know of nothing that has done more harm among very young people than popular literature on this ques- tion that has come into their hands with deadly damage. am of the opin- ion that if there is any censorship needed in the world it should be ex- ercised iu the direction of such new dogmas--new ideas of life and living that are constantly misconstrued to the detriment of the growing young men and women.
 While there may be truth in every one of these newly developed doctrines. there application to everyday life is a very serious consideration and most often demoralizes rather than improves.
 Rather take our "complexes' with a grain of salt, look for the cause in what we knowingly think and do rather than what some ultra-forward one tells us.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-30

spring model. Dark blue reps makes the straight three quarter length coat
 A little bolero-like overjacket, attached to the coat at the front, swings Jaunt- fly out from the shoulders. It Is braid ed all over in a small design in rat tail, the same pattern continuing on the short sleeves. The close under sleeves are of white reps and the en- tire coat is faced with this latter ma terial. Beneath the wrap is worn a beltless frock of blue reps. It consists of knee-length tunic of plain cloth over a wrapped underskirt of braided
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-30

ending midway between shoulder and elbows.
 On the right Is sketched an afternoon frock worn on the stage at recent premiere at the Comedie Francaise. The material is crepe piccador, & firm variety of crepe georgette, in bis cult shade The plain bodice, with its bateau neckline, has long, close sleeves. Looped panels of crepe, laid in the graduated folds known as sun-pleating, are drawn through, and over the mar row girdle which ties at the front. They fall in points at either side of the skirt. The back of the frock Is plain and straight in line.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-30

A hundred years ago the prototype of Jekyll and Hyde appeared in the per son of a poor, modest, retiring and in every way lovable school teacher of Lynn, England-Eugene Aram.
 Aram apparently had led the most exemplary of lifes as an academician. The community of Lynn was startled by his arrest for the brutal and cold blooded murder of wealthy citizen for his money. His trial and conviction were of the most sensational order and disclosed Il dual life and personality hitherto unsuspected.
 The unusual features of the case at- tracted the attention of Lytton, who lived not far form Lynn. He made a careful research of the records and created one of his best novels Eugene Aram'-out of what he found. He also wrote a short play, using the same theme, from which the above lines are quoted, and many lesser
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-30

10 trevtnt tAs hairliAs crack tEas hot beyerases are apt to make sten it the expensive cups of delicate china. k should be tempered. This is done by placing the china in | pan of cold water and letting it gradually come to . boil. then leaving it in the water ,un. til 1t is cold.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-30
QUOTED

."T's done It's done It's done !- A life is gone Out of this crowded world 1 strike no more 0 God - did not slay him-'Twas not l
 -BCLWER LYTTON.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-30
full protein At [ moderate cost. then eas more fish

One housewife nses a floor polish that she claims is cheaper and better than wax. She .mixes kerosene and melted paraffin to the consistency of cream and apli4s it the same As wax, then she uses a flanel cloth to polish.
The Washington times., 1924-11-21
FLAPPERS WERE
FLAPPERS IN
1874
Madeline Baker, ST. Patrick
Players Designer, Says
Girls Always Girls"

When the f street flapper Of
1874 docked herself in the frills and
furbelows of the period she was
just as alluring a spectacle for
masculine eyes as the girl Of the
present cross-Word-puzzle and bal.
loon-tire era.
Miss Madeline Baker, costume
director Of the St Patrick Players,
who has been making a study Of
victorian frocks and feminine
foibies that fascinated grandpa,
finds that Washington girls Of
Grants administration paid as
meticulous attention to the whiIns
of fashion as do their 1924 off
springs.
The Sunday go-to-meeting gowns
and ballroom frccks of q half
century ago were even more
elaborate and costly than the
dress-up styles Of today, according
to Miss Baker.
Miss Bakers fashion research
was for the purpose of QUILTING
sixteen Of Washington prettiest
girls in the fineries Of another day
as a feature of the musical comedy
Mistaken Mimi which the st.
Patrick Players are presenting at
Carroll Hall nightly.
Costumes Are Original"
To reproduce gowns which are
pictOriaIly preserved in the dusty
archives OF the Congressional Lii
brary would cost more than to out
fit production number for the
Music Box Revue, so Miss Baker
appealed to the forty or moss girls
who take part in the musical COM
edy to pore among the family
relics and thus provide the re-
Quired wardrobe.
Cedar chests and the musty at
tics were scanned and the result
are sixteen costumes that were
actually fashioned by the modistes
Of 1874 then called dressmakersl,
and every one Of which had its day
The Washington times., 1924-11-21
What's Doing Today
and Tomorrow
To-day.

IOU@ys
Special PFograua--IJnder the auspices
~ the AluTnnae Association Of the Ma
tt0nal Cathedral school for Girls at the
Ambassador Theater, at 3 o'clock.
Election OF officers--Hy the Society
Of Natives. at 1910 Seventeenth street
northwest, at o'clock.
Play Thanksgiving Wonuers, at
the Bryan School under auspices OF the
Parent Teachers Association, Vt .
Dance Delta zeta Phi Sorority st
the Arlington Hotel at 10 o'clock.
Meeting pint committee on Christ
mas giving, at the Chamber Of Conn
meree building at o'clock.
Meeting--W William Mckinley Circle, q.
A. "a. IN the Grand Army hall at 8
Meeting National Capitol Post, No.
LIT. Veterans Of Foreign Wars, ats the
Odd Fellows hall tonight.
Tomorrow.
Dance Community Club at 1912
Ninth street northwest, at $3.50 O'Clock.
Dance--At the Eiks Club, 910 II
street northwest, at 8 o'clock
Dance Southern Railway Clerks at
the Warrington Hotel at O'Clock.
Ball--Under auspices Of the American
Legion at the New Willard Hotel at
Football game At Griffith stadium,
Seventh and Florida avenue northwest.
at 1880 o'clock. Army Camp vs.. Naval
team.
Dinner Under auspices OF the League
for Larger Life at 1928 X street north
west, at $50 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1924-11-21
NATIONS RIVALS
FOR WORLD
TRADE
America and Great Britain
Again Leaders, y. S. Puts
NeW> Billion Ii Exports
BY WILLIAM HARD.

The United States and Great
Britain have long been rivals In
manufacturing for foreign markets.
Now they recently have become
rivals in two additional ways.
They have become rivals, az has
been indicated in previous articles,
IN the ledding of new capital TO
governmental funds and to private
enterprises in foreign countries all
over the world.
1t Is estimated in New York that
American investors this year may
possibly arrive at putting as much
as 81, 900 ,000, 900 into foreign funds
and enterprises.
II that estimate proves approx
mately accurate, it will mean that
the United States this year will have
done as much In the line of foreign
investment as Great Britain, the
classic home Of that sort Of thing,
used to do annually in the period
before the war.
Are World Leaders.
In any case, Great Britain and
the United States will now appar.
emily be the sold dust twins for
the financing and capitalizing OF
the great approaching era OF new
gigantic worldwide industrial and
commercial development.
They then finally are involved to-
day in third rivalry. That Is
ships.
The Bureau Of the Budget viii
try this winter to keep our next
annual appropriation for our Gov
eminent merchant ships down to
"a million dollars. The Shipping
Board will try to get 1t raised to
40 million dollars, and in Congress
there will be much support for
the Shipping Boards views.
With 40 million dollars our Gov
eminent services of freight liners
to all the grand divisions of the
globe could be sufficiently improved
in number of ships and in fire.
The Washington times., 1924-11-21
SILVER DOLLARS 70 SAVE
U. s. MILLION A YEAR

BOSTON, Nov. 2l.--Use of the
silver dollar in place OF bill will
save the Government 81 900, 900 a
year, Charles 8. Dewey, Assistant
Secretary OF the Treasury, said IN
an address at the second annual
conference Of New England banks
that are members of the Federal
Reserve Bank.
To the 54,000.00O 'cart wheels"
now in circulation, the Treasury
Department desires to add $780,.
100000 in this country, and $10,-
100000 in the insular possessions,
Mr.. Dewey said.
AS it costs only cent to mint
a silver dollar and IL cents to make
a 81 bill. Mr.. Dewey explained that
tremendous saving could be eff
fected If the public accepted the
plan.
The Washington times., 1924-11-21
2 coNVICTS KILLED
IN "PEN" MINE BLAST

MOUNDSVILLE, w. Va, Nov.
Michael Stoney and
VIII Davis were killed and another
convict, Dan Willard, suffered
probably fatal burns yesterday when
a gas explosion wrecked the new
shaft Of the mine operated by the
West Virginia State penitentiary
here.
One of the men lighted match
In the shaft and it Is believed fire
damp ignited from it. Stoney'A
body has been recovered, but that
OF Davis is under the wreclage.
The blast occurred eighty feet from
the mine opening.
The Washington times., 1924-11-21

in the Easter Sunday parades when
grandma was belle.
'.The OId-Fashioned Girls num-
Der IN Mistaken Mimi is one Of
the bright hits Of the all Wash
ington musical comedy. 1t enlists
the services OF the Misses Thelma
Anderson, Clara Priddy, Dorothy
Ball, Helen Brown, Marjorie Joest-
ing. Jean LeFcvre, Mary and
Helen Haltigan, Edith Oriani Kitty
Carroll, Margaret Popp, Halle
Shepherd, Marie Mardsden and
Genevieve Moreland.
The Washington times., 1924-11-21
Wales Wallet Fails
To Aid Dancers

NEW YORK, Nov. 21.Vir-
ginia De Lanty, an eighteen
year-old dancer, in whose apart
nnent q wallet containing val
liable papers belonging to the
Prince of Wales was found DUR
ing the princes visit here,
pleaded guilty in special ses-
sions Of defrauding the Hotel
McAlpin out Of d bill for sea. 80.
She was given d suspended sem
tence and placed on probation.
Miss De Lanty admitted she
had stayed at the hotel from
September 2 until September
AZ, and had left without paying
her bill.
8 The wallet had been carried
by q secretary to the prince
when he visited a cabaret one.
evening. After he returned to
Long Island he discovered the
loss. The wallet was found in
Miss De Lanty's apartment by
the police after an investigation.
No arrest was made.
The Washington times., 1924-11-21

Girls! Try thisl When conbing
and dressing your hair, just mois..
en- your hair brush with little
'Danderine'' and brush it through
your hair. The effect is startling.
You can do your hair up imms-
diately and 1t will appear twice as
thick and heavy-a mass of
gleamy hair, sparkling with life and
possessing that incompatible soft
ness, freshness and luxuriance.
While identifying the hair Dan.
derine'' is also toning and stimu-
lating each single hair. to grow
thick, long and strong. Hair stops
falling out and dandruff disappears.
Get bottle Of delightful. refresh.
ing "Danderine'' at any drug or
toilet counter and just see how
healthy and youthful your hair be-
comes.
Phillips County herald., 1924-01-03
COMMISSIONERS LET
CONTRACTS AND MAKE
1924 APPOINTMENTS
NO CHANGES MADE IN APPOINT
MENTs OF COUNTY Of
FIcIALS FOR 1924

The County Commissioners met in
special session "Wednesday, January
End, at call of Chairman Anderson,
for the purpose of appointing the
several officials, the coanty attorney.
county physician and court house jan
itor, and awarding the contract for
the county printing for the coming
year.
Chairman Ralph L. Anderson was
reelected to head the Board OF Com
missioners again this year.
c. d. Walrod. present county attor-
ney was re-appointed as was DIR. F.
NJ. Means, county physician, both hav-
tng filled their offices the past yeaS
in very satisfactory manner.
The position of janitor Of the court
house and care-taker of the grounds
was again awarded to NJ. F. Galligar,
who has held that position for the
past three years and keeps everyth ing
under his jurisdiction in ship-shape
order.
The Phillips County Herald was
designated as the official county news
paper and was also awarded the con
tract to furnish the printed supplies
for the coming year. The haNtun
Harvest also was designated to share
in the publishing OF the commission
ers proceedings and the delinquent
tax list. These newspapers were
chosen because the commissioners
think that it is only fair that the
greatest number possible OF the res
idents Of Phillips county should know
what they are doing in conducting
the business OF the county.
The Herald will endeavor to give
satisfaction to our readers as well
as the county officials, by publishing
all county news concerning the pub
lie, such as court dates, etc.