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Evening star., 1926-12-27
"Puzz1;cks ="
Limericks

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Who, on apples. was quite fond of
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So she gave one to )
Who said, THANK you. a."
And thev both got thrown out of
i.
I. The most famous garden in his
tory.
.. Consuming.
3. One of your ancestors.
4. Form OF address for a woman.
(Note. Who saws that biblical his
tory cannot be told in limerick form
Here's proof that IL can, as you'll see
when you've supplied the missing
words. The answer and another
"Puzzlick" will appear tomorrow)
SATURDAYS "Puxzlick.
There once was q man named OtheIlO.
A dark. disaRrecable s"IlOw;
After killing his wife.
lie took his own life
That man v1ruf black he wns
,r"
Evening star., 1926-12-27
The Robin Who Wasn't.
Some folks. really do believe,
Were born their neishbors to decisive.
Peter Rabbit.

Sometimes it does look that way
Yes, sir, it does so. Usually, however.
folks are deceived through their own
fault They haven't used their eyes
as Mother Nature intended they
should.
It was Just after Christmas that
Peter Rabbit heard that Welcome
Robin was staying over again for the
winter. 1t was hard for Peter to be-
lieve this. for he had seen Welcome
start for the Sunny South little be-
fore the coming of the first snow. and
Evening star., 1926-12-27
Caramel Custard.

Melt one-half a cupful of sugar in a.
saucepan, add one-half a cupful OF
water and let cook slowly until all the
Jumps are dissolved. Heat three Gun.
fuls of milk and add the caramel
syrup. Stir 1t into the well beaten
yolks of two eggs and one tablespoon
full of cornstarch moistened with q.
little cold milk. Cook until the Gus
tard is smooth and slightly thick.
When cool, fold in the stiffiy beaten
whites of the eggs. Serve very cold
with spoonful of whipped cream on
top of each portion. A few nut meats
may be added to this custard, if
desired.
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Pineapple Salad.

Place a slice of canned pineapple on
a lettuce leaf. Spread the pineapple
with pimento cheese that has been
moistened with pineapple juice until
of the consistency of cream. Put 81
marshmallow in the center of the
pineapple slice and sprinkle with nut
meats. Serve with either cooked salad
dressing or oil dressing.
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Famous Old Recipe
for Cough Syrup
Easily and eheaply made at home,
but IL beats them oil for
quick results.

Thousands of housewives have M
found how to save twO-thirds of VI
the money usually spent for cough Ill
preparations, by using this we'll III
known old recipe for making cough |,
syrup. 1t is simple and cheap but N
it has no equal for results. It gives |
immediate relief, usually stopping |
an ordinary cough in 24 hours or |
less.
Get 213 ounces of Pinex from
any druggist, pour it into a pint
bottle, and add plain granuiated
sugar syrup to make a full pint.
If you prefer, use clarified honey,
instead of sugar syrup. Either way,
1t tastes good, keeps perfectly, and
lasts a family a long time.
It's truly astonishing how quick |
ly it acts, penetrating through
every air passage of the threat and
lungs--loosens and raises the
phlegm, soothes and heals the MEM
branes, and gradually but surely
the annoying throat tickle and |
cough disappear entirely. Nothing
better for bronchitis, hoarseness or /
bronchial asthma. II
Pinex is highly concentrated II
compound of Norway pine extract II
and palatable guaiacol, known the
world over for its healing effect on III
membranes III
Avoid disappointment by ask Sill
ing your druggist for "21a ounces SU
of Pinex" with directions. 10y.
Guaranteed to give absolute ssSsssS.
satisfaction or money re- s1sES'
funded. The Pinex Co., sssesseA
Ut. Wayne, Ind. Sy.rs;;sssck -
DIMES
Evening star., 1926-12-27

My thin boots were out in few
days. | forgot 20 hold up my dress,
and covered my petticoats with mud.
My bonnets were spoilt one after
another by the rain. ! generally re-
turned from the expeditions / took
dirty. weary and cold. Whereas my
young friends had none of these in
conveniences TO submit to. /, there
fore, had a long gray cloth coat made,
with a waistcoat and trousers to
match. When the costume was com
pleted by a gray felt hat and loose
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wooden cravat, no one could have
guessed that ] was not a young stu
dent in my first year"
1t is thus that Aurore Dudevant
explained. at later period, her adop-
ton of masculine attire when she first
went to Paris at the age of 27. in 1891.
This unconventional step on the part
uf Aurore Dudevant--better known as
George Sand. sometimes spoken of as
the worlds greatest woman writer
was much criticized. But she took it
us a matter Of convenience and econ
omy. She was living in an attic,
sometimes depriving herself even of
a fire. She simply could not afford to
dress as other women did. For it was
the year 1881. l3y means of enormous
Evening star., 1926-12-27
BEAUTY OHAlS BY EDNA KENT FORBES

It over basin, just as you do for
coarse pores. Wipe off the ointment
with cloth; you'll get lot of dirt
off too. and then rinse with cool water
and rub with ice. The sulphur heals
the pimples and cleanses the skin.
G.. e. H-You can use the starch
paste as often as once week If you
follow 1t with massage of cream or
oil. There would be no purpose in
using this paste unless your pores
were retaining soil that could not be
removed through other means of
cleansing the skin.
Anne-When witch hazel is applied
after cleansing the skin, 1t is because
of its soothing and also its astringent
quality.
Evening star., 1926-12-27
MOTHERS
AND THEIR CUvYDREN
Laundering Baby's Dresses.

One Mother Says:
/ have found that little stiffness
may be given to an infants dress by
using boraX instead of starch. This
helps to keep the dress clean and
dainty longer than II nothing is used
and still leaves the garment soft and
baby-li
(Copvright. 1920
Evening star., 1926-12-27
DIARY OF A
NEW FATHER
BY ROBERT T.. DICKSON.

SUNDAY NIGHT.
Once in a while even / have some
luck. Joan is coming home at last,
on Wednesday night got q wire
from her this morning. 1t was good
news, all right, even if the girl at the
telegraph office did ring the phone and
wake me up out of a wonderful sleep
at o'clock to read me the telegram.
Evening star., 1926-12-27
HOME NOTES
BY JENNY WREN,

Few factors could add more to the
dignity of a room than we'll proper
toned paneling. The room shown
here is completely paneled in oak In
4 manner common In England but
Evening star., 1926-12-27
APPLE DUMPLINGS.

AZ TLTL LIZ Ih I LIA>1G.
Mix one-half pint flour, one
half teaspoon baking powder
and one-half teaspoon salt. Rub
in two tablespoons butter and
one tablespoon lard and moisten
with one-quarter cup cold water.
Roll as for pastry, cut into five
equal parts and roll one piece
at a time until large enough to
cover apple. Place pared and
cored apple in center and fill
hole with sugar. Crate little
nutmeg over it. Draw paste
over fruit. pressing edges to-
gether. and place in a baking
pan, rough side up. Bake in
moderately hot oven 80 min-
utes. Serve with hot lemon
sauce.
Evening star., 1926-12-27

Quotes One
Man s. Too
TdedliStic
Definition
Evening star., 1926-12-27

TRIPE IN BATTER.
Soak picked tripe several
hours in cold water, changing
water twice. Make batter Of
one egg. pinch of salt, -four
enough to make thin batter
with one cup of milk, one heap
ing teaspoon of baking powder.
Wipe tripe dry. dip in batter
and fry in plenty hot fat.
Evening star., 1926-12-27
MENU FOR A DAY.
BREAh + ASH.
Sliced Oranges,
Bran with Cream.
Clipped Beef with EGGS.
Toast, Marmalade.
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Tripe Fried in Batter.
French Rolls.
Preserved Peaches.
Ginger Puffs. Tea.
DINNER.
Boiled Ham.
Boiled Potatoes. Spinach.
Escalloped Tomatoes.
Baked Apple Dumplings.
Lemon Sauce.
TOffnn

BEEF WITH EGGS.
Tear into tiny shreds enough
Clipped beef to make one cup,
cover with boiling water, let
stand FIVE minutes and drain.
Melt large tablespoon of butter
in frying pan, add drief beef,
heat thoroughly, then add six
well beaten eggs, season with
pepper and stir until creamy.
Serve with buttered toast.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-27

happy. The landing party fell in along
the ships rail Mostly young fellows
with faces vacant of intelligence,
standing stiffly, rather excited. "Growl
as you charge, men!" snapped a natty
officer. At the kind Of snarls a
drunken man gives to his dog the
boats filed with imperianst shock
troops.
AS the invaders raced across the
bay in their fast motorboats, family,
in alarm, they heard the beautiful
Mexican bugle call Straining his
eyes, Harry could see no sign of sol
diers. Only pedestrian or two was
ducking for cover. And wen they
might Over the heads of the boys In
the boats the San Francisco, "Ches-
ter" and Prairie" let drive q rapid
fire. From then on events moved dir
lilly fast for Harry. He remembers
landing, Slipping In q pool Of blood.
He looked. 1t was ebbing from q
woman's wounded side. He felt for
his first-aid package. "On!- beloved
petty officer.
Hustled ahead, motivated By the
fear of eourt-martial and the desire to
inflict hurt on helpless people, the
young fellows licked their dry lips and
sibilGted like wolves. Only Harry and
the Jew kept their heads. A rage
gripped the boy who had dreamed of
glory. He sneered at the flag, stained
with the crime of 1t all. So Klein
was right! Siding up to his pal,
Harry pressed his hand in understand
ing. "You are my brother; all men
are my brothers," said the Jew. hus-
lxily. With sad eyes Klein padded by
Harry. Neither fired at an object.
These poor devils in the rags of their
exploited country were brothers.
brothersl Brothers, brothersl"
chanted Harry and Klein.
The boys had TO slog on. At the
big, once-handsome naval academy
they stopped short The cruisers had
slapped in shells thru the windows
so that the front of the building was
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-27
After Bloodshed---Fraternity

To keep his head the boy had let out
his emotions into bright dreams. He
went OF by himself and pictured 3
strongly walled city filed with sol
diers and cannon, the heroes and Old
Glory charging into battle smoke, the
old man-to-man conflict.
The dreadnaught dropped anchor in
Vera Cruz harbor. Harry was puzzled
when no shot was fired at them. The
town seemed asleep In the trembling
sunshine; no cannon; no soldiers.
Just then q bosun's mats poked him
and told him to 60. below and get
ready. A landing party Bloodshedl
But where was the enemy7 Harry
could not understand the situation at
all. Klein tiptoed over and whis-
pered America is In the wrong. The
treaty Of Guadalupe Hidalgo after
184S provided that all disputes should
be submitted to arbitration" Harry
stole glance at his precious nag,
more puzzled than ever.
Hatred for the enemy was whipped
up. The catholic chaplain rubbed his
fat pink hands. "The gfeasers are
turning against our holy church.
Makes me more anxious to clean 'em
up" The pious fellow was very
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-27

ton comes along with some data to
show why.
They report 100000 as the estimat-
ed income Of the football season just
concluded Saturday with the Harvard
game. The figure is based upon an
appropriation of the gate receipts as
follows:
Harvard game in Yale bowl, $780,
600; Princeton game in Palmer sta
dunn, s225,OOO; Army game in bowl,
S225,oO0; Brown game $4,000.
With increasing profits football may
become so important that all learning
wiz be bent to this purpose. Enough
mathematics will be taught to call sig
mails; engineering will come handy to
lay out football stadiums and measure
yardage gained; physics to teach the
laws of forward passing (here's where
the Einstein theory will come handy:
music and poetry will train cheer lead
ers; economics will be taught to the
boys in the ticket office and finance
courses will be given to the school
board
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-27

firmly he looked 10 the flag. symbol
OF justice and mercy. The others also
adored the banner, but when Harry
asked why, they shut up and just whis-
pered about him. All were patriots
except Klein; because he scowled at
the flag nobody but Harry would talk
to him. There was Klein now, all
alone as usual leaning over the rail.
In spite of himself, Harry loped over
and rested . hand on the Jews shout
der.
Come out Of It, you'll Get below
white the gettin's good!" The petty
officer pushed them along. They were
to dip their white uniforms in coffee.
dyeing them a khaki color. All the
sailors we're doing it. to make them
selves less of a target Vera Cruz
was their destination. II seemed the
"greasers" were to be forced to salute
the flag. Harry inquired why. We'll.
Wilson said so. What's more, you
bastard. you're turning into . regular
sea lawyer and you better look QUIT"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-27
BY GEORGE JARReoE.

Brothers, brothersl" chanted Klein
monotonously. "All Mexicana are my
brothersi"
why do you keep It upr inquired
Harry politely.
The Jewish COB hesitated. Then he
spoke in low, trembly voice. ~ am
from the working classl The time Is
coming when / must remember be-
long to that class! And 1 wilt not
klIl!"
Harry shook his head and thought
1t best to walk away. AS he pre-
tended to watch the lazy gulf waves
he was upset himself Life as sea-
man, second class, on q dreadnaught
seemed hardly worth while. But for
his faith in the flag he would have
jumped ship. Harry reflected: the
soft-soaping enlisting officer had chat
ted brisIlly Of broadside to broadside,
then hand-to-hand combat, overcoming
strong men for the honor of stain
less flag.
Stainless? Shipmates boosted Of re-
cent clubbings and Standings Of civil
ians in Nicaragua Harry could not
believe such cruel things were done;
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-27

master, Algernon Molineaux-andt that
much money bought more than one
steak in those days. In fact, with all
that money you could even get onions
T, with the steak then. Molineaux lost
his title to Tom Crib In England in
1870, after knocking all superior
whites" loose from their necks In
America.
Since then there have followed sue
cession Of brilliant Negro boxers: Peter
Jackson, Joe Cans, Joe Walcott Sam
Langford, Jack Johnson and a host of
others who could also hit so hard
they could knock the smile off a cigar
store Indian.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-27

JUST have to mention
it again Brother Bugs.
You might have miss
ed it. The bird who
raised such holy hell
about the odoriferous
circumstances sur
rounding the Army
Navy game in Chicago
today Is a tish-our
friend the poor (Ham-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-27
SPORTS

USINESS is business
meaning collie g Q
football business. For
the last few weeks
this Bug insisted that
our modern brain en-
poriums spent more
money to educate feet
than heads. Now the
Yale Athletic Associa-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-27

WONDER h ow many
fight Bugs know that
Negroes were the pio-
neers Of the noble art
of knocking noses? The
first h eaVy weight
champ was Tom Moli-
neaux, = slave OF Rich
mond, Va. He won a
100000 purse for his
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-27

ilton) Fish Jr. Brother fish complains
that other fish among senators and
congressman besides himself want an
Investigation.
II seems that wiser congressional
fish secured tickets for the game at a
trining $3.50 and sold them for $50.
Members Of congress secured nearly
$4,000 tickets which they peddled at
a profit Evidently poor QIamilton)
Fish and few other fish were over
looked.
Meanwhile the poor Chicago fish
who pay taxes viii pay the $4,000 do
felt on the game. The expenses in
GLIDING transportation and housing OF
cadet and MILDLY corps, printing, erect
ing temporary seats land incidentals"
win total sesO,Oo0. The ticket sale
brought 5000 900.
The Army and Navy viii play today.
The flag will be flown and saluted;
the yice-president promises 10 be
there; army and navy drills win show
the dear public to what noble manli-
ness we owe the safety OF our coun-
try; and to the tune of Yankee Doodle
and the Red, White and Blue, the poor
(Hamiiton) Fish. Jr., in congress and
the poor (tax-paylng) fish in Chicago
can complain till he'll freezes over.
Tharakaffu0 caoaou a. hare A.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-27

pre-war stylel) or any Workers Sports
Club that enters skating competitions,
win always find room In this column
for any Victories they put on Ice" An
usual, send the skating news TO the
skate who signs himself
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-27

Tho>skating season is here. Any
Bugs who like 70 get q skate on (not
Evening star., 1926-11-14
BEAUTY HELPED IN MOVIES.

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, November ia
R).-Faces in the movies sometimes
are more beautiful than in the flesh,
and credit for the change in due the
cameraman, says Byron Haskins.
cinematographer.
The attractiveness of most persons
Is based upon their fine compilations
and coloring, the Warner Brothers
cameraman explains. When the
camera reduces their faces to terms
OF black and white they often are un-
attractive. a bad complexion can be
concealed beneath makeup, but little
can be done for irregular and un-
symmetrical features. The smallest
bumps and hollows make shadows.
Because of the great photographic
activity of blue light and the negli-
gible activity of red light, hazel eyes
with light rings around the pupils
photograph the best" Haskins de-
clares, although in life they are not
usually as attractive as brown or blue.
Hazel eyes show the most character
and expression. Brown eyes photo
graph too dark for expression, blue
eyes too light, although the effect of
the latter may be modified by the use
of filters and magenta light.
when colors are absent, the
shadows cast by the slightest bumps
or irregularities of the face are very
pronounced. Many of the players
most attractive on the screen appeal
to one as unusual rather than beau,
tiful when seen off screen. Their
faces often have a decided style about
them. Feature by feature they may
Evening star., 1926-11-14
Capital Sideshows.
SPANISH VILLAGE.

ottilie COrday, prima donna hostess
and entertainer at the Spanish Vii
lase. is said to sing so thrillnglv that
your vertebrae. click like castanets.
She has Il high voltage voice, an cleo
trltNinlc presence and is a live wire
good time bringer to this bright sup
per dance Snot
Evening star., 1926-11-14
ST. PATRICK'S PLAYERS, NO
VEMBER %.

The ST. Patrick's Players will open
their new season Monday night No
vember %, with three-act musical
comedy, What, No Prince?" by Don
O'Dea. The production will be offered
for one week at Carroll Hall and later
will be presented in Norfolk, Rich
mond and Baltimore, at invitation per-
formances, for local charities in these
cities.
Walter Beck will be the director of
the comedy and Clara Roehrle will
supervise the original dances, which
will be a feature of the production.
Local composers have provided some
catchy numbers for What, No
Prince?" Among them are Gertrude
Harry Wheaton Howard, we'll known
in Washington musical circles; Ste
phen F'egan, Lenore Jones of New
York and Rev. Joseph OConnor of
New York, author of Love Sends a
Little Gift of Roses"
There will be many new faces in
the company. Ruth MolyneauX and
Arthur O'Neill, vocalist and comedian,
have roles of featured prominence.
Others will include Agatha Bowen and
Babette Everett, singers and dancers;
Alice Skelley, Billy Kelley and Cllff
Cox. Among the old favorites will be
Stephen and Luke Fegan, little Mary
Deery, Elizabeth German, Orme Lib
hey, Gertrude Poer, Eleanor Giovan-
netti and Helen Kearney, Ruth He'll,
Mary st. John, Antoinette Crowley,
Clara Roehrle and Barrett McDer-
mott. A pony ballet will offer some
of the latest Broadway dances.
Madeline Baker is designing the cos
tunes and the sets will be constructed
by John Many and Joe Kelly. Paul
Schubert will provide the electrical
effects.
Evening star., 1926-11-14

be far from perfect, but there is some
thing about the tout ensemble on the
screen that is very attractive.
I'm the filming of character actors
the cameraman's problem is often
just reversed. Here he must paint
in with lights and makeup trials, suf-
ferings, triumphs and ecstacies which
the actor has perhaps never really ex-
perienced."
Brunette men and blond women
have the best chances in motion pic
lures, asserts John Nickolaus, head of
Metro o-GoldwynMayer's camera de-
partment.
"a dark haired man." he said.
photographs more strongly. His out
lines stand out, and thus, in a man,
the dark types give an expression of
strength and virility. Also, blue eyes
photograph gray, and in a man this
gives, in most cases, lack of express
sion.
"A woman is different Her face
does not have to show strength and
character, and blond f1uffiness lends
her charm which in man is hardly
to be desired"
Evening star., 1926-11-14
Worlds S Stock Company.

I was lunchtime at the old Biograph
Studio on East 175th street, big
brick building haunted by the cellu-
loid ghosts of players in a thousand
forgotten films.
Extras dressed in the rainbow raj
ment OF guests at fancy dress ball
hlled the dozen odd tables, mus
tachfoed old pirate slipping tea with an
Egyptian maid of IS, dowager shar-
Ing beans with a duke.
Suddenly above the rattle -clatter of
The plates and silver-or perhaps it
was aluminum-there came a mega
phoned shout: "Will the stock com
pany please report on the top stage
immediately"
"A Shuttle of chairs. a moments sill
ence in the busy room as a hundred
hands plucked last mouthful to eat
on the stairs, and the extras swept
out on wave Of s!rll conversation.
The slim, dark haired young man
sitting at the head of the one table
left occupied. turned to his neighbor
and in "A tone that hinted of remin-
iscenes behind his words said:
The stock company-the stock
company-had yOu ever thought that
the movies are the worlds stock COM
pany?'
And Ben Lyon, First Nationals pop
ular player. had coined topic for an
interview.
The hint of "reminiscences proved
correct He continued:
what a long road it's been from
the local legitimate stage stock com
pany in Providence to this stock COM
pany that has the whole world for
It's audience, this stock company of
the screen
Howard TIiggin, his director, turned
to the star.
And what OF the change, Ben?
How do yOu think the two compare,
these two stock companies. read
the other day in Vanity Fair that
certain OF the critics think this stock
company Of the screen is doing away
with the old troupcrs Of the small
town. They regret it. do you?"
Il think" said Lyon, that it would
be shame if the legitimate plays
were lost completely to the country
outside Of New York, but l think the
mourners of the drama who point an
accusing finger at the movies and