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The Washington times., 1927-05-24
GELATIN AS
FOOD

MANY health authorities attrib.
AVA ute Americas digestive dis.
orders to over-eating, especially of
rich. heavy desserts. Fruits or
favored gelatin are logical eli.
MAKES to the average meal. Aside
from supplying the body with an
important element of nourish-
ment, gelatin is very easily
digested.
There Is sundial in Druid
Hill Park, each face indicating
the sun time in some distant city.
The Washington times., 1927-05-24
IA Novel Of Ships and SaiIOrmen That Will Make You Long
for the Tang Of the Sea and the Shrek
ing Symphony Of the Gale.

he knew the ropes. And when the
canvas was set to the mates salts
faction, that officer picked him for
the port watch with the growing
remark: you're a hard.lookin
tyke. but you move like a sailor
anyway"
So he came to himself. realized
his restitution and knocked a hole
in his pay by a purchase of boots
and ollskins. soap. matches and to-
bacco from the shippers slop-chest.
He would have bought more cloth
ing, but Capt. Jock McKinnon
hailed from Aberdeen and had a
proper appreciation of retail values
thousand miles from shore. An
son thereupon decided to make the
passage without blanket or mat.
tress or any other clothing but
what he stood up in. And the why
and wherefore of his -shanghaied
presence on the Stepney was made
plain when the Australian bosun
explained: shes a man-killer, this
one a wet brute and a
hellion 1 ndirty weather. Washed
her wheel away last v'y'ge and two
men overheard Sailors wouldn't
ship in her-she's that bad. But
she can't scare me. she can't"
Yet the expression in his eyes
belied his bold declaration.
Bowling along for Cape Stiff and
the February wool sales in the Lon.
don mraket, the Stepney had al
ready showed her quality. She
was a clipper. quick-stepper in
every sense of the word. but in her
Arson knew something of the
pleasures of being washed vio-
lently about between the rails of a
racing Australiaman when her
main deck was a cauldron Of in.
vading outh Pacific.
The Washington times., 1927-05-24
SERVE SOUP
DAILY

COUP is one of the best foods
~ and should be served regu.
larry. In summer months. when
the weather is to hot, soup can
be made appetizing by serving 1t
jellied.
The introduction of favored gela-
tin into soup requires little time
and effort and produces most
delectable results.
The value of automobiles owned
in New York State Is placed at
1858, 100000. while that of live
stock is appraised at only $780,
100000.
The Washington times., 1927-05-24
HOUSEHOLD
HINTS
no Clean white Fnrs

Furs soon become soiled dur.
ing the damp days of winter.
But there is no reason why they
should be worn in a dirty con.
dition. as they may be cleaned
at home with every degree Of
success. White furs, such as
ermine, should be cleaned with
calcined magnesia, and, as the
operation is liable to make a
room dusty, it is advisable to
execute the cleaning oft Of doors.
The furs should be placed on a
clean sheet and sprinkled with
the powder. 1t should then he
gently rubbed the way of the
fur with a piece of flannel un-
til the fur is clean. .1he powder
is removed by gently shaking
the fur, and the process is COM
pleted by giving careful rub.
bing with a soft dry cloth.
The Washington times., 1927-05-24
Cheese Biscuits

Mix three-fourths cup of grated
cheese with three-fourts cup of
flour and cut one-haH cup butter
into it. Add a few grains only of
cayenne pepper and add the yolk
of an egg to moisten and hold the
mixture together. R>H out one
four h inch thick, cut in long. mar.
row strips and bake in a hot oven
400 degrees F9 for five or six
minutes. ......',
The usual recipe for baking
powder biscuits may be used,
rolling them very thin and cutting
in small rounds. Bake in two
layers with a generous, amount of
grated cheese between the layers.
According to real estate au.
thority, during tie past 80 years
the individual private dwelling
has rapidly disappeared from
New York City.
The Washington times., 1927-05-24
FREDERICK.
WILLIAM
WALLACE

concludin' to spend their time IN.
side the fo-c'sle? Go forrard, you
Campbell and turn 'em out. If
they won't come, drag 'en out!'
Mate says he isn't going to be
kept waiting much longer" said
Arson. Better muster aft sharp
now, or there'll be trouble"
Let the mate go to hell"
CALCULATED man fiercely. Here's
Jimmy wiz broken arm an .
busted shoulder. Ere we are
all Of us Dashed about an soakin'
wet. We're not turnin' out this
watch?"
He.Man Stuff
: The other, undaunted, even
though he was shivering in his
scanty attire, feeling consciously
superior. laughed sneeringly.
You must be crazy to talk that
way" he said. "A little cold
water sprinkled on you, and you
begin to refuse duty"
Jaw, you got too dam much to
say, Mister Bluenose," interrupted
the spokesman, truculently.
Don't come that skipper. Hckin'
talk here. We signed to sail the
rudy ship, but we ANTS signed
to be belted around and washed
all over the shop cause the Old
CATER likes to carry his bleedin'
canvas
Chokee's dead right" another
chimed. LET i'm get the rags
off 'er in good time an cave her
to an we'll do our dooty. But
we amt standin' for is sail
carryin'-not in this ERE ell.
divin' water-wheIp.
This hooker's killed men every
v'y'ge she's made" declared a
sailor ominously. "She drowned
two men last trip an nigh broke
the bones of all the rest. We've
had a week of this, and it's
enough"
Arson looked around the sui
len faces in the light of the gut
tering lamp. Nine men-not all
OF them craYens-herded in the
small apartment which heaved
and swung to the pIunging pass
age Of the driven ship.
Arson said no more, watched
his chances ducked out on desk
again and made his way aft.
Watch refuses to turn out, sir"
he reported tersely.
whats that? What's that?'
A stocky figure in a black, gleana-
ing oil-coat rasped questioningly
from the gloom beside the stan
dard compass. BY the light from
the pinnacle Campbell recognized
the captain.
my watch are inside the
fo'c'sle and refuse duty" ex-
planned the mate, emitting the
customary "sir" in his rage.
Con pull 'em cot, Mister"
The shipmaster spoke gruffIy.
"Niver heard O. SIGH a thing.
Kick 'em oot!' He bent to study
the compass as though such
things as mutiny were matters
Of small moment to him.
Nervous Times
.. 1t was drawing on to five
o'clock in the morning and wind
and sea were increasing in vio-
lence. The ship, under five
tops'ls and foresail, was running
like scared dog and wallowing
both rails under as she raced
into the gloom. Two men, Wis.
IDLY nervous, struggled at the
lee and weather spokes Of the
wheel and the. skipper, aware
of his ships reputation, lowered
near them. The second mate
went forward with his senior
officer. The ship waved wildly
the darkness was intense, and
the night seemed full of storm
and binding sleet.
TO Be Continued Tomorrow
The Washington times., 1927-05-24

unshaven, and still dazed, he was
in all appearance that the mate
implied. And If that gentleman
expressed his feelings freely. he
had every reason. for the Stepney's
crowd were crimp-secured, the
sweepings of Sydney, cockatoo
The Washington times., 1927-05-24
CRISP FOODS
AID TEETH

fTlHE late Ebert Hubbard once
4 stated that man never
needed a dentist until he began
eating mush. His statement is
confirmed by dental authorities
who say that much Of Americas
tooth trouble is due to lack Of
hard food in the diet. Crispy,
crunchy cereals are recommended
because they require thorough
chewing. chewing which, in turn,
aids the teeth and gums, as we'll
as promotes the flow of digestive
Juices.
The Washington times., 1927-05-24

farmers, bluey.humpers, shutdown
ers, and scarce a sailor among hte
lot.
Knew the Ropes
But when the mists cleared from
his brain in the bite of the keen
sea-wind, Arson soon proved that
The Washington times., 1927-05-24
Yarnish for Linolenr,,

BY the application of varnish
once a year the appearance and
wearing properties of some limo.
leums may be considerably i'm.
proved. The varnish is very easy
to make. Add a quart of methyl-
ated spirit to half a pound of
shellac in a large tin. Cover well
to prevent evaporation and allow
it to stand for few days. A thin
coating of the varnish should be
applied to the linoleum. care being
taken to see that every part is
covered uniformly.
The Washington times., 1927-05-24
Cheese Straws

Any plain or puff paste left
from baking may be used. Roll it
one-quarter inch in thickness,
sprinkle one,half of it with grated
cheese. Fold over the other half
and roll out again. Sprinkle again
with cheese and proceed as befose.
Repeat the process three times.
Cut into very narrow strips and
bake in the top shelf of quick
oven.
The Washington times., 1927-05-24
Results of Whippet Races

NEW electrical device for indicating the results whppet
"A has been tried at the Lombard Road Liverpool sports
ground As the winning dog touches thread the winning
post its number appears Illuminated board
The Washington times., 1927-05-24
This Day in Our History

THE steamship Savannah, first steamship the
Atlantic Ocean, sailed from Savannah Ca, for Liverpool
May "a 1872 The passage made in twenty-five days,
which startling contrast present day passages
The Washington times., 1927-05-24

CHAPTER 4
The sombre wastes of the
South Pacific were heavine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-07

the agencies by the theater manager
in advance Of the show he gains the
prestige of a sold" house. This nat.
urally increases the demand owing to
that peculiar human quality that
seeks the unobtainable. No doubt
many a long run" Of New York
theatrical production has been doomed
or fostered by just such methods Of
heavy advance sales through agen.
cies. putting a premium upon attend.
ance.
This il pernicious practice. 1t
mulcts the public without reason. 1t
renders little or no service. There Is
a certain convenience in being able to
buy theater tickets in hotel Hobbies,
and for that service a reasonable COM
mission above the box office price Is
iustifable. But the wholesale vending
of large blocks of seats through agen.
cies that are no more nor less than
box office extensions. with the theater
employees If not the theater owners
themselves profiting, Is nothing less
than a graft upon the theatergoing
public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-07
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

so prevalent as those which affiict
roses.
Privet-Practically faultless. with
in its purposes. in this locality.
Winter kills farther west and north.
Marigold--Almost perfect, in its
way: has a smell disliked by some
persons.
Phlox Drummondi-Foliage mill
dews.
Spirea Van Houttei-Flowers turn
ugly after a rain.
Tulips--Foliage very ugly in dying
down process.
Hyacinths--Run out.
Peony-Remarkably free from
fault, If one secures good divisions
to start with. If not, many plants
will not bloom, although their foliage
is good.
|. Alphabetically. satisfactory shrub;
suffers in early Spring from black
lice, which can be exterminated with
one good spraying of nicotine solu-
ton.
, Perennial Phlox-Inclined to rust;
withers on hot days.
Asters-Suffer from root lice and
from the disease known as "the
yellows." Grown in new ground, are
peerless flowers.
Rose Moss tPortulaca)-Almost
faultless. in It's way.
Sweet Alyssum-Inclined to be
spindly in open sun.
Marvel of Peru Four-o clocl1)-
Doesn't bloom until evening. This
fault" of course, only in COMPARE
son with flowers that bloom all day.
Morning Glory-Won't bloom in
the evening. It's habit of self-seed-
ing is rather a nuisance.
Moon Vine-Won't bloom in the
daytime: gets badly covered with
green lice.
Kochia-Will blow over; seeding
habit a nuisance, but seedlings can be
easily exterminated with lawn mower
at regular grass-cutting times.
| Platycodon-Has floppy stems.
Gaillardia--Floppy stems.
Delphinium-Hard to raise; doesn't
bloom very long.
Lupin-Extremely difficult for anna.
teur to raise.
Japanese Barberry-Doesn't grow
fast enough to suit most people; some
what too sprawly character.
Lilac-Blooms do not last as long as
they might--a falling of many beauti-
| full things, alas. This applies to pop
pies, too.
Ismene-Some complain that they
can't get them to bloom. A common
complaint-almost every gardener has
some flower that will not bloom. but
| which blossoms freely in a neighbor' s
garden
Climbing Roses-They take the
place."
Honeysuckle--Also" takes the place, -"
usurping plant food from other flowers
with its tremendously rank root
growth.
Grass-Very temperamental; suffers
from brown spots, weeds and drought.
Sweet Pea-Turns brown, suffers
from red spider and lack of water in
Summer heat.
Nasturtium-Black lice play havoc
under fiat leaves, where they are ex-
tremely difficult to get at.
Experimentation too late,
when no one wants to be in the gar
den.
Golden Glow-Has to be tied up; be.
comes buggy"
Foxglove-Bloom do not last long
enough; foliage liable to rust.
Coreopsis, Calliopsis-Sprawly.
Cosmos-Blows over in rain; also
too late.
Dahlia-Has to be staked; not much
Of fault.
Canna-Too bold" for most tastes.
Coa ndro Oou-A <rif1c snro vuIv
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-07
Theater Ticket Graft.

For some time past an investigation
has been in progress in New York into
the practices of theater owners and
managers in vending tickets for pub
lie entertainment through middlemen
or agents. The matter started with
the discovery by Federal officials that
these agencies were not making prop.
err returns to the Internal Revenue
Bureau. As the research developed 1t
appeared that there was complicated
system Of veritable collision between
the theaters and the agencies in hold
ing out large blocks Of choice seats
for sale to the public at higher prices
than were posted on the bulletin
boards at the box offices. One agency
was indicted and twelve others are
now under investigation by the Fed
eral grand jury. Yesterday an &C.
countant responsible for the invention
of highly ingenious double'ledger
system Of bookkeeping employed by
some of the agencies to cover up the
profits was indicted.
The general manager of one of the
larger theatrical enterprises has just
testified before the investigators in
terms that show the close connection
between theaters and agencies. He
said that the producers object is to
sell out the first fourteen or fifteen
rows to the agencies for four or eight
weeks in advance of the opening Of the
show, the seats thus disposed Of being
never offered to the public through the
box Office. They are sold to the agen.
cies for cash at box Office prices, but.
the witness testified, he and the box
Office men in the theaters receive
"gratuities" or commissions from the
agencies which often exceed their reg.
ular salaries. The public, of course,
pays this, as 1t pays the higher price
demanded by the agencies.
In justification for this practice OF
selling through agencies, the pro
ducer's representative said that the
| public seldom goes to the box Office
for the best seats. OF course. the an
swer to this is that the public has been
virtually driven away from the boz
office by the removal Of the best seats
from its racks for the benefit OF the
agsas!ss. II the tiGksta are seh Is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-07
Cites Street Perils
OF independence Day
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
Relative to the shooting of fire.
crackers, we beg to say that indie.
pendence day in the Nations Capital
is coming back" to be more costly
than ever before. 1t seems that for
the qualification of the spoiled children
the thoughtless, though well-meaning
parents will allow the innocent ones,
bent on having a gala time, even at
the cost of many precious lives and
the destruction of property, to go in
the streets and do as they please.
That is wrong, and shouldn't be toll.
Grated any longer. The next Fourth of
July should be safe and sane indeed!
The violation of the safe and sane
rule in Washington can be charged
more to the parents than the chill
dren. Then. too. on every Fourth OF
July. the police authorities seem to
be asleep" at their posts, for dur
ing all of this firing of cannon
crackers" it is easier for a camel to
crawl through the eye Of a needle
than to find real alive cop. Teach
the boys and girls in the schoolhouses
and in the homes the necessity of be.
ing patriotic and law-abiding and
therell be less sadness in many homes
when the smoke of the dangerous fire.
crackers shall have cleared away.
j. c. CUNNINGHAM.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-07

in case of a fast-spreading fire to
evacuate it in season to prevent a
shocking loss Of life.
A few thousand dollars spent now
on proper equipment and more spent
on the replacement or reconstruction
of some of the older buildings of the
institution would be an insurance
against a disaster of the most terrible
character. The Federal Government.
maintaining this institution for the
care primarily of its own wards of the
Army and Navy who have become I'M
balanced in service. and incidentally
for the insane of the District of CO.
lumbia. should proceed to make 1t as
far as it is humanity possible safe from
such a horror as large fire would
surely he in the present conditions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-07
Giggleswick.

For a long. long time as time runs
there the little village Of Giggleswick.
England, has been the butt Of British
jest. Anything that happened at Gig
gleswick was broadcast with smirks
and smiles. For centuries the little
town has been trying to live down it's
name. Nobody ever thinks of chang.
ing a name over there. 1t simply is
not done. When once a town gets a
title it keeps it through the ages, and
many are the quaint appellations that
came from ancient circumstances,
from landmarks long since erased.
from Roman occupation, from the
wars of the Picts and the Danes, from
Druid times, that are in current use
today. Perhaps some local antiquarian
has found the origin Of Giggleswick.
Maybe it is an honorable beginning
and a significant one. But the fact
stands that Giggleswick today is like
~ to provoke the very cachinnations
that the first part Of it's title repre-
sents.
Now Giggleswick has come into Its
own. Ludicrous though it's name, 1t
has been sought by the greatest as
tronomers of Great Britain. The
Prince of Wales and other eminent
personages have joined them For 1t
had been determined that at Giggles-
wick could be best seen in all England
an eclipse Of the sun scheduled for
early today. So Giggleswick found 1t.
self thronged with visitors. hundreds
of them, all intent upon the heavens.
but willing to bestow upon Giggles-
wick a bit of their attention while
waiting for the moon to cross before
the suns face.
If Giggleswick were here in this
country it would perhaps take ad-
vantage of this unique occasion and
seek to change it's name, probably to
Eclipse" American towns are not
so infiexibly attached to their desig.
nations as are their British municipal
brethren. But being English. Giggles'
wick will doubtless go on. and in later
years when smiles arise upon mention
Of it's name it will think with pride
Of it's little hour of glory and let the
world smirk If it will. 1t has had
it's day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-07
Editorial Comment Upholds
Slash in Movie Salaries

ness and false glory and more genuine
American drama
X X y \
The Albany Evening News, which
calls attention to the fact that the
about the cost Of pictures" declares
that most of these productions were
not worth what they COST" In this
connection the Waterloo Tribune re-
cords the fact that the producers
''claim their ambition Is to make
greater pictures and they can't make
them because the salaries paid eat UP
the profits" but the paper counters
this claim with the reminder that
these fabulous salaries are the pro-
ducers fault. They have been out.
bidding each other. They have been
advertising their kings and queens
instead of their shows" and it asks,
Can the public feel assured that they
will not continue bidding against each
other?"
That the reduction may make for
cleaner living in the ranks Of the
movie artists Is the hope expressed by
the Lincoln Star, which asserts:
Much of the unwholesome atmos-
phere Of the motion picture industry
iLidy NC dlbKlUuleu u tfl0 lnOTulndIely
high salaries which 1t has paid. In
a great many instances people un.
accustomed to wealth and it's respon.
sibility suddenly found themselves, as
result Of special talent which they
possessed, lifted to a position Of afflu-
ence. They spent recklessly and, what
was more unfortunate, in fashion
which brought disrepute and dishonor
to the industry itself"
The lavish pay the Portsmouth
Star characteriZes as unfair, saying:
1T isn't fair to the stars, because it
promotes high and loose living and
gives them expensive habits. 1t isn't
fair to the theatergoers, because it
forces them to contribute with their
hard.earned dollars to the year-around
ease and soft living Of a select group"
The Rockford Star also thinks that
bringing abnormal and cratic sala.
ries down to reasonable level should
help to straighten out the psychology
Of Finland" while the Manchester
Union says: mo doubt it Is q case of
easy come, easy go with some of the
Hollywood stars. And all the condi-
tons Of their existence tend to encour.
age lavishness."
The New York Herald Tribune IN
surprised that the news Of the pro-
posed cut leaked out, since 1.-THE belief
that a leading man or a comedian re-
ceived several hundred thousand dol.
lars year in salary was supposed to
add to his drawing powers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-07
When in Rome!

When in Rome a President, of all
people, must be sure to do as the
Romans do. In Vermont there re-.
mains before our eyes the picture Of
the President, dressed in the faded
overalIs of the Down East farmer.
pitching hay for dear life. mending a
fence with an assiduous eye to the
task in hand, or swapping the traces
of Old Dobbin to the plow. Again We
see him among the clear water lakes
of New York, basket in the crook of
his arm, hip boots to protect him from
the wet, rod and line poised in antici-
patton of the fish the world is waiting
for him to catch. Here in Washington
we have grown accustomed to him
wearing the emblems Of this. that and
the other groups which journey to the
White House to pay homage, and now,
from the Black Hills of South Dakota
comes the description of him with
chaps. a red shirt, blue bandanna
around his neck, "ten-gallon hat"
ulBu UOOtS, anu PcSSip'S, SAeliihiiiS
spurs The only equipment usually
associated with the habiliments of the
cowboy which is not mentioned by the
correspondents is the notched wooden
butt of AS protruding conspicuously
from a leather holster, but the Presi-
dent probably wears one in his imagi-
nation, and, judging from his reception
among the wild and woolly cowmen. 1t
is multiplying in notches rapidly.
Our Presidents share the fate of all
popular heroes, for they are heroes in
this land, regardless of their stand on
legislation or their political affiliations.
They must act the part to humor the
different shades of far-f1ung constit-
uency. One must stretch his ina gina
ton to picture a big-game hunter not
voting for Roosevelt. One can hardly
picture an enthusiastic golfer not tes-
tifying to his Endorsement of Mr.. Hard
ing at the polls. And now President
Coolidge, having done his best for the
farmers, the fishermen and the cow
boys, should look for other worlds to
conquer. So far he has failed to take
the throttle of plunging locomotive.
One wonders in vain over his ability
to climb a steeple and paint roof
hundreds Of feet above the street. No
one yet knows how he would look at
the steering wheel of a screaming red
fire engine, or wearing the helmet and
armor of a deep-sea diver. He should
at least satisfy a growing demand by
donning a flying suit and putting on
the goggles of a transatlantic airman.
The dignity Of his Office excuses him
from actively demonstrating the
Charleston, or the fade-away slide at
second base. But the President has
not half exhausted the wardrobe, and
here we are nearly at the front door
of another election year!