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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-12

the flavorins to the creamed but.
ter and sugar.
slit the flour, baking powder,
and salt together and add these In
gradients alternately with the
milk. This is one place many a
good cake has gone wrong. It Is
important that you add about a
third of the dry ingredients, beat
well, and then more milk until all
is used This alternating adding
and beating gives mixture in
which all materials are thoroughly
blended and combined with air.
The next important step is to beat
the whites of the eggs and add
them last. Here the mixing proc
.ess changes to one of folding in
stead of beating in order not to
lose the air that has been incorpo-
rated by the previous beating OF
both mixtures.
In sponge cakes the mixing is
slightly different since no fat Is
used in these cakes, but the dry
and liquid ingredients should be
added alternately and the beaten
whites folded in at the last. The
dry ingredients may be thrice
sifted in this type OF cake. Sponge
cakes should never be stirred. The
ingredients are beaten most thor
oughly and the stiffly beaten egg
whites are folded in at the last.
Sponge cakes, since they are
largely an egg mixture, are baked
at a slightly lower temperature
than other cakes. About 800 de-
grees r. is considered q satisfac-
tory temperature for this type Of
cake, whereas butter cakes are
baked at 375 F.. If made. In layers
and at $50 Il in loaves.
"A frog that does not pass
through the tadpole stage has
been found on the Island Of
Dominica.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-12

Cor granted that Monica had
Il worked. too.
All right, dear darling. IN
bring them right down to you,
Monica answered almost without
seconds pause. Bobbie knew
she had surprised her into CON
Tossing that she had them.
Don't bother to bring them
down. I can run up for them,
she offered, but Monica did not
open the front door.
Sorry, darling. / don't want
up UP here right now. I have
very special company, her gay
voice said, and In few minutes
she came down to the vestibuIe
hand.
There they are. they must
have got mixed up with my things
when moved, she lied easily.
4 wore them once. Happy New
Year!''
The door clicked shut behind
her, and the sound OF her foot
steps died away on the stairs.
But, the heavy fragrance Of some
new perfume she had on. fingered
in the vestibule- c K lin gly
sweet.
How She Knew
Bobbie could always tell whether
Monica was in funds or not by
the quality Of her perfume. When
she had little or no money she
used an American brand that sold
for two dollars a bottle. When
she had money she bought "Subtll''
Tor five dollars q bottle.
This new kind must be awfuIIy
expensive" Bobbie said to her
self. ''It's strong enough to knock
you down"
She looked at her slippers. The
toes Of them were scuffed, and
some of the bright kid was torn
on one heel
Bobbie, who loved to have
everything she wore whole and
perfect and above reproach, made
q little face as she tucked them
under her arm and started home.
She looked back at the lighted
windows Of Monica's flat. She
wondered who was there listening
to Monica,s slang and chatter,
drugged by the heady fragrance Of
Monica's dizzy perfume.
Probably Ted Piper" she de-
cided innocently
But It was not Ted Piper.
Stella was In her room when
Bobbie got home.
Go Be Continued Tomorrow
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-12

buckskin oxfords. old letters from
Andy Jerrold. books. q pair Of
rubbers and-stuffed down in q
corner-the big piece Of black
tissue paper that she always
wrapped around the gold slippers
to keep them from furnishing.
But no slippers. Nothing but the
tissue paper.
well, what do you know about
THAR she cried aloud, taking It
out and looking at It question
tngly as II 1t might possibly tell
her where the slippers were. But
it merely cracked In her fingers,
OF course.
HOmeIy Duties
She laid It on the dresser and
! went downstairs to Mrs. MAnkan,
who was having the time Of her
life dressing chicken and max.
ing cranberry sauce in the kitchen.
Mrs. Mangan. you don't happen
to know where my gold slippers
are, do your" she asked.
Mrs. Mangan's feelings were
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-12
By Hannah Wing

CUccEss or failure IN cake
~ making depends upon good
mixing. Skin in handling and COM
bining the ingredients makes the
really good cake. A knowledge
and control Of oven temperatures
IS also an essential as mixing and
baking are the open sesame TO
either success or failure in cake
making. The processes for max
ing butter cake differ Just enough
from the those of the sponge
cake so that the right method
applied to the wrong cake will
spoil the results.
In making any kind Of cake
be sure that you have all the
ingredients at hand and assembled
before you begin. Don't leave the
preparation in the middle stages
to run over to the grocer's for an
egg or the baking powder. or find
after you have already put in
one cup Of flour that you have to
open another sack. Also be sure
and light the oven before you
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-12
SPRINGTIME
IDEAS

CPRINGTIME being the time for
~ moving to a new house or
thorough cleaning and revamping
Of the, old one. the following direc-
tons for putting, the kitchen into
efficient order, from an article in
this weeks Liberty. are very
timely.
"A handy place Tor everything
and everything in it's place.
Make the most possible use and
adaptation Of every utensii you
have.
Discard tools or equipment that
do not justify their storage space.
plan with working schedules,
time budgets. ETC.. as would an
expert executive.
Proper heights for. al working
surfaces, planned according to the
elbow height of the worker. CTa-
BILE surfaces eight inches below the
elbow height Of the worker. Sink
drain boards eight inches below
the elbow height Of the worker1
Maintain the kitchen as a work.
shop for meal preparation only.
Things used most often nearest
at hand.
Insist on narrow shelves, 50
that everything is visible.
Nothing on the floor. This
saves bending and makes the floor
easy to clean"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-12
Making Career for Ones Self Is Not All Peaches and
Cream as BObbie Ransom Found Out When She En-
tered the Movies at Hollywood

in the blue dusk with an The
lights Of Hollywood Boulevard,
blossorning out around them like
big yellow flowers-and they did
not care whether people looked at
them or not.
you never even wished me
Merry Christmasp' said Gus,
thinking Of himself and his
wrongs first, as usual.
i didn't have a merry Christ
mas Bobbie came back at him
softly. IT had q very wretched
and terrible and miserable Christ,
mas, and / cried all day"
That's what makes your eyes
shine so now"
They're shining because they're
looking at YOU" Bobbie answered.
She tried to say 1t flippantly
and airily, the way Monica might.
have. But her voice broke, and
she BIT down hard on her lips to
keep from crying then and there.
She was so glad to be here with
him.
Gwen, well start the New Year
right, anyhow Gus said, and
very quickly. 50 that no one
should see. he kissed the top Of
her hat that was right under
his nose.
'.Ill come down to your house
to, get you about s o'clock that
night, IL you'll GOMEZ" He
waited for her answer, and when
she nodded he went on:
And well go up to my house,
and Ill throw the best and big
gest party you ever saw--just for
YOU Wen ask everybody"
But not Monica" Bobbie broke
in, shaking her head. II don't
want Monica =
Then we won't have Monica.
Now, come on, hop into the old
Speed Merchant and I'll run you
home.p
But Bobbie said no--she had
some shopping to do.
And when he was out Of sight.
she danced along the sidewalk to
the little shop and bought the
scarf with tho dewdrops shining
all over It. 1t was $40, but
Bobbie felt that it was cheap at
the price. She was going to
wear it for Gus!
For Gus" she said over and
over and over on the way up Las
Palmas Street to Mrs. Mangan's.
Gus" echoed the dripping
faucets in the bathtub late that
night as she lay awake in bed,
thinking Of him.
Gus repeated the wind, rust
ling the wet palm leaves out Of
doors. There was nothing in the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-12
Read THIS First

ROBBIE RANSOM demure little school teacher anything
to
INTO pictures But she
eAtraYagant family
ANDREW JERROLD, who
$500 the WelEtOdo WIDOW
who 10 her father and she Hollywood with high
heart d full ~
MRS MANGANS boarding STELLA DELROY
the MAGNIFICA STUDIOS, where ROY SCHULTZ famous
rector, LOTTIE his wife,
MacCL0UD the assistant director falls in she
live at Mrs Mangan advises Bobbe play him
Jealous.
Robbie Gertrude, brought her up
e Her father says he going 70 the Widow Parns
Andy JerT0d BObbe
Das e Gus Her father sends her old a
Of them. - - -
During her absence. NIOnca has been given Roy
the strength
burned
studio fire Stella back 70 her old job
hears
Monica supposed be- in with other that Gus
married and bis wife
again, and he suls starts to around
Monica again. He fails BObbie
ct his and she
Stella lovely
money would bring have "a sell IL
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-12
TUNES EASE
PATIENTS

MUSIC has been employed sue
AVA cessfully in an eastern Hos
pital while operating on persons
under local anesthetic. Special
headphones are worn by the
patient. music being relayed from
a photograph in a distant room,
so that 1t cannot disturb the.
surgeon or other attendants. saws
Popular Mechanics, Magazine.
It has been found that the
tunes ease the patients mind.
divert his attention from the
operation and thus make 1t easier
for the doctors. Although the
local anaesthetic eliminates pain.
in many cases difficulty is ex.
perienced while operating on per-
sons under such conditions be-
cause they remain conscious and
nervous.
In several American cities mo.
torcycle taxicabs are used.
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the hillside house or at the
Montmartre restaurant? Gus,
Gus.
Nevertheless, she found herself
facing around and starting back
toward the shop where the pink
scarf hung in all its roseate and
sparkling glory.
As she did so, light-coiored
car flashed past, caught her eve.
Without looking at it suuareiy.
she knew whose car that was.
and who was In it.
It turned in the middle OF the
block, breaking a traffic law. and
drew up beside her.
My girl! There she is!'' said
Gus MacCloud, and he leaped out
OF the car ana took her by both
arms, shaking her a little. There
was no mistaking the welcome
and relief in his face. He was
tickled to death to see her. He
said so, in those very words.
They stood there. enraptured.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-12
PROBLEMS IN
ECONOMICS

A GIRL factory worker had a
"A toothache. She was employed
on a machine which had cost the
owner Of the plant 500, 900. One
day he passed through the works
on an inspection tour. His costly
machine was standing idle at a
heavy loss while the girl who ran
it was away suffering with her
bad tooth.
The boss made an investigation
and found out that bad teeth
among his employees were cutting
into his production schedule and
reducing his profits. He consulted
with other manufactures and
they all learned that the same
thing was taking place in their
plants. The result OF their con.
ference is that today there Is in
Milwaukee q free dental clinic Tor
factory workers, with IL operating
rooms. . It is said this is the first
attempt to group dental service
for industrial workers although
several large concerns In other
cities conduct dental dispensaries
for their employees. They find
that it pays to educate their
workers to take care Of their
teeth. Thrift Magazine.
The homeIy man pay the largest
barber shop checks, BARRIERS say,
because he goes In for mud packs,
messages, scalp treatment, and 30
forth,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-12
Successful Cake Mukin0

begin mixing the cake ana 90 reeu-
late it that it win be the right
heat when the cake is ready for it.
In making butter cakes always
begin by Dreaming the butter with
spoon wooden one is best
rubbing the butter against the
SIDE OF the mixing bowl until II is
sore and creamy. Then rub in
the sugar until the whole mass is
thick cream. If you want an
exceptionally fine cake sift the
sugar first. Now separate the
egg yolk from the white, beat the
yolk until foamy and add it and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-12
WOMEN'S BIG
FEET

THAT American women are rap
! idly making greater strides
in the world Is true in very lit
eral sense. which probably is not
entirely welcome to the fair sex.
Deny the facts as they will. won.
ems feet are gradually growing
bigger. and in the last Is years or
so. says the Phoenix Research
Bureau. sizes Of stockings most
In demand have increased from
Fights, to ut the number four
shoe. to mines and a half to 20
with the five and a half shoe,
which iswhat the average Ameri.
lean woman now has to wear.
While wonen's feet have been
growing bigger, however. the aver
age mans shoe has decreased a
corresponding amount. from mines
and q half to Fights. No plausible
explanation for this has been
found. and it. Just must be put
down to lack of masculine con-
sidefation for wolnan's feelings.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-12

She hasn't any more morals than
an oysterlp
In the street in front oe Mon
icass apartment house stood the
little closed car that Monica had
never paid for. The windows Of
Monica's Euite were luminous
with lainplight back Of them.
But when Bobbie rang the bell
above Monica's name there was
no answer. She rang again and
again, with her ear at the re.
ceiver or the house phone, wait.
ing for Monica,s shrilI voice.
After three or four minutes it
came: Yes, who'e down there?
What do you want?
Robbie. came for my gold
slippersI''
She did not ask Monica II she
had them. She knew that Mon.
lea would say no." IL she did.
The thing to do was simply to
demand them boldly--to take it
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-12
BY .. Lamar MattheWs


~ great army OF boys and girls
win be busy with their gradua-
ton affairs and after that most
OF them YIN be turned loose to
fight. their way up In the busi-
ness world-without any training
for struggle.
Here and there In the progress
sive schools Of this country there
are institutions where industrial
training is given in connection
with the academic subjects.
In Cincinnati there is a most
excellent system of training for
boys who wish to enter industrial
pursuits. These boys go to school
three months and then work three
months. And all the time the pu-
pills are under the supervision of
the instructors. The industrial
plants of various kinds in the city
cooperate with the school author.
tiles in giving the pupils employ
ment. 1t takes five years to com.
plete the high school course, but
at the end Of that time every
graduate is self-supporting and be-
gins his business career with def
mite training in his trade.
The matter Of choosing a boys
line Of work ID one OF the most
puzzling and most perturbing
problems that parents have to
face.
In this connection Mary s.
Hayiland IN Character Training
in Childhood" has this to say:
"While we give due considera.
ton to what our children would
like to do. our chief object should
be to discover what they are best
able to do.
ITO determine this we must
study our childfen's bodily, mental
and spiritual makeup, their
strong points and their weak
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NOtO Go On With The Story

TT was as thin and rosy as dawn
mist, and the spangles lay
upon it like dew-drops. Bobbie
could see it in her minds eye
long after she stopped looking at
It. and went on up the boulevard.
She kept on thinking about it,
as a woman viii when she
yearns for thing and has the
price Of it in her pocketbook.
How well 1t would look with
my evening Dress" she said to
herself. She knew just how
her bare shoulders would CLEAN
through that dim pink misty
stuff.
But then, what was the use
In buying such lovely things
when she never went anywhere
In the evening any more? When
there was no Gus to call her
up and take her to dinner
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world for her that night but Gus
MacCloud!
CHAPTER XXxII
Late In the afternoon or New
Year Eve Bobbie made the dis
covery that her gold kid evening
slippers were gone from her
clothes closet.
That's funny" she thought,
mystified. Maybe / put them in
my trunk" She remembered put
ting away two pairs of her white
buckskin oxfords just before
Thanksgiving. Perhaps she had
packed the gold slippers away in
the trunk with them.
She pulled it out from the shad-
owy depths OF the big clothes
closet and unlocked 1t.
It seemed to her that every
thing she owned was in that
trunk rubber girdle that she
had once worn when she imagined
she was getting fat. stacks Of thin.
white organdy undertakings, bolts
Of narrow pink baby ribbon, the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-12

points. The boy who has weak
lungs should not become a stone
mason or engage In any other
dusty trade. He should not be .
tailor. q shoemaker or any other
sort OF worker who has to bend
over all day In q position that
cramps the lungs.
The boy with weak eyes must
not try to be q 1eweler, to engage
in scientific work that will call
for the use of the microscope or
to take up any work where his
eyes win be a serious handicap.
las for mental abilities the shy,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-12
Her Folks Thought She Had Lost Her Mind When She De-
cided to Give Up Everything She Loved and Seek d
Career in the Moving Pictures

wounded instantly. Indeed /
don'tg' she said In proud. hurt
tone. IT never pry into peoples
belongings IN. this house.
"0h, / didn't mean anything
like that" Bobbie began, but
she went right on:
I'm not interested IN other
peoples belongings, Miss Ransom,
/ wouldn't touch pins point
that didn't belong to me. Your
things as Just as safe here IN
this house as they'd be in the
would / want with q pair Of gold
sleppers?"
MRS. Mangan, please don't act
like this" Bobbie begged her in
distress. "You know / don't think
you touched my sIippers. / only
asked IL you'd SEEN them. /
wouldn't hurt your FEELINGS for
anything in the world"
Mrs. Mangan grunted and began
stuffing the chicken with vigor
and violence. Her gray face had
gone dull red with anger--unrea.
sonable and foolish anger.
well, I haven't seen them,
then, IL that's what You meanl
she snapped out. "But Monicker
was into your trunk while you
were away last month. She opened
It with one. Of her keys that
happened to fit II. She said some
Of her things were in It,"
O-o-oh, ] see! It was perfectly
clear to Robbie what had be.
come Of the slippers, then. Mon
lea. that aleight-of.hAnd artist,
had made away with them!
Well, III Just hop right over
to Cahuenga Street and get them
from her." Bobbie made up her
mind instantly. 1.-THE. very idea
OF her taking my slippers! Ny
brand new slippers Why, shes
worse than q sold-digger and a
CRATER. She's just a common
thief''
Poor Lulu!
Her thoughts were uncon-
monty bitter as she marched out
Of the house and into the warm
gray twilight. Monica, with all
her money, could afford to buy
a half dozen pairs Of gold slip.
pers IL she wanted them. Why,
then, should she have taken the
one and only pair that Bobbie
owned or was likely to own for
some time to come?
THE light-fingered Luluw
thought Bobbie, furiously. She
ought to be ashamed OF herself.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-12

the unsocial boy viii never make
a good salesman. The magma
tive, original youngster viii not
be likely to be good at routine
work, just as a slow, duh one viii
fan at anything that requires
speed and keen wit.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-12

DICTuRED at
II the right is
q stunning trock
for afternoon
wear Of rose
beige sattns
backed crepe.
The blouse 10
Q ut perfectly
straight ana g.
rather loose.
The skirt. how
ever, consists Of
three tiers II
pIeatg. The
sleeves Of the
model ars lone
and tikht.dtting
but are interest.
ingly cufted
with the pleated
m material, A
large fluffy
flower Of the
@0p9 ,CO0lpleb3g
the costume.
The second
model u Of wool
crepe interest
ingly tailored.
Notice the way
the square line.
starting W tn
the square neck,
Is carried out.
There is q long
6 q uare yoke
reaching almost
to waist line.
while the box.
pIeated skirt
finishes the mu.
sion. The frock
Ii belted by .
wide belt Of
matching suede.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-12
Bad News for Burglars

IN the rebuilding Of the Bank England remarkable safe
guards being introduced The vaults be flooded
three pontsrom the bank ITSELF from another point London
and from third point 10 miles outside the city,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-12
5769. Child's Romper

5769. Child's Romper
Cut in 4 Sizes: 2, 3, 4 and 5 years.
A S-year size requires j IS yard of q.
inch material. Price 10c.
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Smart Afternoon Frocks

ReDubiishss By ARRANGEMENT with Good Housskeepise
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-12

A frog that does not pass
through the tadpole stage has
been found on the Island Of
Dominica.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-21
EMPTY BALLOT BOX
IS FOUND BY STUDENT
ALI Identifying Marks Erased
From Container Near Pittsburgh.
May Be Missing One.

BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, January 21.-An
empty ballot box. with all identified
ton marks erased, was found yester-
day in a field in Bethel Township by
a student en- route to school. Dis
trict Attorney Samuel II. Gardner
ordered the container brought to his
office and assigned detectives to in
vestigate.
For a week county authorities
have been searching for the ballot
box of the third district of the
fourth ward of Pittsburgh which
Gardner ordered seized for use in the
grand jury investigation of the No
vember election in Allegheny County.
The box was found missing when
detectives went to a schoolhouse
where it was supposed to have been
stored