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Evening star., 1928-08-02
Answers to Correspondents.

-Four years ago. bought your book,
Diet and Health. with Key to the CAL
ories. and reduced my weight 80 pounds
I ind that every two or three months
! have to go back to the reducing diet
70 keep my weight down. I go on the
i,200 calories daily. and my diet con-
ssGtE mainly OF fresh vegetables, a piece
OF toast at each meal, milk, thin soups
and apples between meals. Because /
won't eat when / go to a party, my
friends think am starving myself.
do not make separate count of the
cal0ries of carbohydrates. fats and pro-
teiEls. but feel SO well that / am sure
get the proper proportions out Of the
menus. play golf twice a week. go
70 the gym twice week and get some
dancing Please tell me il I can iniure
n1y health by dieting every three
months. MRS. w"
No. you won't injure your health.
Mrs. w. You are doing the right thing.
Watch Your Weight" il one Of the
best health rules It is very much
better 10 reduce few pounds every
few months. for in this manner you
save yourself having to reduce great
many pounds In a year or So The
more pounds you accumulate, the faster
they come on. for they limit your ac-
t1yitaes and lessen your food needs.
think II would be better for you to
reduce each weeks surplus You could
probably very easily do that by going
on one very low calorie day q week
taking around 900 calories Of skim milk
Or fruit on this day. Six hundred CAL
cries of anything would do, however.
With the diet you suggested, you
probably are getting correct propor-
tions Of the food elements. You should
have at least two glasses of skim milk
or buttermilk daily, and il you are not
taking any flesh foods, you should have
cheese Or eggs. 1t is important to get
sufficient protein or building elements
The pamphlet On reducing and gain
Ing which we offer gives the condensed
Instructions which have In my book
Those who are interested may have 1t
b. following column rules, which are
Evening star., 1928-08-02
Lessons in English
BY W. L.. GORDON.

Words en- misused: Do not say In
what portion Of the State does she
iive?" Say In what part"
Often mispronounced: Salome. Pro-
nounce Sa-lo-me; "a" as in ask" 20"
as In no" "e" as in me" three sylla-
bles: not Sa-lome.
Often misspelled: Accompaniment,
observe the two "cs" and the al"
Synonyms: Earnest, eager, enthusi-
astic, impetuous, vehement, fervent,
jealous.
Word study: Use a word three times
and it is yours" Let us increase our
vocabulary by mastering one word each
day. Today's word, Menacing threat
ening. THE menacing shadow of want
crept upon him.
Words often misused: Do not say
Mr.. Brown deals with cotton" Say
deals in" to express traffic.
Often mispronounced: After Pro-
nounce the a as in "ask." not as In
at"
Often misspelled: Epoch.
Synonyms: Method, mode, manner.
rule, system,
Word study: Use word three times
and 1t Is yours" Let us increase our
vocabulary by mastering one word each
day. Today's word: DEPRESSION; the act
Of turning aside from the main subject.
Here Is startling DEPRESSION from the
facts"
Evening star., 1928-08-02

sliced stuffed olives and green peppers.
three-quarters cup chopped celery, one
cup heavy mayonnaise, one cup heavy
whipping cream and one teaspoon gela-
tin. Put one tablespoon cold water on
gelatin and then melt over steam. Do
not add more water Add to mayon-
naise Whip cream stiff and add to
mayonnaise. Stir In remaining in
gradients. Fill a mold brushed with
olive oil. Cover well and pack in equal
parts ice and salt for four hours. Un~
mold at serving time Pass tiny hot
baking powder biscuits with this course
1t Is an art to set table attractiveiy
Write to Nancy Page. care. Of this paper
incloSing a stamped. self-adaresaed envelope.
askine for her leaaet on table etiquette.
eCopyrieht. 1929
Evening star., 1928-08-02

Every one admires shapely ankles,
and yet most of lis feel that there is
something decidedly smart about the
little short socks with cuffs that make
the Shapeliest of ankles look as bulky
as possible The fashion, believe. be-
gan as part Of the conventional ice
sports and skating ensemble Men
wore them before women did. Short
Evening star., 1928-08-02

Nancy darling obediently did as she
was told The result justified Lois
faith At least you would have thought
so If you could have heard the guests
exclain over the first course served at
luncheon on that hot August day
Lois brought in platter holding a
round creamy mold surrounded by crisp
green lettuce, round, red radishes and
sections Of gold and white hard-cooked
egg,
The dish was a frozen chicken salad
loaf.
She used two cups cooked chicken cut
in cubes. one-quarter cup each Of
Evening star., 1928-08-02
Baked Onions.

Select uniform Spanish onions. Re-
move the skin and parboiI gently, TAX
ing care that the onions do not fail
apart. When tender, take from the
water, make small cavity in each one,
and fill this cavity with a few well but
tered crumbs Season with salt and
pepper, place in a shallow pam and put
into the oven Tor about Is minutes
Serve in a border around ST.
Evening star., 1928-08-02

A KNITTED BEACH SOCK OF
BLACK AND WHITE STRIPES Is
SHOWN ABOVE. THE TENNIS
SOCKS ARE OF WHITE COTTON.
WITH A COLORED DESIGN IN
CUFFS, AND THE GOLF SOCKS
ARE OF WHITE WOOL. WITH
COLORED CUFFS.
woeIen socks of this sort kept snow
from getting into the shoes and gave
the extra warmth needed 10 feet and
ankles.
Then certain tennis players decided
that instead Of wooden stockings they
would wear merely short wooden socks
over their silk stockings. Followed
their Wess- for golf, country walks and
ether outdoor activities. The idea was
o good one, because, as every one may
discover for himself, the feet of the
eportswonan are much more comfort
able ii protected by layer of soft wool
70 prevent rubbing of the shoes against
the skin. Soft cotton socks give almost
as much protection and are decidedly
Evening star., 1928-08-02
Naming Things.

One of the first questions a child
asks is, What is that?"
Horse" you say.
What is that?"
Horse" you repeat.
Again and again for countless num-
bers of times you say horse in the right
place You, like your ancestor Adam
name the animals as they come before
you BY and by you wish the child
had less curiosity or that you had more
patience and more breath. But hold on
and keep on naming the animals and
everything else that comes along,
The little child must have names for
the things about him so he can form
ideas around them. He needs names to
think with. No names. no thinking
No thinking? What then?
But I've told him a thousand times
wants to know a little bit more, He
says 'Moo-sic boc,' so know he knows
it. Then why does he keep pestering
the life out Of me asking me again and
Evening star., 1928-08-02
NANCY PAGE
Frozen Chicken Salad Is a
Summer Delight.
BY FLORENCE LA GANKE.
BY FLORENCE LA GANKE.

Lois was In earnest conversation with
Nancy. Il want to serve something
different ! want 1t prepared before
the guests come. I want it substantial,
for they will be ravenous after that
long motor ride, Now, Nancy. darling,
put on your thinking cap and tell me
what to have and how to make it"
Evening star., 1928-08-02
DOROTHY DTX'S LETTER BOX
What to DO With the Adolescent Daughter-The
Mother Whose Sacrifices Are Not Appreciated
BY Her Famly-Problem of Domestic Tyrant

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which often leaves ha tneverh ~ " S anu " p
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sa two amy opts ds'pnl 11n en o T
with her regards then % M trans IN aed p they
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when Be gen ssq4 Lean M 1t is time
of the dove and daughter lucky to have
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children
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but breaks heart they
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she s'g sSs ss & % ss he S. the her %.5assn
children depends altogether herself
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what they for themselves without thought OF else They
others. They have to be taught ai play and gratitude
grateful comfortable
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Motherhood
they neglect They wouldn't fail to show
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ce
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Evening star., 1928-08-02
DIET AND HEALTH
BIZ LULU HUNT PETERS, M. d.

10 enclose 10 cents in coin and self
addressed, stamped envelope: for all
other articles. however. only two cents
in coin and the elf-addressed, stamped
envelope are necessary.
Cabbage in the Diet.
Mrs. W--Cabbage is a gold-medal
vegetable because 1t is SO rich in all
the yitarnins. 1t is especially rich in
the anti-scnrvy and anti-neuritic vita
Minis, and has some of the anti
ophthalmic or Vitamin A yitamins.
Cabbage is more easily digested and
more valuable for its vitamins when
taken raw. 1t can be ground or finely
chopped or sliced. and be taken as
salad, with a little lemon Juice as
dressing, for those who are overweight
and an oil dressing for those who are
normal. II can be served to any child
who has all its teeth and has been
taught to masticate thoroughly. The
Juice Of raw cabbage is given to babies
when orange juice cannot be secured
and answers very we'll
Cabbage Is particularly good food
Tor the overweighters, and 1t should
be included In their diet very often and
IN liberal quantities Thirteen ounces
Oh cabbage registers 100 c. A cunful
OF the shredded is only 90 calories.
Evening star., 1928-08-02
Men Who Whistle.

The Men who Whistle. Some Folks Say,
Are always Happy, Cheerful Cay
They're Men that we should Love and
Cherish
But I would Gladly See them Perish.
You Really Must have Nerves like
Gristle
To Really Like the Men Who Whistle.
fCopvrfabt fecaN
Evening star., 1928-08-02

In recognition of her copspicuou
@ork during the World War, Mrs. Su~
anne f. Mclaughlin of Syracuse. N Y,
s to receive her seventh medal from
he French government.
Evening star., 1928-08-02

tablespoonful of water for each piece
Of fish. Bake for 30 minutes in a
steady oven. When we'll cooked through
the FISH should be moist, but not juicy.
and Drowned on top.
Evening star., 1928-08-02

Once necessity in every kitchen,
pewter is now much sought after for
living room or dining room. And pew
ter, with its soft luster. its quality Of
permanence and its adaptability to the
simplicity Of modern design. lends itself
we'll to the demands of the household
Whether one chooses old or modern
pewter, one cannot go astray, particu-
larly If selected for lamp base such
q charming armed jug as the one
sketched
fCopyright, 1927
Evening star., 1928-08-02

y.o At all brother domestic Uran
should submit to him ana eL nun rum
to marry or 10 mato
@ nod n bv which yourself ngn ne n vert
1t
Evening star., 1928-08-02

The pamphlet On reducing and gain
Ing which we offer gives the condensed
instructions which / have In my book
Those who are interested may have 1T
b. following column rules. which are
Evening star., 1928-08-02

Copyright, 1927
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-08
D|R|G|BLE,
PILOTS URGE

Unless sufficient running lights
are shown by the Navy dirigible
Los Angeles on her nightly cruises,
the big craft is apt to endanger
pilots Of the night air mail accord
ing 10 complaint received by the
Navy Department from Harold p.
Pitcairn, president OF the Pitcairn
Aviation Co, which operates the air
mail route from New York to At
Ia nta.
The complaint states that one OF
the air mail pilots Of the Pitcairn
concern has had two narrow es.
capes from crashing into the cloud.
cOlored bulk OF the Los Angeles and
that other pilots have warned
against this danger.
The Navy Department Is giving
the complaint every cOnsidera ton
and will investigate it.
The Los Angeles Is on her way
from Lakehurst TO San Antonio for
the national convention Of the
American Legion and is scheduled
to arrive at it's destination today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-08
Gas
RATE WAR
BEGINS

The Washington and George
town Gas Light Companies
fight for a higher valuation,
to be followed by fight for
higher gas rates, came into
the open today at a formal
hearing before the Public Utili-
ties Commission.
The companies submitted ap-
praisaIs on their properties amount
Ing to 2O.579 $40 for the Washing
ton Gas Light Company, az com
pared with the figure of $20.229.23O
as found by H. C. Wolf. an engi-
neer employed by the commission.
Figures for the Georgetown COM
pany have not yet been submitted.
Although the figures so far have
been in close agreement, vast diff.
ferences will open up later over
dednctions for depreciation. value
OF land and claims for going con.
Germ value. 1t is understood that
Wolf will claim a depreciation for
the Washington company of ST.
$50. 6SS, and for the georgetown com
pany of $65,370.
81 100000 Fight Seen
The depreciation to be contended
for by the companies will he $234,.
274 for the Washington COMPANY
and the Georgetown figures are not
vet announced. Thus difference
OF more than $2,000,O00 will be
opened up.
1t is also understood that the
companies and Wolf are are odds
as to the value of land owned by
the companies, having estimates
differing by $750,000. No estimates
have been forthcoming on what the
two sides will claim as to "going
concern" value, but it Is proba BILE
that a dispute on this figure will
bring the differences to $1,000 900.
Since gas rates are based on
a. fair return. the higher the valua.
ton arrived at the higher rate they
will be allowed to charge.
Engineer on Stand
The only witness heard today was
r. o. Luqueer Of the firm of For
stall. Robson and Luqueer. consult
ing engineers of New Yirk. He
went into the various figures MAX
ing up the inventory or the COM
panies' property in great detail.
Peoples Counsel FIeharty an.
nounced that the company and the
commissions engineers were so
close together on the inventory.
with difference of only $3.50 900
in 100000. 900. that the inventory
would be accepted.
The dull tone OF the meeting was
interrupted only once when George
+. Hamilton and G. Thomas Dun
lop, central figures in the recent
attempt OF the Capital Traction
Company to have car fares raised,
stalked into the room.
Dunlop beckoned to Ord Preston,
president OF the gas companies.
he three OF them left the room
and held a lengthy caucus in the
hall outside. Preston returned and
the traction barons left.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-08
MOVES
TO NV[O|T
4 COPS

While Prince Georges county
officials today made ready to
seek the indictment of the four
Washington policemen who
recently invaded Maryland to
make an arrest, Major Edwin
B. Hesse, superintendent Of
police, was planning to again
seek legislation by Congress 70
clothe all members of the local
police force with powers Of
prohibition agents.
The District of Columbia is with.
out a prohibition enforcement Law
beyond the general Volstead act.
Efforts have been made to have
such an act passed.
At present 3S washington police
men have commissions from the
prohibition bureau giving them dry
agent status. Major Hesse insists
that it should not be necessary Tor
a man to hold two commissions be-
fore he has power to enforca the
prohibition law or any other law.
Gov. Albert Ritehie will he asked
to demand extradition OF the officers
il true bills are returned against
them at Upper Marlboro.
Police officials under orders from
Major Hesse refused to nonor
warrants for the arrest OF the four
men received here Saturday
The situation is the outgroWth of
the arrest Of Stephen johnson. 100
block Park Pl. II. E.. and Ralph
Harbour. $500 block Nichols Ave.
s. E.. by Joseph ComisKey, Leroy
Bachelor. e. w. Gore and J. w
Connors.
The policemen are accused Of
assault with q dangerous weapon.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-08
TREE removal
IS PROTESTED

Neighbors OF Steven E. Cochran,
manager of the National Theater,
are protesting the removal Of q
large white oak tree in front OF
his home at 294g Newark st ". W.
The tree. estimated to be nearly
200 years old, Is nearly five feet
in diameter. Its limbs overhang
and the acorns falling on the roof
disturb the sleep of the occupant.
Fearful of a storm, Cochran has
appealed to the District Govern
ment to have it cut down.
Gen. e. s. Grant III, superin.
tendent of public buildings and
grounds. has informed complaining
neighbors that he has no jurisdic-
ton in the matter. Others have
appealed to Commissioner Proctor
IL. Daugherty and Clifford Lanham,
superintendent of trees and parks
NoIuminous correspondence on
this subject. is piIing up.
The tree in question stands in
me middle OF a. sidewalk at the
blind end" of the street.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-08
HUNT FOR GIRL
DROPPED

After being the object Of a police
search for more than "a hours.
Edith Ransbnrg. 16 years old. Of the
1900 block of Sixteenth ST. n. w.
today communicated with her fam.
lily. Immediately afterwards the
lookout for the girl was withdra wn
by police.
Members OF the girls family re-.
fused point blank to throw anv light
on the case. Telephone inquiries at
the Sixteenth Street home brought
the following response:
I'VE know where the girl Is. but
she has not returned home. All
other information must be given out
by police"
At the Women's Bureau, where
the girl was reported missing. police
women said that they knew but very
little OF the case. Yesterday morn
ing a woman who said she was Mrs.
Wells called up and reported the girl
missing. She gave a description Of
the girl and volunteered no further
Information. policeWomen said.
Today Mrs. Wells called again and
asked that the lookout be with.
drawn
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-08

No formal denial of these spor-
sdic rumors is to be made, hut it
was made clear that the prospect
of wedding in the Executive
Mansion for the son of the President
and the daughter OF Connecticut s
Governor is decidedly remote.
Against The Rules
All the presidents are against
such a ceremony. Only under IN
usual circumsta is bride,
under the usages OF polite society
married in the home of the bride
groom. There have been numerous
White Houses weddings. but nearly
all of them have been nuptials of
daughters or other female relatives
OF the presidential family.
The nearest approach to an ex-
ception to this rule was the wedding
of President Grover Cleveland to
his ward. Miss Frances Folsom
40 years ago. which took place in
the White House. When President
Wilson married Mrs Edith Boiling
Gait in 1915, however, he did so in
her home.
Precedent Upheld
Washington society. therefore. is
not looking for any TrImbuil.
Coolidge wedding at the White
House. All the traditions, prece-
dents. and socisl rules ire against
it. and il Is we'll known that both
the President and Mrs. Coolidge
have wholesome regard for prece.
dents.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-08

Ine forum. through Linn A. r.
Gale. secretary. invited Allen to adj
dress it. but the policeman said per-
mission would have to be received
from Ma jor Hesse.
The police chief today had before
him letter from Gale seeking such
permission. and Major Hesse was
studying the police manual to learn
whether Aliens appearance under
such auspices would be contrary to
the regulations.
Allen has been in the department
less than two years. He recently
gained some prominence by a talk
before the Policemen's Association
in which he offered criticism of his
fellow officers. =
Major Hesse Is known to feel that
a lecture by Allen before the Open
Forum could serve no useful pur-
pose.
The police chief said today that
he had been invited hundreds of
times to talk before local bodies.
but that during the past year he
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-08
Atheist Leader Here
To War on Bible MYTH

Shall The Bible Bind The Minds
Of Children TO Ancient Myths" is
the subject upon which Charles
Smith. of New York, Of the Ameri.
can Association for the Adva nee.
ment of Atheism. speaks tonight
at the Playhouse, 1914 n ST. n. w.
The speaker Is leading the fight
against the anti-evolution legisla
tion In Arkansas and will tell his
audience about fundamentals poIiti.
cal influence in that State.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-08
EVIDE nee
To |N[)|('T
SLAYER
HEARD

A first-degree murder indict-
ment, charging Franklin r.
Smith with the Staying of his
daughter. Bessie, on the morn
ing of September %, last, was
asked of the District Grand
Jury by Assistant United States
Attorney William FL. Collins
today.
The hearing was comparatively
short John G Steele. the dead
girls suitor, the Coroner who held
the inquest. and policemen who came
TO the Smith apartment at the re-
quest of Steele, appeared before the
Grand jury and retold the tale of
horror
Confession Read
Their testimony. however. was not
SO important Smith will go to. the
electric chair. il he goes at all. on
the 1000 word confession he vol
UNFAIRLY marie and signed following
his surrender TO police on the
afternoon of the murder. The con
fession i'm full was read to the
Grand Jury by Collins, who fol
lowed the introduction of witnesses
by a brief statement on the appli-
cation of the law to the case.
Smiths Indictment probably viii
he returned next Monday. when
the Grand Jury makes its first re-
port to the Chief Justice of the Dis
trict Supreme Court.
Smiths wife who is aid to have
forgiven him. did not appear before
the Grand jury.
The report of DIR. Percy Hickling,
District alienist. Of his findings on
the mental condition of the filicide.
was not read TO the Grand Jury
Collins pointed out that il was not
within the duties of that body to
inquire as 10 whether Smith was
sane or insane, but such matters
could only he brought out as
defense at the time of the trial.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-08
Panama-COsta RIGA
Relations Resumed

Diplomatic relations between Pan
anna and Costa Rica were resumed
today. The State Department was
informed.
Resumption Of relations was the
occasion of much gratifica ton"
by the United States. Secretary of
State Kellogg declared.
Rela tons were broken in 1927
because of boundary dispute. later
settled by the Francis White award
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-08
Mrs. Julia D. Robinson
Wins d. C.. AnnuIment

Justice Pevton Jordan has signed
an interlocutory decree annuIIing
the marriage OF Julia D. Robinson
and William Robinson, alias Pres
ton A. Whiteside on grounds
stated by his wife, of previous
undissolved ma rriage of the hus-
band
Robinson is ordered to paw $3.50
arrears in maintenance. ATTORNEY
Edmund Chaplin appeared for Mrs.
Robinson
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-08
Iowa Congressman
Favor Dry Law ReDcaI

Three Democratic candidates for
Congress from Iowa favor repeal Of
the dry laws. the Association
Against the Prohibition Amend.
ment declared today.
i. r. Tierney. of the third con.
gressional district w. j. Burke, of
the ninth. and George Finch, OF
the eleventh, indicated they ia,
Vored repeal or modification oI
the eighteenth amendment and the
Volstead act in answer IN aues
tionnaire sent out ~ the associa,
Itioh, 1t was announced.