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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-03-11
last reports 1t was heading post-haste
for Richmond's aIley district.

last reports IT was heading post-haste
for Richmond's alley district.
The cat ceremonies we're only a small
part OF a spontaneous program of kim
dergarten comedy which featured the
adjournment Of the House. One of the
highlights was the presentation TO Del
egate Page, who championed certain
liquor and race track legislation that
failed OF passage. Of miniature casket
containing the remains of his bills"
Delegate Samuel Adams of Halifax
County, In making the presentation. ad-
Vised Page to give the bills a decent
burial outside the l2-mile limit"
i have heretofore disagreed with the
gentleman from Halifax on the LIQUOR
question" Page replied. but after at
tending certain party last night, I
am inclined to join with him and be
prohibitionist
The body voted TO adjourn until 1880,
amid shouts OF laughter and showers Of
bills thrown high In the air by the ex-
uberant legislators.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-03-11
Assigned as Band Leader.

Warrant Ofiicer John Beiardi band
leader at the Army War College, Wash
ington Barracks. has been assigned as
leader OF the band OF the 9Th Engineers.
Fort Lawton, Wash
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-02
CAPTTALIZING
HEROISM

TN the January number OF the
Il Forum magazine, Stuart Chase,
New York writer, utters a vigor-
Gus protest over the modern
fashion of capitalizing every spec
tacular achievement in the world
Of sports.
"a girl swims the English
Channel" he writes, "a boy flies
from New York to Paris, another
becomes the greatest halfback
ever known. Is there any limit
to the callous proposals for cap
italiZing the achievements and go
dragging these children into the
dirt? Under the muddy boots Of
hucksters. the carved beauty OF
their deeds is trampled and dis
figured. A brave and gallant
spirit is flung into a sideshow and
made to grimace and clown; to
act when he is no actor; to write
when he is no writer; to endorse
Cheeses and soaps and cigarettes
that he has never touched; to
play the fool for all the world tn
cape and litter at. And for this
hOttomless indignity, bag of gold
is universally held to balance the
account in full. He, and the
procurers who have exposed him
for sale, have cleaned up big, and
every requirement of the six
cylinder code has been met"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-02
By Hannah Wing

TINE CRANBERRY has the berry
l. field all to itself In the winter,
but it will he found to be as de-
licious in short cakes. pies. and
other desserts as it is in jelly and
sauce.
Cranberry ShOrtcake
2 cups flour, 4 teaspoons baking
powder, / teaspoon salt, 21A table
spoons shortening, l cup milk or
water, l to tablespoons heated
butter. 9
Sift flour, salt and baking pow
der together; cut in shortening
with knife; add liquid. Roll on
slightly Toured board; cut to
make two layers for cake pans
or individual portions. Place one
layer in pan, spread with melted
butter; cover with other layer and
bake in hot oven - to 90 min
utes. Separate. While hot. place
ten.minute cranberry sauce be-
tween and on top. Serve hot with
either plain or whipped cream.
Cranberry Cream
One-half pint cream, a glass
cranberry jelly.
Whip cream until almost stiff.
Chop jelly into small particles;
add to whipped cream and beat
together until stiff. Serve as
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-02
PHENOMENON
OF SUN

NO feature Of sunset or sun
~ rise sky Is more beautiful
than the fanlike rays sometimes
seen crossing the rosy glow above
the horizon where the sun has
set or has not yet risen.
Reddish beams alternate with
blue or gray; the latter being the
sha dows cast by distant clouds, or
sometimes mountains. lying in the
direction of the sun.
These beams which are known
as "crepuscular rays" appear to
converge toward the position OF
the sun below the horizon, writes
G. 7. Talman in Nature Maya
zine Of Washington. They are
really parallel. The apparent con-
verga nce being the effect of per-
spective. This phenomenon gave
rise TO the familiar Homeric ex-
preston, "rOsy-finSered dawn"
On rare occasions crepuscular
rays can he seen extending en-
tirely across the sky and con-
verging toward a point directly
opposite the sun. Similar beams.
devoid Of color. are often seen
radiating from the sun when above
the horizon and partly obscur"d
by clouds. The bright beams are
made visible by the presence of
dust or haze in the atmosphere,
while the intervening dark places
are cloud shadows.
When the beams extend down
ward, the appearance is popularity
described as the SUN drawing
water" though no such process
actually takes place.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-02

Corps reports that the summit of
Mt. Washington, New Hampshire,
Is the windiest place in the United
States. thermometers there have
registered III. 1852 and 1876 miles
hourly velocity.
A brass bug, an exceptionally
destructive beetle, which is liable
to bore through metal, has made
its appearance in Heidelberg, Ger
many. Scientists have found that
only prussic acid has proved an
effective exterminator of the in
sect.
A radio loud speaker capable Of
brOadcasting sound up to two
miles and yet retain the musical
quality of the tune rendered has
been developed in Germany.
Working models of all "perpet-
ual motion" machines are re-
quired by the United States Blu
reau OF Patents to accompany
patent applications. For all other
patents only drawings are neces-
sary.
There II > shortage NJ skilled
labor in Germany.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-02
FASHIONABLE
DRESS

THAT one neither has to be born
\ duchess nor marry q million
ARE nor dance every night at
Ciro's to be chic--to be both fash
ionably and attractively dressed,
Is the startling dictum Of Jean
Patou, according to Delineator
Magazine.
The famous Partisan coutourier
is quoted by Delineator as saying.
THE really, chic woman are not
those who are so much in the
public eye that they almost put It
out. They are not the 200 or 90
women whom one sees everywhere
One night at Florida the next
night at Les Negres.' the third at
LIE Grand Ecart'-who go to sc.
Moritz in January, to Cannes IN
February, to the Lido in August
who spend the right 10 days at
Biarritz and the right 10 days at
Deauville. No-these people are
not really chic. The size OF q
wo-.an's wardrobe has very little
to e. with her being smart. 1t In
the woman who has a small ward
robe of well-chosen costumes, who
has perhaps little dressmaker to
make many of her clothes. the wo-
man who stays at home with her
husband and children, who is little
seen in public and little known to
the world, who Is most often truly
chic. That is really nice.
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Work

} their lessons when they are absent
from school?
Quite often illness affects their
eyes and it is not advisable for
them to use them. Then some
body else in the home might read
the lessons aloud.
Time drags for children when
they are shut-in; and they well
come almost any occupation. II
some older member OF the family
is generous enough to help with
the lessons, the children are
usually willing to listen and learn.
Pupils understand that missing
the class work for a number of
days will handicap them when
they return to school: and most Of
them will make an effort to study
at home IL they are encouraged to
do so.
There Is necessarily good deal
of repetition in lessons at school.
That enables a student to catch
up with the class, provided he
has partially covered the ground
during his absence.
1t is most important that your
child should progress with his
class. II he is absent one day or
more see to it that ne at least
reads over the pages that his
classmates learned during his
absence.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-02
Delicious Recipes for Cranberries

especially light, tempting and
wholesome dessert for the children.
Cranberry Merfngue Pie
One and three-quarters cups
granulated sugar, u cup cold
water, cups cranberries, 2 table
spoons flour, eggs, Il teaspoon
salt, 2 tablespoons butter, l tea
spoon vanilla extract, 4 table
spoons powdered sugar.
Cook sugar and water to a
syrup; add cranberries. Cook until
they stop popping; cool a little.
Mix the flour, salt and yolks of
eggs until smooth; stir in 3 table
spoons OF the juice of the cooked
cranberries; then add to the ber-
ries and simmer for three minutes.
Stir in butter and vanilla and set
aside to cool. Turn filling into
deep pie crust, previously baked;
cover with meriugue made from
stiffly beaten whites of eggs and
powdered sugar. Place in cool
oven to set and slightly brown the
meringue.
Cranberry Whip
One egg white, u glass cram
berry jelly.
Beat egg white until 1t holds it's
shape; add jelly gradually and beat
until stiff. This makes a delicious
pudding sauce and a light, dainty
dessert.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-02
DO YOU KNOW THAT

THE principal medicines of
Il China are derived from plants
and animals. Among the most
favored remedies are fly maggots,
fish worms, grasshoppers. dried
silkworms and beetles. The roots
of the thistle. the lotus and the
ginseng and the saliva OF toads
are other favorite medicines.
Glass lined tanks are now used
in England to transport milk by
train to various depots. Each OF
the tanks has capacity of 30. 900
gallons, and the entire loading
and unloading process Is per-
formed without contact with any
outside element.
A new alloy, said to be three
times as strong as iron and as
light as aluminium, has been de-
veloped in Germany. The metal,
it. is said. will play q big part in
the future construction Of air
planes. 1t can stand a. 500-degree
heat and Can he melted and
nodded without losing its strength.
The United States Army Signal
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thought of performing some time
to come when it was convenient
for you-the word of love you
planned to speak-the nobleness
you have waited to take into
yourself on some tomorrow-why
not do those things now, and be
sure of them?
Tomorrow? Why, tomorrow I
may be
Myself with yesterdays seven
thousand years."
Thus wrote Omar. And he
wrote Of the one thing absolutely
sure.
Robert Ingersoll expressed it
this way:
Reason, Observation, Expert
ence-the Holy Trinity of Science
have taught us that happiness
Is the only good; that the time
to be happy is now, and the way
to be happy is to make others So"
Yes-the time to be happy Is
now-today. Not tomorrow, which
we may never see.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-02
HITS TABLOID
CULTURE
TyHERE l. possibly no clearer

THERE il possibly no clearer
= index to the remoteness Of a
native American culture than the
eager, indiscriminate voracitv
with which Americans gobble up
tabloid versions OF fields OF ex.
pert knowledge. Far from mean
Ing that we have turned to the
love of wisdom, it means that we
have turned our idle hours into
the hurried business Of getting
short cuts to knowledge. Out.
lines simply are a way OF apply.
ing efficiency to culture as well a.
to business. Their very essence
is to say that here is all phil.
osophy or history or literature for
those who have not the patience
or sympathy to explore any cor
ner of any Of them with dfsin.
terested delight. Irwin Edman,
ION American Leisure" in the
January Harper's.
In Buenos Aires, Argentina,
which has adopted the 24-hour
day, entertainments are being an
nounced az beginning at 20:4S
instead OF S:45 o'clock at night.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-02
By L. Lamar Matthews

DHODA BOSWELL went home
~ from school one day with a
headache. Next morning there
were red splotches on her face, a
soreness in her throat and other
symptoms that spelled a months
absence from school.
During the first week Rhoda
was too i'll to think about any
thing but her discomfort. Then
she began to improve. and because
she possessed strong constitution
she speedily recovered from the
attack. But. in order to protect
her classmates, she was required
to stay at home until all danger
of contagion was over.
At her mothers suggestion she
called several schoolmates over the
telephone and found out how
much ground the class had covered
in each subject. Then she opened
her books at the last lesson she
had recited and there she began
studying. OF course, it was not
possible for her learn thoroughly
in a short time what the class had
learned during a whole month;
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-02
IF A S HIO NJ S
| F A N CIES

nARH<GLY Declaring Their
~ DecOlIetage, stunning black
tuIle evening gowns. bouffa Mt in
tyIe, have flesh chiffon or net
shoulder straps to gccentuate how
extremely low they are at the
back.
Never Disagreeing - With the
COlorings of the printed crepe de
chine frOcks they ornament, the
smart new Chanel jeweled buckles
and their matching pins repeat in
the hue of their stones the pre-
dominating colors of these dresses.
A print done in yellow and brown
was trimmed in pin and buckles
that combined synthetic topaz and
deep amber stones.
Playing Hide and Go Seek with
style creators, various types of
hides are now being sought to
trim wool jersey sport dresses as
we'll as tailored wooden suits.
Printed leather Ia all the rage for
vests revers, pockets and belts.
Fine black and white checked and
Night watchmen in cities In
Japan carry two blocks Of wood
which they clap together To warn
the citizens to be careful Of fire.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-02
THE PRESENT HOUR
BY Lucy Lowell

TVOO many of us are living in
Il some vague, misty future day,
meanwhile letting the real, glow
ing present slip away.
We keep talking OF tomorrow
and tomorrow. planning, antici-
pating, looking ahead. All the
time forgetting that tomorrow
never comes.
1t IL always today. This day.
this hour, the minute just now
ticking It's way into infinity In all
we ever have. All Of sweetness
and beauty and JOY We refuse to
crowd into this minute may be
lost to us forever. For when that
future times comes, that tomor-
row which we have settled upon
as the time in which to express
those, 1t stiN will be today, with
the future as vague and as misty
as ever it was.
The kindly action you have
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-02

Girls have moods. And If they like
you we'll enough to feel natural
and easy with you, they will to
some degree express these differ
ent moods of vivaciousness or
quiet restfulness.
Try to please girls you like, but
do not grovel in your efforts to do
so. Simply play the manly part
of a. good friend and enjoy their
society. IL one girl does not find
you the type that appeals to her,
other girls will.
1t is pleasant to hear from q
young man-even a very young
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-02
RELIGION OF
INDIANS

Upwards of 100000 persons.
~ mostly Indians, prayed at the
shrine OF the Virgin OF Guadalupe,
near Mexico City, this year.
Many of the worshipers walked
from distant regions to pay
honor to Mexico's patNoness on
the national holiday which is an
nualIy dedicated to her memory
in celebration of her traditional
appearance almost four centuries
ago. Thousands Of Indians slept
in the courtyard of the church OF
the shrine. At the first streak OF
dawn they lighted fires and be-
gan brewing coffee and cooking
beans and tortillas.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-02
so15. Child's Dress.

e015. Child's Dress.
Cut in sizes: /, 2 and ; years.
A 2-year size requires IL yard
Of S6-inch material. To face col
lar, cuffs and tabs with contrast.
ing material will require Il yard
q inches wide. Price 10c.
54s1. Ladies Dress with Slender
Hips.
Cut in 8 sizes: sS, 20, AZ, A,
4s, As, so and So inches bust
measure. A 42-inch size requires
Az yards of 40-inch material,
together with 70 yard of con
trasting material for the jabot
collar and facings at the sleeve
edges, If made as illustrated. The
width of the skirt at the lower
edge Is 2 yards with plaits ex-
tended. Price 10c.
send Zoe In stamps or coin for
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man-who lacks confidence in him.
self, rather than going to the ex-
treme of self-complacency and con.
ceit.
There are thousands of modern
young men who are gentle and
thoughtful Of others. II modern
girls will make an effort to dis.
cover and appreciate their depend.
ability and fineness OF character
and disposition they can look for
ward with every hope of success
to love and marriage.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-02
By Fay King

as they are? Remember, I love
this girl and would do anything
for her. l am waiting patiently
for an answer, hoping for the
best.
ONE OF YOUR READERS"
Let things go as they are, my
friend. II the girl you love did
not like you. she would not ac-
cept your invitations. 1t is a very
pleasant. suitable attention to
girl You admire and like. to in
vite her to the theater or a good
movie, now and then.
She probably ia not in love with
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someone else. 1t would break
my heart to do it, but if she were
happy l would be somewhat con-
Soled.
THE reason I think she is not
happy Is because the last time ]
asked her to go out with me.
she said, Well, | suppose. When
she said that, it hurt me down
in my heart.
would you suggest my ask
ing her whether she is happy
whether there is something else
I can do to make her happy?
Or would you let things go on
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-02

you. Nor are you IN love with
her. You will both enjoy many
friendships and may feel attracted
first to one, then to another
sweetheart, before serious love
comes, when you are old enough
and mature enough to know your
own heart and mind and settle
down to marriage.
Continue to try TO please your
friend, If she likes to dance, why
do you not learn? She might
agree to show you the new steps
some evening when you are at
her home. Then you could take
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-02
DESIGNS NEW
SPEEDBOAT

A YOUNG German inventor has
"A designed a rev type Of
speedboat after a thorough study
of fishes. The screw is not, as
usual, in the stern of the vessel,
but in front beneath the water.
in a hollow or funnel in the ships
bow. The water sucked in by the
screw is pushed through tubes on
either side and is spouted through
splits opening in the middle OF
the vessels sides. The hinder
part il provided with protuber-
ances resembling the scales Of a
shark. IS
The physical education being
taught youth in Germany Il build.
ing up the morale of younger
Germany and, at present, it IL
better than at any time In the
history OF the nation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-02

her now and then to a dancing
party or to hotel for a tea
dance. You might even benefit
from a course of dancing Lessons
together.
1t Is right and natural that you
should try hard to please girls
who interest you. But remember
the chances are they like you also.
So do not try to the point of be-
coming worried. perp1exed and I'M
happy. And do not permit your
self to be so sensitive that every
casual remark of a girl every sigh
or frown, makes you miserable.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-02
On Men DO Understand Women, Fay King Declares
Love Expert On
a Romantic
Problem

By Beatrice Fairfax
An Authority on the Problems Of
Love and Marriage

An Authority on the Problems OF
Love and Marriage
COUNTLESS articles are being
" written nowadays - sermons
are being preached-books are
published every month of the year
--discussinbg the evils OF modern
youth.
Although modern boys and girls
think for themselves perhaps
more vigorously than youth in
former generations, due to i'm
proved methods of educat4Gn and a
higher plane of mental and phys
ical health, hence demand. "why?"
more frankly and insistenNy, ques-
tioning all that is established and
conventional there is nscreason to
believe that youth today is essen
tally different from youth yester-
day or so years ago.
There have always been and still
are young men and girls who live
solely for the self-indulgence of
the moment. like silly moths.
ignoring the fact that suffering as
LIlG 4CS1lL VI VIO1dJ11IS hdluI al 4c"
Is inevitable. Millions of the youth
of today, however, think, build for
the future, cultivate self-restraint
and endeavor to express their best
selves only.
Youth is and always has been
in the history OF mankind, roman
tic, idealistic, radical. If this
were not true, the race would
soon die out.
Here is a letter from boy
who. is neither a sheik, nor a self
indulgent egotist. And his letter
is representative, in it's general
tone, of thousands / receive from
young men.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
ct am 10 years old. / go with
. girl a few years my junior, !
am a little different in some
ways from other boys. in that |
never learned to dance and also
in that this is my first love af.
fair.
Since / don't know how 10
dance, the only place l can take
her is to a movie or theater.
She says she doesn't mind, but
think differently.
81 love his girl dearly. But
/ would give her up If knew
she could have a better time with
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sauce with buildings or as
dessert with cake.
Cranberry Velvet
Four cups cranberries, . cups
water, cup sugar, 1 tablespoon
corn starch dissolved in / table
spoon water. "A cup nuts, II tea
spoon vanilla.
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nevertheless, she read over the
. pages, she did a little OF the writ
ten exercises and worked few
examples of each days lesson in
arithmetic.
When she returned to school she
was still somewhat behind the
class, but by listening carefully
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and trying a little harder than
usual she managed to make up for
the lost time.
Betty Slade, another girl in
school, was i'll at the same time.
And like the majority of children
she came back to school at the
end of the long absence without
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-02

Cook berries in water until they
stop popping; press through a fine
sieve. Remove from the fire; add
sugar: return to fire and, when
boiling, stir in corn starch paste.
Remove from fire; add nuts and
vanilla. Serve ice cold. with
cream.
Cranberry Velvet makes an
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-02
Here And There

Because of serious congestion
OF traffic in the heart of the
city, an extensive subway plan
is proposed in Milan, Italy.
A $40, 900. 900 liner is being
planned to be the worlds largest
and fastest vessel afloat. It will
be more than 1000 feet long and
capable Of carrying 5000 persons
across the Atlantic In slightly
more than five days.
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Problem, of Catching Up With Classroom Work

having opened a textbook. So
the Rotations sounded IKE Greek
to her. There were words and
phrases and references to this or
that rule that she had never
heard before.
For weeks thereafter she was
cropping along in the dark trying
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-02

to understand what It was all
about. She floundered through
her Rotations; she failed on her
written tests and consequently be-
came discouraged and disguised
with her school work.
What do your children do about