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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30

II. Do come over tomorrow, Nancy,
and see them" Nancy promised to go.
The next day. Martha was more
critical. Those lamps I bought yes
terday are not quite right. See the
way the lamp fixture shows in the
silk one. And the paper shade comes
down so far on the black base one that
most of the base is hidden and there
Is no chance for the light to radiate. ="
Nancy suggested that Martha put a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30
CREOLE CAKE.

CREOLE CAKE.
One-haH cupful butter, two
cupfuls brown sugar, yolks of
three eggs. one-han cupful cocoa,
one-half cup hot strong coffee,
one teaspoonful soda, one-half
cupful sour heavy cream, two
cupfuls flour, whites of two eggs
beaten stiff. Cream butter, add
sugar gradually while beating
constantly, then add yolks beaten
until thick. Add coffee to cocoa
and let cool, then add to butter
mixture. Sift flour and add
alternately with cream in which
soda has been dissolved. Beat
we'll and fold in white. Bake in
layers in moderate oven. Put
layers together, when cool, with
boiled frosting made by pouring
hot sirup over beaten white of
egg. Cover top with frosting.
and when set spread with a thin
layer of melted chocolate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30

SPOON BREAD.
Pour one cupful boiling water
over one cupful white cornmeal
and let stand until cool. Add one
cupful cold boiled rice. one-half
teaspoonful salt, three beaten
eggs, one and one-half cupfuls
milk and two teaspoonfuls baking
powder. Beat thoroughly. pour
into a buttered baking dish and
bake in a moderate oven.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30
MENU FOR A DAY.
BREAKFAST.
Sliced Bananas.
Wheat Cereal with Cream.

DdTIdITdOs
Wheat Cereal with Cream.
Vegetable Hash. Spoon Bread.
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Minced Turkey on Toast.
Stuffed Celery. Olives.
Banana and Orange Salad.
Creole Cake. Tea.
DINNER.
Mock Bisque Soup.
Lamb Chops.
French Fried Potatoes.
Green Peas. Stuffed Peppers.
Raisin Pie. Coffee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30
RAISIN PIE.

One cupful raisins, cut fine:
one cupful sour milk, one cupful
sugar, two eggs, Juice Of one
lemon. one teaspoonful of salt, one
teaspoonful Of cinnamon, one-half
teaspoonful Of mace. pinch of
cloves, bits of butter on top.
Bake with two crusts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30
How to Gain Weight.

Dear Miss Leeds: would like to gain
few pounds. I am % years old, S feet
inches tall and weigh only 100 pounds
would like to know how to develop my
chest end bust. My measurements are:
Neck, IL; bust, 49, waist, Is; calf, IL;
ankle, ~. MISS DOROTHY r.
Answer-Yes, indeed, I agree with
you and think that you are very SEN
sible to want to bring your weight up
normal. There is a vast difference be-
tween being slender and being thin. The
former state is desirable, but the latter
is not. Excessive thinneSs denotes
physical inferiority and every normal
girl wants the marks of health and
beauty, the we'll rounded corners, clear,
smooth skin and sparkling eyes which
are indicative of a we'll regulated and
well nourished body. While you prob
ably have small bones and will never
weigh as much as a girl of your age
and height who has a heavier frame
I feel that you could gain a few extra
pounds of firm, healthy flesh
There are several points to be con-
sidered in any weight gaining or re-
ducing for that matter. The first one
is to consider whether you have any
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30
Developing the Muscles.

Dear Miss Leeds: Cd I would like a
few exercises for developing the leg
muscles below the knee. 90 am 10
years old, feet inches tall and weigh
100 pounds. Is that correct? CD
have hazel eyes, blonde hair and light
complexion. What colorS should wear?
MISS ALICE D.
Answer - Swimming, dancing and
hiking are fine exercises for developing
we'll formed legs. Knee-bending exeT-
cises and high kicking are also good
Stand with heels together. hands on
hips. Slowly bend the knees outward
until you are sitting on your heels.
Keep your back straight. Rise slowly
and repeat 10 to 20 times. When your
muscles become accustomed to this ex-
ercise, practice the Russian dance steps
for few minutes. Then try high kick
ing. Keep your knee straight and your
toes pointed, kick your leg forward 20
times. Keep your leg we'll stretched
from your hip to toe during this eXer-
else. Repeat with each leg the same
number of times. Walk around the
room on your tiptoes, every night and
morning. co Your weight is correct
for your age and height. 80 The fol-
lowing colors are becoming for your
type: Cream white, pastel shades in
orchid, blue, gray yellow and green,
green-blue, Sherwood green, almond
green, greenish yellow, bronze. Bur-
gundy, brownish red, turquoise blue,
delft blue, peacock, dove gray, blue
violet. delicate pinks, light brick and
fawn, warm tans and browns.
LOIS LEEDS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30
DOROTHY DIX'S LETTER BOX

DEAR
New Britain herald., 1929-10-21

monwealth, Is where they have gone. The footloose of Berlin. for in- stance. certainly have not gone to New Britain or Plainville, nor to other Connecticut cities one could mention, because exactly the same conditions exist nearly every where. Bristol may be the exception. the Bell City being in the throes of ex- tensive enlargements of certain local industries.
 Unless occupants of the cheaper tenements leave town with all their belongings in the family flivver it ought to be easy to determine where they go. The moving van proprietors should be experts on the problem. Anyone with eyesight will have mo- ticed plenty of moving vans passing through almost every town during the past year or so. The moving van people are so prosperous, in fact, that many of the companies have been indulging in mergers.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-21
POOR CITY HIGHWAYS

Innumcrable citizens who allowed their curiosity to lead them to the field used by airplancs out Corbin avenue doubtless had not had occa- sion 10 traverse this section of the city for long time. Perhaps the ma- iority Of hose who motored to the field in fact had never gone that far in that particular section.
 They found the greater part of the Ioad-or the s'reet-far from an ideal motor highway Yet Corbin avenue, that part of 1t which until recently vas known as Jerome ave- nuc, !s not q new street but appears upon the old maps; and somewhere along its extent it changes to the name Hunter road. This finally turns into Farfnington avenue.
 It is remarkable that the city does not change this highway into a more pr"sontablc on" throughout its en- tire length. 4 concrete or cement highway Of course is not meant; but road which includes loose stones, ruts, declIytes and what not along many parts of 1t need not be. A little repair work of the right sort would be an advantage. Most certainly that Is the thought that came to the
New Britain herald., 1929-10-21
BERLIN'S OUTLOOK

Our neighboring town of Berlin, one Of the prettiest towns along the Post Road, seems convinced it has lost in population. Residents adept at figuring hay" computed that there are considerably more than 100 vacant tenements, The population represented by these empty domi- ciles have gone somewhere else. it is said; and worst Of all for the re maining renters the cost of apart. ments has not been reduced accord ingly. Some go SO far as to say it costs quite as much to live in Der lin as it does In New Britain.
 Berlin and New Britain arc so close that they are as one city. If ever there ia an official metropolitan district for New Britain it most as suredly wil include Berlin. Indeed, many are of the opinion that the two places should be joined but we have no ldoa such joinery should be accomplished without the hearty CO., operation Of Berlinites.
 Vacant tcnements are not q prob lem Of Berlin alone. however It is safe 10 conclude that it is q gen eral problem almost everywhere in Connecticut. An investigation prob ably will show that such tcnemonts are Of the cheaper type. Occupants Of such tcn"ments usually are foot loose as 10 employment, going wherever their labor is in demand What it is difficult 10 understand, however, consid dering the percentage Of such empty tenements in virtually every industrial town in the com
New Britain herald., 1929-10-21

of 70 days and another of 91 days was obtained. Any figure for the av craze life of fly would be guesswork
 Q. When was the first practical diving bell devised?
 A. About 172O by Dr. Edmund Haley.
 Q. What gases will not burn?
 A. The T.. & Bureau of Stand ards says that Helium, Neon. Argon Krypton. Nenon and Radon are six inert gases that are not known to burn. in the sense of combining with oxygen.
 Q. Who played the part Of Price" in the motion picture "Sa- lute"? What was the theme song of that picture?
 A. Frank Albertson played the part of Price. There was no theme song, except Anchors Aweigh" and The Navy Blue and Gold" two Of the l.. S. Naval ACademy's most fla nous songs.
 o. What Is the derivation of the name Rcmus?
 A. It Is derived from the French "de Remy," the name of a famous saint.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-21
Observations On The Weather

Washington, Oct. 21.--Forecast for Southern New England: h. Creasing cloudiness followed by rain late tonight or Tuesday: not so cold in Connecticut; fresh south winds, increasing and shifting to east.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Probably rain tonight and Tuesday; slightly colder in north portion; fresh east winds increasing.
 Forecast for New Haven and vicinity: Rain tonight or Tuesday; slightly warmer tonight.
 Conditions: A long trough of low pressure prevails this morning from Quebec and Ontario southward to Florida, with principal center near Jacksonville. It is producing show CTS from the Central and Eastern Gulf regions northward 10 the Great Lakes. Pressure is high over the Plains states and the North Atlantic states. Temperatures are not severe in any district.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity increasing cloudiness with mild tenn perature, followed by unsettled weather with local showers.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-21
GERMAN RADICALS
 AND POLICE CLASH
"Steel Helmets" Defy Edict- Clubs Freely Used on Crowd

Berlin, Oct. 21 P}-An attempt of German nationalists yesterday 10 stage street demonstrations protest ing adoption of the Young repara- tion plan eliminated in series of clashes between demonstrators and police in various parts of the city.
 Police. who had forbidden the demonstrations, arrested more than 100 persons. There were a number Of minor injuries inflicted when the constabulary used clubs to uisperse manifestants.
 The biggest clash of the day oc- cured in North Berlin when 300 members of the "Stahlheim," or Steel Helmets organization. after q meeting in the Lustgarten, at tempted to break through the police cordon to the PotsdamerplatZ. The police quickly cleared the streets of the Steel Helmets. who gathered about a nearby restaurant where the republicans had assembled. All were dispersed.
 A number of communist demon- strations in the suburb were broken up by the police who arrested sev- eral persons for carrying blackja cks and knives
New Britain herald., 1929-10-21
25 Fears Ago Today

The special committee appointed by the school board to consider the need of further school accommoda- tons in the eastern section of the city held it's first meeting Saturday. The East street school and the Bur- ritt school are overcrowded.
 The work on the subway on Court street is now well under way. At present the subway department has 10 men on the pay roll.
 The quarterly meeting of the Turner instructors of the state was held in this city Saturday evening.
 City Clerk Thompson took day off today and went to New York. His vacations are few in number and far between.
 Roller skating has been revived at Hanna's armory and the sport is proving very popular.
 A number of boys on High street have arranged to raise Parker and Davis banner at the corner of Broad and High streets Friday evening. The Polish societies of this city took part in the dedication of a new
New Britain herald., 1929-10-21
Three Alarms Sent in
 For LawlOr St. Blaze

The fire department this morning received three calls for q fire in two-story frame barn used as a gar age, in the rear of 32 IaWlor street. The building vas damaged to the extent of s200 and the same amount of damage was done to sedan which was inside when the fire start cd
 The first call was received at 7:13 o'clock and Co. No. 3 was detailed. Two minutes later a call came in that there was a fire at 99 Clark rtrcet, and Co. No. was sent on account Of Co. No. 3 being already out At 7:l5 o'clock Box 433 was rung, bringing other companies, but when it vas apparent that there was only one fire, they were sent back 10 their stations.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-21

minds of autoists who tried their luck on it yesterday.
 Osgood avenue. between Hunter road and Burritt street. is even worse. Perhaps it is the prize bad highway in the entire city. Why that should be, in view of the homes spread along it, it is hard to de- termine.
 Obviously. it can be claimed that all these city roads are not subject to much traffic. There is good reason for it. If the city under Mayor Paon- essa puts through the acquisition of an airport in this section, however, one of the early necessities will be for improved streets to reach it, and these might as well be calculated into the costs now as later.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-21
AVAUNT!

Senator Norris of Nebraska is a mule for stubbornness. The senator ought to relish the designation and regard it as a compliment. Many 6 man in and out of Congress is heir to an idea but lacks the mulishness of Senator Norris.
 Again, under the expert guidance Of the Nebraskan. the export deben- ture amendment to the tariff bill has been put over and across, Its passage in the House is impossible. Its re- currence at this time merely has the effect of a grand filibuster against the tariff bill.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-21
JJOUOR AND FOOTBALL

Local authorities, it Is said, Will be left to solve the problem Of liquor consumption at or near footpal games. On Saturday there were S' major football combats listed be- tween major collegiate teams. This number does not include those not regarded as major" contests. How many more of these there are mo- body knows; such teams as Wesleyan and the Connecticut Aggies are not mentioned in the list of major games. Every state and every large city has important football teams that are never heard of outside of those states and sometimes never outside of the cities where they oper- ate. Then in addition come the high school teams, and the teams identi- fled with ncar-colleges, prep schools, academies and the like. Our sporting editor, trying to come to q realistic conclusion regarding the total of football games played Saturday, re- marked that "50. .000 will cover it." He is conservative man.
 It is folly to think that liquor con- sumption is a feature of more than a handful of these games. It may be, too, that where it exists the reports are vastly exaggerated. A few trunks sum total of the intoxication remain comparatively few.
 Liquor guzzling in all probability Is confined largely to the super major games, and as an aftermath Friends of the victors at such con- tests, feeling in high spirits over the joyful result have quite a good time at various institutions provided for the purpose. The industry of providing suitable quarters for the social aftermath is well developed. Friends of the losers, too, frequently do not think it necessary to be gloomy longer than an hour; few, perhaps, drive away dull sorrow with drink.
 The federals will not interfere be- cause the field is quite large and the locals, if they are alive to their op- portunities, can control the situation to better advantage. One rarely hears Of the local gendarmes anG constables, however, being enthusias- tic joy-killers. They, too, confint their enthusiasm to the contempla, tion of the games rather than wha goes with them in limited form.
 Perhaps 49,9S0 Of the 50000 foot ball contests arc as devoid of whole sale infractons of the grand old 1Stl amendment. The remaining includ' such games ls-wcll, let everyone i'll in list to his hearts content,
New Britain herald., 1929-10-21
TIE FESTIVAL OF LIGHT

Thomas A. Edison is the man of the week. It is he who originated what is now known as the incan- descent electric bulb 50 years ago. How time does fly! It seems but yes terday to old-timers that the in candescent lights began to make their appearance here and there, and for quite a long time they were con- sidered a novelty. For many years after their invention they had to fight a spirited competitive battle with gas illumination, which was firmly entrenched in all cities. Along came, too, improved gas illumination in the form Of mantles which yield ed much better illumination than when the ''raw flame" flared from the jets. The cost of wiring homes for electric lights acted as a tempo rary barrier against an overwhelm- ing victory over gas illumination. How thoroughly the victory has been won, however, is indicated by the fact that electricity is now the accepted method of lighting virtually all homes, and gas companies long ago gave up emphasizing the use Of gas as an illuminant. It continues to serve in other ways.
 Edison. the greatest mechanical creative genius in history. admits he gained little in riches for his most important inventions. In his own words, he was too busy in his young days to bother about ironclad con- tracts and steel ribbed patent papers. He went from one thing to another with the abandon of tourist seeing the country. Thus it was that where others collected their millions from such an invention as the incan- descent bulb, MT. Edison collected his thousands. The same experience, by the way, has come to many an- other inventor. The popular suppo- sition that inventors all tap incx haustible gold mines Is not based urnr historic Foct
 Mir. Edison, whose name synch:on- izes with creative achievement, is c national hero in the best sense; and he is a far more important hero than hordes of others whose chief claim to fame has been the exploita- ton of other mems inventions and Ideas, or who because of efficient production methods in the final analysis are mere purveyors and dis tributors. This latter may pay better than the Edison method of tontri- outing his genius to the welfare of mankind without riches as the primary aim, but at least MT. Edison Is entitled to unlimited honor and undying fame. He will receive both.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-21
"PLOTTING" IN HAVANA

To read the indignant explanations
 of Cuban officials regarding the al-
 legged ncfarious conduct of opposi-
 tion politicians on the island one Is faced with the probability that
 somebody is lying The Cuban off,
 cials use excellent language, and
 their declarations are accompanied
 by fearful infections. How could anyone be so grossly unkind, for in stance, as to think i'll of the benefi- cent oligarchy of the great and good President Machado?
 Wholesale arrests of opposing : politicians again have taken place The American newspapers carried long dispatches from Havana. One
 would think that there would be
 considerable journalistic enterprise shown in Havana itself when such big local news broke. But In the As
 sociatcd Press dispatch was a para ! graph reading like this:
 ! Havana newspapers this morning i made light of the arrests and mani l fcstos, Fl Mundo published a short
 account reciting the barest details and not commenting Diario be La
 Marina carried a brief story without | comment"
 If oppressive government In Cuba Were not what it is these newspapers
 would have sufficient courage to give ] more than a few details of their sen ] sational island story. Freedom of the
 press in Cuba is one of those things which are not needed by the current
 regime.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-21
FARM MORTGAGES

III llc SdS IllltlltS t4IeIe uSeu lO be a song about lifting the mortgage on the farm The climax, as we re- member it. was that the mortgage was burned after 1t was lifted and the farmer and his family lived hap oily ever afterward. Or it might have been the other way around, and the mortgage never was lifted. Anyway, there was q mortgage.
 Many readers will have noted that the Associated Press came through with an article the other day-illus- trated with graphic chart--of the percentages of farm mortgages held in the prosperous U. S. A. It appears that mortgages have been increasing with marvellous regularity. Instead of them being lifted more are added. With right did the A. P. writer ad- init, not speaking editorially in the news columns. that the situation becomes more significant"
 Iowa, the greatest of our agricul- tural states. the corn crib of the na- tion, tops the list with nearly sl,- 5O0,O00.0O0 in farm mortgages; and so on down the list until there is a total in the 4S states of approximate ly $9,5OO. .000,O ,OOO.
 If all mortgages are out at six per cent--in some states the legal rate is higher-the mortgage -heeled farmers of the nation pay s570,000,- 900 year in interest.
 Even Connecticut agriculture probably including the tobacco growing industry-is well-heeled with mortgages, the total being more than s26.0O0.000. But the difference between Vermont and New Hamp- shire is marked. It may have been surmised by some that more old time m ortgage-free farmers exist in Yer mon than in New Hampshire, but the facts are that Vermont farmers own more than s27,OOO,OO0 in mortgages while New Hampshire farmers are troubled with only s8,- l 100000 in such paper. Vermont, in fact, has a million more in mort gages than Maine. It is possible. of course, that the late flood in Yer mont has had something to do with the mortgage accounts.
 The six states with more than half billion dollars in mortgages plastered over the landscape are all in the Middle West, and are among the leaders in agricultural produc- ton. And we are inclined to note, | too, that Kansas, the wheat granary, where according to William Allen White everyone is prosperous, debt ! free and 100 per cent Americanized through prohibition, has s446,0O0,- 600 in mortgage paper to contend | with.
 One Of the peculiar points about ! the farm mortgage situation is that l the country banks and loan concerns issue the mortgages, frequently borrowing the money from the great eastern repositories of wealth; then the farmers who own the mortga pes 1 rent the farms to tenants; then the tenants cultivate the land, sometimes on shares" with the mortgage own CT; and then after the mortga ge owner, money lenders, ct al, have all . gotten their division, the tenant who tills the land is supposed to get enough returns from the produce he raises 10 make it worth while for everyone including himself. We wish them luck; too often, We fear, such q wish doesn't come true.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-21

THlS is the case of Art v,.
 Mechanical Music in Thea < tres. The defendant stands accused before the American people of attempted corruption of musical appreciation and discour- agement of musical education.
 Theatres in many cities are of- fering synchronized mechanical music a, substitute for Real Music. If the theatre going public accepts this vitiation of its enter tainment program deplorable de- cline in the Art of Music i, inevit- able.
 Musical authorities know that the soul of the Art is lost in mech imitation. It cannot be otherwisc because the quality of music is de- pendent upon the present mood of the artist, upon the human con- tact, without which the essence of intellectual stimulation and emo- tional rapture is lost.