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Evening star., 1929-10-25
LIFE is UNCERTAIN

The man who's feeling we'll and
sound, can't realize that he may die be-
fore another week rolls round, and flee
to mansions in the sky. Exulting in his
strength and health, he thinks his fin
ish is remote; but Charon comes around
by stealth to put such fellows in his
boat. I'm feeling like two brindleo
steers, I'm feeling like an acrobat" he
says, I'm good for 40 years and 40
years on top of that. You kindly say
to such gent. while you are feeling
strong and hale, prepare your final
testament, so that your wife may get
the kale. For no man knows when he
shall quit this vale of WEAKNESS and
woe; tomorrow you may have fit, or
some ones car may lay you low. You
think that doom is but a joke, while
yet your store of pep endures, but there
are countless ways to croak, and any
one may soon be yours: So prithee go
and make your will, and wisely
straighten your affairs, SO when you're
sleeping on the hill therell be some
rubles for your heirs" The man, exult-
ing in his Drawn. laughs merrily at your
advice: "I'll make will. so help me
John, some day when can spare the
price. There is no hurry for that chore,
for am sound in wind and limb; I'm
good for 40 years or more, the chance
Of death is pretty slim" But strength
and health cut little grass in these wild
days of rushing wains, when castings
made of steel or brass may fall on us
from passing planes. And every day
some fellow dies who seemed a giant
yesterday, the lust of living in his eyes,
the face of doom so far away. And
then the courts step in and take pos
session of the things he left; another
widows heart must break, widow
broken and bereft. WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1929-10-25
Flabby Upper Arms.

With the popularity of sleeveless
frocks, q problem which has assumed
great Importance In milady's beauty
program is how to reduce fiabby upper
arms. No matter how slender and
graceful she may otherwise be. 1t is
true that unattractive. f1abby upper
arms will give very awkward appear
ance either in the sleeveless sport dress
or the formal evening gown.
Fortunately this is a condition which
can be remedied through exercise. AS
in all systematic exercise, the reward Is
we'll worth the effort. For in addition
to reducing the flabbiness in the upper
arm, milady will soon notice a decided
change in the supplenesS of her body.
Considering this, the girl or woman who
is slender should be just as conscten-
tious in taking her exercises as one who
is too stout. The following exercises. if
taken slowly and in leisurely manner,
will help greatly in developing upper
arms which may be too thin. and If
taken briskly they will reduce stout
arms.
stand erect, arms at sides. fists
clenched. Take deep. slow breath and
raise your arms outward and up above
your head. Execute this movement very
slowly. as though you were lifting d
pair of very heavy dumbbells. Feel the
tension of the muscles involved
Those who are seriously interested in
reducing fiabby upper arms will find
that a pair of wooden dumbbellS IS a
worthwhile investment. With this
equipment the following movements will
be especially effective: % Stand erect,
holding a dumbbell in each hand, palms
front, slowly twist the forearms so the
palms face outward to each side. Re
peat. (2) Hold the dumbbells out at
shoulder level and twist the forearms
so the palms face outward to each side.
Repeat. (3) Repeat the twisting with
arms held out straight in front and
again with the arms extended above the
head. Tense the muscles when the
arms are turning outward; relax on the
return movement.
Other exercises which help greatly to-
ward acquiring graceful shoulders and
upper arms are accomplished with the
aid of a wand. In the absence of
wand the humble broomStick, If it is
short one, may be used. Stand erect,
holding the wand with both hands in
front of the body, parallel with the
floor Inhale. raising the wand slowly
above the head. Bring wand down back
of the shoulders, elbows bent. Exhale
as you raise the wand again up above
your head and return to starting posi-
ton. Bend from the waist and throw
arms out in front with the wand paral-
lei with the floor. Return to an erect
position and repeat.
Another splendid shoulder exercise
which is done without either wand or
dumbbells is to stand erect with arms
extended at shoulder level Throw both
arms backward so that the shoulder
blades touch. Return to first position.
Inhale on outward and backward fling
of the arms; exhale on returning move
ment.
AS swimming is an exercise which
brings every muscle of the body into
Evening star., 1929-10-25

Certainly I'm Sore" he declared as
he rushed into the ONCE. ST haven't
been investigated yet. Everybody else
Is being investigated and don't see
why I'm not entitled to It,"
Within the next few days the fol-
lowing things and people will be in
Vestigated:
How the neighbor next door can buy
new sedan when everybody knows
he can't AFFORD one.
= y y
The mechanic who, after having over
hauled your car, says It is as good as
new, and the doggoned rattler stops
dead miles outside the District line.
4
The bird who tips you of to inside
information concerning the upward
movement of a stock which does q
high dive when you buy it.
\ = X
II the fashion for investigations con-
tinues many beautiful friendships in the
city will be dissolved. Mrs. Smith is
speaking to her neighbor, Mrs. Green.
Evening star., 1929-10-25
MOVIES AND MOVIE PEOPLE
BY MOLLIE MERRICK.

the runnels, Is in my hand. lay 1t
down hastily and a bit weakly. I have
just discovered that the young man has
brilliant red fingernails.
Another shop has a dizzy sign of
black and silver that resembles an over
grown belt buckle and is absolutely un-
readable. Who cares? You don't have
to read signs in the village, anyway.
And it's better for you II you can't
read price marks. The objects dart In
this little niche come high. But Its
owner built his business on the 1eal-
ousies of the cinema great.
How dare you sell So-and-so the
most valuable Japanese print in exist
ence without even telling me! Get me
something rare Immediately"
He gets; they pay. That Is ART IN
Hollywood.
The salons for ladies' wear have that
dolce far niente air which makes so
practical suggestion as the trying on
of gown sheer sedition.
Languid and languorous ladies float
about in unbelievable garments. Citi-
zenesses, rather Squelched by such a
display of pulchritude and textile beauty
combined, sit stifay in their places and
get what the augurs decide would be
good for madame"
A woman we'll over middle age was
being induced into lemon-yellow dress
ing gown one afternoon when I visited
the most modern of the Wiltshire boule-
ward shops.
THAT is charming on madame" mur-
INJURED the weird forelady with the con-
cave chest who was deigning an occa-
sional phrase of condeScension.
Take it off" snapped the woman.
IT look like a passe banana"
Copyright, 1929. by North American News
paper AllianceO
Evening star., 1929-10-25
Annual Family Expenses.

What are the annual family expenses
in your family?
That question may trouble you If you
are without benefit of budget, figures or
analytical mind.
A quick and fairly accurate answer
may be evolved from answers to the
questions what does your food and
clothing, light. heat, telephone and rent,
taxes and interest. education, recrea-
ton, travel and incidentals, medical
services, and church and charity cost?
Your food and clothing probably
amounts to your allowance plus extras
and your husbands expenditures. A
tabulation of bills will show in a jiffy
what light, heat and telephone costs,
and you must be acutely aware Of the
item of rent.
The items Of taxes and interest can
be supplied by your husband from his
Cancelled checks or receipts. The same
the cost of medical services. AS
for church and charity, it. is probable
one makes a regular contribution Of
known amount.
Recreation, travel and incidentals are
likely to be difficult itemS. 1t Is not
easy to calculate the most of the sea-
sons golf or tennis. If one went horse
back riding she can never remember
the number of times, or the length of
time she spent on the paths.
One chiefly remembers about travel
the hotel rates and steamship or rail-
road fares, but much is spent apart
from them. AS for incidentals. it COW
ers in some families over fifth of the
total income.
In planning ahead for next year to
assure ones self Of freedom from worry
and debt, 1t is well to figure the costs
of the seven items mentioned above.
They will give one fairly accurate pic
ture of family expenses and enable one
to live up to, yet within, her means.
In calculating the expenses you may
find that there is a deficit in income
when the total is matched up with it.
That naturally necessitates curtailment.
On the other hand, there may be a
Evening star., 1929-10-25
Hot Sandwiches,

Club andwich.-Prepare twice as
many slices Of buttered toast as the
number of sandwiches wanted. Place a
lettuce leaf on one slice, sprinkle with
one teaspoonful of salad dressing, add
a thin slice of cooked chicken, another
leaf OF lettuce and the dressing, then
a slice of freshly broiled bacon, a slice
of tomato and another lettuce leaf with
dressing. Finish with a second slice
of toast. Cut the sandwich crosswise
and serve at once with a sprig of par
sley on the plate.
Meat Sandwiches.-Spread some bread
with butter and sprinkle it we'll with
chopped meat. Season highly with salt
and pepper and a grating of onion on
each piece. Place the two halves Of
the sandwich on each plate with the
filling side up. then pour over all some
hot gravy. Serve Immediately with
sweet pickle.
Evening star., 1929-10-25

must be very careful about the way she
makes her preferences felt.
One thing in which children like free
dom is in their choice of companions.
A mother who openly displays hostility
to a newly made friend is sure to for
felt her chance to guide matters into
more favorable paths. But this need
not prevent her forming her judgments
nor acting upon them. Open disap-
proval, however. is not the way, as it
makes many children rally strongly in
defense of the friendship.
1t Is by emphasis upon the positive
qualities in the desirable friends that
the parents have to work. Also, they
may find some tactful and indirect way
to show up those less fortunate qualities
in the poorly chosen companions. Shy
children may admire some one who is
overbold. Conceit in some may be mis-
taken for the self-aSsurance which Is
virtue. An evasive manner may be
thought to be reserve by the younger
generation. who are new to the art of
finding out what is worth while. A
mother who has a real interest in her
children's companionships will assist
them to cultivate those of value and
make it easy for them to neglect the
without seeming to intrude her
self in the matter. It is an interesting
sort of game which involves tact and
(CopyriEht. 1927
Evening star., 1929-10-25
The Sidewalks of Washington
By THORNTON FISHER.

no answer. Upon being questioned, Mr..
Key declared that he had heard no
telephone ring and had, in fact, worked
until / o'clock. The investigation is
being continued"
"Andy Cooper, the well known Wash
ington guide, is being investigated by
a committee appointed for the purpose
of learning why Cooper pointed out
the private home of Mr.. Hoover to
tourists and said that Mr.. Mellon re-
sided there. Three sightseers have
charged Mr.. Cooper with misrepre-
Sentations
"T never said that Mr.. Mellon re-
sided in Mr.. Hoover's private home in
S street. said Cooper when interviewed
I have been guiding in Washington
since Grant was President and / know
all the public buildings and the homes
Of notableS in town. The trouble with
the tourists Is they don't pay no atten-
ton when talk through the mega
phone. When I say. ON your right, "
they turn their heads left. Why, one
day, one OF 'em said I pointed out the
White House,"
Cooper, however, is being inveStigat-
ed. II he has misled the public, we
should know about It,"
X II
"Joe Mix, the popular iceman, will
be grilled tomorrow morning during
an investigation in which he is charged
with having short-pounded one of his
best customers. It seems that Mix,
who for many years has delivered
honest weight to Mrs. IneZ Coop, arous-
ed her suspicious. She weighed a piece
of ice supposed to be so pounds and
1t scaled 48h last Friday. Mix denies
he did this, but Mrs. Coop insists that
he should be investigated"
4 %
1.-THE Glutz Pie Baking Co. will be
investigated. following the finding of
Evening star., 1929-10-25

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HOLLYWOOD, Calf, october 25
(N.A.NA).- ).-Modern shops are as dizzy
as those which tempt tourists along the
Rue de la Paix and the Faubourg st.
Germaine-daring colors and amazing
lines, unbelievable young f1oorwalkers
and weird young woman clerks, prices
that make one mentally befogged, yet
beauty that pulls disastrously.
There's no use patronizing these new
boulevard shops. Il mean patronage In
the sense of condescension.) Their
wares come directly from European cen
ters, and If you like the newest convul-
sion Of the art form, there it is.
One salon presents its offerings IN
setting of citron and silver Black en-
aneled tables inset with German silver
have black patent leather cushions for
the customers. The citron-colored walls
are studded with bold silver angles and
triangles. Mirrors intensity the dizzy
effect.
Here q pair Of crystal penguins OF
transcendent solidity and clarity cost
almost as much as a fiivver. But you
wouldn't dare show your panic before
the suave young gentleman in the dark
purple suit who Is carelessly tossing on
the numbers on the tag.
His dark purple socks are of such fine
wool as must have been woven Tor en-
perors. Ostrich down and WOOL" he
explains, catching my eye on them. |
am grateful for the information, but
completely snubbed. raise my eyes to
his hair-every wave in place and a
warm tafIy blond. Every eyelash is in
place also, aided by mascara. His gar
denil Is chicly small. No numbering
Cape JeSsamine in his coat lapel.
The star sapphire on his little finger
has an amethystine tinge. He is a
very, very beautiful young man. A
mirror lamp, with silver paper shade
craftily pleated. with copper shadows in
Evening star., 1929-10-25
BRAIN TESTS

Something-one word or more-is
missing in each of the following lists
Find the word that should be with the
group, and write 1t at the end if there
is more than one word missing write all
of them.
Example: Red, orange, green, blue,
violet.
The word yellow" is missing, it being
a color of the rainbow, like the others.
Time limit three minutes for the fol-
lowing:
% One, four, three, five, seven, two,
eight, nine, ten.
Missing:
(2j I, me, he, him, it, thou. we, thee,
you. she, them.
Missing:
.............. ......,,.........
90 Ace, king, four, five, six, trey,
deuce, queen, ten, nine, seven.
Missing:
a. North, northeast, south. south
east. southwest, northwest, west.
Missing:
(5) Asia, North America, Africa,
South America, Australia.
Missing:
.'''''''''.''''' '''''''''''''''
Answer.
Missing words are: Ul Six. (2) Her.
US. they. CD Jack, eight. "a East.
90 Europe.
Evening star., 1929-10-25
NANCY PAGE
Who Ever Heard of
Apricots in Pot Roast?
BY FLORENCE La GANKE.
BY ROBERT CULLEN.

In cutting down the food budget
Nancy knew that she must keep vege-
tables, vitamins, fruits, milk in her daily
menus. Leaving these out was poor
economy, because it meant lowered re-
sistance to disease, and that meant
doctors bills.
In looking over her cook books she
came across a recipe for glorified pot
roast. She decided to try 1t and found
1t was an immediate success. Even
Peter, who always preferred a steak to
stew and a rib roast, expressed his
Evening star., 1929-10-25


was investigated only two weeks ago
and what do you think they found?
They uncovered the fact that Johns
great-grandfather was hanged for steal
ing horses and that his father robbed
q bank when he was young, 1rrespon,
sible man. We are all so pleased. l feel
so sorry for the Whites. Some Of the
girls wanted to invite Mrs. White into
our bridge club, but there have been
no investigations in their family and
we feel that until they are investigated
she win not be socially received"
4 X
"Mrs. o. K. Key is engaged at present
investigating the whereabouts OF her
husband on last Wednesday night, when
he said he was going to remain at the
once to finish some work. So far, she
has discovered that Mr.. Key went to
his once, arriving there after dinner
at 7 o'clock. Mrs. Key called him On
the phone at 9 o'clock and received
Evening star., 1929-10-25

approval.
She cooked it in her heavy kettle, al
though she might have used her Dutch
oven just as we'll.
She purchased two and one-half
pounds of lean beef from the rump
She asked the butcher to give her lean
meat. When she was ready to start the
pot roast she Drowned the meat in ba-
con fat, put the meat in a kettle,
6redged it with two tablespoonfuls of
-four mixed with two teaspoonfulS salt.
one-half teaspoonful pepper and few
shakes of cayenne.
Then she laid in her vegetables First
went in two punches of leeks; these
had been washed, upper leaves cut of
and root end removed. The stalks were
Evening star., 1929-10-25
(ak0
POT ROAJT.
WITH
ApRICOTJ

cut in inch-and- d-ahalf size pieces
Then came one cup carrots diced and
one cup celery cut in small pieces. On
top Of these she laid one cup of we'll
washed dried apricotS. Three cups hot
water were added, the cover was put
on and the kettle set over a slow FIRE
for four hours. Its own gravy was its
only accompaniment.
Nancy chose junket with sliced ba-
nanas and raspberry sauce for dessert.
If budgets interest you, write to Nancy
Page, care of this paper, inclosing a stamped.
let Budgets Are Fun"
(Copyright, 1929
Evening star., 1929-10-25
Lessons in English
BIZ w. L. GORDON.

Words often misused: Do not say
that is funny" to express queer" or
unusual"
Often mispronounced: Lenity; as
in men" (not as in "me'), as in cit"
Often misspelled: Radiance; ance,
not ence.
Synonyms: Banter, badinage, persi-
hage, pleasantly. raillery.
Word study: Use word three times
and 1t is yours" Let us increase our
vocabulary by mastering one word each
day. Today's word: Illuminative; tend
ing to illuminate or make clear. "As
he continued to speak, his theory Of
life became illuminative."
Evening star., 1929-10-25
Eggplant Special.

Peel and cut one large eggplant in
inch cubes. Saute in a pan with but
ter, turning each cube until brown and
tender. In a second pan saute some
thick rings of ripe tomato Butter
and lay in a layer of the egg
plant Season with salt, white pepper
and granted Parmesan cheese. Cover
with a layer of tomato rings and sea-
son as before. Repeat. Sprinkle but
tered bread crumbs on top and bake
for 80 minutes in moderate oven.
Evening star., 1929-10-25

q lilly lSdU ptncC
In one of the cher
ry pies made by
the company. The
pellet was found by
a customer in a To-
cal restaurant, who
bit on it, breaking
a tooth. 1t is
thought that one
Of the employees,
just for spite. in
serted the pellet,
hoping that the
S aid customer
would swallow 1t.
The company off,
cials vehemently
deny the allegation
How, they ask,
o1nII - Aanir
Evening star., 1929-10-25
Shrimp Patties.

Prepare and keep hot six patties
Fry some shelled cooked shrimps for a
few minutes. Mix in a saucepan one
and one-half tablespoonfuls of butter
and two and one-half tablespoonfuls of
flour and heat for half minute. Pour
in a cupful of milk and cupful of
cream. Season with salt, cayenne pep
per and little grated nutmeg and mix
until it comes to a boil Add the
shrimps and lightly cook for another
five minutes. Mix an egg yolk and a
tablespoonful of cream and add to the
shrimps. Stir while heating for a few
minutes. Divide the shrimps into the
patties and serve.
Theater owners of Austria are urging
legislation to bar American talkies
Evening star., 1929-10-25
Pineapple Snowballs.

Cream half a cupful of butter, add
one cupful Of sugar gradually, half a
cupful Of milk, then two and one-fourth
cupfuls of flour which has been mixed
and sifted with three and one-half tea
spoonfuls Of baking powder. Add the
whites of four eggs, beaten stiff. Steam
for IS minutes in buttered cups. Serve
with pineapple sauce.
Evening star., 1929-10-25
Straight Talks to Women About Money
BY MARY ELIZABETH ALLEN.

sizable surplus which may be diverted
to savings and investments.
Know what living costs you. and
benefit from your knowledge by living
a happy life free from debts and dun
ners. Toward the end Of the year many
families find themselves seriously en-
barrassed. Foresight now will assure
one Of a carefree holiday season next
year. One has time this year to decide
whether it is a move worth making.
Evening star., 1929-10-25
MOTHERS
AND THEIR CHILDREN.

One mother says:
This is a game which we have invent
ed for the children to play on rainy
days and one which they always seem to
enjoy. I give all the children three
pieces of cardboard, red, white and blue.
The idea is to see how many words, IL
which the national colors appear, can
be written upon the cards. On the red
Evening star., 1929-10-25
MILADY BEAUTIFUL
BY LOIS LEEDS.

play, it is invaluable as developer or
reducer for upper arms and shoulders.
There are many who complain that
they find mere exercising so tedious
that they never keep at 1t systematic
cally. These persons, perhaps, may find
that indulging In some sport such as
swimming gives them such good time
in itself that they go ahead and enjoy
it and incidentally get all the benefits
Evening star., 1929-10-25

my dear, we are all
SO thrilled. Did
you hear that my
husband Charlie is
being investigated.
It seems he got
mixed up with
some outat the po-
lice have been
trailing and he is
now being investi-
gated. We have
never had an In
vestigation in our
family b e for e
and
MRS. @ re e n
Well, my darling,
don't get excited.
=
Evening star., 1929-10-25

q problem which may be at least par
TALLY solved in the manner described
today.
whatever can be done to encourage
young people to bring their new school
acquaintances to the house should be
done. A mother can pave the way for
made friends. If, among those who
come, there are some whom she finds
undesirable from her standpoint, she
Evening star., 1929-10-25
Aid for Child in Making Friends
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

Sometimes children make the most
mcongruous friends. At other times
they seem to show excellent judgment.
How parents are 10 help guide the
choice without seeming to interfere is
Evening star., 1929-10-25

bakers succeed in inserting lead pellet
with the hope that it would reach
certain person against whom he or she
had a personal grudge? The investi-
CATION will continue"
Evening star., 1929-10-25

to be derived with none of the bore
someness which is often true of mere
exercising If milady will make 1t
point to take a vigorous swim every
week she will be more than repaid in
both health benefits and beauty of fig
ure. For reducing upper arms the breast
stroke Is especially effective.
Copyright 1927
Evening star., 1929-10-25

cards they write words such as "red
bird" red wood" and so forth: on the
blue cards, blue bell, blue berry" and
on the white cards they will write.
white house." white wash" and so on
The one who has written the most
words in an allotted time is given some
small prize.
Evening star., 1929-10-25

Women's hats, shaped ike those OF
pirates Of old. are vogue IN London.