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The Washington times., 1929-04-01
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MRS.
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idle Thoughts Tor the Busy Ser I,
4 MANS life can Be utterly
wrecked by i woman but
not until after he naarries her
Blessed are tho helpless and
the dumbbeIIsl Tor, s0illelioM,
they always managed to find
SOME. man who Ii eager to 30
out and work for them!
It Iii AZ impossible to distinguish
married man from bachelor,
these days, as III III to tell i
flapper from her grandmother by
4 her back hair.
No woman ever really masters
+ the gentle art of managing 4 man
until she has become 50 fed up. &
50 bored, or so indifferent that
she has stopped trying.
A man II as young ii he feels.
but woman is as young AZ her
husband MAKES her feel. just
the look Ia his eyes can make
her feel like Il Spring violet or
like = century plant!
Ft5 s3s5
Faith: Ny husband n alv avs
right. Hope Ny husband al
ways MEANS right Charity:
Right or wrong, my HUS-
BAND.
Funny, how the front seat of
the car. that seemed almost TOO
roomy during the haIcyOn days
OF conrtship never seems quite
big enough to hold two comfort
ably, after marriage.
When man Is feeling nervous,
he pIffs 4 cigarette; when he Ii
feeling connplacsnt and expansive,
he smokes II cigar; but when ne
Is feeling friiga on eOnscien ntious
or married he lights up his
little old brier pipe
After marriage. IL love becomes
4 little strained. there Is nothing
like the unatrained quality 81
mercy to- take its place.
And to THINK that / ii was
only 4 few short years ago that
we were wearing s.slladow proof
petticoatst How manners, ideas
and legs have changed!
:
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LISTEN WORLD!
Tie Nor,t Old Minds
EElHE worst old maids are Inaie
BY Elsie Robinson

EFlHE worst old maids are maie
onesl
Generally speaking, I'm strong
for men. and this column ii al
ways ready ID give the boys i good
hand. But I think the time has
come to expose certain members
.of the tribe.
You can excuse nm ageing. dis
appointed female for her fuasiness
and timidity. her propensity to
gossip. her NEEDING. she looks
the part and she hasn't anything
else ia do. anyway. But when
something In tweed pants, size
1s shirts. purple Iecktiess bro
gaIls, cheap cigars and red
whiskers begins Elosing around
shifting. shopping, cackling and
srlickering, whispe erfng and whina-
pering yoa want to hand Il one.
right under The ear that win land
II IN the Emergency for 4 week.
Men are one OF llunranityss
choicest products they're men.
But I cannot abide them when
they're cross between = sQuaw
and : mosquito.
Yon know the kind Of d syn
thetic male mean
The old boy who beats the
neighborhood bnzxards to ii 1T
the slightest hint OF scandal
Who can always tell you when
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THE HIGH HAND
.Rn HerIle.k Kun nlaII.

ISTvHE Michigan stats ssnats taking cue from xhs
Mkados" famous sons. now Fspsnts We ks-foEapint
Law and makes tie punisbmenf IL TIE cfme."
The senats cf the United States which = feeenty elnked
glasses and dcWned whiIey is private bar VII ssc
la due Tina realize at te reprsas i s Jones act are ont
of ali proportion 10 tie cffensss with which 4 deals
Even gairminded entotaler mut blush ior democracy
when ths greatest dsiberave body q erth ranks she
sse cf one drink possession q Ar task With major
fslOniss and dssiguatss such penalties tor Eanspcrng
bottle Cf as IS are cucmary Inflicted teonious assaut
and mayhem granddaughter and forgery md hdnaping
desalcatiOn and seduction.
justice falalfes statutory weights and measures with
cheating scales public conacsnce us protest and tspaat
the meretrici0us transactiOn
Prohibition n0t worth III moral economic price + Il
must Be consummated through terror tyranny and tcady
The country begins snspeet that Congress - longer
obeys personal conyicOn bu has become ths ntmdatsd
lozpittIe ii lobbying minority which Increasingly demon
shates power - elect denote stats and Federal officials
casting decisive block accordingly candidates aup
port its arbitrary progrem
We are threatened with III inyisbls government with
purpose sxcep complete deCeaon O these United States
The Capitol Il invested with zssio who would give The
mandment
they hays canonzed III alcoholic ormua and e the brand
Of Judas pon III opinion that challenge IN judgment
IT saint voistead's judicial COMMITTEES
They fung th banner o sant LOu from Anti saOon
League headquarters and summoned ths ghosts cf Cogny
and Cuise Roundhead Cavalier IOrQuemada and the
Grand InquisitoEs united of bgOty and
mon crusade against nOn-ConfOkmists
The spirit 81 Titus Oates TIE spectre of Cotton Maher the
shibbolsths of wtchameng and the whispers of hired In
formers haunt he shadoWs and infect The clean breath of
freedom.
Fanaticm has invoked sectarianm q seze the political
heae and restage religious feuds and spec
caly banned from th Republic Hyseriacs would calIousy
burn he house and destroy the whOe structure O Liberty 70
lsxterminate few nntrapped vermin.
They would hsnish The quality Of mercy from courtroom
and community heart multiply taxes crowd the land with
psnitsnaries and crowd the psnitentaries with
serve rabd hatred of suddenly outawed habit which FOR
generations centuries and ages was social acceptance and
4 Bench itself. s#&ss
But traditional right cannot overnight BE translated into
into evolution
National sentiment Il for prohibition but
probon may only be enforced through persecution and
the crngg surrender of legislative Independence then lets
chose the lesser q Wo ev and the Eighteenth Amend
ment from the Constitution
Immoderation pitss itself causs deaf - compromiss
vites defeat Mghhandedness brings
home The bacon
tcepyrshh isas. ~
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the Jones girl rot home from
her 10y ride and how many sin
bottles there are in the smiths
garbage can
Who makes life hideons FOR.
everyone else Ia the office BY tat
Ting 10 the boss
Who throws i Putrid paroxysrn
Ii the office girl wears her skirt
an inch shorter or her neckline
An Inch lower than he considers
proper
And who demands Thorough
Investigation because he has
heard that the stenOgs are snl0k-
Ing In the rest room
Who raises Cain Il anyone uses
lais desk
or nlIslays his pipe I.
Or sbOrrOsvs his fountain penn
f sits In his favorite chair
OE reads his paper before he
sets q chance at it,
Pests like those and there's
one In every office ire, main.
tain, Old Maids OF the most
obnoxious order,
They should never be accorded
the status and privileges ot males
they are d libel on the name.
They should be sewed In 4
sack and left In someone's hack
yard Just like any other Trouble
some Tabby.
AND We A SACK.
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The knowledge Test for
Readers Of The Times

. YOU know:
4. Who is the Secretary of the treasury
When the quota system first applied to restrict Euro
pean immigration to the United States
What caused BY Engands refusal to recognize
naturalization laws .
Who the oldest man elected President
What the inhabitants of northern Luzon ii the Philip
pine Islands, called9
6 With what story does the Odyssey deal nc
4. What was the black nag of piracy called? Ns
iII each blank:
1 writing was used by the early Babylcnians.
William Gladstone served England prime minister dur
ing the reign of --- sss S#
M 80. pawn Is used in the game 81 ----.
B lL Ulster II ID the part of Ireland.
IL The Romanoffs members 81 the ruling house Of
l3 The jugnlar vein II iii the --------
lA The maple Lest il the emblem sof -z-.
5lS. John Alden wass the rival cf -.
Answers On Fiction PAGE
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SCI EIS OF
ZEAL
BY Dr.. T,Dliie iiscIl.

5se715 ~ - At&tkNAG IL Msa1& ~
N the olden days such an expedi.
4 tion ~ Commander Byrd's n.
the Antarctic might have been m.
possible beeauae og this dread
disease d sailors ana explorers
called scuryy.
scorbutns II the medical name
Tor Ii. II has been known from.
earliest times. scnrvy has ren-
dered many expeditions and cam
paigns III the field failures
Thanks to scientific knowledge
as 10 what produces scuryy II has
/ become rare disease III civilized
countries. NOw ana then. how.
ever, II will break out in 4 mining
camp or In some remote district,
the outbreak being due 10 lack or
! preca utiona II methods oE just
plain careIessness
For the cause Of scurvy II d
lack az fresh vegeta abies. or rather
Il lack Of the ingredients supplied
by fresh vege bles.
And the treatment and cure is
very simple Merely the daily use
OF two or three lemons. plenty Of
freah vegetables ana meat
ScuFvy may occur In children as
wen ~ in adult Il.
Improper diet II. however Al.
ways the cause.
The disease progresses very
/ Slowly and without, lib the begin
ming. showing any nOticeahle
symptOnls
After 4 time the scaryy patient
becomes weak and he loses weight
and looks pale.
Soon thereafter the gums may
bleed. on Inspection they look
red, swollen and soft.
Sometimes. AT this stage. the.
teeth become lOosened. They may
I become 50 loose as 10 fall out.
The tongue. like the gums, be-
comes thick and swollen. The
breath Ii foul. but the tongue n
not coated much, II at Ill.
The skin ii dry and rough. and
also shows red patches and some
times swellings.
# The ankles ana other joints may
likewise become swollen and IN.
famed. u
Bleeding is common when
scuryy sufferer. Is injured.
In children the swelling and ten.
tieTnesa of the joints are marked
features, especially Of the lower
! limbs.
These children usually lie tn q
Il sslifeiess position aa though their
legs were paralyzei. When they
are touched Or an attempt tis made
I'd move them, they suffer great
!, pain. Ss
After i time the hack becomes
weak ana the shafts De the large
bones suffer small hem0rriag ges.
There may be temp lire.
When h child. especially an I'M
FAINT. during the first year. seems
to have difficuity iii moving the
limbs. Ecurvy should always be-
suspected even before infantile pa
raIysis ol. other disturbances Of
Ioconnotion
Scurvy III breast.fed babies Iii
unconnnaOn
III botfle.fed children, especially
those using condensed milk and
heavily matted patent foods TOO
excIualveIy scurvy may Al1peaf.
The outlook for complete re-
cOvery hi scnrvy. whether II be In
the adult 0r Iii 4 child. II good.
Change az diet to what Iii needed
~ the system shows prompt Inn
provement
Nowadays various nations have
regulations covering the carrying
OF foods aboard all ships that Will
prevent the occurrences Of scor-
butus.
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WORDS FIR ON LIPS OF WISE MEN

Necessity hath no laW. Feigned
necessities. ina aginary necessi ties,
are the greatest e0zenaGe man
4Can put upon the Providence ori
God, and make pf.etences To brea \
known rules Hy I'OIlw well.
Take away from our learned
men the pleasure of making them y
selves heard, Learning would then
Be nothing to them. Rousseau,
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regard ideas only in nv
stssag les: 70 the persons az me
p0nents am indifferent. bft.
terAy as they have attacked and
slandered my own person
ssl Iaekel,
our lspcsltions generally run
riot ln prcprlety. nor Il It easy es
bear pleasant fortune With : i x,sIi.
balanced mind. Ovid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-17

assistant adjutant general and given
the rank Of brigadier general.
Hale and hearty, with the shoulders
of a foot ball player. Gen. Mckinley Is
one Of the most pleasant of the higher
officers in the War Department. He
Is extremely modest and loath to talk
about his family or his accomplish
ments.
He Is married and has three children.
two boys and one girl.
On the H street side of the old De-
catur House at Jackson place, a little
gas light hickers on many nights from
q window. The house, now owned by
private interests, is closed.
This was the home Of Stephen De-
catur at the time of his historic duel
with Capt. James Barron, which re-
suited in his death. It also was the
home Of three SYSTEMATICALLY, Van
Buren, and Livingston, who admins
tered the oath of ONCE to Washington.
It was during Van Buren's occupancy
that the second-story window on the
south side was cut through to watch
for signals from the White House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-17
Cooking Liver and Thin Steaks
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER

suits are obtained is this: When liver
is the dish to be served little bacon
fat is heated in the pan. Since bacon
is usually part of a liver dish, this may
be cooked first and some OF the rat
used. into the hot pan Is placed the
liver. already washed and dried in flour.
over q hot fire the liver brolls
on both sides until scared and brown
This is quickly accomplished. The heat
is shut of and q tight cover placed
over the pan. This confines the steam,
which finishes the cooking Of the liver
without toughening 1t.
Thin steak must be cooked quickly 10
be thoroughly delicious. The thinnest
is that called minute steak" sauce
of tomato, pimento and onions SIM
nnered In butter or suet very often &C
companies this dish and is poured over
the meat after 1t has been cooked. The
slice of steak Is fried in suet, butter or
other tasteless fat. Three or four min
utes over a hot fire will be enough II
one wishes the steak to be at all rare;
In this case the pan Is not covered
after cooking. The sauce Is imrie-
diately poured over It. If desirable 70
insure the steak against rareness, tne
pan is tightly covered for a minute or
two.
(Copyrieht, 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-17

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-17

"You gave him not poison, but An
antidote." he charged.
Nay" she replied. II administered
but gentle mixture in order that sus-
picion might not be aroused"
Think you," retorted Nero scorn-
fully. that am afraid Of the Julian
law?"
This time he babe her to prepare the
poison before his eyes.
Make 1t as quick and strong q dose
as possible" he added.
A try-out dose was given o young
goat. When the animal fingered five
hours, the emperor commanded Locusta
to 60 to work again. This time the
poison was fed to pig, which died i'm
mediately.
Il was not now sufdcient to kill OF
Brittannicus, except with ref1nec
cruelty that could give pleasure to the
emperor. Nero sent for Britannicus to
sup with him-along with other guests.
Lyingiy, he showed the poor victim the
utmost affection the while the fatal cup
was handed him.
Britannicus took one sip and sank TO
the floor.
TT is nothing" Nero treasured the
diners, "it Is only a At Of falling SICK
ness, to which he Is subject"
Britannicus was buried the next day.
Nero gave LocuSta a large estate anc
placed disciples with her to learn her
trade.
Copyright. 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-17
MOVIES AND MOVIE PEOPLE
BY MOLLIE MERRICK.

ducers said, Marriage would be fatal.
You must live for your art" They got
away with this, but 1t doesn't go well
now.
Gone are the fine idle evenings Of
dancing or making gay whoopee among
the screen group. When away from the
lights and the camera there are scripts
to study, lines to be learned by ladies
who never before wrinkled foreheads
about any matter at all. You can't turn
your lines over to secretary TO learn
for you, and even the most dependable
factotum is more or less bit OF extra
baggage In q scheme Of things which
permits only few on hours Tor eating
and sleeping.
Village Boys Vanish.
The village boys who made the cor
ners of the Boul Hollywood a joy for
ever, If not a thing Of beauty, have van
ished from the scene. Their water
waves probably are being steamed in
some local laundry. Their rainbow
colored linens have been taken up by
the rank and file Of movie production.
There are fewer little fragile girls
with rosy fngernails, slender calves and
every wave in place, strolling about the
lanes with their arms about each others
waists.
OhlC6, COuslOCAos oodd HehAoNSo
and cosmeticians have claimed them for
their varying services. The extra girl
Is less and less in demand. In her place
Is the show girl"
I saw Sammy Lee and Sam Wood
directing o group of these last-nameo
types today. Tall, slim girls from musi-
cal comedy, they have descended upon
this gelatin town and found berth for
their services Immediately.
Every type of beauty imaginable Is to
appear with Vivian and Rosetta Duncan
pony choruses little tap dancers, tall
and willowy maidens, beautiful and
leisurely.
Rosetta Duncan appears for the first
time in blond wig and great bow at the
side Of the head, exactly as Vivian wears
her hair.
Attempt at Tempo.
The new thing In movies is a definite
attempt at tempo. 1t has been the
feature of cinematics most lacking.
Wearisome drags have been the order
of the day; times when the camera
roamed pleasingly or not, according to
the directors Judgment and ability.
The best Of silent pictures were full OF
holes, and the best Of talkies. too.
Now comes the desire to reform them
WIN OeIlIiltc II1yIilul. Aoo VIC NO"
York idea, ladies and gentlemen; no
doubling that. Tempo started on the
other coast. We have been laggards at
it even in our most ambitious stage pro-
auctions.
Benny Rubin hits an interesting
tempo In his recent release. Sammy
Lee is trying to key his Duncan Sisters
chorus to a definite rhythm. Douglas
Fairbanks scratched the surface OF
tempo way back in many Of his old atf.
letic films. It was the secret Of their
difference, not any particular hiStrionic
ability on the part Of the beloved Doug.
(Copyrigft, 1929, by North American News
paper Alliance0
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-17
AUTUMN
BY d. G. PEATTIE.

Each returning Fall brings news OF
poisoning and deathx from mushrooms.
It seems almost incredible that people
will buy mushrooms picked by ir-
responsible persons.
The reason why the Autumn season
has a high mushroom fatality showing
Is obvious when one considers that
mushrooms grow In damp weather.
During the August dry spell there are
practically no mushrooms; with the
FIRST Autumn rains and cooler weather
they come back in full force; the
fungus fora Of September rivals that Of
June in richness and beauty Of species.
and indeed many species are found now
which are seldom known in June, just
as there are plants like aster and
gentian that are almost wholly
autumnal.
Until you know mushrooms as
clearly as you know your friends from
your enemies, you should never eat any
except the kinds sold in reputable mar
kets or canned mushrooms. However,
there is nothing mysterious or tmpos-
sible about learning the common edible
and poisonous mushrooms Of this
region, provided you are willing to bone
down and study as seriously as you take
your bridge lessons or learning to drive
a car. Buy good book. or, better still,
three or four good books. and learn to
identify, not just matching them up
with pictures in the text, but using
your gray matter. Above ALL beware
Of little knowledge. The worst
menace of all Is the man or woman
who remembers something about
mushrooms" from the time when he
lived on a farm 40 years ago. or whose
mother knew all about them" and
feels that knowledge of fungi is
Unbeatable.
When you think you know that a
mushroom Is inedible, eat a tiny bite
A minute quantity wouldn't kill any,
body. Half an hour later eat bigger
quantity II you still feel happy. cook
the mushrooms and eat some more.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-17

Once Burrhus, pretorian project I'M
der Nero, suffered from sore, swollen
throat.
II have q remedy for thee" said Nero.
He sent the decoction In a vial and
BurrhuS drank It hopefully. 1t was
deadly poison!
All the later Caesars were such ire
nendous liars that 1t Is difficult to de-
eide which was worst-though the race
was close between Nero, Domitian and
Vitellius. These monsters lied for the
unholy pleasure of making those whom
they planned to destroy believe that
they were in favor.
Domitian, having 1t in mind to cruelty
a collector Of his rents, first entertained
him pleasantly In his chamber. sitting
by his side and joking with him; and
feeding him with meat from his own
table. But the next day he had him
nailed to the cross.
Viteliius invited a group of noblemen,
former schoolmateS, to visit him. He
received them most Hospitality and then
proceeded to put them all to death. One
he poisoned by his own hand, putting
the potion in O cup of cold water which
the other had called for during a fever
The story of Nero and Britannicus is
typical Of the period. Britannicus, son
of the Emperor Claudius-who was also
the stepfather of Nero-he hated for
two reasons: First, Britannicus was held
in respect by the people; secondly. he
had a sweeter voice than Nero. PROP
ably the latter reason counted more
than the former in determining Nero to
get rid of Britannicus. 1t irked him that
any should be able to sing better than
he.
He determined to poison Britannicus,
employing the services OF a woman
she gave the unfortunate fellow worked
more slowly than was expected.
Nero sent for her and beat her with
his own fists.