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Evening star., 1929-07-01
SUMMERTIME
By D. Q. PEATTH.

There are more pounds of sheer, en-
| chanting fragrance In sweet pea gar
| den than in anything else, even If your
garden Is just two sticks and three
strings and package of Seeds True,
it takes a good season to bring the
sweet pea to perfection; true. too, that
you have the labor of training the vines
a little, and an almost endless labor.
right in the hottest months of the
year, when you have to pick almost
every day to keep your vines blooming.
Neglect this for while and the plants
soon run to seed and herbage and, like
the panSy, die for want of punish
ment. But, all in all, the quintessence
of aromatic delight is found in the
sweet pea, bright native of sunny Sicily,
| cross bred with sultry strains from far
Ceylon.
The names of two monkish botanists
are linked forever in the history of sci
ence with the sweet pea-and since we
speak of monks and botany, its pretty
Latin name is not amiss. Lathyrus
odoratus it has been named. In 1899
Fransiscus Cupani began the breeding
of sweet peas, and a very workmanlike
job he made of so mixing up, inbreed-
ing, outbreeding, breeding his
peas that today we have sweet peas of
every hue in the spectrum except true
blue, though on fading sweet pea will
sometimes turn mauve or heliotrope.
Less than 200 years later an Austrian
monk named Gregor Mendel began to
untangle what his more metaphysical
brother had, eugenically speaking, so
thoroughly involved. He tried to grow
sweet peas in pure racial strains. Hav-
ing done this, he now began cautiously
to cross-breed his peas, and with the
mathematical regularity of his results
he was astonished. In. the simplest
case he found that dark purple pea
crossed with pure white pea gave out
of four seeds grown to maturity three
dark purple vines and one pure white
But Of those three dark purple peas,
only one would continue to come true
to type; the others tended in the third
generation to break up into whites and
purples. In short, sweet peas have a
dominant tendency toward purpleness,
but whiteness persists as latent pos
sibnity or, as they call 1t, receSsive
character.
There are endless complications. In
the second generation breed in q SAL
mon-colored pea and you cube the
number of factors. 1t all grew too
complicated for the simple priest. His
paper on inheritance was read by no.
body; he experimental with wheat and
Qor good reasons he didn't SuSpect) got
no results. He died believing himself
poor scientist.
In 1900 three scientists in different
parts of the world rediscovered Men
dells paper in the same month, and
put plant breeding on the map as an
exact science. Today Menders name
is known to the humblest scientist, from
japan to Greenland
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doing so, and then to guide the plans
which apparently come from the
youngsters.
Older children should be divided into
groups according to ages. Each group
should have the privilege of developing
and carrying out arrangements Of its
own choice. For instance. one group
may represent cavalry, and ride on cane
hobby horses, another may simulate
marines, another be soldiers, another
artillerymen, another aviators, etc.
Diversity of groups will supply interest,
and prevent competition and argu-
mentS.
Leaders to take responsibilities and
act as officers may be chosen by ballot,
or by drawing lots. The band may be
hired by parents for very small sum,
since all that is needed is one of the
strolling groups of musicians known as
German bands. Or it may be that some
of the older children are proficient
enough on wind instruments and as
drummers to have band from among
themselves. or again parents may be
willing to enter into the sport and form
band of those who play.
It is well to have the wee tots form
the first company" and have the sue
ceeding companies ranged according to
ages. In this way, a whole company
may drop out when feet get weary
without disaster to the entire parade
Let the route be short, in any event
and be broken at intervals for refresh
ments.
(Copyright, 1929
Evening star., 1929-07-01
PSYCHIC ADVENTURES OF
NOTED MEN AND WOMEN
Cen Fremont California Tells Wife His Great Danger
Has Passed Away.
BY J. p. GLASS.

Mr.. Fremont. Furthermore, she was
conscious of the fact that he was in
tending, jokingly, to startle her sister
Susie, whose screams on such occasions
always amused him..
She went back to the other room.
Before she could speak Susie, looking at
her, gave q scream and fell to the floor
in heap.
what did you see?" called out Mary
Benton.
Now strangely peace had descended
upon Mrs. Fremont. 1t was suddenly as
If she had been reasSured that her hus-
band was all right once more. Far
from being frightened, she was gay and
happy And so she answered calmly:
''It was Mr.. Fremont. He touched
my shoulder and told me to keep still
and let him scare SUSIE"
At this, the latter went off into fur
ther screaming. Mrs. Fremont and
Mary Benton had to crush her ball dress
from being aroused. It was some time
before the three could settle down to
discuss the happening calmly. Not until
3 o'clock did they finally go to bed.
Susie and Mary were excited. But
Mrs. Fremont sank at once into happy
ireamless sleep. She awakened the next
day feeling wonderfully improved. Be-
fore long her health was 1ully restored.
From that time on she had no alarms
She had not expected to get word
from Fremont until Midsummer But
early in April Mr.. Babitt, Mormon
elder, unexpectedly came to Washing
ton from Parowan, a Utah settlement
He brought letters from her husband.
Reading. them, she found that dur
ing the very period when she had suf-
fered her terrible depression, with its
resulting illness, Fremont and his force
had actually been near starvation
Their plight had been desperate before,
but during two weeks in particular
they had been near death-indeed, one
man had died.
At 1880 on the night Of February
6, they reached Parowan, and having
seen all his force attended to, Fremont
entered the fact of his arrival, and the
accompanying details, in his journal
He closed by writing that he wished his
wife could know that he was well and
comfortable.
The difference in time between Paro-
wan and Washington was approximately
two hours and a half, so that it was
. am. in Washington when he wrote
his wish.
It was at that hour that Mrs. FIRE.
mont felt his touch on her shoulder
and heard him whisper:
Jessie"
(CopyriEht. 1920
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Nowadays voices speed through the
ether from coast to coast and no one
marvels But 1t was different that VIM
ter in l853-54 when Gen. j. G. Fremont
was exploring unoccupied country IN
California. How came 1t that his
thoughts and his voice crossed all the
way to his wife in Washington, d. c.,
when there was no apparent means Dy
which it could be carried?
Fremont had married Jessie Benton,
daughter of the famous Missouri Sena-
tor, Thomas H. Benton, who violently
opposed the union. Not long afterward
he was off again on one of those ex-
ploring trips which helped in the de-
velopment of the great West and
for the presidency. Overland by way
of the Rockies he made for the Pacific
Coast.
Mrs. Fremont remained in Washing
ton, in a house not far from that Of
her father Young and healthy, she
began to feel wretchedly. She suddenly,
in Midwinter, became seized with the
idea that her husband was in dire eX-
tremity and starving. Deeply depressed,
both her body and mind were feared
for.
She did not expect to get word from
him before Midsummer. He would first
nave TO Teacn 0an FRANCISCO. NEWS
would have to go from there by way
of the Isthmian route at Panama. Yet
for two weeks she kept receiving i'm
pressions of disaster which she felt GER
tain emanated from him.
In this period of depression it was
relief to her that very often her sis
tiers would come to her house after at
tending some social affair to spend the
remainder of the night.
One night most unusual thing hap
pened. Her sister, Susan, and her
cousin, Mary Benton, had just come in
from wedding ball. The weather was
freezingly cold, they had had long
drive, and it was extremely comfortable
to sit once more by warm fire. The
girls took off their ball dresses, slipped
into loose, woolen gowns, and, while
they drank tea brewed by Mrs. Fremont.
settled down to a pleasant chat about
the wedding. the bride. the bridegroom
and various incidents of the evening.
The fire burned low. Mrs. Fremont
went into an adjoining dressing room
to fetch some wood and was kneeling
to pick up the heavy sticks when she
felt hand resting lightly on her shoul-
der. At the same time pleased voice
whispered in her ear:
Jessie"
No other word was spoken. But she
recognized the voice at once as that Of
Evening star., 1929-07-01

occupy Bunker Hill himself. This move
was set for July 18. Seemingly It did
not occur to him that the Americans
might hear of his plan and forestall
him. But they did
They marched on the night of July
16. When the British awoke on the
morning of July II, they found rebel
Notifications frowning down upon them
from Breeds Hill in Charleston. The
Colonial leaders had chosen 1t in prefer
ence to Bunker Hill. Thus situated,
they dominated Boston and had to be
dislodged.
Saner officers suggested to Gage that
he land force at the Neck, the narrow
strip of land connecting Boston with
the peninsula where Charleston was
situated Then he could attack from
the rear too. But he was still in that
supercilious frame Of mind. Disdaining
strategy, he was going to march
straight up the hill and give the rebels
good drubbing.
SFire low! Wait until you see the
whites of their eyesl" counseled Putnam
behind the Colonial lines. After three
desperate British charges, the Americans
had to retreat, but they had left LOLA
enemy dead and wounded behind them
to their own 449. And they had retired
in orderly fashion.
Thrilled with pride, the Colonies
lined up stronger than ever for the
Revolution. A sense of unity grew.
England has lost her colonies for
ever" said Benjamin Franklin.
HILL" observed Count de Vergennes,
French diplomat, land there will be no
British army in America"
(Copyright, 1920
Evening star., 1929-07-01
LITTLE BENNY
The Weakly News.
Weather-Generel.
SISSIETY PAGE

SISSIETY PAGE
Mr.. Charles Puds Simkins was con-
fined to his home on account Of not
being aloud out last Sattiday, SO he
made fudge in the kitchin for some
thing to do, some of the exter things
he put in 1t just out of his own in
vention being cinnamin, pepper, baking
powder and olive oil.
Mr.. Persey Weever can make his
thumbs 60 out of joint and back agen,
Mr.. Benny Potts can move his scalp,
Mr.. Skinny Martin can wiggle his ears
while the rest Of his face stays still, and
Mr.. Glasses Magee can look cross eyed
with one eye at q time, all of them get
ting together in Mr.. Pottses vesterbule
during the rain Thersday afternoon and
giving q side show.
POME BY SKINNY MARTIN
I NEVER DO
They say If you wave a red rag at a
Your dunn insted of clever,
But If you reely wunt to be axually
smart.
You won't wave any color watever.
BIZNESS AND FINANCIAL.
Artie Alexander snapped Sid Hunt O
imitation diamond ring for Q hardwood
top and then he found out the peg was
loose ana ne WOul0 OF Tried 70 swap
back ony he knew the diamond had
q habit Of falling out.
SPORTING PAGE
Sattiday morning the Junior Athaletic
and Social Club held its regular meet
ing around the lam post the main sub
ieck of conversation being what Is the
hardest thing to imagine, Puds Simkins
saying too much ice creen, Benny Potts
saying skool berning down, and Shorty
Judge saying O. elefaut- tredding on q
Evening star., 1929-07-01
WORLD FAMOUS STORIES
RUBINSTEIN'S PIANO-PLAYINC
BY MOSES ADAMS

rared, he tipped and tared, he pranced
and he charged, like the grand entry
at a circus 'Peared to me that all the
gas in the house was turned up at
once, things got so bright; and hilt
up my head ready to look any man In
the face and not afeared of nothin'. 1t
was a circus, and brass band, and
big ball. all goin' on at the same time
He lit into them keys like q thousand
of brick; he give 'em no rest day or
night; he set every livin' jint in me
a-goin'; and not bein' able to stand 1t
no longer, jumped spang onto my seat
and just hollered: Go it my Ruber
Every blamed man, woman and child
in the house riz on me and shouted,
Put him out! Put him outP'
Ruben changed his tune agin'. He
to eend of the keyboard. He played
soft and low and solemn. I heard the
church bells over the hills. The can
dies in Heaven were lit. One by one
saw the stars rise. The great organ
of eternity began to play from the
worlds end to the worlds end, and all
the angels went to prayers. Then the
music changed to water. full of feeling
that couldn't be thought, much less
told about, and begun to drop--drip,
drop, drip, drop-clear and sweet, like
tears of Joy fallin' into a lake of glory
Tt was Sweeter than that. It was as
sweet as sweetheart sweeten', sweet
ness with a white sugar mixed with
powdered silver and seed diamonds. 1t
was too sweet. tell you the audience
cheered.
He stopped minute or two to fetch
breath. Then he got mad. He run his
fingers through his har, he showed up
his sleeves, he opened his coat tails a
hn hi -
leaned over, and, sir, he just went for
that old pianner. He slapped her face,
he boxed her jaws, he pulled her nose,
he pinehed her ears, and he scratched
her cheeks till she fairly yelled. He
run q quarter stretch down the low
grouns Of the base. till he got clean
In the bowls Of the earth, and you
heard thunder galloping after thunder
through the hollows and caves of per-
dition
He fotcht up his right wing-his left
wing-hiS center-his reserve. He fired
by file, by plato1:1s. by company. by reg
iment. and by, brigade. He opened his
cannon. The house trembled, the lights
danced. the walls shuk, the floor came up
the ceilin' came down, the sky split, the
ground rocked; heavens and earth, Gre
alton. sweet potatoes, Moses, glory,
hallelujah, sweet Caesar in a 'sinmon
oACC. oCtOooaA Ia lump 1oAuPoOu Al a
tumbler cart, roodle- -oodle -oodle e-oodle-
oodle ruddle-uddle- -uddle le-uddle -ud-
die - raddle- addle-addle rid
die -iddle -iddle -iddle-iddle reetle-
eetle-eetle- -eetle-eetle- p-r-r-r-
r-r-lang! p-r-r-r-r-r-langl per plang!
p-r-r-r-langl BANG! With that bang
he lifted hisseh into the air and he
come down with his knees, his 10 fin-
gers, his 10 toes, his elbows and his
nose. striking every single solitary key
on that pianner at the same timel
Evening star., 1929-07-01
kkE
|GINGERPPEAD


MICS Nancy usually baked some ginger
bread boys and girls. Even big Peter
liked to decapitate the small brown
creatures. Nancy used rather mild
light brown molasses for this recipe
since it called for two whole cups.
Here is her recipe taken from her cook
book:
Two cupfuls molasses, one cupful
shortening, one tablespoonful ginger,
one teaspoonful soda, one teaspoonful
salt, four and one-half cupfuls flour.
Melt shortening and add molasses. Let
this mixture cool and then add the re-
manning ingredients which have been
sifted together. The dough should
be stiff enough to roll. Sometimes
Nancy had to add more flour. When
the dough was rolled into sheet one
third inch thick she cut the ginger
bread folk, using currants for eyes and
buttons.
Nancy has some other cookie recipes in
her ieafiet called Tea Time Dainties. Write
10 her care of The star, inciosing 9
stamped. self addressed envelope and ash
for the leafet.
(Copyright, 1929
Evening star., 1929-07-01
NV Neighbor Says:

When marking linen take q
rather blunt lead pencil, write
the name or initials, and follow
over the pencil mark with ink.
The lead prevents the ink from
running.
TO get comfortably fitting
shoes buy them in the afternoon,
when the exercise of the day has
spread the muscles Of the feet TO
their largest extent.
Always hold a pastry bag in.the
left hand with the tube close to
the spot on which the mixture Is
to be spread. Press the bag light
ly with the right hand to force
the mixture through.
Shoulder straps are constantly
slipping. To prevent this cut q
piece Of tape long enough to hold
the straps. Sew one end of the
tape to the inside. of the dress on
the shoulder seam. Then sew
one-half of q snap fastener onto
the shoulder seam and the other
on the loose end Of the tape.
Evening star., 1929-07-01
MOVIES AND MOVIE PEOPLE
By MoLL1E MERRIcK.

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, July 1 There
was once an orchestra leader and ms
band of musicians"
with this charming beginning, sit
down and figure out the rest OF the
Paul Whiteman picture for yourself.
Then perhaps you'll know what DR..
Paul Fejos is up against. Given a
music personality worth in the neigh
borhood Of $1,000 day. who needs a
story?
"The man is a story In himself" !.
No, I didn't say that, but heard 1t
said.
Two boulevard eating places keep
omen after midnight--and only two
The soda fountains furl their paper
napkins at midnight and are on beddy-
bye.. And the restaurants do not en-
courage an after-dinner trade.
The all-night rivals are located one
at each end of the boul proper. The
boul is only about a dozen blocks long
in its intensive business district. Be-
yond that, either way, 1t branches on!
into residence district to the west
! and automobile row to the east.
And the two all-night centerS OF
payetv are delicatessen and restaurant
combined, and are supported largely by
the lesser lights of filmdom, frightened
by occasional visits Of the mighty at
such times as hunger assails them
downtown after curfew has struck.
A red-faced man in plus fours was
leaning on the delicatesSen counter
opening his heart, SO to speak, to the
clerk.
$50 this is the Hollywood I've heard
% 4 t.. full
center of iniquity, the lecherotlS spot oi
| America Well, I'll have you know I'm
past 10, and I've never been so bored IN
all my days.
II came out tonight, not to eat, just
to take little walk before going to
bed. wanted to see if every one In
this town was asleep. They are! I've
travelled in every country, lived in every
big city from London to Buenos Aires
and I have never been accused OF going
to bed before in the morning.
"But I've beat my record here. why
even the lights are out in the houses
Yes, sirl They don't burn electricity
after 10. / walked about these streets
the other night and saw one lighted
house at o'clock in the morning.
was so curious that / walked up to the
window to look in. And what do you
suppose saw? An old fellow-as old
as myself-reading newspaper in his
shirt sleeves. Hollywood town OF
actors that punch time clock at in
the morning and think they're devils
If they drink finger Of gin as late as
10 at night"
My escort and agreed with him
So he left in high good humor--a fine
old lad of the two-bottle regime scoffing
the puny follies of Moyieland.
~
talking pictures than Laura Hope Crews
who is teachi- NOVELTIES to speak for
the mike" She can be found on any
set that is registering signs Of activity,
and she will sit for hours waiting for
the scene to be shot.
1.-TWO years ago." accused her
when you were at the Guild Theater
Evening star., 1929-07-01
Everyday Psychology
Anonymous Letters.
nY DE-. JESSE ". sPRowLs.


Any lawyer with an average practice
widespread use of anonymous letters.
Any individual who has gained re-
nown, wealth or social standing can
relate stories of anonymous letters
which the average man finds hard to
believe.
Who are the writers and senders of
anonymous letterS2
Sometimes an individual will send
an anonymous letter to himself. Then
he tells his neighbors about it. Such
an individual wants sympathy. He
wants to tell his neighbors that some
how the whole scheme of things is
against him. He is seeking an excuse
for his failures.
Freud calls this sort of behavior a
defense mechanism" It's one of the
tricks of the unconscious mind to make
up for the belated and baff1ed efforts of
the conscious mind in making satiSfac-
tory adjustments to life problems.
From very reliable source I am In
formed that women write more anony-
nous letters than do men. The sta
tistics, admittedly incomplete, state
that the proportion Is something like
two to one. What can this mean?
One may speculate little and say
that lifes problems are more serious
for women than they are for men
And since an anonymous letter always
implies some social situation, some
baffiement or failure in the course of
human association, it must follow that
the female of the species is psychology
cally the possessor of more potent So
cial instincts.
Women have always been concerned
with the race. Women are the mothers
Of men, the creators of society. 1t is
no real indictment against the sex to
find the facts as they are. Another
thing: women have very generally been
assigned an inferior position in the
social order. Who can blame them for
making attempts to compensate for this
misplaced Judgment Of their worth and
social Importance?
(Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1929-07-01

eCCIlIly.
"The day Of the dashing commander
Is passed. He is just as heroic as his
edecessors but he no longer leads his
en- in desperate charges. The fearless
,lor bearer no longer falls in the midst
the smoke of battle into the arms
another while q comrade SelZeS the
lg and leaps on to death.
tMen like Lee and Grant, Jackson,
herman and Sheridan, Meade and
ongstreet were frequently found in the
ont lines. Our line officers, it is true,
owe ahead with their companies and
sginents, but the business of COM
anding divisions and armies has
.anged during the passing years. This
,es not infer that the intricactes OF
ar demand that they function behind
,e lines.
Great as were many of our COM
anding officers during the late war
would be an incongruouS design to
ow them on charging horses. Much
the artistic side of war has passed
refer to the artistic in the sense that
e artist visions it."
X X X X
Probably no painter contributed more
the war art of our Nation than
,seph Cummings Chase, who was
mmissioned q captain and sent to
,ance to paint the picture of our mill
ry leaders whose portraits adorn the
Ills of the Smithsonian Institute
nose who have not seen them viii
amply compensated by a visit te
q building.
other artists were commissioned by
Government to depict the high
hts Of the conflict, and their work,
0, made at the front, is being pre-
rived for posterity.
An artists nationality may be known
Evening star., 1929-07-01
THE MODERN WAY TO
COOK VEGETABLES
Save the Vital Elements and
Improve the Flavor.

Every woman who knows the i'm
portance Of vegetable foods and
wishes to make these healthful dishes
tasteful, will welcome the work of
two groups of nationally known
cooking experts. These women ex-
perimented at length with vegetables
cooked in the various ways. Their
conclusions are of value to everyone
interested in diet and health. Use
little water in cooking vegetables.
Do not overlook. Add a dash Of
sugar while the foods are cooking.
What does the dash Of sugar do?
1t does not make the vegetables taste
sweet as might be expected, but it
intensifies the piquant nayors. It
restores the freshness Of favor. It
helps to heighten the color Of the
vegetables.
Try this Carrot Loaf recommended
by one Of the experts. Scrape
enough carrots to make q pint Of
pulp. Boil in slightly sweetened
water until tender. Then mash. To
the pint of pulp. add 2 well-beaten
eggs, Is teaspoon OF salt. x teaspoon
Of pepper. 2 teaspoons Of sugar and
Y cup Of cream. Pour into Q WE'LL
buttered mold. Stand this in d pan
Of hot water and bake in Q moderate
oven until firm. Turn out on hot
platter and surround with peas and
serve with white sauce.
Use dash Of sugar to make the
healthful foods so appetizing that
people win eat them. Good food
promotes good health. The sugar
Institute. Advertisement.
Evening star., 1929-07-01


as her husband on
the stage. After a
happy beginning,
domestic clouds OBJ
scured the hap
piness. They sep
arated. The hus-
band was engaged
for an elaborate
prod du C tion on
Broadway. He was
q WOW" There
was, however, an
admixture of pain
with his success.
Each evening his
erstwhile wife OBJ
tanned a seat in one
of the front rows,
$780, ~~tl.sA1~ -L