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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-15
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

Ma was looking at the funny page
without lafing and pop was smoking
his cigar with satisfied expression
and I was watching him and counting
the puffS and 1 had a ideer, saying,
VIII you lend me your fountain pen,
pop, wunC to werk something out.
I seldom lend my fountain pen, but
who am I to throw munkey rentch
into the workings of powerful mind?
pop sed.
And he lent me his pen and werk-
ed 1t out on peece of paper, saying,
Here 1t is, pop, do you realize how
many puts OF smoke you blow out in
q year?
Quite a good few, should think,
pop sed. At least as many as take in,
he sed. and sed. Well I can tell you
exactly, you blow out one every 10
seconds so that makes 6 every minnit
on account of being go seconds every
minnit and every minnit makes 800
every hour and $50 times "a makes
8,640 puffs every day, and times that
makes 60.4S0 plIffs week or 241 ,920
month, and times IL makes 1908, 040
puffS year.
Well of all things, / dident think the
child had that many figures in his he'd,
now 1 think that's real clever, ma sed,
and pop sed, Yes 1 bleeve your rite,
there's nuthing like a he'd for figures
to help a young fellow along in this
hard boil werld When in doubt flash
line of statistics and the werld is
yours. Yes sir, I predict a brilliant
future for our young friend. he sed.
Meening me, and ma sed, But Will
yum, million and something puffs
year, its friteful, think of all those
puffs, think of all that ~nickoteen.
zee gods don't think of anything OF
the kind, pop sed. In the ferst place
the boys logic is wrong from the very
start because he assumes that smoke
every minnit of the "a hours OF the
day while as matter of fact or
cigars a day is my limit, so for Peet
sake don't get on the subjeck OF the evils
of tobacco agen, he sed.
I know Willyum. but the principal Is
the same, ma sed, and pop sed, The
dooce it is, and If Benny has finished
his lessons let him go rite to bed where
he'll be out of mischiff.
The result being.I had to do some OF
my lessons oyer agen just to stay up
longer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-15
DIET AND HEALTH
BY LULU HUNT PETERS, M. D.

erals more than counterbalance the
acidity. never have heard that spinach
had any relation to gallstones. / doubt
whether the radio speaker you heard
had any scientific data upon which to
base his conclusions.
1t is now being proved that the lack
of vitamin A will produce stones of all
sorts in animals, and spinach is very
high in vitamin A. Furthermore, gall
stones formation IS often shown to have
some relation to the excess cholesterol
formation. There is EXCESS cholesterol
formation in obese. That is the reason
they are the most frequent sufferers of
gallstones.
The fact that your sisters friend had
gallstones and was using spinach,
consider merely coincidence.
Mrs. S.-My column has to be written
up four weeks in advance, so this can't
appear until almost two weeks after
Passover; but I'll answer your question
and those of you who are interested can
remember it for next year
in this class count about 100 Galleries
to the ounce, because they are dry and
so have very little water. Matzoths diff
fer in size, therefore in caloric value.
What you could do would be to have
one of the type you use weighed and SO
compute its calorieS, or you can judge
its value by comparison with a soda bis
cult (25 O.. s,srs,s4s ssae
breads average about IS Galleries per
ounce. A full slice Of whole wheat, for
instance, one-half inch thick, weighs
about an ounce and one-haif and counts
100 CO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-15

These convenient little cardigans,
made as they are of all weights of ma
terial: will. think. prove real blessings
in solving the Summer dress problem
for many women. Many of the new
dresses have cardigans or little jackets
to go with them, but it is possible to
find separate cardigans that will har-
nnonise with dresses of various fabrics
and colors.
For the girl who likes to wear linen
or silk frocks Of the sports genre to
BUSINESS on Summer days cardigan In
lightweight fabric provides just the
right sort of wrap to make the dress
appropriate for street wear. Sleeveless
Summer frocks are given a wider range
of usefulness by accompanying cardi-
CANS which are, of course, long sleeved.
The cardigan shown is of mauve
crepe de chine deliberately quilted and
embroidered and the dress is of pale
pink With a similar type of dress in
natural-colored pongee or shantung silk
navy blue cardigan might be worn.
Then the hat should be of lightweight
navy blue straw with beige ribbon trim
ming device. Such an ensemble would
be an appropriate outdoor ensemble al
most anywhere on warm Summer
day. srt'..
This weeks circular gives diagram
pattern and working directions for
charming little poke cloche that can be
made from pique, heavy linen or any
lightweight, firm material. If you
would like copy, please send me a
stamped, addressed envelope so that
I can forward it to you
Copyright, 1929
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-15

Oscar Wilde, the British poet, novel;
list and playwright, who was rival of
James Abbott Mcneil Whistler, the
American artist, as a wit, may have
come off second best in his encounters
with Whistler, but nevertheless he was
in the same class with the American
when it came to smart rejoinder.
The spontaneity of his wit was ire
quently shown.
On one occasion he was engaged in
conversation with Sir Lewis Morris, au-
thor of THE Epic of Hades." Sir Lewis
was talking about the death OF Tenny-
son and the discussion that had fol-
lowed regarding his successor as poet
laureate. Sir Lewis felt that he had
right to the laureateship, but COM
planned that his claims were being re-
ceived with studied neglect.
1T is a complete conspiracy OF 81
lence against me-a conspiracy OF ST.
lence! What ought I to do, Oscar?" ne
said
Join it," replied Wilde.
Speaking of Meredith and Browning,
Wilde remarked, Meredith is prose
Browning-and so is Browning"
WildeS personal introduction to
America came during lecture tour and
it was on his arrival in New York that
he chose to display his eccentrlclty..
Asked at the custom house II he hao
anything to declare, he replied:
II have nothing to declare except my
genius"
A Russian who visited in London gave
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-15
White Arms.

You can bleach your arms, If they
are too dark, You can use lemon juice
on them full strength, the best way
being to cut lemon into several thick
slices and rub these all over the arms,
after they have been washed and dried.
AS soon as the juice stings df 1t does,
for it has no such effect on some SKINS,
wash it off with warm water and dry
and powder. :,
You can bleach the arms with di-
luted, fresh peroxide of hydrogen. l
think the best way to use this is to take
a wad of cotton; wiring it out of warm
water, making it fairly dry, then soak
it with the peroxide and rub this on.
Wash off in minute or so. This Is
especially good for arms that have
prominent hair on them, for it bleaches
the hair and keeps down its growth.
If your skin is not very sensitive, you
can probably stand the peroxide full
strength. Do this once or twice week,
and you'll see how much whittier the
arms look
Or, if this treatment is too siren
yous, wash the arms and cover them
with starch paste. Let this dry on, and
brush off what is left. Or, If this
makes the skin dry, wash of the paste
after half an hour. OF course, you'll
not be able to dress while you have
your arms covered, but you can do any
number of odd jobs, housework, or use
hair tonic or cold cream without in
convenience
Another very simple method is to
cover the arms with thick paste made
of oatmeal porridge-just the stuff you
ordinarily have for breakfast, prefer
ably put on hot, though not hot enough
to burn. Leave this on as long as you
can. It's inconvenient, but it is a most
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-15
The Psychic Jungle.

What is the psychic jungle? It's
that tangled mass of rank growth of
primitive notions from which We are
supposed to have emerged ages ago, but
which still f1ourisheS in the byWays and
highways of this land Of freedom to be-
Heve what you like, and in the side
streets and broadways OF every city, and
from Aristocracy Hill to Stun Alley.
Take a stroll among the advertising
pages of magazine that appeals more
to the uncultured than to the cultured
classes land don't profess to draw
the line strictly or even know where In
democracy 1t should be drawn, If at
all, and you'll be at once in the thick of
the psychic jungle.
Would you like to "recharge your soul
batteries from inner cosmic energy?"
Send for booklet and insure lasting
youth. Or perhaps you prefer BRAIN
glow" to be taken in your food, which
will make stupid people intelligent Qt
that happens to interest YOU'D, or saves
your tonsils and your memory by one
and the same means. Or you can re
juvenate in your own Kitchen" enjoy
ing the highest vibrating youthifying
foods; or just turn on the psyche
phone" while you sleep, and you'll wake
up healthy and wealthy and wise, and
happy and young likewise.
If you prefer, you can be a Rosi-
crucian, or a Yogi, even in these days,
and by learning the "secret. laws of life"
command your hearts desire. If that is
too slow, take a course in instantaneous
personal magnetism" and people will
rush to you so eagerly that you'll need
traffic officer to clear your path. Do
you want more income. or more beauty
or more eloquence, or more pep, or more
hair, or more poiSe, or more memory, or
more courage, or more concentration, or
more ideas, or more height, or more
flesh, or less flesh, or to get rid of blush
ing or stammering or wrinkles or faint
ing spells or corns or your eyeglasses?
1t can all be done by sending the
proper amount of cash to the proper adj
dress, and the methods are all more or
less psychic" You do it by the sub
conscious mind or by will power or by
thought waves or by hypnotiSm or by
way of your astral self. Psychology is
at the bottom of it all, and many of
these adopts and eager saviors of man
kind call themselves psychologists or
run metaphysical institute or an in
stitute7 of psychology, or take that name
in vain somehow
In other portions of the psychic
jungle dwell the astrologists of high
and low degree, who will advise you of
your dangers and your opportunities
and read your character to your salts
faction and their own benefit. One of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-15
BEAUTY C1AlS BY EDNA KENT FORBES

excellent mild bleach which cleanses
and whitens the skin.
Mrs. A. eff your husband went to
the doctor for help, it would probably
make 1t easier for him to overcome the
smoking habit.
o. S.-You can keep the shine off
your nose If you wipe it off occasionally
with small piece of chafnois. Drink
more water and keep your system
cleared, as your shiny nose is the re-
suit of poor elimination.
Miss E. E. 81 shall be glad to mail
you the blackhead formula If you
send self-addressed, stamped envelope
for 1t.
Try buttermilk as a bleach for your
skin, but do not expect this or anything
else to keep you from having freckles,
as they are natural to your type. Gu
cumber juice is another bleach, and
since you are in the country you will
have these two materials at hand all
the time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-15
KEEPING MENTALLY FIT
BY JOSEPH JASTROW.

these traces his power to very sensa-
tive brain" by which he recognizes the
thought waves of ladies who are tenn
peramentally quite harmonious" to him.
yet neither his brain nor his aStrology
informs him how to spell sensitive
and harmonious"
Next to him is palm st and on the
other side numerologist, s7d the Jun
gle is full of phrenologists and mag
netic vibrationists and heltocentrtc as
trologers and clairvoyants and psychic
healerS and mediums and character
readers by complexion, facial lines,
auraS, color schemes, vibrations and
every known and unknown bodily fea-
ture, and somehow in the deep thickets
dwell the worst of the fakirs, those
with residence at Leavenworth and other
involuntary resorts on their records.
What does it all mean? Where do
all these people get the money to pay
for the advertising? Mankind isn't so
civilized as the histories claim. Radio
and airplaneS and talking movies and
that made them possible are far re-
moved from the jungle, but these mar
velS don't touch on that personal note
of human interest.
The hardest thing for man to con-
slider SenSibly is the whole set of forces
responsible for his own fate. Hold out
the hope Of more control d6er that in
any form, and you'll have waiting list,
whether your fees are high or low.
When that is involved many minds,
otherwise safe and sane. revert to the
psychic jungle.
Copyright, 1920
Nearly 5000 American motor cars are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-15

Nearly 5000 American motor cars are
now in operation in North Manchuria.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-15

Serve broiled bacon with fried eggs
Place strips of bacon over the breast Of
fowl while baking. Cut bacon fine and
add to the dressing for fowl or other
meats. Beat diced bacon and eggs to-
gether and cook like an omelet. Left
over cold bacon finely chopped and
added to bacon drippings may be added
to muffin batter. Diced bacon with
dressing may be used on lettuce as a
salad. Bacon may be used as a earnish
for other meats, liver. nsh, fowl or
chops.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-15
Hot Cheese Biscuits.

Sift one cupful of flour with two tea
spoonfuls of baking powder and one
fourth teaspoonful of salt. then rub one
package of cream cheese in gently with
the finger tips. When the mixture looks
like coarse cracker crumbs make well
in the center and, using spatula, mix
in milk enough to make a soft dough:
Toss. lightly onto a Toured board and
roll to about half an inch thick then
cut into small biscuits. Bake in a hot
oven for about IS minutes. This makes
about 10 tiny biscuits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-15
Twenty EARTHQUAKES a Day.

Taking into consideration the entire
surface of the earth, the statement is
made that about. 20 earthquakes take
place in the course of day. This does
not mean 20 disastrous cataelysms, with
destruction of buildings and loss of life,
but terrestrial disturbances of minor
nature which are observed only with
the use of extremely sensitive instru-
mentS designed for the purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-15
DAILY DIET RECIPE
CprANE AVONNATCT

Whipped cream, one-half cup.
Mayonnaise, one-half cup.
SERVES 4 OR 6 PORTIONS. ,
After cream is whipped, fold in
mayonnaise. Chill and serve.
Good on fruit or even on plain
lettuce.
DIET NOTE.
Recipe furnishes much fat.
Lime, iron and vitamins A. and
B present. Could be eaten by
normal adults. of average or I'M
der weight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-15
Convenient Little Cardigans
BY MARY MARSHALL.

Cardigans have been with us for
several seasons, but this year they have
assumed place of unusual importance.
Once when we spoke of cardigan we
thought of single-breasted coat sweat
ar-Similar to the coarse WOODEN Jacket
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-15

long worn in Cardiganshire, Wales. This
season we have cardigans of crepe de
chine, or linen, or cotton, pique or even
of chiffon. The word merely indicates
the cut of the jacket-short, straight
and usually collarless.
The Washington times., 1929-04-24
BROKER IS SUED
BY TENANT

y Francis A. Blundon, trading as
Francis Blundon and Company, real
estate dealers, was named defendant
in a suit for $4,000 damages for al.
legged personal injuries by Mrs. Eva
L. West, in Circuit Court yesterday.
Mrs. West, who is represented by
Attorneys Milton w. King, Wilton J.
Lambert and Arthur G. Lambert,
says she leased the second and third
floors OF premises in the first block
H st. N. W., from the defendant
with the understanding that repairs
would be made by him.
A leak in the rain spout was dis
covered and she notified the de.
fendant last July that the plaster
under the leak was showing signs OF
falling. The defendant failed to
make the necessary repairs, she
claims, and on August Is. last. q
quantity of plaster fell on her, knock
ing her downA and causing serious
iniurieS,
The Washington times., 1929-04-24
Z DIE IN BLAZE
AFTER PLANE
CRASHES

LEAsIDE A1RDR ONE. To
RONTo, Ontario, April "a d.N.S).
One of the worst tragedies in Cana
dian aviation history was on record
today with the deaths of William
Mackenzie and Noel Marshall,
wealthy Toronto flying enthusia sts,.
who were burned to death in
crash at the air field here.
The men were flying Moth
plane directly over the airdrome
last night. Field observers were
suddenly at a height Of $50 feet
and hurtled earthward.
Airdrome workers rushed toward
the plane when it crashed, but they
were still some distance away when
the gas tank exploded. The plane
was enveloped in flames which
baked efforts of the field crew to
rescue the imprisoned fliers. who
We're thought to be still alive.
When the fire was extinguished
the charred bodies of Mackenzie and
Marshall were taken from the cock
pit.
Mackenzie was a grandson of the
late Sir William Mackenzie, Cana
dian railroad builder and pioneer.
Marshall was grandson of the late
Col. Noel Marshall, president of the
Standard Fuel Company of Toronto.
Mackenzie had recently received
a private pilots license, but Mar
shall was still flying student.
Witnesses Of the crash were
mystified as to what caused the
plane to nosedive at the low alti-
tude
The Washington times., 1929-04-24
8 HOMES BURN
At BAY RIDGE

ANNAPOLIS. Md. April PA
fire, thought to be of incendiary
origin. destroyed three cottages
owned by out-of-town people at Bay
Ridge, five miles south of Annapo-
lis recently.
The blaze was discovered by a
watchman at Annapolis Roads, who
summoned the three ANNAPOLIS fire
companies, but the firemen arrived
too late.
The fire started in the summer
home of Judge James F. Smith, of
Washington. spread to a large con-
crete dwelling. owned by Mr.. Har-
,rison, of Chicago, and by the time
the fire fighters arrived had spread
to small cottage of Mr.. SaVille, of
Washington.
AS there have recently been "a
number of cottages broken into and
the houses and garages robbed by
unknown lawbreakers, it is thought
the fire was started by them.
The Washington times., 1929-04-24
Frost Hits Western Md.
Apple, Strawberry
Crops, Fear

HAGERSTOwN, Md, April "a.
When the temperature fell to %
degrees Monday night, heavy
frost formed, withfeported damag-
ing effect to the apple crop in this
part of Western Maryland, accord
ing to growers. while peaches and
other early fruit, not fully in
bloom, probably escaped the
blight.
Strawberries also are, believed
to have been hurt.
The extent of the injury to
apples. large part of the fruit
industry, will not be determined
until later.
The fruit crop was ruined by
killing frost in 1922 and badly
damaged in the two succeeding
years in April.
The Washington times., 1929-04-24
new POLICY IN
j. s. PRISONS

In announcing the appointment
yesterday of Canford Bates, of Bos
ton, as superintendent of Federal
prisons, the Department of Justice
enunciated a new policy. Federal
prisons henceforth will be scientifi-
cally administered with a view to
return inmates to society ito go
straight.
The new superintendent has long
been identified with prison reform
and crime prevention. He succeeds
Albert H. Connoc. The appointment
is the elimination of several years
of effort by Mabel Walker Willie
brandt, Assistant Attorney General,
in charge. to make the prison di-
vision ''one of the major scientific
branches of the Government. ac.
cording to the department officials.
Bates will institute special study
of the administration of parole and
probation. with a view to its i'm
provement. He was sought for the
post several wears ago, but was
unable to accept al that time. Bates
is a former president of the Amer
ican Prison Association, vice chair
man Of the Institute of Criminal
Law and Crlninology. and has
served on numerous State and na-
tional conference es on crime preven-
ton, social work and similar sub
iectS
The Washington times., 1929-04-24
Wife Indexed James
AS Hot Osculator,
SAYS Hubby

Los ANGELES, Calf, April a
n.N.SA-H. z. Jones admitted to.
day that his wife was efficient
a card index of the men she met.
After the following classifications
perhaps too efficient, as she kept
were made known to the court he
was granted a divorce:
''James-what kisses"
"John-Ah. there's lover for
you"
"Jack-will do if no one else is
available. -
'Harry-Too much like my hus-
band"
The Washington times., 1929-04-24
Philadelphian Held
AS Head of SWindIers

SAN FRANCISCO. April "a U.N.
S9.-Accused of being the head of
a gang of swindlers, John Warren,
81. son of prominent Philadelphia
family. was held for trial here today
after being brought here from the
East.
Police said that Warren would
rent an apartment or a cottage,
pay the rent with a spurious check
and then order expensive radio sets
to he sent to the various places
rented. also using fictitious checks
TO pay for them. He and his as.
sociates would then sell the radio
sets as yell as the furnishings of the
place ehad rented. and decamp,
it is charged.
The Washington times., 1929-04-24
Roy SCOUTS TO HIKE

BLADENSBtfRG April "a. The
Boy Scout troop of Bladensburg
win 60 on a hike Friday afternoon
and night. Tests will he given in
aiRnalling, fire making and cooking.
The Washington times., 1929-04-24
Woman Is Acquitted
Of Illegal OperatiOn

A jury Of Y men debated 50
minutes in the Arlington county
circuit court this afternoon before
acquitting Mrs. Eva Steiner. OF
Alexander, not guilty of performing
an illegal operation on Mrs. Gather.
inc Francis, II, of Potomac, Va.
Mrs. Steiner was indicted at the
February term of the court. Mrs.
Frances testified against her and
was present When the verdict was
returned. Neither women showed
any signs of emotion when the jury
announced its verdict Judge How
ard w. Smith pr sided.
The Washington times., 1929-04-24
PUBLIC CARRIER
SURVEY HERE
LIKELY

Provided a sufficient number Of
applications are made, the Public
Utilities Commission, it is under
stood, probably will soon institute
a survey of the public carrier situa-
ton in the District, in regard to
the number of passengers carried
and conditions under which they
are carried in the peak hour Of
traffic.
The old question of the right of
public carriers, SUCH as street cars
and busses, to carry more passengers
on any one trip than can be seated,
is again being agitated and will
more than likely be formally pre-
sented to the commission in a few
days. a..
Regulation Possible
Under the law the Public Utilities
Commission may regulate the num-
Der of passengers carried by either
street car or bus and it Swwithin
the province of the body to rule
that the carriers may take on only
as many persons as may be seated.
One factor against any such ruling
is that increased fares on both
street cars and busses would neces-
sarily result should such an order
be issued.
Many persons are in favor of
comfort in riding to and from their
homes and advocate some regula-
ton which will tend to restrict pup
lie carriers from overcrowding.
Rush Hour Crowds
1t is pointed cut that conditions
on both street cars and buses in the
rush hours of morning and evening
are such that it is practically i'm.
possible for a passenger to make
his exit without causing discomfort
to his fellow passengers as well as
himself.
Just what the commission will do
in the event that requests for such
action assume very large proper
tions, is, of course. matter for
conjecture, but it is likely public
hearing may he called.