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the administration of Portes Gil's
predecessor. General Gales. This
good will policy he has left as a he
ritage to his successor, Pascual Ortiz
Rubio.
Relations Peculiar
But American relations with Mex
lco during the Portes Gil admin
istration have not all been spread
out on a bed of roses. The thornS
in otherwise perfumed layer has
been the Portes Gil agrarian policy,
the intensification o. the land ex-
preparation laws having served to
give the Washington administration
and the American Government
agent in Mexico. the United States
Embassy, especially during such
periods Of the outgoing adminiStra-
ton, excepting its latter stages
when official attention was not.
strictly speaking, centered on the
question OF self-preservation- But
in Its declining stages the applica-
ton Of an excessive land expropria-
ton enforcement diminished.
PorteS Gil IS far from a Fascist.
as international communism has
branded him. He himself admitted
when he took office that his views
were Of such advanced radicalism.
that only the shortness of his term
prevented him from making them
effective.
Labor Attacks
Large labor employers in Mexico
viii perhaps take exception to the
statement that these views have
not been made effective and will
point to the general labor policy
Of the retiring Government as the
most disastrous" program OF this
sort ever sponsored by a Mexican
government. Capital and industry
waged the greatest publicity CAM
paign ever staged in Mexico to de-
feat the Portes Gil proposed labor
law that the President announced
as n Of chief aims when he as
sumed office. The measure. which
stirred manufacturers and indus
trlalists to a profound depth and
rocked their faith in the country.
was pigeon-holed by the Portes
Gil congress in the face Of execu-
tive support Of the bill.
PorteS Gil has his own views on
labor questions. He openly defied
the powerful Mexican Confederation
OF Labor known as the c. r. o. M.
which under the leadership of Luis
N. Mo-oneS during the Gales adj
mlnistration had secured a grin
on labor conditions that it was be-
lieved would be difficult If not
impossible TO loosen. when he as
sumed offiC-. Morones and the q
X. .. M fell like a house of cards.
Followed Gales
In many respects Portes Gil fol-
lowed the lead Of his predecessor
in the general conduct or his Of
lice. The irrigation and road build
ing program was continued. And q
long Chapter could be devoted 10
the economic enforcement Of the
stringent orders from Luis Monies
dc Oca, Finance Minister. that re-
ceived the Presidents full MINOR
In lace Of the usual ire that the
accounting department in any or
~ganlzafion raises among the staff.
10 say that Mexico was financial
~ stable would furnish only an
opening for justified criticism. for
none q the International oblipa-
lions OF the country, nor the huge
arrears deu foreign claimants re-
ceived more than just passing men
tlon during the past fourteen
months, but a step in this direc-
ton" 10 quote an undenied Ameri-
can banking source. was accomplish
cd by Portcs Gil when the policy
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ivendi" that during his term he es-1
abliShed with the Roman Catholic
9church. bringing p an end an in
ternal conflict in Mexico that had
a %far-reaching International re-
percussion.
CristcroS DowEed
Some fifteen thousand armed
men known as the "Christeros" who
fought the fight Of the Church
against the organized military
forces OF Mexico laid down their
arms. The pretext Of rebel or
band.t groups existing IN large
numbers throughout Mexico when
PoItes Gil assumed office OF champ
ioning the aus Of the Church was
eliminated when the Mexican HER
arChy put a halt to the Catholic
strike" against the Government,
and a nation 90 per cent Roman
CATHOLIC reacted fayorably towards
Portes Gil. dropping the distinctly
u~nfayorab.e frame or mind" in
which it found itself towards the
Provisional President.
While the church question. which
was ~amicably arranged last June
was undoubtedly the outstanding
problem erased from Mexico's null
ti-varled issues with which the Por-
ties Gil administration grappled.
Portes Gil during his period also
successfully withstood what it is
admitted was the best organized
and strongest anti-G Government mi
litary move 10 unseat a Mexican
president launched IN recen. years.
This occurred in March. when a
powerful dozen or SO Of the country's
outstanding military leaders drag
eed half the army-to speak
broadly-into the field Of revolt.
isolating as their first move some
CT the strategic internal positions
and ports OF entry from Federal
control.
Revolt Crashed
- less than two months the
muLement was completely crushed,
thanks to the leadership OF the Fed
eral forces assumed BY fosmer Pre-
sident Plutarco Elias Gales. who
threw all the weight Of his still
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MOST Of Us value our health
IVA too much to purposely neg
lect ourselves when we are
warned Of constipation by bad
breath, feverishness, biliousness,
a headache, lack of appetite, or
that weak, helpless feeling. The
continuation of L trouble is
more often due to the things we
do rather than the things we
leave undone.
Some things people do to help
the bowels really weaken these
organs. Only a doctor knows
what things will cleanse the sys-
Item without harm. That's why
the laxative in your home should
/ have q family doctors approval. =
A wonderful product nov
known to millions Of people as
DIR. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is
a family doctors prescription
for Luggish bowels. II never
vari& from the original |
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lips have stained with wine"
But even If he drinks a cordial or
50 az state banqucts, only an ir-
r%econcilable prohibitionist would
fail to grant him his obvious tenn
perance advocacy and championing
stand as the best means for the
solution Of Mexico's drink evil"
Here again he was in office entire
~ too brief a period to accomplish
any concrete results. Mexico's saloon
keepers have never worried much
over the possibility Of the country
going dry. but school children have
paraded the streets Of many Of the
principal cities in numerous anti
alcohol parades.
Life Attempted
Portes Gil's slumbers during his
tenure Of the much sought after
Chapultepec Castle. the historic
White House Of Mexico, whose first
occupants date back to the reign
Of the Aztec emperors. were not
entirely undisturbed. In addition 10
the natural tension that the March
and April rebellion must have
caused i'll the Presidential house
hold. one attempt to aSsaSsinate
the President was made early in
February as a direct product Of the
then prevailing religious situation.
A bomb exploded under the Presi-
Dental train, and damaged II bad
ly, but Portes Gil and his party
were unframed. The incident al
most caused a permanent suspen-
sion Of the negotiations under way
20 bring al ut the State Church
truce. but the ecclesiastical author
tiles severely criticized and con-
deEned the attempt at violence.
thus al -ng 10 bring about the re-
sumption Of the discussions. in
which Ambassador Morrow played all
unofficial but leading role.
In civic service and welfare work
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nifty homes and pro-infancy hos
pitalS that did mol exist fourteen
months aEo are now established IN
Mexico City and other cities. and
the capital boasts OF the largest
civic recreation park in the world.
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Portes Gil, aided in this Depart
ment by Sonora Carmen q. de
Portes Oil, his wife, has accom-
plished much. The physical evid-
ence is present to show this. Mater
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Gil Leaves Office
With Great Work Done
President Who Was Obscure in Mexico Before
Much for His Republic
BY A { s~TARR-HUNT

MEXICO CITY. Jan. --Emiio Portes Gil relnqushes his office
provisional president of Mexico <eb. 5. a a figure who has gained
Eernational prominence in contrast to the position he held Dec l. 1923,
zen he became the Mexican executive after a political career that even
thin his own country was obscure and when he was almost unknown
4 international relations.
q While his tenure OF office stretched over only q l4-month period, the
hternatonal prominence that he gained was due primarily to the "modus
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prescription which DR.. Caldwell
wrote thousands Of times in his
many years Of practice at Month
cello, Illinois. He proved it safe
and reliable for women and
children; thoroughly effective for
the most robust men. He showed
it actually corrects constipation.
1t is made from fresh herbs and
other pure ingredients.
Since DR.. Caldwell first per-
mitted his prescription to be put
up in bottles and sold through
drug stores, it has increased
steadily in popularity until today
it is the largest selling laxative
in the world!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-08
Everyday Psychology
N DIR. JESSE W. sPRowLs.
Learning.

Learning.
Why is It that people differ so enor-
mously In their abilities to remember
things they have learned? The lay
man, Of course, always has his explana-
ton, usually in terms of special abilities
Of one sort or another, which are taken
to be congenial receptors for certain
materials.
This question Of memory attracted
the attention of famous psychologist
some 40 years ago. He made an ex-
haustive investigation of the subject,
and came forth with some laws of
learning which seem to have stood the
test of time.
This man was a German named
Ebbinghaus, In order to rule out all
reference to special abilities and con-
genial materials. he used nonsense
yllables-rnateria1 which had no mean
ing for his learners.
Ebbinghaus found that the more ma
terial there is to learn, the harder it is
to learn. This seems simple enough,
but 1t has significant bearing upon
how to go about learning something you
wish to retain.
He discovered something that every
school boy can tell you: We tend to
remember the first and last, and to
forget the middle part of any passage.
This led to what might be called the
law of "wholes."
The best way to learn something well
is to go through 1t from beginning to
end at every repetition. In other
words, the attempt to learn part at
time is poor mental economy. You
have too many beginnings and endiugs
to connect up.
Ebbinghaus also found that a person
learns better, if he distributes his repe-
titions over long periods Of time, rather
than attempting through concentration
to learn al at once. So If you have any
thing to learn, take it easy. Repeat it a
time or two. do something else, and then
come back to it. It seems that the mind
has to have time to get set" Or to put
it another way, associations have to
have a chance to be organized.
(Copyright. 1890.
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The company dining that day with
Edward and Charles billy, booksellers,
included DR.. Samuel johnson, DR.. Oliver
Goldsmith and Johnson's biographer,
Boswell.
As usual, DR.. johnson dominated the
conversation, vastly to the annoyance
of Goldsmith, who had mind to shine,
too.
The little man necessarily desired to
be conspicuous. He was not content
to rest on his great literary reputation,
but hoped to excel in conversation, too.
Strangely, he who wrote so lucidly IN
great compositions seldom appeared to
advantage when he talked.
He was jealous of the precedence
generally yielded the scholarly johnson.
When the conversation at table revolved
about that person-it was an argument
about liberation, by the way-and he
found he simply could not break in. he
became much agitated. He took up his
hat to go away, but fingered while,
hoping he yet would find an opening.
1t came presently, but when he spoke
the thunderous voice of johnson over
powered him.
Goldsmith boiled up. He looked an
grily at johnson, threw down his hat In
front of him. and said passionately,
Take It'll"
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DOROTHY DIX'S LETTER BOX

NEAR
II endcandy flowers hear tickets
speedily
with girl
small and thought
spending good clothes and
spend my things /
attitude. ALL AT SEA
absolutely
unshshnes fall in love with
experience with
girls has shown them be gaspg and that expect nothing OF
girl seeking
girl yourself and who
cannot
her that lunch
without suit
need
values a what 1t is
sweetheart
hasn't price it. DOROTHY
- modest
proposing Do think girl justified
in proposing marriage to a man? PETE
indication that girl forward and bold because she
Something. an hal she got of waiting o n
the They
marriage what girl do? She doesn't
@ @ W E %
my anu 90" 'N'e' VIC '- ~ " wa 'N "
propose?
adyk honest girl hatfooted
ten plainly that she loves him would like him than
want her. You always mo- DOROTHY DIX
(Copyng
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A Sermon for Today

THAT I might by all means save
some."-I Cor, ix.22.
Through letters that come to me from
readers Of these daily talks, I hear Of
all sorts Of troubles and tragedies.
These letters come from all parts of the
country. Some Of them relate pathetic
stories of home broken up by domestic
infldelity. Many Of them tell Of hard
tug and strain under heavy burdens i'm
posed by some misfortune or af1iction.
What can do about all this2 Ger
tainly can't straighten out things for
all these people, but can cheer and
comfort them little. Because there Is
so little I can do against so much, I
will not make that an excuse for not
trying to do anything. If cannot dis
pei all the gloom and sorrow of which
these letters tell, will do my best to
dispel as much of it as can.
That was Pauls attitude as he con-
templated the vase multitude of lost
people in the world. He knew he coul
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heard you patiently for an hour. Pray
allow us now to hear him."
johnson looked at him, glowering.
"Sir," he said sternly, "I was not In
terrupting the gentleman. I was only
giving him q signal Of my attention.
Sir, you are impertinent."
Goldsmith was silenced. After q
while he went away.
That night johnson and Boswell went
to the Literary Club. There they found
Edmund Burke, David Garrick and
others in conversation. In their midst,
breeding silently over Johnson's rebuke
after dinner, was Goldsmith.
"I'n make Goldsmith forgive me-"
said johnson softly to Boswell. Then
In loud voice which every one could
hear he called out: Or. Goldsmith,
something passed today where you and
dined. beg your pardon"
GoldSmith'S face cleared.
cit must be much from you, sir, that
take ILL"
Peace reigned again. DR.. Johnson
forbore to speak while and permitted
Goldsmith to talk freely, much to his
delight.
tcopyrisht issO.
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q hotel or to board for other reasons
than that VI expense. The things that
home means to them are too cherished
70 be sacrificed
If q woman Is not already a good
executive, such a situation makes her
one, or else the scheme has to be abol-
tshed. The thing that is particularly
difiicult is to keep the emphasis be-
tween the two correct. Where there is
not a hired housekeeper or another
member of the household who assumes
the entire responsibility of running the
house, the conflict between home and
office is extreme.
One suggestion tried by woman who
played this dual role with success is
give today. Ordering by post card
from the grocer or butcher Is a time
saver. To bring to mind quickly the
articles of food needed for chosen
meal, keep q record books of menus en-
joyed in your home. II this is SUM-
GENTLY varied. the task is compare
lively simple. In referring to it you
may be open to repetition, but consider
how much repetition of diet there is in
boarding house menus.
Any woman who has tested it will
find the value Of such system. Not
that menus are hard to concoct to those
whose minds are on household duties
only. But the mind which has to grasp
affairs Of business or professional ma
ture deserves to be uninterrupted by
such concerns, as they divert the atten-
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Business and Domestic Ideas
By LYDIA lie BARON WALKER.

ton for Just so much time from serious,
bread winning considerations.
One advantage that the business
woman who spends her days away from
home has over the ordinary homemaker
is that she is out of the way when the
cleaning is being done. Although there
are disadvantages to this, there are ad-
vantages also. On such days as that,
the menage is always disorganized, and
the housewife sometimes feels almost as
tired from the confusion as she would
from the actual work of doing the
cleaning herself. To be entirely sep
arated from it relieves at least this
amount of strain.
tCopyright 1880.
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American Chop Suey.

Brown two sliced onions slightly in
two tablespoonfuls of fat. add one
shredded green pepper and one ripe
pepper, half a pound of chopped lean
veal, pork, or chicken, half cupful of
mushrooms, one cupful of diced celery,
ne-fourth cupful of uncooked rice.
one teaspoonful of salt and three cup
fuls of meat stock and a little pepper.
Cook slowly for about 40 minutes.
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not save them all, but he made It his
earnest prayer that he might. by all
means, save some.
II is q solemn thing to live In q world
where there Is 90 much woe, 50 much
sorrow, so much need. You and ! may
not be able to do much to help save the
nultitudes that are walking IN dark
ness, but we are responsible for what
we can do.
We can all brighten the world little
for others. Even q cheering word will
often scatter the clouds that enshroud
some sorrowful soul or respondent
heart
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Many a woman with career comes
also under the heading of "homemaker,"
Is thc takers of the census have learned.
TO run a home and a business is COM
bination known to surprisingly great
number. This is the case sometimes
through choice and sometimes through
necessity: that is to say, some women
viii not give up their homes and go to
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Tomato Loaf.

Soak in one cupful of strained to-
mato Juice as many bread crumbs as 1t
will absorb. Add one cupful Of the to-
mato pulp, one cupful of grated cheese,
small onion Drowned in butter or
bacon gravy, ard a little salt, bay leaf.
sage or any other seasonings. Mold
and bake like a meat loaf
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When Great Folks Turn Petty
Goldsmith Grows Angry Johnson When Auocrat Won't
Let Him Enter Conversation.
GLASS.
BY j. p. GLASS.

johnson continued serenely. When
he paused a moment, another guest, the
reverend Mr.. Toplady, a well known
writer of hymns, began talking.
johnson made some sound in his
throat which led Goldsmith to think he
was going to prevent Toplady from
speaking. He turned upon the autocrat.
"Sir," said he, "the gentleman has
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French Dressing.

One teaspoonful salt, two teaspoonfuls
sugar, one-fourth teaspoonful dry mus
tard, one-fourth teaspoonful paprika,
four tablespoonful lemon Juice and
one-half cup salad oil. Mix and beat
ingredients. Chill. Beat one minute
and serve on salads.
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I'VE owe il to our friends"
says RICHARD ARLEN,
Paramount Pictures star, ''to
serve coffee we know is fresh.
If it is dated we are certain
we are right in our selection"
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SAVoRY POTATOES.

Peel and slice sufficient pota-
toes to make pint. Place in
buttered baking dish, pour over
them / egg beaten in u cupful
milk. Sprinkle with pepper and
little salt. Cover and bake 20
minutes, uncover and let brown.
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ONION SOUP.

Chop 6 medium-sized onions,
simmer S minutes in 2 table.
spoonfuls butter, then add 8 cup
fuls cold water, boil u hour and
press through sieve. Melt 2
tablespoonful butter, rub in 4
tablespoonful flour. stir in slowly
/ pint milk and cook until
smooth. Add prepared onions,
season with salt and cayenne,
add beaten yolk of / egg diluted
with 4 tablespoonful cream, then
add 2 tablespoonfuls grated Par
mesan cheese and tablespoonful
chopped pimento. Serve with
criSped crackers.
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grocer gets fresh can for every unsold
one removed from his shelves.
So, you see, you can't get Chase &
SanbOrn's Dated Coffee that has had
chance to lose its freshness. You can't
buy coffee that has stood i'm his store
for weeks, perhaps months.
Instead you buy coffee that lie full
favored rich fragrant. Because
it's fresh! Rooster fresh! Try it and
see for yourself what difference there
is. Your grocer has Chase & Sanborn's
50 look for the date ON the can't
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MENU FOR A DAY.

MENU FOR A DAY.
BREAKFAST.
Stewed Rhubarb
Wheat Cereal With Cream
Soft Boiled Eggs
Broiled Bacon
Coffee Rolls Coffee
LUNCHEON.
Shrimp Newburg
Savory Potatoes Celery
Stuffed Olives
Chocolate Icebox Cake
DINNER.
Onion Soup
Filet of Sole
Tartar Sauce
French Fried Potatoes
Green Peas
Apple and Celery Salad
Cracker Raisin Pudding
Coffee
COFFEE ROLLS.
Scald 2 cupfuls milk: when
lukewarm add ia yeast cakes
and 31a cupfuls -four. Beat
thoroughly, cover, and let rise;
then add u cupful each, butter,
lard and sugar, / egg unbeaten,
/ teaspoonful salt and " tea
spoonful cinnamon. Again beat
until thoroughly mixed, cover,
and let rise. Turn mixture onto
Toured board, roll into long rect
angular piece "a inch in thick
ness, spread with softened butter,
fold from sides toward center to
make thin layers, cut in pieces
y Inch wide, cover and let
rise. Take each piece separately
In hands and twist from ends, in
opposite directions, coil and bring
ends together at top of cake. Let
rise in pans and bake In mod
crate oven. Cool slightly and
brush over with confectioner's
sugar, moistened with enough
boiling water to spread.
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Taking A Hill on High

1t takes lots of power and good start
to climb hill without shifting gears.
Get good start for the hills of the
days work by eating breakfast of
Shredded Wheat and milk. There is
a quick getaway in this delicious,
whole wheat food. No need for shift
ing gears in the middle of the hill
just 60 right on up with increased
energy and power. And Shredded
Wheat is in such a delicious, easily
digestible form.
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Vitamin C-and mineral salt
valueslost in open vessel cook
ing in the home. Each product
made of fresh-picked Michi-
gan vegetables pres
sure cooked zvithoHf qvassr
and quih air exekudsd-sealed
and steam-sterilized fol- so at
24O0. Each product is packed
without the addition of salt,
sugar, OF other condiment. On
each can the mother is urged
to consult the baby'sphysician
for complete diet instructions.
Anyphysician who has not yet
examined the Products may
secure samples by phoning
ourlocalrepresentative below.
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pPrebared .Unseasoned. Ready-to-Serve
Doctors

THOUSANDS of physicians who have
been prescribing the Gerber Products fol-
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fant's milk diet viii be pleased to know
each individual Gerber Product has ,e-
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