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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-18
OUR CHILDREN
BY ANGELO PATRI.
Problem Children

There is much about children that
W do no. understand. Because We do
not understand we blunder along in the
dark, OF asionally coming upon the
right thing, often the wrong thing.
Children are an expression of the vast
mystery we call life, and until We can
get a better vision of what life is and
what it means we will be forced to
struggle blindly with the problem chill
dren.
1t is not enough to say that a child
is problem, to label him as slow,
gifted, degenerate, genius, bad or good
We must know whereof we speak and
understand the cause and the remedy
before we get anywhere with the diff
Guilty.
1 am certain of one thing; perhaps
two, as they may be separate though
closely related. No child wants to be
a failure No parent wants his child
to fail. The failing child is panied and
bewildered. So are his parents. We
must study to find the cause of the
childs difficulty. remove it if possible,
explain the situation to the parents,
and go on from there with courage and
faith in the service of the child.
When the teacher says Son is lazy"
Daughter is inattentive." Your child
is suffering from complex" has any
thing of Importance been done? l do
not think so. / want to know why the
boy seems lazy. why the child is mat
tentive, what is meant by a complex.
Words do not help unless they indicate
way out. Now, what is the way out
for the lazy child, the inattentive child,
the child whose mind is preoccupied
with some interest other than the neces-
Sary one?
First, study the child in his home, in
the playground, in the class room, and
in doing so study every other person
who touches his life in any way. You
may find the answer in the people who
surround the child. in his companions.
in his actions. Actions are the clearest
of all langueS A child does what his
thought sets. What he thinks. that he
does in spite of all the protestations to
the contrary.
How shall we get him to think right?
I wish I knew. All thinking is based
upon experiences and the kind and
quality of tho Interpretation of expert
enceS depends upon something that is
mystery to me. One child will in
terpret an experience to his good while
another will misinterpret it woefully
We have to keep exposing the child to
experiences. the more varied the better,
until we find line that his mind will
ingly follows. We catch that and work
from InaC toward the OJnerS ne DelleVeS
he needs. In that lies the science of
education. and it is not to be caught
in the twinkling of an eye.
Skilled physicians in the children's
clinic can help a great deal Thor
oughly trained teachers are of the ut
most Importance because of the ire
mendous influence they have upon the
thinking of their pupils. Interested
intelligent parents are Of first impor-
lance in the live, of the children. Chill
dren are the shadows of their ancestors
and parents are the closest, the most
influential.
Give the problem child his chance
Reserve decision. Hope for him and
search the world for an Interpretation
for him. There is a way If only we can
find 1t. That is the challenge life offers
thc searcher, the teacher.
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When all seems safest have a care.
'TiS then of danger to beware.
--Redshoulder the Hawk.


The greatest danger often comes
when least expected. So, when danger
is not even thought of it may be very
near indeed. The wise never forget to
be watchful. 1t doesn't pay. Red
shoulder the Hawk found this out. 1t
cost him few feathers and severe
fright. 1t happened this way
Redshoulder had gone to look for his
breakfast, leaving Mrs. Redshoulder sit
| ting on their precious eggs. Now the
day before Redshoulder had made a
discovery. He had been sailing over a
farm beyond Farmer Browns farm. AS
he passed high over the henyard he
had seen Rat run out from under the
henhouSe, kill a fluffy little chicken,
and take 1t back under the henhouSe.
1t had all happened so quickly that it
lized what was happening Just then a
man came out of the farmhouse and
Redshoulder kept on his way.
IF there is one Rat living under that
henhouse there are more Rats there"
thought RedShoulder. "A Rat is more
filling than Mouse. There should be
good hunting there. Yes, sir, there
should be good hunting there. Ill keep
an eye on that place"
So this morning Redshoulder had
flown straight over to that farm. There
was telephone pole just outside the
henyard. 1t was just the place from
which to watch. He flew straight to it
and settled himself comfortably Watch
full patience would, he felt sure, give
him the chance he wanted
The hens had seen him alight on that
pole and had made a frightened rush
for the henhouse. SILLY things"
thought Redshoulder What are they
afraid Of me for? I'm after a Rat, not
hen or chicken
He sat motionless so that he looked
like part of the pole. 1t wasn't long
before the hens had forgotten their
fright and were out in the yard again.
One old hen had a brood of downy
chicks and very fussy old hen she
was. 1t amused Redshoulder to watch
her. THANK goodness Mrs. Redshoulder
doesn't make such a fuss over our
babies as that old hen does over hers"
thought he. Il wonder If that Rat will
try for another of those babies this
morning. I hope he does. I hope he
comes out soon. Ha! There he is now
poking his nose out of that hole"
Redshoulder became SO intent watch
ing that Rat that he paid no attention
to anything else. All was quiet and
BILE danger. Yet all the time danger
The farmer had heard the frightened
cackling of those hens when Red
shoulder had arrived. Looking out the
window he had seen the big Hawk
alight on the telephone pole. Selling
his gun he had slipped out the front
door where he could not be seen by
RedShoulder and had hurriedly made
his way to point where he could
creep around back of the barn unseen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-18
Tapioea Meringue.

Soak half a cupful of pearl tapioca
overnight. In the morning add two
tabespoonfuls o. sugar and two cup
fuls Of scalded milk and cook in a
double boiler until transparent. Add
two slightly beaten egg yolks and cook
for one minute longer. Add the grated
rind of one lemon and one teaspoonful
of lemon juice and place in a casse-
role. Beat two egg whites until frothy.
Add half teaSpoonful of baking pow
der and four tablespoonfuls of sugar
and beat until stiff, then spread over
the pudding. Sprinkle with one-fourth
cupful of chopped nuts and bake for
about 20 minutes in medium oven.
When England's Henry I found in
1925. that "a 'moneyers," who had been
allowed to coin money had clipped the
coins, as punishment he ordered their
bodies to be likewise mutilated.
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up her accumulated time in the bank
Frequently she went to bed early just
to get some time to her credit Then
she would boast of the long evening
she could have later, Nancy found that
when the later time came the little girl
was so sleepy she could not keep awake
and was quite willing to go to bed
Nancy liked the sense of freewill which
this scheme gave Joan. 1t taught her
something about time allowance just
as Nancy hoped to teach her the use
of money allowance. And best of all the
early hour so many times in succession
kept her in the habit of getting sleepy
at a normal time. Frequently she
went to bed when Peter did, at $50
And then she gloated over the hour and
bank
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-18
Stuffed Lettuce Salad.

This is new and unusual salad
Select large, hard head of lettuce and
trim away the outer leaves. Cut a
slice from the bottom so that it will
stand evenly, then with a sharp knife
cut a slice as deep as possible all
around the top. Remove as much of
the inner part of the lettuce as you
can and red it very fine, then mix it
with an equal part of diced beets, a
few tiny shreds of onion and half a
green pepper shredded very fine. Sea-
son well and mix with French dressing
or mavon-.aise and fill the lettuC- head
with this, h.aping it up in the center.
Vixen serving it cut in pie shape and
pass mayonnaise or French dressing
with the se'ad, If desired to serve
individually, use very small, hard heads
of lettuce and treat in the same way.
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you had to say, but it was only because
1t would be discourteous to leave you
that she refrained from going of
abruptly?
Such absent-minded listening can be-
come a habit Mothers should tell
their young folk that to be good
listener is one of the secrets of popu-
larity. If they find conversation with
any particular person is actually bore
some, they should manage to free them
selves graciously after a very short
talk. During the time Of the converse
ton the attention must not waver Wis
IDLY. 1t not only appears discourteous
but 1t is actually rude.
You signify that what is said is not
worth listening to, and also that you
would much prefer being in the. COM
pany of some one else. When inatten-
tiveness become a habit, as 1t so easily
can, these insinuations may not be true.
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Then you are blamed and criticized
just the same So beware of forming
such a renrehensible habit.
If you are with person who is not
paying due attention to what you are
saying. be quick to release her gra-
ciously. There may be reason which
YOU have nothing to do with. 1t may be
that something is bothering her or she
may have promised to meet friend for
whom she must be looking. OF course,
if the latter is the case, she should
mention the fact. While there should
be this reciprocity in conversation. the
responsibility of paying heed to what
another is saying rests with the listener
if she would be popular.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-18
MENU FOR A DAY.

BREAKFAST.
Stewed apricots, wheat cereal
with cream, poached eggs, raisin
bran mullins, coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Spanish omelet, baking powder
biscuits, stewed rhubarb, cream
pie, tea.
DINNER.
Bean soup, baked pork chops,
apple rings, French fried pota-
toes, buttered cabbage, hearts of
lettuce, roquefort dressing, tapi-
oca cream pudding, coffee.
POACHED EGGS.
Put shallow pan over fire, half
filled with water, add one tea
spoonful salt and two tablespoon
fVls vinegar; let get scalding
hot; drop eggs into water, let
stand five minutes without boil
ing. Butter toast and with a
SKINNER take up eggs and slide
on toast; dot with bits of but
ter and salt and pepper.
SPANISH OMELET.
Four eggs. four tablespoon
fuls cold water, pepper, salt, two
tablespoonfuls butter. Melt the
butter in a frying pan. Beat
yolks Of eggs, add the water.
Beat whites and fold into yolks.
Fry on one side until brown,
set in hot oven to brown top.
Serve with tomato sauce on a hot
platter.
TAPIOCA PUDDING.
One and one-half tablespoon
fuls quick cooking tapioca, two
cupfuls scalded milk, two eggs,
one-third cupful sugar one
fourth tablespoonful salt, one
tablespoonful vanilla. Pick over
tapioca and soak one hour in cold
water to cover. Drain, add to
milk and cook in double boiler
until tapioca is transparent. Mix
with the sugar and salt. Combine
by pouring hot mixture slowly
into egg mixture. Return to
boiler and cook until thickened,
while stirring constantly. Fold
in whites of eggs. beaten until
stiff. Remove from range, chill
and serve with whipped cream.
Copyright, ls3i)
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Debunking Beauty Diet

given to them in the form of dessert
after meals.
In planning a diet that will aid the
development of sound skin and OF
good teeth, liberal amount of each OF
the vitamins must be included. ArIOng
vitamlns is vitamin A, which is called
the growth vitamin. This is found
most abundantly in cod liver oil, in
butter. in fresh egg yolk and in liver
Spinach, watercress, lettuce, celery
leaves, turnip tops, beet tops and radish
tops are leafy vegetables which are
especially rich in yitamin A. Some
augmented roots, such as car
rots and sweet potatoes, contain Wit
amin A in greater amounts than dc
potatoes, white turnips, parsnips, red
beets and radishes.
When there is an insufficient amount
of vitamin A in the diet, character
istic but fortunately rare Inflammation
of the eye develops.
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they given more freedom on Friday
night than on any other night. So
broken habit was not the explanation.
But there was something in the very
air of the times, Nancy decided, that
made it difficult to get Joan to bed
without many arguments. Nancy tried
praiSing, commanding, scolding, re-
minding. At last she worked out this
scheme.
Joan;s bedtime hour was set for
8 o'clock. Any night when she
went to bed before 8 she had a
credit of time which was put. so to
speak, in her bank Nancy and she kept
track of the minutes. If there came a
night when she wanted to stay up
she could stay long enough to use
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-18
NANCY PAGE
Scheme to Get a Child
to Bed Early.
BY FLORENCE LA GANKE.

How on earth does one get children
to bed at night?" Nancy thought she
had the answer to it, but Joan was
continually teaching her new difficult
ties. AT first Joan went to bed at 6
O'Clock. That was when she was 2.
When she was 4 she was allowed to
stay up until Z. Now she was 6.
Her bedtime should have been 1880,
but try as hard as she would Nancy
found that 8 o'clock was what it really
became.
Neither her niece nor her own son
had been allowed to stay up when
company was at the house, nor were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-18

beautiful Spring morning was as peace
full. as If nothing dreadful ever had
happened or ever could happen.
Then all in the wink of an eye every
thing changed. The gray old Rat
darted out as a fluffy little chick came
near. He didn't catch it, for big claws
seized him. The hens made a great
racket as they rushed for the henhouse.
The farmer rushed around the corner
of the barn just as Redshoulder flew
over the henhouse, threw up his gun
and fired both barrels. Bang! Bang!
went the terrible gun. RedshouIder felt
some sharp stings and some of his
feathers floated away. He wasn't hurt
much but he was terribly frightened.
He had had a narrow escape and he
knew il.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-18
Lack of Attention Detrimental
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

Sure signs of latent unpopularity in
B young person are desultory listening
and a rowing eve when supposedly be-
ing engaged in conversation. Have you
never talked with a person who seemed
to be making a great effort to give you
her attention. whose gaze kept wan
dering to other persons and who acted
as if she felt constrained to hear what
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BEDTIME STORIES b 3 T E,...:.

to a point within shooting distance Of
Redshoulder.
That's the Hawk who has been get>
ting my chickens he muttered. "Well,
If I have luck he has caught his last
chicken"
Rat peeping out of his hole under the
henhouSe, the farmer with his terrible
gun crept along back Of the barn, the
fussy old hen fused more than ever
over her chickens. the other hens ran
about aimlessly as hens do, and the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-26
CLAIMS FILED
IN RHEEM FAILURE
Referee to Accept Others To-
day Following Last-Minute
Rush Yesterday.

Nearly 1000 creditors of Swartzell.
Rheem 81 Hensey Co., anxious to save
what they can of the many thousands
OF dollars they invested with Edmund
d. Rheem and lost, jammed the ONCE
Of the referee in bankruptcy yesterday
and Friday in last-minute rush to
flle their claims.
Shortly before noon Yesterday Referee
Fred ]. Eden had recorded l.476 claims,
ranging from 500 to $4,000.
A peculiar legal situation, which may
add to the already confused state Of
the bankruptcy, was revealed yesterday.
Time Expires Today.
The mortgage banking house was
adjudged bankrupt January 26, and the
court allowed creditors six months N
which to file their claims. The last
day under the court order being Sun
day, the question has arisen whether
creditors can still file tomorrow, or
whether all claims must have been sub
mitted to the referee yesterday.
Mr.. Eden has expressed no opinion
on the legal question involved, but has
indicated he will accept claims sub
mitted tomorrow. It Is known, how
ever, that several attorneys for creditors
are Of the opinion that the deadline
was reached yesterday, and they may
take legal steps to bar any claims sub
mitted tomorrow. II they are success
full, creditors who took their day Of
grace will, in the language Ct the street,
be "out of luck"
Judging from the number of claims
filed, however, most of the creditors feel
as did one elderly woman who hustled
into the referees office Saturday and
filed her claim.
Why Wait Till Monday?
"What?" she asked, Wait until Mon
day? No sir, Mr.. Reporter, I've waited
long enough already. If there's any
money there I'm going to get mine while
the getting's good"
Claims are being filed principally by
persons holding notes secured by re-
leased trusts, noteholders who delayed in
cashing interest checks until after the
bankruptcy when the banks refused to
honor them, and several banks holding
large Swartzell, Rheem & Hensey Co.
notes for large loans.
Referee Eden explained that after the
claims have been filed, the trustees will
proceed to nquidate the bankrupt estate
and pay on as many cents on the dollar
as they can. One trustee estimated
they would be able to pay as high as
80 cents on each dollar invested. 9th
ers, however, have been less optimistic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-26
j. S. COURT ORDER
DEF|ED BY MURRAY
Oklahoma Governor Takes
Command in Blockade of
Toll Bridge.
Nv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
DURANT, Okla, July 25.-Gov
w. H. alfalfa Bib Murray, an ancient
horse pistol in his valise, arrived here
tonight from Oklahoma City and took
personal command of Oklahoma Ma
tional Guardsmen engaged in the Red
River Bridge war
One OF his aides Lieut. Col. John A.
Macdonald. gave verbal notice TO Joe
w. Bailey, attorney for the Red River
Bridge Co, that he would defy a Fed
eral court order handed down today
by Judge Colin c. Neblett Of New Mex
leo at Muskogee. Okla. restraining
maintenance of barricades erected by
Oklahoma at the approach to the
Denison- Durant toll bridge.
Gov Murray departed from the State
Capitol late today to take personal COM
mand Of operations in a martial law
zone he had ordered at the Oklahoma
end of the bridge. The south end Of
the structure is in Texas.
Not Named in Writ.
The temporary injunction named
Adjt. Gen. Charles F. Barrett and other
Oklahoma officials, but not the Cover
nor.
United States Marshal Clark WATSON
at Muskogee said no deputies would be
sent to the bridge to carry out the re-
straining order.
The bridge war turned to clash Of
authority between the Governor and
Judge Neblett on the Oklahoma side of
the Red River after Alfalfa Bill won
his majo objective when Texas Rang
ers threw open to travel the Denison-
Durant interstate free bridge, near the
toll structure.
AS the Texas barrier came down
following the lifting of a Federal Court
Injunction at Houston, Tex, happy
motorists streamed across the span in
each direction without cost.
But 1t ranked Murray to learn that
Judge Neblett had interfered with what
the Governor considers to be the SOW
ereign rights of Oklahoma.
He contends martial law takes pre-
cedence over court orders and anything
else except the executive order of the
President Of the United States.
Valet Gets Pistol.
The horse pistol was stuck into his
luggage on the inspiration of Jake, his
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S. T. Norris, Farm Hand,
Wife and Daughter, d,
Victims in Collision.
SISTER AND INFANT
ARE SENT TO HOSPITAL
Tragedy Following Shopping Trip
Second Near D. G. Within
Last Week.
Special DISPATCH to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, July 25.-Three
persons were killed and two injured
late today when an automobile was in
collision with a westbound Baltimore g.
Ohio train at the Derwood grade cross
ing. two and . half miles north of here.
The dead are Samuel T. Norris, 43
years old, D farm laborer Of Travilah,
Md; his vile, Mrs. Mamie A. Norris,
81. and tha1r Agar old daughter,
Hazel.
The injureu @te Mrs. Lottie Whalen,
81, sister Of Mrs. Norris, and her l.
year-old daughter, Helen
Norris, who was driving, and his
daughter were killed instantly. Mrs.
Norris died shortly after being admit
ted to the Montgomery County General
Hospital, where she was rushed in the
ambulance Of w. Ruben Humphrey.
Mother and Daughter Victims.
Mrs Whalen and her daughter were
taken to the hospital in the ambulance
of Warner E. Humphrey. Mrs. Wha-
len suffered a possible fracture of one
arm and decorations on the back and
lC6oY O0G ILC1 10 IlOG IcSdIQtO
as serious. Her daughter sustained
serious decorations and bruises and is
in an undetermined condition.
Sergt. Roy Bodner and Corpl. Harry
Meron, who investigated the collision,
said the automobile apparently ran into
the train. striking it at some point back
of the engine. The automobile was rolled
about IS feet and demolished The
officers said there was no evidence of
negligence on the part Of the train
crew and an inquest would not be
necessary.
Police said the Norrises had been
shopping in Gaithersburg. where they
picked up Mrs Whalen and her daugh-
ter. The car in which they were
riding was coupe recently purchased
by Norris.
No Eyewitnesses Found.
No eyewitnesses to the tragedy
could be found. The Derwood crossing
is regarded as dangerous because a
large mill near the tracks obstructS the
view Of westbound trains. Engineer
G. M Richerts and Conductor N. E.
Reese were in charge of the train, a
Hagerstown local due at Derwood at
6 o'clock
1t was the second fatal crossing &C
cident involving a Baltimore & Ohio
train near Washington within week
two engineers having been killed when
stalled automobile was struck at
Berwyn Tuesday.
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Brakes Applied Quickly.
FORD DENIES ANYONE CAN PREDICT
TIME OF BUSINESS RECOVERY
Finds People Thinking and Says Hard Work Alone Will
Restore Prosperity.

People are doing a lot of thinking
today" he said. They've got to get
used to a new era. We are in a differ
ent era and we have got to face it and
recognize there is only one thing in the
world that makes prosperity, and that
Is work"
Mr. Ford condemned financial specu-
lation as gambling" which leads to
periods Of imitation, which are always
followed by economic depressions.
He said his factory in Detroit was
operating from 40 to so per cent of, -
but declined to say whether this rep
resented either an increase or a de-
crease as compared with recent months.
Accompanied by his son, Edsel, Mr..
Ford spent Thursday and Friday with
Mr.. Edison at Orange, N. j. Edsel
Ford left with his father for Detroit
tonight.
The elder Ford secuted reports that
Mr.. Edison was in i'll health. but said
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