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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-02

FIVE years, and it would be q pity II all
could do now would be a stenog-
rapher."
Why 1t took her five years to go
through college, don't know. but per-
haps for the same reason that she was
being so silly now. As we went on
talking 1t developed that she was look
ing for a new job. was not in the
least surprised. And later 1t appeared
that she had forgotten to tell her boss
about my appointment. That's why he
was late.
A girl like this can be a great
nuisance in her office. She is, of course.
a trial to her boss because her work Is
bad. and she is a nuisance to the other
girls because she has such airs and
manners. She will not go to lunch with
them or talk to them like reasonable
human being, and much of her energy
Is spent in proving she Is superior to
them. I don't see why the other girls
care, but they do. /,
There is, of course, occasionally girl
of solitary temperament who likes to
read and think. Sometimes she is very
able, and because of her solitude or
perhaps of her sensitiveness she doesn't
associate much with the other girls.
Sometimes a superior girl Will know
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-02
tuberculosis.

Patrolling the environs OF these mis-
with Tony last evening we saw several
shooting stars. That reminded me
that I haven't said much lately aoouI
the fallacy of lowered resistance. A
this column had carte blanche we
might fill in the continuity and explain
the association OF ideas.
It's an unpleasant thought that q
child may be born with special teno-
ency" toward such q condition as tupeE-
culosis. But that is not the reason why
I assert confidently that there is no
such thing as q tendency or predlsposl-
ton to the disease. The common pc
lief that certain individuals are preols-
posed to develop tuberculosis or pre-
destined to have it is just a common
belief, and like many other traoitlonS
relating to health and sickness IL lacks
scientific support. BY that I mean we
have no good experimental evidence 10
warrant such belief. 1t was prooaoly
based on empirical evidence originally.
People saw that members OF certain
families developed tuberculosis, one
after another: people saw that many
individuals seemed frail and delicate"
for months or years and finally went
into decline" On these observations
people built up the plausible theory
that such victims we're somehow predis-
posed.
1t is dificult to explain in para
graph how I arrive at my conclusion,
but I am firmly convinced that there
is no such thing as q special predis-
position or tendency to tuberculosis or
to any other known disease.
1 have repeatedly asserted here that
there is no such thing as lowered re-
sistance, or as resistance to any known
disease. So far have not encountered
any scientific evidence that clashes with
my assertion about this.
Immunity is very different matter.
Immunity is a definite, measurable
state. A child may be born with little
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-02

So long as dresses remained short and
straight, so long sleeves had to remain
as insignificant as possible because the
scant, short dress with a prominent
sleeve would have looked too heavy, If
not positively grotesque. But now every
thing is set for a return of interesting
sleeves fashions Dresses are long
enough to stand fuller and more elab-
crate arm treatment, and the fuller
sleeve also accentuates the slendernesS
of the waist line, which is now looked
upon with favor by fashion.
Sleeveless dresses and blouSes may
be found among the new resort coll
lections. More formal evening dresses
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-02
More Elaborate Arm Treatment
BY MARY MARSHALL.

inches deep under the arm; that is,
HI is 6 inches, BID and AC are ga
inches, and from c to D is "a inches.
The sleeve is gathered all along the top,
and when put into the armhole the full
ness is distributed so that the part of
the sleeve under the arm is very nearly
plain. At each side is q small DART
z, @, F-about 3 inches deep.
If you have sleeveless evening dress
that you would like to rejuvenate, we
suggest adding net or chiffon sleeves.
You can make them from IL inches of
yard-wide material. More Of the same
material may be used to make q girdle
or puff at the side Of the belt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-02
Rice Pudding.

Cook half q cupful Of rice in two
cupfuls Of boiling water until tender,
add three cupful of milk, half a cupflIl
Of cream, one-eighth Of q whole nut
meg. and cook in a double boiler for 10
minutes. Mix two eggs with half q
cupful of sugar, one-fourth teaspoon
full Of salt, and stir into this a little of
the hot mixture. Stir this into the rest
Of the rice mixture and cook for five
minutes, stirring lightly with Q fork.
Remove from the FIRE. take out the nut
meg, and add three drops Of vanilla.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-02
Raised Wames.

Add one teaspoonful of salt and one
tablespoonful Of shortening to one and
three -fourths cupfuls of hot milk, then
cool to lukewarm Mix one-fourth of a
yeast cake with one-fourth cupful of
lukewarm water and add, then sift in
two cupfuls of -four Beat for thre>
minutes, cover, and let rise for II hours.
Beat. add two egg yolks, fold in the egg
whites, and cook at once.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-02

II did not take him long to learn to sort
the shapes. He seemed to enjoy that
board over a period of many weeks.
He had received a tin train and a
wooden one. The wooden one was his
favorite. Later he was to enjoy the
metal one, but it proved a bit difflcult
for his 2la years to cope with
He discarded a doll for a calico dog
He liked to carry his handkerchief with
the printed picture on it. And to
watch him splash water color paints on
his large sheet of paper fastened to the
easel made his parents think they
might have a genius for a son.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-02
Braised Lettuce.

Choose six small heads Of lettuce
without ball center Boil in salted
water with the cover of. Drain, lay on
a cloth, and press out all the water
possible. Melt three tablespoonfuls of
butter in q saucepan, place the lettuce
in, cover, and cook very slowly for an
hour. Sprinkle with pepper and lemon
juice. Add q grating of nutmeg for a
change. Another way to prepare, is TO
cook the lettuce in q saucepan with
melted butter for five minutes. turning
often, then remove to a casserole, cover,
and bake for ten minutes, then uncover
and bake for about ten minutes longer.
Mix three tablespoonfuls of melted but
ter with the lemon juice and pour over:
Add half cupful of grated cheese II
liked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-02

made of light wood. From these he
had learned the letters, some of them,
and few figures.
A nest of blocks we're a thing of the
past, for the fiimsy construction had
not stood the onsetS of sturdy boy.
A concentration toy, which consisted
OF board with five pegs inserted into
a board on which were painted five
shapes, diamond, triangle, circle, square
and oval, had afforded him much en-
joyment.
With this toy came sets of ovals,
squares, triangles, circles and diamonds.
Each small piece had a hole in the
center. Peters task was to put the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-02
ORANGE CHARLOTTE.

Soften "a package gelatin in u
cup cold water, then add "a cup
boiling water and cup sugar
and stir until dissolved. Add ~
cup orange juice, stir until cool,
fold in stiffly beaten whites Of
3 eggs and beat until very Stiff
and spongy. Turn into mold
lined with orange sections, place
on ice for several hours aud serve
with whipped cream slightly
sweetened and favored with
grated orange peel. ~
gCcpyrlsht, 1871
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-02
NANCY PAGE
The Toys That Come in
the Stocking.
BY FLORENCE LA GANKE.

When Christmas was thing OF the
past it was interesting to look over the
Christmas toys which Peter Page Junior
had received and see which ones had
stood the test of a month or two.
The mechanical toys were broken.
One of them had been most attractive
while it was new, but soon a wheel
came of and left sharp edge Of metal
which cut Peters fingers. That was
the end of that toy.
He had received some small but
sturdy blocks cut in the shapes of let
ters and figures. These were implanted,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-02
Sour Apple Cake.

Cream half a cupful of butter with
one cupful of sugar and stir in one
cupful of sour apple sauce cooled, two
and one-half cupfuls of flour, one
teaspoonful of baking soda, one tea
spoonful each of ground cinnamon and
cloves, and half a cupful Of raisins
dredged with -four. Bake in loaf tin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-02
Coral Jewelry Is Smart

A DID to your collection Of costume
jewelry some of the new red coral
trinkets that go so we'll with black, with
light pastel tones and with brown, and
that are particularly effective and smart
with creamy white or ecru evening
gowns.
The new coral jewelry is smooth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-02

rapher?" To my
complete amaze
ment she said in q
very prisSy voice,
II haven't sunk so
low yet"
For a moment ]
lost my breath.
Finally I managed
to say, What do
you mean? ! think
being a stenog-
rapher is fine. J" She
said, "Oh, but I
tt,nNk - aAIInNn fOp
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-02
When you're all stuffed-up
with a cold try Vapex

WHEN cold makes you feel low ana out
ofsorts-when your nose reddens and
your beauty is spoiled-just breathe the
delightful Vapex vapor and breathe your
trouble away.
A drop on your handkerchief in the
morning brings all>day>long relief. Any
where. any time, just take few deep
breaths and you'll feel refreshed. The
vapor keeps its strength for many hours.
Use Vapex at night, too-a drop at
each end of your pillow. The fragrance
makes you think you're sleeping under
the northern pines and you wake up in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-02

are quite often sleeveless. and dresses
for active sports may also be made
without sleeves, but the dress with very
short sleeves is preferred for informal
evening and spectator sports, and is
usually decidedly becoming.
Today's diagram shows how to make
one of the new short full sleeves ia
vored for afternoon or evening. 1t must
be made of material to match your
dress, or if you want to put sleeve in
a sleeveless dress you already possess
you may make it of chiffon to harmon
lie with it. Made of sheer material, the
sleeve is about "a inches wide, about 6
inches deep at the top and about 314
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-02
DINNER
CORN SOUP.

One can corn, l cup cream or
rich milk, ! teaspoon -four, l
onion, cups tomatoes, oil or
butter. Mince onion and brown
in oil or butter. Add corn and
cook slowly 20 minutes. Put all
through a colander. Make -four
smooth in a little oil or butter,
add to soup with cream or milk.
Reheat, TO cook -four. Salt and
pepper to taste. A little more
-four may be used If made with
milk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-02
The Office Snob.

The other day I had to see . man
and he was very late. While was
waiting spoke to his secretary. I said,
How long have you been q stenog-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-02
MENU FOR A DAY.
BREAKFAST.

OlFNeu Ilullto
Cereal with Cream Baked Eggs
Rye Mullins Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Cream of Corn Soup
French Rolls Apple Sauce Cake
Tea.
DINNER.
Roast Beef Yorkshire Pudding
Franconia Potatoes
Dreamed Onions, Sliced, Tomatoes
Orange Charlotte Coffee.
BAKED EGGS.
Butter individual ramekin
dishes. Break each egg into a cup
and drop into baking dish. Sprin-
kle with salt and pepper and
bake in moderate oven min
utes for soft and 10 for hard
cooked. Place dish in pan of hot
water in oven. Chopped red or
green pepper sprinkled over top
Of baked eggs is delicious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-02

the morning refreshed and ready for a
full days work or play.
You'll find that Vapex is quite inexpen.
sive. A single application costs only &c. for
the ST bottle contains fifty applications.
Vapex is safe for children. A bottle
kept in the home medicine cabinet is a
handy way of keeping colds from spread.
ing through all the family.
So remember the name V>A>P>EX-
the original inhalant approved by Good
Housekeeping. Millions of bottles are sold
every year.
E. FoueERA g Co., Inc, Distributors
Of Medicinal Products Since 184o.
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-24
REV. c. |. CANDEE
NAMED PRESIDENT
OF PENSION BOARD
[Coufinurd from Firn Pagr1

for one year, the Rev. Charles L.
Candee, two years, Walter w. Hyn-
son. of Smyrna, three years and Mrs.
ELLA c. Emery of SeafOrd, -four years.
AS soon as the members of the
commission have organized the Old
Age Pension plan, the commission
will begin preparations to establish
the State Welfare Home to take the
place of the three county almshouses.
The members of the commission
have not yet taken up for cOnsidera-
tiOn where the Welfare Home will
be located, but will give careful con-
sideratiOn to the subject as soon as
possible. An appropriation of $780,
600 has been made for the cOnstruc-
tiOn of this home which is expected
TO be i'm operation in about two years.
When this home is erected the
county almshOuses will be abolished.
The State will pay one half the cost
of maintaining the institution and
the remainder of the cost will be di-
vided between the three counties of
the State in proportion to the num-
her of inmates i'll the home from
each county. This is expected to re-
duce the cost of maintaining these
homes to all three counties of the
State.
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-24
ENGAGEMENT OF MILFORD
GIRL Is ANNOUNCED

Announcement has recently been
made of the engagement of Miss
Margaret Joyce Num-, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert L. Num-, of
Milford, to Winston Allen, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett o. Allen, of
Clinton, Michigan. Miss Num- is u
graduate of Milford High School and
of the Home Economics Department
of the University of Delaware, class
of 1927. Following her graduation
she taught for two years in Lewes,
and later went to East Lansing,
Michigan, where she has carried out
extensive research work in nutrition
and chemistry.
She will receive the degree of
Master of Science in June. Mr.. AL
len holds a Master of Science de-
gree from the Michigan State Col
lege. He is now a member of the
chemistry staff of that institution
and will receive the degree of Doc
tor of Philosophy this summer. No
date for the wedding has been an
nOunced.
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-24
ONE KILLED, TWO
HURT WHEN CAR
STRIKES TREE
[COntinued from First Pagel


was conducted by Coroner Wilbur
Wilson of Kent County Sunday
afternoon. Deputy Coroner Hirzel, of
Wilmington took the body back to
Wilmington Sunday night.
Sergeant Powell and Privates A.
w. Van SAINT and d. S. Sullivan, of
the Dover Station, State Highway
Police, conducted an investigation
Mrs. Coleman, besides her hus-
band and daughter who was injured,
leaves two other children, Wrigth
Coleman, aged II years, and George
Coleman, IA years. She also has two
sisters, Mrs. Horace Carmine and
Mrs. John Whaley, both of George
town, and two brothers, Horace
DOwnes of Georgetown, and Philip
o. DOwnes, of RehObOth. Del. She
was born in Georgetown, but had
been resident of Richardson Park,
where she belonged to the M. E.
Church for the past six years. For
merly, she had resided in Elsmere
for Is years.
Mrs Coleman, her daughter, and
Mrs. Rhodes, a friend, left Whining
ton about noon Sunday for George
town, where they were to attend the
twentieth wedding anniversary of
MIR. and Mrs. Whaley. ..,
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-24
CHILDREN APPEAR
NSTOCKLEY PLAY
[Cohtinned from First Paael

for the individual inmates. Material
used was donated by Mrs. Coleman
dupont, chairman of the commission
The contribution OF the clothing
made by the pupils of the public
schools is an annual custom, and the
number of articles donated each
year is large enough to insure sew
eral garments for each child at the
institution. Most of the articles were
sewed by hand, and were very care
fully made. The dual purpose of Civ
ing the school children practical
training and assisting the officials of
the Stockley Colony in supplying
clothing for them was pointed out
by members of the board.
A meeting of the commission was
held during the afternoon. Members
Of this group iHclude Mrs. Coleman
dupont, chairman; Mrs. James Pen
newill, Mrs. Lena Messick, Senator
John Townsend, Jr., Congressman
Robert &. Houston, Selden S. Deem
er, New Castle, J. b. Hutton, Thomas
GOrmley and Alley y. Magee, of
Dover.
A tour of inspection of the
grounds and buildings of the colony
was made by the officials and the
guests. The planting of shrubs
around the new building for girls
las greatly enhanced the beauty of
he institution. Although the colony
las made great progress in the past
lew years, there is still Il long list
If persons waiting for admission,
he majority of the cases being ur-
gent. The addition of the plants yes
elday to the ones already growing /.
iided materially in making Stockley |
me of the show places of the State. |
The colony is maintained by the .
;tockley Delaware Colony Commits
ion, which is assisted by twelve wo- /
men, four representing each of the .
hree counties. The celebrating of .
ArbOr Day by planting trees and .
hrubs is an annual affair, to which
II the residents of the State are !
invited
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-24
WHITE RBBONERS
MEET ON TUESDAY
rContinued from First Paael

CCOntinued from First Page1
dents of Unions. Presidents tC
answer by twO-minute report oI
work done.
Appointment of Committees.
Treasurer's annual report, Mrs
Clark Abbott.
Auditors report, Mrs. Howard
DickersOn.
l1:0O-Election of officers.
Report of Directors (3-minutes
each):
Union Signal, Mrs. Hannah
Thompson.
Medical Temperance, Mrs. Ella
Galloway.
Narcotics, Mrs. Eliza Bennett.
Delaware Colony, Mrs. Lena Mes
sick.
Motion Pictures. Mrs. c. Evelyn
Killen.
Institutes, Mrs. Anna Lee Waller.
Noontide Prayer, Mrs. Name
Dodd.
Dinner served by local union $50
conts).
Afternoon Session
l 1:30-DevotiOns, Miss Lillian Cade.
l.. T. L., Mrs. Mabe Register.
Legislation, Anna Lee Waller.
Demonstration of Membership, Y.
p. b., Mrs. Mertha McCauly Fos-
ter, State Secretary.
S. r. l., Mrs. Cecil Morgan.
Address, Harold d. Wilson.
Offering.
Solo.
Budget Plan and Light Line I'm
ions, Mrs. Georgia Pierce.
Address, Mrs. Almer William Kar-
nell.
Supper, 35 cents.
Evening Session
Mrs. Anna Lee Waller, State Pres
dent, presiding.
':30-DeVOtiOns, Mrs. Livinia Lynch.
Demonstration, Our Coming Ar
my, Mrs. c. B. Porter.
Music, choir
Address, Americas Prohibition
Problem" Mrs. Almer William
Karnell.
Offering.
Report of Resolution Committee.
BenedictiOn.
Adjournment.
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-24
COUNT. AGENT EXPLAIN
SEED CORN TREATMENT
[COntinued hem First FGse]

records and other data to compare
with those which were obtained from
the demonstrations of previous years
in the county.
The two dust disinfectants which
were used in the demonstration last
year were Semesan Jr., and Morko,
which arc the Same ones that have
been used in former demonstrations
since they arc the only seed corn
treatment dusts on the market at the
present time. These two dusts were
used in comparison with each other
last year on the farms of Lawrence
Il. Cain, Dewey Sapp, Howard c.
Deakyne, and Frank f. Morrison,
whilo on the farms of n. M. Nc
Ginnis, ElwoOd Kemp. Dudley Cross
ley and Howard WiX the Semesan
Jr., only was used. Each of these
materials was used at the rate of
two ounces to a bushel of shelled
corn, and the treating process was
done in closed revolving containers
in the same manner that wheat is
treated in order that the dust may
become thoroughly and evenly
mixed with the seed
The average production of corn
that was treated with Semesan Jr.,
was sos bushels per acre, and that
which was treated with Merko
yielded 5O.4 bushels, while the aver
age yield of corn from the check
areas in the same fields was 46.8
bushels per acre, or a difference of
3.65 bushels in favor of the treated
seed. The yield results of this pro-
ject for the past four years show
that the average production per acre
for the treated corn was 51.G2
bushels, as compared to 47.79
bushels for the untreated, resulting
in an increase of As bushels per
acre in favor of this practice.
Although this increase in yield per
acre is of Importance to the carry
ing out of the program of economic
the greatest argument in
favor of seed treatment is the re-
duction in the amount of Gull and
soft corn at harvest, for i'll practic-
ally every instance there was less
soft and immature corn in the treat
ed areas than in the remainder of |
the same field on each farm.
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-24
WEDDINGS
PETTYJOHN KELLEY

PEIIYJOHN KELLEY
Leaving their friends on Satur-
Gay with the impression that their
only reason for days outing was Il
visit to the races, Miss Eloise Kel-
ley and James X. Pettyjohn went to
Baltimore and were married by Rev.
c. r. Strasburg, n former pastor
here. A telephone message in the
evening to relatives here told the
news and soon many of their
friends, much surprised, were tell
ing others. These young people are
we'll and favorably known by all.
Mr.. PettyjOhn being an insurance
salesman, the secretary for the Mil
ford Building and Loan AssOcia ion
and Grand Tall Cedar of Evergreen
Forest has many friends from all
parts of the State. Miss Kelley, the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w.
Kelley, of Berlin, Md, since coming
to Milford has made a host Of
friends. She is secretary to Frank
NAPLES of the L. d. Taulk Company.
Mr.. and Mrs Pettyiohn were i'll Bal
timore and Washington until Tues
day evening when they returned
here. They will reside in town.
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-24
FEARS TARIFF CUT
WILL HIT TOMATOES
[Confiuurd from Fbsf Pagrl' ]

LCOntiHued from First PdGe1
toes fell more than fifty per cent.
between 1929 and 1880. The decrease,
he said, was caused by the duty,
which was raised from fifteen to
fifty per cent. Italian importations
of canned tomatoes in 1929 totaled
150,199,541 pounds, valued at $7,716,-
1856.
The large importations in 1920
were made in the belief that the
duty on canned tomatoes would be
raised the senator declared, and the
subsequent decline was caused by
an increase tax.
The proposal to lower the duty, if
made effective, will result in another
rise in the quantity of imported to-
matOes, the senator asserted.
He suggested that the Tri-State
Packers Association take some ac-
tion, and in his letter asked Mr..
Shook if the organization would like
to present statistics to the commits
sion.
Milford chronicle., 1931-04-24
STATE MUSIC CONTEST
TO BE HELD in DOVER
[Continaed from Firn Paael

ICOHiiHHPd from First PaGP1
throughout the different schools in
the State. 5000 children took the
preliminary Music Memory Test so
that the results of the contest reach
practically every school in the State.
In the afternoon Mr.. Zanzig, the
music specialist from the National
Recreation Association of America,
who is one of the judges, will con-
duct the combined group in a music
n festival in the auditorium of the
Murphey School, after which DR.. IL.
V. Holloway, State Superintendent
of Public Instruction, will address
the participants and make the
awards. The other judge for the con-
test will be Mr.. John II. Jaquish,
Director of Public School Music, At
lantic City, New Jersey.
The Music Memory Contest will be
under the direction of Miss Helen
Martin, State Supervisor of Music,
and DR.. r. l.. Herbst, State Director
of Research and Publicity; the Solo
Contest will be under the direction
of Miss Helen Russell, Head of the
Music Department at the State Uni
Versity, and the Band and Orchestra
Contest under the supervision of
Mr.. GildOrsleeve, State Director of
Education.
The general public is invited to at
tend any of these events.