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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-20

Fried Mush went on into Ohio. into
Indiana. No doubt Abraham Lincoln,
when he lived in the southern part OF
the latter State, was brought up on
corn meal mush, and owed a part Of
his sturdy manhood to 1t.
Fried Mush kept going West.
1t went into Illinois and Iowa, and
nnaliy progressed to the Pacific.
But 1t takes cold weather to zee it at
Its best, that is why 1t is most ell in
those sections where the Winter tenn
peratures hover around zero, both above
and below.
, lied.
1t Is her duty to fry mush at top
speed. so that every slice will be nice
and hot.
Although they stay hotter than waf-
fles. slices Of fried mush are eaten
faster, everything else taken into con-
sheraton. so that the big platter must
be nlled again and again.
No consumer Of this delicacy would
thank any one for less than q dozen
man sized slices and commonly as many
as Is and "a are eaten at a sitting.
y Il
Fried mush may be in two degrees,
either soft or hard, but each should be
1rled to delicate brown. 1t goes with
out saying that the harder 1t Is fried
the more golden will become its coat.
This crunchy covering. while a de-
hight IN itself, resembling the crust on a
marble cake in this respect is by no
means all there Is to fried mush.
The inner portion. where the heat re-
Sloes, carries great part of the flavor.
ltS neat content, however makes It very
deceptive. If there is any reader who Is
not personally acquainted with this
dish he may require few plain hints
on its proper handling
For there Is nothing more innocent
looking on a plate. and nothing hotter
/ outside the hot place. Most fried things
are pretty warm, but this one is much
hotter than most.
( The best way TO eat fried mush Is to
cut 1t up carefully. slice by slice, and
spread the separate pieces out, in order
that the air may strike them from all
sides.
| Now comes the master stroke.
You have to be born Mush Eater
/ to know this.
: First, take a mouthful Of cold milk
the colder the better.
Then insert a piece Of mush.
| Wallow the milk around the mush a.
neatly as possible and as pleasantly as
| possible. The word "wallow" Is perhaps
not fair word. because it gives an ut
terly wrong picture.
The thing may be done properly, how
ever, and 1t surely saves the tongue and
! the roof Of the mouth. It Is the roof OF
the mouth. after ALL which must bear
the brunt Of fried mush fresh from the
| frying pan.
/ II one swallow OF milk is not enough
! take another Never forget that fried
mush is one OF the hottest things In the
world of edib,es.
! Each piece OF mush should receive a
bit OF butter, and be generously sailed
! The plain simplicity. and the glorious
taste. should be permitted to stand
alone. Do not mix other foods with
! fried muSh. Let 1t be the whole break
fast, with perhaps cup Of coffee added
Try this some Autumn morning. and
bless us-and the other pioneerS-for-
ever
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-20
Capitalization in Australia.

If citizens of the enfranchised forty
eight States of the American Union
were to be asked to go to the polls and
vote for continuance of the sovereign
rights they now enjoy or forfeiture of
them to the Federal Government and
Congress Of the United States, incluo-
ing abolition of State Legislatures, this
country can imagine what is about to
happen in the Commonwealth of Au-
Stralia Prime Minister Scullin. head
of the Australian federal government
has just announced that a national
referendum will be held after Christ
mas to determine the fate Of the six
existing State ParliamentS.
The people of New South Wales, Vic
toria. South Australia, Queensland, Tas-
mania and Western Australia will de-
eide whether they care to remain self
governing communities with wide state
powers or transfer complete sovereign
authority to the central government at
Canberra. If they vote to scrap home
rule there will be left to them purely
local autonomy In parlsh-pump adalrS
which provincial councils" in restricted
areas will handle. Canberra-Australia's
Washington - would rule the roost
throughout the commemorative 2,974,-
SOL square milcs-the worlds largest
island" with an area about thousand
square miles larger than that of the
Continental United States.
Details are lacking as to the precise
motives which inspire the project to
centraliZe Australian government in a
federal administration and Parliament
1t probably is a safe guess that the
commemorative grave economic viccisi-
tudes played a conspicuous part in the
Matching of the scheme. Australia felt
the pinch that has since gripped the
whole world long before depression
reached these ATTITUDES. Fresh in the
public memory is the formal repudia-
ton Of it's debt by one Of the federal
states a year or so ago.
The constitution of Australia was
Formulated under an act passed by the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-20
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

fog near the sea horizon will usually
obscure 1t until latitude six or seven
degrees farther south has been reached.
n. r. eHA' Is the h0henhs'm SYSTEM
A. 1t is an intensive system of pasture
fertilization and management in dairy
farming extensively used in Europe.
Under this system, the pasture is d-
vided into small fields, which are ferti-
lied and grazed in rotation. 1t has
been proved highly successful The
idea was introduced in Germany some
30 years ago, but gets its name from
Hohenheim, Germany. where it was
thoroughly investigated by Prof. Warm
bold in 1916.
Q. Where is the Virginia home of
Lady Aston and her sisters?-M. H.
A. 1t Is Mirador, Greenwood Depot
Albemarle County.
Q. How is Syria governed?-J.
A. 1t Is under q mandate granted to
France by the League Of Nations 1t
provided for a federated state Of three
provinces. Aleppo, Damascus and
Alouite. Aleppo and Damascus were
united in 1925 to form the single ter
ritory OF Syria. Great Lebanon strip
OF territory along the coast, was pro-
claimed a separate state in 1920, with
Beirut as its capital.
O. Is wild rice really form Of rice?
ID. N.
A. - Is not true rice. The grains
are longer and less rounded than those
of true rice and the husk is somewhat
darker in color. Wild rice IS usually
served as vegetable, especially with
game.
Q. When was the city Of Philadel-
pkia planned?-R. r.
A. The town of Philadelphia was
planned before William Penn left Eng
land in 1882. Before 1888 Philadelphia
had more than 500 inhabitants.
Q. What is the disease which at
tacks deep sea divers?-A. L. M.
A. 1t is caisson disease. 1t is caused
by bubbles of air in the blood
@. Has more than one corner stone
been laid in the White House?-R. F.
A. The original corner stone was laid,
october Is, 1892. During extensive al
terations made In 1902. new floor
stone was laid in the entrance hall.
Q. How many beads were there
usually on Q wampum belt?-B. L.
A. Laf1tau O724) says that in his
time the usual size of wampum belt
was II strands OF 100 beads each, or
about / $50 wampum beads. There are
references To belts composed of 5000
and 1900 beads. The English colonists
we're compelled TO use wampum in trad
ing with the Indians Three dark or
six white beads were about the equiv
alent Of an English penny.
G. What percentage of the telephones
in the United States are now dial
pl1ones?-W. c. C.
A. BY the end of 1880 more than Is
per cent of all the telephones in the
United States, or $685. 900, were served
from dial central Offices. On December
81, 1880, there were about 20,200,000
telephones in service in the United
States.
9. What ships compose the Spanish
navy?-M. G.
A. Battleships. 2; nrst-class cruisers,
5; second-clasS cruisers. 8; fotilla lead
er and destroyers. 10; submarines, Is;
first-class gunboats, 7, and third-class
gunboats, !.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-20

Any reader can get the answer to any
question by writing to our Information
Bureau in Washington. D. c. This
offer applies strictly to information
The bureau cannot give advice on legal
medical and financial matters. 1t does
not attempt to settle domestic troubles
or undertake exhaustive research on any
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is sent direct to the inquirer. Address
The Evening Star, Information Bureau
Frederic j. Haskin, Director, Washing
ton, D. c.
@. What Is meant by saying that the
hangar Of the mammoth dirigible Akron
has an atmosphere independent q the
air outside?-T. McC.
A. Although the dock is covered with
a watertight roof and all doors and
windows are closed, the Goodyear Yep
pelin dock at Akron, Ohio. Is so large
100000 cubic feet that sudden
changes Of temperature cause clouds to
form inside the hangar, and rain falls
@. Who holds the cross-the-country
motor cycle record?-M. O'S.
A. The coast-to-coast motor cycle
record is held by Allan Bedell. He
went from Los Angeles, Calf, to New
York in days is hours.
g. Y :. were cigarettes hF'' 'm0ke0'
A. The earliest reference to the cigar
cite occurs in literature in 1912 and
1843, where it is stated that cigarettes
were smoked in Frence and Italy. Lau-
renee Olphant is generally credited
with the introduction of the cigarette
to English society. 1t did not become
popular. however, until 1870.
@. Has a national flower been select
ed for the United States S. r. D.
A. Not officially. There are two res
! olutions before Congress at the present
time-one for the wild rose as the ma
tional flower and the other for the
columbine. The American Nature AS
ISOLATION conducted a vote for a ma
tional flower, and out Of 100000 ex-
pressions there was preponderance in
favor Of the wild rose. The second
choice was the columbine.
O. Is snow counted as part Of rain
fall?-H. B.
A. The Weather Bureau says that
snowfall that occurs at its observing
stations is reduced to its equivalent in
rainfall and included with the latter in
|, determining the amount Of precipita-
ton during the year.
O. What are the names Of the French
cruisers at Yorktown for the celebra-
tion?-M. H.
A. The Duquesne and the Suf1ren.
@. Is Percival Christopher Wren, the
novelist, related to Sir Christopher
Wren, the great English architect?
p. P.
A. Percival Christopher Wren is a
direct descendant Of Matthew Wren, a
brother Of Sir Christopher.
@. How many stars are there in tie
Southern Cross?-I. T.
A. The Southern Cross is a constel-
Il ton situated near the Antarctic Circle
1t consists OF four bright stars. The
two brilliant stars. which mark the
summit and foot have nearly the same
right ascension. The constellation,
therefore, Is almost vertical when PAYS
ing the meridian, and these two stars
act as pointers to the Antarctic Circle.
The constellation becomes visible at
about north latitude so, but haze and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-20
Tension Grows Less.

The acquiescence Of Japan in the
plan to have a representative OF the
United States Government sit with the
Council of the League of Nations, as
an observer, has lessened the tension
of the last few days over the Manchu-
of the differences between Japan and
China is now believed to be in prospect.
With public opinion inflamed. the sit
nation in Japan has been difficult, to
say the least. For the japanese people
have been aroused over incidents which
they consider not only violative OF their
treaty rights in Manchuria but also
which have threatened the lives and
property Of Japanese citizens. The con-
tention Of the japanese is that they
have sent their military forces into
Manchuria not as an act of war but
for the purpose Of protecting the lives
and property Of japanese citizens. The
United States itself has followed a
policy of protection for Americans and
their property on foreign soil in cases
too numerous now to mention.
Military operations by the japanese
in Manchuria have in some degree ali
enated the sympathies of other nations,
which otherwise might have been with
Japan, particularly the bombardment OF
Chinchow. Because of these operations.
the burden seems to have been placed
upon the Japanese to demonstrate
their good faith-to prove that they
are not intent upon conquest and the
ultimate possession Of complete SOW
ereignty over Manchuria. But to the
japanese people these military opera
tions have seemed justified. And the
feelings OF people are not lightly to
be brushed aside. The government OF
Japan has its own domestic situation to
consider now in dealing with this inter-
national tangle.
The success which has been attained
so far in the conversations here be-
tween Secretary of State Stimson anc
the Assistant Secretary Of State, Will
liam Castle, jr., and Ambassador
Debuchi Of Japan is decidedly encour-
aging. A situation that might have be-
come strained has been eased greatly
There seems no good reason why the
negotiations looking to a peaceful set
Element Of the Manchurian question
should not go forward to a successful
conclusion. The United States has made
clear its determination to seek peace
full solution of the Sino-Japanese dis
pute in Manchuria, even to the extent
OF acting in conjunction, II necessary,
with the League of Nations. The
League, through its Council, Is attack
ing the problem with the assent Of
both contestants, Japan and China are
expected through the good Offices of the
United States and the League eventually
to enter upon direct negotiations for
the adjustment Of the differences. The
situation calls for firmness and at the
same time moderation. 1t is no time
for demagoguery in any of the nations
involved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-20
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

Fried mush!" he said, in disgust. II
do not see how any one could eat It,"
The fried mush fan will think. Sc
cretly. that the fellow has never been
fortunate enough to get 1t fried properly.
II it is too greasy, too soggy, too
tough, or made OF denatured meal, 1t
will not be the corn meal mush OF the
great Midwest
In all that wide section Of the country
which properly comes under that desig-
nation the women-folk know how to
fry mush.
AS they prepare It, fried mush is as
light as down, as crisp as fine bacon,
as tender as silk and as tasty as straw
berries and cream.
-
1t is probable that the first corn meal
mush, and the first fried mush, were
consumed in New England.
Those hardy pioneers, whose great
lilac bushes still preserve a sweetness
in a rocky SOIL knew and appreciated
the good things Of earth
Maize was one Of the first things
they took to with some of the crusad-
| ing vigor for which they became re-
nowned.
Corn ground in q stone water mill
and mixed with water, cooked until
| rea6y-what more tasty and helpful
thing was there for q Puritan child?
Plentifully covered with milk fresh
from the COW, 1t must have been the
very backbone, as 1t were, Of the future
pioneers.
1t was in the cornhelds of the Mid
| west however, that we like to think
corn and mush came into their own.
Pap" is a derogatory term invented
l. - l4 hAlN
1t has been applied to all sorts of
| things of mush-like consistency, so that
nobody minds 1t at all or believes in
it in the least.
All great things have been slandered
! Hot nush. with salt. and cold milk
/ where is there better breakfast food
! or supper food?
! + **
| As splendid supper dish, when the
| appetite is inclined to be fickle. there
! Is nothing better than bowl Of mush,
with a glass of cold milk and bread and
! butter on the side.
The fried mush fan" likes plain
mush, because 1t is preliminary step
| toward tne Ultimate.
The mush must "set" before 1t be-
comes Of the right solidity for frying.
Usually this stage requires some
/
overnight Nature does great things in
| the dark; by sun-up the mush is ready
| to fry.
First let us picture the progress
| which Fried Mush made through the
wilderness which now is America.
Red school houses on hills sprang up
no quicker than did pots of boiling
| mush over great log fires.
Wherever the pioneers went they took
their primitive mills and their fond
! ness for muSh.
They followed the great National
! Trail They dogged the footsteps OF
/ BreddocS and his men. they went where
! George Washington had surveyed, and
much farther
| They went into Pennsylvania. and
! ate corn meal mush, and they fried II
| the next morning.
Many a hardy pioneer, comfortably
! flied with "a slices of fried mush. went
out into the fields and killed Indians
with characteristic vigor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-20
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Evolution.

Evolution.
OF evolution We are told
And gratefully We hear
OF changes since the days of old
On this progressive sphere.
We're different from the creatures
strange
Who jungles would explore.
Refinement calls for further change
Let's evolute some more.
Let's evolute away from gains
Not honestly acquired
And from the Drawn subduing brains
In strife that we admire
To higher motives We must turn
And shun what We deplore.
Through ages We shall live and learn
Let's evolute some more.
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Candhi Receives Assurance
OF Good American Welcome

saying: Would We, who have clapped
our hands raw at all manner of home
produced humbug, and who have, per-
haps as a result, made a sorry mess OF
our most important affairs, laugh at
the sage Of India because his pants
were not tailored in Rochester, If We
would, then Gandhi would perform a
great service to the world by proving
It," exclains the Omaha paper.
While agreeing that, in this country,
there is q tendency to exploit, to
misinterpret, to misunderstood and
even to ridicule great men less subject
to eccentricities Of appearance than
Gandhi." and that men of note have
always had to put up with this" and
acknowledging that many people would
not understand the remarkable per-
sonality Of Gandhi," the Springfield
(MassD Union contends that this should
not keep him away from this country,
for there are countless others who re-
spect, admire and understand him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-20
Drive Against Wives
In Industry Assailed
m the Omaha worlc-iIcrald

From the Omaha WorlGHcrald.
Feminist leaders are expressing some
apprehension over the growing intensity
Of the drive against the employment of
married women.
Rather curiously. their concern Is
over the possibility that determination
against the married woman will con-
tribute to the breakdown Of family life
ard the home Miss Mary Anderson.
chief of the Woman's Bureau in the
Department of Labor, says 1t is pen
atty on family life. Muna Lee. secre-
tary of the National Womans Party.
says If employers keep on dlsmissing
married women they will eventually
abolish marriage. She argues that
women must have jobs to live and II
they can't hold them married, they SIM
ply won't marry.
In view of the fact that much Of the
criticism against married women in en-
ployment is based on the charge that
they IRE neglecting their homes Fy
going out Of them to work, this attitude
toward the problem becomes an ex-
tremely interesting one.
The home or the family, it is quite
apparent, is no longer susceptible to
single, simple definition. 1t means enc
thing to one, something quite different
to another. The old-fashioned view
point, to which the stress Of unemploy-
ment has turned such emphatic atten-
ton, is that of an institution in which
tile man is the provider and the woman
the housekeepcr and trainer OF the chill
dren. Miss Anderson and Miss Lee see
it as an institution in which both par
ties are gainfully employed, while the
house gets looked after and the chll-
dren, If any, are trained according TO
some mutual arrangement between
them.
ms type of home might conceivably
disappear, as Miss Lee forebodes, as a
result of discrimination agcinSs employ
ing married women. But hcmc in the
old-fashjoned sense doesn't appear IN
great danger as vet. Only minor
fraction of the married women OF the
country have felt the need OF an indie
pendent income. There are more than
twenty-six million married women. OF
whom the Labor Bureau estimates there
are approximately two million six hun
dred thousand employed. This leaves
more than twenty three million homes
unaffected by the problem except as it
may have influence upon the wage rate
Of the husband or drive him into I'M
employment.
The gainful occupation OF married
women is not a new and sudden phe-
nomenon, but the opportunities created
by the war and the aggressive push OF
the feminists for political and economic
independence gave 1t immensely in
creased emphasis. While the humber
of wives who work outside the. home is
still small compared with the whole
number Of workers, 1t has increased per-
ceptibly in recent years. The effects OF
the depression, however, are tending TO
Offset the gains which the war made
possible. The terninists have real cause
for worry over the prospect of losing
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Highlights ON the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

ways are the French. They bought 6.683
horses for 34.2l6,000 francs Next come
the Germans. who imported 1893 Bel
gian hcrses for 6,252,000 francs. Hol-
landers bought 3s7 horses at 1,S72, 900
francs.
On the other hand. strange to say,
Belgium has imported during this same
period $40 colts for l,497, 900 francs;
2,34l mares, 3,341, 900 francs; l0,842
geldings, 1912, 900 francs, and 10 stall
lions ass, 900 francs. making a total i'm
portaticn Of 1883 horses into Belgium,
representing. in round figures. the sum
of l9,050,000 francs ($2.667 ,00O).
According to these tabulations, the
utility Of the equine Is by no means
vanishing upon the European continent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-20

So important has Uncle Sam become
in the estimation of the world that the
great actors in diplomatic scenes are al
most willing to arrange the most i'm
pressive performance Of which they are
capable in order to interest him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-20
Wherefore Weep?

If Old Man Worry you would meet,
It's best to try
To keep your disposition sweet
And pass him by.
Lite's pleasure will increase by half
II you can keep
Old Worry baffled by laugh.
So wherefore weep?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-20

The custom of referring to people in
Asia as quaint" is out of date. War
riors in determined mood and modernly
equipped may be extraordinary. but they
are not sufficiently amusing to be called
quaint"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-20

There should be less difhculty in pro-
viding for trials in criminal courts.
When gangster domination is threat
ened. many a good citizen who would
willingly arm himself for vigilance serv-
ice will be found DESTROYS of escaping
the less picturesque but more important,
responsibility OF jury duty. There is a
latent love of the dramatic even In the
most staid personality.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-20

Yorktown is thriving and progress
sive city. However great its material
prosperity may become. its proudest
fame will rest on the part it had in
American history.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-20

Soviet aspirations have been chiefly
defined as social and industrial Asia Is
wondering what might happen II Rus
STA should weary of work and decide on
fighting as a form Of recreation.
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Not for Wall Street.

From the Hamilton (Ontario) Spectator.
Nuggets Of pure gold have been
found by Indians in Northern Alberta,
and it is sincerely to be hoped the
news is kept away from New York
bankers. rs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-20

Many industries employing electricity
will stop work for a minute during Edi-
sons funeral Only Edison's genius could
start them. Only memory Of him could
halt them even for so brief an interval
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