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through the country, but without any safe
guards preliminary training and after O
most cursory examination we put in the hands
of any moron criminal with dollar for q
fee an engine OF potential murder to range over
the countryside at will, with not even the
hindrance of rails to keep him in a restricted
area
THE Governors deep insight into human
! nature was revealed as he spoke OF the man
who objected most emphatically to high taxes.
HE is generally the man who has the most
money and the highest-powered car, but he
does not seem to realize that he himself Is very
often the cause Of great deal Of his own
trouble. It Is the people who drive the fastest
cars who give jobs to highway patrols justices
of the peace and police court magistrates. I
do not think exaggerate when say that
more than half the time of the courts, both
civil and criminal, is taken up with cases in
which the automobile is involved In the
mass, the motorist has brought about by his
own carelessness q large proportion of this
excess taxation. It Is in his power, however,
by the of vigilance and care, to cut this
expense of the State materially"
The Governor suggested some remedies for the
congested conditions of the roads.
1--WE are fast approaching the day when we
shall have to build special routes for heavy
commercial vehicles and widen the existing
roads for pleasure cars. The cutting down Of
the length of trucks would help in preventing
accidents where a car tries to pass q slow
moving truck with trailers, the length of the
whole of which Is sometimes u feet and which
is obviously menace to traffic. The fact that
they weigh when filled as much as 10000
pounds adds to their danger.
II think perhaps England has solved to q
great degree the problem of speeding by taxing
pleasure cars according to their horsepower"
But there seemed to be a deeper cause for
this almost callous indifference of many people
to the dangers of the automobile today. The
Governor thought, perhaps, it was an out
growth of the times we live in, perhaps char
acteristic of the people.
"Selfishness," he said "is at the bottom Of
a great deal of our troubles with the automobile
today. This fact was brought home to me by
an accident which occurred in a little town
below Albany near where live. man named
Jenkins was In a hurry to get home before
dark It Is quite laudable to want to get home
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for me to deny the truth Of the assertion
that obtaining of q license has been brought
about In some cases by the payment OF
small sum Of money to the inspector. Petty
graft Is one name for this sort Of thing and
bribery Is another. There are many men
and women who would not think of commit
ting crime who apparently consider it clever
to get license he or she is not entitled to
by the payment of S. or $40.
This sort Of person would be insulted If
compared to the gangster, racketeer or boot
logger but the person who does that seemingly
trivial thing puts himself upon a par with
the criminal who often for q larger sum, Is
able to procure q license, under assumed
name, to operate car for robbery, bootlegging
and murder.
because New York State has continually check
ed its inspectors during the last three years
and discharged upward Of q dozen for this
very offense. But we are unable to stop this
petty graft as long as any decent people con-
nive at it.
lone of the principal reasons for this dis
respect for the law against bribery, which SO
many otherwise respectable people apparently
have seems to me to lie in the fact that a
great many persons consider it a disgrace TO
be refused license to operate a car. l. for
my part cannot see why it should be, any
more than it should be something Of which to
be ashamed that one Is not good base bali
player.
AhcIc are many pcOplc WHO are physically
mentally incapable of driving a car Just
there many of who are unfit to play
base ball. They lack driving sense, their minds
do not function quickly enough in an emer-
gency they have some physical defect such
as impaired eyesight, or they are Just consti-
tutionally unfit to drive. None of these things
is disgrace, but people will often go to great
lengths to obtain a license they should not
be permitted 10 have, If only for their own
good
To-day the automobile is highly perfected
machine, and in the hands of an incompetent
or criminally minded individual it is an engine
of destruction The driver must learn that he
is the engineer of dangerous locomotive and
that he must pay for his mistakes of judgment
or carelessness just must the locomotive
engineer. We say to the engineer: You must
be an expert, you must have long training
before we will allow you to drive a locomotive
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IF railroad should his locomotive sUhLe
ummariLy dismissed The automobile driver
that he the dangerous locomotive and that he
cGreeSness
engineer, training
safeguards preliminary training the
of with dollar
potential murder the countryside ~ Nth
The hindrance Of rails to keep him in restricted area
COY. ROOSEVELT
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sSSCSCS uSSN UVtUeFG CAtSCtHS EOuC&S JOT.
pleasure cars.
before dark If it does not jeopardize any ones
life. When 1t does, however, it Is O pretty
selfish sort OF an ambition. In this case
jenkins drove on to the left strip in attempting
to pass two cars abreast. In the dusk he did
not see a motor cycle approaching. He struck
it and killed two boys. He himself may die
Rather high price for being In hurry.
This almost fanatical desire to beat the
other fellow, this furious hurry to get ahead
the selhshneSs which prompts q man to gain
the middle Of the road and hold 1t, and a lack
Of reSpec, for the rights Of otherS-these are
the sort Of things which make the roads un.
safe today. But perhaps these same character
istics may be responsible for many Of our other
troubles, either business or social"
National and State authorities have CONS
bined with safety councils and automobile
manufacturers in promoting an intensive edu-
cational program seeking to reduce accidents
to the minimum. A movement started In 1924
by President Hoover has been able to report
progress along certain lines, following a survey
and study Of the situation.
An intensive period of research and invests
cation resulted In the production Of q unifor6
motor vehicle code and model municipal
trafnc ordinance. Four acts designed to regu.
late all phases Of motor vehicle operation
within State were included In the code, which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-15

Liquor There rivalry the Bookkeeping
this than Seems-o~ng to
These rival liquor dealers
cpthe each other because boot
logger has entered the others territory ana that e'roe 'e
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Court B0uill0n.

1 AAKE a roux of two tablespoons of fat and
WI one and one-half tablespoons of -four,
let bubble few minutes, then add two cups
of cooked canned tomatoes and four or
five cups Of water small chopped onion,
one Glove of garlic. two cloves one bay leaf,
a sprig Of thyme, one chopped small green
pepper, two teaspoons lemon juice. salt and
pepper to taste, one teaspoon Worcestershire
sauce and i've drops of tobasco sauce. Sim
mer for 20 minutes. then add the slices Of fish,
which have been soaked in olive OIL Let cook
10 minutes. Serve in large soup plates with
rice as q side dish Rice Is the accompani-
uent Of many dishes in the South, and one
way Of serving it is most common. The rice
grains should be separate and distinct and
quite dry. To achieve this kind of rice many
methods are used. The familiar one, Boil
in pot till dry and just burned. then scrape
out the rice that is white and dry" reminds
one of the well-known recipe for making toast.
but this method was told to me by a real
Frenchman, so it is authentic
I would much rather use the method de-
scribed in cook books. 1t is wasteful of starch,
but does give choice product. Boil the rice
in q large quantity of boiling. sailed water.
without q cover. # you use a cover, the kettle
boils over. Use teaspoon of salt to each
quart of water. Rice should be tender in 10
to Is minutes If boiled rapidly.
There are several varieties of polished rice
on the market Some varieties have q larger.
iakier and whittier grain than others. When
the rice Is cooked. remove it from the fire, drain
and rinse with hot water. Spread out in a
large pan to keep hot till ready to serve. This
dries the rice and makes it more desirable to
eat with soup, gumbo or gravy.
This same quality of rice may be achieved
In q double boiler by cooking it 30 minutes and
using two and one-half cups Of boiling water,
one teaspoon of salt and one cup Of dry rice.
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Boiled Craqs'fsh.

THE common dish is plain boiled crawfish
When crawfish are eaten frequently, the
method Of preparation is simplifed and cook
ing is done quickly. The live crawf1Sh are
dropped into a large kettle of boiling water,
10 which has been added salt and red pepper,
and cooked about 80 minutes. Remove wing
es directed Pile them high on a platter and
serve as you would plain boiled lobster. The
crawfish is a dark greenish color when alive,
and turns q nice red when boiled The tail,
which is about the size Of a shrimps, is filed
with edible white meat tinged with bright red
pigment This meat Is most frequently eaten
hot and seasoned only by cooking with salt
Nnd pepper.
SOMETIMES, IN place Of serving crawfish hot.
they are chilled and served ice cold. Piled
high on . platter and covered with Clipped
Ice they make . most refreshing food.
Crawfish tails make a most delicious salad
br cocktail
Often the tails are sauteed in fat. and fire.
huently rolled in corn meal before sauteing.
These are termed fried crawdsh."
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the farmers, and the membership of the league,
because Of a drastic contract which many
feared to sign, fell off considerably, but with
the growing success of the leagues manufac-
turing activities the membership is on the gain
once more and now includes some "a, 900 mem
bers who own 100000 cows. The leagues fluid
milk business embraces 289 country shipping
plants and "a distributing plants in cities.
The leagues program is so laid out that first
consideration Is given TO the fluid milk end OF
the game with the surplus milk above the fluid
milk needs going into the various manufactured
milk produces This flexible market permits
the employment Of the maximum flow of milk
at all times and In addition assures an ade-
Quate flow of fluid milk to the market.
The total turnover Of the league is small IN
comparison with the total farm value Of dairy
products In this country, which reach the
astounding total of more than $2,5o0 600 900.
But nevertheless. considering its growth from a
tiny unframed weak and timoTous infant of 10
years ago, first venturing into the mysterious
land Of manufacturing, 1t must be considered as
a portent Of future farm activities in which
the farmer may come nearer and nearer to
reaching all the way from his fields into the
homes Of the consumers.
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Crawfsh Bisqne.

~RAWFISH BISQUE Is one Of the most de-
~ lectable of dishes. 1t is as distinctive to
Louisiana as gumbo, clam bakes or chile con-
earne to other sections of the country.
To make this bisque, take one pound Of large
erawfsh. Wash them we'll In clear, cold water.
Remove from the water and place In o large
pan. Immerse in boiling water. Then peel
them. In peeling the crawish seems to divide
itself naturally into head and tail. Put the
tails together in . bowl or pan.
Take up the heads and shake the fat from
chem into q pan. Shake well, and after shak-
ing run the finger into the cavity to be sure
Au the fat is out. Then, when entirely free
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DairyLeague Gro7us to Pozoer:

CTARTED something less than a score Of
- years ago. when farmers In New York State
had reached the end of their patience at the
"take-it-or-leave- attitude the milk COM
panies had taken in setting the price Of milk,
the Dairymen's League has grown from a feeble
little band Of determined but numerically weak
farmers to an organization now doing an an
nual business Of 500 ,000, 600.
The league first showed its strength when for
10 days the members dumped their milk on the
ground rather than submit to prices which they
thought were unfair. The loss of the market
meant the drying up Of vast numbers Of COWS
with resultant loss OF revenue for the season,
for the now Of milk once curtailed could not
again be restimulated.
The forcefu demonstration which was made
at the time Of the first milk strike was really
an omen OF the birth Of q new organization
which was destined to bridge almost all Of the
gap from the source Of milk supply to the
consumer. The milk companies sensed the
potential strength Of the farm organization and
made great concessions in the matter Of price
and diHerentials based on butterfat content
above the legal minimum permitted by the
State. Annually the distributors and the league
officials met IN fresh battle and annually the
farmers gained more concessions.
Unfortunately, at least for the manufacturers
Of milk products, such as condensed, evaporated
and dried milks, cheese and butter the prices
paid for raw milk scared until they reached q
point where the manufacturers claimed they
could no longer pay the prices and compete
with milk from cheaper sources and q new
controversy arose. This came to q head 10
years ago when the league decided the solution
to the problem was to 60 into the manufactur-
ing game itself.
This began the hast great step the farmers
could make short Of selling directly retail There
was by no means q unanimity Of opinion among
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CraqVHh Fricassee.

PERHAPS crawfish fricassee is as good Is the
famous crawfsh bisque. It Is much more
kimply made, by the following recipe: Make
h roux (white sauce) with four tablespoons
of flour and six tablespoons OF fat and let
bubble a few minutes; then add two finely
chopped onions one Glove Of garlic, salt. pep
per- two teaspoons tabaSco sauce to make 1t
hot and let simmer with crawfish tails. Many
add two cups tomatoes to the roux for varia-
tion and eight slices chopped bacon. Bay leaf
and two cloves may also be added. An this
mixture should simmer at least 80 minutes
20 impart q good blend Of favors. Remove
che Glove Of garlic Serve this hot with rice.
Sixty or eighty crawfish should be prepared
Dor six people.
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from fat, wash these heads again in cold
water Stand them up to drain out.
Make a dressing of the contents of the tails,
CRUMBS softened in water, seasoned with two
cloves of garlic chopped fine, two teaspoons
of chopped parsley, two shallots chopped fine,
salt and pepper to taste. Put a large basting
spoon OF cooking oil IN frying pan and cook
the dressing in it, stirring constantly for about
10 minutes. Fill the heads with this dressing.
They must be served In bouillon made by cook
ing two tablespoons Of -four and one Of cooking
oil in a pot. When the roux is smooth and
brown add six cups of boiling water Sea-
son with bay leaf, sprig Of thyme, bit of garlic,
salt, black and hot pepper to taste. Lastly
add the fat removed from the heads. Let this
boil slowly for 20 minutes.
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Br0qcn Rice.

DROWN rice is delicious and is richer IN
- minerals than polished rice, but is not 50
commonly used. One cup Of rice. one tea
spoon Of salt and four cups Of water are the
proportions. Wash the rice well, then boil
over fame in o large quantity of water for 10
minutes; when the water has boiled away
place in the inner part Of the double boiler
and cook As minutes longer. The grains viii
be dry and separate.
To those Of you who have never enjoyed
louisiana in the Spring. offer these refresh
ing recipes.
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Seasons in Yosemite Park

IN these hot days Of Summer, It IS a refresh
! ing thought at least, that in some parts Of
the country, Winter was slow leaving. In fact.
late In May, his icy hand stu lay heavily on
sections IN Yosemite National Park. This
year however, o record was made. By means
Of a new-type rotary snow plow, with q 125-
horsepower motor. Tioga Pass was opened to
tramc on May 10. the earliest time in the
history Of the park that the pass has been
disable.
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set"
Craw fishing is the next best thing
to "jes settin'" One just sits and sits,
holding a stick over the water with line and
bait attached, and perchance INDUCING in
map Anywhere in Southern Louisiana that
you may drive. you will see bayous, streams.
Swamps and pools of backwater. Along any
Of these you win find good fishing. You may
zee groups Of children, black or white, some
OF them or years old, often two grown
Negroes "a Negro never fishes alone), and
frequently "white folks" Men, women and
children Of all ages and color, enjoy catch
tng and eating the crawfish. When the chill
of Winter Is over, and the sun shines down
In grateful warmth upon the banks Of ditch
and stream, then is the joyful season known
10 crawdsh time.
To catch crawfish-some Of you may think
crayfsh but down here it is crawflsh-is per-
haps the easiest occupation in the world. The
fishing is done in shallow water. Edges OF
bayous, bitches along the sides OF the road
and pools of water held by the levees. all make
good "fshin' holes" The apparatus required
Is simple. A stick about three feet long Is just
~ good as a real fishing pole. Usually one cuts
, young bamboo stalk strips OF the leaves and
ties . stout string. two or three feet long, to
one end. This is the best kind of fishing pole.
small piece Of raw meat about the size OF
ones thumb is now tied on the end Of the
string. The meat should be lean, for fat meat
will not sink in water.
Now the bait is dropped gently into the
water, and then the fisherman "jes' sets" re-
Taxed and happy, awaiting the thrill OF
tautening line. The crawfiSh clingS to the meat
with his formidable claws, and is either care
fully drawn into a net or hurled upon the. bank
by q swift movement Of the rod. Avoiding the
threatening pincers by bouncing upon his vic
tim from the rear, the fisherman finally de-
POSTS his prey in a tin bucket, where the horny
claws beat a loud tattoo Of protest.
The crawfish grows large in Louisiana, about
-FOUR or five inches long He makes as delec-
table food as the lobster. Crawfish are usually
soaked in o tub of fresh water, often hose
d used to wash them clean They are left to
stand in fresh water few hours to free them
from mud and stagnant water. Some cooks
soak the live crawfish in salt water an hour
or So Then they are rinsed and dropped into
boiling sailed water and cooked IS to 80
minutes, the time depending upon the particu-
lar dish that is planned. Drain, remove shell,
and pull out the wing, which is the center
of the tail, drawing out with it the bitter black
intestine.
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Frogs Legs.

OMY the hind legs of the frog are eaten.
~ Skin them (the skin slips of like glove)
and Scald for about three minutes In boiling
salted water. One-hah cup Of lemon juice
may also be added to the cooking water. A
good sized frog leg is about as large as the leg
of . two-pound chicken, and when fried is
fully as delicious. Two frog legs should be al
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lowed per person. Dry after parboiling, season
with salt, pepper and q few drops of lemon
juice before dipping into beaten egg seasoned
with salt and pepper then roll in -four or fine
cracker crumbs and plunge into deep fat $3.50
degrees p and fry to a deep brown about
three minutes. Serve piping hot, garnished
with lemon and parsley.
Court bouillon is an old recipe, which has
long been used IN southern Louisiana. I think
it is the most appetizing way to serve such
fish as rcd snapper, catfish, reddish or any
other fish that slices well.
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BY SUSANNA THOMPSON,
ASSIST Prof. of Home Economics, Louisiana State University

About IS minutes before serving. carefully
add the stuffed heads TO the bouiIlon, as
not to jar the dressing. At the last minute
add several spoons Of chopped parsley. Plain
boiled rice Is eaten as q side dish.
Frogs legs are q delicacy which one may
easily learn to enjoy.
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Food Treasures From Old Louisiana
S qu and Bouiu Recipes for Cauh Frog Legs and Southern Cooked
IRE Contributions Louisiana btizrg

~ UMNTER in Louisiana makes one wish
he were like the little rock on the hill,
with just nothing to do but "set and
set"
Craw fishing is the next best thing
to "jes' settin'." One just sits and sits,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-31
FINANCE CHIEFS
TO CONFER ON
ILLS OF WORLD
Mellon and Bank of Eng
land Head viii Discuss
Gold and Silver Crisis.
ByUnltod press

81 United Press
WASHINGTON, March 3I.-TWo
elderly gentlemen, dominant figures
in world finance, Andrew J. Mel
lon, secretary Of the treasury, and
Montague Norman, governor Of the
Bank of England, will meet here
soon to discuss the international
economic situation
= The world financial situation that
brings Mellon and Norman together
is unique. It revolyes in part about
a peculiar development as regards
the two precious metals which con-
stitute the worlds monetary system
and basis Of value-gold and silver.
The United States now has the
bulk Of the worlds gold, a total Of
S4,689 100000
May Affect Cold Standards
It has been flowing in, to the
worry Of economists, at tremen-
dous rate, due to the attracting in
J.. 1luence two years ago Of the sky
rocketing stock market, and the
world economic depression Of recent
months, which has discouraged the
call for 1t from other nations.
A.. Presence Of this huge stock in the
United States, according to econo-
mists, may have a bad effect on
the maintenance Of the gold stand
ard in some countries, which, in
turn, would react unfavorably upon
The United States.
The low price of silver, now about
half Of normal, is blamed by econo-
mists for some of the world ills It
has affected China, particularly,
since China is on a silver basis.
China's reduced buying power, in
turn, has affected those nations
from which she purchases, includ-
ing the United States.
England Is Involved
England directly is involved in the
silver situation through India.
The alleged dumping" of midas
boarded silver on the worlds mar
ket for the last four years is blamed
partly for the low price of this i'm
portant commodity Her silver
1A"N"olAy Aeo JCGI4 leu 10 JIG WOIlO
market since she went on a gold ex-
change basis in 1926.
President Hoover and his treas
ury secretary now are studying this
problem IN connection with the Pitt
j man resolution passed by the senate
authorizing the President to call an
international conference to discuss
this situation if he considers it adj
Visable.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-31
I PAINTING is GIVEN PRIZE
Miss Constance COleman's Oil Wins
Annual Exhibition Award.

Visitors to the annual exhibition
b. Indiana artists at John Heron
Art institute, from Feb. % to
March %, awarded an oil painting
Street Lights by Miss Constance
Coleman 4314 Central avenue. first
in the popular prize contest. 1t re-
ceiyed 1876 out of 600 votes. Another
painting by Miss Coleman, The
Lone Man, was fifth.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-31
England Is Involved

England directly is involved in the
liver situation through India.