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The Washington times., 1931-09-09
TRADING FALLS
OFF SHARPLY
|NvOLUME
Dividend Cuts by Industrial
and Railroad Firms Smear
Efforts to Talk Optimism
BY w. S. COUSINS

NEW YORK, Sept. 8 O.N.S0. u.
with only an occasional feeble
rally, all sections Of the stock
market settled down to lower
price levels today. ..
The railroad stocks and utilities
led the way to the lower values
in the forenoon, with the utilities
trregularly lower, but the trading
pace eaSed off about 80 per cent
from yesterdays volume and the
market was extremely dull i'm
mediately before and after the
noon period.
Dividend Cuts Hurt
Dividend action of prominent
railroad and industrial companies
were in line with forecasts, and
the market was not very reSpon-
sive to the optimistic predictions
Of business leaders.
Losses of / to 212 points in
Union Pacific, Canadian Pacific,
Atchison and other railroad
stocks were offset in the early
afternoon by moderate recoveries
in this section of the market.
Price movements in the in
dustrials were mixed.
IS General Motors for the second
successive session was the out
standing weak spot, falling an
additional 112 points to 31B,
only fractionally above the low
for the year. Dupont also lost
2 points in a selling wave which
reflected chiefly the weakness in
General Motors.
United States Steel revolved
within a narrow price radius and
dropped to a new low at 80, down
half a point from the previous
close. The cue to the bear mar
ket movements of 'big Steel' will
be contained in tomorrow's for
ward tonnage report and in the
possible action of the directors
In the matter Of wage scales.
Can Holds Ground
American Can, westinghouse
Consolidated Gas and other spec
ulative favorites refused to be
pushed into lower ground. The
motor stocks as a rule followed
General Motors to the lower lev
els and the food stocks were de-
pressed by heavy selling Of Ma
tional Biscuit, National Dairy,
etc.
The Washington times., 1931-09-09
498 Banks Merged
First Half of Year

A survey Of the mergers re-
ported to the American Banker
from official sources during the
first half Of 1891, indicates that
498 banks in the United States
lost their individual identity by
consolidation or absorption.
This reduction can be added
to the total Of 684 closings re-
ported from official sources dur
ing the same period, making a
reduction Of 1882 in the number
of banks in the country In six
months.
The Washington times., 1931-09-09
LITTLE CHANGE
IN IRON TRADE

NEW YORK, Sept. 9 U.N.s).
The passing of Labor Day, has
had the usual effect Of injecting
renewed vigor into iron and steel
sales programs, according to the
weekly Iron Age summary to be
released tomorrow. It adds that
while August was a diSappoint-
ment, in that it failed to give
any cue to fall business prospects,
it was reassuring in that it
showed both production and
prices have struck resistance
levels.
Steel ingot output varied but
little throughout the month and
the record since September / Sug-
gests that the bottom has been
plumbed so far as production is
concerned. Although adversely
affected by Labor Day curtail-
ment, output averages about 30
per cent and before the week
end may again equal or possibly
exceed the 81 per cent rate Of a
week ago.
Prices have held rather evenly
since the first Of August. There
have been a few additional re-
adjustments in pig iron, includ.
ing one in the current week
which, brings the Iron Age COM
poSite price down to $15.42 a ton,
a new low since October, 1915.
Finished steel prices have re-
NAMED generally firm.
The Washington times., 1931-09-09
German Railways
COUer Big Mileage

BERLIN, Sept. 9.-Trains of
the German Federal Railways
cover 100000 miles daily, accord
ing to a recent report. There are
more than 11,000 stations on the
system, all connected by special
telephone and telegraph circuits,
and in addition each station can
be reached from all central sta
tlons by wireless telephony.
When recently the Bas.e-Berlin
express was derailed by bandits
near Jueterbog a portable wire
less station was Immediately dis
patched to the place Of the acci-
dent and put at the disposal Of
the police.
The Washington times., 1931-09-09
WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE

SALES
Washington Gas IS A, $4,000
1035s.
Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Is, $2,OO0@94, $2,0O0@94.
Columbia Country Club 512s,
$1.000@102.
Potomac Electric 5hs pfd, SO
11034.
LanSton Monotype, 10@87.
AFTER CALL
Security Storage Company, 100
los, 40@1O5.
The Washington times., 1931-09-09
Fisher Price Index
Unch1nned in Week

Fishers wholesale commodity
price index is unchanged, at $50
per cent. it Was reported today.
The Washington times., 1931-09-09
WESTERN UNION DIVIDEND

Western Union Telegraph Com.
pany declared regular quarterly
dividend Of 50 payable october IS
to stock Of record September o.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-08
Saving Health and Wealth.

Recently I dined in a famous hotel
and was surprised when the waitress
handed me a pad and pencil for my
order. Curious, asked the manager
of the hotel and he said that formerly
people would overeat three or four des-
serts and as many entrees. The hotel
started the pad-and-pencn system TO
cut down on expenses and the saving
the first year amounted to $4,000.
Because We are on vacation we are
all tempted TO overeat, and all the
more so when We are paying a fixed
price for a meal. OF course, great
deal of the food which We order is
wasted. and our hotel bills mount &C
cordingly At the hotel in question
rates were decreased after the first year
of the pad and pencil. simply because
one source of waste had been elimi-
mated.
BY ordering your meals In sensi-
BILE and thrifty way you not only bring
about Summer hotel economy but you
save wear and tear on your stomach.
Formerly. If your husband was travel
ing salesman he probably had dyspep-
STA because table d'hote meals encour-
aged him TO order everything on the
menu. Now that he eats q la carte
and pays for each item, he eats less
! and feels better.
! At home try the pad and pencil sys-
TEN. It's odd how people will order
anything at all orally but when they
| have to write down each item. they
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new land flowing with bread and money
That night thousands of ants craWled
through cracks in the porch and around
the window stills to reach that jar
which had been left open and on the
table in the pantry. The inside OF tne
Jar was a seething mass OF ants. 1hou,
sands had been crushed and were USED
by the successful ones as stepping
stones to enable them to make tnelr
escape. A little army was marching
home with stolen sweet. This food was
not the regular diet of the infant ants:
but they can eat almost any Klno OF
food and thrive on it.
These ants are found all over the
world. In warmer climates they are
great pests. They vary IN size from
the very tiny reddish or brown ant,
called PharaohS ants. to the larger
wood burrowing ant These often es-
tablish themselves right in the center
of a beautiful lawn and sometimes right
near your prize flower bed. They build
in old houses, but never touch the new
wood for burrowing.
The kings and queens leave the nest
with wings. These are needed for the
marriage flight. After the mating takes
place the queens seek the assistance OF
other queens to remove their wings,
Or they remove them against some rough
ODleCI. lie hlis 10 VI ~ hSS W NAiN
family, so birds, lizards and insects
gobble them up. The queen gets busy
searching for a shelter under stone
or a slight depression in the ground.
She gets ready small room In which
to place her eggs. After her first chill
dren come she lis most busy feeding
them and bathing them daily in formic
acid. These baths prevent a mold at
lacking them. After these children are
81 tho cnNnnd
appears. and from now on the daugh-
ters take care of all the homework and
nursing. The family grows rapidly.
The queen never leaves home. The
drones are few and 90 not assist in the
labors at all.
No self-respecting ant fights with a
sister ant. If one of them tries to shirk
her duty, she is promptly chastised.
They do love a battle now and then
with another colony, and the battle Is
a royal one ineed.
(CopyriRht 1917
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when look back Just few short
weeks and think how mitch John and
I were missing at table time because
didn't know how to bake those de-
licious things that make the meal so
enjoyable! Then, presto the magic
sack of Self-rising Washington
Flour came into our pantry - and
ever since we have Just been revel-
ing in goodies which I can make
with such perfect ease and without
a failure.
+'You fave no idea what a feeling
of mastery 1t is to know that you can
have a batch of piping hot biscuits
in a jiffy, or waff1es whenever you
want them. And now, since I
have this new Washington Flour
Cook Book, I am trying my hand at
all the delicious recipes which are
so plainly set out-some for plain
Washington Flour, others for Self
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-08
Increasing Variety in Buttons
BY MARY MARSHALL.

or to contrast with your dress, or you
may use fabric-covered buttons to
match the dress or the contrasting trim
ming material. You may have buttons
covered with the material Of your dress
at no very great cost at dresSmaker
service places, or with little diligence
you may cover them yourself. 1t u
best to use wooden button molds. but
on q pinch you can use those very tn-
expensive bone buttons of the sort that
are used on childrens underwear.
If your material is very sheer, you
should first pad the buttons with a
course cotton or sheer wool material OF
somewhat the same shade. Cut the
padding and the outside covering In
the form of a circle with a diameter
nearly twice the diameter of the but
ton. Gather first around the edge of
the padding and slip the button into
the little bag thus formed. Draw up
the drawstrings and overcast to give a
fiat foundation.
Gather up the button cover with
matching thread, insert the padded but
ton. and draw up the drawstrings, over
cast, trimming of any rough edges,
and the button is ready to sew into
position. Buttons may be used on cuffs,
belts. collars, or they may follow the
diagonal line of the bodice of the dress
as shown in the sketch.
Copyright, 1879
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Straig hit Talks to Women About Money
BY MARY ELIZABETH ALLEN.

begin to think things over. and often
they are too embarrassed to have too
long a list. 1t is particularly a good
system when the house is crowded with
Summer or week end guests 1t makes
things easier for the cook. and 1t cuts
down on your bills for victuals.
One woman know made use OF the
pad and pencil in another way. She
had a family of heavy eaters. and one
morning she surprised them by asking
them to write down on a pad all the
things they'd like to eat for dinner in
the evening. Above the space for their
order was a list of prices for all the
essentials. such as milk. eggs. butter,
bread. vegetables, meats. etc. the next
day she handed each list Of what was
left over from the previous evening
meal, and asked for suggestions. Pretty
soon they began to see the economical
side of feeding a family, and they began
to take practical interest in cutting
down expenses, especially the unneces-
Sary ones.
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Eye Beauty-Curling Fluid.

Dear Miss Leeds-Q) Please tell me
how to make my eyes attractive. I
am 16 years old (2) Please tell me
fluid to make my hair curly.
AGNES.
Answer-Dark, well groomed eye
brows and lashes increase the beauty
OF the eyes very much. II yours are
light, brush them every day with
small eyebrow brush dipped in
olive oil or petroleum jelly. This will
help make them darker and more
luxuriant. Encourage the natural arch
Of the brows. Brush the hairs upward,
then downward so they meet in a neat
line through the center of the eye
brows. If there are q few straggly
hairs below the lower borders of the
look larger and clearer when the eye
brows are not allowed to grow down
on the upper eyelids. Eyes can be
attractive even IL they are not large
and beautiful provided their expression
Is happy and kind.
(2) Curling fluids are used to help
keep the hair in curl when 1t Is finger
waved. They do not make the hair
curly. Here is a popular recipe: Boil
one tablespoonful of flaxSeed in a pint
of water until the liquid is reduced to
one cup. Strain through double cheese
cloth. Slowly mix in one and one-half
ounces of alcohol (or bay rum and
two ounces cologne water. If the mix
ture becomes too thick, thin it with
rose water. For perfume, I'VE drops Of
oil Of bergamot may be used. Brush
ing the hair upward and outward from
the scalp will tend to encourage fluff
ness and any natural tendency to curl.
LOIS LEEDS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-08
MILADY BEAUTIFUL
BY LOIS LEEDS.

tatter than Cuban heels? am IL
years old, 5 feet 8 inches tall and
weigh 131 pounds. (2) have dark
brown hair, green eyes and fair COM
plexion. What colors are most be-
coming? MARY.
Answer-High heels are not at all
suitable for a girl of your age, espe-
cially If she is nearly 20 pounds above
the average weight for her age and
height. The feet of overweight per.
sons are subjected to a great strain
and various troubles, including nat
foot, are likely to result II shoes are
worn that do not give adequate sup-
port to the feet. OF course, high
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-08
Contrac tiVeness.

II something Of the nature Of every
animal is found among human beings,
the hermit crab has left his mark on
many persons. This mark takes va
riety OF forms.
There is such a thing as a contrac-
tive. clinging type Of human being. Or
rather there are many types Timidity
doesn't explain all of it. Hatred has a
place in the ensemble of contractive-
ness. And then there are those who
distrust everything and everybody. An
other form of contractiveness is known
as the propensity to become easily dis
couraged. Those who are easily dis
couraged readily begin to pity them
selves, which means a contracting Of
ones sense Of self Still another form
is known as the inability to arrive at
decisions. Those who so contract them
selves get no farther than mere specu-
lation about what might happen, if
and If.
Just to enumerate some other forms,
We have the egoistic, the complacent,
the stand-patters, the self-righteous,
the snobs. the family fanatics, those
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-08
DAILY DIET RECIPE
HAMBURGER FRANCHISE.

Sliced Bermuda onions, one
cupful; sliced apples, two cup
fuls; hamburger, one pound; salt,
one teaspoonful; table sauce, two
teaspoonfuls: raw egg, one, and
green pepper rings, four. Serves
four portions.
In the bottom Of a very we'll
oiled shallow baking dish put
sliced onions, then over these
sliced apples. Mix steak with
seasonings and egg. Form into
four small fat cakes. Arrange
meat cakes each with a pepper
ring around it on the apples.
Bake in moderate oven (400 de-
grees Fahrenheit) about half an
hour.
DIET NOTE.
Recipe furnishes protein. fiber.
Lime. iron. vitamins A and B
present Can be eaten by nor
NAL adults Of average, over or
under weight.
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APPLE PUDDING.

Two cupfuls -four, four tea
spoonfuls baking powder, half
teaspoonful salt, two tablespoon
fuls butter, three-quarters cupful
milk, four apples cut in eighths.
Mix and Sift dry ingredients,
work in butter with tips of fin
gers. add milk gradually, mixing
with a knife; toss on Toured
board, pat and roll out. Place
apples on middle Of dough and
sprinkle with one tablespoonful
sugar mixed with one-quarter
teaspoonful each of salt and nut
meg. Bring dough around apples
and carefully lift into buttered
mold of f1ve-pound lard pail, or
apples may be sprinkled over
dough and dough rolled like a
jelly roll. Cover closely and
steam hour and IL minutes.
Serve with lemon sauce.
(Copyrisht. 1879
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heeled slipper cannot give the right.
sort Of support. Wear a shoe with o
ayod Or ns1 nee1 ton now tro you xat
life. The higher and more slender the
heel you wear the clumsier will be
your gait, as you cannot balance your
weight gracefully on them I think
the spike heel makes the legs look
fatter by. contrast.
90 Browns, green's and rusty orange
shades are particularly becoming Dark
blue is always modish. A good real
Of black is being worn this Fall and
it Is slenderizing. Deep reds and bright
navy are becoming. LOIS LEEDS.
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Handwriting
What It May Reveal.
BY MILDRED MOCKABEE.
n.y. Il |~@7<
E2 IL <44 Ra~c>

"AIRLY large, wide spaced writing
l. of this type generally denotes q
pleasant, friendly person. She
probably has firm belief in the
good qualities Of human nature
and demonstrates many Of these quail
ties herself.
The open base to the IS" and "p''
suggest generosity. She would SEEM
ingly lend any assistance to a friend
in need. Tt may be that this very
open heartedness is detrimental to her.
She may be SO DESTROYS of helping
others that she forgets herself. fire.
uuently overtaxing her strength.
The capital letters suggest she may
have very definite opinions. which she
would not hesitate to express. Her
likes and dislikes are possibly very pro-
nounced.' Apparently she is a very de-
termined character. Once decided upon
a course of action, 1t might be very
hard to sway her from It,
The manner in which she makes
"and" bespeaks haste, possibly impa-
tience. She would want to do the Job
at hand Immediately and would brook
no delay.
Apparently she would enjoy doing
things with her hands. OF the practical
type, cooking might appeal to her. In
artistic lines careful, precise work would
seem to please her. Jewelry designing
or a similar craft might be a means Of
self-expression. She should refrain.
however. from too exacting work, as it
might prove too great strain on her
nerves. Rather she should try to learn
to relax consciously in order to relieve
an apparent tendency to tenseness.
Little children and their problems
have an especial attraction for her. She
would take pleasure in administering
to their wants and needs.
Note-Andlvsis OF handwriting 10 not
an exact SCIENCE according to toorid in
and lots OF fun. The Star presents the
aboye feature in that spirit
H. you Dish TO have your tprttino
andIvsed send a sample TO Miss Mockd-
bee. care OF The Stqr. along NTH
2-cent stamp. 1t mill be either inter
preted In this column or you mi receive
q hGndwritinp .onalySis chart which you
UiH md an interesting study.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-08
Minced Oysters.

Drain and cut up one quart Of oysters
fine. Beat four eggs and add to the
oysters with two tablespoonfuls Of but
ter, salt and pepper to taste and two
tablespoonfuls Of minced onion. Beat
all together. Roll four or five slices OF
toast very fine and add enough oysters
to make thick Cook in double boiler
for 10 minutes. Put into oyster shells
and sprinkle with buttered bread
crumbs, put in the oven and warm.
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LookYeors
Younger
BeGvtlfies your skin In The Some
easy way fi1uf Milk Of Mognesio
pUrifies the stomach

Many women do
not realize that
acid skin excre-
tons are the cause
of most poor COM
plexions. To look
your loveliest, you
must first neutral
ize harmful skin
acids.
Doc tors treat
acid inside the
Aolu xx,ikh Will If
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EVERYDAY PSYCHOLOGY
BY DIR. JESSE w. sPROWLS.

who imagine they are prosecuted, and
all those who find a new illness when
the last one has been reasoned away.
Next time you go to the Zoo, take q
good look at the hermit crab.
-(Copyright, 1917
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-08

II you wanted to take the trouble,
you could easily get together statistics
to show that buttons are very much
more popular now than they were q
year or more ago. And you might be
able to show that the use Of interesting
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SILVER CAKE.

One cupful sugar, half cupful
butter. whites of three eggs. half
cupful cornstarch dissolved in
nearly half cupful milk; one and
one-quarter cupfuls sifted -four
half teaspoonful cream tartar, one
quarter teaspoonful soda. vanilla
or almond flavor. Beat butter to a
cream, add sugar gradually, then
add cornstarch and milk, next
add egg whites, we'll beaten; then
the flour, in which has been
sifted the cream tartar and soda.
Frost with yellow frosting.
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covered with THESE Clny III
vaders not only throws the meat away
but she does all in her power to XII
all of the little thieves.
Once ants have made beaten track
into the house they become a great
source of annoyance Ants are most
persistent sweet hunters. and will go to
their death to get into jar containing
the desired tid-bit. 1t is one way to
catch them. A jar of the already sam,
pied strip may be left in their path and
millions of ants will try to get into 1t.
One colony had established headquar-
tiers just outside of the Kitchen door;
Thousands had begun the trek toward
the jar of apple butter. which had been
left open. The children had spread
their bread with-the spicy sweet ana
sat on the kitchen steps to enjoy 1t.
A few crumbs had been dropped.
Within a short time many little ants
appeared and were hastily engaged IN
hauling the food home. Word was
passed to the workers that much more
was there waiting for them. 1t was
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My Neighbor Says:

My Neighbor Says:
A paste made Of starch and
buttermilk spread over an ink
spot on a rug will remove the
spot. Let the paste remain on
until it is dry, then rub of.
If bread is too fresh to cut for
sandwiches, put it in the re-
frigerator for about an hour. It
can then be easily cut.
To remove candle grease from
clothing or furniture lay a piece
Of clean plotting paper over the
spot and press the paper with a
very heavy hot iron. The heat
will melt the grease and the blot
ting paper will absorb it.
Copyright, 1917
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-08
High Heels-Colors.

Dear Miss Leeds-G) What kind Of
heels are best for heavy girls? Do
high spike heels make the legs look
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-08
MENU FOR A DAY.
BREAKFAST.
Baked Pears.

- - VI NUH VIII VI Ct11AI'
Plain Omelet. Bran Muffins.
Honey. Coffee.
LUNCHEON. ...
Tomato Rabbit on Toast.
Pickles. Olives.
Crabapple Sauce. Silver Cake.
Tea.
DINNER.
Tomato Soup.
Broiled Mackerel.
Baked Potatoes. Brussels Sprouts.
Cucumber and Lettuce Salad.
Steamed Apple Pudding. Lemon
Sauce.
Coffee.
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magnesia. And now dermatologists are
securing amazing results in banishing
complexion faults with cremed mag
nesia.
All you do is anoint your skin with it,
massage and rinse with water. It's as
simple as washing your face.
1t reduces enlarged pores to the nnest,
smoothest texture. Being astringent, it drives
and facial blemishes clear right up. Use 1t
regularly and you will be amazed At the ine
youthful texture Of your skin.
To get genuine cremed magnesia, ask your
drugFist for Denton's Facial Magnesia. The
dolla" size contains twice as much as the
sixty cent size. go.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-08
PLAIN OME1,ET.

Six eggs, half tablespoonful
salt. three tablespoonful milk,
tablespoonful butter. Beat eggs
very light, add the salt and
milk. Have the pan very hot,
put in the butter and pour in the
mixture. Tilt the pan to allow
onelet to run to the lower side
and scrape from the upper half
perfectly clean. Pushing all to
the lower half. when set turn
over back on clean half Of the
pan, brown and serve.