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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-21
,e "went away for the summer" and
 didn't come back

went away for the summer" and didn't come back.
 The first reason for this was that the air had become 50 cluttereds with soothsayers that there was no longer any novelty.
 But outside the timer circle" you'll hear that many criticisms had been coming in; that there was q considerable section of the population that complained about superstitious appeals; that there were certain religious groups ex- pressing annoyance; that scientific groups stepped in and that profess sional groups of magicians and suchlike had begun to take na- tional action against mind readers who were using their talents for.s anything save entertainment.
 You may recall that all star gazers, number readers and the like asked listeners to send names, addresses and dates. The presump- tion was that sponsor would see to 1t that a fortune" horoscope or reading was sent free. But the tale persists that such a list of names became valuable to cer- tain persons as a follow up"; that it was used to solicit further busi- ness at additional fees; that, in fact. 1t still has value.
 Whatever the circumstances, spokesmen for one station tell me that there Is not likely to be any more planet searching. number reading or kindred penetration of the future. At the moment, the contest" stunt is causing the big broadcast stations a bit of thought. Every thing from cash to autos and back have been offered for a slogan, an essay, a song. a puzzle or some other stunt. Announcement of con- test rules takes up more time than the usual stereotyped advertising speech.
 In inside circles" 1t has become known that there have been a num- Der of contest sharks" A certain Detroit family fairly cluttered up the old homestead with prizes, and made about $3.oo0 a year in ad- dition.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-21
By BRUCE CAPTION NEA Service Writer

If you were among the multi tude that set up loud shouts for The Bitter Tea of General Yen" a year ago, you will be glad to know that Grace Earring Stones new novel, "The Almond Tree" comes up to the standard set by the earlier book.
 It is entirely different. It's locale is Washington instead of China, and the battie-murder-and- . sudden death business of "Gen- eral Yen" is missing; but the au- thor's mature intelligence and dis crimination are evident on every page, and her manner of express sion is as cool and polished as ever.
 "The Almond Tree" studies the effect on three sisters of approach ing old age. One tries to ignore it and cllngs to the associations of her girlhood with a pathetic
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-21
IN NEW YORK
wih Gilbert Swan

New York.-Sooth-sa savers have disappeared from the air!
 Nor are they likely to return. Whether their role be that of the astrologist, the numerologist or the handwriting expert; whether they forecast your present, past or fu- ture, the broadcasting stations have dropped them.
 Almost everyone who ever turn ed dial recalls that last winter found the ether filled with mysti- cal ladies who were willing to chart the heavens; or ready to send horoscope pamphlet if you would but mail in a coupon, or something. and tell your age and the date of your birth.
 Then, quite without notice. everyone from Evangeline Adams to the most unimportant psychic
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-21
LESSON NO. fl The Informative Double

The informative double Is an at- tacking bid and not a defensive measure as commonly and incor- rectly pictured. The informative double Is made for the purpose of conveying in- formation to a partner to the ef- feet that the player making the double has sufficient high-card and distributional strength to assume the offensive over m opening bid which has indicated considerable strength. The informative double Is a most useful instrument in that 1t conveys to your partner more information and q clearer picture of your hand than an overcall in another suit. EXAMPLE,: Assume tho opening
 bid Is one spade and you hold;
 S-1O
 H-K-Q-iO-7-8
 D-A-9-8
 C-K-J-iO-7
 This Is n strong hand with the major heart suit predominating However. hearts may not fit your partners hand at all. He may have much better clubs or diamonds. By m informant. .e double you can keep the bidding low and enable ..t. ha nh ,su at a r of his hand by q call of one mo- trump if he has the spades stop ped, or by cali of two diamonds or two clubs.
 By immediate naming of two hearts you would require your partner if he has values Co show, and no support for hearts, to call either two no-trump or three dia- monds or clubs. With the above hand you should therefore double. HOW TO IDENTIFY THE IN.
 FORMATIVE DOUBLE
 In order that there may be no confusion between an informative double and a penalty double, tho following description identlheH the informative double at all stages 0f tho bidding;
 (al the double must lc made at
 the Aswt 0pI0siuniiy to doii.
 i,Ie,
 (b) Tise hld doubled must isDt hG
 tn eEfsNa Of 0iie llO.iFulIiu 0f
 lhRee Of . Auli declnrnilqni Co The partner 0f tiic player
 Hinhllig lllc double mast ilet
 i,nse previously bld eF dou.
 hied.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-21
Mr Hcrgeshcimcr Deals With General Sheridan

sheridan" by Joseph Herges- heimer. Is q little puzzling. It Is somewhat surprising to find MT Hergesheimer writing q biography of the famous Union cavalry lead CT; and one finishes the book with the feeling that his delicately carved. leisurely prose is not quite the vehicle for military narra- tive.
 Describing q complicated battle for the lay reader is n difficult Job. and the author is in danger of bee coming involved In a mass of de- tail. This has happened to Mir Hergesheimer in several places. notably in connection with the battle of Chickamauga. Not until he gets Sheridan Into Virginia does he approach the lucldity one would expect from him.
 It is the end of tho book that is the best. MT Hergeshe points out n fact that is usually Ignored; that tho north was cx- tremely sick of the war to s6b, and that if Lee had managed to get away from Grant after evacu. atIng the lines about Richmond the Confectionery might yet have triumphed. it was Sheridan who stopped him. and in telling how he did it Mr iiergesheimer is at his best.
 Hut I atiii wonder why did he write about Sheridan Lee, stuart, Beauresard. Johnsion--- these are the men from whose number yen'd expect him Co
 "Aherldmn" ln published by the iioughi0ns MifIlln company and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-21
The Book SurDey digest of who's who and what's what among books and
Amazing Effects of Approaching Old Age Three Sisters
 hneated in The Almond Tree" by Grace Earring Stone

rights of the individual citizen and. to top 1t all. IS excessively inefficient and stupid.
 The third degree comes in for plenty of attention; but Mr Hop kins is more interested in the practice of making Illegal arrests and in the police procedure which has. fin effect, set up an utterly illegal form of trial for people accused of crime. He buttresses each assertion with abundant citations from the rec ords and his book Is one to arouse dismay in the heart of any con- scientious citizen. For the Rke of civic progress. I hope 1t gets Q wide reading.
 "Our Lawless Police" is pub lished by the Viking Press at $3. O'Ncill's New Play Out fin Book Form
 We to whom New York theatri- cal productions come tardily, or of things this winter. We may Eugene O'Neilrs new play,
 IbtCOUiCS tsiCNtiH pet Horace Liveright. Inc. has just published the play in book form, at $2.50 a copy. and It Is abun- dantly worth reading.
 Trying to asslmilate n play by reading it is unsatisfactory. at best; but 1t is great deal better than missing it entirely. This lengthy play Is u modernized ver- sion of Greek tragedy. A Civil War hero returns to his New Eng land home after Appomattox to find a horrible tangle of passion. hatred and deceit awaiting him. He Is murdered-nnd then retri- button begins, with deadly inevi- tability. striking in turn at hts wife. her lover. his son and his daughter.
 It Is useless to try to sum up the play in the space available here. l can say only that lt Is a first-rate play from the pen of America's leading dramatist. and the reading public is fortunate to have the printed form available.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-21

and obstinate tenacity. Another constructs a carefully regimented existence in which the disturbing influence of deep human affection Is never allowed to come. The third, recognizing the advent of age. tries to live in memories Of the past.
 To each, simultaneously, love comes to bring confusion and dis aster. For the first it Is q revival of an oid-time affection for n youthful sweetheart. For the sec- ond 1t is love for niece. Third finds to her dismay that she loves Q naval officer many years her junior.
 The careful study of these three characters makes the pace of this novel rather slow. Build ing her story step by step. with sure artistry, Mrs stone makes the approaching tragedy visible almost from the beginning. We see disaster coming, and we realize that nothing that we have experienced not q novel but a bit
 "The Almond Tree" Is pub. lished by tho Bobbs- Merrill com pany at e2.bO. It is the November choice Of the Book League of America.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-21

Mrs Samuel A. Budde of East Main street entertained the mem bers of the Waterville Girls club at . card party and social meeting Thursday evening. Four tables were arranged for cards. Those present were Misses Cecelia Brenneis, Dorothy Worth. Marie Bronson. AL Ice Lorenson. Gladys Monroe. Hazel White, Mrs Levi Leavitt, Mrs Edna Wolf. Mrs Arnold Monroe, Mrs Harry Zibell, Mrs Benjamin F. Bradley and Mrs Alfred l.. Elm mons.
 The wiffinpoofs of Yale will give dance in the Hotel Taft Saturday night following the Yale Princeton game from 8 until o'clock. Invitations have been is- sued to freshmen and sophomores of the university and members oi the university and members of the Freshman student council com prise the Board committee. Int floor committee will bc as follows: J. F. Bowlcs. K. S. Brown. W. D Brown, C. r. Dunbar. A. c. Evans J. M Fulton. R. j. Goodrich, J Goodyear, B. B. Groscup. Y. P Hass. A. B. Herrick, J. T. Harri- son. J. H. Jackson. J. W. Macvey F. McGreath. J. s. Pillsbury. R. P Prest, W. Rockerfeller. W. H. Schoeilkopf. 1. P. Stiltzer. l.. B. Stoner. q. B. Vail. J. R. Vette. s. J. Walcott and M. D. Watson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-21
How ilse Nation's Police lDjsFaanfd iIlN Law

"Our iawless Police" by Ernest Jerome Hopkins, is a weii.dopu- mented and altogether aeasehing indictment of the police methods Of most American cities.
 Mr Hopkins asserts that ihH police. ln trying 10 enforce the law. have @ei up on eAtfa.leNnl system that ainreanrdn eoneiiiur ti0nal provisions. Ignores tho
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-21

EXAMPLES OF THE INFORMA.
 TIVE DOUBLE
 No. i: The bidding: south West North East 1 Spade Double
 No. 2: The bidding: South West North East 1 no.trump Pass Pass Double No. 3: Tho bidding: South West North East i Heart Pass Hearts Double No. (: The bidding: South West North East 2 Hearts Double
 No. 1:
 CONTEST
 No. IS The bridge term for to- day to be defined both seriously and humorously Is SEQUENCE.
 Conditions of the Contest
 1. State the term you are defin- Ing and then mark your actual. or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-23
Army Orders

Mai Roland M. Hollock, Judge Adyo-
cate Generals Department, at Tientsin,
China, has been ordered to San Fran
cisco. Maj. M. A. st. Peter, Medical
Corps, from Fort Omaha, Nebr., to
Honolulu, Hawaii; Maj. X. M. Halpine.
Infantry, from New York City to Rut-
land, VT; Maj. 8. @. Wilder. Infantry,
from Hawaii to San Francisco; Capt
M. H. Ellis. Cavalry, from Fort Riley,
Kans., to Fort Bliss, Tex; Lieut.. Vic
tor A. Conrad. Signal Corps, at Boiling
Field, D. c., has been ordered to make
aerial flights for testing Signal Corps
and aviation equipment; Lieut.. Wendell
A. Weller, Medical Corps. from the
Army Medical Center, this city. to Fort
Benjamin Harrison, Ind. Medical ON
GERS stationed at Paris, France, have
been assigned to other stations as fol-
lows: Maj. S. NJ. Corbett, Fort Bragg
N c.; Mai Albert w. Kenner. Foit
Banks, Mass; Maj. c. L. Maxwell, Fort
Leaveuworth, Kans., and Maj. O. G.
Beach, IT.. Fort Sam Houston, Tex
Capt Eugene II. Tilton, Infantry, on
duty with the Louisiana National
Guard has been transferred to Fort
Sam Houston, Tex: the President has
accepted the resignation of Second
Lieut.. Philip Van Dick, Infantry, at
Portland, Greg. Contract Surgeon Lyle
r. Hansbrough has been assigned TO
duty at the Quartermaster Depot, Front
ROYAL Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-23
NAVY TO STAY SHORT
OF WARRANT OFFICERS
Forty-one Vacancies Cannot Be
Filled Until Next Year, Says
Navigation Bureau.

The Navy is short Al warrant officers.
but the Bureau Of Navigation. Navy
Department, revealed yesterday that
this condition can not be corrected
until the fiscal year 1888, adding that
Gin the meantime, vacancies both ashore
and afioat win exist"
A total Of LASS warrant officers is
now allowed, the bureau asserted, while
,4e6 are required
1.-THE bureau plans to represent to
the Congress the present status OF
warrant officers and TO request au-
thorizat.on to increase the number to
1,4o6," an announcement from the bu-
reau said.
shortages exist in the grades Of boat
vain, gunner, radio electrician. ma
chinist, carpenter and pharmacist. An
excess Is recorded only in the grades
Of electricians and pay clerks. Shortages
In the grades Of machinist and boat
swain are partially due TO the number
of these officers on duty as naval avia-
tors
with reference to this. the bureau
pointed out that with the supply OF
naval ayiatcrs from line commissioned
officers and petty officers now reaching
the point where there are more appli-
cants than are required. the bureau
has concluded that the employment OF
warrant officers as naval aviators Is
no longer necessary"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-23
DITCH WORK FOR THOUSANDS
SPONSORED BY CLEVELAND C. C
Plan Offered Hoover Committee as Aiding Jobless While
Removing Hazards and Helping Highways.

It's entire expense would be for wages.
Where tile would be used, generally
small sizes would be ample, costing as
low IS cents a foot. the chamber
said. The engineering requirements
are simple. and the plan Is one which
could be put in operation with almost
no delay.
The chamber claimed by grading over
the bitches into well rounded Shout
ders," and the use OF tile where needed,
drainage Of the highways could be i'm
proved. The resultant prolongation Of
the life of the highway, it said, would
recompense for the cost Of the filling-in
project.
In addition. the chamber emphasized
the desirability of removing bitches be-
cause they are the contributing cause
Of many fatal accidents.
The plan has been submitted by the
chamber to President Hoover's IN
ployment Committee TO the Ohio high
way department and to the Cuyahoga
County commissioners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-23
By the Assoctated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, August 21-The Cleve-
land Chamber Of Commerce stood spon-
sor today for q new unemployment re-
lief measure to employ many thousands
of men filing in the bitches along uTl-
clrbed highways. after installing tile
where needed, to improve drainage, pro-
long the life of the roads and to elimi-
nate one Of the most serious Of all traf-
fic hazards.
Presenting the idea with the thought
that it could be used In many parts
Of the Nation, the chamber already
has taken steps to put 1t into opera
ton in Cuyahoga County, and Is en-
leavoring to have Ohio highway depart
ment oficials adopt 1t shortly through
out the State.
The chamber Endorsed the measure
as thoroughly practical and sensible, I"
and one IN which the public would
obtain a value proportionate to the ex-
penditure.
The plan is unusual in that almost
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-23
VOLUME DESCRIBES
RESEARCH AT c. u.
Work of Faculty and Students
for Last Ten Years Told
in 200-Page Book.

Listing more than 5000 subjects. COM
priSing the work OF professors and stu
dents for the last 10 years, a ZOO
page volume, entitled "A Decade of Re-
search at the Catholic University" has
just been published under th2 editorship
Of DR.. Maurice s. Sheehy, director Of
the survey council of the Catholic Uni
yersity of America.
-Four schools OF the university are
credited with this work; the Graduate
School of Arts and Sciences, the School
of Canon Law, the School of Sacred
Sciences and the School of Law. Dur
ing the decade of which the volume
treats, 436 books have been published
by members of the university stan.
Other contributions totaling 2,56S have
heightened the list Of the universitys
additions to and interpretations Of cur
rent knowledge.
The volume has been prepared as a
means Of acquainttng American scholars
with the work OF the university, That
the institution Is not exclusively a theo-
logical seminary, as is often presumed.
is evidenced by the variety Of the re-
search projects credited to its stan in
the last decade.
The board Of trustees recently de-
veloped an expansion program for the
university which, when realized, will
permit the establishment of new de-
partmentS and an increase In the f1eld
of graduate study.
Many of the research projects have
been practical in nature. The United
States Government attributes the eradi-
cation of the Mediterranean fruit nv
from Florida to the researches of the
Rev. DR.. Hugh O'Neill OF the university.
The Langley experiments, which pre-
pared the way for the. development of
aeronauticS. were performed in con-
nection WITH Members of the Catholic
University faculty. The chemical labo-
ratories of the university were placed
at the disposal of the Government dur
ing the War, and it was in them that
the discovery Of 'Lewisite," gas with
qualities superior to mustard gas" as an
offensive weapon in chemical warfare,
was made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-23

When two British sailors were charged
with stealing from a Weymouth, Eng
land, hotel, radio message was re-
ceived from their ship stating that they
bore good characters, and they were
let OF,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-23

Latest census figures show that the
worlds greatest cities are London, with
500, 8I8 inhabitants; New York. with
6,o81 ,927; Berlin, with 4,332, 034, and
Paris, with 1871, 429.
The Washington times., 1931-08-25
Cucumbers in
Cream Sauce

Ingredients:
2 medium-sized cucumbers,
u teaspoonful salt,
Sprinklirg of mace or nutmeg,
canned pimento,
cupful rich white sauce,
70 teaspoonful pepper,
egg.
Few drops onion juice. ., .
Method-Pare the cucumbers
and cut into small cubes, reject
ing the seeds. Cook the pulp Hn-
, til very tender. but unbroken; !;
then drain and cool. Make a
white sauce, seasoning it with the
salt. pepper. mace and nutmeg
and onion juice. Pour the sauce
over the cucumbers, adding the
pimento. cut in tiny strips and
stir in the egg well beaten. Pour
the mixture into small creased
molds or custard cups; place in a
pan of water~and bake for about
20 minutes in an oven heated to
$50 degrees Fahrenheit. Protect
the tops Of the molds with heavy
paper while baking, as they must
not become brown. Chill and
serve. Serves four.
The Washington times., 1931-08-25
Delicious Dinner
Planned for
Hot Days

Just q whish Of the eggbeater
for the omelet--a few brief turns
round the Kitchen tripA or. two
to the table with dishes and the
dinner outlined below is all ready
for serving.
Omelet with Spanish Sauce
Flaky boiled rice
Iced cucumber strips
Toasted rolls ..,..
Strawberry preserves. cream
cheese and crackers
Iced coffee
The iced coffee is a most i'm
portant part of any summer menu.
The only thing to remember is to
make it right if you want it to be
truly delicious. Since melting ice
tends to dilute this drink, the cof-
fee should be made somewhat
stronger than usual. Brew it &C.
cording to your favorite method,
and pour it hot from the pot into
glasses nearly filled with finely
cracked ice. Add cream and
sugar to taste. ...
Mixing the ingredients in
shaker produces a Superlatively
smooth beverage topped with a
most appetizing foam.
The Washington times., 1931-08-25
Banana Fritters

Ingredients:
bananas.
tablespoons sugar
4 tablespoons lemon juice
l cup flour
% teaspoon salt
% cup milk or water
egg yolk
l tablespoon melted butter
Method: Peel bananas, cut
in half and split lengthwise. Put
in a dish with sugar and three
tablespoons lemon I Juice. Let
stand for 30 minutes. Mix and
sift flour and salt: add milk
gradually and beat until smooth.
Beat egg yolk until thick and
add butter and tablespoon
lemon juice. Mix well. Now
beat egg white until stiff and
fold into batter. Dip the pieces
of banana in the batter and fry
in deep hot fat 1850 degrees to
375 degrees F.. until they are
q delicate brown,
The Washington times., 1931-08-25

Call at your favorite fountain and
sample this new ice cream discovery
You can let children eat all they want
of Meadow Gold. 1t is pure, health
full, easily digested frozen food.
Filled, wrapped and sealed al the
freezer, Meadow Gold Ice Cream in
the new "carry-home" package comes
to you untouched by human hands.
The dealer who sells Meadow Gold
was selected because he gives 1t the
same scruPulous care as it receives in
the making. Learn the deIiciousness
of "smooth-freeze" ice cream today.
The Washington times., 1931-08-25
Green Peas

Cook until tender green peas,
slightly sailing and peppering the
water, and adding to it a tea
spoon of sugar. When peas are
done, drain, put into a double
boiler, add a tablespoon butter.
Shake peas until all are buttered,
slightly salt and pepper, and
serve with the addition of a little
minced parsley. -.
The Washington times., 1931-08-25
Celery Seed Dressing

IngredIenGS:
1-3 cup sugar.
! teaspoon salt.
l teaspoon dry mustard.
l teaspoon celery seed.
l teaspoon paprika.
l teaspoon grated onion.
4 tablespoons vinegar.
/ cup chilled salad oil.
Method: Mix the sugar, salt,
mustard, celery seed, paprika and
'nion. Add one tablespoon vine
gar. Blend with fork. Add rest
# vinegar and oil, alternating.
Beat and chill.
The Washington times., 1931-08-25
Be sure and try this richer, creamier
texture of Meadow Gold. Begin with
a sealed, t'cauy-bome" package today

\ FEADOW, Colds new smooth
N1 freeze" method, an amazing
improvement, gives this famous ice
cream richer, creamier texture that
is simply delicious. Every spoonful
melrs on your tongue without single
lump or ice crystal.
lfyou are BIT critical of ice creams,
we want you to try Meadow Gold
made this new way. Delicious, sweet
farm cream pure milk :. chocolate
and vanilla Aavors made right from
the beans everything in Meadow
Gold Ice Cream is wholesome, pure.
The Washington times., 1931-08-25
Luncheon Salad

INGREDIENTS: Crisp lettuce
leaves, thick shces of tomato,
chicken Cor leftover 4, meat) =,
poached egg and mayonnaise.
METHOD; Place a thick slice
of tomato on lettuce leaves.
Cover each slice with minced
chicken or meat salad. Top with
poached egg and garnish with
mayonnaise.
The Washington times., 1931-08-25
THE WASHINGTON TIMES FOOD PAGE|
Lemon Almond
Cookies

ingredients:
cup fat t1a. butter and "
lard). -
q cups sugar.
2 eggs. -
2 tablespoons grated lemon rind.
3 tablespoons lemon Juice.
u teaspoon SALT
31a cups flour. 4
/ teaspoon cream Of tartar.
" teaspoon soda. w.
" cup shredded almonds.
Method-Cream the fat and
sugar. Add the eggs. rtnd, Juice
and salt. Beat 2 minutes. Add
rest of ingredients. Shape into
2 rolls, IA inches in diameter.
Wrap in waxed paper. Chill "a
hours or longer. Cut off thin
Slices and bake 2 inches apart on
creased baking sheet. Bake IL
minutes.