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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-06

It was his belief that the average
committee appointed by Congress to
look into situation didn't get very far
So when he found himself member
of such a committee he liked to play
lone hand.
There was, for example, the time
when Congress was trying to get facts
on the Japanese immigration problem.
He promptly forgot his Official status
and proceeded as an individual.
He nosed about railroad yards talk
ing to workers. He rambled out into
the country and chatted with the
farmers. And he sought dives in the
Slums. When he came back to Wash
ington he had gathered information
which had escaped the others
He speaks the language of such peo-
pie. In the days before he came to
Congress he represented many of the
humber classes in the courts of Texas
One of his last jobs as a member
of the House was to do some "sleuth-
ing" in the Southwest along the Mexi-
can border for the immigration Com
mittee. A firm advocate of drastic re-
striction OF immigration on the West
ern Hemisphere, he was particularly
anxious to see the gates to this coun-
try barred so that the influx of seasonal
labor might be curbed.
He started out in an automobile with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-06

The two young Prairie Dogs living
on the edge Of Prairie D-g Town had
often seen the work of neighborS, the
Pocket Gophers. In fact, every morn
ing when they went over in the grass
for their breakfast they saw little
mounds of newly-Gug earth where the
Gopher folk had been at work the night
before. but the enc Pcpup had seen
Digger the Badger dig cut Of his bur-
row was the only one they ever had
seen, and this one was at too great
a distance to give much idea what he
looked like.
These fellows must hate sunlight"
said Pcpup to Peekaboo. 1T is all very
we'll to have q house in the ground,
especially at night, but how any one
can want to stay underground all the
time is something I cannot understand
at all"
out in the sun when they could just
as we'll be out at night is something
that I cannot understand at all" said
q rather unpleasant voice.
The Prairie Digs turned quickly. A
he2d had just been poled out Of the
mlQole of small mound of earth close
to which they were feeding. Il don't
believe know who you are said Popup
politely.
I'm Grubby Gopher. if you want to
know" replied the other and came
wholly out. 1T is a cloudy day or
wouldn't more than poke my head out.
don't like the sun. 1t hurts my eyes.
My eyes are rot strong"
II shouldn't think they would be if
you keep in darkness all the tine"
spoke up Peekaboo Don't you ever
come out and run about?'
Sometimes at night, replied Grubby
"We Gophers move abcut a lot them
but we never see eny of you Prairie
Dogs out then"
Certainly mott" exclaimed Popup.
Certainly not! Night is the time for
llcnest folk to be at home erd in bed"
DO you mean to hint that We
Gophers are not honeSt?" demanded
Grubby. moving a step or two toward
Popup.
NO Oh, no indeed" replied Popup
hastily. for the long front teeth of
Grubby were n3t at I'll pleasant to see.
II didn't mean anything of the kind"
I'm glad to hear it," said Crubby.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-06


education MIKE good
living ask girl love to me? NEV1I
A girl the right Of
worthy she will yes and she will love
all the tenderly because of your misfortune
cripple the who
crippled in his that
you might marry If
that mped needed cuh support it. But just ordinary
lameneSs is not TO be considered
DoNT your physical disability handicap
~ off from happiness life Instead make
stepping ambitions knowledge that
he therefore
forth effort have grit determination than other
the goad the side
his of his
abilities.
OF in
and wishing luck love and business DOROTHY DIX
~ feeling that things
getting dul and drab ell the time would like to leave
experiences Shall
comfort security deadly monotony for fresh that
possibly mean discomfort r. A.
NSWER-It depends altogether adventurous
spirit Change not for and there those
physical comforts that they
like to know that day going to be exactly like the day before
you are tired Of why
different environment will good
nothing than the proverb that housekeeping
udced those who always have in the
teaching profession don't get school
Hawaiian Islands and the
Philippines has of the charming and inter
estng imaginable Talk the matter with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-06
A WASHINGTON DAYBOOK
BY HERBERT PLUMMER.

a driver A photographer with still
and motion-picture camera was carried
along
He didn't attempt to disguise his
identity. He just didn't boast of the
fact that he was from Washington.
He travelled between 5000 and 1000
miles through FIVE States. He dressed
as an ordinary tourist. He stopped at
filling stations for chats. He talked
to farmers, to factory workers, to edu-
Gators, to physicians, to people OF all
kinds.
His pictures ran into hundreds. His
movie film into thousands of feet.
He wore out two automobiles and re-
turned to Washington with enough
data to fill five volumes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-06

Il DON'T BELIEVE I KNOW WHO
YOU ARE" SAID POPUP PO-
LITELY.
the way to live. That is what I call
independence.
Excuse me if seem bit curious.
but are those pockets in your cheeks?"
inquired Peekaboo somewhat timidly.
Certainly" replied Grubby. Il
couldn't get along without those
pockets. No, sir. I couldn't get along
without those. I am sorry for those
who have no pockets" He looked at
the two young Prairie Dogs with some
thing of an expression of pity.
Il suppose" ventured Popup, that
you bring the earth out of your tunnels
in those pockets"
Never suppose things" snapped
Grubby rather sharply. Il do nothing
of the kind. Why should you suppose
I would get these fine fur-lined pockets
soiled with earth? These are what
carry home my food supplies in They
save me a lot Of going and coming.
Yes sir, they save ne lot of trips.
Nothing but food gees into these
pockets. That is what old Mother
Nature gave them to me for and that
is what use them for Such ignorance
as some people display! Garry earth in
my peck I should say not!'
(Copyright, 1879
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-06

come that a man will go on a spend
ing spree Immediately after he has
suffered a financial loss?
There is a peculiar pleasure aSso-
ciated with the spending Of ones last
dollar A spending spree is sort Of
intoxication 1t has the effect Of dull
ing ones sensibilities to the painful
sense of Solicitation. This Is the
one emptiness about which men don't
philosophize much. They fill the void
with a vengeance.
The dangers which accrue from a
series of sudden reverses are often
critical. It's one's sense of self that
suffers most The money lost on a
vicious market is really mmaterial.
The significant thing is ones feeling
of loss of self-importance.
Every one should have a special
savings account to draw upon In times
of distress.
Copyright, 1891
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-06
! thin dresses when I go out in the eve

thin dresses when I go out in the eve
ming"
OF course Peggy must have an eve
ming wrap and there IS no reason why
she should not make 1t herself, because
1t requires no more dressmaking skill
than a blouse or a cotton sports dress
If she chooses a simple pattern.
Materials used for evening wraps this
Summer are taffeta, velvet, satin and
velveteen-with the accent on satin
There are no more wraoS of satin than
of the other materials but it is the new
est material for this purpose and is not
too difficult to work with. For the
wrap that must be worn with various
different dresses I would suggest either
black or a deep rose tone. Black will
go with anything and rose which is
used extensively in Paris fo1 evening
wraps this Summer goes we'll with
white, black or any light pastel or print
ed evening dresses.
The sketch shows a new wrap with
a twisted collar that is not at all diff
cult to make, and which provides a
becoming line about the neck. To
make it, simply cut the satin in two
strips and then twist them together
loosely and attach to the evening wrap
as shown in the sketch.
(Copyright, 1917
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-06
A Tasty Dish.

Shell some green peas and put them
in a f1reproof dish. Add little pepper
and salt and piece of butter about the
size OF a walnut. Lay on top a slice of
rump steak. Cover and stew in the
oven or in a saucepan on the stove
gently for one and one-half hours or
longer, according TO the size of the
stock. When cooked place the steak on
hot dish and pour around the peas
and gravy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-06
My Neighbor Says:

Germ and peas should be
canned as quickly as possible
after they have been picked.
When spots or rings appear
after cleaning with fluids, allow
to dry and then hold over steam
from a teakettle. The steam will
remove rings or spots
In extreme hot weather special
care is necessary to prevent
chicks from being overheated by
exposure to the sun, confinement
where ventilation is bad or over
crowding. The brooder should be
under shelter, with good circula-
ton of air around it, and the
number of chicks should not be
greater than 1t will accommodate
comfortably under hot-weather
conditions.
Add lemon juice to all chilled
beverages. The lemon aids in
properly combining all the other
fruit juices.
Copyright, 1870
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-06
Scalloped Eggplant,

Mash one medium sized boiled egg
plant, add one can of shrimps, one cup
full of bread crumbs, one egg, three
fourths cupful Of milk, two teaspoon
fuls of table sauce and salt and pepper
to taste. Bake in creased baking dish.
Another method.-Arrange alternate
layers of sliced eggplant. cracker crumbs
and seasoning. Cover with milk. Bake
for about 40 minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-06
Everyday Psychology
By DR.. JESSE ". sPRoWLs.
The Last Dollar.

Perhaps the commonest sign of
egocentricity is extravaganza. Being
extravagsnt initiates the ego. If per-
son can live in luxury without effort,
he can easily preserve his ego ideal.
In fact, he may in time forget that
he has a sense of self to preserve
When a person no longer feels the
necessity of preserving his sense Of self
he becomes generous to- others
philanthropical.
How does it come that men are often
the best spenders just when their bank
accounts are the lowest? How does it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-06
Asparagus 0melet.

To three beaten egg yolks add three
tablespoonfuls of water and little salt
ana pepper Fold in the stiffly beaten
egg whites. Pour into a hot buttered
pan and cook over a hot flame. Just
before folding over the omelet place six
of the asparagus stalks. cut into inch
pieces, on one side. Turn it over and
serve on a hot platter garnished with
six more asparagus stalks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-06

LII tllE u y w II
where at the age
Of 81 he W a S
elected count y
judge and later
mayor, he h a S
settled down in his
old Offices to re-
sumo the practice
of law.
Box'S defeat last
year removes from
Congress one of
the best "sleuths"
that body has had
in a long time. For
when 1t came to
investigating. Box
had ideas of his
own about how 1t
Should be done.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-06
DAILY DIET RECIPE
BUTTERMILK SALAD
DRESSING.

Garlic Glove, one.
Green pepper. one-half.
RadiShes, two.
Hard-cooked egg yolks, two.
Paprika, one-half teaspoonful.
Cottage cheese, six tablespoon
fuls.
Salt, one teaspoonful.
Lemon juice, three tablespoon
fuls.
Rich buttermilk, one-half cup.
SERVES SIX PORTIONS.
Rub the inside of bowl with
the cut Glove of garlic. Chop the
green pepper and radishes fine
and mix well with the mashed
egg yolk And the cottage cheese,
blended all together well. Add
salt, paprika, lemon juice and
then the buttermilk. Beat to-
gether we'll and serve over any
gre:n salad. such as lettuce,
shredded cabbage, etc.
DIET NOTE.
Recipe furnishes protein, very
little carbohydrate and fat. Much
lime, iron. vitaminS A, B and c
present. Can be eaten by normal
adults Of average, over or under
weight. Suitable in a reducing
diet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-06
THE STARS
DAILY PATTERN
SERVICE

A flared Powered chiffon in fasci-
mating tiers uses velvet ribbon trim.
1t has already enjoyed much popularity
at fashionable rendezvous.
The simple bodice has darling
opened pulled sleeves. They are fin
ished with narrow bands that tie in
bows. The tiers are finished with picot
edge done professionally.
It's dress that enjoys distinct in
dividuality and will only be found at
exclusive shops.
Style No. 3166 may be copied ex-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-06

A FTER IL years in Congress John
Box of Texas, one time Democratic
whip Of the House and investigator
extraordinary, has gone back to pri-
vate life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-06

actly. 1t comes in sizes IA, Is, 10, 20
years, 36 and 38 inches bust. Size Is
requires 61s yards 39-inch.
Mousseline de sole in pale squa-blue
with sapphire velvet RIBBON is charming.
Eyelet batiste in yellow with brown
velvet ribbon is snappy.
Sheer, crisp embroidered organdie in
white is stunning with black velvet.
For a pattern of this style send is
cents in stamps or coin directly to The
Washington Stars New York Fashion
Bureau, Fifth avenue and Twenty
ninth street, New York
Our large Summer fashion book Of
fers a wide choice of your Summer
wardrobe in darling styles for the chill
dren as well as the adults. Frice Of
boob 10 cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-06
DILL Il A1V1L ~ Il OAOALO ". Burgess

I'm glad to hear it. Why any one
should get the idea that only dishonest
people are out and about at night I
don't understand. A lot Of sensible
people prefer night to day. do myself
when it comes to going out Otherwise
it makes little difference to me whether
it be night or day. I work when 1 feel
like working eat when l am hungry
and sleep when I feel sleepy. That is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-06
Salad Dressing.

Beat together until firm one cupful of
double cream, one-fourth teaspoonful
of paprika, cne-fourth teaspoonful of
salt and two tablespoonfuls of lemon
juice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-06
ART NOTES.
SPORTING PAGE.

Pubs Simkins and Sid Hunt got in
argewment and made fists and faces at
each other for about a half hour last
Wensday, and by that time they was
both too tired to fife.
Shorty Judge and Sam Cross, the
famous explorers, decided to wawk as
far as they could wawk in a strate line
last Sattiday, and after about a hour
they came to a lot OF piles of dert and
q sine saying Street Closed for Repairs,
and they wrote on a hunk of paper
Discovered by Shorty Judge and Sam
Cross and wrapped it around a stick
and stuck it in the biggest pile Of dert.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-06

MANY substitutes look like
M Kotex. But few offer any
thing like the strict, hygienic purity
of Kotex =. the pad that's bought
by hospitals in enormous quantities.
This health protection should be
your first concern in selecting a
sanitary pad. You have it in Kotex.
But how about those unknown sub
stitutes, of whose makers you know
nothing? How are they made?
Where? Would hospitals sanction
them? Would yoG, if you knew
their origin?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-06
New Wrap With Twisted Collar
BY MARY MARSHALL.

"Shall I attempt to make an evening
wrap" asks 18-year-o.d Peggy, who ex-
plains that she has never had any les
sons in dressmaking and has never at
tempted anything more difficult than
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-06
Meet GrubbY Gopher.

He thrice is blest whose wants are few
Enough to eat; some work to, do.
-Grubby Gopher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-06
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.
The Weakly News.
Weather: Partly.

Weather: Partly.
SISSIETY PAGE.
Mr. Pubs Simkins spent a plezzant
morning last Sattiday tawking to the
plummer that was fixing a unexpected
leek In their bathroom, finding out his
name was Peet, the funny part being
that he whissled just like a canary.
Miss Maud Johnsons grandmother
had a berthday last week and received
many presents including a hundred
cigarettes with her initials on them
from Miss Maud Johnsons father.
ART NOTES.
Shorty Judge was watching a sine
painter finishing a sine, and he gave
Shorty big can with a little red paint
in the bottom by request, not being
enough to paint his whole room so he
just painted the legs of everything such
as his desk and chair and bed, the re-
suit being very original
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-06
DOROTHY DIX'S LETTER BOX

clutches likely
~ balance of me but not in
education and MIKE
living aska grill to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-06

NsWER-Of the girl is the right sort Of
worthy will yes she Will love
all the more tendely because of your misfortune
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-06

OEAALY TO FLIES MOSQUITOs-BUT LEAVES NO 0D0R
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-07-03
French Law Officials
Waited Long to Strike

at is a serious thing to fall foul Of
the law in France" writes columnist
In the Manchester Guardian. 1.-The
elephant never forgets, naturalists as
sure us-nor do most French officers
Of the law. Whole decades after men
escape from DEVILS island or the For.
eign legion they are wont to be tapped
on the shoulder in the streets Of Mar
seilles or Bordeaux and told to come
along to the police station.
"And recently an elderly peasant
woman In village near Boulogne was
tackled for an eight-franc fine infiict-
ed on her Internationally years ago
1t appears that on September Is. 1901,
three children were seen cleaning in
an outfleld before the sheaves had been
removed. The garde champetre called
on their mother and told her that she
would be fined for this heinous delin-
quency on their part.
"She was busy woman with eight
other small children continually get
ting into the sort of mild trouble that
BELTS their age. She waited for the
summons, but 1t never came along, and
presently she forgot all about It, Re-
Gently, however, she received that
summons with demand to pay eight
confines. Mystified, she went to the
Office Of the local justice of the peace,
where they explained what it was all
about and said that they had found
the matter outstanding in the books
She paid It to avoid further bother"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-07-03
Sunrise In the Himalayas

Tourists in India rarely omit a visit
to Calcutta and when In Calcutta they
rarely miss the opportunity Of witness
ing a sunrise in the Hlmalayas. From
Calcutta you go to Darjeeling by train,
which Is a climb Of many thousand
feet. From this city In the clouds you
ascend further about 1900 feet to see
the sunrise. The start Is made at two
o'clock In the morning and the 1900
feet referred to Is made by pony back
or sedan chair. You arrive at the top
before daybreak and you sit and watch
for the break of dawn. You watch the
sun come up over Everett, Kinchingan-
ga and other white giants Of the great
est mountain wall In the world. II the
atmOspherical conditions are favor
able, YOU will see marvellous play Of
color and after a cupful of coffee
served on Tiger hill you silently de.
scend wrapped In the mystery OF the
stupendous and unspeakable expert.
ence.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-07-03

When eight penguins arrived recent
ly in Europe to be transferred TO n
Continental ZOO. they caused great
trouble because they found the climate
too warm. The penguiu. whose home
Is in the Antarctic, loves co. weather.
and officials tried to devi.e a means Of
keeping them cool. All plans failed
until a big "ice box" WAS built for
them. and "house" of heavy planks.
with roof of heat-resisting tar paper,
was erected in the hoy. Each day.
$40 pounds of ice, cut in layers, was
spread on the floor, and then the birds
were quite happy. They slept on the
icAstanding up, as Is their way.
shrubs and greens surround the
"h0use." and there was n lake where
the birds could satisfy their natural.
love for water.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-07-03
Iatah" Sufferers Made
Victims of Odd Franks

An extraordinary disease called la
tab is prevalent in the Malay states,
contributor informs the Sydney Bull
letin To anyone who has never seen
latah before, the gesticulatinns Of the
sufferers appear at first funny or Of
fensive. until it is explained that
person afflicted with it will, if sudden
ly startled, fall into a hypnotic state
and initiate the gesture of anything
in sight. For instance. an old woman
suddenly startled by bicycle hell will
violently initiate the pedaling of cy-
clist until she falls down exhausted.
That the victims make these move
ments entirely against their will is
evident when one considers the pranks
that are played on well-lnown latahs.
They have been known to jump off a
lugger in shark-infested waters. drop
trays of drinks and crow like a roost-
er at sharp command What causes
latah is unknown; there is n theory
that it is associated with betel-nut
chewing.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-07-03
Camels Find Refuge in
Swampy Spanish Plain

Spain may pass through troublOus
times but there Is one community in
that country which is not likely to be
disturbed whatever happens. This
Is the strange colony of wild camels
which have made a home for them
selves in the lower reaches of the
Guadalquivir river. Many years ago
an attempt was made to introduce
camels for agricultural work in south
ern Spain. The plan was not sue
cess. and those camels which did not
die strayed off to fend for themselves.
A few of them found a retreat in the
vast alluvial plain through which the
sluggish stream Of the river winds its
way to the Gulf of Cadiz.
One could hardly imagine a situa-
ton more unlike that to which a camel
normally is accustomed. The land is
largely water-logged and covered with
a dense growth of reeds and PUSHES
many feet in height. From the human
point of view, the district is extreme
ly unhealthy, although animal life
fiourishes.
AT the least sign of danger the ami
mails retreat to the swamps, where the
ground is so soft that it is impossible
for a man to follow. OF course. the
broad feet Of the camel. which help
the creature to walk on loose sand,
have also stood 1t in good stead in
these marshes, where a horse or a
COW certainly would never be able to
travel safely.-Manchester (Eng.)
Guardian.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-07-03
China's Right to Title
of Mother of Gardens"

The late Ernest ii. Wilson, who was
undoubtedly the worlds foremost au-
thority on plant introductions from
China and keeper of the Arnold ar
bOretum Of Harvard university, re-
marks that "China is, indeed, the
Mother of Gardens. for of the coun-
tries to which our gardens are the
most deeply indebted she holds the
foremost place"
There is hardly a garden in this
country or Europe that is not in
debted to China for the plants that
embellish it. The fOrsythia, the Yulan
magnolias. the peonies, the parents
of our modern roses, be they hybrid
tea, rambler or palyantha; many of
the azaleas and primroses, peaches,
oranges, lemons and grapefruit have
been brought to us from China.
The Portuguese reached China in
1916 and took back with them to their
settlements in India the sweet orange,
which was later introduced into Por-
tugal Mr.. Wilson says that, so far
as he has been able to discover. this
was the first plant taken to Europe.
From that time to the present era
there has been a constant flow of new
plant introductions from the East to
Europe and America.-New York
Herald Tribune.