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The Washington times., 1931-03-05

It is customary to think Of
mathematics as a science
which deals only with GER
tainty. But today the theory
of probability has taken such a
hold upon the thinking OF sclen-
lists that we are perhaps JUS
titled in speaking of the reign
of probability. Although the
theory of probability has
somewhat disreputable origin,
in the calculations of a gamb-
ler, today it is the foundation
stone Of all insurance and
actuarial companies and has
come to play a role OF eVer-ln-
creasing Importance in modern
mathematics, physics, chemistry
and astronomy.
Almost four hundred years
ago a professional gambler, the
Chevalier de Mere, began to
make some calculations regard
ing the likelihood of throwing
a pair of skies with two dice.
His calculations, however, were
incorrect: and he referred to
the famous mathematician Pas
cal The latter, in turn,
corresponded with a colleague.
the brilliant Fermat. Between
them they worked out the scien-
tific basis of the theory OF and
started on it's way a scientific
study of even widening appll-
cation and enlarging useful
ness.
An Interesting Problem
The following Is an interest
ing problem which may appeal
to anyone. Suppose N balls
numbered from I to N are
mixed in a sack and drawn
one at a time; what is the
probability that not a single
ball be drawn in its proper
order? A humorous way Of
putting this problem. together
with the answer is: eff every
inhabitant of Chicago got drunk
and went home by guess-work,
the chance that at least one
The Washington times., 1931-03-05
The Road to AlimOn

The Road to AlimOny
Looks as though lots Of
young couples get married
these days jpst in order to get
away from each other, eve
nings.
Before marriage, when she
asks him If he loves her, it
takes him an hour to assure
her: after marriage, when she
puts the same question to him,
he merely mutters: "Of course.
Pass the mullins" And let's
dt go at that.
Rows days, when a man
makes love to a woman in
WORDS, and does it convinc-
angly, she feels almost like pay
ing him at magazine rates
and adding a bonus out Of
sheer gratitude.
There Is nothing really the
matter with love and marriage.
They are merely going through
the awkward age"; that awful
period Of transition such as a
girl experiences when her hair
is too long for a bob and too
short to oil up in a bun"
There is nothing quite so
beautiful in this world as the
The Washington times., 1931-03-05
By T. E. Powers

of his act, the surgeon pleaded
that we had had more than our
share of doctors and hospital
bills during that year. We sat
up late into the night compos-
ing a letter in which we tried
to tell him all we owed him
spiritually and financially and
sent him a check for double
what he asked, not daring to
send the other third lest he
refuse altogether.
Another experience of ours
with doctor at the head OF
his profession in this country
was his refusing to send a bill
for a consultation in regard to
a case in which we were inter
ested, although it involved a
considerable journey and a day
and a half away from home
over a summer weekend.
Still sanother surgeon, at the
head of one of our hospitals,
only after repeated requests sent
us very moderate bill for a
consultation which robbed him
of half of one of his rare Sun
days in the country.
These are but single instances
in the lives of these men, but
no one ever will know or can
repay what they give of them
selves and their skill freely.
It has been an inspiration to
have watched these men on
their hospital rounds carrying,
like st. Christopher, not only
the burden of our loved one on
their shoulder, but countless
others without measure and
without price" <. V.
The Washington times., 1931-03-05

rangement made at his unselfish
suggestion to avoid our remain
ing in the hospital all summer.
We are hoping to get even
with him yet. The third bill
was received after two more
operations and was, in our
minds, one-third the size it
should have been. In defense
The Washington times., 1931-03-05
DO YOU KNOW THAT

Health officers of the League
of Nations have done much to
encourage the natives in China
into accepting the modern doc
trineS Of hygiene, personal and
civic CLEANLINESS, although there
is a long way yet to travel be-
fore the cities, towns and vii
lagos become model examples.
Ibn Saud, king of the king
domS of the HedffiaZ and Dedz
in Arabia, does not permit his
subjects to smoke.
The Washington times., 1931-03-05

end of the following four
months, only accounted for two
office visits after our return
from the country.
We asked for an explanation,
but were told that daily visits
throughout the doctors techni-
cal vacation could not be
counted. It had been an ar
The Washington times., 1931-03-05

~ Some of the unemployed in
Austria are earning a living by
hunting and selling snakes.
The brightly marked skins are
dried and sold to tanners, and
the skeletons are made into
necklaces and sold.
About so per cent of the
total rural area of France Is
devoted to raising crops, its
farms averaging "a acres. The
country is more Subdivided than
any other in Europe.
The Washington times., 1931-03-05
TIMES KNOWLEDGE TEST

Do you know:
!. Why is Mr.. Hoover called
the thirty-first President?
2. What popularity have
flatfiSh?
3. To whom did Abelard
write love songs?
4. Who wrote: Marvellous
braeS are bonnie?
5. What disease is cretiniSm?
Fill each blank:
6. Crewel work is a kind
Z. was the husband
Of Hecuba.
The Washington times., 1931-03-05
Hearst Papers Advocate

Honest friendship entdnGEtno alliances
NTH none George Washington
Proportional representation the United States Senate
Senators Legislation to enforce
prompt constitutional reGppoTtionment In the House OF
Representatives
Separate departments the the NGUy and OF the
Forces Secretary of National Defense
Federal action to the limit OF powers to abolish
diterGcv under q Secretary of Education
President the first OF January foloD
tno the NoDembeT election
immigration to admit only those suited for Anet
citizenship ana American needs
= Deportation undesirable aliens and extension OF citizen
ship period to 10
Complete publicity for prevent big tar
dodgers from escaping TAXATION
Modification VoLSte1d act to permit light DtneS ana
beers under Federal regulation
The Washington times., 1931-03-05
Has a Good Word For

FnyslClanS
Editor, Times:
It has been our privilege to
have been under a surgeons
care for the past two years. in
which time there have been
five operations. The first bill
was sent after six months and
my husband and I, calculating
roughly what we thought it
would be, overestimated it by
$400. The second bill, at the
The Washington times., 1931-03-05

8. An air sung by one per-
son is called a
8. David Farragut was an
American -.
10. Karnak is on the
River.
Match correctly:
II. lackadaiSical blue
IL. azure urbane
13. diSpleaSe brighten
IA. gild sentimental
15. civil annoy
(Answers on Magazine Pagel
The Washington times., 1931-02-03
GOODCOOKSUSE
SOUP AS SAUCE

To many a good cook, soup is
Just soup-but to her courageous
sisters who will do and dare,
soups may become marvellous
sauces for all kinds of new ap,
petiZing dishes.
The following recipes were
made with concentrated soup;
salt is seldom needed for season
ing.
Curried Eggs, POulet
5 or 6 hard-cooked eggs
2 tablespoons melted butter
Few grains pepper
u cup water
~ cups q can )chicken soup
with rice.
2 tablespoons flour
12 teaspoon curry powder
tablespoon chopped parsley
Cut eggs in halves, scoop out
yclks and mash with fork, add
ing butter and pepper. Refill egg
whites. Bring chicken soup and
water to a boil. Mix flour and
curry powder, adding enough
cold water to make a smooth
paste, then thicken soup with
this mixture. Place eggs in a
creased shallow baking dish and
pour over them the curried
chicken soup. Cover generously
with fine, buttered crumbs mixed
with chopped parsley. Bake in
hot oven (40O F. until we'll
Drowned.
EscaIloped Ham, Potatoes
to Ia lbs. slice of ham
2 cups raw potatoes, sliced very
thin
} " green pepper
IL cups Il cam pea soup
" cup milk or water
Soak ham l hour in lukeTarm
water. Drain off water, place
ham in casserole and cover With
potatoes; sprinkle with finely.
chopped green pepper. Over this
pour the soup and bake in mod
crate oven $3.50 F. about i
hour, or until potatoes are soft
Remove cover during last part of
baking and allow to brown. Gar,
nish ton with parsley.
The Washington times., 1931-02-03
CHICKEN
WITH TWLNE

To truss chicken or fowl, draw
the thighs up close to the body
cross the legs over the vent and
tie firmly with twine. Put a
skewer through one of. the thighs
into the body and out through
the opposite thigh and another
in like manner through the wings.
Draw the wings and thigh
closely together and tie firmly
with twine. Remove the neck
close to the body, but do not cut
the skin. Draw the skin back
over the opening and tie securely.
Should Be Larded
Since poultry as a rule has little
or no fat in the meat under the
skin, the bird should be larded
by laying thin strip of salt pork
or bacon over the breast and legs
after the carcass has been placed
on its back in the roasting pan.
When preparing a fowl for fri
caSSeeing prepare as for roasting,
but instead of trussing, cut the
legs from the carcass, then. re-
move the wings, separate the
breast from the remainder of the
carcass and split into two pieces,
then cut each portion in half.
Cut Drumsticks
Separate the drumsticks at the
second Joint and cut the latter in
two. Split the back in two, after
cutting crosSWiSe.
When dressing spring chicken
for broiling prepare as stated
above, but do not draw. Split
down the middle of the back in
stead of along the belly. Lay
carcass open and remove the con-
tents. Wash thoroughly and place
on broiler and broil for about Is
minutes for each side.
The Washington times., 1931-02-03
ART. Of COFFEE
MAKING GIVEN

Although the United States con.
sumes so per cent of the worlds
coffee supply, brewing the total
of 100000 pounds annually,
ignorance concerning the making
of coffee is almost general in this
country, according to Berent
Friele, president of the American
Coffee Corporation and the
worlds. largest buyer of the frag-
rant bean.
THE American public, although
it consumes the bulk of the worlds S
supply, is generally unaware of
how to make a satisfactory cup
of coffee" said Mr.. Friele.
His Education Program
"On my return from Brazil a
few months ago, I conceived a
coffee plan to educate the public
concerning it's favorite beverage.
This plan has been adopted by
the country's largest chain store
organization and is now known
as the A. & P. Coffee Service.
In 10000 stores throughout the
country, helpful advice is now
given to the housewife on the
proper grinding of coffee for diff
ferent methods of home prepara-
ton, and on every other detail
for making the best possible bev-
erage. The Importance Of fresh
ness is stressed, and a sufficient
background of coffee facts is
given to ensure that the house
The Washington times., 1931-02-03
Use Cotton GLOUes
With Rubber Ones

Some women like to wear rub
ber gloves for certain forms IF
housekeeping. If you have ever
worn them you know that in a
little while your hands become
bathed in perspiration and you
are far more comfortable without
them. However, those of you who
a prefer this added protection for
your hands might try wearing a
pair of cotton gloves underneath
the rubber ones to absorb the per
spiration. Get them large enough
so as not to cramp your fingers
and wash them frequently to keep
them clean and free from the
odors of perspiration.
The Washington times., 1931-02-03
wife shall get the greatest coffee
value for her money.
Facts Are Available

The instruction given applies to
every brand of coffee on the mar
ket, and not merely to those
sponsored by A. & P. This
service is now nationally adver-
tised, and the facts, in condensed
form, are available in a booklet
distributed at all A. & P. food
stores. So popular has this new
service proven, that it's salient
features will be broadcast by the
A. & P Gypsies, as part of their
radio hour on Monday night, Feb
ruary 2, over a nationwide hook
up of stations"
The Washington times., 1931-02-03
Baked Cabbage And
TOmat0eS-a Fine
Combination

3 cups chopped cooked CAB
bage.
~ cups well-seasoned tomato
sauce.
l cup grated cheese.
l cup bread crumbs.
Salt.
Pepper.
Put alternate layers Of to-
mato and cabbage in a creased
baking dish. Sprinkle each
layer with cheese and crumbs,
salt and pepper. Dot top with
bits of butter and bake in a
slow oven 600 degrees F0 un-
til thoroughly heated and
slightly browned-2O to 80 min
utes. Serve with meat loaf or
pork chops.
The Washington times., 1931-02-03
MOIST FRUIT CAKE

To keep your fruit cake moist
after baking, allow it to thor
Soughly cool before wrapping il in
heavy waxed paper and then stor-
ing it in a covered tin box or
other container.
The Washington times., 1931-02-03
SINK STAINS

A few drops of paraffin will
usually remove odors and grease
stains from the kitchen sink.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-18
COOPER MOST
POPULAR MALE
Ruth ChatteTton Is Next in
Coed Poll.

Gary Cooper has been chosen the
most popular male star in a coed
poll. He led in votes gathered from
group of college girls selected by
Paramount for roles with Phillips
Holmes and Sylvia Sidney in Con
LESSONS of Co-Ed,r drama of mod
ern undergraduate life.
The cO-eds, who include repre-
sentative beauties from the Univer-
sity of California at Los Angeles
and Berkeley, Stanford university
and Mills college, gave Ruth Chat
terton the most votes for the most
popular woman star.
Other favorite male stars are
Phillips Holmes, Robert Montgom-
cry, Ronald Colman, Maurice Che
Waller, Charles Rogers, Richard
Arlen and George Bancroft.
Women stars for whom many Of
the co-eds expressed preference in
clude Marlene Dietrich, Greta Gar
DO, Norma Shearer, Sylvia Sidney,
Nancy Carroll, Joan Crawford, ia
net Gaynor and Claudette Colbert.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-18
U. S. TheaterS Can Handle
12,143,761 Person,
Director Says.

If all the people in the United
States decided to attend a motion
picture theater at the same time
only one out of ten could get a
seat.
This and other interesting Stats
tics concerning the motion picture
industry have come to the atten-
ton of Edward Goodman, directing
Paramounts' Women Love Once"
Total seating capacity of motion
picture theaters in the United
States is 12,143,761, or almost ex-
actly one-tenth of the population,
he stated.
OF the 21,284 motion pictures in
the United States, 1000 have no
equipment for the running of talk
ing pictures, Goodman went on.
Total weekly attendance of mo-
ton picture theaters is more than
100000 persons; each person in
the country averaging attendance
about once in eight days.
These figures" Goodman said.
indicate that motion pictures mere
ly are Skimming the surface of the
millions of potential habitual
theater-goers. Millions of persons
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-18
MOVIE SEATS FOR
ONE OUT OF TEN

attend theaters several times a
week. On the other hand, millions
go only once a month; hundreds of
thousands who seldom view and
undoubtedly many who never have
seen a motion picture.
1.-THE problem of this industry"
the director concluded, lis to make
pictures so good that the non
theater goers literally will be
dragged to see them. It's a big job,
but it can be DONE"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-18
LOSING WEIGHT
COOPER TAKES
REST ABROAD
Work in Morocco Fight
ing Caravans Tapped
Stars Strength.

By United Press
NEW YORK, June 19.-Now that
he has left, the truth can be told
about Gary Cooper.
The famous star of adventure
films has been in New York during
the past week, and few outside of
his small immediate circle of friends
knew that one of the most popular
young men of the screen was drap-
ing his lanky length around Man
hattan'S chairs. Gary specifically
requested before he departed for a
European holiday that he have no
publicity, the reason therefore, be-
ing that he had just lost eighteen
pounds in weight.
At first sight there may seem to
be little connection between a stars
desire to be a modest, if not shrink
ing violet, and his loss in tonnage,
There happens to be in Gary's case,
for that diminution in avoirdupois
represents a sapping of health
which would impair even such a
hardy, Sinewy son of the west as
Gary.
Marlene Is ExOnerated
For right after Morocco" Garv
went to the hospital suffering from
several ailments which included in
fuenza as his main liability. His
chills and fever were brought about
through acting opposite Marlene
Dietrich. However, they were the
result of the temperature involved
IN the picture, and not of Marlene's
glamorous temperament - though
they might well have been due to
the latter.
That picture, which signalized the
European beauty'S elevation to
American stardom and Gary's rec
ignition as fine young actor who
didn't need horse to bring out the
best in him, was made during Au-
gust, when there was a hot spell
in California which required little
pretense on the players to simulate
torrid wave in Morocco, and
which made the depicting of sultry
passion something likely to bring a
SA|SAA OuO O1A VIC DldyCIS.
Then for the climax of the pic
ture, after this incandescent
weather, Gary and Marlene had to
live for days on a desert that looked
feverishly tropical on the screen, but
as a matter of fact was frigidaired
by icy winds. Marlene, fresh from
the cooler chimes of Europe, could
endure these wintry blasts in sum-
merry Moroccan attire, but Gary.
accustomed to the warmth of Hol-
1ywood, found himself entertaining
plenty of pulmonary germs.
From Morocco" to Hospital
He'd been further weakened dur
ing the heated term by wearing the
twenty-pound overcoat, toting the
heavier knapsack and shouldering
the hefty rifle without which for
eign legionnaires can not make love.
Consequently after the completion
of Morocco" Gary went to the hos
pital, from which he emerged leav-
ing eighteen pounds behind him.
An imperative shooting schedule
required him to make Fighting
Caravans" Immediately afterward,
so that when he was finally able
to break away for a holiday, he felt
that facing barrage of New York
interviewerS was almost more than
a strong, silent man of the screen
could bear.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-18
Youngest Stage Star

Tom Douglas, Paramount player,
was London's youngest stage star,
making his stellar debut there at
IL few years ago.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-18
Has Shoe Wardrobe

Lilyan Tashnan, Paramount's
smartly- dressed blonde, has foot
wear wardrobe of thirty-five pairs
of shoes, which she keeps in a glass
case.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-26
WHAT THE PRESS A AGENTS SAY

no fear for her work in '"rhe Bar gain her beauty, charm and love ly speaking voice assure her quick success in this new field.
 She will be found an accomplish ed artist whose talents are splen- didly brought out in the role she essays In this picture opposite the ever popular Lewis Stone.
 '"rhe Bargain" is based on the play You and I" by Philip Barry. It is a story of d business man who possesses an intense ambition to of his dream. the despair that fol lows, the struggle to enable his son. imbued with the same flair for art, to reach Paris and study and the conflict between father and son when love enters the picture all serve to make this talking screen fare that Is highly enter taining. We have mentioned be- fore that this Is a tale from the romantic pen of Phillip Barry. no more need be said concerning It's entertaining qualities Warner Brothers have produced the pie ture with their usual genius of di- rcction, lavishness of scenic display and brilliant casting judgment
 Besides Miss Kenyon and MT Stone such well known names aa Charles Butterworth, new comic find, Una Merkel, Evalyn Knapp and John Darrow grace the cast of players.
 The surrounding program Is an excellent one.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-26
LAST DAY OF WILL ROGERS IN "XOUNG As TOU FEEL"
 AT FOX-POLI PALACE

This is the last of Will Rogers in Young As You Feer' at Fox Poli Palace. Tomorrow a new pro gram of two features will he offer ed, Lily Damita in 'The Woman Between"; "First Aid" with Grant Withcrs.
 Have children the moral right to object to their fathers re-mar- riage to a younger woman?
 should they substitute hate for love because they resent her love for their father?
 These are the cltal, thought compelling questions which are answered dramatically in Radio Pictures "The Women Between" |" which Is scheduled to open at the Fox-Poli Palace theater tomorrow.
 Powerful Drama.
 Repressed passions, love, loyalty and sacrifice mount in this dram atic film story of a young modiste who, temporarily dazzled by wealth and fiattery, marries business giant.
 Portrayed by the flaming French actress, Lily Damita, the modiste discovers too late that she has DecH Wtuucu tO lilt bl utbp dlscord and social ostracism.
 Worse still, she encounters the bitter enmity of her husbandss s children until her step-son falls desperately in love with her.
 The resulting situation is one of the most daring film situations ever screened. yet Director Visitor Shert- ginger has handled his subject delicately and piloted 1t to a very satisfactory and logical conclusion
 Others in the cast are Lester Vail, the hero of Beau Ideal": 0. r. Heggie. Miriam Seegar. Anita Louise, Blanche Fdererici and Ruth Weston.
 The Co-featurc on the program will be First Aid" with Grant Withers and Marjorie Beebe, Fox Movietone News and novelties will complete the program. Sunday will starts the Fox Better show season" with Maurice Chevalier in 'The Smiling Lieutenant"