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Evening star., 1932-02-02
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PaPE.

Ma made a lemmin merang pie yes
tidday being one of the best things she
does and this one being eXter swell, and
tonite at supper we was eating the last
half of it for dizzert and there was one
slice left on the plate and I was looking
at it while hurry up ate my piece, and
ma said. Now Benny you don't need to
choke yourself all to no perpose, because
I'm going to take that last piece myself.
Its very seldom that l enjoy pie as
much as I have this one and I've made
up my mind to indulge myself in a 2nd
| helping. I don't care what the scales say,
she said
And If your mother should change
! her mind by some stroke of luck, there's
another customer with priority rites over
/ you. in fact he patronized your mothers
| cooking before you were born, pop said.
! Meening himself, me thinking, Heck,
| 2 against one what chance have l got?
! Wich Just then I had ideer, saying,
! o well III tust think Of my dream l had
! last mite and then l proberly wont feel
| like any more dizzert. G WIZ, pop,
| gosh, ma, I dreemed I ate. the biggest
I Ul6d1 dIlyDOuN cNCI dUt. L III CCIl4CN L
started with 25 hard boil eggs and I
]. ate every one with just one bite, like a
testritcta, and then I ate ID bubble decker
sanwitcheS made of a layer OF ham
| and LAYER of cheese and a layer OF
beloney and a layer of mustard, and
after that I ate a whole buckit full of
mash potatoes with a pound Of melted
butter in the middle.
Geese firing for Peet sake, pop said
and ma said, Yes, the indeer Of taWking
about all that food while we are eating,
you awt to have more sentS, and l said,
o we'll, that was all I dreemed l ate
anyways, exsept half water melon
full of rice pudding and 6 candelopeS
stuffed with ice GREEN.
o goodness I'm through, I cant even
finish this piece of pie now, such boy,
ma said and pop said, I seem to OF had
all 1 care to eat for while too, yee
| gods
The result being that got the exter
! slice of pie, on account Of 1t taking
more than tawk to effect my appetite.
Evening star., 1932-02-02

There was no doubt in Peter Rabbit S
mind that Jimmy and Mrs. Jimmy
SKUNK were under the back porch of
Farmer Browns house AS he sat in
the moonlight staring at the hole under
the porch into which Jimmys tracks
led he knew that he couldn't be mis-
taken. There were those telltale foot
prints in the snow. These were proof
that Jimmy had gone in there, for
there were no fresh ones coming out.
This being SO, Of course he must be
there now. AS If to make this doubly
sure. he heard Jimmy's sleepy, cross
voice under there, and another sleepy,
cross voice which could belong to no
one but Mrs Jimmy.
Il wonder if they have been spending
the Winter together or if one Of them
is just paying the other visit NUT
tered Peter Il wonder if they have
been here all the time. No one but
Jimmy Skunk or Mrs. Jimmy would
even dream Of daring to make their
home in such a place. l wonder what
Black Pussy thinks of it and if she
dareS to go in there now She used to
go in there lot. I wonder If they
have made bed on the ground or If
they have dug home down in the
ground III wish dare peek in"
But Peter didn't dare peek in. No,
sir he didn't. He had wholesome re-
speCt for Jimmy Skunk and his little
scent gun. Jimmy and 1 are good
friends" thought Peter, and We never
have had any trouble. I don't want
any trouble now. He might not care,
and then again he might. He might
think I was poking my nose into his
affairs and use that little gun OF his.
That would be dreadful" Peter made
face at the thought.
Anyway, I have found out where he
is staying and that is something" he
continued IF he is sleeping on the
ground l should think he would be
cold, even if he is fat. I suppose he
and Mrs Jimmy keep each other
warm. but I shouldn't think they would
be warm enough in such weather as we
have been having. /"
Peter didn't finish his thought
Something caused him to turn his head
lust then and what he saw put thought
of everything else out of his head 1t
was Reddy Fox Yes, sir, that is just
who it was, Reddy Fox. He was just
coming around the corner of the barn.
What to do? Peter knew at once that
Reddy hadn't seen him yet. He knew,
too, that Reddy would see him in
stantly if he moved, even ever so little.
If he took to his heels Reddy would
surely catch him, for the nearest place
Evening star., 1932-02-02
DLD AN1L ~ olNlAAO w. Burgess.

of safety was across that wide door
yard In the old stone wall along the
edge of the Old Orchard. Anyway, that
was the nearest place Peter could think
of and he knew that Reddy could and
would catch him before he could get
there.
Was Peter frightened? He was SO
frightened that 1t seemed to him his
heart stopped beating, OF course. 1t
hadn't, but it seemed so to Peter. Had
he been carved from stone Peter could
not have been more still than he was.
Not so much as a single hair moved.
Perhaps Reddy would go over to the
Old Orchard without seeing him.
Reddy was looking that way. Once he
seemed to look straight at Peter and
poor Peter had all he could do to re-
main still
Reddy turned the corner of the barn
and trotted few steps toward the Old
Orchard. Suddenly he changed his
Evening star., 1932-02-02

THERE was a time, 1t was Saio'
Il that the sun never set on lIie
tulip trees because Of Ineii
number Today there are only
two species left-one In N%0Ttn %
America and the other in emma why
the lovely tulip is vanishing none Seems
to know. When you see group VI
tulips you can be pretty sure you are
seeing family group, the younger stliu
Grafton standing near the ola hoIilel
tree. ..os
In July the beautiful orange-Spotteo
yellow flowers are seen. Late IN sep
tember the fruit, paddle-shap seeas,
will be found on the ground, Whele tlis
wind has lifted them from the UP anu
given them ride. 80.
Sometimes the tree Will reaCn
height of 200 feet, with a trunk ~ zee. &c,
In diameter The crown Is cohlca1 III IA
youth, but spreads in old age; -1he Itte
bark is close, thick and furroWeo. me
wood is light and soft and easily worked.
The leaves are from to inches long
and wide: three to four lOb9S win very
shallow sinuscS. They are dark green,
leathery and smooth. In the ran lilGy
are a golden yellow The "ch pped-oH
ends of the leaves are very dlneIeLt
from the leaves Of other trees ana make
it easy to Identify. The BUDS are
reddish and elongated the flowers are
tuliplike, and when in full bloom are
212 inches across. There are three
sepals, which are greenlsh and re-
curved The six petals are yelioW'
splashed with orange near the center.
There are numerous stamenS ana large
yellow anthers. The corollas are green
ish yellow and are great attractlon
for the busy nectar seekers.
The tulip tree makes very hahu-
some lawn tree and is great taVorlte
in Europe. 1t is not difficult TO grow
and is very happy in deep, rich soil from
Vermont to Florida, west to limos,
Arkansas and Mississippi and hour-
ishes in the Ohio Valley. The lumber
is used for the construction OF boats
and is in much demand for interior
finish for houses, furniture, broomS.
small woodward. and the wood pulp Is
made into postal cards. The bark
yields an important tonic drug.
In the Winter the trees are the most
beautiful. The twigs with their cblong
terminal buds. are worth trip IN the
country to see. If YOU cut terminal
bud straight across you Will see all the
Evening star., 1932-02-02

parts of a flower. The tree does not
bloom while young. 1t is one OF the
Straightest of trees and takes on all the
habits cf its parent tree while yet quite
youthful.
When you are walking under one Of
the tulips and find many strangely
shaped seeds scattered over the ground,
or you look up into the tree and see
thousands Of clusters of seed pods at
the tips of the branches, try the expert
ence of tossing a stick up among the
branch tips and the result will be a
T:hirling mass of paddle shaped seeds.
Millions of seeds are blown about eVssy
wear: Few seem 10 get a ehance' to
take hold of the soil and send GOWN
roots, with a little. help the fertile
seeds could be given a chance, and
what a, wonderful return you would
have for the simple act of finding a
happy home for the little tulip seed!
(Copyrlght. 1922
Evening star., 1932-02-02

mind. turned around and trotted
straight toward Peter. 1t was then that
Peter remembered the hole under the
porch Had not Jimmy Skunk and Mrs.
Jimmy been in there he would have
laughed at Reddy Fox. But they were
in there. They might not like it if he
should come in and if they didn't
Peter shrugged at the thought of what
might happen. Perhaps Reddy would
turn aside.
Reddy didn't turn aside. He knew
about that hole under the porch and
often visited it to find out who might
have been using It, 1t was for this
purpose that he was heading for it
now. Peter waited as long as he dared.
Then he diyed for that hole and into
it. He had no choice; there was moth
ing else he could do.
'CCopyrieht 1922
Evening star., 1932-02-02
Apple Chicken Salad.

Take six ripe apples and scoop out
the centers. Fill them with cold
cooked chicken minced fine and sea-
soned with finely minced green pep
perS and salt, with enough cream to
moisten. Place the apples in a steamer
and cook them until almost tender
Put on ice and serve with mayonnaise
on lettuce
Evening star., 1932-02-02

the Vice Presidents dais to take the
oath
AfterW9rd, he was conducted to his
seat on the last row Of the Democratic
side, between Senator Hattie Caraway
Of Arkansas and James Hamilton Lewis
Of Illinois.
Jim Ham" wasn't present, but Mrs
CaraWay was, and to her he bowed in
gallant fashion 1t wasn't long before
the two were engaged in conversation.
He pointed to various objects of interest
in the chamber and she explained what
they were.
He left the chamber once and the
newspaper boys grabbed him.
Shoot" he said, beaming-"any-
thing you want"
A woman reporter inquired about his
pajamas.
Lady, you can't print anything about
them. I gave them to the man who
carried parish for me in the last
election"
She countered with a query about
his silk hat
Silk hatP" he asked, quizzically.
"You mean stovepipe? Where can
I get one? How much do they cost?"
And with laughter following him, he
disappeared.
Evening star., 1932-02-02

Oh OllCc bCl Go iAIlJ
left nothing to be
desired when it
finally came about.
It was about the
best show Wash
ington has had in
q long, long time.
From the mo-
ntent he received
newspapermen IN
his hotel suits clad
In pajamas vari-
ously described
from pink to law
ender until he
stood before Vice
President Curtis
with his right
hand uplifted to
take the oath at
Evening star., 1932-02-02
Fig Jam.

Wash four cupfuls Of dried figs clip
the stem ends and put the figs through
a fine grinder. Add six cupfuls Of
water to the figs and boil for 25
minutes. Add three and one-half cup
fuls Of sugar, the juice and grated rind
Of one lemon, and continue boiling for
20 minutes Stir frequently and then
pour into glasses and seal.
Evening star., 1932-02-02

Radio City, in New York, a $3.50 000,-
900 project, Is planned to be the largest
single construction unit in the history
Of the world
Evening star., 1932-02-02
A WASHINGTON DAYBOOK
BY HERBERT PLUMMER.

THE long awaited appearance of
l. Huey p. Long Of Louisiana before
the bar of the Senate to take the cath
Evening star., 1932-02-02

~ ROAD, rOund Wrltng, Bucn ~
- this is, Is frequently used by a
youthful person. This writer
D seems to be an engaging, frank
type seldom found in older peo-
ole. Though frankness is an admirable
trait, it can sometimes be carried to an
extreme, frequently causing embarrass-
ment and hurt feelings. BY combining
tact with frankness, charming, sought
after character may be developed
The very top-heaVy capital "I' seems
an indication of lack Of confidence
She may try hard to be individual, but
perhaps finds herself continually falling
in with routine ideas. BY studying
herself and then determining upon an
accepted course of behavior, she would
be able to develop an outstanding per-
sonality.
Once interested In any endeayor, she
seems to have a tenacity OF purpose
that would make her continue until
completion For this reason she should
be a success in the business world,
where continued, determined effort
brings great chance of reward. AS she
appears to have keen sense of values,
some type of department store work
might appeal to her. Though she
might have to start as a clerk, by study
ing and applying herself she might
earn a worthwhile position as buyer
or department head.
In all probability she enjoys vigorous
sports. If she spends most of her days
working indoors, she should plan out
door excursions with groups of friends.
Long hikes through the open fields,
ending in q cheerful supper around a
bonfire, would surely be stimulating and
exhilarating. In the Summer months
swimming parties with shore dinners
afterward should prove another pleas
ant diversion.
1t would seem most important for her
to indulge in these recreations, for If
she remained too much indoors she
might lose some of her vitality and
freshness of spirit.
Evening star., 1932-02-02
n A T u II E. 5
C. III IL d r E n
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEf.
Illustrations by Mary Foley
TULIP TREE

TULIP TREE
Iiriodendron tulipifera).
How beautiful your feathers be
The redbird sang to the tulip tree
New garbed in Autumn gold
Alas" the bending branches slgileo'
They cannot like your leaves aploe
To keep me from the cold! ..s
John B. Tabo'
Evening star., 1932-02-02

Smoking cigar which he carried
lighted into the Senate chamber, and
immaculate In semi-formal clothes,
Long proved surprise to the hundreds
who crowded the Senate galleries to
get a glimpse of him.
1t wouldn't be far wrong TO say that
"Huey" BOWED 'em over.
Disdaining the proffered arm of Joe
Robinson, his escort he calmly put
his cigar on the desk and walked to
Evening star., 1932-02-02

~ LID fashioned recipes are sought
A by those who would set table
in which novelty is present,
~ for these old recipes are little
in evidence in these days of
modern cookery The very fact that
they are not new supplies a contradic-
tory note of novelty. One such recipe
is given below, and is for a fruit pot
pie, Just the thing for the main dish
sor a little supper or luncheon, or for
Evening star., 1932-02-02

Note-Andlvsis of handwriting is not
an eract science according to tporid in
uestiq0tOrs, but all agree 1t is Interesting
and lots Of tun. The Star presents the
dbOre feature in that spirit.
II you rcish to have your pritiro
QRdlgzed. send sample to Miss Mockd-
bee. care of The Star, along With
2-cent stamp. II lUiH be either inter
preted IN this column or you ,Uil receiDe
handUrttiU0 analysis chart which you
iCiI find an interesting study.
Evening star., 1932-02-02
ORANGE SHORTCAKE.

One cup sour cream, pinch of
saSt, one level teaspoon soda, -four
and four oranges. Dissolve the
salt and soda in a tablespoon Of
warm water and add to cream.
Stir in enough Sifted flour to
make a rather stiff dough. Di-
vide dough in halves. Roll one
half out and fit into pan in which
it is to be baked. Butter the top
Of the dough we'll Roll out re-
naming half and lay it on top Of
the buttered one. Bake in a
moderate oven and when done
separate the layers and put be-
tween them the oranges, peeled,
sliced and sweetened with pow
dered sugar. Grated pineapple,
sliced peaches or preserved pears
or cooked prunes may be used.
CCopyrieht, 1922
Evening star., 1932-02-02
Peter Has No Choice.

The time may come for me or yoa
To do the thing we fear to do.
-Phter Rabbit
Evening star., 1932-02-02
MENU FOR A DAY.

SteWed Figs, Dry Cereal with
Cream, Corned Beef Hash,
Corn Mullins,
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Tomato Bouillon with Barley
Crabmeat Salad Glover Rolls
PrIme Pie Tea
DINNER. r..
Thin Soup, Hamburg Steak,
Brown Gravy, Baked Potatoes,
Creamed Turnip, Tomato and
Lettuce Salad, Mayonnaise,
Dressing Orange Short
cake, Coffee.
Evening star., 1932-02-02
When she ruined their
ELASTICITY =
she ruined theft

STOCKINGS that wrinkle and bag sgb' Do you know
what causes this loss of beauty, and how to pn0nt it,
New stockings elastic Knitted with silk threads that
stretch and then spring back again But when this precious
elasticity vsd stockings wrinkle and sag Seams are crooked
Threads M instead of gcug under sa starting runs
That is why Lux has been made especially psrs elasticity
It offers YOU sure way to make your stockings keep their t and
make even the sheerest ones really WEAR.
Evening star., 1932-02-02

noon, Gov Senator 'Huey" was "the
Hills" main attraction.
Evening star., 1932-02-02

q substantial dessert to follow meal
in which the substantial elements are
divided between the main dishes and
the dessert BY the way, this is a
schedule that il is well to remember
Evening star., 1932-02-02
CORNED BEEF HASH.

Mix together one and one-half
cupfuls chopped corn beef, two
cupfuls chopped cooked potatoes,
one chopped cooked beet, one
large chopped carrot, one tea
spoon grated onion, one teaspoon
table sauce, one-half teaspoon
salt and one-half cup stock or
water. Melt two tablespoons beef
drippings in frying pan, add
the hash, cook slowly until a rich
brown crust has formed under
meath, then fold and serve on a
heated dish.
PRUNE PIE.
Wash thoroughly one half
pound pruneS, cover with cold
water, let soak four hours, then
cook in same water until soft.
Remove the stones, cut the prunes
In halves, and add one-half cup
sugar, the juice of half a lemon
and a dash Of salt. Line a pie
plate with crust, cover with the
prunes, dredge with one table,
spoon -four, add one and one
half tablespoons prune juice
boiled down until thick. dot with
bits Of butter, cover with top piece
Of crust, having Sits for the
steam to escape, and bake in a
moderate oven.
Evening star., 1932-02-02
Handwriting
What 1t May Reveal.
BY MILDRED MOCKABEE.
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Evening star., 1932-02-02

wash after EACH wearing. Perspiration
left in the stocking rets threads.
Don't rub with cake soap: 1t destroys
the elasticity Of the silk. With Lux
there's no rubbing.
Don't use too. warm water this fades
color. With Lux you use lukewarm
water. No hot water needed.
Avoid ordinary soaps-cakes, powders,
chips. These often contain harmful al
kali which weakens silk threads, fades
colors. Lux has no harmful alkah.
Anything safe in water is safe In Lux
Evening star., 1932-02-02
The Lux Wzy to make stockings FIT and WEAR

Wash this 2-minute way;
/. One teaspoon Of Lux makes plenty
of suds for each pair of stockings.
z. Add lukewarm water to Lux, squeeze
suds through stockings, rinse well.
Evening star., 1932-05-08

Gov. Albert Ritchie of Maryland
chatting with Mrs. Elliott F. Hoffman,
a hostess. at the reception held in his
toric Gadsby's Tavern. Alexandria, Va,
for the Conference of Governors.
9 Star STAFF Photo
The Washington times., 1932-10-14
"VALENTINE"

Continued from Magazine Page.
to play roulette, to try to make
them think he's a big shot in
the movies or something. And
lose everything but 25 cents. If
they'd accept two-bit pieces he'd
have lost that"
Jaw, Marj-you were crazy
to play, yourself"
And if I had we might have
won something. I kept telling
you 13 on the red, but would
you play it? No. And it came
twice"
"Yeh, and if you hadn't spent
the IS bucks I was counting on
your having in your purse we'd
have come out all right. How
did know you we're going to
blow the whole wad on French
perfume?"
How did I know you'd lose
every cent we had? Val, hate
to ask you, but have you got
any money? Otherwise we'll
have to telegraph somebody"
Val did little lightning cal
culating. Il can pay it. Let me
nay for us all anyway. My
treat-you've been so nice to
me-"
"Nerts. But I will be obliged
To borrow from you, Val. Say,
you and Les didn't patronize
that bar much, did you?"
eyes, where were you? We
didn't see you in the Casino,
The Washington times., 1932-10-14

and when I finally dragged
Frank upstairs it was pretty
near o'clock and you weren't
in your room yeti"
Who'd Marry Her?
"I know it was late. We
walked miles. I was so unhap-
py-"
UNHAPPY! I thought, you
were so delighted to see him!"
Il was! 1 am! Bnt-oh it
would take so long to tell it.
I'm worried about Aunt Julia.
Something Joe's mother told
me. She's here. We bumped into
her last night. and"
Here? Why, hon: Whatever
brought her to place like this,
for heavens Sake?"
Honeymoon. She's married
again"
"WHAT?"
Eyes. She'd had her hair
hennaed or something, too. 1t
used to be blonde, you know,
and I suppose it was getting
grey. So now it's salmon pink.
She's a sight. Really, She"
But, hon, who's n" RRY
her?"
Il don't know. It's name is
Hotchkiss, or something like
that. I don't know what Joe
will say. unless he knew it
already, and never told me"
Marjorie and Frank ex-
changed glances.
The Washington times., 1932-10-14
Bv Hazel Livingston

that sport silk, Val! Why, it's
all hand made, isn't it? How
SWELL"
Marjorie Walls!
cts one Millie had. She gave
me a dozen, a. least. She had
them, and she hates sport
things. You can have some of
them if you want. I'll never
wear them all out"
Hon! But oh, gee, now I'll
have to make up something for
Frank-He's so funny about
some things. He'd never let me
take them if he knew. But we
can say I found them at a bar
gain in Hamstein'S basement or
some place. Gee, I'm sick of be-
ing poor and never having any,
thing like I used to have! He
won't even let ma send me
clothes. Makes me sick. You
know, I think we were both
fools to marry so young, Val.
A girl is an awful Sill to marry
young, don't you think?"
Val, pale, with her dark
lashed eyelids heavy, and circles
of WEAKNESS under her eyes,
smiled family. You we're
young. I was pretty near 81.
That isn't young"
"Oh sure it is. A girl is a
fool to"
I'm still a fool! IL don't
even know what I want. I'm in
love with Les, and I'm still Wor.
The Washington times., 1932-10-14
By Milt Gross

ried about Joe. I want to stay
here, and I want to go back to
my mother, because I'm worried
about her. And I wired Aunt
Julia last night, and I won't
rest until I hear from her, and
go back there to see for myself.
Just when I really want to stay
here with Les. I know I'm a
fool. But I can't help it. And
oh, Marjie-I'm so miserable"
81 Must Be Tragic"
Marjorie turned to wait for
Frank, hurrying after them.
Frank with his vest unbuttoned,
his coat flying, his hat tilted
just the way she'd told him doz-
ems and dozens of times not to
tilt it. Frank who wasn't any
body. Who'd never be any
body. Who gambled away a
months salary, and got maud
lin drunk.
She looked down at her make
shift dress, her bargain base
ment purcos, her whole cheaply
smart costume.
And then she let her eyes rest
on Val. Val, married to a sue
cessful architect, loved by the
best looking man she ever
knew. Val, who looked like a
fairy child, dressed in a prin-
cess clothes.
IF you're miserable" she
said, Il must be tragic!"
CONTINUED Tomorrow
Copyright 1s32.O
The Washington times., 1932-10-14
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