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The Washington times., 1932-01-07
Meter Rule Critics
In Congress Raped

Congressional criticism of the
Public Utilities Commission order
requiring the use of meters on
taxicabs should be withheld until
the courts have passed on the
matter, according to George E.
Keneipp. chairman of the Wash
ington Chamber of Commerce
transportation committee. He
said:
eff the court findings do not
meet with the approval of the
public, Congress has the power
to change or to modify the
authority it granted to the
Public Utilities Commission.
This committee has ap-
proved the adviSability of some
change in the method of measur-
ing taxicab service so that the
charge per customer will be
more nearly prOpOrtiOnate with
the service rendered, and has
urged that service rates be
based upon actual cost of opera
tiOn."
The Washington times., 1932-01-07
''Lindy of Desert"
To Lecture Here

Bertram Thomas, the Lind
bergh of the Arabian Desert" will
address members of the National
Geographic Society tomorrow
night at the Washington Audi
torium.
Mr.. Thomas donned Arab
clothes, grew a beard, and per-
suaded savage desert tribesmen
to pass him along from one
warning tribe to the next. He
crossed an area whcih has been
the worlds major blind spot or
years.
The Washington times., 1932-01-07
Legion Will Urge
Pension for WidOzUs

Extension of hospital facilities
for veterans and passage of a
law providing pensions for all
widows of service men, whether
they die in service or not, are
the principal pieces of legisla-
ton to be sought by the Ameri-
can Legion this year, Col. John
Thomas Taylor, national vice
chairman of the legislative COM
mittee, told the Sergeant Jasper
Post last night.
The Washington times., 1932-01-07
Franklin Reelected
Head of Relief GROUP

William F. Franklin. District
water department employe, yes
terday was elected president of
the Municipal Immediate Relief
Association for the sixth success
sive term. Other officers named
were as follows:
Thomas A. Costello, vice presi-
dent; C, E. Graham, secretary;
Patrick J. Curtain, treasurer, and
Edward Kelly, Thomas Hanway
and A. S. Nicholson trustees.
The Washington times., 1932-01-07
Brig. Gen. Johnston
To We'd Mrs. Barnes

There have been whispers in
Army circles. but no one was
sure until today that Brig. Gen
John A. Johnston, former Dis
trict Commissioner, and Mrs.
zella M. Barnes, former wife of
Col. Harry c. Barnes, would be
married.
Mrs. Barnes is director of the
District Of Columbia Chapter Of
the American Red Cross and is
annually in charge of the local
Red Cross Roll Call.
The Washington times., 1932-01-07
2 Women Injured
In Auto Sn1nSh-un

Two women suffered cuts and
bruises last night when their au-
tomobile collided with another at
Third and @ Streets Northwest.
Mrs. Ella Connor, 81, of 1112 r
st. N. E., and Mrs. Mary Garten,
SO, of II r st. N. E., were treated
at Emergency Hospital for minor
injuries,
The Washington times., 1932-01-07

astounding sins, and even the queer emo
tions of the movies are not shocking. To
be shocking thing has to have some
connection with reality; and it was in
connection with something as real as life
and death that got my shock the other
day at picture show.
Harsh Words
The event was one of those short sub
iects which quite often, if they are we'll
selected, are the best part of an enter
tainment. At certain moment this par
ticular one showed the spot at which
Alexander Hamilton was killed in his
duel with Aaron Burr; within an iron
paling stood a bust, weather-beaten but
sadly dignified, of the greatest Secretary
of tho Treasury "hefore Andrew Mel
The Washington times., 1932-01-07
Biological Society
COnUeneS SATURDAY.

The Biological Society will meet
Saturday night in the new assem-
bly, hall of the Cosmos Club.
Eugene w. Surber, U. S. Blu
reau of Fisheries, will speak on
Control of Vegetation in Ponds"
Frank Been, National Park Serv-
ice, will show slides on The Sc
quotas of Sequoia National Park"
The Washington times., 1932-01-07
D. G. Heads Oppose
School for Police

Holding there is no need for
establishment of a training school
for policemen and policewomen in
the District, the Commissioners
reported unfavorably on a bill
proposing such an institution to
Representative Mary T. Norton.
chairman of the House District
Committee.
The Washington times., 1932-01-07
$4OO,OOO,OOO Revenue
Is Claimed for Beer

Claiming legalized beer would
raise a minimum Federal reve-
nue. of $400,O00,0OO annually
leaders of the crusade, militant
anti-prohibition group, today pre-
sented a petition to Congress
urging immediate modification
of the Volstead act.
The Washington times., 1932-01-07
N. c. Society to Hear
Sen. BdiLeu SDeak

The North Carolina Society of
Washington will hold it's annual
dinner dance at the Shoreham
Hotel January 18. The entire
Congressional delegation from
that State will be guests of honor,
with Senator Josiah w. Bailey
the principal speaker.
The Washington times., 1932-01-07
Y. F. A. Auxiliary
Head Guest Here

Mrs. Dora Raffenburger, of
Harrisburg, Pa, national presi.
dent Of the Ladies Auxiliaries of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars,
will address a meeting of local
auxiliaries at Pythian Temple
tonight.
The Washington times., 1932-01-07
BETTMAN TO AID D. C.

Alfred Bettman, a Cincinnati
attorney, prominent in zoning
cases, met with the District Com
missioners today. He is to aid
the District in a number Of ap-
peals from decisions of the Zoning
Commission in the courts,
The Washington times., 1932-01-07
30 Young Printers
Get 'TraUeL Cards.

Thirty printer apprentices left
Washington last night to inspect
type foundries and linotype plants
in Philadelphia, Jersey City and
New York. They will return to-
morrow night. The trip was ar
ragged by Columbia Typographical
Union.
The Washington times., 1932-01-07
LEIsENRING APPOINTED

Reappointment of L. M. Leisen-
ring as member Of the Board of
Examiners and Registrars of
Architects for five-year term,
beginning January II, was made
today by the District Commits
sionerS.
The Washington times., 1932-01-07
True to Type:
SHOCK AT MOVIES
RECORDED AND
REGRETTED
Rv GILBERT SELDES

HAVE at last been shocked at the movies Not you will
understand, by the movies. do not believe that the
movies themselves have voltage sufficient to shock with
few exceptions what takes place there far removed
from actual human activity that the faint adult and the
The Washington times., 1932-01-07
PAY CUTS RAPED

The Women's City Club, at It's
regular monthly meeting last
night, adopted a resolution dis
approving any legislation reduc-
ing Government salaries.
The Washington times., 1932-01-07
CITIZENS TO HEAR BALLOU

The Mount Pleasant Citizens
Association will meet at 8 o'clock
Saturday night in the Mount
Pleasant branch of the Public
library. DR.. Frank w. Ballou
mill sneak.
The Washington times., 1932-01-07
JANET RICHARDS SPEAKER

The HoouSekeepers' Alliance will
meet at 2704 Cathedral Ave. N. W.
tomorrow at 2 p. m. Miss Janet
Richards will be speaker.
The Washington times., 1932-01-07
New Commandment

It is amusing to find distinguished British scholar doing
exactly what this movie did, DR.. Cecil Cadoux has made
version of the Ten Commandments, among which
the following:
You not to the of your God, Yahweh
fhppantly Yahweh will not let those who his
flippantly get off"
Mind you obey all instructions I am giving you to
the letter Don't erect any stone pillars to other gods
Yahweh doesn't like it. And don't offer him sacrifice
any animal that's got anything wrong with it. He oathes
that sort of thing
In the Gutter
In the comment the recent American Bible the argu-
ment naturally influenced by memories of the magn
cent English of the authorized version the American re-
vision according to people, lacked poetic beauty and
it naturally could have the emotional overtones Of the
text which had known since chldhood but it is not
vulgar The quotations above indicate deliberate purpose
to bring the Bible down to the level of the in the
gutter 1t argument say that the language of the
original "Yahweh doesn't like it,
He loathes that sort of thing We do not know what dig
mites words had in those times and it is little unsafe
to that because cheap lot ancestors
cheap.
The Washington times., 1932-01-07

lon The voice from the alluded briefly to the duel
said that Hamilton fell and then added these words He
could dish it out, but he couldn't take it..
All Wrong
My political tendency used to be Jeffersonian was
brought up with romantic admiration for Aaron Burr;
| have no emotional response to the of Hamilton.
But itseemed to that the gangster phrase def
ntey shocking and with the thrill of unexpected
electric current; it shocking blow between
eyes. The very event to which it applied ade-
quae proof that the statement inappropriate: obviously
Hamilton could not dish and could and did take it
like But accuracy is important here. The
important thing the intention successfully carried out
to lower everything the possible level if to
say, have dignity and will be damned if
we II let anyone enjoy dignity even in the past.
Evening star., 1932-06-07
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

Pop was reeding q magazine after
supper. saying to ma. Here's a very
intristing article on the causes OF
dreens. this chap claims every dreem
is caused by some sound or sounds
that your ear takes in even while
you're unconscious and translates in
the form of some dreem or other, for
example If you happen to have touch
of indigestion, knocking on the door
will be enough to start you dreeming
of a prison yard with gallows being
erected to hang you on.
Well anyway. that doesn't pervent
dreems from having real secondary
meetings. ma said. and pop said, The
secondary meening of most of them Is
hot nnints pie or lobster salad.
And I went to bed on account OF
having to. and woke up about hours
later on account Of the moon shining
in my window. and thawt. G. Won
der II could make pop dreem some
body was calling him on the telefone.
And ! snuck down outside Of his
room In my picjammers and started to
say, Mr.. Potts wanted on the teleione.
Mr.. Potts wanted on the telefone
Saying 1t in a pritty loud wisper.
thinking, In the morning at breakfast
III ask him what he dreemed about,
and If he dreemed about telefones that
will prove 1t.
And said, Mr.. Potts wanted on the
telefone. Mr.. Potts wanted on the tele-
fone.
Saying 1t IN a even louder Of a wis
per, and I heard a kind Of a grunt
like somebody starting to wake up. and
I quick snuck up to my room again.
and pritty soon I heard pop coming
upstairs and I pretended to be asleep
Evening star., 1932-06-07
Your Baby and Mine
BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.

Baby Apt to Shun New Foods.
TINE texture Of different foods
makes them disagreeable to
children who are unusually SEN
i sitive to such differences. But
childs refusal Of food
sho:sld not be taken seriously. It is
to be expected just at first.
New Foods.
= The baby who has been reared
principally on a bland food like milk is
almost certain to make wry face
when first introduced to teaspoonful
Of rather tart orange juice. The baby
who has been dining sumptuously on
liquids which slip down his throat
without the least effort is almost sure
TO spit out those first few spoonfuls
OF cereal which demand an entirely
lowed successfully.
Instead OF recognizing that baby has
to learn to manage these new foods
and that mother should be patient and
helpful until he does. most mothers
interpret this splitting out as symp-
tom of baby's dislike or OF plain Stub
bornness.
Don't Force Foods.
Forcing the food en- the child Is one
absolutely sure way of turning his
faint surprise and caution into actual
dislike There are all kinds of tactful
ways to help baby want to accept this
new food. Some of them are suggested
in my leaflet. Introducing New Foods
in the Chtd's Diet" I wish every
mother would avail herself of this leaf
let before she starts holding baby's
nose in an effort to make him swal-
Evening star., 1932-06-07

low the cereal or vegetable or what
ever food she Is sure he dislikes. A
self-addressed. stamped envelope should
accompany your request for this leaf
let. Write to the Your Baby and
Mine" department Of this newspaper.
Mrs. T. r. has started forcing food
with no very brilliant results. Baby
Is nine months old and weighs 18
pounds" she says. She Is fed dried
milk five times daily and one bottle
has an egg mixed into 1t. She likes
vegetables, but will not touch cereal.
I have to hold her nose and force
tomato or orange juice down her
throat. She has been standing since
her eighth month and her legs are
none too straight What causes her
urine to smell like ammonia? Her
head sweats terribly and I've been
rickets. She also takes cold very easily.
1 shall welcome your advice"
Change TO one quart Of whole milk
now and give four bottles of 1t daily.
Add the egg yolk to one bottle, and in
each Of two others include one ounce
or strained, sweet orange juice.
Increase the amount Of cod liver oil
to two teaspoonfuk a day and continue
this until baby can have a sunbath
daily The orange Juice and more
vegetables should help the ammonia
cal urine. which may be caused by the
way you are washing the diapers with
out boiling or summing or may be due
to lack of sufficient alkaline ash FOODS
in the diet. Orange juice is an aka
line ash food.
Try banana or baked potato instead
Of cereal for a time. Babies usually
like banana. which may be served III
the same amounts as cereal and at the
same meals. Start with one teaspoon CT
strained, ripe banana and increase
gradually until you are giving one-half
to one whole ripe banana daily. You
may have my leaflets, "Rickets,"
Evening star., 1932-06-07

host to the two National Conventions
as Chicago will be this year There was
little Of the grandiose display for the
delegates that awaits them in Chicago
In that year the Democrats we're con-
tent to meet In an Odd Fellows hall
while the Republicans took over the
Universaist church.
It was in 1850 that the present day
flare for the unusual at political con-
ventions began to be noticed. The Re-
publicans held their convention at Chi
cago in a specially constructed wigwam
1t was in this wigWam that Abraham
Lincoln was first nominated.
In the succeeding years the show has
grown larger and larger. About every
conceivable thing is done nowadays
to make the conventions memorable
events.
The Democratic convention in Den
yer back in 1908 was held when the
thermometer was around l04 and los
degrees. Denver citizens brought in
carloads of snow from nearby mountain
tops and dumped 1t near the Convention
hall. The delegates engaged in SNOWFALL
fights to forget the heat.
There Is no end to novelties at politi-
cal conventions Of today.
Anna Case sang the Star Spangled
Banner" to open the Democratic con-
vention in New York in 1924. While
she was singing literally thousands of
miniature American flags were released
from the ceiling and foated down on
the crowd.
At Houston in 1928 gardenias attach
ed To toy balloons were released In the
convention kall
Evening star., 1932-06-07
How to Cook Planked Dishes
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

food can be actually broiled until nearly
done, and then be set on hot PLANK
and the cooking continue under the
fame or IN the oven. Usually the gar
nishes are put around the fish, chicken
steak. etc, before the secondary part
Of the cooking. oven planked f1sh
should be basted with stock.
The garnishing Of planked FOODS Is
what makes them so deliciously appe-
tizing in appearance. These edible gar
nishes seldom omit potatoes. usually
mashed and made INTO roses ny tne
use of a pastry tube. or otherWfe at
tractively fashioned, or little boiled
potato balls can be used. In either
case the potatoes are brushed with egg
or with butter so that they brown on
the plank. It Is really easier to hnish
cooking the meat. etc. on the plank,
than to put it on afterwards. except
possibly in the case Of planked STEAK,
which Is broiled and then set on the
piping hot plank and the garnEnes
added. the plank being placed under
the heat only long enough to brown
the potatoes.
about the meat or fish depends on
the kinds best suited to the meat OF
which are seasonable.
Mashed potato forms wall around
the edge of the plank Between this
and the meat, string beans can be put
peas, or peas and carrots. asparagus.
etc. A sauce can be put over the meat
Mushroom sauce and oyster sauce are
favo-ites. Baked bananas at each END
or each side of the plank. srd outside
Of the potatoes. are well liked, with
planked chicken. which. by the way. Is
prepared as for broillng.
For planked lobster the potato balls
are put around the plank after the
shell fish is baked or brolled Grated
cucumber and lettuce leaves form del
icate earnish to put around the lobster
Just before serving the planked dish.
(Copyrt-ht, 1922
Evening star., 1932-06-07

Near your home he loves to dwell and
take his early morning dip. If water IS
provided. He loves to preen his feath-
ers. and when you see the handsome.
slate-gray coat, the long, dark. emo
tional tail, the shiny black trimmed
head and the merry eyes, you will know
that you have met most interesting
Summer visitor.
Just as you are eXtolling him, he will
suddenly drop his head drag his tail
and act as if he had been caught steal
ing his neighbor's wife. Then he
crouches, rolls his head forward in a
he resembles a limp, long-dead snake!
Go over to him and boo" he stif1ens
his tail. and with eyes full Of mischief.
he darts away to a. nearby twig. Here
he pours forth such sounds as you
never heard before. Squawks, catcalls
and screams. You stoop to get pebble,
and guessing he has gone far enough.
the little rascal bursts into the loveliest
melody you ever hearc.
Some folks love him. others admire
him, while there are a few who say all
manner of things against him. He has
much in his favor you will find out.
He will protect other babies than his
own He will divide the juicy meals he
mas 10UnQ lOr MS DdDleS WIN uCtIe cry
ing ones who have lost their mother.
When en- enemy comes in the family
circle, the father or mother call for as
sistance. In a short time help arrives
and the intruder makes his escape as
quickly as possible.
As a house builder the mother does
not shine. In fact, the nursery looks
more like a scrap basket Old news
papers, rags and coarse string are
woven together with twigs. She does
make an effort to have the inside
comfy" and uses soft rags. There are
from four to six lovely bluish-gree eggs
placed in the crib.
The parents are kept on the 60 from
early morning till darx; the babies de-
mand fruit. juicy insect eggs and cut
worms. Here Is where the family re-
deems itself. for cutworms are their
favorite meat.
Now with two sets of children
Summer and these children demanding
a mixed diet, you can see that the little
fruit that the catbird takes Is nothing
in comparison to the insects and warns
his family consumes.
When the family cares are over. the
father has a most interesting time, and
after a fight, he will take bath If pos
sible, brush up his feathers, then join
his friends to talk things over.
Evening star., 1932-06-07

sleepy. So Grandfather Frog sitting on
his favorite green lily pad where he was
quite safe from Longlegs the Heron be-
cause the water was much too deep for
Longlegs to wade within striking dis
tance, became drovsy.
He didn't intend to take rap out
there IN plain sight. No, indeed, he
didn't intend to take nap there. He
knew how foolish that would be- Yes,
Mr.. Marsh Hawk might come along
and seeing him there. pick him up. No
that was no place for nap and Grand
father Frog knew it. But he was so
comfortable that he didn't want to
move So he continued to sit there
and blink and blink his big goggly eyes
Presently he stopped blinking. He
didn't know he had stopped blinking.
You see. he was asleep. Yes sir. he was
asleep. He was taking nap right
there in plain sight Of any one who
should happen along.
Now there was one person who some
times visited the Smiling Pool of whom
Grandfather Frog was afraid and for
whom he held the greatest respect.
That was Mr.. Vatersnake. He had
often said that should Mr. Watersnake
choose to make his home in the Sn1ll-
ink Pool. he, Grandfather Frog, would
feel obliged to move away. AS it was.
Mr.. Watersnake was only an occasional
visitor. He lived back little way up
the Laughing Brook where it passed
through the alder swamp. Ever since
Grandfather Frog could remember he
had had to be on the watch for Mr..
Watersnake
Longlegs the Heron and most other
enemies we're easily seen by one who
used his eyes, and we're easy to escape
from by plunge into deep water. But
Mr. Watersnake, gliding alcng in the
grass Of the bank or swimming along
the water plants was not easily seen.
Moreover. he was quite as much at
home in the water as Grandfather
Frog himself and could follow in deep
water And Mr.. Watersnake had a
that Mr.. Watersnake was in the neigh
borhood Grandfather Frog felt very
much as did Striped Chipmunk or
Peter Rabbit when they suspected that
Shadow the Weasel was about.
Many times Mr.. Watersnake had just
missed catching Grandfather Frog
and each time he resolved that the next
time he would succeed. So now he
never visited the Smiling Pool without
thinking Of Grandfather Frog and
watching out for him. 1t happened
that this very morning when Grand
father Frog had so carelessly gone to
sleep Mr.. Watersnake had decided to
visit the Smiling Pool.
1T is about time paid Grandfather
Frog q visit" thought he. HE was late
in coming out from Winter quarters
this year, but he is out by this time. ]
am certain So far he hasn't seen me
this year 50 he isn't likely to be watch
ing for me as sharply as when he knows
/ am about He'll make good dinner,
Grandfather Frog viii. He Is the big
Evening star., 1932-06-07
DAILY DIET RECIPE
FLANK ROLLS NEAT.


Flank steak. one and one
quarter pounds, minced leftover
chicken. one cup: fine dry
crumbs, four tablespoons; milk.
two tablespoons: salt. cne-ouarter
teaspoon; thyme. or1e-elghth tea
spoon; sage. one-eighth teaspoon;
table sauce. one teaspoon.
SERVES 4 OR 5 ROLLS.
Make a dressing of the chicken.
crumbs. milk and seasonings.
Cut steak in four or five strips.
On each strip place some OF the
dressing and roll up strips. fas-
tening with a toothpick or shaved
matchstick. Simmer and cook
very slowly these rolls in your
favorite stew" gravy for about
an hour and a half.
DIET NOTE.
Recipe furnishes protein. q
very small amount of starch.
Lime. iron. vitanlins A and B
present. Recipe can be eaten by
normal adults of average or un-
derWeight. # mountaineering
gravy were used recipe could be
eaten by those wishing to reduce.
Evening star., 1932-06-07
D0D A1HAA ~ OANALO ". Burgess

best Frog I have ever seen and I can
not think Of anything that would suit
me better than to catch that o.d
croaker"
So Mr. Watersnake made his way
down the Laughing Brook to the Sn1il-
ing Pool and all the way he took care
that no one should see him He swan
under water part Of the way and when
he did come to the surface he put no
more than his head out So at last he
reached the lily pads in the Smiling
Pool. All this time Grandfather Frog
was doing He wasn't even dreaming
of Mr.. Watersneke.
(Copyrfsht. 1e32)
The next story Farmer Browns
Boy Hears Scream.
Evening star., 1932-06-07

with both eyes closed. and he came in
and stood alongside Of my bed. saying
to himself. It's impossible, but yee gods
I could of sworn ! was wide awake,
1t must Of been a nitemare I knew I
Shouldent Of taken cream on those
stewed prooens.
And he went down again and !
dreemed I was a telefone and pop was
grabbing me around the neck with one
hand and trying to tawk through me.
Evening star., 1932-06-07

shortly.
All the pageant
ry. lavish prepara-
tions. magnificent
coliseums and sta
diun1s so necessary
to the modern
quadrennial politi-
cal circus were un-
known years ago.
The Democrats
back in 1885 re-
quired no stadium
with a seating ca
pacity Of $4,000 as
they will have this
year at Chicago.
They did their
nominating in the
Fourth prasbyte.
Evening star., 1932-06-07

"An,moniacal Urine" and on Feeding
from Two to Twelve Months" by send
ing me a self addressed stamped enve-
lope with your requests for them.
Evening star., 1932-06-07

ran church in Baltimore The Wings
in 1889 used the Lutheran church IN
Harrisburg
In 1894 the city Of Baltimore was