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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-03

You'll have found this secret
of making good biscuits with abso-
Lutte certainty of success after YOU
try Self-rising Washington Flour.
"They will beat any baking
powder biscuits you ever tasted
and there won't be a grain of bak-
ing powder in them. That saves
a lot of time as we'll as money.
The flour comes ready-mixed with
the exactly correct amount of leav-
ening phosphates-not only pure,
but healthfu1.
There is a decided natural
nutty flavor in Self-rising Wash
ington Flour biscuits that is very
appetizine. That's one of the
things that first attracted my at
tention. They tasted different
and then I thought all over again
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MILADY BEAUTIFUL
BY LOIS LEEDS.

also one for a tissue cream that won't
grow hair. A. B.
Answer.-O Greaseless cream: 10
grains ounce seed, IS grains borax, l Il
ounces glycerine, 2 ounces witch hazel,
Is ounces boiling water. 8 minims per-
fume. Pour half the boiling water on
the ounce seed and let it stand for
two hours, stirring from time to time.
Strain through double cheesecloth.
Dissolve all the other ingredients in the
other half of the boiling water. then
slowly pour into the strained ounce
seed lotion, stirring constantly.
az. Tissue cream: y ounce white
wax, y ounce spermaceti and 2 ounces
oil of sweet almonds melted together
in a double boiler. Remove from fire
and beat in Y ounce lavender water
and 3 drops simple tincture of ben
zoin. Use Dover egg beaten.
LOIS LEEDS.
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man In " 1gton to keep things
running ore He vetoes or approves
every move = In Gamers behalf.
1t was his idea that Garner should
stay out of the primary in Georgia and
he moved to persuade Judge Howard
to withdraw. He knew that the Roose-
welt set-up there was formidable and
that at best probably the only thing
Garner could get would be black eye.
The wisdom of his decision was
borne out later when Roosevelt re-
Quested Georgia Democrats to permit
Gov. Murray Of Oklahoma TO enter.
That's Rayburn's mission. No one
knows better than he the truth of the
old political adage that IT can take
care of myself, but deliver me from
my friends" rs
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Tarantulas carrying so of their young
on their backs have been found in
South America.
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This accepted" seal denotes
that Self-Risins Washington
Flour land advertisements for
~ are acceptable 10 the Com
mittee on Foods Of the
American Medical Association.
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HOW SIX LETTERS HAVE BEEN
CHANGED.
in olden Egypt was turned into a mod
ern "B" by the Greeks.
The picture used in Egypt for the
II" sound was turned into the modern
letter e. by the Greeks.
The Phoenicians handed a letter
looking something like a ~" to the
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He is noted in Congress, where he
has served 10 years. for his GOODNESS
and his level head. He Is a leader
among the Democrats In the House and
sits In on the inner councils Of his
party.
Rayburn knows politics and plays the
game in q practical way.
Texas selected Rayburn to look after
Gamers interests because Il wanted a
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Make Feet Look Smaller.

Dear Miss Leeds-What style of shoe
should I wear to make my feet appear
smaller and what height of heel?
am IA years old. feet inches tall.
READER.
Answer.-Feet look smaller in dark
colored shoes of simple design. For
everyday wear you might choose OK
fords in dark brown kid or alligator
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My Neighbor Says:

Shake sugar over doughnuts
and cakes through q fine sieve
so that 1t will fall lightly and
evenly on them.
Ammonia and water in equal
proportions will remove varnish
from furniture.
When folding a bedspread back
for the night begin at the top of
the spread and fold 1t toward the
foot Of the bed in half. Then
fold from each end toward the
center, forming a triangle, the
point Of which Is toward the head
and the base toward the foot Of
the bed. Hold the point and fold
1t smoothly over the footboard.
To unfold, follow In reversa order.
Pears stuffed with chopped
nuts and creamed cheese make q
delicious salad when served on
crisp lettuce leaves.
Copyright, 1922
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Straight Talks to Women About Money
BY MARY ELIZABETH ALLEN.

In RENTING money to foreign coun-
try. it is advisable to obtain a money
order from ones bank that is payable In
the currency of the country to which
payment is being sent, unless United
States currency is especially desired or
specified
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Story of the Alphabet.
IN GREECE AND ROME.

II ONG before the time of the
great thinker Socrates people
In Greece had learned the art of
L. writing. BY the sailors and
traders of Phoenicia they had
been taught the magic letters of the
alphabet.
The Greeks changed the alphabet.
They turned the letter "A" right side
up, as we might say.
= The picture of a bird used for "B"
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combined with suede Low-cut ties with
only one, two or three pairs Of eyelets
are becoming to the large foot; they
are dressy and may be had in smart
feathers to match ones afternoon
frocks. Pumps with large, fiat buckles
are suitable also. Wear heels about
IL to ~ inches high on your oXfords
and dress shoes: spring heels are COM
Portable on sport shoes. Avoid the wide,
bulky looking sport shoes with fringed
tongues, and square toes. Select grace
full. neat footwear, but do not try to
wear too small size.
LOIS LEEDS.
GreaSeless Cream.
Dear Miss Leeds-PleaSe print the
recipe for a good greaseless cream and
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Biting Fingernails.

Dear Miss Leeds-U. How can
break myself of biting my fingernails?
I've tried several times but failed. I
am is years old, 5 feet 4 inches tall
and weigh sc pounds. RUTH.
Answer.-O. You are about %
pounds below the average weight for
your age and height, which is a seri-
Gus matter at your age. The nail-bit-
ing is a nervous habit related to your
poor physical condition, SO build your
self up as soon as you can. Send o
stamped, addressed envelope for my
leaf1et giving suggestions on how to
gain weight. In the meantime you may
try putting something bitter on your
nails to remind yourself not to bite
them. Soak a ounce quassia chips In
q cup of water for an hour. Dip fln-
gertips In the liquid after washing
them and let them dry.
LOIS LEEDS.
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to the big battle at Chicago in june
Actually he must be alert to prevent
such a thing by admirers Of his man
as evidenced by his effort to keep Gar.
ner out of the running in the Georgia
primary.
The task of sitting idly by, making
friends for his candidate and placatinE
enemies, Is not an easy one. But
Rayburn Is one of the best men for
that kind Of job the friends Of Garner
could have picked.
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A WASHINGTON DAYBOOK
By HERBERT PLUNrMER.

GAM RAYBURN Of Texas, veteran in
- politics that he H. in all probable
ity during the next few months will
learn some entirely new things about
the game he has played almost since
49,. +;,,a he WAS old enough IN xota
Evening star., 1932-02-05
installing telephones and na1ng furni-

installing telephones and moving furn-
ture.
Workmen were laying q carpet imme-
diately over the office Of Charles G.
Dawes, the corporation president, and
his conferences at times had to be
stopped when workmen hammered In
unison.
The corridors of the old Commerce
Department Building were crowded with
jobseekers. With only about 200 to SOC
jobs available. the corporation has re-
ceived more than 10000 applications.
Watson Optimistic.
Meanwhile, mobilization of Senate
forces for renewal of work on the
emergency economic program was be-
gun by Senator Watson of Indiana. the
Republican leader, after a call upon
President Hoover and Dawes.
Watson was optimistic over the prog
ress and plans Of the Reconstruction
Corporation.
1T is off to a great start and its ef-
feet will soon be felt" he said. 1T is
imperative now that we proceed with
completion of other steps in the non
partisan emergency program to supple
ment this corporation"
Additional relief to depositors OF
closed banks and liberalization Of the
rules regulating rediscounting Of paper
by the Federal Reserve are the next
two steps urged by the President
This legislation is encompaSsed III
the banking revision measure of Sena-
tor Glass Democrat, Va, now in the
hands of financial experts. 1t will be
pressed as the next order of business
in the Senate and is expected to come
up early next week.
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be employed by the contractor. The
bill it was explained, would tend to
eliminate cheap work on Government
Jobs and prevent the rSaddling of bids
bv contractors to subCotractors.
Plan to Aid Jobless.
Plans to work out vigorous pro-
gram for the alleviation of unemploy-
ment in the District were made known
at the meeting, when 1t developed a
movement is under way among mem
bers of the Building Trades Employers
Association to enlist the aid of all civic
and trade organizations in the city in
a concerted drive for employment of
jobleSs.
The plan is much the same as that
adopted in Muncie, Ind, and indorSed
by various national organizations, which
calls for houSe-to-house inspection by
volunteer workers to ascertain what
need there may be, if any, for painting,
rCdecorating, repairs or construction
work. Owners or tenants consent to
proceed with the work using workers
from the ranks Of the unemployed, is
then sought.
The chief features Of the plan have
been approved by the American Fedora
ton Of Labor American Legion and
American Advertising Association.
A discussion Of the existing lien law
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FINANCE GROUP
SET-UP DECIDED
Policy of Decentralization
Adopted, With Federal
Reserve as Backbone.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
The Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration has adopted a policy OF
decentralization and will endeayor to
use all the present credit facilities of
the Federal Government.
The backbone of the corporations
preliminary set up will be the Federal
Reserve system.
District Federal Reserve Banks and
their branches will be used as much
as possible as they already have
credit organizations and know init
mately the various local situations.
In addition, the old War Finance
Corporation still has a skeleton Organi-
zation which will be used wherever
possible.
Confer With Fleming.
The board of directors conferred to-
day with NJ. J. Fleming, deputy gov
ernor of the Federal Reserve district
with headquarters at Cleveland. Par
tiCular attention was given to the Ohio
banking situation.
The board has no railroad loan appli-
cations before it. Announcement by w.
w Atterbury, president of the PennSyl-
vania Railroad, that he would apply
for a construction loan was received
with interest but without comment by
members of the board.
Loans Must Be Approved.
The board has decided to consider
railroad loans only after they have been
approved by the Railway Credit Cor
poration, created by the roads recently
after the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion granted rate increases.
IN addition, the law creating the FL
nance Corporation requires that all rail-
road applications be approved by the
Interstate Commerce Commission itself
before being considered by the board.
Officers of the corporation worked
with great difficulty today amid the
clatter of wOrkmen laying new floors
Evening star., 1932-02-05
RESOLUTIONS ASK
WORLD DISARMING
International League Women II
Present Sentiments Of Meet
ings to President.

Worldwide disarmament will be sup
ported in resolutions to be presented to
President Hoover tomorrow by a dele
CATION from the Women'S International
League.
The resolutions were adopted at re-
cent meetings in about 100 cities Of 80
States. They call upon President Hoo
yer to have the American delegation
work for universal disarmament at the
current arms conference in Geneva,
Switzerland.
Organizations participating include
the Federal Council of Churches, the
American Federation Of Teachers, the
Young Womens Christian Association,
the intercollegiate Disarmament Coun-
Gil, the National Council Of Jewish
Women, the Council of Women for
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Home Missions, the National Council for
the Prevention Of War and the Confer
ence on the Cause and Cure of War.
Meetings were held in Boston, Provi-
dence, Hartford, Syracuse, Brooklyn,
Jersey City, Baltimore Richmond, jack
sonville, New Orleans, Cleveland. Gin
cinnati, Dayton, Chicago, Topeka, Fargo,
st. Paul, Denver, Salt Lake City, San
Francisco, Tacoma, Santa Barbara,
Tulsa and El Paso.
After calling on the President, che
delegates will attend luncheon in the
Carlton Hotel tomorrow afternoon at /
o'clock. Mrs. Sinclair Lewis will speak.
Evening star., 1932-02-05

of the District was made by Frederick
j. Rice, the associations general coun-
sci, who suggested that more forceful
clauses be written into contracts for
the protection of contractors in the
absence of adequate laws Of this kind.
E. A. Rule was inducted into Office
as president of the association at the
meeting last night.
E. H. Rosengarten is chairman OF the
Cooperative Committee Of the associa-
ton, it was announced. Speakers at
the session included also John Colpoys,
editor of the Trade Unionist, and E. j..
Murphy. president Of the Buy-in-Wash-
ington Council.
Evening star., 1932-02-05
BUILDING TRADES
MEASURE FAVORED
Employers Support Plan Of
Eliminating "PeddlIng
of Bids"

Support OF the House bill to elm
mate so-called IBID peddling was
pledged by the Washington BUILDING
Trades Employers Association at
meeting last night in the Willard Hotci;
The association inoorsed the Dill
after hearing talk by Representative
E. w. Goss of Connecticut, sponsor OF
the measure, which would require con-
tractors for Federal jobs in excess ol
$4,000 valuation to specify IN their BIDS
the names of all subcontraCtors ana
material ard supply men intended 10
Evening star., 1932-02-05
BANKHEAD INTRODUCES
COTTON LIMITATION BILL
Proposes Measure as Amendment
10 Plan Offered Early
In the Session.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Legislation to limit the shipment Of
the 1882 cotton crop to so per cent Of
the amount produced by each planter
in 1881 was introduced today by SEN
ator Bankhead, Democrat, of Alabama.
The plan was proposed as an amend
ment to bill which Bankhead intro
duced early in the session setting up
machinery for the cotton producers to
vote on the quantity of cotton to be
sold in interstate and foreign COM
merce during each crop year.
He said the amendment was proposed
ION account of the short time for ac-
ton to cover the 1882 crop and the
unprecedented supply of 81 900 900 bales
of cotton" The proposed reduction
would be secured under a licensing sYs-
tenn as provided in the original bill.
Evening star., 1932-02-05
CHINESE WOMEN GUARD
ROAD NEAR WOOSUNG
Armed With Rifles Decade Old
Newspaper Says They Allow
No One to Pass.

BY the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI February 5.-ThiS morn
ingS yernaCular newspapers said a COM
pany of peasant women had taken over
the Job of guarding the Shanghai road
in the vicinity of Woosung. where there
has been considerable artillery activity
during the last few days
The women wear blue tunics and
trousers and are armed with clumsy
rifles decades old, according to these re-
ports. They have built crude fortifica-
tions commanding the highway, along
which they will allow no one to pass if
their suspicious are aroused in the
slightest
Evening star., 1932-02-05
COLLECTS PAY BY SUIT
Ma ssachusetts Man Who Forced
Salt Into Job Wins Case

The town of Dedham, Mass, never
hired John w. Leonard, SO, but he sued
for a weeks wages-and collected
He applied to Supt. of Streets David
w. Livingston but was refused a job
Nevertheless, Leonard peeled off his
coat and went to work.
The court ruled that because nobody
tried to stop him from working Leonard
was entitled TO a weeks pay, $l8
Evening star., 1932-02-05
MANS WRISTS SLASHED
Walter Baughman of Agriculture
Department at Hospital.

Walter Baughman, AZ years old, re-
siding in the Blackstone Hotel, is in
Gallinger Hospital after police said he
slashed his wrists and arms with a
razor blade. His condition is not seri-
Gus. He was first treated at Emergency
Hospital.
Hospital authorities said he was an
employe of the Department of Agricul-
ture. 4 ADE
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Y. c. L. Debate With
Yipsels Tonight in
M1nhattan Lyceum

ZAP plying he sam vicious 1aclsslg
NEW YORK, Sept. 28.-In spite OF
a withdrawal by the Young Peoples
Socialist League Of New York from
a debate with the Young Communist
League, arrangements for this debate
have been concluded and rank and
file members of the Young Peoples
Socialist League have been invitd to
participant in this debate in place OF
their leaders who backed down. The
debate will take place Thursday, Sep
TENDER 20, 8 p. M, at Manhattan Ly-
ceum, Ga East 4th Street. e Admission
is free
The Young Peoples Socialist League
originally forced to debate with the
Young Communist League because of
pressure by its rank and file member
ship, withdrew when the Young
Communist League refused to issue a
Joint leaflet with the socialist organ
ization. The demand for joint leaf
let by; the Young Peoples Socialist
League was a vancouver to prevent
the exposure of the Socialist Party's
Jim-rrow policy towards the Negro
woi kers and of its general anti-Work-
er character tie Young c" nmunist
League claimed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-29
400 WOOL MILL
WORKERS STRIKE
Fight 81 Per Cent Cut
at Collinsville

LOWELL. Mass Sept. 28.-Four
hundred workers of Beaver Brook
Mill of the American Wooden Co.. at
Collinsville, near here, struck yester-
dav. They closed the mill down COM
pletely
These strikers have been cut 81
and a half per cent during the last
IS months They now demand the
return of 81 and half per cent.
Martin Russik and Jack Russell,
organizers of the National Textile
Workers Union. were enthusiastically
received at the strikers mass meet
ing in Co1linsville this morning. They
spoke at length. urging militant ac-
ton, organization of strike commit
tees in departments and broad
rank and file strike committee to
lead the struggle, and unity with the
Lawrence workers in the American
Wooden mills there.
The speakers exposed the betrayal
of the last Lawrence strike by the
United Textile Workers, and the last
strike in this mill.
Company stool pigeons attempted
to disrupt the meeting at the end
by shouting against outsiders" but
the strikers all left the hall with
the N.T.WU. representatives.
The overwhelming sentiment am
ong the strikers is for the N.T.W.
militant policy.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-29
FARMERS RALLY
IN NEBRASKA
1900 Endorse the Natl
Conference
BULLETIN

DIES MONIES, Iowa, Sept 28.-
Striking farmers of four States or
ganized today to invade Sioux City
for protest demonstration tomor-
row when Gov Franklin D. Roosevelt,
Democratic presidential nominee ar
rives in town.
FREMONT, Nebr., Sept. 28-Six-
teen hundred Nebraska farmers met
here Sept. Is and endorsed the Ma
tional Farmers Relief Conference to
be held in Washington, Dec. 7 toto.
They also adopted a program Of
struggle Although these farmers are
organized in the Farm Holiday AS
ISOLATION their program is much more
militant than that Of the officials OF
the Association.
The National Conference which
they endorse was called by Mid
Western conference of farmer dele
gates from 10 states, meeting in Sioux
City, Sept. 9, and was endorsed by
$4,000 farmers massed in that town
at that time, to present demands to
the conference of governors.
The Nebraska farmers meeting
scores the goverors' conference as
useless to the farmers, and calls for
immediate struggle.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-29
LABOR UNION
MEETINGS
UPHoLsTERERS

UPHOLsTERERS
All upholsterers of the Furniture Workers
Industrial Union meet at 8 pm, Sept. 20
at Irving Plaza Hall.
CARPENTERS
Jamaica branch of the Independent Car
penters League OF Greater New York meets
first ana third Monday of each month at
Finnish Hall, 1926 Union Hall ST., ia
maiea. Next meeting Oct. 8 at pm. All
carpenters, members or not. are welcome.
ELECTRICAL WORKERS
All electrical workers invited to meeting
Sept. so at 8 pm, 108 E. 18th st. to or
eaniZe
PAINTERS
Membership meetings Of the Alteration
Painters Union will be held as follows.
Local I, Bronx, Monday at 8 pm. at 1880
So Blvd.
Local 2, Brownsville. Thursday at 8 pm.
at 1870 East New York Ave.
Local 8, Wilismsburgh. Wednesday at 8
pm. at Sc Manhattan Ave.
Local 4, Downtown, Monday at pm. at
1874 E. It'll St.
Local 8. Goney Island, pm. at S70s
Mermaid Ave.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-29
Hat Workers to Hear
W einstOne on Polls

NEW YORK, Sept. 28.-Arrange-
ments have been completed by the
Millinery Opposition Group for an
election campaign meeting on We'd
nesday, October 5, p. M, at Bryant
Hall 10th Street and 9Th Avenue. This
meeting will inaugurate mass drive
among the thousands of millinery
workers in New York City in behalf
of the Communist candidates
william w. Weinstone, editor of
the Daily Worker and Communist
candidate from New York for the u.
s. Senate, main speaker at the
meeting, will discuss the Communist
election program and contrast its de-
finite demands, with vague election
platforms of the other parties.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-29
CITY ELECTION
NOTES


Avenue C and 10th st. Speaker to be
announced.
Avenue B and 4th st. Speaker to be
announced.
clinton Ave and 1Goth St. Speakers:
Peter Starr, Max Warmflesh and Leo Ia
back.
Mapes and fremont Ave Speakers: Ruth
Glase2, Lillian Ross and .Lapin.
white Plains Road and 222th St. Speak
ers: J, zagarelii and I. Reswiek.
Neptune Ave. and Otis Place. Speaker: F.
Jacobs.
soth St. and sist Ave. Speaker; I. Cabin.
18th ST. and Fifth Ave Speaker Dorothy
Loew!
18th St. ana Avenue B, sis pm. Speak
er: Carl Winter. candidate in the 18th
Senatofal District.
4sth ST and 9Th Ave, 7so pm. Speaker:
Harry Fieldberg, candidate in the 5th AS
senlbly District.
soth st. and 9th Ave. Speaker: Leslie.
eth ct. and Seventh Ave, 10 noon.
Gyea.er. Goddard.
18th Ave. and 4srd St., pm, speakers;
l. Cabin ana Joe zagarelli
Kings Highway and i4th St, pm.
Speaker: L. a. De Santes, candidate in the
,sl Congressional District and Dorothy Loew
Lsth st. and 18th Ave, pm Speaker:
l. Feswick.
9th st. and 2ist Ave, s pm. Speaker;
Clais Shavelson.
18th 81. ana Fifth Ave, pm. Speaker;
SAM 5klaroff.
5srd st. and 9Th Ave, 1880 pm Speaker:
H. ems.
46.n st. and 9th Ave. 1880 pm Speaker,
Harry rieldbers, candidate in the Fifth AS
iericiy District ~
50th ST. and 9Th Ave. 1880 pm, Speaker
Ben Cold, candidate for justice Of Supreme
Court.
7shd st. and First or Second Ave, 7:So
PM Speaker; Kosn.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-29
|. DOLB HEADS
EVICTION FIGHT
Communist Candidate
Leads 200 Workers

NEW YORK. 49, An anti-eviction
demonstration, led by Irving Dolb,
Communist candidate in the 23rd AS
sembly District and member of the
Brownsville Unemployed Council,
took place Thursday evening in front
of 81 Amboy Street, whom where a
family of three was evicted and its
furniture placed on the streets. About
200 workers taking part in the dem
onstration helped put the furniture
bcak into the house.
Many families living in the same
black with the Walkowitz family re-
ported they were facing eviction by
their landlords. A mass meeting is
being arragned by the Brownsville
Unemployed Council to organize
these tenants into a Block Commit
tee. Irving Dolb will speak at this
mass meeting. Headquarters of the
Brownsville Unemployed Council are
located at GAG Stone Avenue.