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The Washington times., 1934-09-07
News Bulletins

News bulletins - flashes 30
years of them. Firpo knocks
Dempsey out of the ring. Gang
Sters in power in Chicago. The
name AL Capone appears in dis
patches. A woman, Mabel Willie
brandt, is active. A colorful fig
ure, Texas Guinan, appears on
the Broadway horizon. The
hero, Lindbergh, weds Anne
Morrow. Two anarchists creep
into the headlines-zacco and
Vanzetti. Germany's great war
general becomes president OF
the German republic. The word
"speakeasy" becomes more prom
: inent in news paragraphs. There
is a scandal in the Harding
administration and none eS'
capes. woodrow Wilson dies. A
. son is born to the LindberghS.
Commander Byrd embarks for
the South Pole. You are In
Gerested because you are as
signed to do o series Of articles
under the name Of Engineer
Tom MulrOy, who accompanies
him. A minister and his para
mOur are slain in Jersey and
again it is Of vital importance
to you because you become q
ghost writer for the father and
daughter of the slain woman.
The Prince Of Wales is greeted
at City Hall. New York has q
popular mayor, Jimmy Walker,
. former song writer. The
name of AL Smith dominates
the news. The great Theodore
Roosevelt is dead.
And now you are confined to
Broadway territory. They no
longer put pieces Of paper in
front Of you and ask you to
write heads. In most cases
you get your news direct and
you suffer q little more be-
cause you know personally the
people involved. Death takes
your subjects out of the lime
light. Mabel Normand, Roscoe
Arbuckle. Marie Dressler, Doro-
thy Dell, Russ Columbo, Lilyan
Tashman, Lew Cody, Jack Pick
ford. There are new names
to play around with. Greta
Carlo, Marlene Dietrich, Joan
Crawford, Shirley Temple, Clark
Gable. George es Carpenter
fades but Chevalier remains.
You hear less of Richard Ben
nett, but his daughter, Con-
stance gets space. There is a
great deal Of front page devoted
to a grooming band leader, Rudy
Vallee.
And so today, / start on my
twenty.firSt year as q newSpa-
perman. What the next brace
Of decades will bring in the
way Of headlines / can't fore
tell, but the indications are
that it will be an interesting
20 years. I should like very
much to be part Of that 20
years as. a newSpaperman.
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Crins and Bitters

1t sounds like an old baby
to me, but I think it. a swell
drunk story just the same.
Maurice Golden unfolded it
the other night, and I pass it
along to you with a low,
sweeping bow.
It seems that the stew
wandered into a drug store
just before the closing hour.
He gazed blearily at the
clerk.
Can't Remember
IT gotta get something" he
muttered. "Poshitively gotta
get something. But I can't re-
member what I gotta get"
The clerk was a trifle jittery.
"Well. hurry it up, buddy" he
said. cts late and I want to
get home"
"Okay," grinned the drunk.
"Okay. I'll let you go JUS as
soon as I can think of what I
gotta get. Tell you what you
do. JUS name a few thingsh
you got here and maybe I'll re-
member what I want"
The clerk shrugged his shoul-
ders.
"That a large order," he de-
clared. But I'll try anyhow.
Was it a toothbrush you
wanted?"
mo-" returned the drunk. "No
toothbrush"
"WaS it shaving cream? Mag
nesia? A lettuce and tomato
sandwich? Mouthwash? AS
pirin?"
mo-" said the drunk. you're
not even getting warm. Keep
guessing"
Listen" cried the clerk, I'm
getting tired of this. I've named
almost everything. If you can't
think Of what you want, I'll
have to close up"
The drunk waved his hand.
Gus a minnit. JUS a minnit.
Don't get excited. I JUS got an
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and your heart is wrung be.
cause among those 100000 is o
close friend. Two youngsters
kidnap and kill a 13.year-old boy
in Chicago Robert Franks.
Leopold and Loeb escape ueath
penalty. Art Editor Snyder Is
killed by his wife Ruth and her
lover, Henry Judd Gray. A
young st. Louis aviator flies
solo across the ocean, landing
in France. New names. Cool
idge, Mellon, Lindbergh, Hoover,
Clarence Chamberlain, Jack
Dempsey, Gene Tunney, Ivar
Kruger. A gambler, Arnold
Rothstein, is killed. A young
newSpapermRn marches an
army of men in black shirts
into Rome and seizes power
MuSSoliNi
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By Elsie Robinson

beWilderment; your own sheep
ish conviction that you're max
ing an awful fool of yourself.
You'll have few friends and
practically no hackers - and
only the grim memory of few
unsuccessful people like Socra-
tes, Lincoln, st. Peter, Joan of
Arc and Jesus Christ to spur
you on.
But if you have what it takes,
and can see it through, you'll
find that's worth all it costs to
DO A BRAVE DEED DAILY.
For though real courage has few
obvious rewards and many pen
altles. it is always a great and
proud adventure. The greatest
adventure, I believe, in life.
And so, if I had my way, I'd
teach the youngsters not to do a
GOOD deed but to dare a
BRAVE one daily to dare to
think honestly, and feel deeply,
and, act, without thought of re-
ward, in the service of Truth.
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LISTEN, WORLD!

of your cherished notions are as
obsolete as spit curlS or the
horse-hair cure for warts. This
is never a happy discovery for,
of course, you've been kidding
yourself that you were not only
abreast but a couple Of jumps
ahead of the times.
If you have survived this far
dared to think and dared to
criticize your own thoughts
you will next enter upon a cam
paign which will keep you in.
creasingly uncomfortable and
unpopular for the rest of your
days. For with every honest,
independent, generous and gal
liant thought you will challenge
the mass dishonesty, cruelty,
cowardice and stupidity of the
human race-and be paid off
accordingly!
You'll be laughed at-dis-
Observation-Disclosures
secuted. Harder still to stand
will be your own loneliness and
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to get excited about, I was going
to have that metal-base cork
covered box in my bathroom!
And I have.
The metal and cork are to foil
the steam and moisture of the
bath, but can you picture dull
porous cork over shiny gold pa
per? The effect is very pleas
ing.
Let me hasten to add, the
package is a fair promise of
what will be found within. A
lovely-textured white busting
powder, suavely scented, but
not so pervasive that it will
clash with your bath perfume
or cologne. If you are thinking
of buying a new box of busting
powder to help along a dying
season, finger and smell this
one before making your pur-
chase.
The same ingenious French
man who introduced this new
busting WIDER has also
launched a new sun-hue f C e
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Advice to the LoveIorn
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX
Written Exclusively for The Washington Times

another girl, and seems to have
forgotten me. His sister doesn't
even speak to me any more.
UNHAPPY.
How we'll do you think a
young man would wear, if he
can be whistled on and off by
his sister? So many young
people write me letters along
the same lines as yours.
Someone told untruths about
them which wrecked the friend
ship. I've always had a feeling,
when I get such letters that the
DETAINED boy or girl has made a
merciful escape, if he or she
happens to be serious.
The very foundations of love
are loyalty and trust, which
people, gifted with ever-open
ears, are incapable of experien-
cling.
Writes About the Other Girl
Dear Miss Fairfax:
Last June I graduated from
high school, and, on that day,
Morgan proposed to me. I &C
cepted, and we planned to be
married in four years. He was
in second year college, and at
the end of the term he went
West to work on a ranch.
There he met a girl, as he
wrote me in his letters, which
are full of her. He writes
reams about this girl and the
good times they have together.
He does no raving about me
at all.
Don't you think it's time for
me to break my engagement to
him, or would you just let it
die natural death? And how
about my letters? Shall I ask
for their return? He expects
to go back to college in the fall.
L. E. D.
Why bother to go through
the formality of breaking an
engagement which seems to
have gone on the rocks already?
My young correspondents tell
me it's distinctly "Godey's Lady
Book" to demand the return of
letters these days. Usually,
they are cremated in the fur
mace without ceremony.
If this boy has given you
any valuable presents, of course,
you'll want to return them.
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second place, Elsie Robinson
it makes a fuss over what should
be a perfectly natural act. 1t
isn't hard to do a good deed
daily. It's fun. It is also self
serving. A Good Deed Daily
implies a grateful audience to
whom the good deed has been
done, and that, naturally, re-
suits in pleasing publicity and
possible rewards.
So, for a normal human, good
ness is both a pleasant and prof
liable experience, and brings it's
own ample payment. But we
turn little Jimmy into a piggy
little prig when we make it
matter of bookkeeping. If, in
stead, we'd change the slogan
into DO A BRAVE DEED
DAILY" we'd start something
not only with Jimmy, but the
whole human race.
There's a world of difference
between Good Deeds and Brave
Ones. Since goodness, in the
popular sense of the word, is
both pleasing, profitable and
safe, you can be good and still
be completely selfish and spine
less. But Courage is real test
of character.
DO A BRAVE DEED DAILY!
There's { creed that, if observed,
is guaranteed to turn a wish
bone into a backbone within a
month.
We will discount, of course,
those obvious heroic acts which
always make the front page,
such as rescuing ladies from
flame or flood, raSsling rattle
snakes and wild cats and acting
rambunctious generally. These
public performances, while ex-
cellent and exhilarating, do not
require a very high form of
courage-for they, too, are popu-
lar and self-serving.
But real courage does not stop
at the outward act. and the hui
man being who VOWS to do
Brave Deed Daily presently
must face ordeals far more pain
full and dangerous than charg-
ing elephants or burning build
ingS.
So to do Brave Deed Daily
you must dare to think for your
self. Whereupon you'll probably
be mortified to discover that, as
a Thinker, you're a good door
stop. Next will come the hui
initiating realization that most
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) powder that is having a great
vogue. Not every woman can
wear it-but that makes it bet
ter for those who can! 1t is a
rose-ochre and flatters skins
that are sufficiently sun-kiSsed,
or which have a naturally rich
color.
If your midsummer skin-tone
hasn't been able to m a k e a
match, I suggest that you see
how this new powder will stand
the test.
If you want to know where
you can procure any article
m entiOned in this column,
phone The Washington Times,
District 1000, Extension 283, be-
tween 9 a. m. and S p. M, daily,
and up to l p. m. on Saturdays.
Please do not write unless you
live outside the city, in which
case inclOse a stamped, self -ad-
dressed envelope.
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Syndicate, InC.D
The Washington times., 1934-08-21
By JULIET SHELBY

First I was enchanted by the
box, then was won by the pow
der-now I am telling you all
about it.
I simply adore luxurious,
pretty aids for the bath, don't
you? I get a lifting-up of spirits
after taking a nicely scented,
lazy Tubing and topping off the
private ritual with a fragrant
busting powder. A few minutes
spent in such fashion gives me
hours of comfort, and I think
most women get the same kick
out of a lovely bath.
When hear the faintest ru-
NOR of new bath aid, I track it
down and so many, many times
I come home carrying it under
my arm! So when I heard OF a
new and eXtra-special dustlng
powder I investigated.
One look at the lovely@ con-
tainer and knew that whether
or no the powder was anything
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ereQ W II D0'7J
wire netting or cheesecloth, and
put out in the strong sun for
successive days until the food is
sufficiently dried.
Food to be dried, either by the
sun or by artificial heat, must
undergo special preparation. The
food should be thoroughly
washed, drained and have all
the uneatable parts removed,
such as seeds, pits, cores, etc.
Corn should always be
blanched, in addition to this
other preparation. Blanch it on
the cob for five minutes in boil
ing water; dip it in cold water,
and cut kernels from the cob
before drying.
Methods
While using the suns heat
is, of course, cheaper, artificial
drying is much quicker, and
cleaner. A patent drier, de-
signed to dry the largest
amount of food at a time
with the smallest expenditure
of time and fuel, is a good in
Vestment.
The fruit and vegetables are
placed in rows on the drying
rack, close together, layer at
a time. 1t is necessary to turn
the food at times, while dry
ing, to prevent its sticking to
the pan, and to make sure that
it is dried all over.
When done, the product
should feel dry outside, but
slightly soft within-that is,
pliable to handle, but having
no moisture that might be
squeezed out. If the food is
dried until it is really hard and
brittle, it will not soften suffi-
GENTLY when put to use later
on.
Inspections
After the food is dried, it
should be placed in glass jars,
or cardboard boxes. To condi-
ton the product, it should be
poured, every day, for four
days, back and forth between
two bowls, several times, and
then returned to the jar or box.
This is to further insure
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Hair Darkened After Sickness
Dear Miss Shelby:
Shortly after an attack of
whooping cough, the hair of
my two-year-old daughter be-
came noticeably darker in
color. What can I do to re-
store it to its former blond
ness?
Her little body is covered
with fine hairs. Is there any
thing l can do about it?
Sincerely,
H. M. R.
Dear H. M. r.:
1t is natural for your daugh-
ter's har to grow a shade dark
er after Whooping cough. Do
not try to bleach it to a blond
ness. Shampoo it with the
yOIk of an egg, in place of
soap, and in the final rinslng
water squeeze the juice of a
fresh lemon. This will tend to
keep it fair.
1 can tell you of nothing to
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Juliet She|bys Beauty Counsel

destroy the fine hair on your
baby's body that would not be
likely to injure her young, SEN
sitive skin.
I want you to promise me that
you will not try to remove this
hair. When you can afford
it, take your daughter to a
baby clinic or a physician and
ask what should be done about
this unusual hair growth.
If your child is happy and
we'll, 1 would not worry too
much about her superfluous
hair. 1t is likely she will out
grow the condition.
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the fruit or
v e G e t a bles
from the dust
and from flies
d u rim g the
drying proc
ess. Also, the
food must be
placed under
cover in the
e v e ming, be-
fore the dew
falls.
Spread t h e
fruit or vege-
t a b lie S n
frames c o v
VT 7 y
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RTs AND VEGETABLES PRESERVED WINTER THROUGH DRYR
Three Little Girls
Share Two
Scotties
BY LIZ HUME

Two little scotties divided
among three little girls sounds
like a problem in arithmetic.
But the three little girls, Car
ter Randolph, Helen Tucker
and Mary Lord Andrews, daugh-
ters of Mrs. Eliphalet E. An
drews, of Alexandria, h ave
solved it successfully.
The two scotties, known as
Lucy May" and "Janie" be-
long to all three. The little
girls are contented and. the
scotties are more than satisfied.
So everything is perfectly agree
able to all parties concerned.
Popular Pet
The scottie or Scottish terrier
is one of today'S most popular
small dogs, a popularity that
the gameness and general at
tractiveness of this most ador-
able of little dogs we'll deserves.
The history of the breed is
interesting. The original scot
tie, we understand, was COM
promise between the desire of
one group of Scottish sports
men for a biggish and another
for a wee one. The result was
a small dog with the heart and
spirit Of a big one.
The modern scottie is a
sturdy, low set little dog with
the most independent of gaits
and carriage, the Wisest of lit
tie faces and the soul of a
philosopher. He is friendly but
reserved with all but his init
mates. Not at all quarrelsome,
he is willing to fight to the
death when the occasion re-
quires.
In buying pup the first
point to observe is the muzzle
which should be square with a
Jaw full of teeth-big, sound
and evenly met. Don't look at
one with large or light-colored
eye. They should be smart,
dark and piercing. Don't take
one whose ears are dropping or
heavily covered with hair.
They should be erect, perky"
and sparsely haired. And most
important Of all don't forget
a scottie's hair should never be
silky or thin.
Characteristics
The skull should be long,
slightly domed and covered with
short, hard hair. The muzzle
should be powerful, tapering
toward the nose but not
"snippy." The neck should be
moderately short, thick and
strongly set; chest broad and
deep and body we'll ribbed,
very strong in the hindquarters.
Both fore and hind legs should
be short and heavy in bone, the
hooks and thigh muscular. Re
member that the scottie is a
working dog and not a ladyS
pet.
Look for a two-inch coat,
very wiry, with a thick under
coat intensely hard. The colors
may be black, sandy, wheaton,
steel or iron gray brindle or
grizzled. White markings on
the chest are permitted but
not encouraged.
Both sexes should not weigh
over 18 to 20 pounds
If you have a good picture of
your pet, Liz Hume invites you
to send it in for use in this col
umn. No pictures returned.
1t is also very probable that
some of your experiences would
be of interest and value to other
owners of pets. Address Ii,
Hume, care of The Washington
Times.
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place, it COM
m e rc i alizes
g God n e S S
puts it on a
paying basis
. gives lit
tie j m m y
the idea that
he can lay up
d i vidends in
h e a ven by
shooing of
Mrs. j o n eS'
hens m
Mrs, Smiths
lawn.
And, in the
nnnoAL nlnnn
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WEDNESDAYS MENUS
LUNCHEON
Creamed Clipped Beef
String Beans
Boiled MacarOni
Golden Pudding
CHILDREN'S SUPPER
Cottage Cheese on Rye Bread
SteWed Tomatoes
SeedleSS Grape Salad
Milk
DINNER
CLANS on the Half Shell
Eggs Benedict
Stewed Tomatoes
Seedless Grape Salad
Coffee
Wine Suggestion: OrvietO
GOLDEN PUDDING
! lemon.
l tablespoon cornstarch.
q cups water.
- cup sugar.
3 eggs.
Cut the lemon peel in pieces,
and place in a saucepan with
the water. Let simmer for about
80 minutes. Mix the cornStarch
with water, and stir it in. Cook
for about five minutes, stirring
constantly. Add the sugar, and
the juice of the lemon, and cook
for five minutes more.
Remove from fire, allow to
cool slightly, and beat in the
yolks of the eggs. Pour into
serving dish, and garnish with
the egg whites, which have been
beaten stiff with one tablespoon
confectioner's sugar.
To vary this pudding, oranges
may be used instead of the
lemon-two oranges being re-
quired.
Write Betsy Caswell, inclosing
self-addressed, stamped envelope,
on your individual problems of
table etiquette and arrangement,
what wines to serve and when,
care of The washington Times.
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DASH OF SCOTCH

A dash of Scotch appears in
many of the berets that are
really versions of the famed
Scotch tam. A lovely model of
this type is in black faille silk
with a black lacquered feather
sticking up jauntily at the side.
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complete drying, and is abso-
lutely essential. When the four
days have passed, leave the food
in the containers, but look at
it once a week, until the danger
of mold seems safely passed.
TABLES FOR DRYING FRUITS AND
VEGETABLES
Drying Temper
Time ature,
Product Hours Fahrenheit
Apples ............ 4-6 11O-15O
Apricots (lct stand
first for 20
minutes in boil
ing water) ....... 4-6 110-150
Beets (bOil until
nearly done,
Cherries w .'......... ~ 2I 1iO-iSO
Corn .......... St 11O-145
Lima beans ....... S3h 11O-l45
Okra Uet stand
minutes in
with pinch sOda). 2-3 1910
Peaches ......... As 11O-L5O
Pears ,...,,,.. 4-6 110-15O
ReaS .......'ss.'.s AE2-S 1lU-ItO
PIums ,.,....... 4-6 110-15O
Ounces ......... 4-6 11O-15O
Squash ....''.'..'. o-4 AAV-AoV
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Do a Brave Deed Daily

I've never liked that Boy
Scout motto, do A GOOD
DEED DAILY" In the first
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His Sister Is Unfriendly
Dear Miss Fairfax:

Dear Miss Fairfax:
My girl friend introduced me
to her brother, who is highly in
telligent and several years older
than I am. I am a sophomore
in college and 21 I went with
this young man for about six
months and was convinced he
loved me. returned his love de-
Votedly
His sister, who introduced us,
suddenly grew jealous of her
brothers attentions to me. She
made trouble and did not stick
to the truth regarding me.
For a while he came to see me
as usual. Now he is going with
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Betsy CasweII Gives Handy Table
For Guidance in Preparing
Popular Varieties
BY ETsY CAS- w E L L
WOman'S Page Editor

The drying of fruits and vegetables of the simplest
and least expensive methods of preserving them for future
They may be dried by the sun rays by artificial means
Either way effective and nses goody store OF food Tor
the coming winter a minimum cost.
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Silence Is Best

Silence Is Best
Dear Miss Fairfax:
I am aware of a certain con-
dition existing in one of the
Government departments in
Washington where the execu-
tive is making love to his Sec
retary.
I do not know how far it
has gone, but people in the
organization have been talking
about it and speaking of the
young lady in derisive terms.
She talks about her boss
continually. When any other
girl enters his room to speak to
him about matters concerning
the office she becomes jeal-
Gus. Sundays she sits at home
waiting for him to call her.
Constantly she repeats conVer-
sations that they have had,
trying to give the impression
that he is in love with her.
Now the question is this:
Do you think it would be a
wise thing for me to apprise
his wife of this condition? I
do not know his wife, but I
have felt that I would be very
grateful if anyone would in
form me of such a situation,
which involved my husband.
WONDERING
Please don't go to the chiefs
wife, whatever you do. Your
intentions, while doubtless Of
the best, would be miScon-
strued. The altruism which
prompted you to tell would be
interpreted as being "catty"
and meddlesome.
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If you intend to make use OF
natures great fire, the sun, then
care must be taken to protect