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Evening star., 1934-04-17
How 1t Started
BY JEAN NEWTON.
The Word "Ruminate." "

The Word "Ruminate."
How often we refer to ourselves or
to others as Illuminating on some
thing! We mean, of course, meditat-
ing, rejecting. pondering. We do not
intend to suggest that any one is
chewing the cud. Yet that is how it
started.
We have the word from the Latin
ruminatus, which goes back to rumen,
throat" This is related to the un-
beautiful ructare. "belch," and means
ito chew the cud"-"to chew again
what has been chewed slightly and
swallowed"-which exactly describes
the operation of the COW in chewing
her cud! Few of us realize that the
cattle placidly grazing in the meadow
and chewing their cud' are doing
this in very special way. The grass
is only partly chewed and sent into a
special stomach. when it is brought
back later for final chewing and dis
position. 1t took our word ruminate
to bring that up.
The connection of Chewing over"
an idea, which gave us our figuratiye
use, is obvious, of course. It is in
teresting, however, to find the poet
using our word in its original sense:
Cattle free to ruminate."
Copyright, 1934)
Evening star., 1934-04-17

flesh is coarse and not well favored.
1t is claimed that it can be improved
if served with melted butter.
To most fishermen, all skates look
alike. They do have the same family
traits, however, though they vary in
size, color and outline. They are all
disklike and as thin as shingle.
They have long tails and no spines.
The "barn-door" skates on our coasts
grow to be 4 and sometimes 5 feet
long. Most of the species of skates
belong to the genus raja and are very
numerous on the northern coasts.
They live very close to the bottom
of the water. 1t Is warmer there, no
doubt, and their movement through
the water in search of food is by
undulations of the flexible pectoral
fins. They steer themselves expertly
with their long tails, and woe betide
the shrimps. crabs, Holsters and mol
lusks that are in their path. When
these creatures are not to be found.
worms and small animals to be found
about them will do.
In the Gulf of Maine, skates are
especially annoying to the trawlers. as
Evening star., 1934-04-17
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.

tinued Billy Mink Practically all
the people on the Green Meadows
have been driven from their homes
and lot of them drowned. A lot
more have been carried away. I've
seen them on logs and tree trunks and
all sorts of floating stuff. You want
to watch cut, Mrs. Peter. If this
water gets into the Briar-patch you
better watch for something big enough
to get on that will float. Well, think
Ill be going along. Good luck to
you!"
You m-m-mean that you are
g-g-g-going? Th-that you d-d-d-
didn't come here to hunt me?" stut-
tered Mrs. Peter.
Certainly" replied Billy Mink.
Haven't you troubles enough as it is?
This is no time to fear anybody. we
are all in the same trouble. Like
everybody else, I am looking for a
place where will not be drowneu OUT.
l think Ill go over to the Old Pas
ture. Too bad you are not a strong
swimmer. We would 60 over there
together. Good-by."
As suddenly as he had appear,o ne
disappeared, and Mrs. Peter saw MIN
no more.
Copyright. 1934D
Evening star., 1934-04-17
Dorothy Dix Says.

AR Sas ter: how attract
J attract and marry man woman with which
M that the ms Is e
ltempered drunkard should attract
dea @ @ we we 60 downtown dow buy dress or an automobile and let
had in mind the will be holds
true with husbands and wives Many marriages failures because
'ss DR. GERTRUDE SF zN
That true In sober moments before have
worked e Taught Of the he. a at e of Os d al S Of % have have
mate we'll what Qualities he she Wo
to have to congna what he she would have
to have to hold our respect and affections
girl he will be man
m 6 ana the % sort & OF man m who is by other
whom she can depend and one who will make her good living and
Of whom she can be proud boy thinks that he would like wife
good manager who would feed him well and save his He
oa pps fa but h' 5 @ I
be the latest thing
wants to step out every night
way with him. and he sweeps her of her feet and she mares
him or the boy meets some pretty doll who rolls her eyes at him
they find that they don't suit at all 1t is marrying the who
fire fancy for the moment instead Of the ones who up to our
ideals that responsible for most of the failures in marriage
What you say about the difficulty keeping up preten
marriage also No for instance keep
the role Of lover after year he she does not really care & for
duty kisses or put real feeling into forced caresses
YOU Tommy
him but whom he did for, to
himself Now man who loved his
technique perfect but it unconvinc
and Grizel fooled by it for moment
there things a woman delib
burning fuel
showing each other affection by considering each others
handling other with diplomacy by taking much
other they would whom they
wished impression.
DEAR MISS a merchant in small town in which
~ practically business depends the
Lots of them who recognize
some purpose they subscriptions which
brings phiandee in the slightest
degree
times when she does
they the contributions to
help else
time help her with anything around the house
What shall do? A MAN In NEED
Answer suppose you million times that her
that much her to
merchants
upon with who do almost
buying still persists in remaining greeneed
nothing
mind let her take her spleen out in naggng
else to leave her
TT IS incredible that any could have little enough
the ruins when she wrecks
him amazing number OF do 1t. Every
like telling of jealous who
force customers
their stores Thousands OF doctors and dentists
write me they ruined by their wives.
Nothing be a
ambitious and capable of
unable to help himself. nothing that he do avaS.
Copyright 1884,
Evening star., 1934-04-17
Uncle Ray
Monsters of the Sea.
II--NeH EngIand's Find.

r II ORE THAN a century ago, the
Nu body of a strange animal was
cast upon the French coast
4 ' i at Havre. 1t was Is feet long
People were most interested
in the fact that they could find no
teeth in its mouth; and they called it
"the Toothless Whale of Havre."
More careful study failed to prove
exactly what it was. 1t may have been
a "Sowerby whale" with its small
teeth hidden under the gums; or 1t
may have been a basking shark,
beaten out of shape by waves. Bask-
ing sharks reach a length as great
as 40 feet, and have very small teeth.
Perhaps most famed of all "sea
serpents" Is the one supposed to have
been seen along the coast Of New
England in 1917.
Dozens of persons later made sworn
statements about the monster before
a committee which met at Boston.
Here Is one of the statements:
IT, Amos Story Of Gloucester, de-
pose and say that on August 10, 1917,
I saw a strange marine animal that
I believe to be a serpent, southwark
and eastward of Ten Pound island, in
the harbor in said Gloucester. He
+, continued in sight for an hour and a
half. I was on the shore, about 20
rods from him, when he was nearest
to me.
His head appeared shaped much
like the head of the sea turtle. and
Evening star., 1934-04-17

ened to even think. At last some
thing moving caught her attention.
She stared at it and presently made
out small brown head moving swift
ly through the water. 1t was headed
straight for where she was sitting.
Suddenly she knew who it was. She
gave gasp and a shiver of new fear
ran over her. 1t was Billy Mink. Yes.
sir, it was Billy Mink, and Billy. like
his small cousin, Shadow the Weasel,
was one of those whom Mrs Peter
feared most. The bramble tangles
had no terrors for Billy Mink. He
could travel the runways she and
Peter had cut through them as easily
as she could. There was no place she
could go where he could not follow.
For a long minute Mrs. Peter stared
at Billy. Then she turned and made
for bramble tangle on the opposite
side of the Old Briar-patch. Perhaps
he wouldn't look for her. Perhaps if
she kept perfectly still he would not
find her and would think that she
had left the Briar-patch. How she
did wish she had! There she crouched
in such terror that her heart thumped
so that it seemed to her that Billy
must hear it if he came near.
For long time she sat there wait
ing, hoping, fearing. Then she heard
rustic in the leaves and a moment
later the bright eyes of Billy Mink
were peering in at her. Right then
and there little Mrs. Peter gave up all
hope. She was cornered. She couldn't
even try to escape.
"Oh, here you are!" exclaimed Billy
Mink. Il had begun to think that
there was no one at home in the Old
Briar-patch. Where is Peter?"
Mrs. Peters tongue was tied by
fright. Billy appeared not to notice
it. You should have left here while
you could" he continued without
waiting for a reply. "I like water,
but this time there is too much of it
even for me. You'll be lucky if it
doesn't cover the Briar-patch. Did
you say Peter isn't at homer"
He went away before the food got
so bad" replied Mrs. Peter in a small
voice.
You should have done the same
thing" declared Billy. you ought
to have gone up to the Old Pasture"
know it now" replied Mrs. Peter,
still in small voice.
Such sights as I have SEEN" con-
Evening star., 1934-04-17
Copyright, 19340
Everyday Psychology
BY DIR. JESSE w. SPROWLS.
Disagreement.

Disagreement.
If you look the world of human
activities over in perfectly casual
way. you will notice a few things
that stand out as common universal
activities, For example, people seek
food, shelter, congeniat ways of max
ing a living, or pleasant ways of
spending their time. In such classes
OF activities belongs also the univer-
sal fact of disagreement.
A wrecked automobile means very
different things to the owner, and to
the junk dealer or repair man To
the owner it's an actual loss, to the
junk dealer or repair man it's a pos
slble gain. But the wreck is a fact,
a psychological situation so long as
some one thinks about it. Disagree
ment, small or great, is bound to en-
ter into the situation. So much for
the whats" of the case.
How about the why" of disagree
ment? No two people see the world
in the same way. For that matter,
no one person sees it quite the same
from moment to moment We all
live in a world Of changing expert
ences. We are all looking at what
is going on from a little different
point of view. So we are always
working our experiences over from
the standpoint of somewhat different
goals
II you take a still broader view OF
the psychology Of disagreement, you
will find it enlarging into social i'll
stitutions. Traffic lights came IN
when disagreements over rights OF
way became too frequent. The most
important of the social institutions
evolving from disagreement is the
law. with its interpretations and dis
pensations. Long before psychology
came along to explain why we dis
agree, society recognized what was
going on and decided to reduce dis
agreements to the point where con-
ditions would be livable.
Evening star., 1934-04-17
Salmon Rice Loaf

Mix thoroughly two cupfuls Of
cooked rice, one No. IL can of SAL
mon, two beaten eggs. three table,
spoonfuls of melted butter, one table
spoonful of minced parsley, one tea
spoonful of lemon juice, one teaspoon
1ul OF mustard and salt and paprika
to taste. Press into a buttered loaf
pan. Bake in moderate oven for
about 25 minutes. Serve hot with
creaIned peas.
Evening star., 1934-04-17
My Neighbor SAYS:

French dressing, put in a jar
and kept covered in the refrig-
orator, will keep for a long time
Shake well each time before
using.
If you have a willow or up
holstered chair that looks shabby
make a cretonne slip cover for it
Glazed chintz makes attractive
covers.
To clarity lard that has be-
come rancid, remelt it and slice
into it a raw potato. Remove
the potato in few minutes, add
a pinch of baking soda. then
strain the liquid lard through a
piece of cheesecloth.
Broken walnuts, mixed with
hot maple sirup, make a delicious
sauce for vanilla ice cream.
tCopyright. 1934)
Evening star., 1934-04-17
Produces That Completely Costumed Look
Silk Frock Becomes Useful as
One Prepares to Dispense
With Spring Coat.
For Wearer Who Has Passed
Beyond Stage of Youthful,
Fatterlng Styles.
BY BARBARA BELL.

w WOMEN with reputation for
"a ! being well dressed are al
NN ways bright and early with
their separate frocks-
those little silk ones that
they will step out in when they shed
their Spring coats, and emerge, wear
ing, at mCst, only a becoming ful
scarf to finish them off at the neck.
The lovely design sketched is typ
ical of what the smart shops are
showing for mature women, who have
progressed beyond the stage where
youthful styles are f1attering to them
1t brings more than just an air of
dignity to the wearer. The skirt, slim
as is consistent with comfort. is topped
by interest above the waistline. The
draped fullneSS, combined with the
saddle shoulder, gives that completely
coStumed look that larger women like
to have when they appear on the
street.
BY a neat little trick of construc-
ton, the right side of the bodice
drapeS over the center opening of the
dress and fastens beneath the orna-
mental cluster of floral trimming, thus
making the dress an easy one TO get
in and out Of
While frocks of this type are tre-
mendously popular in printed silk,
there is also a great demand for
them in the new anti-creaSe cottons
that are particularly lovely in chiffon
voiles. The dark, dignified colors,
such as navy blue and live brown, are
to be recommended for their prac-
ticability. They can be worn through
an entire Summer without a Tubing.
These fabrics usually have neat. all
over designs, that enliven the print
without showing soil.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. l3O3-B is
designed in sizes, &c. 38, 40, 40, A, as,
48 and so. Size 40 requires five yards
OF either 35 or 39-inch material.
Every Barbara Bell pattern has an
illustrated instruction guide that is
easy to follow.
Evening star., 1934-04-17
Mocha Griddle Cakes

Mix and sift one and one-fourth
cupfuls of white flour with one table
spoonful of baking powder, half a
teaspoonful of salt and one table
spoonful of sugar. Beat two egg yolks,
add one cupful of strong coffee and
stir into the dry ingredients. Add
two teaspoonfuls of melted fat and
beat well. Cook on a hot creased
griddle. To serve as dessert, spread
with soft butter and cover with shaved
maple sugar and foamy cream (whip-
ping cream beaten about half way).
Evening star., 1934-04-17
Unwelcome Visitor,

When all your world seems at an end
An enemy may prove a friend.
Mrs. Peter Rabbit.
TINE great food which had swept
over the Green Meadows had
completely surrounded the
L dear Old Briar-patch, which
was on a little higher land
than that surrounding it. 1t was now
an island. very small island And
on it Mrs. Peter Rabbit was a pris-
oner. 1t was her own fault She
knew it. She should have left and
gone over to the Old Pasture while
she could. Now she couldn't. She
was trapped. The dear Old Briar-
patch was really prison. Never had
she known such a fright. She had
run from one side to the other, back
and forth, only each time to look
out on waste of water slowly but
surely creeping up and up, nearer and
nearer. Finally. numb with despair,
she had squatted down at the en-
trance to one of her little runways
under the brambles.
She had sat there a long time
gazing out over the water, too fright
Evening star., 1934-04-17
MENU FOR A DAY.
BREAKFAST.
Sliced Papopac

Sliced Bananas.
Wheat Cereal with Cream.
Minced Lamb on Toast.
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Vegetable Soup.
Drowned Corned Beef Hash.
Diced Beets. Bran Mullins
Cocoanut Cream Pie.
Tea.
DINNER.
Pot Roast. Baked Potatoes
Stuffed Onions. Tomato Salad
French Dressing.
Squash Pie. Cheese.
Coffee.
LAMB ON TOAST.
Remove dry pieces of skin and
gristle from leftover cold roast
lamb and chop. Heat in well
buttered frying pan, season with
salt. pepper and celery salt
dredge well with flour and add
enough hot water to make a thin
gravy. Pour on slices Of hot
buttered tcast.
CCCOANUT CREAM PIE.
Two cups milk, two thirds cup
sugar, five ia blespoons cornstarch
one-fourth cup cold water. two
egg yolks, one-half cup cocoanut
one tablespoon butter, vanilla to
flavor. Heat milk in double
boiler. add sugar; mix cornstarch
in one-half cup cold water ard
stir in egg yolks, 9dd to milk
slowly, stirring constantly. Then
put in other INGREDIENTS. Cock
20 minutes. Pour in baked
pie shell. Use whites of eggs on
top for frosting. Brown in oven.
STUFFED ONIONS.
Remove skins from onions and
parboil 10 minutes in boiling
salted water to cover. Turn up
side down to cool and remove
part of centers. Fill cavities with
equal parts of finely chopped,
cooked chicken. stale bread
crumbs and finely chopped
onions, which was removed, sea-
soned with salt and pepper and
moistened with cream or melted
butter. Place in a buttered shall
low baking pan, sprinkle with
buttered crumbs and bake in a
moderate oven until onions are
soft.
fCopyright. 1934)
Evening star., 1934-04-17
The Old Gardener SAYS:

Dwarf petunias are being in
troduced this year and are likely
to become more and more popu-
lar as garden ANIMALS. Dwarf
Pink Gem has won gold medal
and is a very useful plant, being
adapted to the rock garden and
window boxes, as well as being
available for edging beds and
borders. 1t makes a very COM
pact growth and reaches
height of only 8 inches. 1t is
covered with flowers in shades
of pink, and If started now in a
cold frame or in boxes of earth
indoors. will flower most of the
Summer.
Copyright. 1934.)
Evening star., 1934-04-17
Skate.
Raja erinacea.

YFY YOU are an angler you are sure
to meet this skate some day. The
family is very abundant and lives
i in the colder waters of the globe,
and it is represented by a large
number of species. Skates, if you take
the trouble to study them, are inter-
esting. True, they make life miserable
for anglers and fishermen who cast
their lines and nets in the fond hope
of catching some choice fish. The
demand for the skate for food is not
very great, but in regions where fish
Is not plentiful. the skate is used. The
Evening star., 1934-04-17

Barbara Bel,
Washington Star.
Inclose 25 cents in coins for
Pattern No. 1303-B. Size. .....
Name
Address ................
Wrap coins securely in paper.
Evening star., 1934-04-17
Successful
HOSteSSeS are
SERVING
WAFFTES
a tip on the newest fad)

HEiE latest thing for midnight
lunches and Sunday night
suppers is waffles with syrup
and sausage. Bake the waffles
to a golden brown, have plenty
Of melted butter on hand, and
serve KING Syrup literally.
Waffles are the secret for sue
cessful entertaining these days;
and King Syrup is the secret for
bringing out all the Itch goodness
of this famous American dish.
King Syrup stands head and
shoulders above ordinary syrups
because it's blended. Get 1t today
from your grocer.
Evening star., 1934-04-17
MRS. SMITH

: !. !:
T5OR rich, hard working suds on washday, -
+ use your regular laundry soap. your resu- NHn6S
lar washing n1ethod-then add tablespoons 4XAVAM
or SO of LUX. This gives GORGEOUS suds. IL Il"
Speeds up washine-eaves clothes lovely! k1SI.
NOTE: Use only Lux-no other soap-for silks, H.
wooens rayons. Delicate fabrics should never be w
exposed to harsh alkali cake.soap rubbing. -
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-08-16
19-Year-OLds
Commit Most
Crimes

To be or not to be a crimi-
nal is a question determined in
the nineteenth year of a boys
or girls life.
This point is proved in the
second quarterly bulletin of uni
form crime reports for 1884
issued today by the division of
investigation of the Depart
ment of Justice.
The bulletin states that the
number of 19-year-old persons
arrested during the first six
months of this year is greater
than the number for any other
single age group.
The 19-year-olds are more
inclined to larceny than any
other offense, while criminal
homicide is less their line.
Statistics in the bulletin show
that 26,175 persons less than
20 years old were arrested dur
ing the six months.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-08-16
PRISONER BACK
FROM TRINIDAD

NEW YORK, Aug. 16 Q.N.SO.
Arthur C. Wilson, charged with the
murder of Mrs. Rene De Bolt in
Van Horn, Texas, was brought
back to the United States today
aboard the liner Pan America by
Sheriff Albert A. Anderson, Of Van
Horn, and Roy Jackson, district
attorney of Ell Paso and Culbert-
son counties in Texas.
Wilson was arrested at Trinidad
on June 3 under the name of
Robert Jones. He had been lounge
steward aboard the Canadian Ma
tional steamer Lady Nelson opera.
ting between Halifax and Trinidad.
Wilson is alleged to have met
Mrs. De Bolt at Cleveland and &C.
companied her into Texas. After
the body of woman was found
near Van Horn on Novemer 7, a
search for Wilson was started. A
newspaper picture caused Jones to
be recognized as Wilson and he
was arrested at Port of Spain,
Trinidad.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-08-16
D. C.. Jail Guests Raise Yell
Over Food; Given E ggs

That disturbance in the District
Jail residents near the Institution
heard last night was caused by
vociferous disapproval of the din.
ner menu on the part of several
dozen of the inmates, it was
learned today.
When howls and sounds of VIC.
lence arose, neighbors reported a
riot was in progress. Newspaper.
men fastened to the scene and
were informed by guards that the
noise was caused only by a "feW
of the boys who were playing
cards."
Today it was learned, however.
that it was the food served last
night to which some of the in
mates objected.
Throughout the Jail a meal Of
plain spaghetti, bread without
butter and tea was served. Most
of the guests ate the supper in
silence, but several dozen long
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-08-16
z BOYS BREAK
LEGS IN CRASH

Two Washington youths early
today received severe injuries
when motorcycle they were rid
ing was struck by an automobile
on Lee Highway near MapleWood
Station, Va.
The two, Leonard H. Williams,
10, driver of the motorcycle, and
Sam Jones, IT, both of the 1900
block Thirtieth st. N. W., were
taken to Georgetown Hospital
with broken left legs and serious
decorations.
Floyd E. Kirby, Fairfax, Va,
operator of the automobile that
struck them, was released by Arl-
ington county police under orders
to report to an official investiga-
ton later.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-08-16
CUMMINGS EYES
DEVILS ISL"

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 16 G.N.
s.).-Homer S. Cummings, United
States attorney general, declared
today he would make an entire
inspection of Alcatraz Island and
Mcneil Island, the two Federal
penitentiary sites on the Pacific
Coast, before returning to Wash
ington, D. C.
Attorney General Cummings has
lust returned from Honolulu,
where he supervised legal action
in condemnation proceedings OF
1900 acres of land near Pearl
Harbor for new flying field for
the Army.
Coincident with Mr.. Cummings
announcement he would visit
Alcatraz Island, the American
Devils Island" it was learned
ten notorious felons already have
been secretly transferred to the
new Federal prison in San Fran
cisco Bay.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-08-16

termerS housed in the none too
palatial south wing gave vent 70
what appeared to be disapproval.
They threw dishes and pans
around. They yelled. They scowled
defiance. And then they quietly
returned to their cells without
touching a bit of the meal.
Later they apparently thought
better of their Weakness in leaving
their own private mess hall. Hence,
shortly after p. m. they began
rendering a few more noises that
certainly did not resemble opera.
And their objections did not cease
until after 9 o'clock.
This morning they were paci-
fled. They received eggs for
breakfast, an unheard-of luxury.
The reason, Jail officials opine, is
that the men must have been
hungry and needed a little more
nutrition than the customary
cereal with thin milk and coffee.