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Evening star., 1935-04-01
APRIL FOOLERY.

APRIL FOOLERY.
"ODAY is the heyday of the
wags, buffoons and zanies-
the day when they would make
L dupes and suckers Of us all.
Today the telephone at the
Zoo will ring and blandly innocent
voices will ask for "Mr. Lion" or "Mr.
Wolf" while the merry-andrews who
left notes for you to call those legen-
dairy personages will chortle In their
corners.
The exact origin of April / as "All
FOOLS day" is not known. One ex-
planation appears particularly logical.
In 1864 Charles TX of France de-
creed that the year should begin jan
uary l instead Of April /, the day
set aside for New Years visits and
gifts until the time of the reformed
calendar. Some objected to the
change, and because they insisted on
still observing April l became the
butt of jokes They received mock
gifts, pretended calls of ceremony and
invitations tc mock New Year cele-
brations. Gradually the custom Of
duping persons on April 1 spread to
other countries. Even the Hindus
have their Hull" celebration, on
March 81, when persons are sent on
futile errands to provide laugh.
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TELEPHONE TEASERS.
ITO A normal person, comfortably
addicted to sanities in life, a
daily list of queries received by
one desk in The Star Office reads
strangely like April foolery. Such
questions as those that follow pour
in each and every day:
"Is Texas as large as Russia" ?"
"I heard Babe Ruth was dead. Is
1t true?"
I'm a stranger in tcwn. Where
could I find bridge game going on
tonight?"
Evening star., 1935-04-01
ALUMNI PLAN DINNER

A. q. Stoughton, alumni secretary
Of Bucknell University, will be q guest
at dinner to be held by the Wash
ington Alumni Chapter of the uni
versity Wednesday at 7:so pm. at the
Columbia Country Club.
The committee arranging for the
dinner Is composed Of Maj. A. w.
Dawson, Joseph P. Shearer and vii.
liam A. I,esher,
Evening star., 1935-04-01
100000 GO OFF RELIEF

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo-, April I
R.-Federal relief ceased for more
than 1000 dependent Missouri per-
sons today.
F. E. r. A. officials withdrew aid
after the State Legislature failed to
comply with demands for a STATE
appropriation to match Government
funds. Last night State officials con-
ferred hastily and pushed plans to
end the crisis.
Gov. Guy 3. Park said he had mo
doubt" that the Legislature would
provide the requested S500,00o within
a week"
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cites Of feminine apparel than his
vocabulary includes.
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TIP ON DRAINING.
ITO DRAIN or not to drain.
i That is question facing most
motorists these Spring days as
the anti-freeze In their radiators be-
gin emitting fumes that watt through
the open car windows.
The careful motorist will wait q
Few days. Records of the United
states Weather Bureau show that over
a long period Of years, April II is the
average date Of the last killing frost,
which usually Is a freeze. However,
Evening star., 1935-04-01
Washington Wayside
Random Observations of Interesting
Events and Things.

of a wheel is 10 inches long, how
many times would the wheel have to
turn around to 60 a mile?" (This In
small, schoolboyish voice.)
"How do you get from North Capt.
tol street and Rhode Island avenue
to Thirty-second and p streets by
street carp"
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NO APRIL FOOL-IT'S TRUE.
TT WAS the rush hour and the street
car was fairly bristling with arms
and legs Of goers-home.
Came gentle tapping at the closed
but bulging back door. The conduc-
tor opened it. On the ground outside
stood a little old lady.
II want to pay my fare" she said,
handing the conductor a quarter and
waiting patiently for her change. "Oh,
yes, I've already had my ride. I just
got of at the front end. When ]
got on I got pushed forward before !
could pay"
AID INGENUITY.
Union picketing holds no terrors
L for at least one firm, who even
goes SO far as to use the pickets
as an advertisement.
1t read:
you cannot miss the location of
the -- Bake Shops. Look for
the white-coated sidewalk attendants.
They will show you the way"
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TWIXT DARK AND DAYLIGHT.
AN UNUSUAL commotion brought
~ heads popping out of windows
Of fashionable apartment
house in the wee hours.
Evidently the milkman was being
Evening star., 1935-04-01

last Winter, unusually severe in
Washington, found the last freeze oc-
curing March 81.
Evening star., 1935-04-01
STOP BAD BREATH

Thousands Of people afflicted with
bad breath find quick relief through
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets. The
pleasant, sugar-coated tablets are
taken for bad breath by all who know.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets act
gently but firmly on the bowels, slim
uIating them to natural action, and
gently purifying the entire system.
They do that which dangerous calo-
mel does without any Of the bad after
effects.
Olive Tablets bring no gripping pain
or any disagreeable effects.
DR.. F. M. Edwards discovered the
formula after 20 years Of practice
among patients afflicted with consti-
patton with the attendant bad breath.
Olive Tablets are purely a vegetable
compound; you will know them by
their olive color. Take one or two at
bedtime for week and note the effect.
15c, SOC, 60c.
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Els it all right to wear white vest
with a tuxedo?"
I've always wanted to see fill
buster. Is it true there's going to
be one at the Capitol next Thursday?"
Who are the members of the cab
inet?"
who are the Supreme Court JUS
tices?"
Which is better-four Of a kind
or straight f1ush?"
IF it's noon in London, what time
is it here?"
Can you help me out: If spoke
Evening star., 1935-04-01

disturbed in his nocturnal round BY
some late revelers who had mistaken
his cart for their limousine.
Get out Of my wagon. You're
scarin' my horse" he shouted.
"A horse?" came maudlinly from
one of the intruders. mo wonder the
darn thing wouldn't CO."
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Upper STATISTICS.
NTAKE zippers grow where but
lVl tons be" appears to be the
campaign slogan for plants
manufacturing the fasteners.
The campaign is being carried on
relentlessly. From dog collars to cir
Gus tents, zippers are bringing loose
ends together.
Z :
S3Nt
John A. Nelson, leather worker in
an Eleventh street sadlery. confessed
the other day that in exactly three
weeks time he has sewed on 100 yards
Of upper.
He's sewed them on everything but
bananas, he AYERS. and on more vari-
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clothes at the close of day. Nerves
are rubbed raw by all sorts of condi-
tions at work. school and home, an3
self-control goes to the winds when
tried too far.
It's amazing, however. to see how
a perfectly courteous. controlled per-
son gets along in the world. Hard.
cold, Indifferent folk soften 10 them
Courtesy seems to oil all the ma
ehinery of life and make ii run
smoothly and quietly. 1t is laugh
nerves are on edge and who is ready
TO snap at the drop Of a hat. softer
when the courteous one utters a sin
cere, earnest, Il beg your pardon
or so sorry" when he accidentally
offends Instead of giving dirty
looks" or muttering. why don't you
look where you're going?" he finds
himself murmuring. Don't mention
it," or IT'S quite all right" and ac-
tually accompanying it with a smile
ALWAYS HOPING: If you and
this man you like feel that neither
of you has ever had a chance. as you
say. and that you understand each
other. l think it would be wise TO
marry and help each other as soon
as circumstances will permit.
And if your friend does not like
you to smoke and drink. even in
moderation, why not give them up?
They do you no particular good and
are not important
While l think a girl always should
be careful in marrying a man who
has been divorced and learn as much
as possible of the circumstances, it
may be that in this case he and his
wife were totally unsuited and you
may be just the one for him. It
would seem so. as he has changed so
much recently.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-23
By DEAN HALLIDAY
Central Press Garden Expert

BEFORE COMPLETING the buy
ing of your seeds for this year. you
might include the new annual phloX
of Drummond, named "Gigantea Art
Shades.
This new phloX grows about twelve
inches in height, being classed in the
taller groups Of annual phloX.
Gigantea Art Shades has extra
large blossoms, each of which has a
large light colored eye. The colors
are in delicate art shades-hence the
name.
This half-hardy phloX is proDa-
gated by seed and should be sown
early in the spring; in fact, it should
be sown as soon as the frost is out
of the ground. If you wish to get
an early start, then plant in seed
fats and transplant out of doors later
on. The phlox blooms fairly early
and continues until quite late-the
blooming time being from July to
October as a rule.
These annuals make good bedding
plants and cutting flowers as they
last a long time in water There are
several other mixtures of this
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FOR THOSE EAVORHNG TWEEDS
Il Good SelectjOm for
bev Il re Versatile
and SeywoeubR
By LISBETH

AMONG THE new fashions for
spring, tweeds are receiving first
consideration due to their versatility
and serviceability.
A tweed coat is essential to a WE'LL
planned wardrobe, and the smart
woman will include one of the at
tractive new garments in her new
spring clothing budget.
The three models shown above
proclaim the strong tweed influence
on this springs fashions.
The model pictured at left is
sports tweed coat of multi-colored
tones. made with a yoke and gath
cred fullness in the back. belted al
the waist. and double breasted in
front in classic REFER lines.
The swagger tweed coat for sport
wear. pictured right, is a delightful
and smart change from the severe
tailleur of the season. This chic
tweed coat has graceful swingins
lines with an unusual yoke and
sleeves cut all in one.
just a little more practical is the
simple. loose fitting tweed coat, cen
ter. which has a matching skirt AMI
blouse. The coat, skirt and lower
part of the blouse are of brown
tweed. and a knitted mixture OF
taupe and brown makes the top Of
the blouse.
A very practical and striking YER
sion of the three piece suit. so popu-
lar this spring. is composed of an
easy fitting top coat, navy mannish
tailored suit with red buttons red
lining in both suit jacket and top
coat. and a plaid taffeta scarf. or all
navy blue scarf. whichever you pre-
fer.
Quilted taffeta is winning instant
acclaim. A very striking costume
with a silk quilted taffeta jacket IS
shown for afternoon wear. With this
is worn a black silk crepe skirt and
white crepe blouse with an ascot tie
attached. a stitched taffeta sailor in
black with a narrow white grosgrain
band of white completes this en-
semble.
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Giving a Party?
These Will Help

Rosy Salad-One package straw
berry gelatin, one cup hot water,
three-fourths cup cold water, one
fourth teaspoon salt. one-half cup
shredded almonds. blanched; one-half
cup finely diced celery, two bananas
diced, two tablespoon lemon juice,
one-half cup diced pineapple. Dis
solve the gelatin in hot water, add
cold water and salt. Sprinkle lemon
juice on the diced bananas and add
with the fruits. celery and nuts when
The gelatin is slightly thickened.
Pour into heart-shaped molds.
Cherry Tartlets - Stone cherries,
sprinkle with sugar and allow to
stand an hour or more. Line tartlet
molds with pastry, fill with cherries
and bake in a quick oven. Remove
from molds, cool. cover with quar-
tered marshmallows and brown in a
hot oven.
Raspberry Ambrosid--Drain a can
of raspberries. Add a bit of the
grated rind of lemon and lemon juice.
Sweeten with powdered sugar If de-
sired. Chill. Whip one cup cream
until stiff, fold in 20 marshmallows
cut into eighths. Just before serving
fold in the raspberries. Serve IN
sherbet glasses lined with sponge
cake, lady fingers or thin vanilla
waters
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-23
Node,m Beanty Learns
Old Trick With Scent
By GLADYS GLAD

"AmeTtcG'S UoSt Famous Beauty
THAT LOVELY brunette, Rochelle
Hudson. believes that perfume is
most important beauty accessory.
Rochelle usually applies her perfume
behind her ears and on her wrists.
1 suppose that is a trick that she
must have learned from Cleopatra,
for back in that era, according to
historians. Cleo used thousands of
dineros just for perfume for her
wrists and ears. And she had every
bit as much skill in perfume applica-
ton, imagine. as Rochelle has.
Moderation is half the secret o.
success in using perfume. If you
apply perfume too lavishly, it be-
comes blatant and overpowering, and
marks you as uncaltured in its use
More than that, the over-use of per-
fume has a hardening effect on a
gal. Perfume should be underlined
| mystifying. 1t should be used with
discreet and sparing hand, so that
the resultant fragrance that ema-
mates from you is a subtle, alluring
one
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Pecans in Sweet Potatoes

Parboil sweet potatoes; peel. Cut
into slices about one-half inch thick
Arrange a layer of the potatoes in
an oiled baking dish and cover With
layer of thinly sliced canned pine
apple; then cover with another layer
of the potatoes. Dot with butter and
pour over about one-half cup OF
dark syrup. Just before putting into
the oven sprinkle generously with
chopped pecans. Bake in a moderate
oven (375 degrees Fahrenheit) until
brown. If you prefer you may cook
the sweet potatoes with whole pecans
put between layers and on top and
omit the pineapple.
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the debris that nobody is using regu-
larly. Most of the liquid prepara
tions have probably been decomposed
and become inert by this time so
they will not be much of loss.
In recommending what should be
in a medicine closet people usually
say that the poisons should be pui
on the top shelves and nothing bur
poisons should be put there. As n
matter of fact, the best thing TO do
is not to have any poisons in the
medicine closet at all. The only one
that possibly might be permissible is
lysol. and if you have a bottle of
lysol it should be in a bottle with Il
rough outside. If not, put three
bands of adhesive around the bottle
so that you will be able to feel il
as well as see it, and know immedi-
ately that you have hold of bottla
containing poison.
Adhesive plaster. sterile gau2e
gauze bandages, absorbent cotton.
vaseline. and tincture of iodine
should be kept in box Ia cigar box
size) by themselves and labelled
Surgical emergency.
Four Classes of Drugs
OF drugs, there are only foul
| classes which should be allowed i'm
the medicine cupboard:
/. CatharticS-Whichc cathartic you
have is not particularly important
except that no household where there
are children should have a cathartic
pill containing strychnine-the so
called A. s. & b. pills-aloin. strych-
nine and belladonna. Strychnine poi
soning from the eating of these pills
| is the most common cause of death
due TO poisons in children in this
country. OF the cathartics. | believe
the best to have on hand is castor
oil. 1t works. ii is a thorough
cleanser and its taste is so disagree
able that it is not likely TO form a
habit. For chronic use by all odds
the best. in my opinion. is mineral
oil or petrolatum.
.. Headache Tablets or Pain Killers
There is probably nothing better
than aspirin in five-grain tablets. al
though aspirin and phenacetin. two
grains each, and one grain of caffeine
citrate in a capsule or tablet make Il
somewhat more efficient remedy.
Bicarbonate of soda or milk OF
magnesia. or the combination in the
form of bisodol and other similar
preparations, may be handy in case
there is some member of the family
who suffers from acid indigestion OF
gas.
.. HypnoticS or Sleeping P0tioHS--
In the form of the barbiturates-vc
ronal, medinal, alonal. amytal. etc
we have extremely efficient sleep
producers. They are doubtfully hab-
Informing and, in my experience. nor
habit-forming at all for 80 per cent
of the population. For many people
these are almost a necessity-for
those who lead a life under pressure
However. other people do not like the
idea of having a Sleep producing
drug, which might be habit-forming.
in the house, and this opinion must
be respected.
4. OintmeHtS--Some ointments for
external use in case of irritation may
be considered part of the family
medicine chest. Zinc oxide ointment
and ammoDiated mercury ointment
are both official and should cover all
requirements.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-23
Poems That Line
INTO THE TWILIGHT

INTO The TWILIGHT
Out-worn heart, in a time out
worn,
Come clear of the nets of wrong
and right;
Laugh, heart, again in the gay twi-
light,
Sigh heart, again in the dew of the
morn.
Your mother Fire is always young,
Dew ever shining and twilight
gray;
Though hope fall from you and
love decay,
Burning in fires of a slanderous
tongue.
Come, heart, where hill is heaped
upon hill:
For there the mystical brotherhood
Of sun and moon and hollow and
wood
And river and stream work out
their will;
And God stands winding His lone
ly horn,
And time and the world are evel
in flight;
And love is less kind than the gray
twilight,
And hope is less dear than the dew
of the morn.
William Butler Yedt!
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Delicious for
Sunday Mig hts

SIX GREEN bell peppers, one pint
of picked shrimps, one cup bread
crumbs, three tablespoons butter. one
teaspoon prepared mustard, one tea
spoon celery salt, one beaten egg. Re-
move stems and seed from peppers
and soak in cold water for a halt
hour. Cream butter and then beat
in egg and seasoning. Add bread
crumbs and shrimps and stuff the
drained peppers with the mixture.
Place in a well-greased baking dish
and cook in a moderate oven until
tho tops are nicely Drowned.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-23
HERE'S A NEW PFILOX
FOR THE POSY PATCH

Drummond phlox. The Star phloX
is interesting, with its star shaped
flowers. There is a yellow variety.
called Isabellina. These phloX come
in almost every color and are very
easily grown. We are well repaid
for planting these ANIMALS. as they
have such a CHEEKY look in our
gardens and have very SNOWY bios
SONS.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-23
Use French Method

If you are not well-versed in the
proper method of applying perfume
can suggest nothing better than
that you follow the procedure used
by most French women today. For
the average French woman always
does a thorough job of her per-
fuming. And she does it so cleverly.
that only a subtle fragrance results
The smart French woman always
bathes first, before using perfume. so
that her body is clean and fresh.
Then, with a fine perfume atomizer.
she sprays her chosen scent over her
entire body. This insures even dis
tribution. Next, befcre she dons her
undies. she sprays them also with
the perfume. She does this lightly.
so that no stain remains. In like
manner, she perfumes her silk stock
ing and the hens of her frocks.
And when she walks about or dances
the motion of her skirt frees the per-
fume and doubles her charm and al
lure.
After she has dressed, the French
woman then does her surface per-
fuming. She places nit of her per-
fume in the palms Of her hands ana
smcoths ii lightly over her neck
shoulders and arms. She dabs a BIZ
Of the scent behiad her ears. And
with perfumed fingertips. she
smoothes down her eyebrows Fol-
low this method when applying youi
] nerfnn,ne and worm End That tho
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pie who are al
going somewhere
in a great hurry.
and who give
you dirty looks
if you happen
a c ci dentally to
brush them.
What revela-
tons we get. of
ourselves or 9th
ers. in trying
m o m e n I 8
How quickly anG
completely tenn
pers are lost ana
we shed our good
manners m ore
easily by far
than we do OLE
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-23

A "RUMPUs ROOM" is. of course.
a room where you can make a
rumpus. noise. and have a general
good time without inconveniencing
the rest of the household.
This picture shows only one cor
ner of a "rumpus" room which is in
a home at Rye. n. y.
The walls OF this room are white,
also the ceiling. which is beamed.
The floor is covered with black
iinoleum. and there are big char
treuse QDuches, not shown in this pic
ture.
Vast chairs and arc-shaped
couches are pictured around a fire.
place. You can SEE, also, French
doors that lead to an enclosed porch
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-23

be called the "ac-
cu IN Il | alton of
the ages" The
accumulation of
the ages consists
In such things as
C a p s u ! e s in a
pasteboard b o Y
which DR.. By-
sander gave ia
ther for a pecu-
liar a t a C k of
jaundice that he
had about seven
years ago.
The first thing
to do in prepar-
ing a ( a m y
medicine closet Is
"a nlnnr n,at oil
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-23

Menu Hiat
LUNCHEON
SAirred Eggs With asparagus
Sliced Bananas and Oranges
Bread and Butter Cookies MIR
DINNER
Beef Pot Roast Crazy
Boiled Potatoes
Dreamed Fried Onions
Cabbage Salad
PENNSYLVANIA BrOlon Betty Coffee
Substantial is the word to describe
this menu. l suppose. 1t is designed
for people with healthy appetites.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-23

NICKEL metal brightens many an
Afternoon dress.
Here are nickel clips high on the
shoulders. and a nickel buckle on
the belt Of a rough crepe dress. The
collar continues into a bolero 'front.'
and bow Of crepe is tied high.
There are tiny covered buttons on
the cuffs. and two stitched-down
pleats in front. an inverted pleat in
back.
Novelty gloves are getting a big
hand this spring Double woven
silks with colorful striped gauntlet
cuffs. and printed and white checked
piques are going 10 be very popular
for street wear and the afternoon
itnf.l.t,li henr
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-23
Rhubarb and Raisin Sauce

Two pounds washed and cut rhu-
barb. one-fourth package seeded raj
sins, one and one-fourth cups granu-
lated sugar. one-third cup water.
Stew rhubarb until done. with water;
add raisins and cook for five minutes.
Stir sugar in well and let cool to
serve.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-23

VIII Help
You Along
Dirty Looks" Fade
When Met With
Politeness
By VIRGINIA LEE

ALWAYS BE courteous. You
never know how hard it is to fol.
low that rule until you have lived
in a large city and been pushed
and showed and trodden on by peo
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-23
RENO PROSPERITY

Nearly $500 men and women from
every state, the District Of Columbia,
Alaska, Hawaii, Panama, the Philip
pines, and % foreign countries, filed
1921
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-23
Entertainment at Home

Games have been coming back in
favor for several years, and with the
renewed liking for them has come
the demand for new games. a new
book. Lets Throw a Party, by Sam
Whiting, offers game and refresh
ment suggestions for the hostess. 1t
is a small book. and While it will not
solve the winters entertainment
problem, it does offer some splendid
amusement suggestions.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-23
Today's Recipes

CredIned Fried OnioHS.-One dozen
medium sized onions, three table
spoons fat. three tablespoons flour,
one teaspoon salt. pepper, two cups
milk. toast. Slice and fry the onions
in the fat. When light brown. drejge
with the -four. stir well, season and
add milk slowly. stirring constantly.
Let boil one minute and serve on
toast
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-23
FACTS AND FANCIES

Fried Toast or French Toast
Twelve slices bread one-half-inch
thick. two eggs, two cups milk, one
half teaspoon salt. Beat the eggs.
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on either side of the fireplace, with
red and white chintz curtains.
The young people of the family
can have gay parties here without
bothering the parents and their
guests-unless. of course. the parents
themselves happen TO want to enter
tain in the rumpus room.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-23
Household Hints
By MRS. MARY MORTON

add the milk and salt. Dip slices of
bread into this mixture and 'saute
in a little hot fat until a delicate
brown.
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Eggs SHirred Wih Asparagus
Grease individual ramekins with but
ter or margarine, sprinkle generously
with bread crumbs. Put one table
spoon cream in each. Warm rame-
kins. Drop an egg into the center
of each and over the top arrange
several spears of canned asparagus:
sprinkle bread crumbs mixed with
grated cheese over the top, dot over
with bacon and bake in moderate
oven, $50 degrees Fahrenheit. until
eggs are firm.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-23

delicate fragrance that results win
greatly enhance your attractiveness
and charm.