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To Chop Nuts.

When a recipe calls for finely
chopped nuts, instead of putting the
nuts through q chopper or chopping
them by knife. place the nuts between
several folds OF wax paper, then roll
or crush them with a rolling pin. The
degree of fineness may be varied by
the pressure exerted. Meme of the oils
of the nuts are lost when this method
is used. The chopped nuts may be
sprinkled directly from the wax paper
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and Comment on Subjects Interesting Washington Women
Dorothy Dix Says
Why Should Children Be Forced to Mind
Manners at Home?

EAR MISS DIX: Should chill
dren always be criticized
about their table manners?
IL Should they not be able to
let down at home so as to
enjoy q meal? I can remember IN
our home that many wonderful meal
laboriously prepared by mother was
spoiled by the constant nagging OF
dad about our table manners. This
seems to me q shame and disgrace.
Home should be o place where you
can be yourself and enjoy whatever
you wish in any way you may. Even
dunk your doughnuts or rolls in your
coffee. II you enjoy that. II does seem
funny that such a trifling thing as
table manners should mean SO much
to some people. 1t Is said that the
vice president Of one of our biggest
utility companies achieved his posi-
ton because he had good table man
ners while eating with the board Of
directors. Such q small matter as
making q sandwich at the home din
ton in our family. The only way
can see to battle this question is to
do in Rome as the Romans do. but
when at home do as you wish to do.
BOB, Jr.
7 SEE no reason why you cannot do
both, Bob, for good manners are
Just q matter of habit and, If you
acquire them, they become instructive
and you use them at home as well as
abroad. II, for instance, you have
never in your life been permitted to
eat with your knife, you will find no
pleasure in conveying food to your
mouth in that way.
agree with you that home should
be a place for rest and relaxation,
where we are entitled to drop many of
the ceremonial conventions we observe
with strangers, but that does not mean
that we can do away with the de-
cencies of life, or are free to do the
things that get on other peoples
nerves. In fact, just because we are
brought into daily contact with the
the more necessary for us to watch our
step and make ourselves attractive to
them.
A ND this matter Of table etiquette
cuts a much larger figure in that
than you would suppose. You would
be amazed at the number of letters ]
get from women who are on the verge
of divorce because they have to watch
the sloppy way their husbands eat
and from men who say they are mar
ried to perfectly good wives, but they
can't stand them because they make
kissing sound when they drink their
coffee of morning.
So you can't afford to relax your
table manners at home. because, If you
do, you may be alternating your wife's
affection by the way you gargle your
soup, or you may be sending your
husband to the other woman by dunk
ing your roll. or holding your fork as
if it were a spade.
IT ISN'T so strange as you think
that SO much stress is put upon
good table manners. 1t is just the
thing by which we judge a persons
social experience and knowledge OF
the world. 1t Is the thing that hits
stranger. 1t doesn't, of course, take
the place Of brains. or talent, or char
acter, but it is mighty big help to
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thrust upon them.
I belong to the
first class, since
it is very easy for
me to keep my
figure slender.
In the first
place, I eat very
little, and, In the
second place, I
love to dance.
Even when I was
in the Follies,
years ago. where
! had so much
dancing to do on
the stage, I would
delight in going
to places to dine
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minute. V e r J
helpful in many
" a VS. very
thoughtful anc
serious.
But-where is
the lovely old
Gus ON that
made the first OF
that month May
day" for us.
when We were
children, a n d
added so much to
our pleasure and
at Of ou r
friends? T h e
sentimental and
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HOWI KEEP
MY FIGURE
nv nzpyON DzvJrc
BY MARION DAVIES.

Being slender is somewhat like
genius-some are born with 1t, others
have to acquire it (through reducing
mediums), while still others have it
Evening star., 1935-04-30
(Copyright. 1850
Style Trends.

Patou is featuring an ensemble con-
underneath . jacket Of novelty thick
shiny silk, with Q small black and
white re4ut.
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BY BETSY CASWELL.
TOMORROW is to be celebrated

"OMORROW is to be celebrated
~ as Child health day" through
out the Nation, in the new and
Il eff1cient order Of things.
It Is also dedicated inter-
nationally to labor, and. as such, Is
celebrated with songs and mass meet
tngs all over the world.
ALI very modern and up to the
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working hours brighter
apparently about all his tasks with gus you'll hnd him rn
companion to Nanny towels
side
Nanny would
al the that June bride!
transfer pattern Of motifs Zone for
6xS inch material
tration of al stitches needed color suggestions
coin to the Woans
Evening star. ..-.--
The Washington times., 1935-11-22

TOYLAND Bergen
Warner Bros Eur Theoter this week. On Cdgney
The Washington times., 1935-12-04
Air Beacon for Maine

AUGUSTA, Me.-A radio range
beacon by which airplanes may
approach the airport in darkness
or fog is provided for in the
100000 Augusta airport project
approved by the WPA to give work
for nearly 300 men over a period
of seven months. The radio equip
ment will be provided through the
United States Department of Com
merCe.
The Washington times., 1935-12-04
Smallest Man in Orient

KOBE QN.SO-A Manchu-
rian farmer, who claims to be
the smallest man in the Orient,
is celebrating" his thirty-Second
year of grass widowhood. He is
Huang Chen Yu and he is only
80 inches in height. But in addi-
ton to this, he has two other
claims to distinction, for he was
married at 8 and divorced at
IS.
The Washington times., 1935-12-04

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Send 10 cents in stamps or coin
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0.H
HORIZONTAL

THAT looks so easy I'm going
to make a few medallions-though
I've never crocheted anything be-
fore!" That's what even a be-
ginner will say when she sees this
lovely filet lace. Yes, it's easy to
dots made of string which
works up fast-the design is in
large mesheS and is simple to
follow-the square measures II
inches. The pattern is worked in
two triangular medallions; you
may use them for corners, join
two for a square or combine sew
The Washington times., 1935-09-18

without murmur. A man can get
used to almost anything. Eight
cen months in the OGPU prison
had transformed me physically to
a mere shadow of my former self.
November came. The monotony
of prison life was interrupted only
by the frequent visits of foreign
and native delegations, to which
we had become thoroughly accus-
toned. But toward the end of the
month some sinister rumorS spread
among the prisoners about trans
fer to the Jurisdiction of the
OGPU and to the penal labor
camps. Several days later the
rumors were confirmed when the
news came that 300 of our prison
ers were to be sent to the northern
penal camps in the middle OF De-
cember.
The details soon became known.
The OGPU had simply made an
agreement with the Peoples COM
missariat of justice whereby the
latter was to transfer to it all able
bodied prisoners. The OGPU was
to receive as remuneration one
ruble and 30 kopeckS per day for
each prisoner.
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at a closed session of the military
tribunal, without prosecuting or
defending attorneys. Not a very
pleasant surprise.
The second surprise consisted
in the news that my case had
been joined to that Of Fabrizius,
the journalist whom I had met
en- route to Moscow, and the third
surprise was the information that
I was charged with violating
Statute SO, which meant a charge
of espionage.
Why espionage again, and why
the hearing before the military
tribunal? I was bewildered and
alarmed. Again, as in the first
days in prison, I kept pacing my
cell from corner to corner. They
were playing with me like a cat
with a mouse.
There was only on consolation.
Some definite decision was near.
I had waited for the trial so long
that I was Indifferent as to which
court should pronounce judgment,
whether a justice of the peace, a
judge of the supreme court or the
military tribunal. All I wanted
was a definite verdict and then
I was sure an exchange could be
arranged for some Soviet citizen
convicted and held prisoner in
Finland.
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RIFLE FINALS !
UNDER WAY

CAMP PERRY, Ohio, Sept. 18
U.N.SD.-ASsistant Secretary Of
War Harry H. Woodring was at
Camp Perry today, an official
observer on the firing line, as
final matches for the team cham
pionship of the National Rifle
Association got under way.
The final round was to be fired
on the 1,OO0-yard range.
At the end Of the first four
stages yesterday, the U. S. Marine
team was holding first place with
a total score Of 1875 out Of a
possible 1000.
The U. S. Coast Guard team
was second with 1,846, and the
washington National Guard team
was in third place with 1882.
Californias civilian team No. l
was in fourth place with 1881,
and the U. S. Infantry team was
fifth with 1880.
There were 113 teams Of 10 men
each entered in this match, which
is fired over five stages. The first
four were fired yesterday over the
2O0-yard rapid fire, 200-yard slow
fire, 300-yard rapid fire and the
6O0-yard slow fire ranges.
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three men were in session at the
desk of the chairman.
After the preliminary formal
tiles had been complied with, I
made the extraordinary request
that the court grant me the right
tc ask several questions pertaining
to the law in my case. pointed
out that since I was a foreigner
and unacquainted with Soviet law,
and since I had been denied the
privilege of having an attorney to
defend me, I needed some infor-
nation to enable me to formulate
my defense.
"The Supreme Court does not
consider it necessary to give you
any explanations" Cameron de-
cided bluntly. Why then did
they bother to have this comedy
of a trial? 1t would have been
much simpler to send a copy of
the verdict to me in my cell.
I was asked if I had anything
to say. The legal formalities evil
IDENTIFY required this and the COM
rades followed them implicitly.
IT request you to set me at
liberty at once" I said.
els that all?" asked Cameron
in surprise.
Eyes, that's ALL" I said. Any
further arguments would evil
IDENTIFY be mere waste of time.
The trial lasted exactly 20 min
utes and the verdict was:
-Four years in prison and
cOnfiscatiOn of all property"
"Commandant, take the prison
er out" ordered the court, and I
made my exit from a court Of
justice probably the most severe
and the most original in the
world. Perhaps the same sort Of
justice might have been meted
out with even less ceremony in
darkest Africa. AS to the con-
fiscation of my property, the court
order came post factum, as my
plant had been confiscated and
sold by the OGPU long before.
A week later I was transferred
to the Lefortovsky prison, which
was a decided improvement. It
seemed that the worst had been
left behind. I had passed out of
the jurisdiction of the OGPU to
that of the prison department of
the Peoples Commissariat of JUS
tice. My new abode served as a
model for purpose of exhibition to
foreign delegations visiting the
U. S. S. R. Conditions we're
quite acceptable, as prisons go. In
any event, in comparison with the
prisons of the OGPU, it might be
called a paradise.
The Washington times., 1935-09-18

Sizes 7 to 10 in these slip-over
sweaters of bright color combina-
tions. Round and V necks. Long
sleeves. Knit for good service
and styles to please the youthful
tastes.
The Washington times., 1935-09-18

Attractively styled and well-made
dresses Of printed percale in
stripes, plaids and floral patterns.
Novelty collars, short sleeves,
pleated skirts. Sizes to 61z, 7
to 16.
The Washington times., 1935-09-18
Queries Barred

The days succeeded each other
in tiresome uniformity. My only
diversion consisted in observing
the regular morning aeroplane
passing over the prison on its way
to Berlin. It was hard to realize
that the current of life moved on
and that some human beings were
free to fly away, while others in
prison cells awaited trial or pre-
pared themselves for execution.
TWO weeks later I was uneX-
pectedly brought before the mill
tary tribunal again. The same
The Washington times., 1935-09-18
Food Is Poor

Every morning I awoke at the
signal, swept the floor Of my cell
and received my cup of hot water.
. At noon I received plate OF nau-
seating soup and a dish Of por-
ridge without butter or milk. The
evening meal consisted Of another
dish of the same porTidge.
Once a week we were allowed TO
receive food parcels from without,
but of course 1 could not gorge
myself on the food I received
while my hungry cell companions
looked on. Hence, my food par
, GELS lasted only one or two days.
! Another three months went by.
! At the end of May. 1929, was
finally transferred to general
! cell. This apparently signified
. the approach of some decision IN
. my case.
After the quietness Of the single
! and double cells, the noise that
greeted me in the general cell
made it seem like q madhouSe. It
housed 80 prisoners from all
! walks Of life, beginning with a
. bishop and ending with a city
! bum.
I did not remain long. At the
end of June, was ordered to pack
up my belongings and was taken
! to Moscow, where I was to appear
! before the supreme court. An
; other prisoner travelled with me.
: It was Fabrizius. Finnish jour
nalist, who had been ordered to
/ Moscow for the same reason as I.
! In Moscow I first spent two
weeks in the Lubianka-the we'll
known prison Of the OGPU head
quarters in MoScow-in a general
cell which was first filled with
some forty members of the clergy
and later with a heterogeneous
crowd from all trades and profes-
sions. After three weeks I was
transferred to the old Butirsky
prison. This probably would rank
first among the prisons the world
over in the amount Of filth and
vermin in it.
The general cell intended for
thirty prisoners held over sew
enty. They slept on boards spread
on the concrete floor, lying close
ly side by side. 1t was dreadful,
and the stencil was awful.
The Washington times., 1935-09-18
Chops Wood

It housed only the most impor.
tant prisoners, such as famous
bandits, engineer "wreckers,
counter-revolutionaries, etc. Con-
victed foreigners were also usually
kept there.
During the first few days I was
assigned the task of chopping
wood. Then I was transferred to
the spinning mill and from there,
because of the breakdown Of some
machinery. to some work in the
library.
For the first time in 18 months
I was allowed to correspond with
my wife, and to receive a whole
series of photographs of my grow
ing child. lived quietly in prison,
outside the sphere of the OGPU.
All the past seemed bad dream.
No matter how dismal my life at
that time might have seemed to
an outsider, I accepted it almost
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Reason EUident

The reason behind this trans
action was evident. The Five
Year Plan had just been en-
barked upon and there was an
acute shortage Of hands in some
of the remote districts. AS a way
out, the OGPU had undertaken
some construction contracts. It
did so on condition that it be al
lowed to employ the prisoners held
in it's penal camps and organize
other camps wherever necessary.
New penal camps were opened,
but the OGPU had not enough
convicts at its disposal. There
fore, it made a new agreement
with the commissariat of justice
and the transport of prisoners be-
gan at once. We had been
bought like slaves.
The day before our departure a
special commission for the exam
ination of the goods" arrived. It
was to examine all prisoners as to
the state of their health and abil-
ity to work. There was not even
a doctor on the commission. Five
men who knew nothing Of medi-
cine sat at the table and deter
mined the fate of the prisoners.
One prisoner out of 10 was sub
jected to a cursory examination
of lungs or heart by medical at
tendant. The prisoners stood in
line, naked, called out their names
and stepped up to the table.
Ready, next; ready, next" in
quick succession, was all that one
heard. The examination of 800
prisoners was finished by S
o'clock, an average of one man
per minute, an example of splen-
did non-bourgeois efficiency.
My cell compa MONS were
gloomy. They had been at the
Lefortovsky prison for a long
time and did not want to leave.
One of them was the Ukrainian
Pevny, a representative of a Swed-
ish firm manufacturing sepa.
ratorS, convicted as an economic
spy" Another was Timofeyich.
an embezzling cashier. In the
adjoining cell the conSumptive
financial inspector Granovsky ut.
tered his denunciationS of the
BolshevikS with renewed bitter
ness.
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COnUicts Fight

The clergy were again repre-.
sented by a bishop and several
priests, and the lay professions
all the way from composer to
thug. The horrible living condi'
tions in the cell made the pris'
oners irritable and hostile to each
other. They quarrelled and some
times even fought. A loud din
constantly filled the air.
These were very trying condi.
tions for me with my shattered
nerves. sharply protested and
demanded to be taken to a soli-
tary cell. My demand was grant
ed, probably thanks to the violent
tone of my protest.
After sixteen months in prison
I was finally handed a copy Of
the decision of the Supreme Court
with reference to my case.
It was scheduled for a hearing
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Writes Protest

Nevertheless I wrote a pro-
test, demanding an explanation.
Though physically weak, man.
aged to keep alive the spirit of
courage.
"But what are you making
all this fuss for?" asked Hal
perrin, who summoned me sew.
eral days later. Didn't I tell
you that we shall not charge
you with espionage? Pay no at
tentiOn to the slip Of paper you
received, it has no bearing OH
the matter at all. I Joined the
two cases together for purely
technical reasons, SO that's
that"
He was vexed that he had been
disturbed on such an insignificant
matter. It seemed strange to him
that a man should have been i'm
prisoned for 16 months and still
be worrying about something; he
should have had ample time to
get used to things as they were.
The military tribunal held its
session in modest surroundings,
in the private office Of Cameron,
the chairman, without pomp Or
ostentation.
I sat next to Fabrizius, opposite
the three men who were to decide
our fate.
After a few formalities the
chairman asked me whether had
known FabriziuS before. I said
no, and Fabrizius confirmed my
statement that we had first met
in the train that brought us to
Moscow.
The members of the tribunal
whispered a little and decided to
consider my case separately from
that of Fabrizius.
While was waiting and sadly
musing on the further delay, the
tribunal reached a verdict in the
case of Fabrisius. He was SEN
fenced to be shot. Then we were
both taken back to prison in our
respective cells.
The military tribunal had
brought me more disappointment
I had hoped that the matter
would be finally settled, but ap.
parently they were in no hurry
and all I could do was to wait
patiently, as I waited all these
long months.
The Washington times., 1935-09-18
LOTS REz0NED
INC0UNTY

ARLINGTON COURT HOUSE,
Va, Sept. 18.-Eleven parcels Of
land in Arlington county, brought
before the county board here last
night, were rezoned by the board.
Included were several lots on
either side of Wilson Boulevard
adjacent to the property on which
the new Colonial Village apart
ment project is being completed.
Those located on the side to-
ward Washington were rezoned to
permit the establishment of stores
to serve the tenants occupying
the new apartments.
The Washington times., 1935-09-18
OGPU Sentences Kitchin to 4 Years
TRIAL PROVES
M0CKERY OF
JUSTICE

CONTINUED from First PGoe)
you go free now after having
kept you a year in prison?
It is imperative that you be
legally convicted and this is
exactly what we propose to
do. For a whole year we
have been trying to get
under our skin, all in vain.
But now we've got you where
we want you. Have you any
further questions?"
A few minutes later I was
back in my cell. During the
II months in prison I had
learned one thing-not to be
surprised at anything. All I
could do now was to wait. 1
had already become hardened
to being in prison. After the
news that my wife had left
the country my desperation
of the first period had given
way to apathy. I had recon
ciled myself to the fact that
I was powerless, in captivity:
During the long time Of
nv confinement in the double
cell all kinds Of prisoners
had passed before me in
kaleidoscope procession: a
former social-revolutionary
a baker, an old railroad en-
ploye, a bandit murderer, a
Red army soldier, a specula-
tor, two Communist work
ingmen, a Trotskyist student
a professor Of history, an
officer of the Red army, the
managing director of an in
dustrial plant who had risen
to this position from a simple
worker. With all of these
men 1 lived for several weeks
at a time, talked to them at
length and tried to encour-
age them.
The other bunk was never LEI
unoccupied for more than fev
hours. One after another my cell
mates left me to be taken to othe
cells or prisons, to be set free, t.
be sent into exile. or to be shot
But I saw them all go and re
mained there, waiting and hopm!
for a change.
The Washington times., 1935-09-18
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 Edward P. Warner, who has been appointed by President Roosevelt on the new presidential commission on air policy, is editor of the Me Graw-Hill publication Aviation. the oldest American aeronautical maga- zine. Mir. Warner became the first appointee to a "baby cabinet" posi-. ton especially concerned with aero nautics when he was first appoint. ed assistant secretary of the navy for aviation by President Coolidge In 1926. He was later appointed q member of the national advisory committee for aeronautics by Presi- dent Hoover.