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The Coolidge examiner., 1935-01-11
ConRenial Isolation

An Englishman and an American
travelled In the same compartment on
one OF the Liverpool expresses. The
former spoke not word TO his COM
panlon, who was the only other oc-
cupant OF the compartment, and It
was only when the train was cross
Ing Runcorn bridge that the Amerl-
can said: Excuse me, sir. but your
tie Is riding up over the back of your
collar"
"Well. what II 1t ls?" was the curt
reply. "Your coat pocket has been
on fire this last FIVE minutes, and i
haven't bothered you."-Montreal
Star.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-01-11
Apple Salad.

One OF the most satisfactory sal
ads for winter Is the one OF apples
-small-sized BaldwIns, or any good
apple; peel carefully after coring
and use apples OF uniform size. Cook
In sugar slrup with a small hand
ful OF the little cinnamon candles,
which add flavor as well as color
When cool serve on lettuce stuffed
with cream or cottage cheese and
garnlsh the top with a sprig OF pars-
ley.
c. western Newspaper Union
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-01-11
MY BOY COMES
HOME
BY ANNE CAMPBELL

T THINK know what heaven IL
Il Ike now
A little yard where grass is grow
ing green:
A robin chirplng on an apple bough.
As from the fence the crimson
roses lean.
II Is late afternoon. and suddenly
/ hear the gate click the IA
miliar sound
or youthful footsteps coming close
90 me.
A shadow throws its length across
the ground
think know what heaven is-the
strong
Young arms that I have waited
for In vain:
An eager voice that I have missed
too long.
And heaven breaks. hy boy IL
home again,
c. wssssra Newspaper unioH-
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-01-11
Croeodiles Block River

At a port, Majunga, on the Island
OF Madagascar. "A river called "Tsiri.
bihIna," is so blocked with croco-
dies that there Is no method OF
crossing II. The river banks are
also covered with these reptiles
They may be shot with ease, and
the natives do the rest, even to
wrapping the skin in a preservative.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-01-11
Grapefruit, and Almond Salad.

Cut the pulp Of two grapefruit
Into dice. add two ounces OF
blanched and chopped almonds TO
the drained pulp. Dissolve one
package OF lemon gelatin with boil
ing water and the Juice from the
fruit 10 make two cupfuls. using
one cupful OF grapefruit Juice and
one OF water. When the mixture
begins to thicken add the almonds
and a teaspoonful OF sugar. Pour
into a mold and set away to harden.
Serve with mayonnaise as a salad
or with whipped cream as a dessert.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-01-11
BEDTIME STORY
Bg THORNTON w. BURGESS

and without pause started up that
lie wasted no time exploring the
branches. but kept 10 the trunk once
In a while he would cry Ia q thia
little wiry voice. ~scep, secp!" but
never paused 10 rest or look around.
"Dces he build his nest In 4 hole
In a treef- asked Peter OF Yank
Yank the Nuthatch.
Yank Yank shook his head No"
be replied. "He hunts FOR a tree or
an old stub with a piece Of loose
bark hanging 20 a. In behind this
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-01-11

stores haven't any bunion plasters
In their places Is because the drug
glsts are afraid OF the law. There
Is law against harboring FOOT.
PADS.
Dear SIR. Wynn:
Can you tell me the worst penal
~ imposed on a bigamlst? In other
words. what would be the severe pen
atty for a man marrying three
women7 Truly yours.
UNO AWL.
Answer: His penalty Is having
three mothers-ln-law.
Dear Mr.. Wynn:
Where does the goods 20 when
you get a hole In your stocklngl
Yours truly.
ANA POLOGY.
Answer: The same place your fist
goes 10 when you open your hand.
G. the A saoriated Newspaper.
W$U Service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-01-11
Casserole OF caulIfiower.

Soak head OF caulifower in salt
water for half an hour. head down.
so II there are any insects lodged
In II they viii come out. Break into
sprigs OF fiowerlets and cook In very
little boiling water 20 minutes. Take
one and one-half cupfuls Of cooked
macaroni. one and one-half cupfuls
OF strained tomatoes. one-half cup
ful OF grated cheese. salt, pepper
and buttered cracker crumbs. Add
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-01-11

be tucks his nest made OF twigs.
strips OF bark and moss. He's a
funny little fellow. and don't know
OF anyone In all the Great World
who more strictly attends 10 his owa
business than does Seep Seep the
Brown Creeper. He's little but be
Is mighty useful Farmer Brown
ought 10 be glad every time be sees
him. By the way. Peter. have you
seen anything OF Dotty the Tree
Sparrow"
"Not yet" replied Peter. but /
think he must be here. I'm glad you
reminded me of him. I'll go look for
him"
C. r ". Burgess Service
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-01-11
wINTRY SUGGESTIONS

NToW is the season. while citrus
y fruits are plentiful. TO prepare
marmalades. As tastes differ as 20
bitterness IN the marmalades, one
has TO be guided as 10 the amount
OF the rind used In the mixture.
For those who Ike a mild and stlll
fiayorful marmalade use one each OF
lemon. orange and grapefruit
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-01-11
MOTHER
COOK BOOK

the cheese 10 the tomatoes and cook
until the cheese is melted. Season
with salt and pepper and pour over
the layers OF caullhower and maca.
ronL Cover with buttered crumbs
and bake about 20 minutes Serve
hot.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-01-11
Weeks Supply of Postum Free

Read the offer made by the Postum
Company in another part of this pa
per. They viii send full weeks sup
ply of health giving Postum free to
anyone who writes for it-Adv.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-01-11
Surely Had Changed

"Has marriage changed him any?"
"Oh, vastly; why, he's almost be-
ginning to be like what his wife I'M
agined he was"
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-01-11
Winner

This clock we won runs fine-it
does an hour In forty-flve minutes I"
Everybody Weekly Oondon).
Evening star., 1935-03-28

quest Of Mai. e. H. Brown for more
policemen and the recommends tions
Of Fire Chief Charles z. Schrom for
adequate fire apparatus to replace
some Of the obsolete equipment was
adopted by the association.
On the recommendation of Joseph
A. Mathew, chairman Of the Police and
Fire Committee. q resolution was
adopted asking that q truck company
be established at Fourteenth street
and Rhode Island avenue northeast.
The association Is opposed to the
adoption Of the report Of the Special
Committee on Reorganization Of the
District Government Of the Federation
Of Citizens Associations as now pro-
posed, since 1t would introduce poll
tics into fields In which 1t has no
place.
The association went On record as
being opposed to the present bill in
the House to establish commercial
airport as 1t proposes that one-haf OF
all sums expended shall be repaid to
the United States from sny funds in
the Treasury to the credit Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia, including all opera
ting and maintenance expenses. The
resolution asserted that the District
would be paying one-half of the ex-
penses without receiving any benefit
from the moneys received from the
operation of the airport.
Approval Of the small loans bill was
given by the body with the exception
Evening star., 1935-03-28
TALK IS SCHEDULED
BY MRS. ROOSEVELT
Will Be Guest of Honor at Lunch
con of Women's Division of
Housing Program.

Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt will be
the guest Of honor at luncheon Fri
day, April 5, in the Mayflower Hotel,
to be given by the women's division
of the Washington better housing
program. Mrs. Roosevelt will deliver
no formal address, but is expected to
say word of greeting.
James A. Moffett, Federal housing
administrator, will explain the de-
tails of the Governments better hous-
ing campaign. The luncheon forms
part of drive to acquaint the public
with the activities of the F. H. A. in
extending loans to individuals for
home Improvements.
The Reception Committee includes
Mrs. Henry Morgenthau, jr.; Mrs.
Homer S. Cummings, Mrs. James A.
Farley, MIS-. Henry Wallace, Mrs.
Daniel c. Roper. Mrs. william H.
King, Mrs. Melvin Hazen and Mrs.
George Allen.
Members of numerous civic groups
have been invited to attend.
Evening star., 1935-03-28
.LOW-NECK GOWNS
FOR ROYAL COURT
Queen Mary to Meet 18
U. S. Women, Including
Miss StapIeton.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, March 28.-Low-necked
gowns will be the almost uniform
mode among the debutantes and ma
irons who enter Buckingham Palace
tonight for presentation to their
majesties, King George and Queen
Mary, at the first court of the season.
Only a few elderly women, fearful
of catching cold, have been granted
permission to wear gowns with high
neck lines. The lord chamberlain
insisted on strict observance of the
costume regulations which many have
ignored in the past.
Eighteen American women will be
presented tonight and tomorrow night
by Mrs. Robert w. Bingham, wife of
the United States Ambassador.
Full-Length Trains.
Along with the others who are ac-
corded the privilege of curtseying be-
fore Great Britain's King and Queen,
they will be required to wear full
length trains and the traditional three
feathers arranged neatly in their
headdreSs.
The gowns selected are dignified
and unostentatious, many having
necklineS off the shoulders.
Tonight Mrs. Bingham will wear a
beautiful and picturesque period dress
of dull French blue taffeta. The
skirt is full with panels of blue and
silver lace, while the yoke has fresh
pink satin revers and a cream -ol-
ored net gilet
For tomorrow nights presentations
she will wear gown of heavy ivory
satin cut in sleeker lines than her
model for the first court.
Mrs. Stras to Wear Blue.
! Mrs. Jesse Isador Straus, wife of
the United States Ambassador to
France, who will be presented tonight,
will wear a gown of ice blue silver
lame of "streamline" cut with a train
of the same material.
Miss Carloyn Nash of Cartersville,
Va, who also will make her curtsey
tonight. will wear white and silver
brocade cut on long, straight and
simple lines, with a train of silver
lame lined with white, and slippers
of silver.
Mrs. Medley G. B. Whelpley of
Greenwich, Conn, will appear in a
gown of peche and silver lame with
court train of the same material,
lined with silver cloth.
Miss Mary Pye Hutcheson of
Houston, Tex, is wearing an all-white
period gown of soft taffeta.
Miss Stellita Stapleton Honored.
Other Americans to be presented
tonight are: Mrs. Gaspar Bacon of
Jamaica Plain, Mass; Miss Jean
Millet of New York City, Miss Anne
Richardson of Mississippi Miss
Stellita Stapleton of Washington, D.
c., and Miss Jean Watts of Lynch
burg, Va.
At the second court tomorrow the
following will be presented:
Miss Virginia Bell of New York,
llss. Maturin Livingston Delaf1eld of
Hewlett, Long Island; Mrs. Dudley
Dwyre of Denver. wife of the Amer
ican consul at London; Miss Mildred
Booth Mckinney Of Richmond, Va;
Miss Allison Osborne of Illinois, Miss
Joyce de Lewis Prizer of New York,
Mrs. Harry G. Siedel of Providence,
r. l.; Mrs. T. Walter Seligman of
New York and Miss Elizabeth
Tweedy of New Jersey.
Evening star., 1935-03-28

OF the part authorizing the superin-
tendent Of insurance to increase or
decrease such rates or fees. All Of
the resolutions adopted pertaining to
legislative matters were introduced by
Charles o. Pierce. chairman of the
Committee on Legislation.
Twelve new members were admitted.
They were John T. Powell, A. w.
Osborne, Mrs. Mary Sullivan, C. w.
Martin, Richard r. Wilson, Oscar
Cooke. H. Z. Murphy, c. e. Murphy,
Max Nimetz, J. g. Holland, Miss
Helen Innis and Walter r. Cussick.
Clayton G. Marsh, president, pre-
sided.
Evening star., 1935-03-28
MODERN|zED CAR
SERVICE SOUGHT
Rhode Island Avenue Citi.
zens Ask Cooperation
of Other Groups.

A drive for clean, modern street
cars and good schedules was insti-
tuted last night by the Rhode Island
Avenue Citizens Association.
The association adopted resolution
offered by william A. Torbert, asking
complete modernization Of transit
facilities.
All Of the citizens associations Of the
District of Columbia will be sent
copies Of the resolution and asked to
take action on the matter. Copies OF
the resolution also will be sent to the
Public Utilities Commission, the Capt.
tai Transit Co., and the Federation Of
Citizens Associations.
A resolution supporting the re-
Evening star., 1935-03-28
B0WERMAN INDORSES
LIBRARY PAMPHLET
Eolds New Series, Reading With
Purpose" Would Be Bene-
ficial to Public.

A new series of pamphlets, Read
ing With Purpose" published by
the American Library Association,
has received the Endorsement of DR..
George F. Bowerman, head of the
Public Library.
Each of the pamphlets, prepared by
specialist, introduces specific sub
ject and outlines course of reading
which will lead to fair understand
ing of that subject.
This service, which the Public Ii
brary provides for the cost of S cents,
should be a great helRto the public
which borrowed 410060,G00 volumes
from the Nations libraries last year,
and who may wonder just what they
got from their study.
Evening star., 1935-03-28
Death Sentence Affirmed.

AUSTIN, Tex, March % R.-The
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals yes
terday affirmed the death penalty of
Ramiro Galzan, alleged to have killed
Ivan Scotten, border patrolman, in q
gun battle in El Paso County in 1929
between United States officers and
alleged liquor smugglers.
Evening star., 1935-03-28
Many Return to Work.

Seventy of every 100 men in Bir-
mingham, England, who were idle in
1881 have returned to work.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-02-01
KAY
ey ANNE cAMFBELL

II you nee; a young girl with
4 spirit that shines
Like a heavenly light from her
brave eyes OF gray.
The nft OF your heart wlIl be one
o. the signs
That Is Kay,
She IL Ike a small boat that bobs
over the wave.
So sure that The storm VIII no,
sweep her away.
The faith o. her fathers has power
20 save.
Says Kayl
Perhaps she has troubles. bnt no.
body knows.
They're locked IN her heart, and
her laughter Is gay.
The world IL no better for know.
iug my woes"
Says Kay!
She's true and warm-hearied she's
happy. and cure
That the suns never far from the
clouds OF today,
And her friendship Is golden and 4;
will endure.
That's kayl
Copyright --w&u Service
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"DEAR Jean Newton.

0D EAR Jean Newton.
II The more / observe the
stupidity OF men the more / won
der that any intelligent woman
should care about being attractive
TO them. The way men pick their
women--it's Just lucky that every
mothers son OF them isn't ruined
by the girl be marrics.
"The attraction for men In a pref.
~ face is easy enough 10 under
stand. Their cnslayemcnt 10 looks
IN their contacts with women Is so
taken FOR granted thnt every moth
er OF grown son prays that the
girl who gets him have something
more substantial than the beauty
that is only skin deep.
But what Is the quality that
runs looks a close second In. land
ing the men1 Prom my observation
Il Is just a laugh. A silly laugh. a
foolish laugh. a laugh with nothing
of humor or sense behind It-auy
kind Of laugh. A girl who laughs
Is Jolly'-neyer mind what she Is
laughing az. And she will be pOpu.
lar with the boys-and she viii
have a choice OF husbands denied
her serious minded sister who has
no bursts OF hllarity without sense. a"
There Is much TO be said. ms
dear reader FOR laughter Beauty
fades. Material wealth Is often
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-02-01
TRUE GHOST
STORIES
By Famous People
Copyright by Public Ledger. Inc.
wSU Service.
Copyright by Public Ledger. Inc.
WSU Service.
BY JOAN LOWELL

"'THE Christmas after the San
4 tn Barbara earthquake. was
in Hollywood. having a place in
Charley Chaplin's The Gold Rush
This was to be my first Christmas
on land. During my seafarlng DAYS
I never had a Christmas tree. This
Christmas | was going TO have a
tree FOR Father and me. Dad WIS
expected home from voyage he
was making In the Oceania Vance.
No end OF preparations were made
for that tree.
Christmas morning | dreamed
not a cheerful holiday dream. but a
dread dream-that | saw my father
under water. saw him struggling 10
get out Restlve, ! went downstairs
early.
In the kitchen found no gifts.
but an unusual article for our house,
tabloid never buy them. The
cook must have bought this one.
Across the top Of the first page was
I the fatal headline Los Angeles
/ Captain and Crew Lost The cap
/ tain was my father. the boat was
the Oceanla Vance. My father was
not with me for Christmas.
Il kept the candles on the tree
| burning for him. New candles were
+ inserted as the old ones burned out
! ! kept repeating: IN keep the
I Christmas tree. daddy: you will
have your Christmas tree
by the New Year the 0ceania
! Vance was found at the bottom OF
the ocean. II was overturned there,
without any sign of the crew. The
I distance OF the vessel from shore
was too great for any human 10
swim: the length OF time since the
disaster was too great for any hu-
man TO endure without food.
II kept the Christmas candles
/ burning.
Eighteen days after Christmas
my father walked into my house.
He and his crew had been picked
up by Mexican fishing smack and
taken TO southern Mexico. from
where he could not communicate
with us.
"He has a strange sense of fore
/ bodlng. All seafaring people have
H. They are superstitIous and augur-
GUS You can imagine how annoying
this Is to ship owners. One thing
they never do is 10 talk about a
wreck.
'He greeted us. All he ever said
about his absence was said then :
4 didn't want the 0ceanla Vance; |
4 told the owners | didn't want to
take II. Before we started | saw a
shroud over that boat"
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-02-01
By NORMA SHEARER
MotIon.PIeture Actress.

0XIIHEN was In high school In
w Canada, a group of friends
planned a weekend trip on a river
house boat My mother was to chap
eron the party OF boys and girls, +"
related Norma Shearer.
ION Thursday night had pc
culiar dream. / felt that was suf-
locating; and that falling timbers
we're crushing me. My mother was
trying TO save me, but only TO be.
herself. dragged down. Then a
strange man tried to save US. He
had an ugly cash in his left cheek
and was soon caught under the tim
bers with US. / awoke screaming.
'The dream had been so vivid
that | ran TO my mothers room to
make sure she was safe. could
not go back to sleep. The next
morning | felt so wretched that my
mother decided II was best for us
to stay at home. and not go on the
boat.
"That afternoon the boat, with its
gay young house guests. ran into a
heavy storm and was wrecked when
the captain tried to land 1t on a
rocky shore far up the river. The
party was rescued on Sunday morn
ing, but several of the boys and
girls suffered severe illness from
shock and exposure.
"My best friend was badly hurt
beneath a part of the rigging of the
BOAT, which had been torn loose dur
ing the storm. was amazed when
she told me that on Thursday she,
too. mad had a dream similar to
mine. / was more amazed when.
during my call the captain of the
boat came to see her, and / saw on
his left cheek an ugly cash, from
the accident. the same as marked
the man In my dream"
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-02-01

Dear Mr. Wynn:
am a girl fourteen years OF age,
going 10 school. failed In my Eng
lish test because In one sentence /
had the three words HE AND
PRUNES. Can you tell me what is
wrong in placing these three words
together? Yours truly.
!. FLUNKED.
Answer: Your teacher was right
In giving you a bad mark for con
Meeting the three words BE AND
PRUNES. The first book OF Eng
llsh tells US that "prunes" is a noun
and should only be used in board
ing houses. while the word "AND. y
unlike an adverb, is a conjunction
In your example you have used the
conjunction AND TO conjunct the
word "prunes." which is a noun,
with the word "HE." The word
"HE" is a personal pronoun at all
times, except when used for laugh
ing purposes, like HE-HE-HE.
Dear Mr.. Wynn:
/ am a little girl nine years OF
age. 20 to Sunday school every
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-02-01
S. ,Sz..BEDTIME Story,
&EsOBy THORNTON w. BURGESS w
sSk-G2 R61D

little patch of this same rusty
brown. The inner tail feathers
were black. and the outer hnlf of
the long wing feathers were black
Otherwise he was dressed add ln
white. IL was Snowflake and SnoN
Bunting. Peter knew him instant.
ly. lie knew that there was no
other small bird who Is 80 largely
whlta. Peter had his usual ques.
ton ready.
"ATe you going 70 spend the win.
ter here. SnowaakeT' be cried.
Snowflake was 50 busy getting bis
breakfast that be did not rpply az
once. Peter noticed that Instead
of hopping be walked or ran. Pres
entity be paused long enough 20 re
ply % Peters question. IL the
snow has come Ia stay all winter
perhaps III stay" said he Il can't
understand how folks can ba con.
tented where there Is 10 snow and
ice. You don't catch me going way
down South Why. when the nest
iug season comes around follow
Jack Frost clear up to where he
spends the summer. ! nest way NJ
on the shore % the Polar Sea. bur.
of course. you don't know where
that IS. Peter Rabbit"
Peter confessed that he didn't.
e ". Burgess -wNU Service
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-02-01
HINTS FOR HoMEMAkERS

TRY adding a bit OF grated
Il lemon rlnd with the usual sea.
sonings for pumpkin pie: II gives
an added flavor.
In every well-furnlshed kitchen
one should find accurate scales
and measuring utensils. a pair OF
shears TO be used only In the prepa-
ration OF food: and since the sue.
cess OF a dish depends upon tim
Ing its cooking or baking. a reliable
clock.
When cooking squash, wash and
scrub Il well. then cut into con
yenient sized pieces 20 20 into the
steamer. Cook until tender. then
scoop out the squash. mash. season
with butter. cream. salt and a graf.
ing OF orange peel A small amour,
Of sugar adds much 10 various
dishes, fresh vegetables, meats and
meat sauces. II accentuates the
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-02-01

Through JEAN ''"ron ''
A WOMAN'S EYES
THE MAN IS NO FOOL transient But the ability 10 laug

transient But the ability 10 laugh
has helped turn many n bad corner
In lie when there was nothing else
20 fail back on.
To my mind laughter. 10 be intel.
ligent, need not always be justified
by something exc-uciaungly humor-
ous. The laughter of a young girl
eyhilarated with the Joy OF living,
for instance. IS neither empty nor
stupid. And the girl who can carry
over into later lie something Of
that urge and ability 10 laugh. may
have stronger weapon in the fight
for happiness-and the happiness
of those about her-than many OF
us with apparently more substan-
tIal qualities.
Speaking OF people who are very
careful about when they laugh. l
muse quote Thackerays line that
- woman without a laugh in her
Is the greatest bore In existence
for a good laugh is sunshine in the
house
No, dear reader. don't let some
annoying experience with foolish
hIlarity blind you to the joyful and
healing qualities OF laughter. The
man Is no fool who Is drawn by the
ability 10 laugh.
To my mind. one OF the best reso-
lutions we can make for the new
year is 20 overlook no opportunity
10 laugh
a. Doll sYndicnto-wSU Service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-02-01
Test Your Love

A good old Scotch custom for de-
termining love affairs consisted of
taking two nuts, bestowing on one
your own name and on the other
the name of your beloved, putting
them on the fire, and watching how
they burn. Should they burn quiet
ly, side by side. then the issue of
your love affair will be prosperous ;
but If one starts away from the
other, the result will be unfavor-
able.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-02-01

g
morning the snow stopped falling.
and then Rough Brother North
Wind worked as hard 20 blow away
the clouds as he had 10 bring them.
When Jolly. round. bright Mr. Sun
began his daily climb up In the
blue. blue sky he looked down on
a world Of white. II seend as T.
every little snowflake twInkled back
AZ every jolly Little Sunbeam. II
was all very lively. and Peter Rab-
bit reloiced as he scampered forth
In quest of his breakfast.
He started first for the weedy
field where the day before he had
found Dotty the Tree Sparrow and
Slaty the Junco. They were there
before him. not seeming 10 mind the
snow In the least and having the
very best OF good times. as they
picked seeds from the tops OF the
weeds which showed above the
snow.
At once Peter discovered tha,
they were not alone. Quite as busy
seeking seeds as were Dotty and
Slaty was a bird Just a little big,
ger. The top OF his head and back
were a rusty brown and on his bach
were streaks OF black. Back OF
each eye and on each shoulder was