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Evening star., 1935-04-18
Shrimp Stuffed Peppers.

Make a white sauce with two table,
spoonfuls of butter, two tablespoon
fuls of -four and one cupful Of railk,
seasoned with salt, pepper and one
teaspoonful Of mustard. Stir into
this one cupful of shrimp meat and
stuff the peppers with it, covering the
tops with bread crumbs and small
piece of butter. Bake for about Is
minutes. 1t will improve the peppers
to parboil them first, before stufflng,
Evening star., 1935-04-18

~ VERY woman who goes in for
/ flattering porch dresses will
r. want this one. 1t is made with
IL straight-line simplicity and de-
Evening star., 1935-04-18

Mr.. Sims will answer all inquiries on
paper with self-addressed. Scent stamped
envelope.
Evening star., 1935-04-18
(Copyright. 1880
Tongue Canapes.

Cut some bread into neat square
slices, removing the crust, and toast it.
To ounces Of butter allow one good
teaspoonful of made mustard, and
work well into the butter. Put a good
layer of this butter on each piece of
toast, place over 1t a small, neatly
trirned slice of tongue, and decorate
with a small pat of the mustard butter.
Evening star., 1935-04-18
The Old Gardener Saws ::

Tuberoses are grown from
bulbs, and If jumbo bulbs are
planted as soon as possible after
danger Of frost is over, they will
produce flowers from August to
October. Although tuberoses
were very popular years ago and
very few gardens were without
them, garden makers neglected
this lovely flower over a long
period. They are taking them
up again, as they are to be priced
not only for their perfume, but
for their beauty. They should
be planted where the scent of the
flowers will be waited into the
living room or to the porch on
warm Summer evenings. The
newer types, like double pearl,
carry Q large number of starry
flowers, pure white, and borne
on stalks which need no stalking.
Copyright. 1880
Evening star., 1935-04-18

requires 31s yards 36-inch material;
q yard of 36-inch contrast.
Every Barbara Bell pattern includes
an illustrated instruction guide which
is easy to follow.
The Barbara Bell pattern book may
be obtained by sending Is cents in
coins to The Evening Star.
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Holding four hearts, West opened
his longest suit. The ace of diamonds
held the trick, and East signaled with
the eight spot. West obediently con-
tinued, dummy's ten forcing the king.
South blandly discarded the seven Of
spades.
That is the correct play. 1t is a
tough one to make at duplicate, but
in rubber bridge South must safe
guard against an adverse four-one
trump split. Subsequent developments
justified this precaution.
Having nothing better to do, East
played back third diamond, on
which South discarded a small club.
The jack Of clubs was played to the
ace, and a small club trumped in the
dummy. A heart was played back to
the king, and Vests king of clubs
trumped out. When East failed to
overruff the dummy, South felt a glow
of satisfaction that he had taken the
safety play.
Dumny's last heart was led back
to South's queen, and the club suit
started. West was informed that he
could take his high heart whenever he
wanted it. Thus South made four odd.
Copyright. 1850
Mr.. Sims will answer all inquiries on
contract that are addressed to this news
paper with self-addressed. Scent stamped
envelope.
Evening star., 1935-04-18
Refusal to Be Forced.

IF WEST had guaranteed opening
the ace and another diamond
against five clubs, South would
/ have willingly played the minor
suit contract. But West was never
q fellow you could trust. It would
have been Just like him to lead q
heart. ......
Evening star., 1935-04-18
Contract
BY p. Hal SIMS.

Mr.. Sims Is universally acclaimed the
greatest living contract and auction
player. He tpas captain OF the renowned
"Four Horsemen" team, notD dtsbdnded,
and has aDon 20 national champion
ships since 1924. These articles are
based on the Sims system, sDhich
includes the os,e-oUer-one principle,
uhich the Sims group OF players ,Uas
the first to employ and deuelor.
The Washington times., 1935-12-16
A SpeciOus Pretext
Ru lanes T. Williams, Jr.

Ito the President of the same sort
should any President find him.
self deprived of the services of an
Attorney General competent TO
give him expert advice concerning
the constitutional aspects Of his
legislative recommendations or Of
legislation put up TO him for ap-
proval.
The Lonergan proposal to set up
second" Supreme Court Of nine
members is offered upon the
speciouS pretext that both the
| President and the Congress have
been cropping in the dark to find
a constitutional solution Of cur.
rent problems.
AS a mater of fact the trouble
which Senator Lonergan is at
tempting to remedy arises from
the fact that most of the New
Deal legislation, which is being
challenged in the courts, was
drafted by radicals in the execu-
tive branch without experience in
either House of Congress. These
proposals were either given a rub
ber stamp approval by the At
torney General or sent direct to
the committee of Congress with.
out reference to him for his
opinion.
CONSTITUTIONAL ADVICE
Senator Borah "let the cat out
of the bag" in his memorable al.
dress last summer when he ex-
pressed the deliberate Judgment
that most, if not all, of the legisla.
ton thrown out by the courts in
the months preceding had been
badly drawn by those who were
either ignorant of the Constitution
or indifferent to its limitations.
Senator Lonergan cannot justify
his proposal to set up second"
Supreme Court whose nine men,
bers would hold office in the
pleasure of the President and the
majority members of the Judiciary
Committees of the two Houses
upon the ground that Congress is
bereft of the means of obtaining
constitutional advice concerning
its legislation.
There are plenty Of patriotic
members Of both Houses, learned
in the law, whose knowledge Of
the Constitution and respect for
it's provisions commands influence
in both Houses. The legislative
counsel of the two Houses is al
ways available to give advice re.
garding legislation.
Senator Lonergan's proposal can
only be justified upon the ground
that the judicial power of the Fed.
eral Government should be trans
ferred from the judiciary to the
executive and legislative branches.
That is what the radicals are at
tempting to do. That is what the
adoption of the Lonergan scheme
would in part accomplish. It would
undermine what cannot be over
thrown" in the American system
of government.
The Washington times., 1935-12-16
Ruth Will Ely Again

Ruth Nichols still in wheel chair from injuries received
six weeks ago in plane crash cannot yet walk.
But she will be able to fly.
And she WILL FLY In fact she has made flight since
her accident though another pilot at the controls
"PH be flying before uOalk again." she said.
AUintion is too firmly entrenced for few isolated acc
dents to dim the enthusiasm for it, Iu be behind the
The noted avatrixs copot killed in the crash which
injured hers the spirit which, in generation
has advanced flying from dream to great reality.
Men and women yet fearful Of taking their first plane ride
hava something to learn from that spirit.
The Washington times., 1935-12-16
HOUSE PROCEDURE

John Henry Hoeppel, Represent
ative Of the Twelfth California
district, recently convicted Of
conspirlng to sell a West Point
appointment, should be able to
count on the support of at least
one of his colleagues in the event
of a move to oust him from the
House.
The support should come from
Representative Thomas L. Blan-
ton, Democrat of Texas.
In the last session of Congress,
after Hoeppel had been charged
with conspiracy, Blanton was
making one of his customary
talks. In the course of his utter
ance, he turned to Hoeppel and
said:
II believe in you John. They
are trying to persecute you just
as they are trying to perse-
cute" And Blanton mentioned
another person.
Blanton made this utterance at
the time when he was under fire
for allegedly attempting to influ.
ence the appointment of one of
his friends on the District police
force.
In the event that Hoeppel s
conviction is upheld and there is
a move to remove him from his
The Washington times., 1935-12-16

Apparently Senator Lonergan
Of Connecticut has not been in
the United States Senate long
enough to discover the mission of
one of the most useful Federal
agencies established in more than
a decade.
The Office Of the Legislative
Counsel of the Senate and the
Office Of the Legislative Counsel
of the House have long been per
forming the advisory service and
technical assistance which Sen
ator Lonergan would have per-
formed by "the New Deal Supreme
Court" which he wishes Congress
to create.
This second" Supreme Court
Of nine members, under the Lon
ergan plan, would advise the
President and the Congress con-
cerning the constitutionality Of
all future legislative proposals.
Under such a system there would
apparently be nothing left for
"the Great Tribunal" created by
the Constitution to do, on this
score, except to ratify the findings
Of the second" Supreme Court of
which Mr.. Lonergan is the nomi-
nal sponsor.
Before Senator Lonergan goes
further with his fantastic scheme
he should make the acquaintance
of the Legislative Counsel of the
Senate and the Legislative Counsel
of the House. These offices con-
sist, at the present time, of seven
members in each House. The
Legislative Counsel of the Senate,
appointed by the Vice President,
has four assistants whom he
appoints with the approval Of the
Senate.
EXPERT ASSISTANCE
The Legislative Counsel of the
House is appointed by the Speaker
of the House and he also appoints
four assistants with the approval
of the House. A clerical force is
also maintained by the Legislative
Counsel of each House.
This agency was started in 1919
as the Legislative Drafting Service.
1t was modelled on similar agencies
maintained in several of the more
progressive states, the legislatures
of which required expert assist
ance in the drafting of bills and
resolutions to be considered by the
legislators.
In 1924 the Legislative Drafting
Service of the two houses of Con-
gress became the office of the
Legislative Counsel of the Senate
and the office of the Legislative
Counsel of the House.
Many Senators and Represent
atives in Congress will attest the
efficient aid rendered by these
services at each session of Con-
greSs.
These agencies would. at, the re-
quest of a Senator or Representa-
tive in Congress, render assistance
The Washington times., 1935-12-16
PITY Is BAD MEDICINE

PITY IS BAD MEDICINE
Why" says she. don't you
give more pity to people in trouble,
instead of harshly telling them to
snap out of it.? You can't have
known any hard times yourself
or you would have more heart"
You're wrong, my friend. It's
just because have known hard
times myself, and suffered from
the vicious effects of pity. that I
refuse to pass it on to other
unfortunates. Sympathy - yes.
Understanding-to the limit. But
not pity.
For If there's anything that will
trap a man more deeply in the
mire of despair, it's that demoraliz-
ing drug.
What's the first thing, the main
thing, to do with misfortune? The
answers unanimous-GET OVER
1T.
Ask any human who has had a
bad jolt, or has gotten himself in
a tight corner, what he most de-
sires, and he'll loudly protest that
he wants OUT. Moreover, he be-
lieves that he is telling the truth.
He is honestly convinced that
he wants to put his misery behind
him. Yet, nine times out of ten,
he DOESN'T!
AN ALIBI
He would like, of course, to be
rid of the more pressing anguish
or embarrassing complications.
Yet, even at the same time, he
rather relisheS his role of Help
less Victim.
For misery is often a great con-
venience. 1t provides an escape
for our cowardice, an excuse for
our laziness, an alibi for cusSed-
ness and a spotlight for our con-
ceit.
"What a mean thing to say
about people in trouble!" every
sentimentalist will cry. No,
stranger-just a TRUE thing.
We're like that, we humans.
You've seen it proven scores of
times in your friends and &C
quaintances. Naturally, you're
less ready to admit it in yourself
The Washington times., 1935-12-16

. Z U II1OLC "P
men than they usually would
with the result they get little work
out of employees, but they also say
that they are endangering their
own equipment.
According to the contractors,
the men supplied from relief rolls
to work on WPA projects have no
regard for the contractors trucks
or other equipment and, conse-
quently, the former suffer losses
which they are unable to list in
their contracts.
One contractor reports that he
has had six trucks ruined because
of negligence on the part of en-
ployeS. Had they been workers
whom he had selected in the usual
course of business, the men would
have been discharged before the
damage occurred.
But the, contractors say that
under the WPA setup they are
unable to prevent the losses which
occur because of careless workers.
The Washington times., 1935-12-16

lradio. plus the vast f1ivver-shuttl-
ing all around the country, had
accomplished what 100 years of
ordinary human intercourse had
failed to DO. The Council Of
Learned Societies moved into ac-
ton to dredge up all the why's and
the wherefores.
The English, back in the days
of Lord Dundreary" and Our
Country Cousin" memorably as
Sociated with Sothern. made the
mistaken assertion that all Amer
leans talked through their noses
The Washington times., 1935-12-16
The Greatest Show On Earth
By John Snure, Jr.

'place in the House, it will call
for rare procedure in the House.
Attempts to deprive a member
of his seat have been rare. And
there can be no doubt that Hoep-
pei has some friends in the group
Of House members.
In the course of his trial he
wore three buttons in his lapel
which were to show the court
that he was veteran of the Span.
ish-American War and the World
War. Consequently he has friends
among the group which favors
the veterans.
He lists himself in the Congress
sional Directory as a graduate
of the university of hard knocks"
His removal would confirm his
own listing.
The Washington times., 1935-12-16
He's Good Enough for Jim

Sad but saluary reading for Raw Dealers are the Literary
Digest figures the popuaryor maybe it's the unpopu-
larity-ofe the Roosevelt policies. ~
Now in its third week. and with nearly half million voters
heard from the poll shows 4 cent FOR and 300 per cent
AGAINST .
loyal Thirteen have mutned-and Of them pertldlous
Massachusetts, by practically four to one majority
whole story They may preag the defeat of Mr. Roose
welt next year.
But they help explain point that has seemed para
doxcal to soe-and that the enthusiastic undercover
boosting of Mr. Herbert for the Republican nomination
bv none other than the Hon James A. Farley
The Washington times., 1935-12-16
Above Safety Rules

The fire in the new Post Office Department Building
in which of fremen were overcome and consider
able property damage DONE should lead to the emlna
ton of the absurd situation in which the Federal Gov
ernmen places itself by considering that its prerogaves
transcend elemental rules of safety.
THIS BLAZE IN THE OPINION OF EXPERTS,
STARTED BECAUSE OF AN ALMOST DELIBERATE
CREATION OF A FIRE HAZARD IN FILE ROOM.
It assumed its disastrous proportions because Of the
failure of the Government to heed the warning Of fire
authorities that the building as constructed would make
it impossible properly to fight any fire which might
originate.
PrOper regard for the EARNINGS of the Fire De-
partment on construction and inspection OF the
placing of files in the in Uch the blaze orig
mated wOnLd in all likelihood haze either preUented
the fire or at least haze AVOIDED the conditions
urE.ich the Fire Department had to meet
FIRE HAZARDS WHICH EXISTED AND EXIST
IN THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT BUILDING
ARE BY NO MEANS ISOLATED.
They abound in many other Federal Government build
ings in the National Capital.
And they exist because the Federal Government seems
to think that it is ABOVE OBEDIENCE TO THE SIM
PIE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE LOCAL
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Possibly the Federal Government is above the local
department but it is not above the danger from fire.
The local Fire Department has no authority to
irspect Federal buildings in the District.
IT cannot require that these buildings conform to
modern safety requirements
1t cannot regulate the placing of infLann'abIe
materials in the buildings.
But once fire starts in Of these structures the
Federal Government calls upon the local Fire Depart
nent to extingush it and not reluctant to criticize the
work of the department.
fortunately there was loss Of life in the Post Office
fire. -
THERE WILL, HOWEVER, BE ADDITIONAL
FIRES TN FEDERAL BUILDINGS AND LIFE WILL
c0NTrNuE TO BE MENACED IN THEM IF THE
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT DOES NOT CLIMB
DOWN OFF ITS HIGH HORSE, SUBMIT ITS BUILD
INGs TO FIRE DEPARTMENT INSPECTION AND
THEN COMPLY WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS
OF THE INSPECTORS.
The Washington times., 1935-12-16
By Edwin G.. Hill

>are two columns Of this bilge,
with the reporter noting that
Miss Earhart shifted her gum
standard British stuff in any
characterization of Americans.
This is in the London Tines
Will the radio, the movies and
world travel, ironing out speech
variations, lessen the possibility
of such stupid insularity as this?
We get a hopeful answer in a little
sequel to the above story.
When Miss Earhart again
visited England, a member of the
Times staff heard her cultured,
literate speech on the radio. He
remembered that story. He told
his editors about what he had
heard. They found the story in
the files. They interviewed Miss
Earhart, apologized elaborately
for their loutish story of two years
before and made handsome
amends by printing an intelli-
gently written interview.
At just about this time Great
Britain became uneaSily conscious
that salty, breezy AmerlcanlSmS
were permeating their language.
Film moguls were haraSSed by
patriots who wanted the perva'
sive. American speech cut out Of
the talkies. These fusions Of
language usually are in the lower
levels of the workaday idiom,
slang or even underworld argot.
AS to England, there is curious
psychological twist there.
MANY VARIATIONS
The British expect Americans
to be quaint" in speech and
behavior. They are amused by
our solecisms, but they don't
want their speech infected by
them. They fight losing fight.
Speech, like money, follows the
line of least resistance. There's
a typical yarn, possibly a bit
threadbare, but pertinent here.
A smart young Harvard grad
uate was impatient with his i'm
migrant fathers broken English.
Its disgraceful," he said. Il am
going to Europe for a year. In
the meantime have arranged
for you to take lessons in correct
speech from DR.. So and So, the
great philologist." The lad re-
turned year later and, landing,
met the learned speech expert.
How is father getting on with
his lessons? he asked eagerly.
"Vell-" said the professor,
your fadder iss doing very vell."
The learned societies are dig
ging up all sorts of interesting
things: about the Chaucerian
throw-backs in the speech Of the
Southern hill-billies-about the
fascinating polyglot of the Gullah
Negroes dialectS-about hun
dred and one variations in New
England speech.
But money talks. Everyone
understands that language. This
particular Esperanto probably
will override all other dialects in
the headlines until we turn a few
more corners. In the meantime,
happy listening to the learned
societies. It's never safe to sell a
learned society short.
Copyright, 1888. by King Features
| syndicate)
The Washington times., 1935-12-16
FIRE TRAPS

When investigators inquire into
the costly Post Office Department
fire they might turn their inquiry
toward other buildings in which
Federal employees are housed.
The loss in that conflagratlonl
has been estimated at more than
$4,000. But no Federal employs
lost his life.
Despite the hazards shown BY
this recent fire. the Government
continues to house many of its
employees in the wooden, temporary
buildings held over from war days.
Files in those buildings are a!
careleSsly kept as they were in the
Post Office Building.
And those structures would
offer little chance for the escape
of employees who might be caught
inside in the event of flames.
Other structures are equally
vulnerable.
1t was only recently that in Seq
retary Harold L. Ickes' Depar1
ment of Interior thousands q
feet of explosive film. were stored
in a manner that constituted
grave menace.
Yet employees of that depar
ment were forced to work unde
those dangerous conditions and
few realized that a careleSsl
tossed match or cigarette nigh
cause the worst fire ever exper
enced in a Government depar
ment.
It has only been a few veal
since fire broke out in the Caplte
and valuable files were burnee
Yet the Government continues I
maintenance of fire hazards.
The Washington times., 1935-12-16
Listen, World!
Bv Elsie Robinson

yet it's true.
THE HARDEST PART ABOUT
UNHAPPINESS ISN'T GETTING
INTO IT. OR EVEN ENDUR.
ING TT. BUT BEING WILLING
TO GET OVER 1T.
We cling to our blues!
And that's where and why pity
become pure poison.
Pity doesn't take a man away
from his trouble-but drives him
deeper into it. Pity doesn't brace
and challenge a Sufferer-but pro
videS a perfect stimulus for suffer
ing more and more and more.
Pity doesn't make man forget
his grief-but encourages him to
turn that grief into a racket.
Moreover. pity, like any other
dangerous drug, becloudS the real
issue-namely, the fact that we
ourselves are always responsible
for at least part Of our own
misery. Often for all Of it
Which, of course, none of us
wants to admit. And pity pro
tects us from such humiliatine
admission.
Pity makes us seem Martyrs
instead of the MeaSley Nuts
which we all too frequently are
REAL TEST
Yes, pity is popular. And ur:
less you dispense it, you AREN'T
Which is why we both give anc
get great gobs Of it. But nc
honest person, no truly friendly
person, will dispense pity.
And no proud, self-reSpectina
person will receive it. He'll give
and he'll ask-FAITH. instead
The FAITH that believes he's
strong enough, brave enough tc
lift himself out Of the mire. MOI
the pity that drives him in
deeper.
And if you're wanting to make
a test of any human, particularly
yourself, there's one test thai
will prove. without fail, whether
you're the Real Goods or
phoney. Which do YOU desire
from your friends when you're 1r
a jam
PITY, OR FAITH?
Copyright, 1898. King Features
Syndicate. Inc)