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The Washington times., 1936-10-01
THE VOICE OF
BrOadW ay
BY Louis SoboI
Down Memory Lane
With Joan CrG,Uford
(ConcluSion)

(ConcluSion
When I had finished my high
school courses, mother learned
that by serving as a waitress at
Stevens College at Columbia,
Missouri, I would be given my
tuition and room and board.
Mother accompanied me. Wait
ing on table is hard work, but
there was always dancing after
wards and good times. I should
have been contented, suppose, If
it had not been for my dreams.
wanted to dance, to express my
self, to satisfy an ambition over
which I had no control. I decided
to run away.
Fortunately, I met the dean at
the station. We talked it 0per for
an hour. He taught me one lesson
/ haze neuer forgotten, not to run
GtD1y from anything. / returned to
school, and 1OGS giUen an honor
able dismissal, tOith a record OF the
credits for the worE had &C
conIpEished.
I was desperately young and
eager when I arrived in Kansas
City. 1 was confident I could
dance, and that the stage held
my future. New York was my
goal. but my mother suggested
that I first earn enough money
to assure the carrying out Of my
plans. I finally found employment
as q stock girl and assistant sales
woman in a department store. I
remained there for two months.
Learning the name of a theatrical
agent who engaged girls for road
shows playing in middle-weStern
cities, I applied for a job in the
chorus. I got it, and joined the
company at Springfield, Missouri.
Two weeks later the company col
lapsed, leaving me just enough
money to return to Kansas City.
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Refused to Quit

Instead Of feeling that I had
failed, I forgot my hurt pride,
and determined to succeed next
time. I found my position open
at the department store, and went
back to work in earnest. This time
I saved every penny until I had
enough for railroad fare to Chi
cago.
The prima donna Of the show
I had been with so briefly had
given me her address in Chicago,
and promised to help me. I ar
rived in that bewildering city with
So, only to find that the prima
donna had left on another tour.
Then, out of memory, came a
name, Ernie Young" I walked to
h, office, frankly told him my
story and a few nights later was
actually dancing in the chorus Of
q big revue.
From Chicago, went to De-
trolt. which was nearer New
York. Those were not the hap
piest of days, progress was slow,
and the salary small, but these
things were forgotten when the
music was playing. I was at
least dancing and doing the ono
thing / wanted to do,
The Washington times., 1936-10-01

One thousand caIorleS a day IS
necessarily a limited diet, for
about 300 of these calories are
needed to supply the essential
foods. This means you cannot in
dulge in desserts and extras.
On a 1,000-calorie limit, it Is
fairly strict dieting for you until
you are down to normal weight.
On 1900 calorieS per day, you have
a 400-calorie leeWay from which to
choose as you please in desserts,
extra butter, cream or sugar, and
400 calorieS a day is no hardship
at all.
BALANCED REDUCING MENU
Breakfast
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TOTAL CALORIES FOR DAY. 1928
YOUR DIETTTIAN,

TOTAL CALORIES FOR DAY. 1.SE0
YOUR DIETTTIAN.
Eda Jean Kain.
The ''PrOtective Diet Chart"
may be obtained by sending a
large self addressed, stamped en-
velOpe to Ida Jean Kahn care Of
The Washington Times. Let your
husband, too, benefit by Miss
Kain's experienced advice. Ask
for the ''Man Size Reducing
Menus" Please enclose sufficient
postage.
The Washington times., 1936-11-13
St. Bernard Seeks
Temporary
Home

A st. Bernard dog must have
home for several months because
his owner must leave the city to
undergo an operation.
The dog, a male, is about years
old. He is of a most gentle dis
position and extremely fond of
children. He would make a good
watch dog for almost any person.
He is tan in color, with white mark
ingS.
He can do few tricks, and what
he particularly likes is the water.
In the winter he has, on many oc-
casions, been taken to the Potomac
River where he could swim in the
icy water.
Whoever is interested in giving
this dog a temporary home may
write to Miss Mary Fitzmaurice,
Box A, BladenSburg. Md.
The Washington times., 1936-11-13
Strike Delays Ship
Sailing From Norfolk

NORFOLK, Va, Nov. 13.-The
big freighter Quaker City, loaded
to capacity with cargo from Lon
don, Cork and other United King.
dom ports, was without crew to-
day. The men were paid off
Monday when the ship arrived
from London.
Officers of the company said
they hoped to obtain a crew to,
day, but E. L. Posey, United States
shipping commissioner. said he
had not been asked to sign on
any men. Fred Sorensen, rep
reSenting the International Sea-
mems Union, said he had been
unable to obtain sufficient men
to man the ship, although, he
said, his union was not in sym
pathy with the seamen's strike at
Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf ports.
Quaker City has about 1000 tons
of freight aboard.
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D. {. BOY HELD
IN CAR DEATH

UPPER MARLBORO, Md, Nov.
13.-Eugene E. Ballenger, 18, 1109
Mt. Olivet Rd. N. E.. washington,
D. c., was ordered held under
bond for action Of the Prince
Georges County Grand Jury at a
preliminary hearing here last
night, in connection with the
death Of Charles Anderson,
Boulevard Heights electrician, in
an alleged hit-and-run accident
last month.
Anderson was struck and in
stantly killed by the open door Of
a car that Swerved across the road
while he was walking along the
Marlboro Pike near his home.
The hearing was presided over
by Justice OF the Peace ]. R.
Creecy of Capitol Heights.
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DisCoverer Of Body
Held As Murderer

NEW YORK, Nov. 13 G.N.SO.
The man who discovered the bat
tered body of Morris Erde, wealthy
East Side baker, who was known
as the "Pumpernickel King" is
under arrest today charged with
killing Erde.
He is Michael Bowan, young
night watchman of the apartment
house where Erde lived. He de-
MED the crime, but was unable
to explain bloodstains on his
clothes
The Washington times., 1936-11-13
PEACE PARLEY
IN SHIP STRIKE
IS FUTILE

NEW YORK, Nov. IL U.N.S).
Hopes for an early settlement Of
the maritime strike in New York
Harbor waned today following
failure Of the first conference be-
tween the shipowners and the
strikers.
Because officials of the Inter
nation Seamen's Union refused to
participate, negotiations between
Joseph Curran, inSurgent strike
leader, and representatives Of the
American Range Line broke down.
Fails To Appear
Ivan Hunter, secretary of the
international seamens union,
which opposed the strike, had
been invited to attend the con-
ference between Curran and
Harry J. La Brum, representing
the Range line, but he failed to
appear.
Representative of the shipping
lines declared that company con-
ferenceS would be necessary be-
fore arrangements could be made
for any negotiations.
Tells OF Farley
Shortly after the meeting with
Curran, La Brum issued the fol
lowing statement:
Following the suggestion of
the United States District Court
for the eastern district of Penn
Sylvania. wherein there is pend
ing a bill in equity seeking to
restrain the Seamen'S strike
strategy committee, its repre-
sentatives, members and other
similar organizations, from in
terfering with the operation of
the contract between the Amer
lean Range Lines, Inc, and the
International Seamen'S Union,
counsel for the company and
the owners of the cargo laden
upon the steamship PlOw City
conferred in New York with the
sO-called strike committee re-
garding the manning of that
vessel so that it may complete
its voyage to southern ports"
Evening star., 1936-12-04
Expressing
Sympathy
Tactfully
BY EMILY POST.

nEAR MRS. POST: am in mourn.
ing and many people have called
on me in the past few weeks. Always
they talk about my dear departed hus-
band and live through the torments
of having to face the hard realities Of
the future alone. Today a friend
came to see me and not once during
the whole time did she mention my
trouble. She spoke Of the things that
had been happening in the outside
world with which she knew I must have
grown out of touch, and when she left
felt very much cheered. This seems a
good point to make in your column
for the benefit of those who would
cooperate in making the world more
comfortable place for those in real
sorrow. feel sure that most people
think they should talk about the de-
parted one when paying such a visit.
Answer: am very glad, indeed, to
make the point you suggest, although
it seems almost unbelievable that any
one could be so insensitive as to speak
to people about their really great sor-
row further than to reply to whatever
they themselves may say. Even they
who do talk about the one they have
lost would be more greatly comforted
by a person who listens with sympathy
and perhaps says something appre-
ciative about the one who has died,
but it almost always causes pain to be
asked questions or to have the subject
pursued by the visitor.
Evening star., 1936-12-04
Tips on the Food Market
BY LUCIE EBERLY.

apparently as tart and havorful-
though q bit less acid.
Rhubarb from Illinois hothouses
has been received in new lots.
D'Anjou pears and Bartletts are still
coming in. Ounce and pomegranates,
pineapple and large red and yellow
bananas, white seedless grapes from
Brazil and large tokays and black
Belgians provide q good assortment
for the Midwinter fruit bowl.
Large Casabas are still available in
good lots, but honeydews are very
scarce. A few strawberries are seen
at some Of the stalls, but it Is evident
that the Southern crop Is not as yet
in full swing"
pOULTRY stalls continue to feature
fresh killed turkeys. Prices are
about the same as they were at
Thanksgiving. Long Island duck, jum-
bo SQUAD and keats, roasting chick
ems and capons, as we'll as broilers and
fryers are all plentiful.
At the meat counters we find lamb
being specialized for week end buying.
Leg Of lamb, chops and stew meat
are all priced lower than they have
been in some time. Prime roast Of
beef, however, and steaks stay steady
but pot roast cuts and corned beef
are on the bargain list. Pork, too, is
cheaper.
Evening star., 1936-12-04
Skin Needs
Protection
From Cold
More Nourishing g
: Creams and Oils Are
Necessary.
BY ELSIE PIERCE.

You'll ind it cruel. cold world
during the bitter blasts Of VIM
ter II you don't dress properly; II you
don't protect your. skin: II you don't
set your hair securely and fasten your
hat 30 that it sits well on your head;
II you dare to venture forth without
gloves on your hands; II you fail to
cream your hands or apply a lotion
every day or several times a day: II
you use extremely hot or cold water
on hands that are chapped, or soap
and water on face that is chapped or
drawn from windburn: If you say
look at this red nose, it's always that
way In the Winter" and then do abb
solutely nothing about it: II the best
you do about cold hands and feet Is
complain about them; If you shun the
outdoors or overhead interiors.
Yes. you'll find it a cruel, cold or
utterly dull world If, instead of hating
the Winter intensely, you build up re-
sistance, learn to like the outdoors
and to prepare to face them.
But women who are wise are find-
ing the world less cruel and cold and
infinitely more sane today. For one
thing we are dressing ever so much
more sensibly. Witness the warm un-
derwear, the underhose, the sport
| clothes, the knitted garments, sweat
ers, boucle suits. Years ago women
wore diaphanous underwear the whole
year round. Not very sensible or COM
Portable. But one reason was the un-
comely bulk of warmer garments. Now
stylists have learned to incorporate
slim line and featherweight into
warmer underthings as well as upper
garments.
The love for exercise has stimulated
an intense interest in outdoor sports.
And women have learned that by pro-
tecting skin and hands and hair and
dressing warmly enough they can en-
Joy the outdoor sports even in Winter.
Women have learned too that over
heated houses are hard on health, on
skin and on spirits. They make one
feel dull. So they are keeping their
homes well ventilated and the ther.
mometer about 68 degrees.
Women have learned the value Of
oil in counteracting chapped hands
and scaliness of ankles, thighs, arms.
They have learned too that exercise
Is the best circulation stimvla.lt and
one Of the surest ways to combat
chronically cold hands and feet. Al
together the world gets less cruel and
cold year by year and health and
beauty should suffer less this Winter.
tcopyriTht 1850
Evening star., 1936-12-04

sure that Il does not boil over, as
the soda makes 1t very light and
huf1y. Add the butter and the choco-
boil until chocolate Is entirely melted.
Test In cold water and, when hard
ball stage Is reached. remove from
the fire. Add vanilla and beat until
cool and creamy. Pour into shallow
buttered pan. cool, mark in squares
and let get cold. Walnut or pecan
meats may be added II desired.
MEXICAN CANDY (always makes
me think Of MARY Ware: the Little
Coloners Chum!'D:
l cup white sugar.
2 tablespoons brown sugar.
u cup water.
/ cup pecan meats.
Boil the sugar and the water for
five minutes. Add the pecan meats.
beat until thick. Drop by spoonful
onto buttered platter. Let cool
COCONUT PRALINES.
Z cups sugar.
2 cups grated coconut
Il cup water.
Cook the sugar and water together
until sirupy. Remove from fire and
add the coconut. Cook again, stirring
constantly, until soft ball stage Is
reached. Drop on buttered platter
and set aside to cool.
CREOLE PRALINEs.
z cups pecan meats.
III cups sugar.
u cup cream.
l cup maple sirup.
Boil sugar, cream and sirup together
until soft-ball stage Is reached. Re-
move from fire. Beat until creamy,
and add the broken nutmeats. Drop
by spoonfuls on buttered paper. Let
cool and become crisp and nrm.
MOLAssES TAFFY
Cfor candy pulD
2 cups New Orleans molasses.
cup brown sugar.
2 tablespoons butter.
Y, cup cold water.
tablespoon vinegar.
Pinch baking soda.
Few drops peppermint essence may
be added II desired.
Boil ingredients together until
little becomes brittle when tried In
cold water. Pour onto buttered dish
and let COOL When ready tc handle,
rub hands well with butter, and pull
the candy, taking small portions ut
time until light in color. Cut in
small pieces, and try to get the left
over of the walls and chairs in the
kitchen! You may have to provide
baths for your guestsl
Evening star., 1936-12-04

w ing him large order to
fill. And those who are
playing Santa Claus with this re-
sponsibility thrust upon them should
give the matter some careful thought
before going out to make a selection.
Judging fur is very difficult task
and requires expert training. Lack
ing this, it Is important to go to q
thoroughly reliable dealer whose word
in the matter may be depended upon,
for reputable dealers today tell their
customers exactly what they are buy
ing, so that there will be no disap-
pointments later.
However, there are few points
that you can have all lined up before
you start out that will give you a
basis for intelligent questions, at least,
and some idea as to what fur to
choose.
The first step in fur selection is to
consider the needs Of the wearer.
Does she drive q car and give her
coat lot Of hard wear, or does she
want q fur garment only to be used
for dress occasions? Is the budget
small, or Is the amount to be spent
not an item that enters too forcibly
into the purchase?
For general all-around wear the
sensible thing to do Is to choose a
fur that you know to be durable and
that will look and wear well for
several years. These furs are listed
as Alaskan and Hudson seal, beaver,
Persian lamb, mink. holinsky, krim-
ner, fisher and skunk.
Evening star., 1936-12-04

TENDER baby turnip and dandelion
green's from Texas are the new
est arrivals at the vegetable stands
at local markets. You'll surely want
to enjoy them as a change from the
general run Of greens, because they
bring bit Of Midsummer to the
menu at a reasonable price. Tender
leafed spinach, escorale and kale are
piled high as usual and are among
the weeks buys. Brussels sprouts
appear to be unusually plentiful and
Of splendid grade. Asparagus con-
tinues to arrive, but only in small
lots and consequently Is higher in
price.
Baby llmas are At their prime;
you'll find them much cheaper than
last week. Caulifower, beautiful
snow-white heads, are seen at every
stand. Cabbage, both the Winter
white and old-fashioned red, has been
received in new lots and Is lower in
price. Rumors Of a cabbage scarcity
heard early this Fall were evidently .
false alarm, for merchants say that
old favorite has been arriving all
season in normal lots.
In the root vegetable line we find
large white parsnips. tiny baby pars-
nips and red beets, crisp carrots,
oyster plant, rutabagos and sweet po-
tatoes all plentiful. New June" peas
from California, fiat and round green
beans, rs well as the yellow wax va
riety, three year-'round standbys, are
especially fine.
Yellow and green Summer squash,
as well as tropical chayote, Winter
Hubbard, acorn and Italian, are all
in and vie for honors on current
menus. Small onions for boiling and
creaming-large Bermudas for French
frying and new Spring" scallions
for the salad bowl do their bit, too.
Potato and French artichokes, tiny
thimble and large bell mushrooms
help to round out . fine midseason
dinner party selection, while nice,
fresh Romaine, French endive. Bos-
ton and Iceberg lettuce, cucumbers.
radishes, avocados and red-ripe hot
house tomatoes and celery hearts
provide good salad bowl choice.
CITRUS fruits are at their best.
Oranges, the large navels from
California and small ones for juice
from Florida, are both plentiful and
cheap. Pink Texas grapefruit, Is well
as the Tloridas, are arriving daily IN
large, splendid shipments. Lines and
lemons are plentiful again, too. Un-
usual addition to the citrus family Is
the new Florida lemon-fully as large
as . grapefruit. Sold at IS cents
apiece. they contain as much Juice as
. dozen small lemons. The Juice Is
Evening star., 1936-12-04

I wonder how 1t would take revival?
Certainly movies and plays and old
tunes are revived with outstanding
successfully not try it with parties?
In case you are interested in trying
out this experiment, here are . few
recipes that are real antiques" and
will 1T in perfectly with the quaint
atmosphere Of the occasion. Maybe
some of your guests will have q faint.
dim recollection Of enjoying these
same sweets years ago In childhood
II 50, the party will truly go over
because things we loved when very
young gain added poignancy when we
encounter them after an absence Of
many years.
PEANUT BRITTLE.
~ cups shelled peanuts.
2 cups white sugar.
Pinch salt.
Chop the peanuts in large pieces.
Turn the sugar into q saucepan, set
over low fire, and allow to melt
until golden brown, watching care
fully and stirring SO that it does
not burn. When all sugar Il liquid
quickly add the salt. stir, and add
the peanuts. Remove from the FIRE.
stirring the peanuts in well. Pour
into q shallow buttered pan or plate
to cool. When cool, and hard, break
into pieces. This makes q clear,
transparent type Of brittle.
FUDGE (old recipe).
cups sugar.
Enough cream to wet the sugar.
Pinch salt.
Pinch baking soda.
y cake unsweetened chocolate.
Butter size Of a hens egg.
/ teaspoon vanilla.
Put the sugar In q saucepan and
wet through with the cream. Set
over q low fire. When mixture starts
to boil add the salt and soda and
let boil hard for five minutes. being
Evening star., 1936-12-04
Dorothy Dix Says
American Women Will Have to Be on
Their Guard to Hold Ground Gained.

that keep their families Oh the bread
line.
Such being the case-and none can
dispute it-why hasn't Sadie the same
human right to earn living for her
self and her family that her brother
has? Certainly it is better for the
family, because girls notoriously give
far more of their earnings to main
tain the home than boys do, and cer-
tainly 1t Is far better for Sadie to
be able to make an honest living by
the work of her hands than 1t is for
her to have to get it in what Is eu-
phoniously called the easiest way.
THEN comes the final indictment
Of the working woman. She
works because she likes to work out
side the home. She works because
she wants more money to spend on
luxuries. Well, what Of that? Why
hasn't Q woman as much right As q
man to do the kind of work she likes
to do and for which she has q gift?
And what crime Is there in her spend
ing money as she chooses? Nobody
thinks boy sheuld be an idler be-
cause he doesn't need to work. No
body admires q man tightwad. So
why shouldn't the woman who makes
money spend her money on the lux
ury trades which keep business going?
Fifty per cent Of the population
are women. What justice is there IN
keeping them from following gainful
occupations? Think it over before
you berate the business woman.
DOROTHY DIX.
CCopyriEht. 1S36J
Evening star., 1936-12-04

IN THE gay 'nineties the blouse and
skirt had their most striking
vogue. perhaps. but the 1886 ONCE
4 worker or college miss knows that
there's no more faithful outfit in the
wardrobe than this one You can al
ways branch out into new waists and
sweaters or combine old ones, espe-
cially with trim two-pleated skirt
such as today's model to build on.
The shirt waist has classic simplicity
in the softly fitted collar and single
row Of buttons. Not even the
greenest beginner need worry over
how to sew this waist and skirt.
Sleeves may be short or long and
gathered to fullness at the wrist
like . Russian blouse. Make the skirt
In q sheer wool and the waist in
dainty batiste to add a real bright
spot to your Winter wardrobe.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1214-B
Is availble for sizes II, 16, 18, 20; 40
Evening star., 1936-12-04
Canine Christmas Cards.

Christmas cards for animal lovers
are pretty doggy this year. Practi-
cally every breed-from Pekes and
Poms to Great Danes and from Welsh
Terriers to Dalmatians-present their
greetings in etchings by masters Of
the craft. notably Morgan Dennis,
whose work with canine subjects is
famed among art critics everywhere.
Among the less pretentious doggy
cards, there are Of course countless
semi-humorous designs. On these
lighter cards, the popular Scotties
share honors with Welsh and part
wire-hairs and ingratiating puppies Of
indeterminate lineage in . wide va
riety of mischieyous tricks.
Evening star., 1936-12-04

you're given to rather formal decorations in home you'll welcome
net q Of
surrounded by ~ inch conventional
pattern Finished the
in No 20 proceeds
great rate.
The pattern envelope contains complete Illustrated
material and how much Will
Evening