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The Washington times., 1936-05-14

The first suggestion Is Wake
field in old Virginia. This de
hghtful spot along the historic
Potomac is the birthplace Of
George Washington.
Four hundred acres Of shade
trees, bursting now into summer
array with wild flowers in pro.
fusion, forms an ideal spot for the
picnic lunch.
The birthplace Of our First
President has been restored and
is open daily from 8 q. m. until
6 p. m. This, of course, Is well
worth the trip, but after enjoying
this and q satisfying lunch, you
will like the view out over the
river, the narrow bay. Watching
the slow-moving freighters down
the river and out TO sea may, OF
course. give you a bit Of wander
Iust-for which we cannot be re
SponSible-but how truly delight
full 1t Is.
W2kex1eI0
In going out to Wakefield, cross
the Lincoln Memorial Bridge to
Arlington, turn south along U. s.
No. ! to Alexandra. Here you
can continue along the Federal
Highway or can swing out to the
George Washington Memorial
Highway to Mt. Vernon, one Of
the show places Of the country
Then swing back to U. s.. Route
No. 1 Just before reaching Acco
tink In Virginia.
The drive through this part of
the country is truly delightful with
gray stone fences, honeySuckle
viIleS, lovely homes, and q clear
sweep Of the surrounding country.
At Frederick. turn to the left on
State Route No. 8. Continue along
through the historic town Of King
George to Oak Grove. The turn to
the bay Is only three miles beyond
this point.
In filling your wicker picnic has.
ket. remember that your party is
likely 10 be quite hungry after this
00-milG drive and q tramp Of ex-
ploration on arrival st the shady
grove. ss
Sandwiches. q salad, degiled
eggs make q quickly prepared as.
sortment that always has an ap-
peal.
In packing your basket provide
plenty Of paper napkins, cups,
plates and waxed paper. A good
bottle opener, q large salt and pep
per shaker are very essential. The
salad can be carried conveniently
in an empty mayonnaiSe jar with
. tight screw cap lid. Serve this
on the paper plates with or with
out the garniSh Of lettuce.
RadisheS, spring onions and
olives have q special appeal on the
picnic. These can be wrapped in
wax paper and kept crisp and
tender.
The thirstquenching drink will
be carried In your thermos jug.
Hot coffee will not come amisS
II the air Is cool. Lemonade or
iced coffee is welcome If the day
is, hot.
Here Is q suggested menu for
your picnic and recipes for prepa-
ration Of each dish. The recipes
The Washington times., 1936-05-14

ROGNONS A LA BOURGEOISE
On Sundays, the Creole family
thoroughly enjoys de jeuneur a
Ia fourchette, the midday break
fast which can be eaten at leisure.
Kidney Is one Of the favorite
dishes Of this meal with, an omelet,
piping hot biscuits and French
drip coffee. Sometimes kidney
brochette is called for: other times
q kidney stew. The following
recipe is glorified stew, substan-
tial enough to be used as the main
dish for dinner.
Wash two or three kidneys thor.
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FIatterinqHat

Feel well in one of the new
hats, for the new millinery was
never more becoming or flattering.
A hat Of finely woven navy blue
straw, with a derby crown and
turned-up brinl at the sides, has
three tiny purple plumes posed
directly in front held by . cluster
Of pink roses.
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cacies her hospitality has long afforded
her fortunate guests.

'oughly, Scald, then stand in cold
water for Is minutes. Cut into
pieces. Wash again and drain.
Saute the kidneys in a little but
ter, dredging lightly with flour.
Turn constantly, then set aside.
Melt q tablespoon Of butter in an
other pan. Saute in this one small
onion and one green pepper, chop
ped fine. Add the contents Of a
small can Of mushrooms. Sprinkle
a tablespoon Of flour over these
and turn constantly while brown
ing.
Add salt and pepper and hot
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water to cover. Add the kidneys
and cook over a low fire until they
are tender. watch carefully that
the liquor does not cook away.
frye minutes before serving, chop
a hard-cooked egg very fine and
add it and a half wine glass Of
sherry.
The kidneys may be served on
buttered toast points and garnish-
ed with parsley or put into shells,
top Of each shell sprinkled lightly
with buttered crumbs and run into
the oven for a few minutes until
the crumbs are Drowned.
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Rough Tweed

At home in town or in the coun.
try is rough beige tweed coat
done on double-breasted lines fas
tened with huge gold buttons.
There is a blouse and scarf OF
printed blue and white crepe and
q skirt Of matching coat tweed.
The Washington times., 1936-05-14
Beatrice Fairfax Agrees
With Career Girl
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX

Famous Authority on Problems of Love and Marriage
Dear Miss Fairfax:
At 20 years Of age gave much thought to
marriage My work is fascinating and put in pretty
lean years before anything like caught up with
work seemed enough. -+o
The Washington times., 1936-05-14

MEN grow modest! One Of the
AVA newest fashion points in the
realm Of sportwear is the bib in
sports shirts r.. so that so much
neck won't show, yet the collar
will not have to be buttoned UP.
It's really a grand idea, as women
have often objected to. too much
expanse Of Adams apple. The
bib shirt is extremely good look
ing, the little inset usually being
in contrasting color. A favorite
is q navy shirt with grey inset.
The shirts are in a ribby knitted
material that is extremely com
portable, and good for any kind
of sports wear. Furthermore
they are 81, which should endear
them to any man.
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Refreshment Tray
sEOR sum mer entertaining,
\ there's a grand wire rack, that
holds eight glasses. It's the rather
lacy type, that is so much in
vogue right now, and is painted
pale green on white, to harmonic
with the most fashionable terraces
or pOrches. It's light weight and
convenient. Recommended to put
into it are glasses that carry out
the present vogue for fruit and
vegetables on clothes and in dec
GRAFTON. They are ice tea glasses
with carrots, apples, berries and
what not, painted on them. The
wire rack is So, the glasses $3.50
. dozen. s..
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Where to Go and What to Take On Nearby
Good Roads, Delightful
Spots, Are Reckoning
District Motorists
BY JEAN GREEN

This is the first in series of articles places
Washington to motor for summer outings.
On these glorious May Sundays way to forget
the winters grind get in your and be off picnic
Swimming the rolling hills along any Of the State
highways out from Washington troubles will be forgotten
You will return with jest for living and mind refreshed
and swept clean Of petty annoyances. ..s.
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YOU want Q change from
j knitting, try your hand ct max.
ing boutonniereS. They are smart
on all your summer costumes, and
they will make lovely small gifts
or bridge prizes. Sweet peas, for
get-me-notS and mixed flowers
seem to be the fayorites, and the
"makin's" come In . little package.
with directions. The package Is but
IS cents, so that you can have one
for each Of your favorite costumes.
Personal Post Cards
NOTHING is quite so handy
Nv around the house as a post
card, for a quick note to a friend,
or q hGSty reminder of something
or other. We all hesitate to send
the substantial but honIely card
supplied By Uncle Sam to any but
our immediate family, so there's
really a field for this tUelconre item
personal cards. They are on
good satin finish cards, in buff or
1rhite, NTH brotDn or blue, respec.
tiUeIy, for the printing. On one
side, upper left hand corner, is
your name and address, or What
eDer you prefer. On the reUerSe
side is the usual printing that
makes it a bona tide post card.
They're smart enough to send the
most impressive person. 81 bugs
100, and it takes G6out tUo Deeks
to get them. Ideal for gifts!
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Afternoon Wedding Gown
Is Less Dressy'
BY MRS. CORNELIUS BEECKMAN

dear Mrs Beeckman:
II to be married in my parents home at o'clock
my fance is going dark blue business suit and
had planned white lace dress with puffed sleeves
the skirt being very full and ankle length.
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Creole Recipes

The following recipe is from a Nea0
Orleans lady Who is famous for the deli
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Address orders to The Wash
ington Times, Pattern Depart
ment, 243 West Seventeenth st.
New York, N. 2.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-21

other parts, forcing a curtailmen'
of production in the Ford Motor
company and threatening similar
curtailments In other plants.
Both Industries to Fight
Capital observers believed thai
both the steel and automobile indus
tries would fight with every re-
source before conserving to the
closed or preferential" shop, an es-
sentjal objective In the unionizatior
drive in both industries.
They saw another manifestation
Of this bitterly contested point In
the suspension Of negotiations be-
tween the Pittsburgh Plate Glass
Company and its 1000 employees
who have been on strike for two
months. The negotiations ended in
bitter disagreement over the ques-
ton OF the closed shop. This strike
has cut the supply Of glass avail
able to the automobile industry.
John l.. Lewis, G. I. o. chairman,
personally prepared program for
his own United Mine Workers to
submit to the coal operators when
the two factions meet in New York
Feb. 16 to renew wage contracts for
the next two years.
TO Draft Ultimatum
Lewis's steel workers organizing
committee planned national con-
vention OF the amalgamated asso-
citation Of iron, steel and tin work.
ers which will draft an ultimatum
on working conditions to the Amer
lean Iron and Steel institute.
Two government investigators Of
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-21
Buffalo. N. Y, unit.

Buffalo, N. Y, unit.
The Murray Corporation Of Amer
lea, builder Of Fords bodies, reduced
activities to fit the Buffalo curtail-
ment. Similar action was expected
today by the Briggs Manufacturing
Company, another Of Fords body
builders.
Others Are Cramped
Other companies also were cramp-
Ell by shutdowns In the Kelsey
Hayes Wheel Company, Fisher Body
Corporation, Libbey Owens Ford
Glass Company, and the Pittsburgh
Pate Glass Company. Another ef-
fort to settle the strike of 1000
Pittsburgh glass workers failed yes
terday.
Meanwhile. 1000 striking men,
bers Of the United Automobile
Workers Union held a mass meet
ing to open their drive for recogni-
ton In the industry drive spon-
sored by John L. Lewis committee
for industrial organization and de-
signed to win over all workers in
the big General Motors Corpora
ton.
The series Of "sit-down" strikes in
feeder" industries also forced cur
.ailment Of production In the Pierre
Arrow plant at Buffalo. The Ford
and Pierce Arrow reductions affect
ed about 1,700 workers.
$1,000 Workers Affected
Strikes affected about $1,000 men
and women in eight cities. This was
the picture:
Kelsey Hayes Wheel Company.
Detroit-two plants closed, 5000
workers idle; one plant in Windsor,
Ont, operating on q skeleton basis.
Fisher Body Corporation, Gen.
eral Motors subsidiary-Kansas City
and Atlanta, Ca, plants closed: g.
800 workers involved directly and
5000 In adjoining Chevrolet assem-
bly, units involved indirectly.
Aluminium Corporation Of Amer
lea, Detroit-6S0 employees on strike.
Libbey- Owens-F Company -
Plants closed at Toledo, O, 5hreve-
port, La, Ottawa. ILL.,. and Charles
ton, w. Va; 5000 workers affected.
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
1000 employees on strike.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-21
Bishops Appeal For
Highway Cooperation
Messages in Interest of Sateswide Safety Read From
Many PuIpits Yesterday

a direct appeal to the people OF
Connecticut for statewide coopera-
don IN the interests Of highway
safety has been made by a group
Of clergynen, representing various
faiths and denominations, through
thu governors commission on street
and highway safety. The statements
were iss,led as editorial messages
III the current number of Con
necticut Safety" monthly publica-
ton issued by the commission.
Those contributing were Most
Rev. Maurice r. McAuliffc, Right
rev. Frederick @. Budlong. Dean
Luther A. Weigle OF the Divinity
school, Yale University, Rabbi Alb
xAham ]. Feldman, Beth Israel
temple, West Hartford; Rev. Lloyd
II. Worley, superintendent, New Ha-
Yea district, New York East Confer
eAnce, Methodist Episcopal church;
Rev. George Stewart. First Presby-
terian church, Stamford and Rev
David a. Pitt, D. D., the Central
aLtist church. Norwich.
The message prepared by Bishop
McAuliffe, who Is a member Of the
commission, was also made the SUBJ
Get Of a letter to priests Of the
diocese which was read in all the
Roman Catholic church Of the state
Yesterday.
e statements, in part, we're as
follows:
Bishop McAuliffe
~ THE preservation Of life, the rev.
erencc for the lives Of others and
CIR common relationship, Great a
moral responsible (which no one
can forego.
1.-THE many hazards Of which the
driver is exposed demand the ut
most caution. The greater the dan
ger, the more careful the driver and
The more circumspect the pedes-
Trim. Human life is at stake and
no one may take 1t but the giver,
Allnighty God. Hence the driver
s. juld be governed not only by the
curves, the conditions of the road
way and speed signs. but also by
the higher law: Tho shalt not kill.
This responsibility must be impress
"a upon the reckless driver and the
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-21
HUNDRED DIED
in EARTHQUAKE

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and buildings down. 1t was fol-
lowed at intervals Saturday night
and Sunday by other quakes Of
varying intensity which added to
the panic and made rescue more
difficult.
Freakish Weather
Freakish weather accompanied
the temblors. The temperatures
dropped rapidly and high wind Of
gale-like proportions sent debris
flying, injuring many more. Great
est quake intensity was felt In the
region Of the extinct" San Vicente
volcano which some survivors say
seemed to er,ipt during the earth
shocks. Citities most affected. IN
addition to San Vicente, were Tep-
etian. Apastepeque. verapaz. San
Estaban. San Cayetano. San sebas-
tan and Tccoluca. While reports
from these towns have been vague
and confiicting--all wires are down
1t was not believed thier damages
o. loss Of life would approach that
Of the more p0ptilous San Vicente
with 5000 citizens.
Trainloads o. Wounded
Two trniploads Of wounded Eefu
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-21

careless pedestrian. When the
sacredneSs Of human life Is deeply
rooted and responsibility not only
before the majesty Of human law
but also before the divine law is
firmly accepted, there will be great
er progress In the elimination o!
highway accidents.
christmas Is at hand. It Is a
time Of peace, Joy and happiness.
The whole world forgets all else to
rejoice and make others happy.
Death Is always a shadow upon this
festal spirit. When 1t Is unexpect-
ed. horrifying and unnecessary the
;hock Is great and often unendur-
able. The automobile has brought
grief and sorrow into many a
Christmas home. 1t behIooves US all
to bend every effort to lessen at
this time the number of highway
tragedies. Let the reckless driver
recover sanity and the careless
walker exercise more caution and
all heed the traffic signs and con-
tribute toward a magnificent dirni-
mutton Of the number Of deaths and
injuries on the highways. May the
Christmas spirit prevail throughout
this great commonwealth"
Bishop Budlong
Life is Gods gift vouchsafed In
order that a man may fulfill unique
tasks delegated TO Him by the Him
by the Creator. 1t Is a frightful
ling for anyone of us to wanton-
" kill man and rob him Of the
opportunity to render the services
for which he Is needed and thus to
Illustrate Gods loving purpose.
"A cripple may attain grace TO
spread sunshine and become a bene-
diction to those who know him.
Nevertheless, it Is an objectionable
intrusion into the life OF another
fo- someone to MAIN him, withdraw
him from active work, wreck his
hopes for attainment and make him
care and an expense to family,
friends or the community.
mo one Of us can find the remot-
est justification In so operating a
motor vehicle as to risk killing or
manning others. Nothing to be ac-
complished in your life or mine and
no service which we might render
Is of such importance as to warrant
driving car at a speed or In a
manner which might jeopardize the
life of another. Regrets and ex-
plantations accomplish nothing af-
ter you have killed somebody.
Drive with care!"
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had a fractured skull, fractured leg
and other injuries.
Rinaldi Discovered

had fractured Skull, fractured leg
and other injuries.
Rinaldi Discovered
Rinaldi was discovered when
Guerrero saw that one of the gar
age doors was open. He went to
investigate and found Rinaldi
slumped behind the wheel. The
fire department pulmotor squad
was called, but 1t was too late for
any attempt at revival. The igni-
ton In the car was switched off, but
DR.. Edward H. Kirschbaum, med
ical examiner, said that Rinaldi
probably shut 1t off as he was al
most overcome.
Fabian Colonel" Mckinney. SO,
Of 80 School Street, well-known To-
cal colored resident, suffered an ear
laceration Saturday night when
struck by car at Bank and Grand
streets.
Three Cars Damaged
Three cars were damaged on East
Main street. between Silver street
and Meriden road, when struck by
an automobile operated by a Skip"
driver. A car owned by Francis
Mccain, of Brooklyn, N. Y. was
badly damaged, as YVES one owned
by Charles Gallagher, Of Bucks
Hill. The third car was not iden-
titled. Police later arrested David
WEIGH, "a, Of 6l3 Meriden road. and
placed charge Of evading respon-
sibility against him In connection
with the accidents.
A car driven by Aldona Perezella
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-21
FLOOD WATERS in .
CONN ARE MENACE

Continued from Page y
the crest Of Its entertainments, and
several washouts were reported
along highways. Water covered the
ice on Highland lake and caused
postponement Of q hockey match
scheduled for Sunday.
Park river, flowing through the
center Of Hartford, was rising and
at several points was above the
level Of Its retaining walls. The
river courses through the state
capitol grounds and seriously merl-
aced the city last March when II
overlooked into the business areas.
New England Rains
Boston, Dec. 21.-(UP)-Torren-
tial rains accompanied by a 60-mile
gale swelled rivers to near-flood
levels, drove shipping to shelter,
slowed trains and caused thousand
Of dollars damage in New England
yesterday.
Three Long Island Sound pas
senger steamers anchored at New
London, Conn.,, during the height OF
the storm. They were the Comet
and the Commonwealth, bound fo1
Fall River, and the Chester w. Chas
pin, bound for Providence, r. !.
Two temporary bridges built to rec
place structures destroyed In the
disastrous floods Of last March were
damaged as rivers overlooked their
banks. Flood waters Of the Nashua
river undermined an emergency
bridge at Fitchburg, while In Maine,
the Androscoggin swept away a
temporary bridge opened only Nov.
q between Lisbon and Durham.
Cattle Are Killed
Thirteen head Of cattle were killed
at Jonesyille, VT, when the gale
tore q large barn from ist founda-
ton. At Newburypoft, Mass,
Daniel J. Lyons narrowly escaped In
jury when O massive elm crashed
down on his home.
Garages were wrecked, houses
damaged and power lines felled as
the gale swept across the Bass river
section OF Yarmouth.
Flooded cellars constituted most
Of the damage In Metropolitan
Boston. Trains from distant points
arrived one to three hours late.
Rainfall here 50 far this month
totals IT'S inches, swelling the
years total to seven inches above
normal. In northern Worcester
county. snow fell.
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gees, number 500. have arrived here
for medical attention. Several trains
left here carrying enough medical
supplies. clothing and food to care
for the homeless for q few days.
President Martinez and his cabinet.
worked day and night at tho scene
Of the disaster 10 restore order. Un-
der his guidance. the Red Cross Is
sued Q nationwide appeal for food.
clothing and money. The Society for
Social Assistance appropriated $780,
900 to be used for the RECONSTRUCT
ton Of the destroyed city.
e was estimated that about two
days would he required for rescue
squads 10 sift the wrcckage Of the
town 10 search Of dead o. injured
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-21

Members of the department did
an excellent job In coping with Sat
urday's traffic, said superintendent
Roach. He praised traffic police
men, beat patrolmen and special
officers assigned to holiday duty
for their fine work IN keeping pc
destrian an automotive traffic NOV
ing at steady pace.
Grand Street Rule Works
The 10-minute parking rule, es-
tablished on Grand street, from
Leavenworth to Bank street, has
worked out most successfully, &C
cording to police. Parking for 10
minutes on both sides is now al
lowed in the vicinity Of the post Of
flee. Several policemen are cover
ing this area and notify each driver
as soon as he halts his car, Of the
parking rule. In contrast with the
usual tie-ups, Grand street this
morning presented a picture Of
steady, even traffic.
Superintendent Roach made 1t
plain that his aim Is to aid mer-
chants and motorists both as much
as possible. Easier parking, he
pointed out, means a gain for both.
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Autos Claim Lives
OF 7uoLocal People
CONTINUED from Page u

of 1892 Baldwin street, struck a
parked car on Mill street Saturday
night. The woman suffered a head
injury in the rnishap.
Three More Cars Hit
Three cars were damaged when
struck by fourth machine at East
Main and william street Saturday
night. The cars were owned by
Joseph Rosa, OF Sylvan avenue;
Mrs. Louis Polinson, of Wood street:
and Victor Formichelli, Of Schenec-
tady. N. Y.
Violent Deaths In Conn.
(By United Press,
Automobiles were responsible for
four Of six violent deaths over the
weekend In Connecticut.
Michael Bassous. "a, standing on
the running board Of moving car
was killed when 1t collided with an
other machine at Danbury. Alex
ander Azar, driver Of the car In
which Bassous was riding, was
charged with granddaughter. The
other driver, Henry Bowdy, was
held on a reckless driving charge.
Charles Murphy. Waterbury. a
University Of Alabama student home
for the Christmas holidays, was held
for the coroner after his car fatally
injured Henry Winters, 40. at-Wa-
terbury, as he was crossing high
way. ssss.
While walking home from church,
Mrs. Mary Corey, 100. was killed at
Bridgeport by an automobile driven
by Michael Durcia, who was charged
with operating a motor vehicle 80
as to cause loss Of life. and drunken
driving.
John Grasso, rs, died at New Ha-
ven after being hit by an automobile
driven by Frank Wrubel.
The carbon monoxide gas death
Of Donate Rinaldi, SO, Waterbury,
whose body was found In his auto
mobile in o closed garage. was said
by the medical examiner 70 have
been accidental.
Worry over falling health was be-
lieved to have caused Mrs. Victoria
Nikelenas, 28. to take her life by
swallowing poison and shooting her
self at her Naugatuck home.
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"FOREFATHERS"
DAY AT PLYMOUTH

Plymouth, Mass, Dec. 21.-(UP)
-"Forefathers day"-the 3l6th an
niversary of the landing Of the Pill
grims-was celebrated here today.
The program included the placing
of a wreath on Plymouth Rock by
members Of the Society OF May
flower Descendants. and "succotash"
dinner at the Old Colony club,
founded in 1859 and the oldest So
cial club in the nation.
Succotash-boiled beans, corn and
park-was a Pilgrim dish and eating
of sucootash on Forefathers' day is
a tradition here.