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Evening star., 1936-10-02
COMPROMISE Wins i'm Paris.

To Americans familiar with the kalei-
doscopic eccentricities of their own con-
gressional scene, and especially to us
Washingtonians closest to 1t, there Is
distinct reminder of things here at home
in what has just taken place at Paris.
The Chamber of Deputies and the Senate
were in seemingly irreconcilable dead
lock over the program to effectuate the
Anglo Franco American stabilization
agreement.
The Chamber, more responsive to the
cabinets will, promptly approved Premier
Blum's plans for devaluation of the
franc. When the bill reached the Sen
ate it was amended in vital form-by
deletion of the provision empowering the
government to fix prices-and, thus
mutilated, was returned to the Chamber.
Early on Thursday the deputies defiantly
re-enacted the measure in original form
and tossed it back to the recalcitrant
upper house. There the parliamentary
tangle seemed destined interminably to
block the currency equilibrium" pro-
gram. Happily, compromise has won the
day France will now proceed with its
monetary reforms along lines OF the
Anglo American arrangement.
Violent as animosity to the Blum re-
gime is in the conservative minded Sen
ate. there is universal realization that
France is on the brink of political and
financial crisis that could easily lead to
disaster. The moment was never less
propitious for partisan chickering's or the
avenging of governmental grudges. De-
valuationists and anti-devaluationists
alike are convinced that reduction OF the
francs gold content is no longer avoid
able.
There was another point OF resem-
blance between the embittered situation
on the Seine and the American political
arena. Charges of dictatorship filled
the Partisan air. Senator Caillaux, a
former premier, fought the cabinets
demand for authority to control price
levels on the ground that it would hand
over autocratic power to the govern
ment, which the Rightists accuse OF
catering to the working class at the
expense of other groups. In rebuttal,
M. Blum contended that unless the peo-
pie can be protected from the effects OF
devaluation-skyrocke of living costs
social peace would be upset by
struggle" an ominous suggestion OF
catastrophe events in Spain.
After rejection of the governments
price-control plan, Premier Blum decided
to accept the Senate's substitute meas
ure, whereupon that body adopted the
compromise after desultory debate. AS
finally approved, the clause concern
ing decree powers to prevent price in
creases provides for obligatory arbitra-
ton and settlement of labor disputes
arising from higher costs of necessities
or wage conflicts. In case OF strikes,
the government could force both sides
to submit their grievances for solution.
1t is gratifying to Americans that the
spirit of conciliation, evidently after
some such conference" procedure as
prevails on Capitol Hill, has won the
day in Paris. 1t would have been deep
disappointment if the worldwide hopes
engendered by the stabilization agree
ment had been wrecked on the French
parliamentary shoals.
Evening star., 1936-10-02
A Third Class.

Howard Scott, inventor of tech
nocracy," has declared: Every Ameri-
can is aware that there are only two
classes-chiselers and suckers. It's the
secret ambition of every sucker to become
a chiseler." AL of which constitutes an
interesting, if vulgar and libelous, theory
of society in the United States. The
sentiment is fiashy enough to attract
attention; it may be applauded by dis
appointed sophisticates. But it is pat
emily untrue.
For example, "every American" is not
aware" of anything. In no other coun-
try in the world is there such divergence
of opinion on everything under the sun.
Variety is the outstanding characters
tic of the democratic mind. Perhaps the
Nation is afflicted with too much in
dividualistic intelligence. There are
those who argue for greater unanimity
and solidarity. Some would have the
masses regimented into complacent
silence, as they are in Russia, Italy and
Germany. Yet the contrary condition
prevails. If Mr. Scott ever has served
on a jury, he must realize that the only
point on which twelve average citizens
can agree is that of disagreeing.
Also, the number of professional CHS
elers is not large The business Of cheat
ing ones neighbors is too dangerous to
enlist a majority. Indeed, only tiny
minority ever has been competent to
make a success Of trickery and decep-
ton. The penitentiaries and the poor
houses are full of takers who have tried
In vain to "get rich quick" Ask any
circus barker, and he will testify that
the public Is not nearly so gullible as
Evening star., 1936-10-02
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

color to Col. Knoxs talk about the in
security of life insurance and savings
accounts. What appears to be in the
wind is a Federal corporation to do for
insurance what the F. D. I. c. does for
bank balances.
Ais not we'll at Madrid, but the en-
bassy at Washington still lives. The
establishment has taken q brand-new
lease of life, as far as publicity is con-
cerned. Throughout the civil war a
tower of silence. the embassy is now
issuing press bulletins and has invited
newspapers to furnish addresses to
which material may regularly be sent.
Information just released deals with
Spains monetary situation. 1t points
out that the strife-torn republic ranks
fourth among the gold holding countries
with reserve in excess of $700 ,000, 600
United States Federal Reserve Board
figures-a hoard outstripped only by the
United States, France and Great
Britain.
President Roosevelt's reference to the
"evanescent passions" of politics, which
leu SIldu ildu COilIl ". WlIdIlG 70 IcSlkIi
from the Social Security Board, in order
to repel Republican attacks, suggests
that Winants departure is itself eva
nescent." In the event of New Deal VIC
tory next month, his return to the job
is widely expected. Sooner or later the
social security act may face the con-
stitutional guns In the Supreme Court.
Though Winants career has not been
at the bar, he might be drafted for
service in connection with the legal de-
fense of the law. Presumably that task
will fall mainly to Tom" Eliot, general
counsel OF the Social Security Board
and architect in chief of the statute. He
is a grandson of the late Charles w.
Eliot, celebrated president of Harvard.
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Housing Is one of the fields in which
recovery has been relatively slow. Resi-
Dental construction at the depth Of the
depression had declined SO per cent.
During the past three years there has
been steady but only gradual increase
in building operations. For the eight
months ended August 81, 1886, residential
construction was still IS per cent below
normal, representing q change from II
per cent of normal in 1888 to about 35
per cent. In the supply of dwellings
the accumulated deficiency is Naaian-
wide. Until early in 1886 mortgage ioasss
were not readily obteinable. Nowadays
banks and other lenders ere reported
to be offering money ut favorable tn
terest rates, and home building In coz
sequence is headed for definite upward
trend.
Adolph Augustus Berle, IT,, who ranked
as brain truster No. l during the 1881
Roosevelt campaign, will take the stump
this month for the reelection of the
President and of Gov. Lehman. Berle,
now New York City chamberlain in
Mayor La Guardia's administration, will
not hold forth as Democrat. but under
the auspices of the American Labor
party, New York State afiliate of the
"Non-Partisan" RooSevelt-for-P President
Labor League. He Is billed to speak In
Brooklyn next week on the same plat
form with David Dubinsky, Garment
Workers Union leader, the New York
Democratic presidential elector who is
now under heavy Republican fire on
charges of Communist sympathies.
(Copyright 1850
Evening star., 1936-10-02

There was reminder of feminine
genius In the peroration which AL Smith
detained from "Rienzi's Address to the
Romans" Miss Milford was the author
who, by this one effort, could establish
a claim to rate as one of the most pow
erful literary artists known in the Eng
lish language.
Evening star., 1936-10-02

The postal service has been more sat-
isfactory than ever since Susan B.
Anthonys portrait was put on a stamp.
So many fields of usefulness are open
to the energetic and competent Mr..
Farley, that even in the event of his
political success there may be difference
to demands for woman as Postmaster
General.
Evening star., 1936-10-02

The voteless District Of Columbia will
watch the coming election convinced
that it would know better what to do
with votes than many communities that
enjoy them as a natural and recognized
right.
Evening star., 1936-10-02

1t has become custom to refer to
Professor Felix Frankfurter as an emi-
nent lawyer without depending on him
for any law that applies to current situ-
ations in convincing and authoritative
fashion.
Evening star., 1936-10-02

super in a performance of Aida" in
New York. He will impersonate an
Ethiopian warrior and will guarantee
good fight il he can be given choice of
weapons.
Evening star., 1936-10-02

Economists may experience surprise
that after such display of confidence in
ability to manage American money,
France should find so much difficulty in
managing her own.
Evening star., 1936-10-02

As he declared for Landon, AL Smith
did more than cross the Rubicon. AS
he took his walk he made jump across
the North River that landed him away
over in Kansas.
Evening star., 1936-10-02

The United States Constitution faces
Interpretation by various shades of opin-
ion, Even attorneys for adjacent milk
producers are prepared to show that it
is being misunderstood.
Evening star., 1936-10-02
Cr0p Study.

Crop Study.
The gentle farmer Is remiss,
His duty he deserts.
What now we have to face is this;
The need of more stuffed shirts.
Sometimes q speaker has to blu6
Where chests expand so gay.
And with 50 many shirts to stun,
What shall we do for hay?
Patience an perseverance will DO
wonders" said Uncle Eben, "but when
you hits a losin' streak in ascrap game
dey only makes 1t worse"
Evening star., 1936-10-02
Shooting Stars.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Squads and Squirrels.
The pigeon promenades the lawn,
The squirrel climbs a tree.
In spite of what has come and gone
We're as we used to be.
The fashionable Peacock's call
Awakes us from our doze.
The Dove of Peace may, after all,
Restore us to repose.
AS changing seasons bring the day
When SHOWS begin to drift.
The nuts again are laid away,
Promoting greater thrift.
In fascination we are drawn
Familiar sights to see.
The pigeon promenades the lawn,
The squirrel climbs tree.
Evening star., 1936-10-02
Cupid and Cupidity.
the Chicago Eaily News.

From the Chicaso Daily News.
Mayor Youkey of Crown Point, Ind,
announces that he will compel the
marrying justices there to take down
their weddings at all hours" signs. His
honor is not opposed to Cupid; but only
to cuptdity.
Evening star., 1936-10-02

A base ball players native residence
makes little difference in defining his
fame. His business Affiliations count for
more than old home town sentiment,
which, after all, is nothing very unusual.
Evening star., 1936-10-02
Defense.
From the joplin (Mo.o olob

From the Joplin CMo) Globe.
When . passerby attempted to stop q
fight between two boys they eyed him re-
proachfully. Jaw, we're not fighting" !"
one of them said. "We're just defending
ourselves from each other" And that's
the explanation Of countries that 60 to
war.
Evening star., 1936-10-02

The sincerely lamented Admiral Sims
is another man whom it would have
been deplorable to retire from opportun-
ity for public expression at an age of 90
or IS years.
Evening star., 1936-10-02
A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton
Her Grace

A charming gesture, one OF woman,s
graces-
I've seen it with both plain and pretty
faces
Is the swift lift of a hand diyinely fair
To make quite sure no errant strand Of
hair
Has gone a-wandering; gone perhaps to
seek
Light contact with q witching neck or
cheek.
To o mere man the vague yet dexterous
hand -
In its Light Hitting seems . fairy wanna
Evening star., 1936-10-02

Some new ideas of his own are TO be
given publicity by Ponzi. On inspection
they will probably prove old ideas very
slightly disguised.
Evening star., 1936-10-02
Silence in Germany.

From the CHICAGO bsily News.
War clouds over Europe are split by q
ray Of hope. Adolf Hitler's voice has 80
broken under the strain Of seven days of
continuous oratory that he can hardly
sneak above q whisper.
Evening star., 1936-10-02
Red Ink.

Red Ink.
Red is a color we avoid
In most of our transactions.
Too often have men been annoyed
BY some of its reactions.
To shun red ink we seize the chance,
Yet boldly folks distil it;
Why do we blot it from finance
And in our statecraft spill It?
Evening star., 1936-10-02
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Evening star., 1936-10-02
Practice and Theory.

"Are you a practical politician?"
NO." answered Senator Sorghum. I'm
trying to rate with the intelligentsia and
be a theoretical statesman"
Evening star., 1936-10-02

Orators last night demonstrated that
politics is a greater game than base ball.
Evening star., 1936-10-02
Rattlers.

NdlIlefSs
From the Glendale (Calif) News-Press.
Among the "rattlers" being driven to
cities by the drought are too many with
four wheels.
Evening star., 1936-10-02

1--WE imagine great men," said Hi Ho,
the sage of Chinatown, land are most
fortunate when we select strong and good
men to give visible expression to our
ideals"
Evening star., 1936-10-02
A Farmer Admits Doubt.

n Farmer AumItS OOuUss
do you think you would be able to
run the country?"
st don't know" said Farmer Corn
toSsel. Some of us farmers seem to
have gotten the idea that most every
thing ought to be plowed under, includ-
ing the United States Constitution"
Evening star., 1936-10-02
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Evening star., 1936-03-09
Preparing
Food for
The Invalid
BY EDITH M. BARBER.

INTERESTING, appetizing food is
always appreciated, but during
convalescence, there must be special
effort to provide it. When I was a
little girl, good neighbors took some
of the responsibility for this matter
when there was illness In household.
This is still the case in small commun-
tiles, and it is possible even in the big
city, through which friends are scat
tered, to make convalescence more
interesting.
There Is something about food pre-
pared by strange hand which often
tempts a recovering patient. If you
have any speciality. you may be sure
that it will be appreciated fully as
much as the usual flowers which bear
witness of good will.
In general, of course, foods for the
invalid must be comparatively simple.
At the same time they must be well
f1owered and often of soft texture.
The plain baked custard may. be
dressed up with caramel. It may be
made from egg whites and cream.
Wine jelly Is another possible dessert
which makes an especial appeal, even
If it is not poured into orange shells
and tied up with blue ribbon as fond
memory tells me 1t was once upon a
time In my experience.
Evening star., 1936-03-09
Husbands May Cause Serious Domestic Wara
"MOther Used to Make. :"
Is Fatal Preface When
Requesting Special Dish
Dumplings Listed Among Old-Time Favor
ites-Column Includes Recipes for the
Wife Who Strives to Please.

stomach commanded his Judgment
he had, as 1t happened, wife who
had yet to thoroughly declare her
domestic independence.
AS it turned out, she got lots of sym
pathy, but little material assistance.
None Of the ladies present at the
debate knew how to make dumplings,
and what is more, didn't care to learn.
So the gentle spirit went home to
dumpling-less husband, and nobody
knew just what happened afterwards.
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RUT for the benefit of this lady
N If she is still able to take an in
terest in dumplings, and for others
in like situation, I am including
few simple recipes from an old
farm cook book that ought to soften
the heart of the most adamant
husband:
REGULAR DUMPLINGS.
IL cups -four.
u cup milk
l egg, we'll beaten.
/ teaspoon salt.
Dash of pepper.
Add the salt, pepper and milk to
the beaten egg. Mix into the -four
to form smooth batter. Drop by
spoonsful into boiling. salted water
and let cook for about Is minutes.
Drain in a colander, pour hot fat or
meat gravy or stew over them and
serve.
BREAD DUMPLINGS.
2 cups whole wheat bread
tablespoon chopped onion.
tablespoons butter.
2 eggs.
/ cup cracker crumbs.
Salt and pepper to taste.
Brown the onion in the butter. Add
the bread, which has been soaked and
squeezed dry. and the salt. Stir well
cool, then add the eggs, we'll beaten,
and the sitfed cracker crumbs. A
little minced parsley may be added if
desired. Mix we'll and form into balls,
cook in salted boiling water for IS
minutes. Drain and pour over any
desired sauce or gravy.
POTATO DUMPLINGS.
large cooked potatoes.
2 eggs, well beaten.
"a cup farina or hominy grits.
l cup -four.
l tablespoon salt.
Dash of pepper and nutmeg.
Peel and CRATE the potatoes fine
When they have cooled add the rest
OF the ingredients and form into balls
Cook in salted boiling water for 20
minutes. Drain and serve hot with
Drowned butter and Drowned onions.
BAKING POWDER DUMPLINGs.
/ pint -four.
teaspoons baking powder.
l cup water
Salt and pepper.
Mix the dry ingredients and stir in
the water slowly until the mixture
forms soft dough- Drop by SPOON
full into salted rapidly boiling water
and let cook for 10 minutes, CLOSELY
| covered. Serve with meat stews.
Evening star., 1936-03-09

realizing the need in this direction is
Offering a series of soaps for every
skin. There are fiv~ different kinds,
among which you are sure to find one
that will be kind to your skin.
First there is the oatmeal facial
soap, very softening and pleasant.
You know what a good cleanser and
softener oatmeal is. Here you have
the ingredients of an oatmeal facial
incorporated in soap.
Next is the superfatted soap espe-
cially developed for dry skins to use
where average soap proves too drying.
This comes in pale tan for your con-
venience in finding it. Both honey
and almond are contained in another
soap, so that If you find these in
gradients agree with your skin as a
lotion you will like this type. This
one is pale pink.
Cleansing cream has been added to
another peach-colored soap and but
ter milk to the last one in the series.
This is for very sensitive skins and is
very mild. This soap is not tinted.
Right here we would like to men
ton another very important part of
the soap story, which is the face
toner" complexion brush. More and
more the use of the complexion brush
is being stressed for stimulating the
circulation and giving the face a
thorough cleansing. So you have here
In these soaps and the little brush a
perfect combination for a very COM
plete treatment. The soaps may be
purchased by the dozen at n cents
and the brush for As cents.
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WITH all the gray tones so popular
this Spring, we are going to have
little more color in our cheeks
and with this thought in mind two
new bleaching shades. of face DOW
der have been added for your beauti-
fication. Gray is notoriously trying
II the skin tends to sallowness. So
before putting gray next your face, pu;
few warm notes in your complexion
But even if you don't wear gray, you
Will find that these new "blushing'
shades bring a fascinating warmth
and lveliness to your complexion
They seem to have captured the young
tones of living skin and we are sure
that you will be delighted with the
result that they produce. One of them
Is perfect for the girl whose skin is on
the olive side. 1t is golden shade
the other is rachel with a peachy
flush, really an exquisite shade and
one that blonds and light-skinned
brunettes will rave about.
For information concerning items
mentioned in this column call National
5000, Extension 1896, between 10 and
IL am.
Evening star., 1936-03-09

ject is an extremely delicate and
ticklish one, and the husband who
boldly drags the matter into the do
mestic light must be an intrepid soul
indeed. Even in the case of meek
and mousy wife, whose life is really
devoted to pleasing her man, the situ-
alton is fraught with danger She
may actually endeavor to copy moth
er-in-law's recipe, laboriously culled
from the garbled description offered
by her huSband-but woe betide the
latter if he does not declare the fin
ished product far superior to that of
his childhood in every respect! The
trodden worm will turn, and he will
have to seek cover from the remainder
of the dish, which is apt to be hurled
at his blundering head!
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CERIOUS family rows that produced
strained relations for weeks and
even months have resulted from the
masculine plant that Il haven't had
a good Irish stew since left mothers
house" Similarly, the somewhat pug
nacious announcement that "I can't
digest these smooth located fish balls,
they're too heavy. Mother always
made them light, with whiskers!" is
the signal for barrage from the little
woman, which usually ends up in a
fine display that takes in even the fact
that the man Of the house doesn't
shave Monday mornings-this latter
tangent undoubtedly included because
of the unfortunate reference to whis-
kers.
In any event, listening in on an after
bridge gathering of young matrons
will, nine times out of ten, elicit much
interesting information on the dietary
vagaries of their respective husbands.
At one such pow-wow recently, a
despairing lady was appealing for aid
and sympathy in the matter of a
brutal mate who demanded dumplings
such as he had dotted upon in his
youth. The gentleman in question
was one of those hardy souls whose