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Evening star., 1936-03-11
PRETTYMAN PLANS.
TO SEEK REVERSAL
0ND. c. REFERENDA
Bell Revealed as Holding Up
Bill on Ground of Indi-
viduaI Sponsorship.
CORPORATION COUNSEL
DISAGREES ON DECISION
Voting on District Matters Gould
Be Held Twice Yearly Under
Allen Proposal.

An appeal to the Budget Bureau
for reconsideration Of its refusal to
pass on Commissioner George E. AL
lens bill to give residents OF Wash
ington the right to vote in advisory
referenda on important District mat
ters was planned today by Corpora
tion Counsel E. Barrett Prettyman.
prettyman revealed that Acting
Budget Director Daniel w. Bell was
holding up the measure at the bureau
on the grounds he had no authority
to approve or disapprove it because
it was sponsored by one Commissioner
rather than the Board of Commis-
sioners.
Prettyman disagrees that that
should be any bar. Before he gives
up his duties. with the District gov
ernment Saturday he plans an appeal
to Bell to send the bill to Congress
with his approval.
Two referenda could be held an
nually under Aliens plan. The vote
would not be binding on the Commis-
sioners, or on Congress. The purpose
would be to get clear showing Of
sentiment of the disfranchised Wash
ington population.
The bureau yesterday exercised its
power over District legislation, not
only to report adversely on bills, but
to suggest what the Commissioners
should seek of Congress. In report
ing yesterday the expenditures pro-
posed in the bill to require semi
annual mechanical inspection Of motor
vehicles were not in accord with the
financial program Of the President.
Bell suggested to the Commissioners
they might propose that car owners
be required to have inspections made
at private garages. which would cost
the District less, or possibly nothing.
The countr-proposal from the bu-
reau was discussed by the Confnis-
sioners, but later Commissioner Hazen
said it had not been determined
whether the Commissioners would send
report Of their own to Congress.
The bill has passed the House. The
Commissioners are free to ask the
Senate to approve the bill, but II
they do they must say the bureau finds
it contrary to the Presidents financial
program.
The bureau also has informed the
Commissioners it has no objection to
their advising Congress they are op-
posed to passage of the bill to reduce
the hours of work for women from 4S
to 40 hours per week.
Refund of sos, 1881 Of gasoline
taxes enormously paid to the District
by the American Oil Co. is being held
up by the bureau. Acting Director
Bell advised the Commissioners au-
thorizing legislation is necessary be.
fore the refunds are paid.
The Commissioners had approved
the refunds after the statute of limi.
tations had been invoked to strike of
all refund claims more than three
years old. The claim developed be.
cause stations of the company To-
Gated beyond the District line, which
charge District prices, had collected
only the 2-cent District tax. Later
Maryland authorities demanded pay.
ment Of the dealers Of a Accent tax.
Evening star., 1936-03-11
sECoND-oFFENsE SPEEDING.

SECOND -OFFENSE SPEEDING.
Harry Snyder, IT'S Lincoln road
northeast, $40.
Joseph A. Gross, 111a Fifteenth
street northeast. $40.
Donald L. May, 22O8 wyoming ave-
nue., SIS.
FIRST-OFFENSE SPEEDING.
Allen Mesirow, 1900 Kansas avenue,
$40.
Stewart Macpherson, Virginia, $40.
william Matthews, 4459 Greenwich
place, $40.
John c. Freeland, 44o9 Lowell street,
SIS.
Philip c. Geraci, 1918 Ninth street,
$40.
Albert Strube, Maryland, $40.
Jefferson D. Pitts, Virginia, $40.
Thomas F. Maher. Maryland, IS.
Anita B. Weaver, 1919 p street, SO.
Theresa Gardner, 121 Seventeenth
street southeast, $40.
Irene Hustvedt, 3525 Ordway street,
IS.
George M. Barlowe, 2611 Mozart
place, $40.
Charles M. Randel, 1910 @ street
southeast, $40.
George w. Reed, 621 North Caro-
line avenue southeast, SO.
William o. James, 1912 Thirteenth
street, $40:
Robert E. Moore, Georgetown Uni
versity, $40.
Harold Teasley 1914 Bltn1ore street
SO.
Carleton w. wahl, Maryland, $40.
Robert Burns, Maryland, $40.
Richard L. Perie, 1740 New Hamp'
| shire avenue $40.
Jesse Grear, 524 Twenty third street
$40.
Audrey c. Thomas, 1442 w street
southeast, $40.
Robert Novich. 1882 Newton street
northeast, $40.
Joseph s. Mannele, Maryland, $40.
Earle Fitzgerald, 3514 First stree
northeast, $40.
Murray Cooper. 1880 Decatur street
SIS.
!, John p. Browning 1850 Fourteentt
street, $40.
Evening star., 1936-03-11
D. c. BAR OPPOSES
NEW COURTSPLAN
LiberaIized and Modernized
Corporation Law Gets
O. K, However.

The District Bar Association last
night unanimously disapproved the
proposed magistrates courts law and
as emphatically Endorsed suggested
draft of a liberalized and modernized
corporation law for Washington.
During the major portion of the
meeting, which was under the charge
of the Junior bar section, eight Fed
eral Bureau of Identification experts
presented a "clinic" of modern meth
DDS of crime detection.
Recommendations Confirmed.
Actions of the association on both
proposed laws we're in confirmation
of recommendations by the board
of directors.
The committee which prepared the
recommendations consisted of william
e Richardson, chairman: G. Bowdoin
Craighill, Edmund L. Jones, Maurice
D. Rosenberg, Dale D. Drain, Joseph
A. Rafferty,, Paul Hannah, Arthur p
Drury, John D. Fitzgerald, Julian T
Cromelin, Frederick S. Tyler and
Norman B. Frost.
For the most part the proposed
corporation law is modelled after a uni
form corporation act prepared by the
Committee on Uniform State Laws oi
the American Bar Association, and en-
bodies selected features from the
statutes of various jurisdictions.
Under the suggested draft firms
incorporated outside of Washington
which do business in the Capital would
be required to register here. subjectine
themselves to the processes of the
local courts.
Scientific Evidence.
The crime detection clinic was
directed by Clark Schilder, George
town University Law School graduate
and chief of the identification Divis-
ion of the Bureau of Investigation
He was introduced by James r. Kirk
land, a former assistant district at
torney and now chairman of the
junior bar section.
An old-fashioned German buffet
ended the meeting.
Ernest F. Henry, assisted by Justin
L. Edgerton, arranged the refresh
mentS.
Evening star., 1936-03-11
Boys. Skip With $125.

DENVER (R. - Two youngsters
about 13 slipped soda at Mrs. Edgar
e. Gallagher's fountain and whiled
the time of day with talk about safe
crackers n things"
would you like to see how safe
works?" she asked.
They would. She worked the dial
opened the doors and left to serve q
customer. When she returned the
two boys were so1e. So was $l25.
Evening star., 1936-03-11
$6|)8,O()D RELIEF
ITEM IN BALANCE
Budget Bureau Expected to
Decide Promptly Whether
to Approve Plea.

The Budget Bureau was expected
to decide this week whether to
approve the urgent request Of the
Commissioners for supplemental Dis
strict relief appropriation OF S60S,O
needed to prevent a collapse OF relief
for some 5000 cases, involving more
than 10000 persons, between now and
July /.
Personal appeals for a recommen-
dation for the additional appropriation
out of District revenues were made to
Acting Budget Director Daniel w. Bel
yesterday by the Commissioners and
Mai. Daniel ]. Donovan, budget officer
Necessity for the request was caused
by the ending of Federal relief grants
last November and the failure OF the
Works Progress Administration to take
all but the unemployables of the Dis
trict rolls. The relief burden, outside
OF those on w. P. A. projects, now Il
on the District.
Decision in Question.
After the hearing the Commission
ers said Bell had not announced what
his decision would be. Early report /;
expected, however, because present
District funds are expected to be ex-
hausted, or practically so, by the enc
of March. officials made check yes
terday which showed they would be
unable to issue another full relief
disbursement after the payments due
to go out Saturday.
Unless the additional sum is granted
relief payments to needy families and
individuals will have to be drastically
slashed or completely halted, officials
warned.
The Commissioners also are deeply
concerned over the relief outlay
planned in the 1887 budget for the
next fiscal year. This is but $780,
600, including administration. Unless
there is an extremely sharp decline II
number of cases, this sum would las
no longer than to next January l.
Intended for Year.
While it could be used up before
the end of the next fiscal year, If there
is clearly shown desperate SUFFERING
and public dangers would result, j
is supposed to last the year out.
The additional load piled on th'
| District by the ending of the Fedora
dole, officials say, increases danger
of the need of a boost in Distric
| tayes unless there is a great increast
in the Federal payment toward th'
National Capital over the $2,700,oO(
proposed in the supply bill as passed
| by the House. The House slashed tht
Federal payment $4,000. 900 below th'
current Federal share.
Evening star., 1936-03-11
THREE FALSE ALARMS
COME IN 18 MINUTES

Three false fire alarms within 18
minutes kept both firemen and police
on the run early today.
The alarms were sounded at Nevada
avenue and Quesada street at 12:43
am, Thirty-ninth .treet and Mill
tary road, 1857, and Forty-first and
Garrison streets, i:01.
Two eighth precinct policemen In o
scout car sought to aprrehend the
guilty person. htk were unable to do 30.
Evening star., 1936-03-11
TWO THEFTS REPORTED

William D. Forber. 903 Varnum
street northeast, today reported to po-
lice that thief last night robbed his
apartment of Sis in currency and
valuables worth $85.
Irene Catlett, 1923 Fifteenth street,
q patient in Freedmen's Hospital, re-
ported theft of a watch and chain
valued at $40.
Evening star., 1936-03-11

Charges Arc Ignored.
The following charges were ignored
by the grand jury:
Albert Powell and Baxter Under
wood, attempted grand larceny; VIII
liam p. Chaconas and Stanley
Thomas, robbery; Richard Mills, as
sault with intent to commit robbery;
Dorothy Z. Burrell and Helen G.
Sallee, assault with q dangerous
weapon; Robert Carter, violation OF
the liquor taxing act; Edward A.
Brooks, homicide: James z. Lee,
gaming; Marie A. Swanson, false pre-
lenses, and samuel Anderson, house.
breaking.
The Washington times., 1936-01-30
Bachelor Girls Conquer Kitchenette Handicaps

"a blonde. Both are average height
and wear their clothes with a dash
which gives them a certain some.
thing that leads the casual per
son to think that possibly they are
more attractive than the usual
government clerk.
On arriving in washington, they
found difficulty in securing sat
isfactory place to live on their in,
come.
They could not stand the
boarding house" atmosphere at
various clubs nor could they "eat
OUT" so drawn together by eco
nomic need and mental attraction,
they have established themselves
in a one room apartment with a
kitchenette.
This is a story of their lives in
this new home and of the expert
ences they have cooking.
Cramped Quarters
With this introduction. I am
starting in on the story. You will
learn about these girls from the
things they do.
For a kitchen, they have a hole
in the wall.
Such a kitchen! Their grand,
mother couldn't and very possibly
wouldn't have gotten a meal out
of it. Probably Aunt Sally out on
the farm would have Scorned 1t
as something smaller than her
pantry. But this kitchnette, size
feet by 6 feet has the follow,
ing very necessary items:
A stainless top work table IL
by IA inches to which is attached
a meat grinder. Above this table
is a tiny three-shelf brack t
which holds needed spices, vim,
egar, sauces, etc.
Shelves on two sides of the
kitchenette house dishes and sill
yer for six people, an electric
percolator, toaster, waffle iron, a
cocktail shaker, . Stanley oven
The Washington times., 1936-01-30

SoA44CA PuAAAph4A4s
Cut the pumpkin into small
pieces. scraping all the shreds that
hold the seeds. Add a pint of cold
water and cook until the pumpkin
is tender and nearly dry. Then
strain. Season to taste.
For two cups of cooked pump.
kin one would add a Saltspoon of
salt and two tablespoons Of but
ter. Then add a scant cup of
brown sugar, half teaspoon of all
spice, half teaspoon of cinnamon,
a cup of rich milk, cup of cream
and three eggs, slightly beaten.
Govern thickness of the mixture
by adding or using less milk. Line
a deep-pit plate with puff paste,
fill with the mixture and bake in
a moderate oven for about three
quarters of an hour. Or else line
a pie plate with plain pie dough,
bake the under crust, fill with the
The Washington times., 1936-01-30
Times Dali y Pattern
PATTERN 2574

Slim-practical-and full of
charm. this is sure to rank first
among your daytime frocks. Fash
Toned Of cotton tweed, there's no
smarter frock for finishing out
the school term, wearing to bust
ness or for run-about wear now
and throughout the spring and
summer. Take look at those
wing-away sleeves with buttoned
cuff, and at the easy-to-cut yoke
and sleeve feature which carries
the conviction Of easy-making
along with it. Then at the little
boy collar and simulated closing
with button accent. We repeat:
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would do this frock up in top
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Pattern 2574 is available in
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The Washington times., 1936-01-30

Aette, a two-quart waterleSS
cooker, Dutch oven, wooden chop
ping bowl, mixing bowls, and
their emergency shelf of canned
goods.
A two-burner electric hot plate
rests on the waist-high electric
refrigerator. A tiny porcelain
wash bowl next to the refrigera-
tor with hot and cold water
serves as a sink. A green en-
amel vegetable bin and garbage
can are kept under this so-called
sink.
Yesterday when I went by to
talk to Mary and Jane they were
deep in a financial discussion.
It was three days until pay day.
Jane had come home early, got
ten into a pair of comfortable
pajamas that were worn for
lounging and not for vamping.
A small yellow vase was beside
her and she seemed to be count
ing mostly pennies.
Mary was in the kitchenette
taxing inventory.
'We've got a can of tuna"
Then came q wall from Mary:
you didn't shut the bread
box tight and the bread is dry"
"Swell. We are going to
have toast and there wasn't
much bread, so nothing is
spoiled. Look and see what
vegetables we have"
DEPLETED LARDER
A quick check showed there
was one-half of a green pepper,
one carrot and almost half
head Of cabbage. Again there
was a loud complaint from Mary
There is no salad dressing.
And-yOu left the cream on
the table this morning. That
means tea"
IF the cream Is sour, we'll
have sour cream dressing and
drink tea. Don't tell me there
isn't tea"
The Washington times., 1936-01-30
By JEAN GREEN

Mary and Jane are two girls
who came to Washington to
work for Uncle Sam. One
came from the Midwest and
the other from the East. Both
have had rather happy sub
stantial homes.
They are just ordinary girls
that is, they are not out
standing. They work, they
play, they have ambitions to
60 to Palm Beach in the win
ter and to the White Noun
tains in the summer with a
few European trips thrown in,
and doesn't that make them
just about average?
Mary is a brunette and Jane is
The Washington times., 1936-01-30

She was assured there was tes
and little sugar but not enough
to do until pay day.
put that down on the list,
will you, Jane?"
Mary came in and stood by my
chair.
How about staying for din
ner, it isn't going to be so bad.
81 should like to-" / said, "but
what 1 came for was to ask how
about that breakfast Sunday
morning?
"Oh," said Jane, "We're hav-
ing waffles." Here she turned
to Mary for confirmation.
That's right, isn't it?"
And it was. And I was invited
Their dinner was very good. To
morrow again, let's look into the
lives of the two girls and see Il
we can't win from them some Of
their prize recipes.
The Washington times., 1936-01-30
Health
Preparing for
Spring.
By LOGAN CLENDENING, M. D.

BY LOGAN CLENDENING, M. d.
There has been a man around
town." said my old friend, DR..
Adrian Gibbs. who is advocating
a plan of a three-day period of
poison elimination.
what you do is to take nothing
but two teaspoons Of EPSON salts
in a glass Of water in the morning
and only orange Juice for the rest
of the day. You do this for three
days. The advocate Of this scheme
is over TO years old, strong and
vigorous.
II think it would probably be a
good thing for a great many peo-
pie, but l should say they ought
to be feeling pretty well before
they begin. It isn't for the weak
or the sick.
Sometimes a fellow thinks he
has a strong constitution because
he has taken a certain kind of
a treatment, when the fact is that
he can take a certain kind of a
treatment because he has a strong
constitution. Most of the people
that I know, however, could take
this with great benefit to them
selves. 1t is a sort Of preliminary
for the spring tonic that will come
a month or six weeks from now"
The Washington times., 1936-01-30
Beauty
Care OfGray
Hair
BY DONNA GRACE

The delicate white and gray
hair is sometimes more flatter-
ing than the natural hair color.
These soft tones always har-
monte with the skin and tend
to give it smooth. unlined ap-
pearance. We know it is often
advisable to tint the hair and
keep off the age signs, but many
women prefer to let the fading
process go on naturally.
There is always the stage Of
light sprinkling or the gray
patches that we would like to
avoid if we could and have the
hair take on the light tint at
once, but there is no way to has
ten this natural process. The in.
between shades are not unattract-
i've and may give one an air Of
distinction.
The important thing to bear in
mind is that this color Of hair
needs to be kept wellRroomed
at all times and that mean thor
oughly cleansed and rinSed.
Never permit these light hairs
to become dull or yellowed. They
must be a clear silver tint to be
beautiful. Frequent shampooS may
be necessary, and we know regu-
lar brushing is quite necessary.
Yellow or rust patches car be
easily removed when one has a
permanent. All good operators
know how to avoid rust spots and
remove any that may be there.
For home treatment there are
very good ready-to-use rinses for
removing the yellow tinge or you
may sponge on a mixture of
peroxide and salt-two table
spoonfuls of peroxide and one
teaSpoonful of salt in a little dish.
Then sponge the spots with a
little pad of absorbent cotton.
Blue or lavender rinseS are very
nice, but do not try to have
really blue or lavender hair ex-
cept for fancy dress occasions.
1t is always looked upon as an
Observation-Disclosures, a harmless
one, if the guiSe gives one any
pleasure.
Dear Reader: The one gray hair
is no cause for alarm. Your sham
poos will help to remove the
henna red. Cut off as much as
you can spare from the red ends.
Dear Donna Grace: I am .
young girl in good health but .
few pounds underweight and have
extremely undeveloped legs. like
dancing. What exercises should
I do? MILDRED s."
Dear Mildred: My normalizing
exercises will help to develop your
legs, and since you like dancing
you will find the ballet work will
round out those legs. Get enough
sleep and eat nourishing foods to
bring up your normal weight.
You may have some ShampOOs
and also the method Of brushing
the hair, If you will enclose q
stamped, self-addreSSed envelope
and address Donna Grace, Beauty
Editor Of this naner.
The Washington times., 1936-01-30
MEN
Height:
EDITORS NOTE: Six pamph.

EDITORS NOTE: Six pamph-
lets by DR.. Clendening can now be
obtained by sending 10 cents in
coin, for each, and a self-addressed
envelope stamped with a three
cent stamp, to DR.. Logan Clenden-
ing, in care of this paper. The
pamphlets are: indigestion and
Constipation" Reducing an d
Gaining" Infant Feeding" In
structions for the Treatment Of
Diabetes" Feminine Hygiene
and THE Care Of the Hair and
Skin"
The Washington times., 1936-01-30

There's so much that it will
take all spring to talk about it all,
but here is a haSty review of some
of the many inspirations. First
there are the fashions of the gay
ninetieS, the years from 1890 to
1900. You thought that was all
past? Oh, no, listen to this list,
all good now, good then, too.
Pulled sleeves, small waiStlines,
back fitness in skirts all come
from the gay nineties. So do
feminine frills and collars at the
neckline, trimmed hats set high
on the head, Gibson girl shoulders,
peplums, stiff silks, flowers, wells
and the riding habit silhouette.
From the Spanish
Then there's the Spanish influ-
ence. which is to be great this
year, Here are some fashions Of
Spanish -iigin; beleros, sash belts,
built-up skirts, tasselS, tassel and
braid trimming, and pompons on
hats, not to mention other parts
Of the costume, too. Shawl fringe
and shawl-embroidered fabrics
come from the Spanish, too.
Extended shoulders, colortul
shoes, vivid colors everywhere,
chin straps, bolero hats, large
sailors and bangle jewelry all
speak of Spain. And then there
are the Castilian skirts, much be-
ruffled, which are decidedly
Spanish. China is next in i'm
portance, due to trend that way
for several years. and to the
exhibit of rare Chinese objects
dart which took place in London
recently. From the Chinese we
get straight boxy jackets, small
standing band collars and Man
DARN evening coats. Vents at
sides of coats or jackets, side
closings, kimono armholes and
scarfs are also Chinese. So are
many colorful touches, includ-
ing bright pipingS, embroidered
touches, Chinese colors and
prints, and jewelry, such as jade.
Coolie and mandarin hats will
have a vogue, not to mention
generally peaked crowns in mil
linery.
The Medici influences that will
carry over are ruff collars, flat
sandals, jewelry that is massive
and exotic, drawstring bags, hat
Gilhouettes and feather trimmings.
Then attributed to the Flemish
Influence are bonnets with wells.
It's somewhat hard to distin-
guish between the peasant and
Tyrolean influences, but here's a
good listing: Peasant ideas are col
ored yarn embroideries, colorful
kerchiefs and handbags like ban
danaS. Embroidered separa t e
jackets, embroidered accessories,
colorful shoes. gloves, belts, many
scarfs, puffed sleeves, shirrings
and Smockings.
From the Tyrol we get high
peaked hats different from the
Chinese), feathers and quilts, en-
broidered hat bands, contrasting
edges, basque jackets and bodices,
laced jackets, motifs on sports
clothes, floral embroidery, vivid
color contrasts and small square
ScarfS.
From Mexico we get things a
little different from the Spanish.
They include Huarchee sports san
dals, big straw beach hats and still
more scarfs. Important are the
lacings, the vivid striped fabrics
and belts with studs. Thonged
edges are Mexican, too, and so are
big bretons with chin straps and
peaked crowns.