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Evening star., 1937-04-27


small cakes, dainty in appearance and
light in texture, seem to fill the bill
perfectly.
And it is so easy to make these
tempting morsels "dressy" enough
for the most formal and fastidious
person! A touch of color in the icing,
a perfect nut meat or candied violet
pressed into the top, flowers patterned
with bits Of gumdrops, a sprinkling Of
vari-colored "decorettes," candied
cherries, with citron leaves-there
are dozens OF simple but charming
little touches that makes the contents
OF the cake dish truly festive and gay.
HERE is good basic recipe for the
cake itself
WHITE CAKE.
y cup butter.
cup sugar.
l egg.
cups -four.
2 teaspoons baking powder.
4 teaspoon salt.
a tup lIlllk
teaspoon vanilla or other flavoring
Cream the butter, add sugar and
cream together until light and fluffy.
Add egg, beating thoroughly. Sift
flour and measure Add baking pow
der and salt to flour and sift together
Add to butter mixture alternately with
the milk. Add flavoring. Mix into
smooth batter. Pour into small
creased baking cups and bake in a
moderate oven for 20 minutes. Cool
for few minutes and remove from
cups. Frost with seven-minute FROST
ing II desired. bake the cake In a
sheet, cut In shapes and frost on top
and sides.
SEvEN-MINUTE FROsTING.
a cups sugar
S tablespoons cold water
4 teaspoon cream of tartar or
l tablespoon corn sirup.
2 egg whites.
l teaspoon favoring
Mix all ingredients except f1avoring
in the top of double boiler. Place over
boiling water Beat constantly until
mixture holds its shape Remove from
fire. add fiavoring and beat until
cool.
NOW for some fancy icings which
will vary both the appearance
and the flavor of the little cakes:
MAPLE ICING.
l cup maple sirup.
Whites Of eggs.
Boil the sirup until It spins 10 a
thread. Add it very slowly to the
egg whites, which have been beaten
until stiff. When it Is of the right
consistency spread it on the cakes.
PINEAPPLE ICING.
! cup confectioners' sugar.
teaspoon lemon juice.
2 tablespoons pineapple juice.
Add the lemon Juice and the pine
apple juice gradually to the sugar until
mixture is thick enough to spread.
Garnish top Of cakes with tiny wedges
Of pineapple.
CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT ICING.
Make Seven-m minute frosting as above
Just before spreading it add a few
drops of peppermint extract. As soon
as the white icing has set melt two
squares of chocolate and spread over
the white icing. Allow several hours
for this coating to harden.
COFFEE ICING.
2 cups powdered sugar.
a cup butter.
Il teaspoon salt.
3 tablespoons hot, strong coffee.
l teaspoon vanilla.
Sift the sugar. Beat the butter until
soft and then add the sugar slowly.
Blend until creamy. Add the salt and
the coffee and beat for two minutes.
Cool. Add vanilla and permit mixture
to stand for five minutes. Then beat
well and spread.
The seven minute frosting may be
tinted any desired color with a few
drops OF vegetable eoloring matter.
Evening star., 1937-04-27

now-but most of us have found that
Spring brings us plenty of visitors from
out of town, who must be entertained
as nicely as possible. Also, there are
bridal showers and teas and luncheons
coming thick and fast-and the cake
box must be equal to the occasion
The heavier type of cake that is so
enjoyed in the Winter seems out Of
Evening star., 1937-04-27

party"
always think of-~that incident in
the beloved books, whenever see an
Evening star., 1937-04-27

What could be nicer Of
color to match harmonic
this you'll find is simple make that you'll half
The glove itself Of simple the little
but still enough for make directions written
small medium and suited whatever
The pattern complete
To this pattern enclose
coin to Address
Of The Evening
Evening star., 1937-04-27

ny W od 1llplly
iced cakes, in pas
tel shades, on a
p e r t c ly ap-
pointed tea table.
It's funny how
silly little things
like that can re-
turn you to some
p o | n t in your
childhood at the
twinkling Of an
eye, isn't 1t?
Well, maybe we
aren't all having
parties of any one
color h ere in
Washington right
Evening star., 1937-04-27

That any woman in the world can
Be cruel enough to commit this crime
and bring this misery on another
woman seems incredible, yet every
day We see it done And often for no
better reason than because q woman
Evening star., 1937-04-27
Floral Invasion.

NEW YORK (P).-The use Of floral
patterns has expanded to include not
only many new spring frocks but also
new underwear. nightgowns, pajamas
and house WhAs.
Evening star., 1937-04-08

think that Redwing might be the
unknown singer.
However, he ventured to ask Red
wing what might be called leading
question. do you sing at night?"
he asked.
RedWing broke song off right in
the middle and looked down at Peter.
DO I what?" he asked, as II he
hadn't understood, or thought he
hadn't.
DO you sing at night?" Peter re-
peated.
Sing at night" exclaimed Red
wing. DO you think I'm crazy? OF
course I don't sing at night. I do
what all sensible people do-go to
sleep. When Mr.. Sun goes to bed
behind the Purple Hills I retire. 1t
is bedtime for me-"
II didn't think you did sing at
night, but some one does" said Peter.
Evening star., 1937-04-08

Late that very afternoon Peter
met An old acquaintance in among
the alders. It was Mrs. Longbill the
Woodcock. II she had been squatting
down, not moving, it isn't likely that
Peter would have seen her at all
When Peter first saw her she was
making round holes in the soft earth
running her long bill down to nearly
its full length. She was probing for
worms down IN the ground. Peter
knew that. He had seen her do 1t
before.
Il certainly am glad to see you
back" said Peter. When did you
arrive2"
"Oh, I have been here for some
little time" replied Mrs. Longbill.
ut is funny I haven't seen you
before" said Peter.
Isn't it?" replied Mrs. Longbill,
"for I have been here all the time.
Evening star., 1937-04-08
Bedtime Stories
Old Acquaintance Springs Surprise.

mysterious song, but only when he
was in or close to the thicket of
alders in the little swamp near the
Smiling Pool did he hear 1t. So
Peter took to spending most Of his
time in that little swamp. Redwing
the Blackbird had arrived, and by
day sang from the tops of the alders.
Peter listened to that song, half
hoping that in it he would find
familiar notes, the ones that had come
tumbling down through the dusk from
the sky to him. He didn't. There was
nothing in that song to lead him to
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ASKED.
in the air. Besides, none OF these
singers whose songs were sometimes
heard after the coming of the Black
Shadows had yet arrived from the
Sunny South, where they had spent
the Winter. And, lastly, he knew
their songs, and none of them was
at all like this one he had heard
on two evenings.
On neither evening had Peter seen
any one else in the alder thicket or
near enough to it to have heard that
song, so there was no one with whom
he could compare notes. When he
ventured to ask some of his friends
II they had heard mysterious song
in the sky after dark he found that
none had. They laughed at him.
They said that he was hearing
things" whereby they meant that he
was imagining that he had heard
that song. 1t was eXasperating, for
Peter knew that there was no imag-
ination about it. No matter what
others might think and say, he had
heard that song, that melody from
the sky, in the dusk of early evening.
Nothing could alter that fact.
No matter where he happened to
be at dusk, Peter listened for that
Evening star., 1937-04-08

I've seen you often. I never knew
you to spend so much time around
here as you have lately, Peter Rabbit "
A sudden thought came to Peter.
IF you have been here for some
time you must have heard q mys-
terious song up in the sky in the
early evening"" said he.
Il don't know anything about a
mysterious song" replied Mrs. Long
bill, but every night my song comes
down to you out of the sky"
WHAT" cried Peter. your song?
Don't tell me you sing!"
tCopyright 1879
Evening star., 1937-04-08

THERE was mystery in the
alder thicket where through
a little swamp the Laughing
"A Brook entered the Smiling
Fool. Anyway, it was mystery so
far as Peter Rabbit was concerned.
Twice when he had been in that
thicket in the early evening he had
heard an unfamiliar song, and it had
seemed to come from high above him
In the sky. Yes, sir, it was a song
from the sky. Who the singer might
be Peter hadn't the slightest idea.
1t bothered him lot He kept think
Ing about 1t. OF all the feathered
singers of his acquaintance, there
were very, very few who sang after
dark, and not one of these ever, to
his knowledge, sang when flying high
Evening star., 1937-04-08
Taxpayer Drops Dead.

ROCKPORT, Ind. P.-In 1889
Benjamin Franklin wrote: 'In this
world nothing is certain but death
and taxes" Isaac Goodman came
to the courthouse here to pay his
taxes. He fell dead, a victim OF
heart disease.
Evening star., 1937-04-08
poodle" Adopts Chick.

NATION, III. UP).-"Poodle," an
ll-year-old female dog, has adopted
a baby chick. Poodle growls at out
siders who approach her stepchild.
The chick cheeps franticalIy every
time the dog leaves.
Evening star., 1937-04-08

Visitors entering Britain In January
totaled 1873.
Evening star., 1937-04-08
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.

Some things you're positive you know
In time you'll learn, cannot be so.
Potter Rahhit
Evening star., 1937-02-12

young salesman, neat-looking, good
appearance, lots of personality, in a
North Side music store. Low salary
to start, good opportunity for hard
worker"
That sounds good" said Joe.
"Write 'em a letter"
So, suiting the action to the words,
Harry carefully wrote letter of ap-
plication, outlining In detail his ex-
periences and fixing things so that it
wouldn't look as though he had been
out OF job for eight months. Within
q week he received a curt answer
suggesting he come down for an in
terview.
HARRY polished himself up and
went out. He came to the music
store A radio was blasting the quiet
of the neighborhood from the stores
front door, popular sheet music was
displayed in the window.
Harry went in. There was girl
with big blue eyes and big red lips,
playing piano and singing.
Yes, what can I do for you?" a
nan asked. who, like Harry, had
bright eyes and parted his hair, though
It was a little gray at the edges, in
the middle.
II got your letter." Harry began.
II see, I see," snapped the man,
throwing of with a change the ex-
preston on his face. Miss Norton.
take charge Of the floor while in
terview this young man."
The girl at the piano swung around,
crossed her legs and glanced up at
Harry.
Now. Mr.. Beteum, tell me some
thing about yourself" said the owner
Of the music shop as he settled in
his chair in his little Office behind the
store.
HARRY had heard that question
propounded so often during the
last eight months that he was ready
with an answer.
You look like the kind of fellow
that has a chance to go places in a
business like this" the employer de-
clared at length. "It amt no easy
job and If you're looking for an easy
job take my advice and look elsewhere.
But if you're willing to work hard and
prove your worth We'll 60 more than
half way with you. This business is
growing and it's gonna keep right on
growing. I know that because I
started 1t myself with nothing and
look where 1t Is now. The salary is $l8
q week to start and it's more than I
started with. When can you start?"
Right now," said Harry.
"All right, we'll put you to work
right away. I've interviewed a hun
dred men for this Job, good men,
too. but like your appearance and
I'm going to give you your chance.
Evening star., 1937-02-12

and began to read.
AS things turned out, very good
judgment was shown on the part of
the employer in selecting Harry. He
knew Just how to talk to all the
young ladies who came into the store
to buy phonograph records or sheet
music Of the latest popular songs. If
necessary, he could even Groom the
songs little and almost as well as
his employer could Groom them.
He got to know Miss Norton, whose
first name was Sally, very well, as
would be expected in view of the
fact that they worked together from
to 10 hours day, days a week.
Her job was to play the piano, sing
a little and help sell music sheets,
harmonicas and other similar things
when Harry and his employer were
both busy.
IT WAS thinking, Sally" said Harry
one evening as they were closing
up. "how would you like to go to
movie with me"
well, I'd like to, really I would"
Sally began.
why dontcha then?"
ST have an appointment for to-
night" Sally explained.
How about tomorrow night?"
II got a date for tomorrow night,
too"
law, cut that stuff
Really, I'm awfully sorry, but I
have. hate to break my date tonight,
I really do"
Jaw, cumon, break it. They got
a swell movie downtown"
well, all right, but I shouldn't
do this. I've never broken a date
before"
That night Harry took Sally home
She introduced him to her brother
Bill, who, like Harry's brother Joe,
read detective story magazines.
How yuh," said Bill. and then
picked himself up out OF the parlor
Say, We have to get to work to-
morrow" Sally said some time later.
Yah, that's right" said Harry.
and he stood around a while and
Sally stood around and then he kissed
her goodnight.
You know" Harry said that
morning as he gulped his coffee and
his brother Joe was looking around
the house for a tie; you know, she
broke date on-a-con-of-me. Boy.
boy, she's just the right kind Of girl
'for me. Just plain luck, amt it, me
meetin' girl like that"
Sure" said Joe, and Harry finished
his coffee. rushed of to his job and
his girl, and he was lucky, just as
hundreds and thousands Of others are
whose natures and jobs and girls are
all very similar to his.
(Copyright. 1877
Evening star., 1937-02-12

Now you can show
me what you can
do"
. = = D
TIN Ell L I N
you," H AIRY
said that evening
to his brother Joe,
1T was just plain
luck. I get in there,
see. and we start
talking, and right
away I know I got
him sold on me-"
YAH" said Joe,
as he picked up
his detective story
magazine.
HE told me he
interviewed q hun
dred guys for that
Job. But he picks
me right of. Amt
that W h at you
would call q break,
thought" H arry
asked.
Sure" " said Joe.
Evening star., 1937-02-12

campaign at a Union League Club
dinner February 20, officials of the
club announced today.
J.R. Harmon, chairman of arrange
ments, said Hoover would not disclose
in advance his subject. but that the
address would be broadcast nationally.
The former president attacked Presi-
dent Roosevelt's judicial reform pro-
posal in q recent statement.
Evening star., 1937-02-12
HOOVER TO SPEAK

70 Make First Address Since
Campaign on Feb. 20.
CHICAGO, February IL R.-For-
iner President Hoover will make his
first public address since the election
Evening star., 1937-02-12
liza r r Y B E.
- TTT1M had big

HAA A'.l7,s R RY Pc B E.
ears, a stubby nose
and bright, SPAR
King eyes. He sat
In the front room
of his house listen
ing to the radio,
going through the
want ads and run
ming his fingers
lightly over his
hair, which was
parted in the mid
die and flattened
on his head.
Joel" he ex-
claimed to his
brother, who was
reading a detective
story magazine and
who worked as a
salesman in the tie
department Of a
downtown store,
"How does this
SCUM to you?
WANTED. Rri9 h L
Evening star., 1937-02-12

Your choice of Almond
Rose-and-Honey or Al
mond and B moi in.
Softcns and white n S
rough. red, chapped skin.
In lovely bottles.
Evening star., 1937-02-12

A few drops up the
nose relieves head
colds and makes
br e a t hing easier.
Soothing to irritated
membranes.
Evening star., 1937-02-12

Contains vitamin A for build
ing resistance to colds and
disease vitamin D for pro-
noting strong bone and tooth
growth. Made from pure,
highest quality oil.
Evening star., 1937-02-12

Chevy. delicious caramels.
made from finest quality in.
gradients filled with
pieces Of cherry and coated
with chocolate,
Evening star., 1937-02-12

The rays from these lamps are
soothing to muscular aches,
neuralgia, lumbago, sprains,
sore throat and other common
ills. The gooseneck table stand
can be adjusted to any angle.
Protect your health with one
of these lamps.
Evening star., 1937-02-12

You'll find it hard to believe
that bowls like these could
sell for such a senSationally
low price. Green glass, in a
graceful footed design with
rolled edge. You'll want at
least a half dozen .. so get
here early.
Evening star., 1937-02-12

The sturdy metal kit
holds quite a large
lunch =. the PINT
Thermos Bottle keeps
liquids hot for many
hours.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-04
BY Alan Wright

rREASUREl It's yours for the asking; take
| all you can tind-that is, if you can find IL
And if you're really serious about the matter
of finding fabulous amounts of riches in some
forgotten niche a sun-swept ise-perhaps
to return to the home town, the local peas,
ants with a flashing display of wealth and spend
the rest of you1 life soaking up culture and
leisure-if you really serious about the
thing, well. we'll give you a few pointers
Hawaii is the perfect setting for the romance
and adventure of treasure hunting. Freebooters,
history tells us. used to edge their vessels into
its snug harbors. reprovision, carouse bit with
the natives then return to the high seas there
to waylay some numbering Spanish galleon laden
with gold and plying between the Philippines
and South America. History or perhaps legend
is the better word, has it that many dashing
buccaneer hid his loot among the islands. Loot
that many never returned to claim
Fabulous stories of native treasure abound
in the Hawaiian Islands, too according to
legend We mention this in you shrink
from the idea of having to carry lot of heavy
cole home with you, and would rather pick up
fancy little feather coat-like. for instance,
the one on display at the Bishop Museum at
Honolulu: value, 81, 100000
Here then, is the perfect setting for the
treasure hunt mid-Pacifc isle where the
brilliant rays of the sun shine scene of
lush tropic beauty-an isle much would
imagine the locale of Robert Louis Stevenso1s
classic Treasure Island" The sky as blue as
an Irish lasss eyes; the green breakers softly
rushing up the firm white sands of the beach
and slowly retreating with deep sigh where
the palm fronds stir and wave in the light
breeze, and fragrant flowers cover the tree
swept hillsides-t this is Hawaii. the ideal spot
for treasure hunting.
And treasure there is! But only those free
of 'fearsome taboos' will find it-and then
perhaps not even they. If you are interested
Somewhere in the valley of Nuuanu there
may be a treasure-a real treasure. Half
century before the islands became American
territory, nearly 500 ounces of gold mysteri.
ousy disappeared. William Cooper Parke mar.
shall at that time. stoutly claimed this gold is
buried some place in the Nuuanu Valley" The
region is now one of the islands residential
subdivisions
The story is one of intrigue and greed.
Honolulu at the time offered n excellent
market for gold The city-at the crossroads
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-04

Honolulu newspapers considered it a good
story and published the account kept the story y
running on the front page for several days.
The publicity proved the downfall of fortune
for the two boys.
Basking in the warm spot of public fame,
they returned to continue their explorations.
They found the mountainside bristlng with
people searching for the cave In the mass
search brush and shrubbery had been torn
away, completely changing the whole face OF
the mountain The boys were unable to relocate
their landmarks.
4 lOBODY had found the hidden entrance, but
~ neither could Craw Brodie I'VE didn't
dare go up there with all that crowd" they said
What chance would we have had? Now we'll
have to wait till all this fuss dies down; then
we'll see if we can't find our cave again"
Commenting later on the facts. Brodie said:
Its not if we needed the money all that
treasure would bring. Both of us have good
positions at the plantation and gosh knows we
have everything want there. But just the
same" he added, smiling wryly, "it would have
been pretty exciting to discover something like
that and be able to take credit for adding some
thing to the history of the island
Tex was young; interested in what
he had meant by saying that he had all he want
ed at the plantation. A few of the things dis
covered led us to believe he was right; he had
all he could possibly want; more than the aver 4
age lad of his age.
He was living at the kaiwiki Sugar Com
pany village, completed last year at cost In
excess of $4,000 for company workers. In
cluded in the general plan were houses, COM
munity hall, athletic fields. Fairgrounds and
swimming pool
We talked with plantation executive, ad-
mitted sheepishly that were in the islands
to hunt for buried gold, suffered ourselves to be
laughed at while he explained:
Certainly; can understand your fever to
uncover some hidden cache. went through the
same thing myself when younger-every
one does. But later found there more gold
in the soil than in a thousand of these hidden
caves, and a lot easier to get at, too But :"
And laughingly we were told that if we alb
solutely must find some treasure we might best
look at the bottom of Honolulu harbor. There
the precious metal is already in the form of
coins-the supply estimated at more than
$4,000.
Tossed from the decks of liners docking in
Honolulu harbor, this treasure is money that has
port These graceful children of the sea get most
of the coins, but occasionally some elude them
and fall to the bottom of the harbor And thou
sands of visitors each year toss coins to the
clamoring youngsters!
Hawaii-golden islands in every sense of the
word-the place in the world where you can
find every type of treasure, every kind of treas
ure hunt. It's in the sea, the honeycombed hills
but most of all perhaps, it's in the soil.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-04
SpeCter OF Buried Treasure Haunts
Hawaiian Islands Quite Frequently

of the world-was the swirl OF the California
gold rush. Hordes of future prospectors poured
into the islands after rounding Cape Horn.
Many who struck it rich the mainland
wintered there Others went through Honolulu.
generally sojourning at this earthly paradise,
on their way to or from California.
The fortune in gold dust was brought to Ha
waii by one Caspar Marks. Henry Butler,
resident of the islands. offered to sell the gold
dust for Marks. Butler later claimed he handed
the gold over to merchant. This statement
was. however, denied by the merchant. Litiga
ton resulted but the gold-valued at $4,000
was never reported found.
Natives darkly hinted about seeing coaked
figure carrying shovel and pouch sneak up
the roadway and into the brush of Nuuanu
Valley one night at this time. If they knew
more, they would not reveal it. It is likely that
if there was such person. he threatened the
natives into vows of silence.
Somewhere in Nuuanu Valley, then. the treas.
still lies buried
And there are other tales. tales of even more
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-04

fabulous sums to be found if only one knew
where, tales of pirates loot, of gold and Spanish
doubloons heavy silver candlesticks, and bales
of precious gems.
ISLANDERS have heard of an instance of
native turning up at store. making a pur-
chase, and paying with an ancient foreign coin.
Oldtimers merely shake their heads, mutter in
private that it is all lot of propaganda More
enthusiastic are others; on some occasions lit