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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-01
CROWNED HALIBUT"

Take a slice of halibut about inches thick, rub with lemon juice, sprinkle with salt, and place in Py- rex baking dish which has been well greased with Crisco. Mix the fol- lowing dressing.
 2 cups stale bread crumbs
 tablespoon melted butter
 tablespoon chopped onion
 tablespoon chopped parsley
 Dash of salt, pepper, sage and paprika, enough water to make crumbly (not too soft). Cover fish with the dressing, and then cover all with thin slices of bacon. Put in- to moderate oven and when bacon is crisp, remove 1t to plate and keep hot. Continue to cool fish until crumbs are brown and fish is done (about 40 minutes) Serve in same dish, garnished with the bacon strips, parsley and slices of lemon. Mrs. Gertrude Wrenn, 139 Rob- bin street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-01
ELBOW MACARONI AND CHICKEN SALAD

1z pkg. elbow macarOni
 2 cups H0rmel chicken diced
 l cup celery chopped
 l tablespoon onion minced
 1 teaspoon salt
 1-4 teaspoon pepper
 1 tablespoon green pepper chopped 1 head lettuce
 # cup mayonnaise, olives or
 pickles for garnish
 Boil the elbow macaroni for 1C minutes in quartrs boiling water to which # teaspoon salt has been added. Drain and chill, combine the macaroni with chicken, celery on- ion. salt, pepper, green pepper toss ing together with fork. Arrange on crisp lettuce leaves and top with mayonnaise. Garnish with olives ol pickles.
 Mrs. Clarence Wells, 20 Wall St.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-01
SECOND PRIZE MRS. PATRICK WALSH
 51 Webb Street $500 In Cash Every Week For Best Recipe! DeodIine for Next Weeks Contest Friday, June 4th Watch for the Next Winning Recipe! Here Are Recipes Thot Have Won
 Honorable Mention
CHOPPED BEEF SWEET POTATO
 ROLL

CHOPPED BEEF SWEET POTATO
 ROLL
 1 cups mashed sweet potatoes 1-2 tsps. salt
 1-8 tbsp. pepper
 2 tbsps. butter
 3-4 to 1 cup milk
 ? lbs. chopped lean beef
 Grapes
 egg
 2 tsps. salt
 1-8 tsp. pepper
 1-2 tsp. grated onion
 6 strips of bacon
 12 glazed apple slices Combine sweet potatoes, salt, pep per, butter and milk and beat until light. Form into roll about 8 inches long and chill. Mix together lightly the beef, slightly beaten egg, salt, pepper and grated onion. Pat out to about 1-2 inch thickness on a piece of waxed paper. Place the sweet potato roll in the center anc wrap the beef around 1t lifting Il up with the waxed paper. Remove the paper, press edges firmly to. gether and bake in d moderate over (350 degrees F.) for about 45 min. utes. Garnish with bacon strip. cooked until crisp, glazed apple slices, and grapes. Serves six. Mrs. Marie dc Matteis, 19 Thirt street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-01
PINEAPPLE CREAM CUPS

IA cup butter
 1-2. cup sugar
 2 eggs
 11-2 cups cake flour
 3 teaspoons baking powder
 1-4 teaspoon salt
 1-2 cup milk
 1-2 teaspoon lemon extract
 Cream butter and gradually add sugar, beating thoroughly. Add eggs, one at a time, and blend well. Mix and sift dry ingredients together add alternately with the milk and lemon extract. Fill well greased muffin tins, two-thirds (2-0 full Bake in a moderately hot oven (375 degrees) for about 20 minutes. Re- move from oven. Cool. Slice of tor and hollow out centers. Fill with crushed pineapple and whipped cream.
 Mrs. Jean Snow 29 Lawrence St.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-01

ERASED SHORT ROBS
 lbs. short ribs
 bacon strips
 2 onions
 l tablespoon sugar
 Parsley
 l tablespoon worcestershire
 sauce
 Salt
 Pepper
 1.cup water Have ribs cut into portions 4 inches long. Around each wrap a slice of bacon skewer into place. Brown in hot baking pan. Add sliced onions, sugar, chapped parsley, sea- sonings, and water. Cover and sim mer hour. Add water if necessary. Remove meat to platter, thicken liquid with flour and water enough for 6 persons. You'll like this. Mrs. James J. Blacker, 15 East Main street, Thomaston, Conn.,, Boa 754.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-01

Sift flour once measure, add bak- ing powder and salt. and sift again cream butter, add sugar gradually and cream together well, add flour alternately with milk, a small amount at a time beating after each addition, until smooth, add vanilla. Bake in greased pan 8x8x2 inches in moderate oven (350 de- grees F0 50 to 60 minutes. Serve hot with chocolate or cherry sauce.
 Mrs. Anthony Membrino, 77l Hamilton Ave.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-01
FRESH STRAWBERRY ICE
 CREAM

quart strawberries
 eggs
 cup whipping cream
 cup sugar
 cup top milk
 1-2 cup sugar
 Wash strawberries and drain well, wash and add 1 cup sugar and let stand until sugar is dissolved. Beat eggs until lemon colored, add 1-2 cup sugar and one cup top milk; add to mashed berries. Freeze, whip cream to thin custard consist ency and fold into frozen mixture which has been beaten. Complete freezing. Serves ten.
 Mrs. I. M. Thibodeau, 27 Sars- field street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-01
BUTTERsCOTCH ROLLS

IA cups flour
 cup milk (scaIded and cOOlcd)
 1-2 teaspoons salt
 2 eggs
 IA cup sugar
 2 cakes compressed yeast
 1-3 cup butter
 Crumble yeast into bowl. Add the milk slowly and stir to soften the yeast. Add sugar, beaten eggs, salt and flour. Mix thoroughly. Add melted butter and mix again. Turn onto floured board and knead to smooth dough. Place in well greased bowl, cover, and let rise until double in bulk. Knead and let rise fifty minutes. Turn on floured board Roll to one half inch thickness. Brush with butter. Sprinkle with one half cup brown sugar. Roll as for jelly roll and cut into one inch pieces. Butter bak- ing pan generously and cover the butter with layer of brown sugar. Cover brown sugar with layer of nut meats. Place rolls, cut side down, in nut meats. Let rise twen- ty-five minutes. Bake in oven (425o F twenty minutes. Invert pans.
 Mrs. Patrick Walsh, 51 Webb St.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-01
QUICK CRUMB COFFEE CAKE

2 cups flour
 1-2 teaspoon salt
 3 tablespoons sugar
 teaspoons baking powder 2 tablespoons shortening, melted cup milk
 Mix and sift dry ingredients; ada melted shortening and enough milk to make very stiff batter. Spread 1-2 inch thick in greased pan, add top mixture. Bake about 30 minutes in moderate oven.
 TOP MIXTURE 1-2 cup four
 1-2 tablespoon cinnamon
 4 tablespoons sugar
 4 tablespoons shortening Mix dry ingredients, rub in short ening and spread thickly over top of dough before baking. Mrs. Joseph Catanzaro, 39 Wilde mere avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-01
STRAWBERRY CREAM PIE 1 quart strawberries l cup granulated sugar 1-2 pint sweet cream
 ] cup cold water


 l cup granulated sugar
 1-2 pint sweet cream
 ] cup cold water
 tablespoons cor1sstarch dis
 solved in 1-3 cup cold water Take 1 cup of the poorer berries remove stems and wash, place in pan with 1 cup granulated sugar and l cup water. Boil slowly for Is or 20 minutes, then strain through sieve, crushing berries with 8 spoon. When all the juice is squeezed from berries throw away pulp. Add to juice the cornstarch and simmer slowly until it is thick heavy syrup. Wash remaining berries and remove hard white center. Cut in halves or quarters. Pour over them the boiling hot syrup and put away to chill. Bake pastry shell. Whip 1-2 pint of cream and fill pastry shell with the whipped cream spreading it level, then on top of whipped cream place the cold Der. ries and heavy syrup. Mrs. Marjorie Pfeil, 90 Brewster street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-01
COTTAGE PUDDING

2 cups siffed flour 2 tsps. baking powder # teaspoon salt 3 tbsps. butter or other
 shortening 1 cup sugar 1 cup milk
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-01
ANGEL GINGERBREAD


 eggs we'll beaten
 cup sugar
 1-2 teaspoon ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg
 cups flour
 l cup boiling water
 1-2 cup shortening
 1-2 cup molasses
 Few grains salt
 2 teaspoons baking soda
 Cream shortening. Add well beat en eggs. Sift dry ingredients and add alternately with molasses which has been added to hot water to the first mixture. Bake in 325 degree oven 25 minutes. Mrs. Stella Wojciechowski, P. o. Box 788, ThOmastOn, Conn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-01
DATE FORTE

cup of nuts, cut small 1 cup of dates, cut small 1-3 cup of bread crumbs 2 eggs slightly beaten
 1-2 cup of milk
 3 tablespoons of flour
 1 cup sugar
 IA teaspon salt
 IA teaspoon cinnamon
 1 teaspoon baking powder 1-s cup of milk
 Mix ingredients in order as given above, pour into buttered baking dish. Bake 325o 40 minutes. Serve with hard sauce or better still with whipped cream.
 Mrs. c. J. Blanchard, s Fox St.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-02-19

living fire. Some of green, some
of red, some of blue. There were dia-
monds, too, that threw their icy fires
in tiny reflections on the flying boats
roof. 81 don't know" she continued
speculatively, "but they look antique
1 shouldn't wonder if those devils
found them in some old Spanish treas
ure ship deep in the wreck mass. Any
how they're real-I know real jew
els when I see them-ask father, q
you doubt me-"
It was all too much and he sat
down rather suddenly. In an instant
Liette was by his side, her arms about
him and her soft red lips pressed to
his.
"And now, you great silly" she
chided, 81 defy you to find the faint
est excuse in the world"
Then he swept her close and, gag
ing into the clear depths of her eyes,
smiled smile of ineffable tenderness.
GAS if ever wanted to, my darling"
THE END
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-02-19

came very close to him, but halted
little distance away as though she
were afraid of stepping on something
that lay between them. ooh Hugh"
she cried in immeasurably soft tones,
81 can't-what reasons could there
possibly be if you really do care for
me?"
Struthers swallowed unhappily and
his gaze shifted to the sunrise-tinted
mists outside. "Well," he said, edo
you remember my telling you about
that ten thousand I would have to
make? haven't done it, you see, I
can't even take care of my mother
and sister. You don't seem to under
stand, but I'm just a poor pilot-if
I'm lucky, make sixty-five or seven
ty dollars week. somehow can't
see you living on that money
Then Liette Lincoln did an amaz-
ing thing. She threw back her small
head and broke into tinkle of laugh
ter that left Struthers angry and con-
fused.
:.'I'm sorry" he said stiffly. 81
don't see that there's anything anus
ing about that"
"But, Hugh" she gasped, "Hugh
dearest, you're talking sheer non
sense and again she went off into
quiet spasms of laughter that shook
her slender body gently.
"I'm sorry" he insisted, "but it hap
pens to be true. 1 can't imagine what
you're thinking about"
you've forgotten" she broke in,
obviously you have forgotten some
thing" Silently she pointed to the
floor at that spot where Struthers had
emptied his pockets the night before.
1t lay in ray of sunlight.
Struthers looked and laughed hol-
lowly. "Oh," he said, at looks nice
but it's only lot of cheap jewelry
took off that witch doctor-only
gaudy junk that's part of a savage's
outfit"
"Gaudy junk? ?" Liette's amusement
vanished sudden as the flash of jew
ell. "Gaudy junk?" she Knocked, eff
that's gaudy junk, then my father
paid hundred thousand for a worth
less stone smaller than any Of these
emeralds."
The Curtiss, the whole sea seemed
to do a violent nose dive about Struth-
ers' head, for he was yet very weary
and had not eaten in a long time.
"What?" he stammered. "Real ?"
Those things"
"Of course" she said. "Look at the
color of that ruby!' One by one she
held the big stones in the ray of sun
shine and each one seemed to build
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-02-19
you, Hugh 2"

you, Hugh?"
A sudden ineffable rapture shot
through Struthers' being. But, fol
all that, his natural chivalry warned
him against too much.
For a long time he crouched there
on the floor of the flying boat with
the precious warm burden safe il
his arms. Her proximity was mad
dening, balance destroying, and fol
a brief space he gave himself over
to dreams that his common sense told
him never could be realized.
A great lassitude came upon him
and though he struggled hard to keep
awake, he presently fell asleep, SLOUGH
ed on the pilot seat with head rest
ing on his chest.
It was broad daylight when he a.
woke and with a start Of fear he heard
a soft movement behind him. Instin.
lively, his hand shot to the automatic
dangling at his side.
Gathering himself, he sprang erect
gun ready, and found Liette Lincoln.
once more clad in the garments Of
civilization.
"Don't Shoot" she laughed. GAS
somebody or other said, I'll come
down, Colonel. Lucky you didwn't dis
card all my bags-though we do need
gasoline"
Dashing the sleep from his eyes and
blushing, Struthers returned the blue
black weapon to it's holster. "Wen,
he began lamely, "did you sleep all
right"
eyes," she nodded gravely, her eyes
intent on his features. cit was very
thoughtful of you to put that coat
under my head, dear. I wish 1 could
remember ali those nice things you
said last night" In spite of herself
a hint of color shone in her cheeks
"Do you know, Hugh, you sounded as
though you really meant them-I won
der if it was only dream I found
my-my-" she faltered and her eyes
sought the cabin floor ambition
=" she finished.
Struthers fought to beat down his
longing, but emotion was too strong
81 did say those things, Liette," he
'stammered, "and I meant every syll-
able of them-but, Pm afraid can't
qualify"
"What?" Sudden deep distress ring
ed those heavily lashed eyes and the
scarlet lips parted in little gasp OF
surprise.
81 did do" murmured Struthers
miserably and feel to helplessly twirl-
ing the snap of his pistol lanyard be-
tween grease-stained thumb and fore
finger. 81 do love you more than any
thing in the world-but, you see
they're a lot of reasons why it can't
happen-you know them as well as
L"
Liette Lincoln swayed forward and
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-02-19
CONTINENT OF TnE DAMNED"
- By EVW MASON

ed from the unseen mouth, almost
upon them, they too, uttered piercing
bowls and, releasing the unconscious
girls wrists, Joined in the headlong
flight over the wreck pack.
1t must be said in justice of the
witch doctors, that they were far from
being without a certain animal cour-
age and correspondingly they fled
less precipitately and less far than
their fellows, it being their business
to deal in the supernatural and it was
essential for them to preserve "face."
Therefore, though dazzled by the glar
ing eyes of the huge bird, they real
lied when they saw it's outline, it was
but another machine of the accursed
white man. If any doubt remained in
their minds, Struthers knew it was
dispelled when they caught sight of
him clambering past the flares fixed
on the Curtiss' wings.
Instantly he heard them raise a
loud insistent clamor calling upon
their fellows to return and telling
them with dreadful imprecations that
the precious white goat without horns
was to be borne away by rival devils
and courageausly enough, they
caught up their axes and commenced
headlong charge back to the schoon-
er.
Struthers at first could not see
them, his whole consciousness was
turned upon that slender white fig
ure lying so limp on the blood-spat-
tered table.
"God," he thought, shave they kill
ed herr" He could not tell, for the
wavering freight was treacherous,
now bright, now dark, distorting shad-
ows, destroying contours with mad
dening persistence.
When he saw that Liette was in
deed unframed, he gathered her in
his arms.
AS he jumped down from the stone
platform the fire unfortunately blazed
high, painting the surrounding back
ground with sudden color and reveal
ing his line of retreat. On every side
dark shapes were leaping towards
him, and in far advance came the
three witch doctors, the freight CLINT
ing evily on their horned headdress-
es and cleaning regalia.
Struthers realized they would over
take him. He had still much distance
to go down the deck ere he could gain
the flying boats wing. So praying
that his aim might be good, he CROP
ed for the automatic and took snap
shot at the foremost cannibal-and
missed!
Nothing daunted by the pistols re-
port, the blacks rushed forward even
faster, shrieking their defiance and
rage to the sky yet colored by the
dying flares fixed to the Curtiss'
wings. Struthers staggered on a few
feet; then turned and fired once more,
this time with better effect. The shot
evidently caught the leading witch
doctor through the head, for he sud-
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-02-19

denly veered in his pursuit and ran
in eccentric, blind circles in man
ner that reminded Struthers of a great
decapitated chicken.
He took advantage of the momen-
tary confusion that ensued to fire
twice more, both times with effect,
then whirled to dash on towards the
wing of the flying boat, the twin
searchlight eyes helping him as they
flashed over the motionless waters of
the bay.
Then Struthers slipped and nearly
lost the slender figure across his
shoulders, but recovered himself, fired
and found his pistol empty and fran
tically thrust fresh clip into the
breech. He had to let Liette's wrist
bangle free a moment while he used
both hands to throw fresh cartridge
into the chamber; then, picking off the
boldest of his pursuers, he contrived
to lower Liette's body on the lower
wing. Painting and blinded with
sweat he braced his feet against the
schooner's side and pushed for dear
life.
Unfortunately the surrounding gulf
weed hampered the flying boats mo-
bility more than he had suspected,
and for a moment Struthers had a
deadly fear that the raging mass of
savages would gain the wing, but at
last the Curtiss drifted free.
Racked with anxiety about Liette's
condition, Struthers, with the twin
searchlights feebly piercing the mists
ahead, decided to circle outside the
wreck pack and come down at safe
distance from it's shore.
Struthers did not even wait for the
plane to stop coasting over the weed
and water, but switched on the cabin
light, and stared hungrily at that prec
ious slim figure stretched on the cabin
floor.
In an instant he was by her side,
murmuring breathless little endear-
LLC LGNCI ISdlLACO uO Nv
tered.
ooh, Liette, Liette, my darling
sweetheart" he whispered, "they can't
have hurt you'll" He critically exam
ined the little scratch on her throat
and dismissed it for the superficial
skin wound that it was; then in a
fever Of anxiety fell to chatting her
wrists, gathering a rug about her
marble-white limbs. Then at last her
eyes opened, deep dark blue pools of
wonderment. She lay with her head
pillowed on his cold leather jacket,
her lips slightly parted, gazing in
credulously into those steady gray
eyes above; then with the most nat
ural motion in the world her long
white arms crept up about his neck
and she drew close to him.
ooh, Hugh, darling-Hugh-" Her
voice sounded very tired and broken.
"You'n never leave me again, will
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eye sockets covered Dlackly, anu III
it's skinny claw-like hand CLEANED a
sickle-bright as the new moon. This
strange creature sprang forward with
piercing scream and before Liette
could guess what happened parted the
goat skin at the victims throat and
cut the smallest imaginable scratch
just enough to allow single ruby
drop Of blood to appear against the
wilderness of the victims alabaster
skin.
Dizzy and on the verge of insensi-
bility, Liette felt herself dragged in
triumphal parade around the altar,
the cold hard stones bruising her feet
and the leaping flames smuggling her
goat skin covering-filling the night
air with dreadful odor.
Liette felt herself propelled to the
sacrificial table but beyond that moth
ing seemed to be in the least real,
and when the three witch doctors lift
ed her up to hold her fast, she never
knew that the three sinister figures
in white were shuffling toward her.
The principal mama-loi began some
minor chant, while she in the green
turban, producing large brass bowl,
bent beneath the unconscious victims
head. Then the mama-loi with the
sickle wound her fingers firmly in
Liette's hair-those same silken tress-
es which Charles of the Ritz had so
admired, those sable strands which
had fascinated Hugh Struthers-and
with her other hand raised the flash
ing razor edge sickle; apparently wait
ing for signal from the principal
priestess, the huge negress raised her
cleaning knife point to the cloud-ob-
scured heavens, while the fire light
kindled an inhuman glare in her star
ing eyes. Coincident with that move
ment, the drums faded away for the
first time leaving a complete silence
in which could be heard rising hum
not unlike that of swarming bees.
Quivering with anticipation, the
serried ranks Of the worshippers wait
ed, then, as nothing happened; glanc-
ed to their huge mama-loi in amaze
ment. She stood staring upwards in
to the darkness, as though suddenly
stricken with paralysis, her mouth so
far open that the flames glinted on
l=er needlelike teeth.
Louder and louder grew that dis
tant hum, until it became vengeful
roar that made the clamor of the
drums seem pitifully weak in compar-
ison. Then the mob turned to follow
her gaze even the witch doctors, for
there, seeming suspended in the sky,
were two immense yellow eyes that
shone upon the carnival with the in
tensity of small twin moons.
Nearer and nearer swooped those
glowing eyes always fixed firmly on
the long ship; then all at once, from
beneath them the lowering monster
breathed a fiery breath of blood-red
flame, tinting the surrounding clouds
and bathing the whole scene an awe
some scarlet. Even lower swooped
the monster, and from the huddled
swarms broke a low rising scream of
terror that grew to a frantic pitch
when the aerial monster commenced
spewing jets of fire mingled with hiss
ing balls of red and green among the
derelicts.
Only the witch doctors hesitated,
loath to part with their Unconscious
victim, but when those great eyes
were less than hundred yards away
and the cascade of dripping fire drool-
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-02-19

When You have something to sell.
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q. S. TREASURY NOTES.
Ly Chas. d. Barney & Co. }

International Great Northern Rail-
road-January net railway operating
deficit was 817.302 against net rail.
Tay operating income Of Sl4,4l3. 4
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STATEMENT or THE CONDITION or
National Capital Insurance
Company

Of the District of Columbia on the 31st
lay OF December. 1895 as required under
Section 647 OF the Code OF Law for the
Evening star., 1937-03-01
FASTERPACES SET
STEEL PLANTS
Sharp Rise Puts Activity at
Highest Level Since
October, 1929.
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, March 1.-Operations
in the steel industry for the current
week advanced 3.3 points to 65.6 per
cent OF capacity. compared with e2.5
per cent last week. the American Iron
and Steel Institute estimated today.
A month ago operations averaged
796 per cent Of capacity. while year
ago the rate was 535 per cent.
The sharp squirt put activity of the
steel industry. the institute said. at
the highest level since october. 1929.
when the stock market crash was fol-
lowed by a contraction in production.
Reports from steel circles indicated
demand had been stimulated by pros
poets Of further rise in prices OF steel
products to absorb higher operating
costs.
At the same time expanding opera
tions in automobile. building and
other lines OF industrial activity has
been sending . steady flow Of orders
to mills. AS a result their reserves OF
untitled orders have been the largest
in years.
At the current rate Of operations, 1t
was figured in some quarters. steel out
put in this country was running at a
record rate Considering the industrys
increased capacity since 1929.
Evening star., 1937-03-01

S3.O439O5.s7 S1.3l2.44
A. 2. PILLET, President.
JOHN CRAWFORD. Secretary.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
c2nd day of February, 1881 tSeal)
CLARICE STEPHENS. Notary Public.