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Evening star., 1938-10-23
FOOD PERFECTION TO GOVERN TABLES ON ESCOFFIER DAY
Disciples of Greatest Chef, Who Died in
London Three Years Ago, Become
Brotherhood of Kindred Souls.

authority in its field The book, writ
ten in French. is so interesting that
housewives and amateur cooks could
appreciate and enjoy it equally with
the learned chefs who also studied it.
Another basis Of EscofIiers fame Is the
silver Escofiier platter which he origi-
mated, known and used throughout
the restaurant world.
The purpose of the LES Amis
dEscof1ier" dinners is to bring to-
gether men who believe in the
Escon1er life theme: That a good
dinner predisposes to true fellowship,
and 1t takes only fine meal to bridge
the space between good fellowship and
the closer bond of understanding
hearts. When the appointed time
arrives all gathered around the festive
table will unashamedly tuck their
napkins in their collars and set to the
serious enjoyment of their eating; no
spoken word during the minutes
Of the soup course; again, after a
5-minute interval for talk, no con-
versation during the IL minutes of the
hsh course, and no talk during the
next course, or the one after that.
The wine glass is filled for each guest
after each sip, but removed after
each course and replaced with a new
glass and different one. Only wines
and cordials are permitted before or
during the dinner, or as long as the
gourmets are assembled, and drinking
water is equally taboo.
In keeping with the spirit of good
fellowship. there are no places Of
honor-not even in Washington, city
Of precedences; no reservations ex-
cept one for the chairman of the
committee. The bylaws Of the club
say that the meal will be served at a
definitely prescribed time. Late ar
rivals will begin their meal at what
ever course they happen to enter upon.
A person who smokes while eating
does not deserve the title Of gourmet,
50 say the rules.
There shall be no speeches, but Is
minutes will be reserved in the middle
Of the meal for criticism and praise
Of the various dishes. It is further
stated in the bylaws that members
and guests must cultivate good fellow
ship and enter into witty repartee
without fear Of criticism. In other
words, Escomer's disciples are not
merely . society Of bon Nvants" and
epicures, but also . brotherhood Of
kindred souls.
Evening star., 1938-10-23

lavishly helped spread his fame around
the world.
The perfection OF planning a menu
was as important as the preparation
of foods, and, in fact, one Of the most
difficult problems Of his profession.
according to Esconier. Both arts were
50 highly esteemed among the moneyed
classes that price was not considered
when ordering a dinner, and choice
and rare delectables were imported
from ar-distant lands to complete the
perfect ensemble of foods.
Men were distinguished by the great
chefs and maitres d'hotel according
to the amount and kind Of foods and
wines they ordered. Those who were
connoisseurs were known as gourmets:
those who thought more of quantity
than quality were known as gour-
mands. Escofner's lasting fame may
be traced In large part to his genius
in planning menus and to his knowl-
edge of the needs of the human body.
To him the planning of . meal was q
studious labor of love to mankind. so
that those who partook Of his Gre
ations should be luiled with gastro-
nomic delight; but more, 50 that their
stomachs would be tuned" by the
very eating.
rs it not q cause Of astonishment," :"
he wrote, that anything which
touches the lives Of every human being
at least twice = day should often be
ignored or, through Indifference, little
understood? In order to know foods
it is necessary to be at the same time
doctor, sastronome and cook, and,
above all, to know the machinery Of
the stomach.
I'VE forget too easily that, like the
works Of q clock, the human machine
will stop If we neglect to oil 1t or wind
1t property. Yet 1t takes so little to
avoid those slight disorders. Nature
provides US with foods in the simplest
form: it is for US to know how to use
them according to our constitution
and not to expose ourselves by in
attention or negligence to . host of
minor ailments"
Between his large responsibilities
q supervising chef Of the vast Kitchens
and dining rooms Of the Savoy. Escof-
fler found time to write . cook book, a
volume 20 full of sage advice for
and serving Of food and for
the proper eating Of it that from then
until now It has been accepted as top
Evening star., 1938-10-23

the ground was taken over by the
District.
Thirty-seven years ago Douglass
zevely. resident of this locality for
number of years, in writing of his
old neighborhood, said that the Crosby
House was built by Maj. Carey Selden
about 1887 or 1888 and that it re-
manned his home until the time of
his death in l843. The ma jor's brother,
William Selden, according to Mr..
Zevely, was treasurer of the United
States under an appointment in 1889
by Levi Woodbury.. Secretary OF the
Treasury. This house was advertised
for sale in the Globe in July, 1843,
and described as the very handsome
and extensive private residence OF the
late Maj. Carey Selden,' which indi-
Gates to some extent the attractive
appearance Of houses that have
changed very much since those days.
At that sale it passed into the pos
session of Gen. Alexander Hunter,
who was marshal of the District from
1834-48. His sister was the wife OF
William Selden. also marshal of the
District at one time, and otherwise
a very prominent resident.
Gen. Hunter died in that house in
January. 1849, and by the terms OF
his will it passed to his brother. Capt
Bushrod Washington Hunter, United
States Navy, and it was his home until
1853, when he moved to Abingdon,
his Virginia estate. From there, when
the war broke out in 81, he went
South and entered the Confederate
Navy. In order to avoid confisca-
ton by the Government, his wife sold
the property, under the power of at
torney given her, during the first year
OF the war. After 1883 was cccu-
pied by the late John C.Rives for
about two years"
This well known public house evi-
IDENTIFY obtained its name from the
Crosby family that opened board
ing house there about 1884, when the
city directory shows that Mrs. Hannah
E. Crosby, Mariana Crosby, Nellie c.
Crosby, a clerk in the census office,
and Emmett Crosby, confectioner.
were residing there, having moved
from 20 Second street NE. Prior to
this, Carolina Kaiser was engaged
there in the same business and pre-
ceding her was Mrs Henry Ingle
probably Mrs. Elizabeth c. Ingle).
Many will recall John B. Mccarthy,
who for years served the Association
of the Oldest Inhabitants as corre-
Evening star., 1938-10-23
Epicures to Gather in Leading Cities of World
to Eat in Remembrance of an Artist
in Cooking and Service.

game and terrapin dinners were con-
versation pieces for months afterward
Roast goose and pancakes were the
famous dishes of the popular Fritz
Reuters Restaurant. The Losekam, on
F street between Thirteenth and Four
teenth, was noted for its steaks, and
Gerstenbergs was the stronghold for
all German cooking.
Mrs. Benjamin. Harrison, wife Of
the 23d President of the United States,
explaining why Washington is noted
for its dining traditions, in the in
PRODUCTION to her THE Washington
Cook Book" written in 1890, said:
Our beautiful Capital is famous for
many things, but in nothing has it so
pleasing reputation as for refined
hospitality. In this charming respect
no other city in the world surpasses
it-indeed, it is believed that few, If
any. equal It, Natural causes produce
this. It is the political capital of many
mere millions of enlightened people
than are found in compact territory
under any other flag in the world.
Cosmopolitan tastes naturally cult
vate superior dining habits" Mrs
Harrison herself was a noted cook
and her fish chowders were especially
renowned
Escoffier had a direct influence upon
cookery in New York and Washington,
and indirectly upon all America.
Jacques Haeringer, dean Of Washing
ton chefs, who has cooked for Presi-
dents Wilson and Hoover and other
great celebrities Of the land during
his 26 years of service with WASH
ington hotels, came under Escofder's
influence In 1898, when, at the age
of II, he went to London from Bar
le-duc, France. and secured q job in
the kitchens Of the Savoy Hotel, the
handsome white and gold house by the
River Thames, where Escoffier's fame
started.
Although Haeringer did not remain
there long, Escofier kept in touch
with him, and when the great culinary
master was asked to send q crew to
America to open the Knickerbocker
Hotel in New York, young Jacques
was among those picked. One of Es-
cofier's two sons escorted him to
Liverpool, bought his ticket and put
him on the boat. Now Haeringer rules
the kitchens Of = Washington hotel,
and the 1898 Committee Of the Epi-
curean Club OF WASHINGTON has se-
Evening star., 1938-10-23

lected him as the host chef for the
coming dinner of Les Amis d'Escofher
(Friends of Escofier), to be held in the
Capital November Q. Many Of Escof-
fier's former helpers will be joining
with their loyal epicurean friends at
the Escofher dinners in other cities
this fall.
Escofner's fame reached It's peak
In the heyday Of the gay ninettes,
when london hotels and restaurants
Evening star., 1938-10-23

hourished at their highest point. First
at the Savoy Hotel, and later Ut the
Carlton In the same city, at both
houses associated with the great Cesar
Ritz, Escofder became byword for
excellent food among aristocrats Of
England and with Russian and Aus
trian nobility who frequented London.
Wealthy Americans and families from
the Latin countries who visited the
British 1sles and spent their money
Evening star., 1938-02-22
HIGHER SPEED LIMIT
IN DISTRICT BACKED
Interfederation Conference Re.
port Charges Traffic Is
Retarded.

A report from Robert E. Plymale,
delegate from Arlington County, rec
ommending approval Of the proposed
increase in the speed limit In the
District from ~ to IS miles per hour,
was adopted by the Interfederation
Conference at . meeting last night
in the United States Chamber OF
Commerce Building
The report pointed out in particular
that the present speed limit was not
rigidly enforced and had q tendency
to retard trafhc.
A resolution submitted by DR.. Vic
tor Myers recommending the aboli-
ton OF the present business privilege
tax was referred to . special commit
tee for . report At the March meeting.
On q motion offered by Miss Eta
Taggart. representing the District, the
secretary was instructed to send .
letter Of regret to Edwin s. Hege,
who resigned and whose place As 4
delegate was taken by Miss Taggart.
J. B. Lowell. representing Arlington
County. lso was accepted as q new
delegate.
Reports from Mrs. Elizabeth sulli-
van, District; Julian d. Simpson. Ar
lington; Judge A. d. Bailey, Prince
Georges, and j. B. Matre, Montgom.
cry, were heard.
DR.. Myers, first vice president, pre-
sided in the absence OF President H.
3. Yohe.
Evening star., 1938-02-22
Giuen Choice,
Driuer Pays SIS
TOSuveOLd Van

Given the choice Of "junking" an
old truck which Trafic Judge Hobart
Newman described as q menace on
the streets, or paying hnes on two Of
three charges brought against him,
Franklin E. Fisher. ~, Of Rockville,
Nd, today made up his mind to keep
the vehicle regardless Of the cost.
The defendant was arrested yes
terday on Constitution avenue by
Policeman c. w. Coleman, who
charged him with having bad brakes,
no windshield and no rear view mirror.
After Judge Newman had given
Fisher the alternative Of paying fines
totaling SIS on the first two charges,
the defendant went down to the cell
room to think the matter over. He
discovered $3.50 in his pocket and
finally decided to have his wife bring
IN the remaining $50.
Under a recent act OF Congress, re-
quiring annual inspection Of all motor
vehicles. Fisher. If he continues to use
the truck in Washington. will have to
submit it for q check as to mechanical
condition. which may result in its
being junked anyway, 1t was said.
Evening star., 1938-02-22
F. B. !. AGENTS PUSH
HUNT FOR DUVALL
G.Men Believe Murder and Bank
Robbery Suspect Still in
D. c. Area.

Still believed in this area. Ray Du-
vail, ex-convict wanted for murder
and bank robbery, remained ut liberty
today despite an intensive hunt by
Federal agents.
His alleged accomplice. Leonard c.
Jackson, brought here following his
arrest in Baltimore Sunday, was under
questioning on the possibility he might
reveal Duvall's hiding place.
Duvall and Jackson are under in
dictment in Indiana for the fatal
shooting Of Clayton Potts, 74-year-old
manufacturer. in a hold-up last March
They also are accused of wounding
an Ohio State trooper to avoid cap
ture and with robbing a South Charles
ton. w. Va. bank Of $39,800.
Jackson was traced to Baltimore
after he and Duvall are reported to
have emerged from hiding at an un-
disclosed address here. They were
said to have left the Capital around
the first Of this month but have been
IN and near the city since that time.
Evening star., 1938-02-22
Congress in Brief

Relief-Senate continues debate on
$3.50, 100000 emergency fund. Noon.
Neutrality-suspicious. hears Repre-
sentative Case, Republican, Of South
Dakoto read George Washingtons 4
Farewell Address Noon.
Banking-House committees consid-
ers bill to establish interbank retail
discount currency. 1890 am.
TOMORROW.
Senate:
Will continue on emergency relief
bill, or may be ready for independent
omces' supply bill.
Banking and Currency Committee
executives. 1890 am, on bill to reg.
ulate over-counter bargaining.
Interstate Commerce Committee
meets on long and short haul railroad
bill.
House:
Considers miscellaneous bills on
calendar.
Subcommittee Of Appropriations
Committee continues hearings on ag-
riculture supply bill. 10 am
Naval Affairs Committee considers
big Navy program, 10 am.
Rivers and Harbors Committee con-
tinues hearings on bill to improve the
navigability Of the lakes to the Gull
waterway, 10:30 am.
Judiciary Committee considers reso-
luton establishing title Of the United
States to certain submerged lands
containing petroleum deposits, 10 am.
Merchant Marine Committee con.
siders bill relating to whaling and
fishing vessels, 10 Am.
Immigration and Naturalization
Committee considers private bills,
1880 an.
District Committee considers mis-
cellAneous bills, 1880 am.
Fiscal Affairs Subcommittee of Dis
triet oommittes resumes hearings en
revenue bill, fS an.
Evening star., 1938-02-22
DISTRICT IS VISITED
BY WOMAN RANGER
Only Female Member of Texas
Force Is Conducting War
on Marihuana.

The voman's angle on law enforce
ment in general and marihuana smok-
ing in particular was presented to Mar
cotics Commissioner Harry j. Ans
linger yesterday by Mrs. Frances H.
Edmonson, Texas ranger and deputy
sheriff Of Bexar County, Tex.
The Lone Star States only woman
ranger. Mrs. Edmonson was sent to
New York and the Capital by the
Sheriffs' Association of Texas. She
conferred in New York with District
Attorney Thomas A. Dewey, Police
Commissioner Louis Valentine and
Warden Lewis E. Lawes OF Sing Sing
Penitentiary.
She will present to J. Edgar Hoover
chief Of the Federal Bureau Of In
vestsation. peace ofncer's manual
compiled and edited by the sherif1s Of
Texas.
Citing the case Of the two New
Jersey girls who recently used mari
huana a. their excuse for killing q
bus driver, Mrs. Edmonton pointed
out that under the influence Of reef
ers' the most atrocious crimes are
often committed.
Authenticated and attractive, Mrs
Cdmonson is the mother Of two chill
dren.
Evening star., 1938-02-22
WALLACE DEGREES
'SELF-SUFF|C|ENCY
"War- Mongering" Due to
CIogging World Trade
Channels, He Says.
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
SACRAMENTO, Calf, Feb. a.
Henry A. Wallace, Secretary Of AMI.
culture, decried "nationalistic pro.
grams Of self-sufnciency" today and
said "at least . part of present-day
war -mongering is due directly to the
clogging of the channels Of world
trade"
In an address prepared for q na-
tional radio broadcast at a meeting
OF California farm interests, Mr.. Wal
lace said the newly-enacted national
farm bill provided machinery enough
to make . functioning ever-normal
granary practical"
THE enactment Of the farm bill
marks the beginning of a new
and somewhat different era in '.s
American agriculture" he said. "It
should be possible for this Nation TO
achieve a better state Of balanced
agricultural abundance which
ultimately will benefit the great con-
suming public fully as much as the
farmers"
Sees No Regimentation.
Mr.. Wallace said he recognized ma
tional agricultural welfare cannot be
served without first bettering axri-
cultural conditions in the various
regions and localities" and contended
there is no regimentation in the
eVer-normal granary legislation"
There is merely provision that
when the granary ovsrnows two
thirds Of the farmers voting can take
action binding on all the farmers to
control the situation" he said. This
is agricultural economic democracy
to enable farmers to avoid disaster.
Marketing agreements alone '.s
nave not been sufficient to handle the
problem of surplus production.
Increasing Population Pressure,
1T is disturbing to think that while
foodstuffs pile up and rot there are
millions OF human beings in America
going hungry. Yet producers
cannot ship commodities at
prices insufficient to cover shipping
costs. The Government has tried,
therefore, to improve this situation
on Nationwide basis by buying UP
part OF the unstable surpluses =.
and distributing them to people on
relief"
Mr.. Wallace said that today this
Nation, no longer having . physical
frontier. Is faced with constantly in
creasing population pressure on the
land"
Evening star., 1938-02-22
TWO LEVEES BURST
IN ARKANSAS FLOOD
Nearly 1900 Workers Fighting to
Keep Rising Waters Out Of
Pine Bluff.

~ the AS40clAteG Press.
PINE BLUFF, Ark, Feb. 22.-Ris-
ing flood waters burst two main levees
on the Red River in extreme South
west Arkansas today while nearly
1000 workers fought to bolster the
levees holding the swollen Arkansas
River out Of this city.
The breaks on the Red occurred 22
miles south of Fulton and trapped
several score lowland dwellers In the
sparsely settled region that was mum
dated.
These people were being rescued
from treetops and roofs today, but
rescue workers said most Of those
caught in the waters path were river
folk wise in the ways OF floods and
little fear was felt for their lives. Most
OF the farmers In the area had been
warned and had moved to safety with
their live stock.
A crew Of $50 reinforced the Fulton
levees to keep out backwaters. The
Fulton gauge showed 35.1 feet this
morning and was expected to top the
record Of S6.6 feet set in the 1927
flood.
Evening star., 1938-02-22
II HELD AFTER RAID
Police Report Numbers Books
Seized at Cigar Store.

Twelve men and . woman were be.
IN held for investigat ton today a the
result OF a raid on = cigar store In
the first block of H street NV. yes
terday.
None of the persons taken into
custody was charged with gaming
onenses, although, police said, race
horse scratch sheets, q radio and sew
eral alleged number books we're seized.
Ihe store window sign read Cigars
and Cigarettes" police said, but they
found the stores stock to be only four
pairs OF shoe strings. These arrested
were to be held for 4 police line.up,
Evening star., 1938-02-22
SYMPHONY DRIVE
OPENS TOMORROW
Corps of 800 Workers to
Conduct Campaign for
$4,000.

A corps Of more than 800 volunteer
workers will begin solicitation tomor-
row to raise . sustaining fund Of
$l03. 900 to assure the next season of
the National Symphony Orchestra.
More than $500 subscribers to the
fund last year and An additional list
Of several thousand prospects will be
canvassed during the To-day period
Of the drive. which ends March 8.
The campaign will be launched for
mally at q tea tomorrow at 4:30 pm.
in thesCarlton Hotel, when a large
number Of the workers will receive
last-minuts instructions.
Kinder Issues Plea.
On the eve of the campaign, DR..
Hans Kinder, conductor OF the Or
chestra, today issued . personal appeal
to citizens Of Washington to continue
and increase their support Of the or
chestrA.
1--WE represent the Capital musi-
cally," he declared. I'VE go out and
represent it from Jacksonville to Que
bee. After our gratifying initial sue
cess, we cannot represent 1t made
quately. 1t would be too much to our
shame, especially when we consider
the universally high standard Of SYM
phony orchestras today.
Yet that danger u constantly
there. We cannot afford to ignore IT..
We from Washington should be a
good IS, If not better than, other
cities.
We must continue to grow and
become better. Compromise in art Is
impossible In the long run. In any
other activity find it to be essential
In art 1t cannot be. feel this more
strongly than ever. That is Why I
want this orchestra to be growing in
every way"
Shortage Limits Repertoire.
Or. Kinder pointed out that the
orchestra's repertoire Is automatically
limited by the lack Of an adequate
number Of musicians, and that there
are other sides which are underdevel-
oped in comparison with other cities.
Don't you want to continue to be
more and more proud of your city
and what 1t should stand for? II you
do want to be proud. will you be
ready to fight and sacrifice for it, and
not forget that nothing Is 80 worth
while as that for which you have
sacrificed"
Evening star., 1938-02-22
POLITICAL DISPLAY
BANNED IN AUSTRIA
Hundreds of Police Patrol
=
Vienna Streets-Six
: Jews Kill Selves.
By the Associated Press.

9y ASSOClAteu HTeSS.
VIENNA, Feb 22.-Hundreds Of
police patrolled Vienna streets today
especially charged with enforcement
of four-week ban on political demon
,strations which went into effect last
midnight.
. Six Jews committed suicide Four
others entered hospitals suffering from
nervous collapse.
y These facts illustrated the mounting
panicky tension in this traditionally
gay capital.
Gayety Dampened.
Viennas gayety has been dampened
for most Viennese since they learned
the significance of the Berchtesgaden
pact of February IL. which admitted
Nazi influence to the government of
the republic
. The ban on political demonstrations
which included meetings, apparently
was to curb displays by Nazis celebrat-
Ing the new order and counter
demonstrations by Socialists.
Police cordons guarded the heart Of
the city, including the chancellory and
AtSooAao2 VSAo Va tAAC i dt1lClld l.,
the sole legal political party.
a Nearly 1000 patrolmen were sta
toned near the university and tech
nlcal colleges to thWart forbidden
gatherings. Nevertheless 900 students
congregated for rally in support of
Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg, but dis
persed quietly.
Other groups tried vainly to stage
parades celebrating the new influence
of Germany's Reichsfuehrer Hitler in
Austria.
Nazis Throng Street.
Last night Nazis shouting Hell
Hitler had thronged Vienna streets
Graz Austria's second largest city, re-
sounded with the Horst VESSEL" the
Nazi anthem.
Also last night workers of five big
Vienna factories demonstrated against
the Berchtesgaden. accord, while in
Graz workers replied to the Horst
Vessel by chanting the "Interna-
tionale" Both anthems were banned
by todays new order An increased
number Of Jews sought visas at foreign
consulates.
Arthur Seysz- -Inquart, Austria's new
Hitler-approved minister of the inte-
rior, broadcast warning to Austrian
Nazis not to continue the celebrations
which had lasted three days.
Seysz-Inquart warned that the Nazi
salute and insignia must not be taken
in vain. He said that after Schuschnige
talked Thursday on his pact with Hit.
Ter there would be "an opportunity tc
concentrate all forces for Germany
and the Austrian fatherland."