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The Washington times., 1938-11-16
LAMB ON HAM?
NOT "A SANDWICH
ONLY Jan ESSAY
Discovery Of Roast Pig
Purely Accidental

Do you Fsanenher Charles
Lambs essay ca the origin Of
roast pig? Ansscclsnt Chinese
manuscript, he teAls Us, records IT,
discovery as the resdst Of the acek
dental burning of a swilAeherQs
cottage.
Regardless of the authenticity
of this tale, RI Sst' pork has long
been favorite. Even greater has
been the popularity of cured, or al
it Is known, smoked ham. Its de-
licious flavor, lack of waste, and
adaptability with other foods has
made it, as Lamb says, call neigh
boris fare"
Ham slices may be cooked GOV.
cred or uncovered, the latter
method requiring more frequent
basting. For best results the slice
should be at least ~ inches thick.
Apples and pineapples have long
been favorite combinations with
ham but apricotS or oranges are q
grand variation.
The Washington times., 1938-11-16
COLOR OF BONE
CLUE TO LAMB

The color and degree Of soft
ness of the bones in lamb indicate,
to some extent, the age Of the
animal.
In young lamb, the exposed
joints, bones and rib ends all are
of a reddish color and soft ap-
pearance.
The bones of a yearling. lamb
have lost most of their color and
softness. In mature mutton the
bones are white and compare
lively hard and brittle.
In lamb and mutton of good
quality. the lean meat should be
firm, and the fat should be well
distributed, hard. white and flaky.
The Washington times., 1938-11-16

Nobody likes vegetables that
are tasteless, from too much cook
ing, or watery from too much
moisture. You can't just throw
spinach in a big kettle filled with
gallons of water and expect it to
be anything at all when it comes
out.
Well, here's recipe for
creamed spinach, to start with.
Wash it until you can't wash it
any more. Two or three times in
warm water to loosen the sand,
then soak it for a couple of hours
in colo water.
Put it, wet, in a waterleSs
cooker, with no additional water,
and cook until it is tender enough
to mash through wire sieve with
q masher, about Is to 20 minutes.
Drain carefully, put through
the sieve and dry it out in a dou-
BILE boiler. When it is hot and
dry, add salt, little pepper, one
or two tablespoons of rich cream
and one tablespoon Of butter.
TRY A DISGUISE
And if your child won't go for
Or, if you really have difficulty
with the epicure, try disgusting
spinach like this:
After washing and preparing as
for creamed spinach, dry out and
mix with a nicely seasoned white
sauce, heat up we'll in double
boiler (uncovered then pour 1t
into casserole, cover with we'll but
terde toast crumbs and brown
under quick broiler.
And best of all are spinach
griddle cakes:
Mix one cup of mashed and
dried spinach with one cup Of
cooked farina, add salt and lit
tie pepper, then beat in two whole
eggs, add one teaspoon of baking
powder and enough milk to make
a soft batter, cook on a well
creased griddle and serve with
roast chicken.
They are very tender and must
be handled carefully with spat-
ula as it would require flour to
make them stick.
EXCELLENT STANDBY
Green cabbage is an excellent
standby that takes an awful beat
The Washington times., 1938-11-16
Spdnidrds Once Had
Monopoly on Cdcdo

and roasted. The thin outer shell
is then cracked ard the kernels
broken into smaller pieces called
"nibs."
GRINDING IMPORTANT
Then the nibs are ground. The
cacao butter, which is about 81
per cent Of the bean, is liquefied
by the FRACTIONAL heat and the re-
suit is a rich liquor-the basis
of all forms of chocolate.
To make baking chocolate, this
rich liquor is ground until the
liquid has attained the proper de-
gree of fineness and flavor. Then
it is poured into moulds to cool.
The resulting bars are baking
chocolate"
To make cocoa, the original rich
liquid is compressed in presses
which squeeze out the cocoa but
ter until only "a per cent is left.
The residue, a hard-pressed cake,
is then broken up and ground until
it is a fine, dry powder.
The Washington times., 1938-11-16

ing from overlooking. Try it this
way:
Green cabbage should be care
fully washed, chopped in medium
pieces and dropped into boiling
sugared water. Cook fast for 10
minutes if very tender, and 20
minutes if less tender. Skim out
and drain. Then, if you like, you
may mash it with a fork and
serve it with butter, salt and pep
per, or press it through a fine
sieve, squeeze out the excess water
and heat up with butter, salt and
pepper, or with a little cream
added in the seasoning.
For a delicious little treat, try
tomato and celery stew:
Stew the tomatoes in a double
boiler. add one cup of finely
chopped celery, cook till very ten
der and serve pureed or not, &C
cording to age.
Broccoli is best liked by baby
epicureS and it is the most digest
ible, also. But it is a dirty vege-
table, and must be soaked in boil
ing water to kill insects, and then
soaked in several cold waters for
at least three hours.
Trim the broccoli and cook it in
a pot of boiling sweetened water,
cook until tender (about 20 min
utes), drain and serve with butter
sauce.
ABOUT CARROTS
Carrots are said to make hair
curly. They can be truly delicious
if properly prepared. They must
be young. Don't scrape them!
Wash them well and boil them
with their skins on for one-half
hour, but see to it that they are
tender. Drain and wipe off the
skins, then serve with melted but
ter, well sailed and peppered and
with pinch of minced parsley
over them.
Celery root is a valuable friend.
Wash we'll, scrape and pare the
celery, then boil in sailed water
till tender, cut in slices, as they
are apt to stay raw in the mid
die. Serve with butter or cream
sauce. It's good both ways.
The Washington times., 1938-11-16
COLD WEATHER.
BRINGS PASTES.
into FOREFRONT.
MaCaroni and Spaghetti
Piece Out Meats |

AS the names imply, macaroni,
spaghetti and noodles originated
in Italy. In the last 40 or so
years, the American people have
adopted these pastes and used
them INTERCHANGEABLE as food ex-
tenders.
RULES FOR BOILING
Combined with meat, vegetables
or cheese, these products make
hearty cold weather dishes. Rules
for boiling are the same for each.
Boil u pound spaghetti, macaroni
or noodles in 2 quarts Of wate- and
/ teaspoon salt for 20 minutes.
Drain and rinse by pouring over
them 4 cups cold water.
They may be served alone and
grated cheese added as desired as
is the custom of the Italians or the
sauce and cheese may be combined
before serving or a baking dish
may be filled with alternate layers
of cooked macaroni or spaghetti,
grated cheese, or a sauce.
MACARONI NEOPC Titan
One 9-ounce package elbow
macaroni, 3A tablespoons flour,
2 cups milk, 3 tablespoons but
ter, ~ cups grated American
cheese, cup drained canned or
cooked tomatoes, salt and pepper.
Cook macaroni in boiling sailed
water until tender. Drain. Melt
the butter in a double boiler; add
flour and mix we'll. Add milk
gradually and cook. stirring con-
stantly until thickened. Season
with salt and pepper and stir In
the cheese. Add macaroni and
tomatoes and reheat.
The Washington times., 1938-11-16
How Cook Fresh Vegetables for Your Youngsters
Humble Bean
Not So Humble

The humble bean has
played many roles beside food.
In Colonial days in New
England 1t was used as q boil
lot. II the voter dropped a
bean in the ballot box 1t
was a negative vote against
. given candidate. In Mex
leo at one time the American
prisoners who drew black
beans from a vessel we're exc
cuted, while those who drew
white beans were allowed to
live.
The Washington times., 1938-11-16
To Shell PeCans

To shell pecans easily, pour
boiling water over nuts and let
stand until cool; not too many at
a time. Crush from end to end.
The Washington times., 1938-11-16
Garden Products
lastly Prepared
Intrigue Appetite
EUen Spinach Becomes a Real Treat
When Properly Disguised

What's distressing than youngster who whnes about
spinach and carrots, who won't eat' celery, etc?
Cook the vegetables properly and your young little
lady will soon learn to eat them, with relish.
Evening star., 1938-06-19

a permanent way for lack of hard surface
on which to move their tanks and mechan-
lied artillery. In the whole area of opera
ton there are only three lines, two Of
which run north and south and the other
from east to west. The pair are the Pei
ping -Hankow line and the rails from Ten-
tsin to Pukow The sunrise-sunset route is
the Lung-H Railway which cuts the other
two at right angles. These railways are
now In the hands Of the japanese and
operations in those regions are greatly
facilitated. But Japanese movements out
side this terrain continue to be difficult.
The war has lasted much longer than
anticipated in Toxic in May, 1887, when
the Emperor approved the plans for the
conquest of China. The possibility Of
China defeating Japan in the field is still
slim. But there is increasing uneasiness in
Toxic about the situation at home. Not
that there are any subversive elements
which might try to stop this adventure.
But there are hardships inherent to any
protracted war which require firm han
ding.
Germans Prevent Step.
The military have taken over the for
eign Office and placed it in the hands of
Gen. Ugaki, the tiger who thirsts for
power" This ambitious general, classified
in diplomatic records as a liberal, succeeded
Kok Hirota, who had made "too many
mistakes" Chiefly, he had played too
deep political game with Japan's chief
ally, Germany.
Last January the military decided on
an expedition against Canton to cut off
Chang Kai-sheks principal source of sup
ply. The expedition would have been sue
cessful as operations in China at that
time would have permitted sending an
expeditionary corps of 100000 men into
Southern China, but the Germans pre-
vented it. They were not ready for any
major trouble in Europe and wanted to
keep the ace of the Canton expedition up
Great Britain might produce in European
affairs Hirota erred in advising the EN-
peror to play the German game Canton
has now sent so much war material to
the fighting armies in the north that Japan
has had to divert northwards the ex-
peditionary corps held for the South China
operations.
Hirota. too, did not sufficiently press his
Berlin friends regarding Gen. Falken-
hausens military mission in China. He
accepted with criminal naivete" the state
ment that Hitler had no Jurisdiction over
these former German officers who con-
sented to be the military advisers of the
Chinese generalissirno. Furthermore, there
were no vigorous protests from Toxic
against the shipments Of vast quantities Of
arms and ammunition from German and
Italian factories to Hong Kong and singa-
pore and thence to the Chinese armies IN
the field. Hirota was accused Of being
Evening star., 1938-06-19

(see CONGRESS, Page o-s).
Evening star., 1938-06-19
Parting Congress Leaves It's Mark Men, Laws Issues
New Figures
Took Spotlight
Death and Politics Shift
the Cards on Capitol
Hill.
By ], A. O'LEARY,

"HE Seventy fifth Congress was far
more important production in the
theater of politics and government
than its rather peaceful climax last
week would indicate.
At the final curtain President Roosevelt
still played the leading role, as he has dur
ing the five New Deal years. But some OF
the supporting cast on Capitol Hill showed
, unmistakable signs during this Congress
Of reviving the old-fashioned custom of
reciting their own lines in ther own way.
AS result, during its two-year run, the
Seventy Congress brought new names
and personalities into the limelight. 1t
also laid the groundwork for issues that
will be reflected both in this years Con-
gressional elections and in the presidential
contest in 1910.
Evening star., 1938-06-19

the work relief program those in charge
of the housing measure were reluctant to
oppose it, but feared its adoption might
hamper the starting of projects by local
authorities through Federal loans. The
amendment went into the bill decisively,
but was taken out later in the conference
report %@
Evening star., 1938-06-19
Politics.

1t was apparent throughout the past
session that nearly all of the Democratic
Senators who found themselves lined up
together in opposition to the court bill
men representing varying degrees of con-
servation and liberalism-were continuing
to see alike on other major issues, espe-
cially- where the delegation of congressional
authority was involved. This became ap-
parent in the executive reorganization
fight, and more recently in the effort to
earn1ark the new pump printing recovery
appropriation instead of leaving allotments
to administration discretion On the
spending bill, however, the opposition bloc
was unable to muster anything like the
strength it displayed against the court and
reorganization bills.
As the lawmakers trek home to the
crossroads OF the country, where the smoke
OF approaching political battle already is
rising in the primaries, the question arises,
How will the New Deal fare in the new
Congress, assuming the President does
not recall the old one into special session."
The answer will rest largely with the
voters in the intervening congressional
Evening star., 1938-06-19
Legislation.

Viewing the two years as a whole most
OF the administrators program won the
congressional stamp of approval, but there
were at least three notable exceptions
The memorable Supreme Court enlarge
ment battle, which drove wedge in Demo-
cratic ranks that has extended through
other subsequent legislation In the Senat te
the court fight drew together into the op-
position camp a substantial group Of both
liberal and conservative Democrats. OF
almost equal intensity was this years fight
over reorganization Of the executive branch
OF the Government, which propelled the
Democratic chairman of the House Rules
Committee, Representative O'Connor of
New York, into the headlines when he mus
tered majority of the House to sidetrack
the measure in the face of impassioned
pleas for its passage by the administration
leaders
More recently the new tax bill found the
veteran chairman of the Finance Commit
tee, Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi
taking sharp issue with the President. who
let the measure become law without his
signature. 1t went counter to the admin
istrations wishes in scaling down the con-
troversial undistributed profits tax and by
substituting fiat rate for the progressive
capital gains levy.
In between these three legislative clashes
longer list of New Deal measures went
through with safe majorities They in
cluded further large appropriations for re-
lief, pump priming, slum- clearance hous-
ing, the new parity-price farm plan and
Federal wage-hour regulation, the latter to
rank with the major legislation experiments
OF all time. Through 1t all, however, ran
an apparent trend back toward greater in
dependence of action and expression on
Capitol Hill, in contrast with the first
Roosevelt administration, when White
House measures seldom encountered sub
stantial opposition as they were swept
through the legislative mill.
The New Deal theory of seeking eco
nomic recovery by spending and lending,
however, held as strong an appeal in Con-
gress this year, as it has since 1888, with
the new decline in business and employ
ment since last fall as an impelling force
Many men will oppose new economic
theories. Few will fight money.
Evening star., 1938-06-12
Monkey Competition.

PENANG, Straits Settlements Up-By
using their tails as bait, monkeys in Malay
have become more adept 'crab-nshers than
man. Since they require no extra equip
ment, they are driving native nshermen
out Of business.
Evening star., 1938-06-12

(sss CHINA. 7ass o.3.l
Evening star., 1938-06-12

This is the first OF three ar
ttcles by Nine. Chiang Kai-shek,
Americana educated ,oite OF China's
generaltssimo, in ,Dhich she dis
cusses the trends of thought
among the Chinese people and :
their leaders In the throeS of ,par.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-02

the addition of some 100000 peo-
pie to Adolf Hitler's domain.
The uniforms, the guns, the me-
chanized engines of war were in
contrast to the feStivity of the
scene. Flowers thrown by the
cheering German inhabitants pelt-
ed the troops.
The first contingent crossed the
frontier at exactly pm, the dead
line which had been set. Col. Gen.
Wilhelm Joseph Franz Ritter Won
Iced was in command of the oc-
cupied area, which is on the south
western border north of Linz, Au-
Stria.
Czech troops and police had with
drawn at pm. yesterday. The
population of the area which l
covered wildly welcomed the troops
and displayed Nazi flags, which had
been hidden, a few minutes after
the soldiers appeared.
| entered the Sudeten territory
with Gen. Hartmann's column on
the extreme left of the area occu-
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Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-02
Germdn-French
Pact Negotiated

BERLIN, Oct. /. (UP)-A Ger
French friendship agreement
and negotiations for general.
limitation of armaments are eK-
pected to compliment the Munich
agreement on Sudetenland and the
historic British German renuncia-
ton of war, it was reported today.
1t was asserted in most reliable
quarters that German French dec
laration of friendship was actually
in process of preparation and might
be issued at any time.
Government quarters said that
this declaration would be of the
same character as that announced
at Munich yesterday by Hitler and
Prime Minister Neville Chamber
lain-equivalent to a non-aggres-
sion pact. which they regarded as
defining both agreements.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-02
Bulge Defeated
By Quist, Dark
Horse of Australia

LOS ANGELES, Oct. l UP)-
One of the fabulous victory streaks
in world tennis came to an end to-
day when diminutiye Adrian Quist
of Australia defeated j. Donald
Bulge just ten days before the
flame-haired champion was sched-
uled to renounce his amateur title
for professional gold.
His short and stubby legs working
in a rythm that was almost mech
anical, the stock little veteran from
the land down under" ran out the
match after three thrill packed
hours OF play. QuiSt did what cal
louSed critics said couldn't be done
at all, but cid it with a set to
spare in rs, 6-2, ST, 6-3.
The 5000 persons who turned out
to see Bulge whip into the finals
of the Pacific Southwest title on
the way to the crown he had won
for three straight years sat in shock
ed silence as they watched him
beaten in an important tour ament
for the first time since he lost to
Fred Perry in the 1896 American
Nationals.
For Quist the single triumph re-
paid him and his mates from the
other side of the world for all the
humiliations and beatings they had
taken in the 1888 International and
Davis Cup warfare. The victory was
a stunning surprise in more ways
than one. Critics said that when
Bulge did renounce his thrown, it
would be to another Australian.
John Bromwich. But Quist didn't
wait for the formal abdication.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-02

Elmer Heald, Imperial county dis
trict attorney, led discussion on the
labor amendment, pointing out the
strong and weak points of the mea-
sure.
A roll call was taken at the end
of an hour-long debate and the
bureau endorsed the amendments
% votes to two.
The farm bureau passed reso-
lution recommending that board
of supervisors pass an ordinance
prohibiting shooting of shotguns or
rifles within one quarter mile of
any ranch house, barn, corral or
field of livestock without permiS-
sion of the owner.
A second amendment urging en-
forcement of present game laws was
passed by unanimous vote.
C. F. Kamm suggested that the
road committee which was suspend
ed by the board of supervisors be
reSestablished to represent the farm
bureau in highway problems.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-02
$4,000 Fund Set
Aside for State
Building Here

Construction of a $250,00O
state building will begin in Ell
Centre this month if an ac-
ceptable site is provided.
In a conference with Cap
tain Frank Oswalt of Ell Centre
late this week, Chief E. Raymond
Cato. head of the California High
way patrol, said a budgeted sum
and other available money totaling
100000 already is set ASIDE for the
building.
"The STATE will build a home in
Ell Centro for all state offices in
Imperial county if residents are
interested enough to provide site
suitable for the expenditure of a
large sum of money" Cato said.
"The state is not interested in
spending a great amount of money
on building on a back street or
in spot unsuitable for such
structure.
1--WE will build a real state build
ing that will be a credit to the
state and the county," Cato de-
clared, eff we get good place to
put it."
The state will build highway pa
troll quarters in Ell Centre in any
event, and is anxious to go ahead
with construction of building to
house all state offices in the coun-
ty under one roof, Cato said.
In discussing sites with Oswalt in
Sacramento late this week, Cato
said the state will build a hand
some, modern building, complete
with the latest equipment, if the
long desired park site across the
street north of the county court
house is provided. The states Sec
ond choice would be a Main street
lot near the court house.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-02
Czech Refugees
ThrOnq 10 Prague

PRAGUE, Oct. l. CUP)-Crowds
of Czech refugees from Sudeten
areas arrived in the capital by train
today as the German army crossed
the border for its token" occupa-
ton of the ceded land.
Reports from the frontier area
were that the evacuation of the
military. the civil administration
and the Czech populace had been
accomplished quietly. without in
cidents or disorders. Reliable
sources here claimed that the Czech
troops had been fully withdrawn
from the agreed area in south
Bohemia by midnight Government
officials, it was said, had abandon
ed the area earlier.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-02
Salvation Army
Official Located

Maj. L. L. Montgomery, Ell Centre
Salvation Army head, missing since
Monday night, Saturday was To-
Gated III Los Angeles.
A telephone call from him to Sal
vation Army headquarters said he
had been in an automobile accident
and would return to Ell Centro Sat-
urday night.
Major Montgomery disappeared
late Monday night while on a trip
to the coast and police were asked
to find him Friday Major Mont
gomery, in his phone call, said
merely that he was ill and would
return home as soon as possible.
Salvation Army officials said he
probably was suffering from shock
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-02
Britain Releases
Reserve Troops

LONDON, Oct. l. CUP - Great
Britain began demobilizing today
the reserves she called to the colors
during the height of the Czech
crisis.
The air ministry announced that
the personnel of the observers corps
called TO service last Sunday were
being releasd on the understanding
that it could be recalled on two
hours notice.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-02
Admiralty Chief
Resigns in Row
With Chamberlain

LONDON, oct. 1. (UP) =
Alfred Duff Cooper, First
Lord of the Admiralty, re-
signed today, explaining that
he disagrees with Britain's
foreign policy.
In a letter to Prime Minister New
lille Chamberlain, Duff Cooper
wrote:
Il profoundly distrust the for
eign policy which the government
is pursuing and seems likely to con-
tinue to pursue"
Reliable sources said the resig-
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Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-02
raA..Thomas, 81,
Dies in San DieQo
Of Heart Ai|ment

Ira A. Tommy" Thomas,
64, one of Imperial Valleys
most loyel citizens, died early
Saturday at Paradise Valley
sanitOrium near San Diego.
Death was attributed TO heart
ailment. Shock and grief caused by
the death of his friend, Calvin G.
Mousseau, in July was believed to
be a contributing cause.
Funeral services will be held at
the Lemons chape! in Ell Centre at
10 am. Monday with the Ell Centre
lodge of Elks in charge. The Rev.
Mr.. DeVan Ellsworth of the st.
Paul's Episcopal church will Off
ciate. Burial will be at Evergreen
cemetery.
Thomas for many years was in
charge of state highway mainte-
nance in Imperial county. He was
appointed to the position by the
late James Rolph when he was
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