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Detroit evening times., 1945-07-29

made OF pottery, a small American flag and
piece Of paper,
The message scrawled on the paper was what
made the find appear significant. II said;
dig four feet more"
cYKES and. his friends were all for grabbing
- shovClS and digging at once but BOnkowsk
refused II getting late, he said, and he didn't
want anything TO interfere with supper. The
visitors assured him they would come back next
morning. When they TctulAed they found that
the excavation had been filled with cement.
My father is superstitious and doesn't want
any more digging here" the son explained but
nobody seemed 10 believe him. II Was Obvious
That they dealing with man who could be
as rccalcitrant as the sons of old Henry Brown
Henry Brown had lived for 10i years without
ransgressing the law, and when his age finally
caught up with him. he buried with great
,cciam IN me Mcthod!st churchyard al Bosioh
Eat two Of his boys, James and Daniel, branched
Uut into long series OF operations as profitable
as they were illegal
James was the real leader He was a giant
once he was struck by lightning and knocked un-
conscious. When he came to he looked around
md remarked dryy.
Well, God Almighty is the only one who was
'vcr able 10 put me on my back!'
The Browns gradually converted many Of
their neighbors to their way OF thinking and i'm
ported many others who were not averse TO
turning dishonest penny. The community
lew so rapidly that James built a large hotel
20 take care OF those members of the gang who
o. no families There were factories and
6 Bres all supported in whole or in part BY the
Proceeds OF Counterfeiting, although no one
ever admitted II.
The Brown gang specialized in phony coins
and currency, but also did excellent business
in counterfeit bonds Indiana Missouri. Michi
gan and Vermont complained TO the Federal
government that hundreds of counterfeit state
bonds being turned in for payment, but
ohio had complaints. Either through a
Of loyalty because they feared detection the
Browns let ONO bonds strictly alone
However they had qualms about the
securities of other countries and even the
great seal OF the Emperor of China was used.
None of the counterfeit currency was circu-
lated and none of the bogus bonds was sold any
waere near Boston and since the whole
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-29

aboard There was even a Chinese interpreter,
because the plan 10 sail 10 the Orient and
clean up.
The ship was anchored off New Orleans, and
the mistake was in allowing anyone ashore Some
body got drunk and talked, because an hour
before sailing time government agents seized the
ecraft and arrested everyone aboard
Daniel Brown died while in custody in New Or
leans, but James. with his usual luck escaped. He
returned to Boston, and saw the inside of prison
for the first time few months later when he
convicted Of some minor offense But he was
popular that when he arrived back in Boston after
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-29

munding countryside benefited from the influx Of
Bsalth the towns principal activity was never
discussed in the vicinity II was matter Of small
moment to the nearby burghers that hundreds
were busily engaged i'm etching plates for bonds
and bank notes, or molding spurious coins. or dis
pcnsing the products hther and yon like travelling
saeSmen.
one OF the most elaborate schemes of the
Brown brothers was also their last They pur-
chased a large sailing clipper and outfted it with
the most elaborate collection OF COuntcrfciting
machinery that had ever been assembled at that
time. There were machines for the casting OF
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-29

Their GoId-PIafed crows Vie With +he
Cryptic Message in the Buried Box TO
Stir Up New Excitement Over the Coun-
+erfeiters' Hidden Wealth

made of pottery, a small American flag and a
piece Of paper,
The message scrawled on the paper was what
made the find appear significant. II said:
Dig four feet more"
Evening star., 1945-12-24
Yule Customs
By the Chef

Nearly every Christian country
has always had its special Christ.
mas foods. Let's take a flying trip
as we might, with one of the spirits
Of Christmas that escorted ole
Scrooge on his eye-opening rounds
and see just what these particular
dainties are.
In England, of course, as here In
America, plum puddings and mince
pies are "musts." Gingerbread men
and fiat cakes Of dough made in
the shape of a baby were also popu-
lar before the wartime restrictions
made them hard to get. In Austria,
in the old days, there was "frucht-
brod" made of raisins, currants,
chopped figs and dates, formed into
cake and served hot; baked carp,
beef and beer were other traditional
refreshments.
Goose is the bird of the day in
Bulgaria, where it is baked on q
bed Of sauerkraut. Baked carp is
most popular in Czechoslovakia,
where its preparation is elaborate,
and takes on the aspects of a ritual.
Moravian cookies, so we'll liked in
this country, originated in Czecho-
slovakia, as did sweet roll filled
with almonds and raisins, called
''vanocka."
Goose is the Christmas dish in
Denmark, too, where it is often
served stuffed with prunes and
apples. Here, as in Sweden, one
finds that wonderful rice dish that
is an essential part of the Christmas
feasting. In Finland. also. this rice
Evening star., 1945-12-24

A lot Of returning veterans want
to be Christmas tree farmers. And
that sounds like pretty good am
bition for men who are tired of war!
But seriously, Christmas tree
growing is a legitimate business yen-
ture and the Department Of Agricul-
ture, no less, gives expert advice on
the subject. Seems that any soil but
coarse sand or heavy clay is suitable
and that the Norway spruce is the
fastest growing of the eyergreens.
But it still takes patience. From
three to five thousand 4-year-old
trees can be planted to the acre and
the first crop will begin to come of
four to eight years later. The aver
age Christmas tree when sold is
about six years old and from to Z
feet high.
But Norway spruce haven't a
mortgage on the market by any
means Balsam fir from New Eng
land and the Adirondacks are the
Christmas trees decorated in go per
cent of American homes at Christ
mas time, especially through the At
lantic Coast States. Red cedar is
the Christmas tree of the Southwest,
while Michigan and Wisconsin bal
sam fir is the Christmas tree Of the
Great Lakes area with the Douglas
fir the favorite on the Pacific Coast.
The harvesting Of Christmas trees
starts in July when workmen tramp
through the forest tagging the trees
to be cut. The cutting starts In
August and the freight cars. loaded
Evening star., 1945-12-24
Calling Children
By Aneelo Patri

care of himself without somebody
else putting his strength behind his
weakness.
1t is nuisance to stop work and
60 out for a child. 1t is easier to
open the window and call and call.
Really it is less of a drain on ones
energy to go to where he is and
bring him into the house. 1t saves
breath and temper and it teaches
the child what he needs to know
1t is at this time that a child is
likely to gee kxO squabble with his
playmateS. Unless they are armed
with shovels and bats and such
weapons let them alone. Stand back
and be still and let them settle their
own differences if possible. If not, if
they are likely to injure each other,
call your child in and if he does not
come promptly, go for him.
Don't call child unless you want
him to report to you. Just calling
him to see if he is there and when
he answers ignoring him is one way
Of teaching him to ignore the call.
When you call him have something
to show for the call. Smile at him
and say, Il have piece of chocolate
for you Cor an APPLE. Want a drink
of milk? Want to come shopping?"
Make certain he understands you
had a cause for your call and that
ne is rewarded by at least that I'M
derstanding between you. Answer
I ing to call is important.
Evening star., 1945-12-24
Tree Talk
By Elizabeth MacRae Boykin

with Christmas trees, start rolling In
September. The big gamble Is how
many trees to cut and that means
guessing at the demand. Christmas
trees are very valuable up to Christ
mas eve and then suddenly, those
left are worthless. The cut trees
can't be put away like Christmas
paubles, to be used again next year.
In an average year, America uses
about is, 1000 900 trees which means
that every American family does not
have a tree by any means. Think
that over when you are inclined to
get SNUG about the abundance Of
life in America!
The harvesting Of Christmas trees
Is supervised carefully and most Of
them actually come from special
Christmas tree farms" (such as the
late President Roosevelt's place at
Hyde Park. AS a matter of fact,
Christmas trees might be listed as
big business, for in an average year,
it will chalk up about 10000, 900
worth of transactions.
The United States Forest Service
maintains an advisory department
for Christmas tree growers, where
problems Of raising, selecting and
cutting Christmas trees are taken
seriously. There is even an expert
mental Christmas tree farm IN Mon
tana where Douglas frs are grown
and sold by the Forest Service, the
proceeds from which go to finance
experiments IN Christmas tree cul.
tire
Evening star., 1945-12-24

One Of the first things we should
teach a child Is to come at call
That is the only recourse we have in
time of trouble. Child, come here,
and he comes, and is safe. But II
the child does not come, what then:
A baby soon learns his name. He
soon learns what Come" means
His mother kneelS on the floor and
holds out her arms and says Come,
and he comes staggering toward her
to be gathered up and Rugged. BY
the time he is S, playing in the yard
he knows his name and he knows
he Is to come when his mother calls
his name. But some do not respond
First make certain the child
knows what you expect him to do
Keep your side of the bargain to
the letter. If you say, "Ill call you
five minutes before it is time for you
to come" do just that. Then call
him once. No more, and he is to
answer at once.
II he does not come according to
agreement don't call and call. Go
bring him home and deprive him of
some privilege. Let him know he
failed to live up to his own agree
ment. That is what is important
his failure to abide by his word
failure to be master of himself
That idea must be kept before hi:
mind. He is learning to be self
directing person, one who can take
Evening star., 1945-12-24

The old truism that no two fam
lilies can live peaceably in one house
applies just as much to parents and
their married children as it does
elsewhere, and this is not because
either one of the parties has any bad
qualities. 1t is just because old peo-
pie and young people have different
tastes and habits and points of view
that are bound to clash when they
come in conflict, and this invariably
raises an issue between the young
husband and wife.
If they are living with the BRIDE
groom'S parents, he doesn't see why
Mary should object to mothers fussy
little ways and her criticisms and
advice, because he doesn't mind
them. And if they are living with
the girls family, Mary simply can't
understand why John gets huffy
about father laying down the law to
him about everything and telling
him that he never smoked when he
was young, and that he never had
any trouble in finding a job, and
so on.
So the young wife and the young
husband each defend their own, and
it makes a breach between them
that never heals. Moreover, we
can't be brought in daily contact
with any one without perceiving
their flaws, so the wise thing Is for
the Marys and the Johns not to go
to live where they will be forced to
get a closeup Of their in-laws, or
give their in-laws an intimate view
of themselves. Better, far better for
them to set up their own home, even
If it is only one room and an electric
plate, than to go to live with their
parents in their mansions.
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Evening star., 1945-12-24

/ dish plays an important part. 1t
Is kind Of rice pudding made with
milk and favored with cinnamon
and sugar. An almond is tucked
away in the pudding, and the guest
who finds it will be lucky for the
coming year-and often is given q
prize by the host. The Firms like
roast ham and sucking pig for
Christmas and have their version
OF the Swedish lutfisk-dried cod
prepared in a special manner. Nor
way features the rice porridge. the
cod fish, roast ribs of pork and spe-
ciai cakes and cookies made just
for the Christmas season.
France used to give precedence to
trufned turkey, pate de foie gras, or
Strasbourg pie, boar's head In Jelly
and a dark brown gingerbread
called pain d'epice. In GERMANY all
sorts Of cookies, honey cakes, GIN
gerbread men and marzipan candies
were popular.
Greece and Lithuania both have
special Christmas breads. Holland
and Belgium bake fiat hard cakes
made in the form of a bishop and in
al sorts OF animal and bird shapes.
There Is a cake that is made to
LOOK Ike a letter, which may be
inscribed in icing with the name
and address Of loved one. In Hun
gary cakes are baked in the shape
OF horseshoes. Magi cakes are made
IN Italy and are exchanged be-
tween friends as Christmas cards
are today
Evening star., 1945-12-24
Dorothy Dix Saws

Dear Miss Dix: My husband will
be returning from overseas before
long and am up against a problem
that bothers me. We both love our
respective in-laws very much, and
there Is room in both of their houses
for us to live, and both have invited
us to live with them, though per-
sonally I would prefer to be in my
own home, even if it is only one room
and kitchenette. What shall 1 do?
PERPLEXED.
Answer-You and your in-laws are
on affectionate terms with each
other. Stay that way by refusing to
go to live with either your people or
his people. That is the best recipe
ever given for how to make mar
riage success. Young people have
no conception of the part their re-
lationship to their in-laws plays in
determining whether their marriages
will be happy or miserable. If they
did, they wouldn't think that going
to live with mama and papa was
cheap way of evading rent and
grocery bills.
Evening star., 1945-12-24

other especially good one was the
one for Stuffed Frankfurters." My
husband raved about them-and I
just glow with pride on my success
because I've been married only three
years and did not have much pre-
vious knowledge or experience in
cooking as all my time was taken up
being a beauty operator"
Now think I may be able to help
one of your readers IN. M. L., Ar
lington) who requests the address
of a place in Pennsylvania called
the Women's Exchange. She may
be referring to the one in Pitts
burgh. If so, the address is Wom-
ems Exchange, 435 Penn avenue,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
MAYONNAISE?
From Mrs. J. H. H., Arlington.)
Since mayonnaise has about dis
appeared from the stores, have
been making 1t at home and my
family likes my homemade mayon-
naise better than that which I have
been buying before. I don't have q
recipe, uut lAdhS ~ w e1""S "eS~S
as follows:
Beat one egg with rotary beater
in mixing bowl. Add seasonings
(salt, about y teaspoon powdered
mustard, little paprika). Then
put in about 2 tablespoons OF vine
gar and beat well. Now add a small
amount of salad oil and beat hard
Then a little more salad oil with
more beating. Then add more oil
(about u to u cup) and beat hard
It may take almost a pint OF oil
to make the dressing stiff enough
and probably another tablespoon or
two Of vinegar for taste. Just add
oil and beat until Of the desired
thickness. Salad oil is obtainable
at the stores now. Lemon Juice may
be used instead of vinegar.
Evening star., 1945-12-24
SPECIAL NOTICES.

srn Or room home IN il any ! '! sOod resi- resi-
e. ssps ny We blo
kers, please. Box BOOB. Star. go.
holders q the Home suildiSs Assosission
zoos pennssivsnia @ III mi % avenue u NV, asSTS Tuesday
for Shs election q otneers and directors
Is mas Seere The
meeting. JAMES M WOODWARD, Sec
THE ANNUAL MEETING o, the sharehold-
ers ers Of the AMERICAN Building Association
VIII VIII be soa he'd at the once OF the associa-
transaction Of such business as S may VI prop.
erly come before it. The time. Of voting
S ss.ss sss scsSn ts .s sF q Il. and
for the ensuing year shall be between the
hours IS,s o. ee9Sk I'm and scloss
NofTcE osffTtisoiasS'i Is iRGERzsY GIVEN that tn,
Metropoiitan Club ot the city q Wash:
sass w psr cent Gold Bonds @ no. now at out.
n s Sosa Sa ons nest
tnaasa nalsa que gu d - r9se fnd
dssd q trust y I sscurina ssid 8 bonds sa snd ths
extension OF the same. the said date Of
ss5uss5y s,.. IS T rafe 6s5as sp ipIsIs'
OF THE CITY OF WARRINGTON By
Edward Z. Finkenstaedt. President
THE ANNUAL MEETING Of the stockhold.
ers Of the Raleigh Hotel Co. will be held
on Wednesday, January 9, I946, at
st. and Pennsylvania ave. NV, Washing.
ton, D. c.. The object of said meetinf
| is to consider and act upon the decrease
Of the amount Of capital of the compan,
from S1.250 100000 to $500, ,000.00; tht
diminution of the par value Of each shar,
Of stock from $4,000 to $4,000: a distri
button to stockholders in partial liquida
tton;. the institution of proceedings for tn,
dissolution of the company; the election O.
directors for the ensuing year and sucf
other business as may properly come be
' EDWARD L. HILLYRR.
1 VIM. L. FATHER, Jr
1 A. w. HOWARD,
i II. q. HCSKINSCN,
1 Y. e. BOOKER,
i 8. q. KkUFFMANN,
Directors.
Evening star., 1945-12-24
Betsy CasWeH

for next days use. Six ounces is
one half of the can, found.
If Mrs. M. s. of Washington will
add little hot water to her sirup
until she gets 1t to her taste II
should be all right.
y X
ANT ERADICATION.
(From A. /. S., Washington.
Moisten a piece Of poison fly
paper (the dry kindD with water and
sprinkle sugar on it thinly and lei
1t dry. Put pieces (an inch square
Is large enough in places where
ants are seen. Several days was
long enough to get rid of ants
These pieces of paper can be put
high enough to prevent little chill
dren from getting them.
\ n
PAINTING.
From Mrs. C. S. c., Alexandria,
In reply to the query of Mrs. F
P. F., Alexandria: A delightful book.
let on painting may be found at 9
local paint store. It is written by
Evening star., 1945-12-24
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Of supervising the entire advertising pro.
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Knowledse q layout, copy and art work
ssssntia ESeeutiys sbilty
smaller store or one who has been assistant
in . large store. Excellent starting salary
with good future for TIE right person.
NV. Phone NA. $500. Ext. gao.
ADVERTISING MAN-Downtown speciality
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AUTOMOBILE MECHANIC. experienced;
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THANK YOU NOTE;
SPECIAL NOTICES tcout.

SPECIAL NOTICES Cont
I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE for any
debts unless contracted by myself. JO-
SEPH r. THOMPSON. Box 1875, clinton,
/ WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE for any
debts contracted by any one other than
myself. ROBERT A. FITZPATRICK. 212
THE ANNUAL MEETING Of the stockhold-
eTs Of the Masonic Temple Association
ciation. 18th st. and New York ave. nv,
on Monday, December 81, 1945, at 1880
o'clock am. AUBREY H. CLAYTON, Sec
retary,
Evening star., 1945-12-24
Bv Barbara Bell

Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1897 is
for sizes months, l, 2 and years
Size 1, dress, IL yards of IS or 80
inch fabric; sunsuit, yard; slip, y
yards of 35-inch; pantie, a yard of
35-inch; 21a yards lace for slip and
pantie; l yard lace for dress.
For this pattern, send 20 cents,
In coins, your name. address, pattern
number and size wanted to Barbara
Bell, The Washington Star, P. o.
Box 80, Station G, New York 49,
N Y
Evening star., 1945-12-24

Bluebirds and roses are welcome
combination everywhere. On towels
or pillowcases use one motif on each
or one on each teacloth corner.
Pattern envelope contains hot
iron transfers for 4 designs, each
about 6 by II inches, and 4 small
motifs; color chart, stitch 1lustra-
tions and full directions.
Send Is cents (coin) for Pattern
No. R1977 to Needle Arts Dept, The
Washington Star, P. O. Box l72, Sta
tion D. New York 8, N. Y. Please
include your postal zone number.
Evening star., 1945-12-24

Contributions and requests
must be accompanied by the
sender's full name and address.
We will withhold both and use
only initials. Please address
mail to the Readers Clearing
House, Woman's Page, The
Evening Star, Washington 4.
Views expressed in the Clear
ing House are not necessarily
those Of The Star, and as 1t Is
obviously impossible for Us to
test all recipes submitted, we
cannot assume responsibility
for them.
Betsy Cas,peH
Evening star., 1945-12-24
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FOOD AND FOUNTAIN CLERKS, age I6
OF, over: experience not necessary, as we
Will train you; good pay while learning:
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