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Evening star., 1947-04-30

A popular prewar small appli-
ance is again available! It's none
other than an electric egg cooker
This cooks eggs in live steam, shut
ting off automatically when they are
done just right. When water Ii
poured into the base it completes
the electric circuit and turns itself
into the steam. Then when all
water is gone. current cuts off. You
can boil, poach. steam, fry eggs
quickly and to perfection. The
cooker consists of nice looking
ivory base with glass dome. Keep
this in mind as an excellent shower
or wedding gift for the May or
June bride.
Here's another small appliance
made by the same manufacturer
that has made its temperance
recently. An electric bottle warm
er. This contraption works the same
way, pour water into the base which
turns into steam and when water
Is gone, milk is at correct tempera-
ture and current shuts off auto
matically. This may be plugged
into any AC outlet and used in kit
chen, nursery or bedroom. This
article, likewise, Is finished In ivory
only. You can use this as vapor-
izer to relieve baby's cold and
Group. The vaporizer attachment
makes it possible to convert the
bottle WARMER to a vaporizer and
use medicated steam for relief. Cot
ton or gauze dipped in medicant is
placed in the vaporizer container
The steam passes through containe,
and carries medicant through the
vaporizer nozzle for child to inhale
The comparatively new never.
lift type iron made by a well-knowr
manufe cturer is proving very pop.
ular. A push button control, easily
Evening star., 1947-04-30
TOMORROW,

THos. J. OWEN & SON, auctioneers. 435
Southern Building.-Chattels at auction -
Trustees sale Of valuable bakery. furnish
inss and equipment contained within
premises 20S 7th st. Sc, consisting of dis
play cases, scales. mixers. stove, table, wall
cabinet, refrigeratoE- store counters, etc.
By virtue Of certain chattel deed of trust.
dated April 2. 1e47. being Instrument
number 1925. recorded April o. 1947.
among the land records of the District of
Columbia, and at the request Of the party
secured thereby. the undersigned trustees
VIII sell at public auction within the office
Of Thos. J. owen = Son, Room 435. South
ern Building, 18th and sts. NV. on
Thursday. the lst Gay Of May, AID. 1a47.
at 2:30 O'clock pm. all OF the. fur
above mentioned chsttel trust and con-
aimed within premises 20s. 7th st. Sc.
Terms of sale: To be sold as an en-
tirety subject to prior chattel trust
ther particulars of which will be am
nounced at time of sale. All cash over
and above. said chattel trust required at
time Of sale All parties in interest please
take notice. GRILLE c. GAUDETTE,
sp24.2e.so.
Evening star., 1947-04-30
Fashion Calendar

A May Day fashion show will
be held at the United Nations
Club, 1701 Nineteenth street
NV, on May / from 4 to 6 pm.
The benefit for st. Rambert
l'Ile Barbe, a little French
town which Allied bombers
were forced to bomb, is being
held under the distinguished
patronage Of Nine. Henri Bon
net.
Every Saturday a well-known
Connecticut avenue dining spot
holds a luncheon fashion show.
The fashion show starts
promptly at 1890 pm. and
every week some OF the most
attractive clothes in Washing
ton are displayed. A nice
thought If you are one of the
fortunates who can take leis-
urely lunch hour on Saturday!
Evening star., 1947-04-30
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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
Tor them. Betsy Cas,ceH
Evening star., 1947-04-30
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purchased separately; cash only. GL, 46s5
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clal statements and tax records prepared
py competent accountant on Reasonable
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Evening star., 1947-04-30

dSCS Suggest tlIctltStitSS hS uLtitiB
these requirements, but unfortu-
nately neither of these appeal to
me particularly. ANY other sug-
gestions you readers may have will
be greatly appreciated.
X II " X
FLARING EARS:
BATHTUB FEARS;
CHILD'S MEALS.
(Fron1 Mrs r. J. r., Washington J
In reply to Mrs. T. L. DIS Wash
ington request how do you keep a
baby's ears from faring? I would
like to pass on the advice my doctor
gave me when I was having the
same trouble with my sons ears.
Please, whatever you do, don't try
taping down the ear. This may
give some satisfaction to the parents
but actually it does no good at all
and causes the baby no end Of
agony. AS a baby's ears grow they
naturally grow alike, not one up, one
down. The f1aring is caused by the
way the baby lies on the ear, but
when the baby starts sitting up the
ear will gradually lose all signs Of
f1aring. So just try to forget about
the flaring Of your baby's ear. I
did and today my little son who is
now 2 years old has two perfectly
shaped ears.
No, Mrs. c. j. B., Mount Rainier,
yours is not the only child who at
IT months developed a fear Of the
bathtub for no apparent reason.
My two both did the same thing. In
both cases I pretended not to notice
it. If they wanted to stand I let
them do so, but held one arm
around them. This prevented the
danger of a fall and I think also gave
a little feeling Of security. AS for
the screaming I didn't let on I
even heard it. In both cases this
method proved highly successful
and it wasn't long before the bath
was once more one of the favorite
activities Of the day.
Now I'd like to offer q suggestion
to the parents Of pre-sch0ol children
for saving table linen and reducing
serious mealtime accidents. My lit
tie girl had to give up her high
chair to her baby brother before
she was 2 years old. Instead Of
getting another high chair I got
q sturdy kitchen stool with a back
and pretty inexpensive tray that
had little edge on 1t. Then if
any food should be dropped off of
the plate or even glass of milk
split no real harm has been done
because 1t all stays right on the
tray. The tray doesn't look at all
bad on the table and 1t is a lot
easier to rinse off a tray than to
have to mop off the table, If any
accident should occur. This idea
has proved so successful that
have gotten two more trays and
keep them at my mothers since
we eat over there quite often. I Just
hope this idea helps some one else
as much as many Of the suggestions
in RICH have helped me.
X \
BACHELORS s.O.s.l
(Frons Mr.. B. H. r., Washington
How's about you good ladies
coming to the aid of an old bache-
lor? My problem, my dears, is this !:
On two of my fine white broad
cloth shirts the collars have become
Evening star., 1947-04-30
SHRINKING PIE CRUST;
GARDENIA.

(Frona Mrs. N. J. r, Washington
Being one of the old school who
measures by eye and cooks by ear,
I don't know why a crust shrinks.
do know that in 40 years of cook
ing it's never happened to mine.
Could it be you gals do it the hard
way? Beating, pounding, weights,
extra plates, pound of beans, any
one of these might give even tough
crust an inferiority complex so 1t
would curl up, Try this-just roll
out the crust, flatten it snuggly in
plate, bring well UP on the rim and
If still in doubt prick bottom of crust
or times with a fork. Start in
425-degree oven for 10 minutes,
then 400 degrees for time stated in
recipe used. Would like to hear it
this simple rule works or have
just had dumb luck all these years?
Gardenia-I had many blossoms
at Eastertime on gardenia plant.
Wants humidity, so I covered with
large discarded goldfish bowl until
blossoms began to open. Otherwise
no special treatment was given.
* 4 X
POEM WANTED?
From Mrs. J. G. NJ, College Park. J
would appreciate the words to
a children's poem which I remem-
Der from grammar school and would
now like to tell my children. It
is something about two little clouds
going out to play, both bumped
their heads and it began to rain.
Hope some of your readers can
help me out!
Evening star., 1947-04-30
POEM WANTEQ2
THANK YOU" NOTE.

From Mrs. J. L. J.. Washington
I wish to thank the many ladies
who answered my request regarding
African violets. I now have beau-
tiful blue boy" plant and am
enjoying it so much. I hope at some
later date I may be able to help
some one secure plant.
Evening star., 1947-04-30
UPHOLSTERING.

from Mrs. J. D. K, Sluer Spring. J
To ]. T. @. regarding upl1olster-
ing. A very good pamphlet en-
titled BE Your Own Upholsterer"
by Florence E. Wright may be had
by writing for bulletin No. 648, Cor
nell University, ithaca, N. Y. Il
believe one should inclose 10 cents
for it, And the little book, Re
vive Your Own Furniture" by Louise
Sloan, is also helpful.
+
LAWN MOWERS?
DAYLIGHT TINE.
From Mrs. L. G. c., Chepy Chase. J
Would like to know If any RICH
readers have used one of those light
weight (8A pound lawn mowers
with steel cutting discs, and If they
are satisfactory? Will appreciate
any information and an early an
swer. as it's getting near grass
cuttin'" time and will take some
time to get one shipped.
Personally, I'm looking forward to
DIST with an early dinner and long
evenings. Try putting the kiddies
to bed at regular time (by clock
and give them q half hour to read
or play with a book or toy Of their
choice, and as rule they will fall
asleep long before the half hour is
up. Children do not suffer with the
heat as we adults do. Remember
when you were child?
DRIED MILK;
CHOOSING A HOBBY?
from Mrs. J. E. P, Washington.)
To the woman who asked about
suggestions for using dried milk
powder, may I refer you to an
article in the March, 1947, issue of
The Woman with Woman's Digest"
called How to Beat the Milk Short
age" Farrell Publishing Corp, 420
Lexington avenue, New York II.
N. "? This says in part, with
reference to dried milk solids used
as beverage:
use at least "a of cup of milk
powder for each quart of water to
achieve real milk flavor. For proper
blending, use cold water; place the
water in the mixing bowl first and
sprinkle the powder over the water
Then beat or stir until the powder
is fully dissolved -. For bever-
ages, soups, gravies and sauces, the
dried solids must first be mixed with
water to make fluid skim milk. Use
3 tablespoons Of the powder to a
cup of water. But for cereals,
breads, biscuits and puddings,
simply mix the milk powder with
the other dry ingredients. If the
recipe calls for l cup of milk, add
three tablespoons of the powder to
the dry ingredients and use one cup
of water"
Now will the lady who asked
about their use please tell me, If
she can, where she is able to pur-
chase either dried milk solids or
dried skim milk. I, too, would like
to use some If I knew where to
buy it.
I would also like some suggestions
from you readers as to a hobby or
interest for myself that would fit the
following specifications: 1t is not
to be a doing" hobby with the
hands. II have crocheting as my in
terest for those spare moments
when sit down to rest and my hus-
band and I have Photographic
developing and printing for our eve
ming relaxation.) I would like some
thing that would be almost en-
tirely a matter of reading and
memorizing. The reading should
not be too lengthy and involved as
my youngster does not give me
much time during the day for such
concentration but I do have plenty
of opportunity as I go about my
household tasks for thinking over
oy,J J{pacfipo ar rpnronriziyC what
Evening star., 1947-04-30
OUT-OF-TOWN RATE
Four Lines (Minimum)
AUCTION SALES.
TODAY.

AUCTION-Tonight, 7:30 pm at SMITHS
WAREHOUSE, 80 st. NV. Furniture
and household effects of various kinds, in
Guiding twin-bed room suites, bookcases.
living rm. suite, chests, dressers, rugs,
pictures, glassware, china, bric-a- -brac,
boxes and contents, and various other
articles. Remember this is a night sale
Tonight, 7:30 promptly
Evening star., 1947-04-30
SPECIAL NOTICES.

ACCOUNTANT. expert. books started.
Sept: part time; tax returns prepared.
statements. audits: reasonable. OR 2074
automatic: no cash needed, small monthly
payment: immediate installation. D. 4
STANSBURY. II. 5000.
Evening star., 1947-04-30
DIETING.

IN dieting ana mentlOneQ Sne uStC
q pineapple Juice cheese salad dress
ing. I don't understand your sys-
tenn. It appears to be dieting by
inverse ratio. Pineapple Juice has
about the highest caloric count OF
all the juices, and then cheese In
addition?
A request to the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Co. will bring you q book
let, Overweight and Underweight,
which will be good guide to caloric
dieting, or a small pocket size book
let, Pocket Guide for Calorie Count
ers," may be purchased at one of the
large F street book stores. Then
If your doctor approves of your
going on a caloric diet, pick your
well-balanced meals from the low
calorie foods by looking them ur
In a good calorie book and not by
guess work and there Is no reason
why you or any one cannot lose
weight without starving. But hav.
ing pineapple juice is not the way te
do it BY the time you have lost
weight to your satisfaction, you will
know enough about dieting to main
tain your proper figure by watching
your calorie count as soon as you
put on that first five pounds. It's
really easy, I do 1t all the time.
One more word of advice to ali
dieters. Don't be a see-saw dieter
If you don't think you can really
stay on your diet, just forget about
it altogether. If you diet for five
days and then go off over the week
end with cocktails and pastries
you've undone all your good work
and have only given yourself the
trouble of dieting without getting
the results. There is no profit in
dieting half way because then you
have neither the pleasure of the food
you desire nor the figure you wish.
Evening star., 1947-04-30
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additional.
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Four Lines (Minimum)
Flat rate per line 45c
Out-of-Town Rate is charged
on all advertising Is miles OF
more from Washington.
Claims for errors must be made
in time for correction before
second insertion.
When canceling classified ad-
vertisements be sure to make
a note of the cancellation num-
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credit for the cancellation.
| Lost and Found ! Advertise
ments appear on Page A-3.
Evening star., 1947-04-30

Classified Advertising is
the outward and visible sign
of reader confidence and re-
sponse. The Star prints
each week a larger number
of Classified Advertisements
than all other Washington
newspapers combined and
on Sunday, the big day In
Classified Advertising, double
that of its Sunday competi-
tors combined.
Evening star., 1947-04-30
kEWhatS Coobin'

S pork chops III teaspoons
cup rice u teaspoon
u green pepper diced
2 tablespoons grated onion Water needed
Brown the pork chops their fat
add lightly
asoningS
Place Drowned chops and 1850
degrees Fo for 1la hours rice absorb the
necessary to lift add water BY
Evening star., 1947-04-30
USING EGG .WHrTEs.

from Mrs. D. e., Chnrchton, Nd
Here are some suggestions for
those mothers who are giving their
babies Just the, yolks of eggs. OF
course, you who do lots OF baking
can ind plenty Of use for the whites
of the eggs, but for those who serve
simple. easy-to-prepare desserts I
have q couple Of ideas. Thanks to
another RCH reader I now hard
poach Just the yolk, which leaves
the white raw, naturally. There
are any number of whips" you can
make. One white can make enough
to serve 8 or 4 people, and I've
made them with apple butter, jar OF
junior chopped prunes, stewed april
cots or peaches (strained). And
there are no doubt others I haven't
tried yet that would be good. Just
whip egg whites very stiff and then
add gradually the other ingredients,
whipping after each addition. That's
all. About q cup Of fruit to one
white Is my recipe.
Then I tried joining whipped egg
white with jello with happy results.
Let the 5ello get half way firm and
then beat slightly. Add well-beaten
egg white and fruit, marshmallows
or what have you and mix together.
Put back in ice box and let harden.
This makes an attractive and in
teresting variation in the jello line.
Lime Is particularly pretty. Looks
like sea foam. I'd be glad for any
other simple suggestions for using
up those egg whites.
GRAHAM CRACKER CAKE7
from Mrs. v. S. p, Mount Rainier. J
Do any Of our readers have a
recipe for a really good Graham
Cracker Cake" one that has nice
&Ll~1, Ia
Evening star., 1947-04-30

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Information sent In By the fol-
lotoing has been forwarded to
those for p1lonr 1t 1ods intended:
Mrs. M. ~, J. c. L. Mrs. T. S.
O.. r. A., Mrs. d. r. ~, Mrs.
J.F. Med, E. R., r. o. r, E. r. A,
Washington; Mrs. z. M. +, Ar
ltngton.
Our thanks to these readers
Dhose contributions tDere similar
to others previously receiDed::
Mrs. G.. C. S.. SAUer Spring;
Mrs. W. r. M, College Park; Mrs.
M. X. S., Alexandria; M. o. S.,
LotDer Marlboro; Mrs. L. X. H,
Greenbelt; Mrs. J. W. c., Ashe-
riHe, N. c.: Mrs. B. F. X, Fair
tar;; Mrs. W. M. W, Arlington;
j Miss II. K, Mr.. r. Y, Mrs. M. B.
M, Mrs. G. T. r., Washington.
Evening star., 1947-04-30

Continued on Next Pags. j
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-07-26

Valvanna, 3, were in their attic
apartment in the Washburne ave.
building, along with the oldest son,
an ex-serviceman.
THERE was no light or gas in
the flat. The walls were cracked,
the plaster broken. In one corner
stood rolled-up mattress, placed
there by the landlord-Coleman.
Suddenly the Wilson family
heard screams, the sound of broken
glass, the cracking terror of
flames roaring through the fire
trap. They ran down the stairs
and out to the street. There they
stopped look back on the burn
ing building.
''Mrs. Hickman was trying to
climb down the front of the build
ing," Wilson recalled, holding on
to the bricks with her finger nails.
Her boy had told her to kick in
the windows so she would have a
place to stand on the ledge.
SHE CLIMBED down from the
attic to the third floor, from the
third floor to the second, trying
to hold on, from window to win
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The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-07-26

Carrying signs which read:
Rents Going Up - Building
Falling Down-Cohen's Profits
Going to Town." organized
tenants smashed their land
lords plans to double rents for
the "last class kitchenette"
Park Royal building at 4006-O8
South Parkway which was reg
istered as a first class hotel.
Two weeks ago, the tenants
had been informed by their
landlord, Harold Cohen, that
rents would be raised 100 to
$50 per cent. After consulting
with Albert George, housing
chairman of the National Ne
gro Congress, tenants refused
to pay.
On Saturday, a picket line
Led by Melvin Brown, Ishmael
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-07-26

was aware of his rights.
Cohen finally agreed to his
tenants demands to keep rents
down.
Last week a delegation of is
tenants from the Park Royal
Building went to the City
Building Department and reg
istered a mass complaint against
fire and health violations.
And at the City Council
housing committees hearing on
municipal rent controls last
week, MIC Housing Chairman
Albert George testified: "There
is no justification for one cent
more of rents for the rundown,
over-crowded firetraps we are
compelled to live in"
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-07-26
GIL expects
100000 at
Soldiers Field

Top screen and radio stars will
come here to join an estimated
crowd of 100000 union people
at Soldiers Field on Labor Day, it
was announced this week by the
Chicago Federation of Labor.
More than 500 delegates and
visitors attended a special meet
ing OF the Chicago Federation of
Labor Monday night at Musicians
Hall and agreed to raise $4,000
to finance the holiday rally which
will primarily be directed against
the effects Of the aft-Hartley
act.
Main speaker will be William
Green, president of the American
Federation of Labor. Members of
the CIO, the railroad brother
hoods and the general public
have been invited. Admission Is
free.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-07-26

restrictive covenants compell-
ing the Negro people to live
within fixed areas, and milk
them of exhorbitant rentals for
buildings which no human be-
ing would live in if he had
choice. We must organize to
stop this"
POLICE assistance in break
ing up the picketline was called
for by the landlord when it be-
came apparent that the boy
colt was effective. Albert
George was taken to Stanton
Avenue police station by three
policemen, but was released
when George made it clear to
Captain Milton Deas that he
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-07-26

AT THE INQUEST the story
came out piecemeal. A statement,
which the police claimed Hick-
man had made. was read to the
coroner's jury.
In it he was quoted as admitting
that he shot David Coleman, "a,
of 2720 Prairie ave., his former
landlord, as Coleman sat in a
car parked at 1924 Prairie ave.
Coleman died four days later in
the Bridewell Hospital.
That was the outline of the
story, but behind it lay the scream
ing terror of crumbling rat-trap
in flames. Behind it lay the death
of Hickman's four small children.
HIcKMAN'S NEIGHBoRS told
The Chicago Star that other story.
D. Wilson, a farm equipment
worker, sat in his apartment with
his wife at 1888 Washburne ave.
and shook his head sadly as he
recalled the tragic series of events.
IF anybody was crushed down,
that man was, after what hap
pened to his family" Wilson said
sadly.
1t was about midnight Jan. 16.
Hickman, his wife, Mrs. Anna Mae
Hickman, and his children, Leslie,
IA, Alvana, 8, Sylvester, 7, and
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-07-26
Speaks for rent
control in 29th

Pearl M. Hart, prominent Chi
cago attorney, stressed the need
Tor continued rent controls after
expiration of existing federal con-
trolls, at a special meeting of the
18th Ward Chapter of Progressive
Citizens of America PCA), at the
Midwest Athletic Club, last week.
I'VE are determined" said
Richard Olar, president of the
Chapter, chat the people of the
10Th Ward shall have an oppor-
tunity to make themselves heard
on the rent control question"
Olar emphasized the need for
tenants to make their demands
known to state legislators"
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-07-26
$50 pct rent bubble burst by plckets

Flory, Helen Parker and Cain
cambridge, and organized by
38 of the So tenants living in
the building was thrown around
a hardware store at Pershing
road and South Parkway,
owned by the landlord, urging
customers to boycott him be-
cause he was unfair to organ
lied tenants
AN NNC soundtruck told
passers-by what the issues were,
asking them to boycott the
store and to organize their own
buildings.
Speakers told the huge crowd
that gathered around the pick
etline:
Absentee South side land
lords are the Bilbos and RAN
kins of Chicago. They organize
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-07-26
Member Root?
He noY be back

Russell Root. defeated Re-
publican candidate for Mayor
in the last election. may be a
candidate on the bipartisan
coalition slate for Superior
Court judge. it was disclosed
this week.
If Root goes on the ticket,
Democrats will join Republi-
cans in support of the Big Bust
ness candidate who was con-
sidered one of the most corrupt
and reactionarY candidates
ever TO run for office in this
city.
tSee Page ? for story of
progressive judicial slafe.l