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while the reader is still busily look
ing in all the wrong directions.
Popular this year, particularly
among men, was Bruno Fischers
More Deaths Than One" Mr.
Fischer achieves a considerable tour
de force by permitting each of the
suspects to tell one or more chapters
OF the novel without betraying which
Is the guilty party. He changes
point of view % times without sac
rlflcing the flow of his story, its sus-
pense or the plot.
Homicide Hunters
For the Ladies
The woman deyotees Of the homi-
eide hunters liked Louisa Revell.S
Bus Station Murders" for it's con-
sistently good writing, its logical
plot and the presence therein of a
small-toWn school teacher as detec-
tive. This one is short on gore and
long on honey detail.
In the absence of Raymond Chan
dler, Brett Halliday topped the
Observation-Disclosures department with
"Counterfeit Wife, featuring De-
tective Michael Shayne in an atmos-
phere OF multiple murder, arson. kid
naping, counterfeiting and suicide.
There's blond who laces gin with
laudanum and, of course, an uniden-
titled body in Mr. Shaynes bedroom.
And there's sufficiently battling
plot
The hard-boiled school is also we'll
represented by newcomer, Robert
Selman, who adds civilized overtones
to the Chandler technique His
"Once Upon Crime" is sometimes
confusing, but always diverting for
its breezy style and wry humor.
The Washington scene produced
two of the years adventures in
crime, both with provocative titles.
Francis Bonnamy, an Alexandrian
who writes under that pseudonym,
turned out a -than-average
whodunit in Portrait of the Artist
as a Dead Man" the locale being
an artists studio on a hill over
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looking the Potomac Bill Goode,
who served time as Washington
newspaper man, had some lively
things to say about senatorial ora
tory. cafe society and police under
lings in "The Senator's Nude"
1t took two veteran purveyors Of
things homicidal to show the new
comers how to turn out story de-
pending more for its suspense on the
vagaries of human character than
on straight detection. Dorothy B.
Hughes did a dark and terrifying
portrait of a mass murderer in her
I'm Lonely Place" and Rufus King
presented greedy femme fatale
who nearly gets away with murder
in "Lethal Lady"
Among the other crime stories that
lean more heavily on psychological
upheavals than mystery. two worthy
of mention were BE Still. My Love-"
by June Truesdell, and "If You Have
Tears" by John Evans. The Trues-
dell novel involves woman pro-
fessor who kills student and then
is called upon to help solve the
crime. The buildup for the kill and
the capture, with love as we'll as life
at stake, makes suspenseful reading.
Mr. Evans, author of Halo in Blood"
also gives you look at the murderer
at work The ironic twist at the
end is a Shocker.
For those who like. giggles with
their gore, some old reliables as well
as some newcomers were on hand
to provide it. Andy and Arabella
Blake, Richard Powell's detecting
team, got into their usual peck of
trouble in And Hope to Die" an
opus involving more narrow escapes
for the reluctant Andy and more
adventure for the fun-loving Arab.
this time in Florida setting.
More sophisticated humor was pro-
vided by Jack Iams in The Body
Missed the Boat" and Robert Ter
rail- in Madam Is Dead" Mr., Iarns
also turned out the diverting Girl
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far the best Of them. to our way Of
thinking, was Manning Coles Let
the Tiger Die" featuring the un-
kiliable Tommy Hambledon taking
steps to prevent World War III.
Not to be overlooked is the years
prize oddity-a story in the lady,
or-the-tiger tradition. Joseph Bon
ney, in q preface to Look to the
Lady" announces that while plot
ting and writing the book he was
sure the death of Robert Kane, oS-
tensibly a suicide. actually was mur-
der and "as the omniscient author,
Iknew who committed the murder
and exactly how" But. he confesses.
reading the completed book. I'm
not so sure" Neither can the reader
be. but everybody is entitled to a
theory. Unfortunately there's no
way Of knowing whether or not
you're omniscient. too.
Erie Stanley Gardner was repre-
sented this year not only by his
the Fan Dancers Horse" and the
recent The Case Of the Lazy Lover"
but also by short biography. Alva
Johnston, who did the slim volume
of biographical notes, supplies some
impressive statistics about the man
who created Perry Mason.
There are those who say readers
are now demanding more battling
plots, more acute character portray
ais and better writing, but Perry
Mason's faithful flock still numbers
in the millions.
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Meets Body" this year. The Terrall
item concerns the efforts of an AMG
captain to locate the murderer of
a Parisienne whose motto was "ev-
erything for the soldier" It's on
the eyebrow-raising side, but written
distinctly with tongue in cheek.
Most satisfying for its blending of
humor with tragedy was Anthony
Thorne's fire retelling of that old
legend involving the mysterious dis
appearance of hotel guest on the
eve of the Paris Exposition. AS you
may remember, the hotel conspires
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to deny that the guest was ever in
residence, leaving frantic relative
to try to prove the guests existence.
Mr., Thorne catches all the sights
and sounds of the opening of the
exposition and includes gem of a
conversation between sheltered
English maiden and the flamboyant,
If somewhat shopworn. toast OF
Paris.
The usual crop of spy stories. CEN
texing on the postwar efforts of
Nazis who got away. found their way
into the crime corner this year. BY
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Recommended

DEATH OF A DOLL, by Hill
da Lawrence. (Simon; $2.5OD
SO LONG AT THE FAIR, by
Anthony ThOrne. (Random;
$2.50D
THE FATAL CARESS, edit
ed by Richard Barker. (Duell,
Sloan; So
MORE DEATHS THAN
ONE, by Bruno Fischer. (Ziff-
Davis: $250D
LET THE TIGER DIE. by
Manning Coles. doubleday &c
Co.; So
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Enough Suspense
To Set You Wild

Also heavy on the suspense, but
much lighter than Miss Lawrence on
the mystery, is Anthony Gilbert in
by Hook or by Crook The sus-
pense here derives from the efforts
of a helpless old lady to convince
people that she is not senile in be-
Ieying something very wrong has
befallen a 6-year-old orphan. The
reader finds himself almost scream
ing with Illustration before Mr.
Crook comes to the rescue.
Another old reliable, John Dick
son Carr, came through this year
with an above ve-average whodunit,
although it wasn't in a class with
He Who Whispers" Mr.. Carr's top
flight mystery of last year. In
"The Sleeping Sphinx" Mr.. Carr
calls on his corpulent DR.. Gideon
Fell to decide whether a girl is crazy
in insisting her sister met with foul
play. AS usual, DR.. Fell is full OF
perverSity and paradoxes, but he has
no trouble Spottlng the murderer
Evening star., 1947-11-02

council. A petition signed by 10000
voters would be needed to initiate
legislation. A like requirement is
made for recall of an elected Of
fetal. The council could order a
referendum vote on a pending meas
ure by a three-fourths vote of its
membership.
The proposed congressional joint
committee would consist of IS men,
bers, who would take over all of
the responsibilities now held by the
So members of the House and SEN
ate District committees and the
District subcommittee of the ap-
preparation committees. 1t would
include nine members of the House,
three of whom would be members
of the appropriatiOnS committee,
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Public Utilities Commission con-
tinue in the Public Utilities Com
mission herein recommended, except
that the members of the commits
sion be appointed by the Mayor and
approved by the District Council.
Recommendation.-That the pres
ent powers and duties of the Rede-
velopment Land Agency, as well as
the composition of its board, con-
tinue as at present, except that the
District members of the agency be
appointed by the Mayor and ap-
proved by the District Council and
that It's annual budget be approved
by the District Council.
Board of Tax Appeals.
Recommendation.-That the pres
ent District Board of Tax Appeals
be abolished and its powers, duties
and personnel be transferred to a
Board Of Tax Appeals consisting of
three qualified electors of the Dis
trict of Columbia appointed by the
Mayor, with the on~roval of the
District Council. -
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east, southwest, southeast. The
city-wide election planned for all
posts was designed to avoid the
evils" of the ward system.
Authors of the plan said no one
could be a candidate for both at
large and area council posts.
The four candidates for at-large
posts receiving the highest total OF
votes, would be declared elected
The same system would apply tc
candidates for area posts.
A council candidate would be
nominated by petition signed by
500 qualified electors. A candidate
must actually live here for three
years prior to the election. An area
candidate must have lived in his
District section a year.
The plan prescribes that all cam
paigns and elections must be on a
partisan basis. There would be
no party label permitted on the
ticket or ballot.
Added to the voting plan are pro-
visions for the initiative, referen-
dunn and recall, to permit direct in
fuence by the voters on its elected
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dividual items, to reduce or delete,
but not to increase the councils
budget proposals. Any member OF
Congress, however. would retain his
right to initiate legislation of any
kind.
The city manager, serving the
pleasure of the council, would be
paid up to $4,000 year. He would
have several assistants at $4,000.
Councilmen would receive no sal
ary' but would be given an honora-
rum of s2.400 a year. The mayor
would have in addition a 5000 ex-
pense account.
Members of the Board Of Public
Education would be paid $40 for
each meeting attended. to maxi
mum of $3.50 year. The president
of the board would get SIS a meet
ing and maximum of S375 a year.
! The Auchincloss committee has
considered but is deferring to later
decision proposals for reorganiza-
! ton of the Districts judicial system.
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Continued From First PageD

to the United States, they estimated,
would be increased by about ST.
250,000 a year. This would indi-
cate q net increased cost Of only
about $125,000 a year which, the
staff experts said, would include
the costs of election machinery and
all other expenses.
They calculated the proposed
new fiscal formula would produce
about s11,800,000. or 100000 more
than the United States now pays
into the Districts general fund.
2. Placing District employees gen.
orally under civil service rules as
to classification, pay and retire
ment. except that separate police
and fire statutes would be continued
with but one change to raise retire
ment deductions from 35 per cent
to the standard S per cent of salary.
3. Freeing the District budget
from last remaining controls by
the Federal Budget Bureau. The
District manager would. draft the
budget which would be subject to
public hearings by the Council, and
then sent directly to Congress. The
new joint committee would hold
hearings, with powers to reduce or
eliminate items, but not to increase
them, and then Congress would
act.
4. Merger of the National Capital
Park Police and the Geological Park
Police with the Metropolitan Police
Department.. Left intact would be
the White House and Capitol Police
forces.
5. Transfer of the costs of the
National Guard to the United States
on the ground that it performs no
necessary service to the city govern
ment and is under command of the
President and not the city govern
ment.
6. Places the District government
entirely on its own basis, financially
providing that 1t must pay for all
services it gets from the United
States. except for grants in keeping
with those given the States under
Federal policy.
Could Affect District Committee.
The reorganization plan, as nov
outlined by the Auchincloss commit
tee, would not be submitted to Dis
trict residents for approval before
adoption. The tentative plan rules
out a referendum on the grounds
that it would mot be prqactical fol
several cogent reasons"
Mr.. Auchincloss stated: FIRST
these proposals contemplate q
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and six Senators, two Of whom
would be appropriations committee
men. The Craftsmanship of the
joint committee would rotate every
two years between the senior men,
bers of the majority party from the
Senate and the House, beginning
with the House.
All acts of the council would be
subject to review by Congress. Mere
ordinances would become effective
at once but could be vetoed by Con-
gress by concurrent resolution if
passed by both houses within so
days. Legislative proposals of the
council would await congressional
action before becoming effective
Thirty days would be allowed for
study by the joint committee and
80 days for possible veto action by
the House and Senate.
Ordinances and legislative acts OF
the council would be accepted or
vetoed in toto but as to appropria-
ton bills Congress could change in
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District eIf-Government Plan
Urqes Council Elected byP People

change in the present District Com
mittee of Congress; second, extensive
changes in some Federal agencies
are involved, and third, 1t is the
constitutional responsibility OF Con-
gress to establish the Government
Of the District of Columbia. These
are matters over which District resi-
dents as such could not expect to
exercise jurisdiction"
He added that if a referendum
were held prior to consideration by
Congress of motivating legislation,
it was quite likely no action could
be taken during the Both Congress
because of the time element.
Mr.. Auchincloss said he wanted
to make perfectly clear" that pro-
posals in the preliminary report in
no way abridged the right or duty
of Congress to control any govern.
ment of the District. In essence, he
said, the proposals were that the
initiative of government be trans
ferred from the President and. Con-
gress to the electorate of the Dis
trict.
He said there were three main OBJ
jectives in the self-government
plan: To relieve Congress as much
as possible Of the "burdensome
housekeeping functions" of the Dis
trict, to create representative local
government and to provide an "ef-
ficient and economical city gov
ernment.
The home rule plan is in keeping
with hopes of Chairman Dirksen
and Buck of the House and Senate
District Committees. Strong argu-
ments for home rule were advanced
early this year by Mr. Dirksen when
he created the Auchincloss subcom-
mittee. At that time he protested
that Congress should not have to
devote its time to multitude OF
municipal details.
Right Approach. Says Buck.
Senator Buck, Republican, OF
Delaware, while not passing on de-
tails of the Auchincloss report, de-
clared it was "the right approach"
The Senate District Committee, he
predicted, would give all possible
aid in passage of the motivating
legislation. THE Senate commit
tee is strongly in favor Of home rule
for the District and will give any
help it can," he said.
All IL members of the city coun-
Gil would be elected by cit
yote. However, only four would
.un on an at-large basis. Two
2ouncilmen would be elected for
each of the four major geogra phical
,reas of the city, northwest. north
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Columbia a powerful voice In zonine
Zoning Adjustment Board.

Z0ntng Adjustment bOard.
Recommendation.-That the pres
ent Zoning Adjustment Board be
abolished and that its powers and
duties be transferred to Zoning
Adjustment Board composed of a
member of the District Council, ap-
pointed by the Mayor, serving as
chairman, the chairman OF the
Joint Standing Committee on the
District of Columbia provided that
the executive officer of the commit
tee can act for the chairman at his
direction), member of, or repre-
sentative of, the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission
designated by the chairman OF that
commission, and three qualified
voters of the District of Columbia
appointed by the Mayor and ap-
proved by the District Council. . .
Public Utilities Commission.
endation.-That the pres
ent powers and duties of the District
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PRELIMINARY REPORT
HOME RULE AND REORGANIZATION
Arizona sun., 1947-10-24

alternately with
milk. Then add
lukewarm pota-
toes to which the
chocolate has
been added and
allowed to melt,
and the walnuts.
Fold in beaten
Arizona sun., 1947-10-24
How to Successfully Grow and Care
For Your House Plants and Flowers

Water only enough TO keep them alive
and in the spring start new plants by
pinching off slips from tops of growing
stems or using the new shoots around the
base for slips.
Nuns can be potted all year and plant
ed outside in summer but during these
winter months they need cool. moist air
to survive.
You may want to know about preserv-
ing other indoor plants-cyclamen, prim-
rose. cactus, geranium. Proper planting
and watering for these and others are dis
cussed in our booklet No. %.
Send 25c in coin for "Success With House
Plants and Flowers to Weekly Newspa-
per Service, 243 West 18th Street, New
York IL New York. Print name, address
with zone. booklet title and No. %.
Arizona sun., 1947-10-24

Ham n cornbread 60 long way
toward making any meal a suc-
cess. Add finely diced ham to corn
bread batter before baking. Serve
with salads, soups and souffies for
a favor-bright combination.
A never-to-be-forgotten rule when
baking cakes, is to allow all the
ingredients, especially the fat, eggs
and liquid to come to room tempera-
ture before mixing. Their "com-
binability" is increased tremen-
dously and the texture of the cake
improved.
Arizona sun., 1947-10-24
Jackson's Death

Stonewall Jackson did not die
on the battlefield. The Confederate
general was wounded by his own
men on a reconnaissance during
the battle of Charlottesville on
May 2, 1868. He died eight days
later in a little frame house at
Guinea Station, Va.
Arizona sun., 1947-10-24
Warn, Stream, Meets Cold

The cold Labrador Current and
the warm Gulf Stream meet at
the Grand Banks, off Newfound-
land. This meeting of warm and
cold water creates the dense fogs
that so endanger shipping in that
part of the Atlantic.
Arizona sun., 1947-10-24


stops for dinner or tea on Sunday,
we have cooks treat to set before
them.
There are loads of cakes to please
every palate, from feathery-textured
spice cakes to delectable combina-
tions of banana and pineapple cake,
as well as spiced dark devils food
and ight-as-down, delicate whipped
cream cake.
First, let's start off with a hot
milk cake, easy on the budget and
easy to mix. Top it with a broiled
icing.
Hot Milk Cake.
2 eggs, well beaten
cup sugar
1 cup sifted cake -four
A teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
n cup hot milk
1 tablespoon butter
Beat eggs until light and thick
Slowly add sugar and continue beat
ing until very light and thick. Sift
-four, baking powder and salt. Fold
into egg and sugar mixture all at
one time Melt butter in hot milk
and fold into cake. The addition Of
the -four and milk should take no
longer than one minute. Pour into
a well creased pan and bake in a
preheated, moderate (350oF) oven
for 80 minutes.
BrOiled Icing.
n cup brown sugar
II cup butter, melted
n cup cream
/ cup coconut
Combine. ingredients, blending
well. Frost cake and return to hot
oven or broiler just long enough to
brown.
Banana Cake.
n cup butter
III cups sugar
l cup banana, mashed
II cup dates, chopped
cup crushed pineapple, drained
2 cups cake -four
n teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
" cup nutmeats
" cup sour milk
Cream sugar and butter thorough
". Add bananas, dates, pineapple,
and blend thor
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in nuts; add " 81 "a
alternately with w.
sour milk Bake MAN
in moderate 60 ~
(350oFO oven for
IS to 40 minutes. Frost with caramel
icing:
~ cups dark brown sugar
IN cups granulated sugar
~ cups milk
2 tablespoons butter
Combine sugars and bring to
Arizona sun., 1947-10-24
Parade of Cakes

Now that the weather is cooler
and we're spending less time out
-of-doors, there's more call for moth
er's delicious cakes. A cake some
how seems to top off evenings at
home perfectly when the youngsters
have their school chums in for an
evening or if guests drop in un-
expectedly.
Week-ends, too, probably are full
Of light entertaining if the week is
Arizona sun., 1947-10-24
LYNN SAYS:
Baking Tips Help Give
Successful Results

When you buy lamb chops for
broiling, select some that are two
third to two inches thick. If they
are any thinner, they dry out too
readily before they are entirely
cooked.
A well-cooked roast deserves a
rest period of about 30 minutes
before coming to the table. The roast
will be much easier to carve in
uniform slices if it stands bit.
Arizona sun., 1947-10-24

DOTTED chrysanthemums are
fall favorite that bloom until
near Christmas. They must be kept
cool, and flourish best in an un-
heated room or sunporch.
Arizona sun., 1947-10-24

a busy one, and
it's time the old
custom of baking
a cake on Satur-
day afternoon
were reinstated.
Then, no matter
who comes in
that evening 0r
Arizona sun., 1947-10-24
LYNN CHAMBERS MENU
Broiled Sweetbreads with Bacon
Pineapple Garnish
Broiled Tomatoes
Potatoes Au Gratin
Whole Wheat Mullins
whipped Cream Cake
Beverage
Recipe given.

boil with the milk, stirring gently.
Boil without stirring until 232'F. or
the soft ball stage. Add butter, re-
move from heat and cool to luke.
warm. Beat until thick and creamy
and of consistency to spread.
Chocolate Potato Cake.
2s cup butter or substitute
2 cups sugar
4 egg yOlks, beaten
2 cups cake flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
teaspoon cinnamon
teaspoon cloves
u teaspoon nutmeg
/ cup milk
1 cup hot mashed, potatoes
2 squares chocolate, grated
1 cup walnuts, chopped
4 egg whites
Rind of 1 lemon, grated
Cream sugar and butter; add egg
yolks. Add sifted dry ingredients
Arizona sun., 1947-10-24

Fold in beaten G@
egg whites and lemon rind. Bake
in layers or in a fat loaf tin in
a moderate oven for IS to As min
uteS.
Spiced DEVILS Food.
h cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, well beaten
square chocolate, melted
~ cups cake flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
/ teaspoon cinnamon
X teaspoon salt
n teaspoon cloves
cup milk
Cream butter and sugar thorough
ly, add eggs and chocolate. Add
sifted dry ingredients alternately
with milk. Bake in buttered pans
in a moderate oven for 80 to 40
minutes. Frost with mocha icing:
cups sifted confectioners' sugar
n cup butter or substitute
tablespoons cold coffee
1 square chocolate, melted
Cream together butter and sugar;
add melted chocolate and coffee.
Beat until smooth and of spread
ing consistency. Spread in between
layers, on top and sides Of cake.
Sprinkle with chopped nuts.
*Whipped Cream Cake.
cup whipping cream
2 eggs, we'll beaten
1 cup sugar
u teaspoon lemon extract
" teaspoon vanilla
IN cups cake flour
teaspoons baking powder
" teaspoon salt
Whip cream until it holds shape,
then fold in eggs and sugar, mix
ing lightly. Add lemon extract and
vanilla. Add sifted dry ingredients.
Bake in two buttered layers in a
moderate (375oF.) oven for Is to
80 minutes. Put together layers with
additional whipped cream.
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