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Evening star., 1948-12-26
Readers Clearing House
QUERY?

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(Fr0m Mrs. v. p, WGShington.)
have purchased an electric flool
waxing and polishing machine
rhyming with automatic" It has
two sets Of brushes and q set Of felt
polishing discs. I wonder II readers
have suggestions for other uses oi
such machines, and If you can use
them for scrubbing floors, ever
though the brushes read, do not
use water" on them?
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ANSWERS TO REQUESTS.
(From Mrs. w. r. NJ, Falls Church. J
am sorry to have mislaid the
initials of the person making these
requests. There is an excellent
liquid, which can be purchased In
drug store or department store
which prevents and removes mil
dew. We used 1t successfully In
Florida, where everything mildews
The name suggests that it gets rid
Of mildew.
To Mrs. v. E. R., Washington,
have used my electric mixer for
several years and find more uses for
1t all the time. Be sure to place
1t on handy table and keep it
covered with a plastic bag. Keep 1t
near an electric outlet, but not
plugged in, If there are any children
in the family. Oil it frequently and
I'm sure you will like it. The name
Of mine rhymes with fun-team.
To the lady who requested a
cookie recipe that will enable her
to keep the cookies for quite a
while, I'd like to pass on a recipe
given to me by a large hardware
store in East Falls Church. The
cookies are excellent and may /be
refrigerated uncooked for several
weeks or If cooked the flavor i'm
proves with time, especially If Brazil
nuts are used. Keep in a tin con-
tainer or well covered.
Refrigerator Cookies: cup sugar,
1 pound margarine Cor vegetable
shortening), III to 2 cups nuts,
Brazil or walnut, l tablespoon mo-
lasses, l teaspoon vanilla. l teaspoon
baking powder. cup coconut
(shredded or ground, eggs beaten,
pinch of salt, AZ cups flour. Cream
sugar, molasses and margarine, add
eggs. Then add other ingredients
Mix we'll and make into a roll. Roll
whole Brazil nuts in center of rolls
so that each cookie has a slice of
nut in middle, for variety. Or just
add chopped nuts to mixture. Wrap
in wax paper and store in refrig-
orator. Slice thin. Bake in 400
degree oven 8 to 10 minutes.
TREATING LEAVES?
(From Mrs. r. w. L., Chevy Chase
I wonder If you or any of your
readers know Of any method for
treating leaves to attain a gold
finish.
In the windows of a suburban de-
partment store they used them for
Christmas decorations and I would
be most grateful for any sugges-
tions.
Evening star., 1948-12-26
Reductions Oa
Famous Make
FOUNDATIONS

80 Reg. $50 TO 7.5o GirdIss. Some 2-woy
stretch. Sm., /, 26-30 ---------1.88
Is Reg. 81 Leno-mesh Ponty GirdIes. Sizes
SnnoII and Medium
Is Reg: S. satin Lostex GirdIes and Pentis.:
Sr., Med.
side hook Sizes 26 to 35--------4.SS
81 Reg. $40 TO SIS GirdIes. Upper and side
hook. Sizes IT to 6.SS
40 Reg. 1.5o to 81 Bros. Cotton. Nude and
white. Sizes 81 only ----------- --SSe
IT'S Reg. 81 Cotton Bros. Nude, white. Sizes
32-44 for ST
Foundations-Second Floor
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Reg. 1896 tO'29.95

In this group of l2e dresses ore royon
crepes, broeoded royon toffetos, royon
foIIes, woods and eobordines. Bustles,
dropes, one and two piece styles, dressy
or cosuol. Wonderful selection Of colors.
e-15, 1920, 14h-22h.
Evening star., 1948-12-26
MIXER:
HINT:
QUERY?

S0G4tAs
(From Mrs. r. D., Alexandria,
Now, guess 1t IL my time te
add O bit. To the lady, whose initials
I have forgotten, who wished some
information on electric mixers. MOI
only do the mixing bowls of my mike,
rotate on their turntable, but also
the arm on which the beaters are
attached moves back and forth
Thus, I have to spend but a mini
mum Of time pushing the food into
the path of the beater with a rubber
spatula. This mixer may be OBJ
tanned from a. large mail order COM
pany or from many downtown stores.
1t is made by company whose
name Is the same as one Of the
composers Of 1.-THE Mikado." I
wouldn't trade it for any other
brand I have seen yet.
For those of you with children Of
play-pen age, fill q mans bright
colored sock with cellophane and
fasten the top. Children are fasci-
mated for hours by the cracking
noises.
Now for q question: Can any one
give me any information on what
is advertised as "speedwriting"? 1t
seems to be a form of shorthand.
Also, can a person teach himself
stenotyping?
BUTTER CAKES.
(Fr0m Mrs. L. H. H., washington. J
For Mrs. r. A. w., Washington: :
225 cups flour, 11k cups sour milk, y
tablespoon sugar, l teaspoon soda,
l teaspoon salt, l egg yolk, table
spoon melted shortening. Sift dry
ingredients, add beaten egg yolk and
one cup sour milk. Add shortening
and rest Of milk. Knead until
Pat to "a inch thick and
cut into medium-size biscuits. Let
stand an hour. Fry very slowly on
creased griddle, allowing IL minutes,
turning only once. Serve hot, split
and buttered.
I'm an old butter cake eater from
way back, and although not quite
30 "gooey," a good pseudo" butter
cake is split English muffin, toasted
and buttered.
Evening star., 1948-12-26
Contributions and requests

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We will withhold both and use
only initials. Please address
mail to the Readers Clearing
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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 for
them. Betsy CasweH
Evening star., 1948-12-26
CRrNKLY RIBBON CANDYp

from Mrs. B. E. w., Mt. Rainier.)
Does any one know where in the
East one can get the old-fashioned
crinkly ribbon candy made In rib
bonlike strips In different colorsp
In the 1920s we used to get this
in Massachusetts, ut Christmastime,
but have never seen 1t since and
don't know where 1t came from
then. It Is like today's hard can
dies with the same satiny look and
flavor. Or Is there q recipe for 1t
with an ordinary candy thernom-
eter?
Evening star., 1948-12-26
DIAPER HINT.

(From Mrs. r. w. s., Kensingt0n.
I'd like to suggest the following te
Mrs. J. H. Of Arlington In regarc
to her diaper dificultes:
used to have the same trouble
until O friend of mine recommended
her pediatrician's suggestion, which
Is: Use some vinegar in the first
rinse water. You probably have Q
large washer, therefore I don't know
the amount to tell you to use. You
see, I have the very small type
Perhaps a cup or less would be suffi-
cient. If you'll experiment, it will
pay off, believe me. This, to me
made sense, since I know vinegar
dissolves soap. Vinegar is cheap and
it's worth each cent to know little
Butch is comfortable.
II you can hang your diapers out
side, do. 1t also makes quite diff
ference. Good luck!
Hint: Cornstarch Is q perfect
healer for diaper rash or any such
irritation. Simply use 1t as you
would powder, either pat 1t on baby
or the diaper.
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SWEET WILLIAMS?
(From o. S.. WaShington.)
I have had some Sweet Williams
growing in my garden for several
years. A few years ago, they bloomed
beautifully, but these last two years
I have not had any blooms on them,
although the plants were nice, large
and green. I have taken time to dig
them deep this fall, and filled large
hole with rich soil. Would some one
please tell me if can expect these
plants to bloom again, which I now
have transplanted to a real sunny
spot in my garden? Or are they
finished with blooming since they
have not born flowers these last
two years.
ICE BOX COOKIES
HELPFUL HINT.
from /. j., Washtngton.)
am enclosing q recipe for Ice
Box Cookies, one Of the first that,
came out in Canada 1924. Be sure
to use butter. Treat yourself to the
II pound for this purpose. Also I
have been using q copper ball, the
ordinary type. for scrubbing pota-
toes for baking and celery. It
cleans celery and will remove the
coarse strings without injuring the
stalk. I think this Is my discovery.
I keep ball for this purpose only.
Priscilla Cookies for Ice Box: X
pound butter, cups brown sugar,
2 eggs, teaspoon vanilla, 3l4 cups
flour, u teaspoon salt, / teaspoon
soda, cup chopped Walnuts and
seedleSs rasinS mixed. Cream sugar
and butter, add eggs. Beat well.
Sift flour with salt and soda twice)
add mixed nuts and rasins. Stir in.
Form into 2 rolls like bologna saus-
age In waxed paper. Put in ice box
overnight or until ready to bake.
Slice thin with sharp knife and bake
10 minutes $50 degrees on cookie
sheet. Keep well in tin box or
crock and are rich In flavor.
Evening star., 1948-12-26
CROCHET BOOK.

from Mrs. c. w., Cheperly.)
For Mrs. L. A. D., Frederick: I
believe the crochet book you refer
to is book No. 1862, "Edgings,"
published by the Spool Cotton Co.
There is no publishers, address on
this book, but it is recommended to
use all j. and P. Goats or Clark's
o. N. T. threads. Hope you can
secure one from this information.
I have made several Of the patterns
for both towels and wash cloths.
Evening star., 1948-12-26
LARGE TAPIOCAp
from Mrs. J. J. M, Jr.,

Washington.
wonder If any one can tell me
where I can find any large pearl
tapioca? My mother used to make
a cream tapioca pudding which was
delicious using this kind of tapioca.
1t usually required soaking over
night. I have looked in all grocery
stores and food stores with no
success.
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BABY ON TRAIN.
NYLONS.
From B. r. T., WashingtonJ
Re: 16-month- baby staying
happy on train. Buy a canvas fold
ing auto seat, they are light and
small to carry. My children are
older now, but I hope the canvas
auto seats with the hooks to hang
over car seat back are still available.
Place a crib sheet, or a twin bed
sheet, over the train seat, then hang
on baby seat. Mine had a safety
harness strap built in. The baby
can stretch his legs and play safely
and let you rest. I have even hung
the seat from the window in the
wash room which was safe against
the wall and grand help when I
travelled alone with baby. 1t Is
wonderful, too, where you may visit
Put sheet over heavy overstuffed
chair, be sure the chair is heavy and
won't tip over, then your auto seat
1t will keep your baby safe and
happy in strange place and pro-
tect your hostess home, making
your visit welcome and happy. 1t Is
grand as a high chair, away from
home. My folding car seat made
many happy teas and luncheons
possible for me as well as train
trips. Happy trip!
Re: Large size nylons that will
wear. Try mesh cant rum hose
from chain store. They have O
branch on G street who advertises
part Of the hose foot green" I
bought two pair of these nylon mesh
last February and am still wearing
one pair every day. I 60 hoSeless
during the summer, but have hon.
estly had only those two pair since
February 6. I wear size IL, but find
this made in 10h is large enough.
They are sheer and pretty, too.
BANQUET?
WHITE SPOTS.
From Mrs. E. M, WaShtngton.)
have charge OF banquet which
will neceSsitate serving approxi-
mately 80 people. AS the group we
have to work to prepare it are few,
and inexperienced, could some one
advise regarding menus, quantities,
etc. that would be economical?
I should like to tell your readers
who have asked to remove white
spots from furniture that I have
had most success by rubbing the
spot vigorously with q paste made
Of olive oil and salt. Thank you for
the helps and hints.
Evening star., 1948-12-26
Reg. $500 to 1895

Bosic, dressy and casual styles in this
group Of ST. Royon erepes, toffetos,
foiIIes, tissue foilles, brocoded toffetos
in all the seasons eolors. Sizes 1910,
l4K-22h.
Evening star., 1948-12-26
FORMALS \
.DINNERDRESSES

! Reg. 3s.s5 Marquisetts FormoI. Dusty pink
Size 10 o---------
4 Reg. Ass Evening end Dinner Dresses.
Sizes 9, IA,
/ Res. zz.ss Tasfeta Evening Dress. Size
I Reg. 1926 Royon Crepe Dinner Dress. Size
z Reg. 2z.e5 Reyon Crepe Dinner Dresses.
Sizes 38, ----------------S S.
4 Reg. z2.95 PosteI Evening Dresses. Sizes
y, w IT, DO
Reg. 1926 stropless Royon Net Formal.
> Reg. $500 Marquisette FormoIs. Sizes 10,
Y. "A S23
Reg. 1895 Morquisette FormaIs. Sizes 9,
Is ----------
z Res. $35 Rayon Taffeto Evening Dresses.
Sizes II, l4-----------
Z Reg. 1895 Reyen Crepe Dinner Dresses.
Sizes Il,
I Reg. $25 Royon Crepe Dinner Dress. Size
4 ssccnd Floor
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Req. 1895 to $500

One and two piece dresses, some with
bedding, tuckine and dropes. Just II
lovely frocks in royon crepe. royon tissue
foIIe, wooIs, royon toneelo and other
fobrics. All the wonted coIors ond blocks.
Sizes e-l5, 1870, l4R-22h.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-07

They say the times are not
propitious.
They admit to certain alarm
over the administrations kow-.
towing to financiers.
They say they don't like the
encroachments on civil liber-
ties.
Some of them even admit to
a skepticism about the "get
tough" foreign policy.
BUT with a very sensitive
stethoscope, unknown to medi-
cal science, they listen long and
hard and find liberal impulses"
in the present administration.
From this they conclude that
it is wrong to organize effec-
tive opposition and that it is
impractical to do so.
/ imagine that there were
good people, self-styled prac-
teal people in the Nazi-occu-
pied countries during the war
who counseled against the for
nation Of a resistance move
ment. But the impractical Ma
quis in France and partisans
in Yugoslavia and the guerril-
las in dozen other countries
went ahead just the same.
Against this advice they split
with the practical liberals" and
organized for action.
They achieved-these imprac-
teal men and women - some
very practical results.
So shall we.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-07
a double take.

a double take.
Had Hearst gone mad? Had
he double-crossed his blood
money brothers and divulged
their most precious little Sc
cret?
TWO DAYS later, Wander
poel was back in print, sound
ing like an Grant brat with a
spanked fanny.
ITO the management of Cat
erpillar Tractor Company I.
we apologize" he wrote. The
method used by the company
to present its financial state
ment was not TO hide profits.
But TO make it more easily I'm
derstood by the lay reader"
Best guess about the Incl
dent was that even timid hack
like Vanderpoel had been riled
by the Caterpillar Company's
statement, and had turned
briefly like the worm.
VANDERPOEL'S fleeing
moment of independence had
probably been his reaction to
the company's edict on what
not to see in their statement.
Attached to the financial state
ment was this notice:
Publishers of these financial
statements are requested to
preserve their form and term
inologY and not TO recast them
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-07

pattern to be imposed upon them
by an inconsequential segment of
the industry. :. f- ~.
The good faith of the packing
companies in the current wage
negotiations is seriously open TO
question. They have Unanswered
an agreement on in a dequate
terms with a small minority of
their employees which for all prac-
teal purposes is an attempt TO
make the tail wag the dog"
UPWA opened wage negotia-
tons in an attempt to catch up
with family budget standards out
lined by the Bureau of Labor sta
tistics. While the governments
budget for a family of three re-
quires a wage rate of $1.39 an
hour, only one-third of the pack
inghouse workers receive wage
higher than $110 an hour.
The union has stated it believes
wage increases should come from
Big Four packers profits, which
totaled more than $88 million in
I947.
The wage hike obtained by AFL
meat cutters brings wages of their
unions membership Ito Sill an
hour, retroactive to Jan. IL.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-07
UE TIA opposes
political dicfation'

The executive council of Local
lila, United Electrical, Radio &
Machine Workers of America
CIO), representing nearly 1000
workers in 81 shops, went on rec
ord unanimously this week at its
regular meeting to endorse the
position of the general officers
against ''dictation on political
matters" by the National CIO Ex-
ecutive Board.
Business Agent Louis Tore re-
ported that many of the stewards
present spoke out in favor Of
Henry Wallace for President and
stated that the sentiment of the
workers in the shops was against
supporting President Truman for
reelection or any of the Republic
cans so far mentioned as candi-
dates.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-07
THE all-too-limited advance

THE all-too-limited advance
ments in economic opportunity
and towards full justice for the
Negro people made during the
'thirties and in wartime have
stopped.
Successful compromise-com-
promise resulting in advance
ment n equires bargaining
power.
In the New Deal administra-
tons the people had an instru-
ment which gave them bargain
ing power. Those administra-
tons were dedicated to serving
the general welfare. They were
forced to compromise with or
ganized reaction, but organized
reaction was outside. Today it
is those who are dedicated to
serving the general welfare that
are outside and they are vir-
tually unorganiZed. Some ITO
military men and an almost in
calculable number of repre-
sentatives of big business have
moved into key positions in
Washington since the end of
the war.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-07
BY HENRY A. WALLACE

TOR a dozen years Twas
member of an admins
tration which fought for pro-
gressive politics and was forced
time and again TO compromise
with the organized strength of
reaction. But we had leader
ship which fought for progress
and used its bargaining power
to wiring advancements for the
people when it was forced to
compromise.
The compromises of the past
two years represent a series of
retreats.
The Wagner Labor Relations
Act has been nullified by the
Taft Hartley law. which the
Administration has pledged TO
administer without any demand
for repeal.
The social security and I'M
employment compensation bene-
fits established by New Deal
laws have been reduced 20%
in real value since June 1916.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-07

Negotiations between the big
packers and the UPWA for 20
cent hourly wage boost were Just
getting into str ide a st week,
when a nine cent an hour increase
for about 10000 employees of
Swift & Co, and Armour & Co.,
was won here by the Ameiga-
mated Meat Cutters & Butcher
Workmen AFI).
But UPWA's executive board
declared:
I'VE view the settlement of a
nine cent an hour increase reached
by the ALL Meat Cutters with
Swift and Armour companies as
totally inadequate. completely un-
realistic. and in fragrant disre-
gard of the pacxinghouse work
ers.
I'VE cannot follow such pat
tern.
I'm THE PLANTS of the Big
Four companies, the AF'L Meat
Cutters represent approximately
200 employees. The UPWAs rep
resents nearly 100000. The work
ers represented by our, union have
no intention of permitting a wage
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-07

would restrict the civil liberties of others for
reasons of race; color creed; nor the support
of any individual advocating the violent over
throw of the government of the U. S."
Candidates would be unable to take this
pledge Wallace said, if they:
1. Support the Taft-Hartley act and other
measures to curb the legitimate democratic po-
litical actions of trade unions
2. Accept the support of parties or individuals
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-07

Predicting that the campaign
against his third party move
ment would "see the most in
tensive use of red batting in all
history" Wallace said there
was no evidence that Com
munists advocate violent over
throw of the us. government,
and added:
ANY Communists who sup
port the independent ticket
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-07

tIfIS week CffdfISHBeU dIi CdII
didates for public office, in
Guiding Pres. Truman, to join
him in the following pledge:
Il shall not knowingly ac-
cept the support of any indi-
vidual or group advocating the
limitation of democratic action
for any other individual or
group; nor the support of any
other individual or group which
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-07

SOME who call themselves
practical liberals are counseling
their listeners against joining
a new political army-a new
party-to do battle against the
militarized, Wall Street-domi-
mated administration in Wash
ington.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-07
Wallace to Truman LET'S both take pledge

who advocate white supremacy
8. Would limit the free flow of ideas in this
democracy through loyalty orders, intimidating
devices such as the un-American committee, and
legislative proposals to outlaw groups seeking
places on the ballot"
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-07

into more conventional forms
which the company has elected
to abandon"
1t was all too obvious even
to Vanderpoel that this uncon-
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-07
- Chicago Hsr.ld-A.srie.l - -
caterpillar Ir5 I; +:
CrltlcfSna q Mist.h
500 F.. VANDERPoEy

r: Kf r VANDERPoEy.
or co ne management of the COT
apologize. - readers of this coli. ract-
in the esent @f fell victim to the .n.,
the Of reports sna look
profits 10 'anI Charged that e.,
hidden hs and soo.4 in i.se7.ses of
are an that pres aaa been
sas' n sse is anea
On the Contrary off Ge s1ed to hide profita
would be l was adopted in the f selss
reader easily unde stoos mat 1T
. @ Ansuh..
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-07
Wallace on
being practical

The following are excerpts
from a speech on practical
politics" made by Henry A.
Wallace this week in Column
bus. o.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-07

TT EARSTS' trained seals oc-
casionally get out of line
but not for long.
When Robert P. Vanderpoel,
Chicago Herald-American fl
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-07

will be supporting our program, not the Com
munist program. not Communist
Socialist Marxist of any description, but
find nothing criminal in the advocacy of differ
ing economic and social ideas, however much
! may differ with them
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-07

nancial editor, broke into print
last Monday with a piece ex-
posing how the Caterpillar
Tractor Co. concealed its prof
its, the public blinked and took
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-07

ventional treatment of inven-
tories causes profits of $4,800,-
460 to disappear like the rab-
bit that goes into the magi-
clans hat"
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-07
-m.f,,e... herald. Ar<ris. .:.:: jan; =: 49,,
Caterpillar TRACTOR
Hides Its PfOIhIs
AZ ROBERT P. vANDERPoEL

Financial Editor
are MANY ways to skin cat ana 'n ae.,s
There are .. " TO ..hide" profits in these days
OF oe~'iq for Example. the financial statements
lax axe; caternillar Tractor Company. &C.
OF r .as the reported p avsrsss
ssse or slightly 10 sy ysa ,n.' Examination
prom. LOT r"o financial eport. however.
Of the company 'ya.r cost Of operation there IS a
ssd Of for ssosfne
fr ON the previous year and of
for inventories carried forward 10 "s"' 49,
S44. o54l99. r;eein increased
eIlohz t1n liA1 r. y d111l "a "a rn9|l
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-07
Packing union to
tuke strike vote

In overwhelming demand from 10 a
throughout the United clearinghouse
taking VOTE announced
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-07

COLUMBUS, O.-FPp-Answering 'red-bait-
ing attacks by his critics, Henry A. Wallace