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Evening star., 1948-09-05
BOOKS ON STEMS,
FIREPLACES.
From d. C. Public Library.j

From d. C. Public LibraryJ
In answer to the request of Mr.
E. o. C. on Book on Old Steihs.'
the Public Library suggests the fol-
lowing:
Chaffers, William, MARKS and
Monograms on European and Ori-
entail Pottery and Porcelain" Bor-
den Publishing Co., Los Angeles
Calf. This is a reference book
furnishing hall marks with identi-
fications.
Cox, Warren E., Book of Pottery
and Porcelain" volumes, Crown
Publishing Co. HAS an index OF
marks section)
Basse's Chats on Old Pewter
published in London in 1911 also
identifies and describes stems of the
f1ason type.
These books may be borrowed or
consulted at the Central Library
Art Division, Eighth and K streets
NV.
from D. c. Public Library)
In answer to V. M. r. on outdoor
fireplaces, the Public Library sug-
bests the following:
Donley Bros. Co., Book OF Sue
cessful Fireplaces." Includes a Sec
ton OF outdoor fireplaces Of both
simple and elaborate design for the
range and grill type units.
Good Housekeeping, -Four Out
door Fireplaces and How to Build
Them" The four types described
and illustrated are the garden wall
massive f1eldstone, barbecue and tile
and stucco types.
Ben Hunts Building Log
Cabin" "MaSon's Cabins" and Cot
tages and Summer Homes" have IL
lustrated sections of outdoor grills
of simple design construction.
Sunset Magazines Sunset Barbe-
cue Book" is a favorite as is Farm
ers' Bulletin No. 1889 Omitted States
Agriculture Department. entitled
"Firepiaces and Chimneys."
These and other books and PAM
phiets on the subject may be bor-
rowed from the Public Library
Eighth and K streets NV, and from
the neighborhood branches.
Evening star., 1948-09-05
CRISP WAFFLES.

From H. M. G., Washington.)
In your column the other day,
Z. M. G. Of Washington asked for
q good crispy wafiie recipe. These
are really crisp: Heat together just
to boiling point 2 cups of milk, a
pound of butter Il use margarine)
then cool to lukewarm and add 4
cake yeast (crumble6, 2 tablespoons
sugar, 2 cups -four. Beat well, cover
and let rise to hours. Then add
/ teaspoon salt, yolks OF 2 eggs
whole, beat butter, and fold in the
beaten egg whites. This batter
can be kept in ice box week and
baked as waffes, or add more flour
to make stiff batter, put in muffin
tins and let rise, and bake as mullins.
Important: After your batter
stands for II hours, add a teaspoon
of baking soda and if made over
night for breakfast, in the morning
add the salt, soda and eggs. To
make them still more crispy, add 3
eggs instead Of 2.
SALT SPOTS FROM SILVER.
tFrOm MISS a. L.. r., W0SHtHgLoH.j
I removed salt spots from ster-
ling silver by making paste OF
yellow naptha soap. Use moist
cloth, not wet. Rub spots hard
Then ruo with damp cloth and
cleaner in red and yellow box that
hasn't scratched" 1t will take
much rubbing and you may have
TO lay it aside and try it again
several times. But mine finally came
clean. Then wash in hot soap Suds
and polish with dry cloth. If dish
is valuable, and this doesn't help,
you might try re-silvering firm
Look in yellow phone book. They
also clean and polish. I hope you
are successful.
Evening star., 1948-09-05
DISH WASHER:

From Mrs. E. A. A., Landouer Hihs.J
To Mrs. E. s. Washington, who
inquired about the dishwashef
which operates by water power in
stead of electricity. 1 have had one
OF these dishwashers since Febru-
ary of this year. I think it's Won
derful. There are six children In
our family, thus lots Of dishes. !
usually use it once q day, after
dinner. 1t took me a couple OF
weeks OF experimenting to learn to
use it, to gain the most efficiency
from it. Now 1 don't know what
I'd do without it. I have the cabi-
net model. Some friends of mine
who recently purchased this dish
washer, bought the type which is
built into the draining board or q
cabinet. II you wish to write to
me through the RICH I'll be glad
to tell you where in Washington I
purchased my oishwasher-the cost,
and any other question you may
wish to ask about it. This par
ticular store does demonstrate them
Also I would like to add my bit
about an automatic washer. I
have the most well-known type
which loads from the front. My
clothes get just as clean as I could
ask for-and with six children, it's
really work saver and a time
saver. In short, I'm crazy about it.
I'd rather part with my right arm.
But, I don't quarrel with the point
that this washer probably does take
more soap and more water, but
makes up for the expense in con-
venlence-and your hands don t
touch water.
Evening star., 1948-09-05
On Visits

Mrs. Jess Kornicker came to
Washington from her home in New
York on Friday to spend the week
emo with her mother, Mrs. Nathan
Kahn.
Evening star., 1948-09-05
CHILD PROBLEM.

fFrom Mrs. c. J., W1shington.)
My little girl is CD seven years
old. Is she old enough to start
washing dishes? Also has she
reached the age to start receiving
m allowance? How often and how
much should she receive?
Thank YOU,
Evening star., 1948-09-05
ALCOHOLIC BOOK.
From Mrs. E. w. s., Washington.

from Mrs. E. W. s., Washington.
I suggest you purchase Alcohol,
One Mans Meat" by DR.. Strecker.
You can telephone any bookstore to
get the publishers name. Alcohol
ism is now considered an illness,
either in mind or body, or both, and
requires adequate treatment. The
greatest thing, however, is the fer
vent desire to be cured. l also Sug-
gest you telephone Alcoholics
Anonymous. They have plenty OF
literature.
Evening star., 1948-09-05
From z. d.. Washinoton,)

lFrom Z. d., WaSHlngtoH.J
You can obtain very interesting
literature on the subject Of alcohol
ism by writing p. o. Box 3lS7. Co
lumbia Heights Station, Washington
10, D. c. This would introduce you
to a book which can also be OBJ
tained by mail.
Evening star., 1948-09-05
DIRT ON WASH?

(From Mrs. E. H., WoshingtonD
received some very helpful aid
from the r. c. H., and I hope some
one will be able to help me again.
Every once in a while my wash
comes out OF the washing machine
with specks of dirt on 1t. We have
the automatic washer that has two
models, the regular and de luxe. 1t
rinses three times, so I don't know
what causes 1t.
Evening star., 1948-09-05
THANK YOU NOTE.

from Mrs. L. r. c., Arlington.)
Many, many thanks for all your
prompt replies regarding the shoe
problem of my daughter with the
narrow foot. can truthfully say
that your suggestions have been
more Of help than any others
that I've ever received. I am now
following them through, and do feel
that my daughter will soon be prop
erly fitted.
Thanks, thanks again.
Evening star., 1948-09-05
Readers Clearing House
SOUTHERN FRIED oKRA;
CANpIED SWEET POTATOEs

CANDlED SWEET POTATOES.
From Mrs. II. w. S., Washington.
Clean okra with a damp cloth.
Slice thin, salt and pepper. Add
okra to hot shortening and fry on
one side until brown, using a me-
dium flame. When okra is brown
turn over with pancake turner, let
cook until brown. Turn over and
brown until all okra is Drowned and
slime has disappeared. 1t takes
about four tablespoons Of shortening
but the shortening cooks out again
when okra is done and may be
drained of.
Candied Sweet Potatoes: Select
small sweet potatoes and boil until
tender. Peel, cut in half and ar
range in pan which has had table,
spoons of margarine spread over
bottom and sprinkle with 4 cup Of
brown sugar, dot top of potatoes
with margarine and sprinkle with
"a cup brown sugar. Put in hot oven
about $50 degrees until potatoes
brown on bottom, turn potatoes over
with pancake turner and let brown
on other side. Watch closely to keep
from burning. Remove Immediately
with pancake turner onto hot platter
as the syrup gets nard and potatoes
will tear up If they are allowed to
cool in pan.
Evening star., 1948-09-05
TRAILER LIFE.

Replying 70 your recent inquiry
in The Washington Star, trailer life
can be much more comfortable, con-
venient, satisfying and economical
than life in the average small apart
ment. Heaters installed in the mod
ern trailer are both efficient and
economical to operate. Even during
severe winter weather the interior
Of the trailer can be maintained at
at even comfortable temperature
Propane-butane gas furnished In
bottles supplies an ideal fuel for the
trailer gas range. In modern trailer
parks electric current for lighting
and electric appliances are obtained
by direct connection with municipal
electric supply. Sewage is taken care
of by direct connection with city
sewerage system. Transportation by
car or jeep is not difficult.
Exterior and interior construction
employed in modern trailers is both
sturdy and pleasing to the eye.
Sound engineering principles are
used in their construction.
Would suggest contact with one of
the larger dealers in house trailers
in the Washington Metropolitan
Area regarding details of cost. A
visit to Temple Trailer Village, Tele-
graph road. Alexandria, would also
be helpful.
We have lived in a trailer for Is
months and feel that we would
never again care to live in a city
apartment or in house.
Evening star., 1948-09-05
= PLEA FOR BIRDS.

From Mrs. J. A. S., Washinot0n.J
I can think of no better place to
put a plea for the birds than right
here. Since the ground has been
treated for beetles in my community
the poor little sparrows are SC
hungry for bread crumbs that ap-
parently the ground treatment did
away with the little bugs they eat
just can't seem to get them filled
up so perhaps if every one would
think to throw out a little bread
for them they'll be taken care OF
each day. l love them.
Evening star., 1948-09-05
sIRUP FOR PANCAKES.

{YSont Mrs. W. H. c., Washington }
FOR Mrs. G. s. p: Bring to boil
"a cup water, add cup sugar. Re-
move from fire and stir until sugar
10 entirely dissolved. Flavor with
maple fiavoring.
Evening star., 1948-09-05
ROOK
BOOh,
WHITE SPOT REMOVAL.

WHITE SPOT REMOVAL.
from Mrs. N. c. X, Bethesda.J
To my knowledge the best book
written in the last several years is
alcoholics Anonymous" Works
Publishing Co., Church Street An
mex, Post Once Box 657, New York
City. Price, $3.50.
For Mrs. M. M. c., Arlington: Rub
white spot with paste made from
wet cigar ashes. Let stand half
hour, wash of and polish.
Evening star., 1948-09-05
WASH CLOTHS.

from Mrs. H. B., WashingtonJ
All that wash cloths and dish
cloths need is to be soaked in bowl
of soap suds to which has been
added a few drops of any bottled
bleach.
Evening star., 1948-09-05
ANSWERS TO QUERIES.


(Fron, Mrs. G. J. M, Washington.)
Your page has been so interesting
to me that I thought 1t only fair to
pass along two answers to questions
appearing recently. !. The inquiry
with respect to cleaning fireplace
brass utensils. I believe the liquid
which the questioner referred to Is
oxalic acid. The procedure my hus-
band has found satisfactory is to
soak the brass in q solution of oXalic
acid-quantity to be determined
upon advice of paint dcaler-then
wipe with water and follow with a
good brass polish. 2. An inquiry
about macaroni and cheese. I've
found the following to be very tasty
and most simple to prepare: One
box macaroni Cooked, 2 cups milk,
4 eggs, "a pound Old English cheese,
salt, pepper, paprika, butter (onions
or green pepper If desired. Heat
milk and to this add the eggs
slightly beaten, alternate layers of
macaroni, cheese and seasoning
Over all pour milk and egg mixture,
dotting butter on top. Bake at about
$50 degrees for so minutes.
I hope this will be of some help.
Evening star., 1948-05-21

was charged with an offense against
Congress.
Felt Self Under Attack.
Trumbo's statement asserted he
had searched my conscience deeply
and discovered there no word, act
or thought which has departed in
any degree from those obligations
which citizenship imposes"
He said he had learned through
experience of the necessity for en-
ployeS to organize into unions secret
ly and felt the inquiry on the Com
munist Party membership to be a
direct attack on the secrecy of the
ballot.
Il have practiced film writing as
I have practiced citizenship with a
sense of responsibility and social
purpose" Lawson declared. when
I was called to the hearings before
the House Un-American Activities
Committee last October, realized
that my whole life as writer and
a citizen was under attack.
Il realized as events have since
proved, that the committee was
seeking to gain control of the mo-
ton pictures, to dictate its employ
ment and production policies. I be-
lieved then, as I believe now, that
I was defending the motion picture
in defending my integrity-my very
pXiStpnce-dS writer"
Trumbo and Lawson are 2 Of 10
Evening star., 1948-05-21
50 in Night Clothes Routed
IBy Apartment House Fire

More than so residents Of three
story apartment house at 403 Or
ange street NE. were routed in
their night clothes early today by
a fire which filled the building with
dense smoke.
Firemen had difficulty getting at
the blaze, which apparently started
in the wall on the first floor. Dam
age was caused by water as well as
fire, firemen reported.
Two firemen suffered cut hands
from glass from a smashed window.
They were Pvt. William N. Ickes,
20, OF 1887 Parkland place NE, of
No. truck company, and Pvt. B. j.
Walsh, 49,. of 913 Quincy street NE,
of No. Is engine company. They
were treated at Emergency Hospital
and released
The fire burned up through the
walls of the building, inflicting some
damage to most of the apartments,
firemen said.
Evening star., 1948-05-21
Stocks Stage Brisk Rally,
But Lose Part Of Gains
BY the Assoeieisd Press

NEW YORK, May 21.-stocks
advanced briskly On a broad front
in early dealings today, but most
gains were trimmed later.
The high-speed quotation ticker
fell behind transactions for short
period in the first hour as an ac-
cumulation Of overnight buying
orders was cleared. This brought
transfers of blocks OF. as much as
5000 shares.
Despite the speed Of the move,
gains generally were limited to e
range of fractions to around a
point. Leadership came from some
of the oils, rails, liquors and steels.
American Distilling pushed up 3
points. Others ahead included
Schenley, National Distllers, United
States Steel, Republic Steel, Illinois
Central, Southern Railway, Pennsyl-
vania Railroad. Sinclair Oil, Texas
Co., Oliver Corp, General Motors,
Chrysler, Union Carbide, National
Supply, General Electric and West
ern Union,
Evening star., 1948-05-21
AFL Paper Attacks
Johnston's Tactics in
Cleveland Hotel Strike
By the Associofed Press

CLEVELAND, May 21.-The Cleve-
land Citizen, official AFL publica-
ton, today accused Alvanley Johns
ton, head of the Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers, Of employing
back door tactics" in handling a
strike at the swanky 5O0-room Park
Lane Villa, which his union owns.
Mr.. Johnston said in Washington
today that an AFL statement that
he is advertising for new employees
to break that strike is "a malicious
lie"
Hitting back at his critics, Mr..
Johnston said he doesn't know what
the strikers want. He thinks they
are lust trying to take advantage
of what I'm up against here (in
Washington" in efforts to reach a
settlement with railroad employers
About 80 AFL elevator operators
and maids are striking for retro
active pay and union shop at the
hotel.
Reports Secret Meeting.
In a front-page article in todays
Citizen, Warren Greenwald, a re-
porter, wrote:
Johnston, who has not been in
to representatives of the (striking)
Building Service Employees Union,
attempted to hold a secret meeting
with (M. e. Wilbur Park Lane.
manager) early this week.
Johnston drove into the parking
lot in the rear of the villa and was
met there by Wilbur, who left the
hotel by the rear door. The two OF
them were spotted by Business
Agents AL Fisher and John Lavelle:
The union officials approached
Johnstons car from two sides. Be-
fore they could reach the car, they
were noticed. Wilbur scurried back
to the sanctuary of the villa, and
Johnston drove away.
Another AFL Accusation.
"Why Johnston is employing such
back-door tactics is not known,
unless it is because as union man
he refuses to cross picket line,
which he as an employer has
caused.
Mr.. Johnston already has been
accused of trying to break strike"
by a top AFL official.
The accusation came from Will
liam Finegan, secretary OF the
Cleveland Federation of Labor, in
,Y-ifh villa cfY.iko
He (Mr. Johnston is trying to
break the strike by inserting ads in
the newspapers offering jobs" said
MI. Finegan in a Federation meet
ing.
He said before the strike began
that workers who struck would not
be returned to their jobs and now
he is going through with this plan
through these ads"
Evening star., 1948-05-21
Financial Inadequacy
OF Public Education
AssaiIed by Truman
By Joseph A. Fox

President Truman was on record
today with blast at the inadequacy
of public education In this country.
Speaking late yesterday at Girard
College, Philadelphia, to an audi
ence of 1900 boys of grade and
high school age who are students
there and to several hundred invited
guests, the President declared:
The financial situation of our
public school system is something
disgraceful in the richest country in
the world-underpaid teachers-not
enough room for the children to get
the education they ought to have" !"
Then he added:
You can't live In this day and
age without an education"
Five Hours at School.
The Presidents speech was broad
cast and televised. 1t climaxed a
busy five hours at the school, which
was founded by Stephen Girard,
merchant and banker, for the edu-
cation of poor boys.
In the course of his visit, the
President toured the school, sam
pied the ginger cakes which are an
institution there, reviewed the cadet
corps at retreat, and then told his
hosts that he wished he were a
youngster again, starting in life
because of the opportunities the
coming years offer. He returned to
Washington at $50 o'clock last
night.
The White House had emphasized
the trip would have no political
implications, despite the presence
in Philadelphia of the Executive
Committee of the Democratic Ma
rional Committee, which was choos-
ing a national convention keynoter
and permanent chairman. That
forecast was borne out. The only
Pennsylvania Democrat of note in
the Presidents party was Senator
Myers. Mayor Bernard Samuels OF
Philadelphia, who was with the
President throughout the day, is a
Republican, as is Gov. Duff, who
was on hand to greet Mr.. Truman
on arrival at noon by special train.
Nor were Philadelphians given
much opportunity to see Mr.. Tru-
man. A good crowd was in evidence
at the Pennsylvania Station at
Thirtieth street, when his train
pulled in, and there was fair
turnout on the brief ride to the
college and at the school itself.
In the evening, when the Presi-
Dental motorcade moved into the
downtown section en- route to the
Broad street station, the crowd was
spotty.
At both stations, the Presidential
party encountered what were re-
ported to be collegiate groups carry
ing placards reading: I'VE want
Truman-to nominate Eisenhower. y
The President visited the school
at the request of an old friend, Hor-
ace Deal, graduate, who now is
q wealthy St. Louis contractor. Mr.
Deal made the trip with the Presi-
dent.
Mr.. Truman's speech was ex-
temporaneous and largely in homely
vein, as he told of his own life as
Missouri farm boy and urged the
boys to take full advantage of their
chances. 1t was when he praised
the opportunities which the college
offers that he pointed to the differ
ences in the public school system.
Evening star., 1948-05-21
Mrs. Lucy Peacock Dies
Retired Beauty Shop Owner

Mrs. Lucy Peacock, 70, retired
beauty shop operator, died yester-
day at her home, 124l Good Hope
road Sc, after a months illness.
A native of st. Ma1ys County,
Md, Mrs. Peacock came to
Anacostia after her marriage to
Joseph H. Peacock, a barber, who
died in 1926.
After their marriage Mr.. Peacock
opened a barber shop at the Good
Hope road address As years ago.
Following his death, Mrs. Peacock
transformed it into beauty parlor
and operated it until her retire
ment in 1888.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs
Beniti M. Thomas and Mrs. Louise
A. Justice, six grandchildren, and
a great-grandchild, all of washing
ton.
REQUIEM mass will be sung al
$50 am. Monday in st. Theresa'S
Church, Thirteenth and v streets
Sc. Burial will be in Cedar Hill
Cemetery
Evening star., 1948-05-21
GoIlinger
Continued From First Page,

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patient for preliminary examina-
ton.
Patients picked up by police, Mr..
West added, would continue to go to
Gallinger.
In answer to questions from sub
committee members, about condi-
tions in Gallinger, DR.. Joseph L.
Gilbert, head of the hospitals psy-
chopathic division, said his division
was overcroWded in all but one ward
and that certain groups could well
,e eliminated from going to Gal
niger to the advantage of the
2tients."
Many Requests Received.
The st. Eliza rcths Hospital super
:endent tcld the subcommittee he
d had my requests" from the
.,mily of patients known to be
mentally i'll. for whom doctors had
commented admission to st. Eliza
beths. These families, he said, did
not want the patients to go to
pdlllIlSeI lllSt, Uul TIC lldu W eSA
them he could not admit them dl-
rectly to St. Elizabeths.
This bill will make it easier on
the patients and cheaper all around
and it doesn't add to our load" DR..
Overholser declared. He pointed out
that DR.. Samuel B. Wortis, director
of psychiatry at New York's Belle
vue Hospital, had recommended this
procedure when he came here to
survey conditions at Gallinger late
last year.
Mr.. Mason. asked about the COM
parative costs to taxpayers, said the
measure would result in a saving of
So per day per patient, since the cost
to the District Of keeping patients at
ST. Elizabeths is SO less than the
cost of keeping them at Gallinger.
DR.. Gilbert was asked by DR.. Miller
how long patients bound for st.
Elizabeths now stay at Gallinger
before going on to the mental hos
pital. Of the 1900 sent there each
year, DR.. Gilbert replied, half of
them 60 within three days, but the
average stay of the other half at
Gallinger is three weeks.
Evening star., 1948-05-21
Conference Delays
U.S.. Pay Raise Action;
Other Bills Approved

Senate and House conferees today
failed to reach q decision on Federal
pay raises, but adopted recommended
tions to have the Civil Service Com
mission set up standard of employ
ment for physically handicapped and
to pay Government employees un-
Justly separated from the service.
A joint meeting was held behind
closed doors at the Senate Office
Building by subcommittee of the
Senate and House Civil Service
Committees considering Federal pay
raises.
Another meeting OF the two
groups will await the outcome of a
conference next week between
Chairman Taft of the Senate Re-
publican Committee and Speaker
Martin of the House. 1t is under
stood these two officials will go over
the whole Government fiscal
balance sheet, study income and
outlay of public money and then
decide what can be afforded in the
way Of Government pay raises.
Subcommittee to Meet Later.
Chairman Rees of the House Civil
Service Committee said the two sub
committees will meet later at the
call Of Chairman LANCER of the
Senate Civil Service Committee.
Mr.. Rees said he expects to go
before the House Rules Committee
and recommend Government pay
raises, urged by his group. The
House wants temporary raises of
$468 to Government workers and
$585 to postal workers.
The Senate group is urging an
average permanent pay increase Of
$3.50 annually for Federal employees,
$500 for postal workers, a revision
of the Classification Act and sub
stantial salary raises for Federal
officials in the upper brackets.
Chairman Rees said he feels con-
fident pay raise legislation will be
submitted at this session.
Postal Provision Dropped.
An hour before the Senate and
House members met jointly to dis
cuss pay, the conferees went into
session.
Taking up the bill dealing with
employment discrimination against
handicapped in the Government
sercvice, the conferees dropped out
the Ellender amendment, which
would give classified status in the
postal service to physically handi-
capped. This amendment was op-
posed by veterans groups which de-
clared that it would result in taking