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Evening star., 1949-03-04
Death Of 5.Month. old Baby
In Carriaqe 10 Be Probed

The coroner's Office is investi-
eating the death yesterday of a
5-month- James Bourgouis,
25O4 Twenty-eigth street NE.
Police said the infant died ap-
parently of natural causes in its
carriage while under the care
of Mrs. L. E. Byrum, 2916 Vista
street NE. Mrs. Byrum, police
said, told them she found the child
unconscious. She rushed him to
Casualty Hospital, where he was
pronounced dead on arriVel.
Police said the baby apparently
Istrangled after throwing up some
food. The mother, Mrs. Herman
j. BourgouiS, a nurse at Mt. Alto
Hospital. had left the baby with
Mrs. Byrum to go shopping, &C
cording to police.
Evening star., 1949-03-04
Indiana Couple Held
For Car Theft Action

Thomas E. Burke, 81, and Mrs
Donna Jean Wycoff, 20, were
ordered held for action of the
grand jury by United States Com
missioner Cyril S. Lawrence yes
terday on charges of transporting
a stolen vehicle in interstate COM
merce.
The couple, both from Fort
Wayne, Ind, were arrested here
in the car on February 25. Ac-
cording to an FBI agent who tes-
titled at yesterdays hearing, they
admitted taking the car in Win
chester, Va.
Burke has a record of three
convictions for auto theft and is
on parole from the State peni-
tentiary in Pendleton, Ind, the
agent said.
Evening star., 1949-03-04
Dairy Lobbyist Denies
Political Defeat Threat
In Fight on Margarine

Charles w. Holman, registered
lobbyist for the National Coop
erative Milk Producers Federation
in the oleo-butter fight, was &C
cused at a congressional hearing
today by a Democratic members
of Congress of threatening to drive
him Into political oblivion" If he
did not vote on the butter side
Mr.. Holman at once completely
denied the charge.
The dairy official was called to
the stand before the House Agri-
culture Committee today by Rep
resentative Sutton of Tennessee,
new member of Congress.
Mr.. Sutton asked him if he had
not told an Omaha newspaperman
that he, Mr.. Sutton, had won his
primary election fight by only so
votes and that if he did not sup
port the dairy butter position he
would work to insure his defeat
III IIle 1uIuIe.
Witness Denies Statement.
Mr.. Holman replied, Il would
swear that no words of that kind
were ever said by me"
But MI. Sutton asserted that
the statement had been made to
the newspaperman in the presence
of a second reporter, both OF
whom had reported it to him
With some heat MI. Sutton de-
clared: ANY time my vote is
swayed by the threat of any lobby
ist I'll resign from Congress" He
had said earlier that he had not
yet determined how he will vote
on the question.
The butter group now favors
repeal of all oleomargarine taxes
provided that Congress bans the
manufacture or sale of yellow
margarine.
Mr.. Holman, long a leader in the
battle to retain taxes, yesterday
had appeared as a witness in favor
of the ban on yellow margarine.
Vote May Come Tuesday.
The exchange between Mr.. SUIT
ton and Mr. Holman concluded
another days argument among
committee members over marga-
rine legislation and testimony by
witnesses on both sides.
If the committee can conclude
Evening star., 1949-03-04
Merchants Group Backs
.Morqun as City Head

The Merchants Mutual Benefit
Association has Endorsed Thomas
P. Morgan, jr., Washington civic
leader, to be a District Commis-
sioner in place of Commissioner
John Russell Young, j. A. Kane
row. president. said today.
The Star indicated in a report
yesterday that the organization
had qualified the Endorsement to
ask Mr.. Morgan's appointment
only in the event Mr.. Young should
not be renominated. Mr.. Kane
row said the association favored
Mr.. Morgan instead of Mr.. Young.
1t cited Mr.. Morgan's background
as businessman and civic leader.
Evening star., 1949-03-04

hearings tomorrow, a vote may be
taken next Tuesday. Chairman
Coley has decared. The vote is
expected to be very close.
Evening star., 1949-03-07
The Chef Saws

| asparagus and throw the stalks In
a dishpan full of cold, salted
water. Let them stay there for
about half an hour. Then wash
each one carefully, to be sure that
all the grit ana sand is out. Tie
them back in a neat bunch, with
the ends even, and stand them up
IN the pot, which has been filled
with rapidly boiling salted water.
Steam until the stalks are tender,
then drain and serve.
Either hot or cold. asparagus is
delicious. 1t takes kindly to a
number of sauces. Hot, you can
use plain melted butter, sauce Hol-
landaise, sauce Mousseline or a
rich cream sauce to which a few
capers have been added. Cold,
choose mayonnaise, vinaigrette or
a tart French dressing.
But you can use asparagus in
lots of other ways than just by
itself. There's that wonderful
dish, asparagus au gratin";; as
a souff1e it is superb. Combined
with sweetbreads and mushrooms
in a casserole it makes a fine
luncheon or supper dish. The
French make pie with asparagus
and Swiss cheese and ham. Next
week Ill give you the specific
recipes.
Evening star., 1949-03-07

pastry shells. For this make q
rich, white sauce and add the
diced, cooked sweetbreads. Avoid
too much stirring since the meat
is so tender you may tend to
break it into small pieces and
lose the identity of the meat itself
Next, add u cup of slivered al
monds and u cup of lightly
Drowned sliced mushrooms. Blend
this carefully. and heat about 10
minutes and add finely minced
green or red sweet pepper. For
a pretty luncheon dish serve this
on fried noodles. in timbale cases,
pastry shells, or on hot toast
points.
Equally attractive and q great
favorite is the use of sWeetbreads
in salads. Combine them with
a crispy ingredient to give tex
ture contrast such as celery or
green olives. Have the meat well
chilled and cut in A-inch cubes.
Use a vegetable, either green peas
or cut green beans. as the other
salad ingredient and mix together
with a well-seasoned French dress
ing. Serve on a bed Of crisp let
tuce and garnish with slices of
hard cooked egg and wedges of
bright red tomato.
Still another way of using sweet
breads for a delectable luncheon
dish is to stuff them with q bread
and mushroom mixture and serve
a hot Parmesan sauce over them.
Evening star., 1949-03-07

To me, asparagus Is just about
tops in the vegetable kingdom
The season for the fresh variety
is 50 short, compared to that Of
beans, peas, etc., that I like tc
make every use can Of the sue
culent stalks. And do remember
that the tough ends you cut of
shouldn't be thrown away-they
can be boiled down for soup.
The asparagus originated in
Italy, 1t is believed, and grows to
perfection on the sun-kissed slopes
of Mount Etna and Mount Vesu-
vius. Gourmets insist that the
finest asparagus in the world
comes from Catania, Sicily. It is
grown almost everywhere in the
United States-mostly the green
variety. although the giant white
from California Is also a great
favorite with epicures.
OF course. you know that 1t
takes the asparagus stalks much
longer to cook than it does the
tender tips. Therefore, the ONLY
way to cook asparagus properly
is to cook it standing up. If you
have an asparagus steamer. the
problem is solved. but If not. use
a tall, steep, rather narrow utensil
Cut off the tough ends of the
Evening star., 1949-03-07
For March Reading
Is the Feminine |. Q..Zero?

fact" If parents believe a real
acceleration or retardation of
growth is evident, investigate
without hesitating, anxiety or
discussion, he urges.
Washington's Institute of Con-
temporary Arts is spotlighted in
this issue of Mademoiselle with
the article, "Charting a New
Course" Based on the principle
that general education can be
grounded on active participation
in creative arts, the school treats
all of the arts as phases of one
whole, and aims to reach those
training to be professionals, the
interested amateur. and the COM
munity at large. Included among
the contemporary artists on the
Institutes advisory board are
Martha Graham and Frank
Lloyd Wright.
In Certain Wise Men," by John
Barlow Martin, McCall's tells the
story of the coming of health,
mental and spiritual as well as
physical, to Back of the Yards, a
slum section behind the Chicago
stockyards. Director of the Back
of the Yards Neighborhood Coun-
Gil that exists there today is Joe
Meegan, who was raised in that
locale himself. This 10-year-old
council that has done so much
for this area was organized by
Saul Alinsky, Jew. with the as
sistance of Bishop Bernard j.
Shell, of the Roman Catholic
Church. Ninety per cent of this
spots population is Catholic, and
Is made up of Irish. Mexicans,
Lithuanians, Russians, Slovaks
and other middle Europeans, as
well as Negroes. So successful has
this plan been in helping to i'm
prove the life and self respect Of
these people that similar plan is
ihi effect in Omaha. South st.
Paul and Los Angeles.
McCall's Back Yard Contest
doesn't close until May IA, 1949.
by the way, with $3,250 offered
in cash prizes to those who best
tell in $50 words what they have
done to make their back yards
more livahe. and what they and
their neighbors do to make block
a better place for people to live.
Better Homes and Gardens
points to Washington as men,
orable vacation spot, and also has
suggestions for at-home radio re-
pair. Good Housekeeping
offers advice on Choosing the
Right Roommate" by Washing
tons Jean Van Evera. The ar
ticle is from Miss Van Evera's
forthcoming book. How to Be
Happy While Single" A "14-Day
Miracle Beauty Plan" is featured
this month, too. The Amer
ican Home helps homemakers to
decide, in terms of facts and fig
ures, how much they can afford
to go in debt in buying house fur
niShinpS,
Evening star., 1949-03-07
By Violet Faulkner
Food Editor


For those who are not familiar
with the preparation Of sweet
breads the following explanation
may solve the mystery and help
you to enjoy this table delicacy.
Sweetbreads, for those who don't
know, are the thymus glands OF
beef, calf and lamb. They con-
sist of two parts, the heart sweet
bread and the throat sweetbread.
AS the beef animal natures. the
thymus gland disappears; the
beef sweetbreads, therefore, come
from the young beef. They are
what is known as one of the va
riety meats which include brains,
heart, liver, kidneys, tongue and
tripe.
Because of the physical struc-
ture of these meats the methods
of cooking cannot be classified
into boiling. braising, stewing and
so on. Some may be cooked by
all these methods and in some
cases a preliminary cooking is
necessary. This pre-cooking is
often called parboiling, but since
a temperature just below boiling
is used (simmer) the correct term
to use is "pre-cook."
It is well to remember that
sweetbreads are very tender,
Evening star., 1949-03-07

somewhat soft in texture and very
perishable. They should be used
as soon as possible after purchas-
ing, or if they are not to be used
the same day, they should be pre-
cooked. 1t is unnecessary to soak
them. Drop them into boiling,
salted water; cover and SIMMER
for Is minutes. Chill the sweet
breads as soon as they are cooked
by dropping into cold water. If
you are not going to use them
right away, drain and store them
in the coldest part of the refrig-
orator in a covered dish or
wrapped in waXed paper.
Now you are ready to proceed
in several different ways. One OF
the most popular methods is to
bread" them. First remove the
thin membrane as shown in the
picture on the left above.
Evening star., 1949-03-07
Bv Betty Miles

Ann Griffith, author of "The
Magazines Women Read" an
article appearing in the March
american Mercury" presents as
one-sided a picture of a situation
as we've seen in long time.
She describes the advertise
ments that appear in these maga-
zines as forcing the imbecilic
housewives to a compulsive whirl
of cleanliness as driving as the
power of the charmed ballet Slip
pers donned by the heroine of
The Red Shoes" The recipes
she relegates unfairly, and with
a most untypical example. to the
realm of the ridiculous. And the
fiction! she can hardly bring
herself to discuss it, although she
does, and at length.
This is the sort of "smarty''
article that is effective when
thoughtfully conceived and when
some measure of fairness was in
volved when the indictment of the
particular subject under fire was
drawn up. Not only does the au-
thor do an incomplete and unfair
job of depicting these magazines,
but she succeeds in insulting the
intelligence of the feminine read
ers as well as the editors who
o.k.'d the material in the first
place.
We doubt very much that any
sensible woman is driven to drink
because her confidence in her IA
vorite soap is being constantly un-
dermined by other soap makers
competing for her dollar, or that,
horror of horrors. she might even
be. forced to the conclusion that
she wasn't really clean! We be-
lieve that although some of the
articles in these magazines simply
succeed in pointing out the pain
fully obvious, many of them are
truly Informative, and offer con-
crete and worthwhile suggestions
for homemakers. And, in keeping
with the binders she has worn.
Miss Griffith has chosen to ignore
some of the better fiction offered,
such as that in Harper's Bazaar.
which is frequently worthy of the
discriminating.
There Is No Average Boy" is
the point j. Roswell Gallagher,
M. D., makes in his article in this
months Atlantic. DR.. Gallagher,
who has specialized in the care
of adolescents. has been since
1884 the school doctor at Phillips
Academy at Andover. He assures
parents that their sons can be
indeed normal without being
average" that condition that
exists only in sets of statistics
and in parents minds. In reach
ing adulthood, says he, Some go
by airplane, some by Twentieth
Century Limited, others by bus,
some by water, some by hitch
hiking, and others trudging along
On foot" But they will all get
there-that is the important
Evening star., 1949-03-07
COMMENTS.

(Fronl Mrs. r. E. LOB, OlneyJ
Many thanks to Mrs. D. S. c.,
Arlington, for her objective at
tempt to help Mrs. j. A. with her
"squealing child" This is the
kind of letter that makes the
RICH so worthwhile. A reply of
this sort, for instance. to the lady
who inquired about cutting her
little girls hair might have re-
lieved the RICH columns of the
numerous contradictory letters
based entirely on opinion and
trial-and- -error experience. which
gave the inquirer no answer to
her problem. Only one or two
replies suggested that the solu-
ton might by found by consult
ing some one competent to judge
the hair and scalp condition of
that particular child. None of the
answering letters offered scien-
tifically sound advice. The RICH
serves too good a purpose for
us to fill its pages with pooled
ignorance. Let's conf1ne our let
ters to kitchen recipes and house
hold hints unless we can offer
objective and soundly-tested ad-
vice for other problems.
To Mrs. c. L. B.. Washington,
regarding her 2-year-old who un-
covers herself at night, and to
Mrs. w. A. O., Purvellville. about
her baby who bites his f1ngernails
there should be the sort of answer
I suggested. Readers may flood
the RICH columns with stories of
what they have done about the
nail-biting and thumb-sucking
including the many unpleasant
medicines and devices one could
use on a baby's fingers. I don't
profess to be an authority; also
more than a short paragraph is
needed to plan the solution OF
such problems. But competent
authorities tell us that the child
probably has formed this habit
because of something else that
disturbs him. The nail-biting Is
a symptom and one should first
locate the cause, remedy it, and
the symptom will disappear. 1t
may be a slow process, and it will
not be as easy as it would be
simple to paint his fingers or
constantly to pull them from his
mouth. To arbitrarily block the
nail biting might cause the child
to form some other compensatory
habit. The reasons for nail-bit-
ing and thumb-sucking and pull
ing off bed covers may vary with
different children. To discover
the particular problem of your
child suggest you refer to such
books as 1.-The Infant and Child
in the Culture of Today" and "The
First Five Years of Life" by the
well-known and competent DR.
Arnold Gesell.
Evening star., 1949-03-07

The high-necked dress has an
unusual yoke treatment and the
iaunty bolero boasts two rows of
bright buttons. 1t is a prize win
ner in any wardrobe.
Pattern No. 3112 is a seW-rite
perforated pattern for sizes II. IL
10, IA, 16 and 18. Size II, dress
4 yards of IS or 80 inch plus "a
yard contrast; bolero, ia yards
For this pattern, send Is cents
in coins, your name, address, pat
tern number and size wanted tc
Barbara Bell, The Washington
Star, P. o. Box 80, Station G,
New York 10. N. Y.
Evening star., 1949-03-07
By Peggy Roberts

BY Peggy Roberts
This exquisite cross-stitch de-
sign of the Madonna creates q
painted effect with its soft subtle
coloring. 1t will add distinction
and grace to any room in your
house.
Pattern Envelope No. R2796
contains hot-iron transfer for de-
sign. about 1912 by 13 inches, color
chart, stitch illustration and full
directions.
To obtain this pattern. send 20
cents in coins, giving pattern
number. your name, address and
zone number to Peggy Roberts,
The Washington Star, P. o. Box
100, Station G. New York 10, N. Y.
Evening star., 1949-03-07
ZINC OXIDE STAINS?

(Fron, Mrs. J. J. P, ArlingtonD
The RICH seems to be able. to
solve all problems, so I hope some
one can help me. I have an auto
matte home laundry and my prob
lem is how to get zinc oxide oint-
ment out of baby's diapers. Some
times it takes two or three wash
ings before the stains disappear.
Consequently. the diapers look
soiled part of the time.
May I take this opportunity to
thank all you contributors for
making my job big success. I'm
rapidly acquiring the reputation
of a good cook and housekeeper,
even though I've only been at it
a short time.
X + Il
FRENCH APPLE PIE?
(Fron, Mrs. J. T. B., LeonJ
would like some one to send
in a recipe for French apple pie.
Evening star., 1949-03-07

Use a sharp knife and lift the
thin film that covers the sweet
bread; if there are dark veins. re-
move these, too. being careful not
to break the meat apart. For l
pound of the meat, combine l
egg with tablespoons of milk
using a fork to blend thoroughly
Season with salt and pepper. Dip
each piece of cooked sweetbread
into the egg mixture. then roll in
sifted bread or cracker crumbs
Heat 2 to 4 tablespoons of Short
ening or bacon drippings in q
heavy frying pan. Add the sweet
breads and cook slowly, turning to
brown nicely on all sides. Serve
with chilli sauce. pickle relish or
cole slaw.
Popular luncheon dishes are
sweetbreads wrapped in bacon
strips or creamed and served in
Evening star., 1949-03-07
Readers Clearing House

Contributions and requests
must be accompanied by the
sender's full name and ad-
dress. We will withhold both
and use only initials. Please
address mail to the Read
ers' Clearing House, Woman's
Page. The Evening Star.
Washington 4.
Views expressed in the
Clearing House are not neces-
sarily those of The Star and,
as it is obviously impossible
for us to test all recipes sub
mitted, we cannot assume re-
sponsibility for them.
Betsy Cas,0eH
Evening star., 1949-03-07
WhyGrow
Old?
By Josephine Lowman

Most why Grow Old?" read
ers who entered my eight-week
self improvement marathon in
January have just about finished
the course. The marathon was
designed to help you improve
yourself physically. to take those
rolls and bulges off. to gain or
to lose poundage, to improve pos
ture or grace or hair or COM
plexion, in other words. it was
planned to help you overcome
faults in physical beauty.
It has occurred to me that now
is the perfect time for a period
of personality improvement. Those
of YOU who stuck to the mara
thon and lost inches or pounds
and other defects (and lots of you
did, are now free to build charm
and personality because you have
less self-consciousness and more
self-confidence than you had be-
fore. However the personality
program is not only for those
who entered the January mara
thon, but for every one.
This week I am presenting a
brand-new Eight Weeks to
Popularity" program. If you will
stick to a few of the tenets of
charm and personality and popu-
larity for eight weeks time, I be-
lieve you will begin to find your
friendships increasing in num-
ber and in strength. Many OF the
daily lrritations between you and
those you meet and do business
with will drop off and you will
begin to feel a new inner strength
and belief in yourself and in
others.
My plan is very simple. This
week we will highlight some of
the usual errors we fall into in
human relations and I have pre-
pared a leahet which outlines GER
tain principles you will try to put
into practice every day of the
eight weeks.
On the back of the leaflet you
will find a chart on which you
can grade yourself daily. I hope
you will write to me when your
program is completed to let me
know just how much it has in
creased your happiness in daily
life and what personality de-
fects you have overcome.
Mental and emotional and per-
sonality habits are just as strongly
fixed as those in poor posture ano
nail biting. Constant effort anc
thought and practice are required
to overcome them. Practice ir
positive attitudes will open up new
doors in behavior to you, viii
Danish many of the bugbears anc
small worries you have had in the
past.
After you have practiced these
new viewpoints and attitudes fol
q while they will become a nat.
ural part of you. 1t often take.
some incentive, some competition
or some study plan, to give you
that first push toward greater
happiness.
So far as I know there has never
been a nation wide program o1
this sort. 7 think it will be ar
exciting adventure in increased
happiness.
Do you want to join us? If so
send a stamped, self addressed
envelope with your request fol
Eight Weeks to Popularity" Ad-
dress Josephine Lowman in care
Of The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1949-03-07

disposable bottle. as I see them,
are these: The use of a sterile
bottle. time saved in babies nurs-
ing and preparing of bottles. Neat
ness of the formula filled and
space saved in ones kitchen. Lit
tie air swallowing, sence no spit
ting or collie. Knowing the nipple
will not collapse.
The greater satisfaction Of all
is to know that ones baby is get
ting an absolutely sterile bottle
and is happy and satisfied with his
Evening star., 1949-03-07

When ready to use, with
a sharp knife lift off the
thin membrane that covers
the sweetbreods. If pre-
ferred, hold under running
cold water and slip off with
the fingers. If there are
dark veins, remove these
with a sharp knife, being
careful so as not to break
the pieces.
Evening star., 1949-03-07
FORTUNE CAKES?
(Fron A. M, Arlington)

Does any reader know if it is
possible to make Chinese Fortune
Cakes at home? I refer to the
cakes which are probably baked as
thin round waters, then folded in
four to cool. AS purchased. each
folded cake contains a slip of
paper telling ones fortune.
DISPOSABLE NURSING
BOTTLE.
(From S. L., ArlingtonJ
I use the new disposable nursing
bottle and think it wonderful. My
-month-old baby takes his bot
tie very we'll. I think this is due
to the new type nipple and the
airless, collapsible bottle. The nip
pie is truly a great improvement
over the ordinary nipple.
The advantages in using the