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Evening star., 1952-10-05
CULTURE OF
DIFFENBACHIA?

Mrs. M. w. E.. Washington
My brother is extremely
anxious to obtain a copy of
"Cyclopedia of Chamber Music"
by Corbett, an oxford Press
edition. ! believe it is now out
Of print. Can't some one help
him with information on the
whereabout Of a copy?
Could some reader offer some
suggestions on the culture Of
diffenbachia? What causes the
lower leaves to drop of?
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JAPONICA.
"A. P. D., Washington
For Mrs. G. c. McA., Arling-
ton. BY all means use your
Towering ounce (japonica) fruit
for jelly. Slice and cover with
water. Boil until tender. Let
Juice drip from fruit and add
sugar, cup for cup. Boil until
it sheets" Put in a few drops
Of red food color If you would
like a pink jelly. Tart and good!
Evening star., 1952-10-05
Readers Clearing House .tfs fs';sss s:~s.
RUGS.
TOKYO.

TOKYO.
SCHEDULE FOR HOUSEWORK'
MRS. w. D. S.. 5r., Arlinoton)
In answer to your question
about sending rugs to be re-
woven into new ones. I can say
that there Is a company which
I know about that will do this
for you. The price is very cheap
and they will call for your old
rugs. It Is q national company
with Offices in all large cities.
Their address is on F street.
II you will call them, they will
send you q catalogue with all
the information you want. Their
rugs are very nice and wear
beautifully for many years.
Tokyo Mrs. D. M. F., Ia
koma Park: My family and I
have just returned from Japan
after having spent two of the
most enjoyable years of my life.
Servants are very easy to hire
and are most inexpensive. They
are very good to the children,
but do not know how to disci-
pline them and, consequently,
children are completely spoiled
when they return. The climate
approximates that Of this area.
You will need both winter and
summer clothes with a plentiful
supply Of raincoatS, boots, etc.
You will most asSuredly have
access to the PXs in the Tokyo
area and there are some excel
lent ones. Also. you will have
commissary privileges and will
find that the commissary is
very similar to our supermar-
ketS. If you have Army quar-
terS, your household equipment.
linens. etc., in most cases will
be furnished. However, I found
it very helpful to have electrical
appliances. BY all means take
a washing machine. It will be
easier on the clothes as well
as a great help to you and the
servants. I can assure you that
you will love the life and will
never regret having made the
trip.
Does any one have a practical.
workable schedule for doing your
housework. I seem to be work.
ing all the time and yet never
accomplish all the things I have
to do and want to do. I have
two children, 5 and 4 years old,
and I would appreciate any hints
any one could give me for work.
ing out my time so that there
Is some leisure for me.
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Evening star., 1952-10-05
TWO REQUESTS?

Mrs. J. w. H., Washington
I have two requests. I am
trying to locate a heavy WOOL
knit turtleneck sweater for my
husband and so far I haven't
been able to locate one in any
Of the stores.
wonder II some one could
send in a recipe for finger
paints?
Evening star., 1952-10-05
GUINEA PIGS.

MRS. E. F. B., Washington
This is In reply to some one
who wrote recently about car
ing for guinea pigs. They cam
not bear cold weather and
should be brought into the house
before it gets frosty outside.
II you have noticed the ones at
the Zoo, they are put indoors.
Evening star., 1952-10-05

MOLDY MATTRESS.

Re help needed by Mrs. C. D.,
Riverdaie. as to moldy. SMELL
ing mattress. I also was 'front.'
ed by such a problem but aired
my mattress. then used a plas-
tic mattress cover. Each spring
before furnace is shut off I put
the plastic cover on, then take
it off when heat is again turned
on in the fall. No more moldy
smell.
Your column is super. Keep
1t up.
Evening star., 1952-10-05
CHINESE MANUSCRIPT

Mrs. j. H.. Herndon. I believe
your Chinese Manuscript will be
Of interest to the Freer Gallery
and (or) the National (Mellon)
Gallery. Educational Depart
ment. Either will be almost GER
tain to tell you where to go, If
unable to make the translation.
Evening star., 1952-10-05
SPAGHETTI SAUCE.
CLOTH COAT?
(Mrs. H. B. G.. Cheuy Chase)


Sometime ago, Mrs. w. r. p.
Of Falls Church requested q good
recipe for spaghetti sauce. I
kept watching the paper but
read Of none sent in that I liked
as much as this one q friend
gave to me several years ago.
One green pepper. 1 large
onion. 4 pieces celery. / bunch
parsley, / button garlic (if you
like these), can tomato paste,
can tomatoes. l pound ground
beef. / pound spaghetti.
Cut vegetables fine, put in
frying pan Il use iron) with
tablespoon Of grease. Let these
cook about Is minutes. Then
add meat and cook another Is
minutes. Next add tomato paste
thinped with glass water and
cook Is minutes. Last adding
tomatoes cooking q few minutes
longer.
In q large pot, cook spaghetti
until tender and drain. Pour
sauce over entire quantity Of
spaghetti and serve. We prefer
individual servings, so do not
mix the spaghetti and sauce ex-
cept on our plates.
Several seasons ago I pur-
chased an expensive cloth coat.
The very next season coats were
worn at least 6 inches longer.
I couldn't wear the coat and
have had it packed away since.
Now ! would like to know If
there is any place that special
ICES in matching materials and
lengthening a coat?
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POEM.
mrs. c. w., HyGttsUilIe)
To F. T. H., Deale: My hus-
band, who has been giving un-
solicited renditions Of the last
half of the mixed-up recitation
Of Robert Reece for years, wes
delighted when I directed his
attention to the nearly COM
pleted verse. He believes the
following is all that remains.
The meter is q little ragged, so
possibly a line or q phrase is
still missing.
The curfew must not ring tonight,
Oh woodman. spare that tree.
onl Stanley, onL Charge! Chester.
And let who viii be clever.
For men may come and men may 20,
But 90 on forever!
Thanks for the first lines.
HAsSoCK?
miss B. M. M. Arlington)
Having found your RCH Of
great interest and help I now
write to ask If some of your
readers could help me on a
problem Of my own.
I was given a very attractive
red leather hassock cover re-
Gently: it was brought back
from North Africa and is very
soft and has gold embossed
work on the top. It was sug-
gested to me that I fill it with
crumpled newspapers, which I
did. However. after some use
the hassock is losing it's shape
and not at all comfortable to
sit upon. I am wondering If
any other readers have sugges-
tions to offer for filing the has
sock so that it keeps its shape
and Is more comfortable to use.
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THANK YOU NOTE
HOUSEWORK TIME-SAVERS?
(Mrs. r. A. G., Woshington)
Thank you to the contributors
Of favorite recipes! The lemon
filled cookies made from q re-
Gently submitted recipe made q
hit!
Please. would any homemaker
who has evolved q time saving
or simplified procedure in any
Of her housework let me know
about it?
Evening star., 1952-10-05
HALLOWEEN PARTY GAMES;

(MrS. +. T. O., ArIingtOnJ
Could any of the readers sug-
gest any fairly inactive Hal
loween party games or ideas for
about 80 or 40 boys and girls,
9-11 years of age. This is
Sunday school group and space
is limited so please give any
suggestions with this in mind.
Evening star., 1952-10-05

OLD GAMES.

(Mrs. M. F. H., Silver Spring.
In answer to the request Of
Mr.. p. j. Of Arlington. I re-
Gently obtained from by par
ents a very old game of Birds"
The game by "the Fireside
Game Co. of Cincinnati. Ohio.
The game Of birds was No. 1927.
Hope this will help Mr.. P. j. to
locate the other games he is
interested in.
Have been reading the Clear
ing House and keeping clippings
since its first introduction and
never miss reading it.
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Evening star., 1952-10-05
STRAWBERRY PRESERVES.
COCKTAIL SHAKER

Mrs. c. S., Siluer Spring.
I have not yet seen an answer
to the query how to make
strawberry preserves from frozen
strawberries. Here is my recipe,
adapted from a recipe for max
ing it with fresh berries. To
one package of frozen berries
Q2-ounce package) add ! tea
spoon Of vinegar. Bring to a
boil and let boil one minute.
Add one cup Of granulated sugar
and let boil about is minutes.
Skim and pour into glass. Makes
one glass. I have never made
this in quantity to keep. I just
make it as I need 1t and use it
right away. Keeps indefinitely
in the refrigerator.
In regard to the tops Of the
cocktail shaker sticking. I juSt
fill ours with hot water and let
stand few minutes and empty
and the metal top comes OF
with very little effort.
Evening star., 1952-12-14
By ELEM sAkEs
Foshion Editor

w HET4ER it's the effect Of sparkling trimmings,
the gay porties scheduled for the holiday season.
something else, most women choose foshons for "holi
doy time thot possess similar bright and sparkling
outlook
Rhinestone sprinkled sondols. eItterne hair
nents jeweIed belts and hos, and entire beoded
sheoth gowns in the foshion lineup They def
niteY geored to obtonine story elonces for femme
during the holiday season.
Evening star., 1952-10-20
Colonel
Killed on Formosa

Col. Theodore B. Freeman, A.,
of 6019 North Twenty-fifth road,
Arlington. was killed accidentally
Friday at Taipeh. Formosa, the
Army announced today.
Maj. Adrian Saint John, ir., 81,
of ITO South Virginia avenue
Falls Church. was injured serious
ly in the same accident.
The men. both attached to the
United States Military Advisory
Group. were watching Nationalist
Chinese maneuvers at the time of
the accident. details of which were
not revealed.
Col. Freeman was assistant chief
of staff for plans and training of
MAAG's Army section. His wife
and daughter live at the Arling-
ton address and his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Louis E. Freeman, live
in Maplewood, N. j.
I He was a graduate of Cornell
University in 1927 and was COM
missioned in the Army that year.
His promotion to colonel came in
1850.
Mai. Saint John, a native of
Kansas, Joined the Army in jan
uary of 1943. He is a 1851 gradu-
ate of the armored schools ad-
vanced officers course at the Uni
versity of Virginia.
His wife. Mrs. Penny D. Saint
John, lives at the Falls Church
address.
Evening star., 1952-10-20
Tavern Owner Beaten
And Robbed Of $1,000

I A pair of armed bandits brutally
beat a tavern owner and robbed
him of $4,000 in a daring holdur
today.
The victim was Herbert Saun-
ders. SIS, colored. proprietor Of
Herbert's Bar & Grill, 618 T street
NV. Mr.. Saunders was in Freed
mems Hospital for treatment of
head and face injuries.
He told police the two colored
men forced their way into his
apartment about 9 am. They
ransacked the home and took the
money.
Then Mr.. Saunders was struck
with a fist and a chair. AS the
robbers left, they struck him
again. this time on the back of the
neck.
AS the bandits fed their victim
shouted from a window that he
had been robbed, and a passerby
CdllGQ pOllCe.
An eyewitness told police that
a white man had acted as a look
out. He said the three drove to
the scene in an automobile which
they parked nearby in the 600
block of Florida avenue NV.
The white man stood across
the street while the two colored
men entered Mr.. Saunders apart
ment. The colored men were
about IS years old. One wore a
dark suit and dark felt hat The
other was clad in grey suit and
hat. Police said they did not
have an adequate description of
the white man.
Evening star., 1952-10-20
Newsmen on Both Sides Think
They Have Winner, Poll Shows

stevenson and 2 made no predic-
ton.
In answer to a separate ques-
tion as to personal preference, the
results also show that a majority
of those travelling with each can
|didate prefer that candidate.
OF the group with Gov. Steven
son, q prefer the Illinois Cover
nor, 8 prefer Gen. Eisenhower and
q had no preference.
OF the group travelling with
Gen. Eisenhower, 28 prefer the
general and % prefer Gov. Steven
son, with 3 having no preference.
# the two groups are added
together, ~ prefer Gov. Stevenson,
while SO prefer Gen. Eisenhower.
Combining the predictions, hcw-
ever. 81 think Gen. Eisenhower
will win while 81 think Gov. Ste
|venson win win.
Evening star., 1952-10-20
-Four Indicted
On Million Tax
Evasion Churqe
BY the Associated Press

The Justice Department an
nounced today that four members
of New York syndicate have been
indicted on charges of evading in
come tax payments on huge profits
reaped in the sale of sugar and
corn syrup.
One of those indicted, the de-
partment said. was former as
sistant United States district at
torney in New Jersey.
Attorney General McGranery
said the indictments were re-
turned this morning by Federal
grand jury in New York
The Government charged that
the four men, associated with the
American Brands Corp, owe more
than 81 million in unpaid taxes
and penalties.
Indicted along with the COM
pany were these men:
Howard Lawn, Long Branch, ~.
j., longtime assistant United
States attorney at Newark, who
recently was indicted at Trenton
on a charge of evading $8.356 .88
on his 1945 personal income. VIII
liam j. Giglio, New York business
man; Farnk s. Livorsi, previously
convicted of narcotics law viola
tions, and Louis j. Roth, New York
accountant, previously indicted on
a charge of making false state
ments to the Reconstruction FL
nance Corp.
The Justice Department said
American Brands Corp. was Or
ganized in 1945 by Giglio and
Livorsi and operated extensively
as a "middleman distributor of
sugar and sirup during the post
war scarcity OF those products"
Evening star., 1952-10-20

parents agreed to the experiment
No child was in danger at any
time.
They were inoculated with a
vaccine brewed from CD the
spinal cords of monkeys stricken
with polio and 20 a chemical
rendering the polio viruses harm
less but still capable of producing
antibodies.
In 1850, DR.. Howe had found
that he could immunize chin
panZees.
Eleven bedridden children al
Rosewood, in good physical con-
dition despite their handicaps
were chosen for the human trials
Blood tests showed only one oi
them had antibodies against more
than one type of polio virus before
the vaccination.
Six Were Inoculated.
DR.. Howe decided to give six
of them vaccine and nothing to
the other five. If the vaccine
took. the inoculated six would
develop antibodies in their blood.
The others would not.
That is what happened.
Polio is as common as measles
but most people don't know
they've had it.
Antibodies for protection are
manufactured in the blood of any
one who gets the polio virus.
OF every 1000 infections, it is
estimated, less than 10 result in
paralysis, presumably because the
person did not develop enough
Evening star., 1952-10-20
Big G. 0. P. Majority
Held Virtually Certain
In Kansas Voting
Candidates Fight for Farm
Support; Feed Sack PoII'
Puts Republicans Ahead
By Gould Lincoln
Stor Stoff Correspondent

KANSAS CITY, Kans., Oct. 20,
Gen. Eisenflower's home
State no matter what Colorado
and Texas may claim, is going to
do the right thing by the general
in the presidential race unless all
signs fail. The State looks as Re-
publican as Vermont and Maine
It would take a hardy Democra,
to claim it for Gov. Stevenson
Nevertheless, the Democrats have
not given up trying and working
The claims made by Republi-
can leaders-and agreed to by
more objective observers-is that
Gen. Eisenhowers lead in Kansas
on election day will be from 100
900 to 100000. The Kansas farm
ers, many of whom voted for Mr..
Truman in 1948, will line up for
Gen. Eisenhower. Not only do
they take pride in him but they
like what he promises in regard
to the farm programme continue
the 80 per cent parity prices and
to boost parity to 100 per cent
later. They like his idea of do
ing something to bolster prices
for perishable products, too, and
to leave farm co-operatives free of
punitive" taxes.
Nebraska and Iowa Favor G. o. p.
Reports here are that Kansas
neighpor on the north, Nebraska,
and Iowa, right across from
Nebraska on the east, both will
also go for Gen. Eisenhower.
Kansas and Nebraska we're Re-
publican in the 1948 presidential
election, by much reduced plural
tiles. Iowa Topped all the way
over and gave its electoral votes
to Mr.. Truman that year.
The farm vote of all three of
these States is the big prize for
which all candidates strive-and
Gen. Eisenhower and Gov. Steven
son are making the pitch for them
this year. In 1948. Kansas went
for Gov. Dewey by a 71,0O0-vote
margin. and Nebraska by 10000.
Iowa, which went Republican in
1914 by 47,000, gave Mr.. Truman
a $4,000 lead. All these figures
(Continued on Page A-6. Col. &.
Evening star., 1952-10-20
Peru Proposes Plan
In u. n. for Breakinq
Korean Deadlock
Would Set Up Commissio.
To Screen Prisoners
And Supervise Return
By the Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y, Oct.
2O.-Peru called on the United Ma
tions General Assembly today to
consider creation of commission
aimed at breaking the prisoner
of-war deadlock in the Korean
truce talks.
The proposed commission would
supervise the screening and return
to their homes of all prisoners. It
was an obvious attempt to sur
mount refusal of the Communists
to accept the results of screening
by the unified command which has
shown thousands of Reds unwill-
ing to go home.
DR.. Victor A. Belaunde told the
60-nation Assembly the U. N. has
the prisoners who don't want to
return under it's protection and
under it's guarantee" A U. N.
commission. he said. could protect
their dignity as human beings"
while perhaps ending the row over
their return.
U. S. Seeks More Fighters.
The Peruvian plan was put forth
while an American drive got under
way for more troops in Korea from
more U. N. member nations.
Dr.. Belaunde suggested that the
commission be made up "of the
countries concerned"-which pre-
sumably includes Red CHINA
selection of Assembly members
and non members with a tradition
of international service. The last
was presumably a reference to
Switzerland.
The Peruvian speaker called on
Russia to consider his proposal
with a generous spirit" On the
surpace it was similar to a pro-
posal put forward by Poland last
week-and indorsed by Soviet
Foreign Minister Andrei Y. vi
shinsky Saturday-as part of a
general peace plan."
Whether isolation on this part
of the plan, without the rest of it,
would be satisfactory to the Reds
was not apparent.
Australia Voices Confidence.
Australian Foreign Minister
Richard G. Casey told the As
|sembly his country had complete
confidence" in the U. N. negotia-
tors at Panmunjom and backed
up their stand on the prisoner
issue. He said it was a matter of
principle and promised:
Australia has the proud record
of having been in both World
Wars against aggression from
start to finish and we shall see
this through to the end"
He scoffed at Soviet attempt
to split the free world-particu-
larly Britain and the United
States.
'British-American is an anvil
that has worn out many ham,
mers," he said. 1T will stand
up to a sickle as we'll"
The drive for more fighting allies
was limited at by Secretary of State
Dean Acheson in his opening
United Nations policy statement,
and was kicked off in New York
yesterday by John D. Hickerson.
Assistant Secretary of State.
Evening star., 1952-10-20
Bumper Ballot Crop
Expected for Nov. 4

LOSER MAY SET REcoRD-votina
indications point to o record IS mil
lion at the polls two weeks from
tomorrow. New faces" in the Pvesi-
dentiol roce ore big foetors In dsow.
ing out bonner vote figure. oeeord-
ing to an article by Jesse Loventhei
on Poee Az todoy. Even the losing
candidate moy get more boIlots thon
the oh-time high given President
Roosevelt in 1896.
Evening star., 1952-10-20
Reckless Red Charge
Fails 10 Recapture
Two Korean Hills
Fonutic Communists
RepuIsed in Fierce
Hund-to-Hund Bottle
ey the Associated Press

SEOUL, Korea, Oct. 20.-Hordes
of screaming Chinese Reds
charged recklessly through their
own artillery fire yesterday and
early today, but failed in an at
tempt to recapture two important
central-front hills.
American and South Korean
soldiers on Triangle Hill and
Washington Gl Killed in Action. Four
Others Wounded in Koreo. Poge AZ
Heroic Colonel Killed in Koreo Identified
os Moryionder. Poee A-9
Sniper Ridge forced back the
fanatic Communists in fierce
hand-to-hand fighting.
Thunderous artillery, mortars
and katusha rockets supported the
Communists. Allied front-line Of
ficers estimated a full regiment
5000 to $500 men-advanced on
each of the hills north of Kumhwa
late yesterday.
At last report. the Communists
held Pixies Peak, the northwestern
knob of Triangle Hill. Allied
troops controlled the rest of the
rocky mass.
Reds Hole Up in Bunkers.
After bitter hand to hand fight
ing, the Reds called off their at
tack today and holed up in bunk
ers and caves to the north.
Allied fighter bombers swooped
over Papa-San Mountain, over
looking both hills, and unloaded
tons of bombs. rockets and soaring
gasoline on the Communist stalk
ing area.
Early in their assault, the Com
munists surrounded troops of the
United States 7th Infantry Divi-
sion on Pixies Peak. But the
Americans fought their way out.
They Joined other American troops
and in a furious bayonet and
grenade battle beat back Chinese
who had swarmed to within 300
yards of Triangle's main crest.
U. N. officers estimated 10000
rounds of Red artillery, mortar
and rocket fire fell at or near
Sniper Ridge and another 5000
rounds of mortar and artillery at
or near Triangle Hill between
dusk yesterday and 9 am. today.
Destroyer Craig Straddled.
Action elsewhere along the 1856
mile battlefront was light.
The Navy said the United States
DESTROYER Craig was straddled by
a salvc from Red guns on Korea's s
east coast, but there were no cas-
ualties or damage.
The United States carriers Bon
Homme Richard and Essex
launcned 2l1 flights against Red
east coast warehouses, factories,
stockpiles and batteries yesterday
on the west coast, the British war
ship Morecambe Bay bombarded
Communist gun positions south
'of Haeju.
Sixteen United States B-29
Super Forts last night dropped
more than $50 tons of bombs on
"a Red army headquarters and
troop billeting areas on the cen
trail front, near Yangdok, Pom
chong and Sopo.
Evening star., 1952-10-20
Truman Starts Drive
Tomorrow for ; States
Lost 10 6. 0.P. 1948
By Joseph A. Fox

President Truman tomorrow
takes to the road for the fourth
time, trying to round up the vote
of three States the Democrats
lost in 1948, and to hold on to
another where they won.
New Jersey, Pennsylvania and
Maryland, which went for Gov.
Thomas E. Dewey four years ago,
will be on the Presidents route
during a stiff sthree-day back
platform and street-corner drive.
West Virginia, which stayed with
President Truman in 1948, rounds
out his schedule.
66 Electoral Votes Sought.
There are a total of sc elec-
toral votes at stake in this in
dustrial-agricultural area, and the
four States also are electing Sem
ators. The President will make
around 20 talks.
Leaving here at about 6 am.
tomorrow on the Baltimore &
Ohio, Mr.. Truman will 60 to Jer-
sey City and then, tomorrow
morning, start back-tracking by
auto.
Newark, Elizabeth, Perth Am
boy. New Brunswick and Camden
will be the first stops. In the
afternoon Mr.. Truman speaks in
Philadelphia.
Picking up his train again. the
President moves on to Reading,
and tomorrow night goes to Potts
vile.
On Wednesday the President
will be swinging principally for
the big labor vote in Pennsylvania.
going into the anthracite center
at Wilkes-Barre and Scranton,
then moving over to Kingston,
Williamsport and Altoona, and
speaking at night in Pittsburgh.
Head Back Thursday.
Thursday will find him starting
in Wheeling. w. Va, moving back
into Pennsylvania through Brad
dock, McKeesport. Connellsville.
lockwood and MyerSdale, and
then winding up at Cumberland
and Harpers Ferry.
The Republicans won substan-
tial victories four years ago in
and New Jersey,
which had been turning in majori-
ties for Franklin D. Roosevelt, but
the Henry Wallace vote swung the
scales against the Democrats in
Maryland.
When this trip is ended. the
still will have a big one
left. as he leaves over the week
md to take one more swing at
Minnesota's II electoral votes in
The Iron Range country. and then |
work back through Michigan,
Ohio, Indiana and end the cam
paign in st. Louis Saturday night.
November ]. !