Evening Star Newspaper, October 18, 1927, Page 41

'WOMAN'’S PAGE.” The Sidewalks of Washington BY THORNTON FISHER Among the President's visitors at the White House was Representative Martin B. Madden, chairman of the House appropriations committee. Mr, Madden, 78, genial and spry, greeted the newspaper men effusively, most of them by name and dextrously, if not informatively, answered their questions. L Attorney General Sargent drives up in a smail motor car, accoutered for wet weather. He, too, greets the members of the press, speaks to the officers and hastens in the direction of the presidential suite. He is passed on the way out by former Gov. Wil- liam C. Sproul of Pennsylvania, who is besieged by the correspondents. In answer to the battery of inter- rogations *‘Maybe, and no,” “And then again.” Every- body seems satisfled, and Mr. Sproul departs in high good humor. R Following Mt. Sproul is Col. Win- ship, the President's military aide, who hastens through the office corri- dor. He waves to his friends and exits through the front door. * ok ok Kk In the meantime, many visitors are congregating with_tickets from their Representatives. These are exchanged by Pat McKenna for passes admitting them to the privi- lege of shaking hands with the President. As the time approaches for the Chief Ex- ecutive's recep- tion conversation subsides to a whis- per. Thirty or forty humble citi- zens and citi- zenesses are about to experience a & real event in their probably prosaic lives. Each will touch the Presi- dents's hand, and generations will~ repeat the story to their offspring. The door finally opens, and the expectant crowd files through. BEAUTY CHATS Diet to Gain Weighht. If you stay at one weight month In and month out, which ic what nor- mal people do, you are eating what health authorities call a maintenance diet; in other words, you are main- taining your weight by eating the number of calories you need, a little less when you don’t exercise much, & little more on strenuous days when you are burning up more of your own than ordinarily. Of course, this is another way of saying that exercise gives you appetite and a slack life doesn’t, but we have to speak of these things in terms of calories and en- ergy if we want to get down to an: thing scientific in the way of dieting. Now, roughly, one ounce of fat has @& caloric value of 250 (that's near enough, it’s actually 255). If you eat 250 calories more a day than you usually do, or 250 more than you Solutions of Today’s Word Golf Problems HAIR, HAIL, SAIL, SAID, SAND, BAND, BANG—six steps. RENT, PENT, PERT, PORT, PORE, POME, HOME—six BROOD, BROAD, BREED, CREED, CHEEP, SHEEP, SWEEP—nine steps, One of those who called to meet the President was my old friend James Coffroth. Jimmy {s not as well known to the younger boxing fans as he is to the old-timers, but he still has a vast host of friends among the sporting _ frater- nity. Coffroth for many years was a leading boxing promoter in the West. In fact, it was “Tex” Rick- ard who first amazed and per- haps dazed Cof- froth when Jim was _setting his hat for the Nel- son-Gans fight, back in 1906. Jimmy was pro- moting leather- pushing events in colorful old San Francisco, when somebody told him Tex Rickard and a few nonde- pt miners in Goldfield had collected the fabulous purse of $30,000 for a contest between Bat and Joe. James chuckled at such an absurdity, and still is perplexed over the fact that an unknown named Rickard “beat him to it.” Coffroth operates the famous race track at Tia Juana, Mexico, just across the border. Jim himself lives at San Diego, about 15 miles from the track. “How {s politics out in California?” we asked Sunny Jim. “Well, to tell you the truth,” re- plied Coffroth, “I don’t know whether Tunney got a long count or not. From where I sat——" At that moment he fell into line to meet the Presi- dent. Jim was accompanied by two Mexican lawyers, one of whom did not understand English. As Coffroth shook hands with Mr. Coolidge, he said, “Mr. President, I'm ashamed to say—no sir, I'm’ glad to say—that I run the Tia Juana race track.” Mr. Coolldge smiled a wry smile, and his reply cannot be set down in this record. BY EDNA KENT FORBES actually need, one ounce will be added to your weight. If you make it 500 calories that would be two ounces a day, and' if you make it a thousand calories, four, ounces—which is the ideal amount either to lose or to gain, Four ounces a day about two pounds a week, which is small enough for the rest of the system to accustom itself to-the change wheth- |, er this ig putting on or taking off welght. It is much more difficult to add & thousand calories to your diet than to take them away, for in reducing you merely burn up excess flesh from the storehouse of your own body, while in gaining weight you must be- ware of indigestion. Therefore you must add your thousand calories grad- ually and choose them in an easily digestible form. Milk with plenty of cream fs one way; gradually learning to eat the fat parts of meat is an- other. Using twice as much butter is still another way, butter being easily assimilated. Be careful not to let your fattening diet constipate. Corned Beef Pie. A corned beef pie is made in a deep baking dish with an under and an up- per crust of cooked macaroni and the contents of a can of tomatoes poured over it, Corned beef is also good curried and served with rice. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, WOKD GOLF—Everybody’s Playing It BY JOHN KNOX. ALMOST ENTIRELY DOMESTIC. Change HAIR to BANG. This can be done without a degree in engineer- ing from a barber college. Change RENT to HOME. be done. ‘The real estate salesmen all say it can Change BROOM to SWEEP. This is the purpose for which these handy domestic weapons were originally evolved, but the emancipation of the American woman has broadened the fleld of their usefulness. PRINT your “steps” here: Solutfons on this page in today’s Ismr. (Copyright 1927.) PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE BY WILLIAM BRADY, M. D, We Need a Good Physiology Book. Physiology is science, the science of the functions of the body. Back In the Victorian era it was rather good form for vapid highbrows to boast of their ignorance of this branch of science. ‘“‘Obviously the functions of the body are mnot fit sub- jects for literature,” wrote a late Vic- torian publisher, laying down the principles of literary ethics for aspir- ing authors, “nor is any allusion to Everyday Law Cases Owner Defrauded of Automobile; Is Such Loss Covered by Theft Insurance? BY THE COUNSELLOR. Jack Hudson owned a car which was insured for $4,000 against theft. Desiring to sell Lis car, Hudson con- sulted the manager of an auto agency, who referred him to a certain Lewis Larson. Hudson went to see Larson, who agreed to buy the car for $3,600, glv- ing Hudson a certified check for $3,500 in full payment. Hudson, with the check in hand, watched Larson drive fr. He deposited the check, and a few days later. he received a call from his bank that the check had been returned marked “Fraudulent.” The police could not locate Larson. Hudson filled his claim in_accord with his theft insurance, but the com- pany refused to pay, contending that the incident was not such “theft” as was contemplated by the policy, as Hudson had voluntarily parted with the car. Hudson sued and lost the case, for the court said: “As the wrongdoer fraudulently in- duced the owner to surrender ta him the absolute title and possession of the car, the offense is that of obtaining money under false pretenses and not that of theft. The owner in such & case cannot recover. A contrary rule would encourage owners to be ex- tremely careless in determining whether the representations of pro- spective purchasers are true or false. “The contrary rule prevails in Kansas and Rhode Island.” (Coyright, 1927. . Are Husbands becoming more Difficult? Are they really harder to please about food than they used to be? Yes—but the truth is, we are a/l more particular. We demand more variety =—and, above all, finer flavor in everything we eat. It was to meet this demand for a more appetiz- ing loaf that Merit Bread was perfected. Merit Bread is a bit different. A difference you'll enjoy ! Baked especially for tables where people are more critical—where only the best is to be found. Serve Merit Bread to your own family—and see how much better they’ll like it. MERIT BREAD A loaf different from any other you can buy! Makes bread as appetizing as all the other good things you serve nowadays. HAVENNER BAKERY them which is avoided in polite so- clety.” But such sheer snobbery need not cramp one's style today, ‘or no allusions are avoided in polite soclety. I find some food for optimism on a question I am generally pessimistic about in the increasing number of inquiries from readers in recent years for a good elementary text book of physiology. Not only school people but just plain folks seem to be de- veloping a healthy desire for better knowledge of this branch of science. If the functions of the body are not as fit subjects for literature as the process of the suns, as the erotic fantasies of Mr. Shakeseare or Mrs. Bestcellar, literature must be growing exclusive. Somehow physiologists who are competent to write good popular works on physiology don’t write ‘em. Perhaps they do not care to contend with the obstacles the author of such a book has to surmount in order to get his book printed. There is a sur- prising number of proprietary inter- ests whose prosperity depends on keeping the general public ignorant of physiology. The general public little knows the extent of the propa- ganda maintained by such interests in regard to food, ralment, shelter, soap, water, air, medicine and other subjects the author of such a book might inadventently touch upon. Text books in use in elementary and high schools usually include bits or cmatterings of physiology incidentally in a vague course in ‘“health.” (Copyrixht, 1027.) Potted Meat Patty. Put into a dish a cupful of self- rising flour, a small eggspoonful of baking powder, a pinch of salt, one and one-half teaspoonfuls of shredded suet and one ounce of butter. Mix fine as for pastry. Make into a dough with a little warm milk and water, Roll out on a pastry board to the thickness of pie crust. Spread half of this thickly with potted meat, on top of which add a large teaspoontal of finely chopped onions, and slice over the onions butter the size of a walnut. ‘Wet around the edges of the pastry and turn over the unused half. Press the edges firmly together, rolling one over the other to form a border. Place on a buttered tin in a moderate oven and bake for 20 minutes until brown. Get it from your Grocer today! D. ©, TUESDAY, OOTOBER 18, 1927. 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