Evening Star Newspaper, December 12, 1929, Page 52

WOMA N’'S PAGE. A WASHINGTON DAYBOOK BY HERBERT PLUMMER. UD!JRN'EATH the central portico of the Capitol, half hidden under a fiight of stairs, stands an ancient and musty old safe. It is off the path of tourists. In fact, thers are few who know of its exist- ence, and even fewer who know any- thing of its history. Many wild rumors are connected with the old relic, but none has ever been proven true. From the venerable and kindly old art curator of the Capitol, Charles M. Pairman, we learned its history. Back in 1876, mementos of the first 100 years of the history of the United States were gathered and placed in this safe. The door was closed not to be opened for another 100 years—1976. Those who know of its existence refer to it as the “centennial safe.” For a long while the safe occupied a spot in Statuary Hall. But in 1879, when Congress passed legislation bar- ring “other than property of the United States” from being publicly exhibited in the Capitol, the safe was moved, and eventually found its way to the obscure nook it now occupies. A Mrs. C. A Dethm seems to have been the prime mover in the undertaking back in 1876. She was said at the time to have received from each Senator and Representative, who was allowed to put his name in an 5l]bu.\'fl placed in the safe, the sum of $5. Mrs. Deihm declared publicly that her enterprise cost her $15000, and that her services, the contents and the safe were given gratuitously. Congress took notice, for it is further recorded that Senator Morrill offered a resolution in the Senate to cause the safe to be removed from the Capitol. Little else is known about it. Just who will open the safe in 1976, or if it will be opened at all, is somewhat of & mystery. Perhaps two of the most enthusiastic golfers on Capitol Hill are the two United States Senators from Kansas— Henry J. Allen and Arthur Capper. At every possible opportunity they slip away for 9 or 18 holes at one of the Capitol's more exclusive country clubs. On the day of Washington's first snowfall the two had planned to play. But as the time approached the snow fell the harder. The two were in Allen’s office—Allen at his desk, Capper at the window. “You know, Henry,” said Sl“nsmr Capper, “I believe we can make it.” Senatfor Allen looked out the window end shook his head: “Impossible, Arthur. Why it is snow- ing so hard we couldn't see the ball.” Finally Capper agreed and went back to_his office. Later in the afternoon—the snow continuing the meantime—Senator Al- len's secretary walked up to his desk. “Senator—on the phone, sir. Wants te know if you will play golf with him tomorrow morning?” Allen looked out the window at the oW, “Tell the d—n fool yes” he said. And as the secretary walked out he called to him: “Ask him what time.” H district of Minnesota, has four canes in his Washington apartment that noth- ing could induce to give up. One is a beautiful amber colored stick that he picked up while on a visit in Costa Rica several years ago. It is made of melted fish scales, poured into & mold. Another is one carved entirely from the backbone of a shark. He ran across this one in a remote section of the West Indies. The third is a sword cane stained with blood. This one came from Port au Prince and was bought only after Knutson and a marine officer, stationed in that port, had used much per- suasion on the original owner. The last is a bamboo cane presented him by a Philipine commissioner in Washington, who is a close friend. ‘The sword cane he prizes the most. He has never been able to learn its exact history, but his difficulty in get- ting possession of it and the presence of bloodstains satisfies him that it has a background, Representative Knutson long has made a hobby of collecting canes. He has had in his possession canes from almost every country in the world, gathered during the course of his travels. At present, however, his collection has dwindled to seven or eight. t one time he had in the neighborhood of 100, but a part of his hobby is giv- ing them away almost as fast as he collects them. Every evening he takes a long walk. Usually he "starts from the Capitol, walks down the hill to Pennsylvania avenna thence up the Avenue to the White House. When he I the Capitol he & 5 a cane. But it is rarely that he re- turns from his walk still carrying the cane. As _he swings along Pennsylvani avenue he keeps a sharp lookout for crlppllcs and aged eople—men Romen. - Soon e singles out one who looks deserving. He stops, eets him and makes his lit- tle set speech: “Here's a_cane I picked up in the West Indies (or wher- ever that particular cane came from). I have more than I need. Won't you take it with my compliments?” He thrusts the cane into the per- son’s hand and continues on his way. “Sometimes they look at me as if I were a bit off,” says Knutson, “but I am usually weil up the street by that time. I don't give them an opportunity to refuse.” Approximately 100 canes, many of which came into his hands after much difficulty, have been disposed of in this manner. Knutson's interest in canes dates back to the time when he was a child. A beautiful and rare old cane that be- Jonged to his grandfather was one of the most valued possessions of his fam- ily. y!'lls boyish mind caused many stories to be built around the peculiar stick regarded with such affection by all of the members of his family, and he says that he came to regard that cane with something akin to reverence. When he grew older his interest found expression in his hobby. As other people gather seuvenirs in the Representative Harold Knutson, member of Congress from the sixth BEAUTY CHATS SN Children’s Beauty. To make a small boy or a small girl careful of appearances is not to induce vanity. Children, for instance, should be taken to the dentist omce in four months, since much of the health of the permanent teeth depends on the hezalth of the milk teeth. Their hair should be washed about once mn two wecks (this depends, of courss, on whather they live in a really clean country or in a smoky city). Every other time, or every third time, the scalp should be rubbed with olive oil. There are & dozen ways at least for a child’s scalp to accumulate dandruff or | if scurf: this is the ideal way to keep it healthy and clean and give the halr the fairest chance to grow. If the ofl seems to darken golden hair, then stop it and ocoat the scalp with a beaten egg, and wash_this off after it has dried. This may keep the scalp free of trouble with- out using ofl There is no reason why a child's hands shculd ever go chapped. The hand lotion the mother or grown sisters n be usad on a child’s hands after e been given the iast bedtime washing. Chapp:d - knees, and rough knees, can be rubbed with cold cream at bedtime; this keeps the skin smooth. Heels and instéep often chap in very bfifl weather; cold cream is a cure for If a small girl is taught to take care of her finger nails, they will certainly be the better for it when she grows up. Also, it may keep her from the nervous habit of biting her nails, which so many children have. She can be taught to keep them trimmed nicely, to | c'in away loose bits of skin and to use cream arcumd the edges occasion- £ v, also to scrub them free of stains. | Children should be taught the value of MENU FOR A DAY. BREAKFAST. Sliced Bananas Dry Cereal with Cream Poached Eggs Hashed Browned Potal Toast Marmalade LUNCHEON. Fish Chowder, Crackers Boiled Rice, Maple Sirup Cockies Tea DINNER. Cream of Onion Soup Baked Stuffed Haddock, Egg Sauce French Fried Potatoes Creamed Caulifiower Lettuce, Russian Dressing ‘Apple Taploca Pudding Coffee HASHED BROWN POTATOES. One pint chopped potatoes, Y cup cream or milk, 3 teaspoon salt, 12 teaspoon chopped parsley, 15 teaspoon pepper; mix to- gether. Melt 3 or more table- spoons butter in omelet pan, add to it a little chopped onion, then other ingredients. Pack to- gether. Fold over like an omelet. FISH CHOWDER. Put a slice of salt pork into kettle and let it fry. Put in a layer of potatoes, cut in 2 slices 45-inch thick, then a layer of any nice white fish cut into smalil chunks and seasoned with 2 or 3sslices of onions, salt and pep- per. ‘Then another layer ppta- toes, fish, etc., until pot is Tull. Fill level with water and cook until potatoes are done. Have ready 1 quart milk in which are soaked 1 dozen sods crackers. ‘Turn this into chowder, let boll up and serve at once. APPLE TAPIOCA PUDDING. Soak 14 cup pearl tapioca 1 hour. Peel, core and quarter six large sour apples. Put a layer of apple into buttered dish, then a layer of tapioca, spriukling with sugar and nutmeg and so on alternately, using 1 cup of sugar; add bits of butter. Fill dish about 2-3 full of hot water and bake, covered, about 2 hours. 50l and serve with plain or ‘rped cream. toes Coffee various countries they visit, he gathers | canes. BY EDNA KENT FORBES a skin too, and not encouragad to eat themselves ill with sweets. Exces- sive candy eating can be forbidden pleasantly and reasonably. R. S—It is natural for a small amount of hair to fall out, especially in the Fall of the year after there has been much perspiring of the head over the Summer months. New hair should be coming along all the time to mphcci these thet thed naturally. If your hair falls a great deal it shows there is something wrong with your scalp and | it should be investigated. Sometimes a little scale forms on the scalp, especially | there poor tuncuongw of the glands in the skin. will always help no matter what the trouble, and in case of scale or even that of slug- gish action of the glands, massage quick- ens the circulation, which vitalizes the scalp, and the hair shows the effect im- mediately. Try massage, and if that does not give complete satisfaction, send a sclf-addressed stamped envelope for the formula for my hair tonic. To help keep your hair to a light| shade without injuring it with bleaches, | you may try drying it after a shampoo | in the sunshine and add a small amount of lemon juice to the last rinse, about two large ‘tablespoonfuls to two quarts of water. Almost any cream will do as a cleanser, as you remove it from the skin as soon as you have dissolved the soil that has ccllected in the pores. A thin cream is more convenient to use this way than a heavy one. Marjorie—Ycu are about 20 pounds underweight and if you attain your proper weight you will need no special exercises to develop your arms and legs. Cold hands come from poor circulation, showing that vou do need to build up your health. The best way would be to have a doctor prescribe for you. Lessons in English BY W. L. GORDON. Words often misspelled: Do nct say, “It looks as though it would snow to- day.” Say, “It looks as 1f.” Often mispronounced: Sure. Pro- nounce shoor, oo as4in “tool,” not os in “look " Often misspelled: teke. Synonyms: Negligeace, neglect, care- lessness, thoughtlessnsss, inattention, disregard, ‘Word study: “Use a word three times and it is yours” Let us increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: Adept (noun); one who is fully skilled; a proficlent. “She was an adept in this art.” Toque; que, not Maximum automobile speed limits in the various States have increased from an average of 20 miles to 38 miles per hour since 1910. and | C. Ti—IE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., Today in Washington History BY DONALD A. CRAIG. December 12, 1858.—A committee, consisting of Dr. Brooke Jones, Nicholas Hatter and S. H. Platt, is busy drawing up a code of laws for the Washington Chess Club, which was organized at a meeting of gentlemen interested in this ancient game in the hall over Ford's drug store last night. The officers of the new club, elected last night, are 8. Calvert Ford, ar. president; Rufus R. Rhodes, vice presi- dent; Henry Burgerine, secretary, and Lewis E. Grant, treasurer. A big muss occurred today at Crow Hill between parties of boys and men to the number of about 50 on each side. It is stated that pistols were freely sed on both sides. ch affairs should be more par- ticularly noticed by the police,” says The Evening Star. John Letcher, the Democratic nomi- nee for Governor of Virginia, arrived in this city today and took rooms at Brown's Hotel. His numerous friends here complimented him tonight with a serenade in front of the hotel. Attention has been called to the re- cent improvements in ti#® eastern sec- tion of the city. During the past year the citizens of the fifth and sixth wards have greatly improved both the apearance and the value of the prop- erty there. and have added consider- ably to the number of comfortable dwellings in the wards east of the Capitol. It is true that a majority of these houses are frame, but they are neatly constructed and suitable as residences for small families. But in addition to these small, comfortable homes, others have been erected on a larger scale. H. Otterbach, esq., has built a house at the corner of Ninth street and Georgia avenue, which is of brick and three stories high in the main build- ing with a basement. The necessary tenements for servants, etc., have also been constructed. Anothér handsome dwelling is pro- gressing to_completion on Eleventh street near Pennsylvania avenue south- east. It will be the residence of Mr. . Miller and family. The main build- ing is a two-story and basement struc- ture, and there is a two-story back building. Home in Good Taste BY SARA MILAND. Furniture which is light in weight is still in favor for the sun room, any- thing bulky or ornate seeming inap- propriate for this informal room. Wicker and reed have been and still are very popular, but the homemaker is always on the lookout for something new. In the illustration is shown a type of furniture which is very delight- ful for the sun room. It is entirely of rattan construction, with natural-color finish, the only contrasting color being brought into the scheme by bands of enameled French cane. This i shown in the clusters of windings in the front of the settee and at the intersections. For_a covering on a piece such es this, linen, chintz, cretonne or a com- bination of either of the last two with the linen may be used. The piece shown has a covering of blue-green linen of very heavy quality, with center panels of apricot ground-flowered chintz in which blue-green predomi- nates. Black piping finishes the cov- ering. The cane bands on the settee are in the same shade of blue-green as the linen. Cheese Biscuits. Rub two ounces of butter into four ounces of flour. Add two ounces of grated cheese and a seasoning of pep- per, salt and cayenne. Mix fo a stff paste with cold water. Knead lightly, roll out thin, prick well and cut into rounds. Place on a greased tin and bake in a quick oven for about 10 min- utes. s good gracers generally. - .=' ” l ‘Alum THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1929, SUB ROSA BY MIML Half a Loaf. In these days of speed, a lot of old maxims are being left behind like a horse and buggy when an auto whizzes by. Among these slow wheezes are those that used to tell us that two can live as cheaply as one and that half a loaf is better than none. Now, food and love which satisfy their respective kinds of hunger are on a different basis. ‘There may be some way of twisting figures around so that one and one will equal one when it comes to paying the bills, but not everybody is at such mathematics. As a matter of fact, when one and one marry both have to a) on working to support the new es- blishment. The landlord and butcher have never been taught how to house and feed two for the price of one. ‘When it comes to the half loaf busi- ness, we can be satisfled with a little where we really want a lot. A cheap meal may be nourishing as one where the same food has French names and fancy prices. A flivver can cover the same ground as a limousine and a seat in the balcony gives you the same show as _seen from & box. But when it comes to the love busi- ness, it seems as though we had to have all or nothing if we are to be satisfied at all. A person can live with one Jung but not with half a heart. If we can't draw a long breath, we can take two short ones, but heart beats come only when we hace a whole heart on the job. Half a heart is worse than none. The same is true of the love which comes from the human heart. We can have a friend who divides his attention among several, but the lover can shot his arrow only one way, as he has only one string to his bow. You can get and eat and enjoy half a lobster, but the same is not true of half a lover. You want all of him and the full possession of his heart. A man may have a large heart, but it can't be divided the way Julius Caesar divided Gaul. In the Court of Venus, it must be the '| whole love, the sole Jove and nothing PARIS.—A peplum in front makes the finny little flares at the hips of this feather-weight tweed dress from Mirande’s collection. fastening, is white silk pique. The Sidewalks The collar, with back RITA. of Washington BY THORNTON FISHER. After believing that noses were made for the purpose of hanging glasses on we are informed by a reader that “the nose is so sensitive that air contain- ing 200,000th part of bromine vapor will instantly be detected by it: it will recognie 15,- 000,000th part or & grain of musk,” Oh, yeah! A fisherman says | that you may start to market with a load of oysters and one clap of thun- der will kill the hole lot. Oysters funny that wi It is_said that Gen. Washington was _conscientious in the discharge of every duty as a citizen and never failed to vote. The last occasion of his doing so was in the town of Alexandria. He died on the eleventh of December following. ‘The courthouse of Fairfax County was then over the old market house and immediately fronting Gadby's Tavern The entrance to it was by a slight flight of crazy steps on the outside and while the election was progressing, sev eral thousands of citizens being as- sembled around the polls, Washington drove up in his old and well known family carriage. The crowd made way so that the illustrious gentleman might pass. A man who was standing at Gadby": saw a dozen men spring forward to help the general up the step: Ac- cording to the custom of that day, the five or six candidates who were sitting on the bench arose and bowed pre foundly on the approach of Wash- ington. As he returned their saluta- tion, the register of the polis said, “Well, general, how do you vote?” He looked a moment at the candidates and then replied, “Gentlemen, I am for measures, not men,” and after audibly pronouncing his vote, he bowed and left. * % % % ‘When Gen. Jackson was President, Jimmy O’'Neil was a porter in the White House. He had strange foibles which were offensive to the fastidiousness of an Army officer and Jimmy was fired an average of once a week. An appeal | to the President usually reinstated O'Neil. Once, however, Jimmy was gullty of some flagrant offense and was summoned before the highest tri- bunal at once. The President, after stating the details of the misdeed, ob- | NOSES TO HANG GLASSES ON— served. The “Wear-Ever” Oval Roaster is specially designed for roasting chicken, turkey, duck, whole ham and other meat roasts. e o o also the popular_&weal'-Evel'” oblong R “Jimmy, I have borne with you for years, in spite of all complaints, but in this act you have gone beyond my power of endurance.” “And do you believe the story?” asked Jimmy. “Certainly,” answered the general. “I have just heard it from two Senators.” “Huh,” replied Jimmy, “if I believed all that 20 Senators said about you it's little I'd think you fit to be President.” “Oh, pshaw, Jimmy,” concluded the President, “clear out and go on duty, but be more careful hereafter.” Jimmy not only remained with his kind-hearted patron to the close of his presidential term but accompanied him to the Hermitage and was with him to the day of his death. * Kk % Gen. Sherman once visited New Eng- Jand and was accosted at a hotel in Connecticut by an awkward-looking fel- low, who said, “General, don’t you re- member, down in Georgla, stopping one day on the march where there was a crowd of fellows looking on at a chicken fight?” The general laughed. Yes, he did remember, r"Wel]." said the fellow, with a grin o triumph, whipped.” ‘that was my rooster what * ok ok K A certain political speaker closed an address in behalf of his party with the following pero- ration: “Build worm fence around a Winter’s supply of Summer weather; skim the clouds from the sky with a teaspoon; -ireak a hurricane to har- ness; ground-sluice an earthquake; lasso an avalanche; hive all the stars in a nail keg; hang the ocean on a grapevine to dry; put the sky to soak in a gourd and paste ‘To let’ on the sun and moon; but never, sir— never for a moment—delude yourself with the idea that any ticket or party can beat our candidate.” A prize collection of “outlaw” and Confederate money now in the muszum of Emery University at Atlanta came from Fond du Lac, Wis. the new OVAL = *Wear-EKver? v~ ROASTER with new lifting rack Compact in size, yet roomy in capa- city. 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But if he means business with his ro- mancing, he'll have to duck the dance and call off the tennis match. ‘There’s only one love set and that's with his sweetheart. Half a loaf max satisfy the stomach, but love is not enough for the hungry heart. (Copyright, 1920.) AUNT HET BY ROBERT QUILLEN. “You got to change conditions to re- form folks. Men still chaw tobacco in the section where they have open fireplaces instead o' radiators. (Copyright, 1920.) ‘Tony Fuentes, a Los Angeles Filipino, | worked 2,100 hours at night to com- plet model of the U. 8. S. Texas. e L cannot be kitchen. the most results from flour that tries to serve both—the baker and the house- The wife. the two differ widely— hence the flour for each must differ Thus you'll find a very considerable dif- ference in when done with Wash- ington Flour—which is made expressly for your use—of wheat which is best adapted to your ways and means. Scien- tific analyses tell exactly what growth of wheat this is—and careful lab- oratory tests and prac- tical baking experience prove it. It will prove it to you, too—to your delight with what with Washington Flour. BRI o BB R R FEATURES. The card filing system is the best method of keeping track of names, telephone numbers and addresses of friends, acquaintances and Business persons. Now that Christmas is ap- proaching, those who already have such a system in operation may well be thankful, and those who have not should be quick to start one. ' The time is auspicious, as lists of books of ad- dresses will be consulted in the near future. ‘There is no positive necessity for get- ting any special card cabinet or case, | for a yman can easily make one for | herself. Use a correspondence card box, one into which the filing cards slip readily. Do not pack the cards very close together, for room must be al- lowed to push them apart when look- ing for a particular address. When buying the filing cards, get a | set of alphabetical index cards. These come ready to be inserted as required. There is a little protruding and up- standing tab on each index card giv. ing one letter of the alphabet. Put these in the box, and after each lettered card slip the cards with the names be- ginning with that letter. These names should follow in alphabetical sequence. For instance, after C the name of Ca- bell would come before Cushing, and atner S, Slade would come before Smith, ete. One society matron who entertains a great deal has localities indicated by colored stars. = The persons who live sufciently near to be included in small affairs have red-stared cards. Those who live abroad or in other countries have blue-starred cards. She carries this color scheme even farther, using buff cards for the names of those to whom she sends Christmas cards and white ones for those to whom she sends s:;s‘::::s th; En'g‘! this a great con- e al T} as time an - ad;'«nn(.age nlt others. Huoiam ames of tradespeople and business concerns are kept in b from the social fig, © U wperate (Copyright, 1929.) A Sermon for Today BY REV. JORN R. GUNN. Unexplanable Gladness. “Thou has put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased.”—Psalms, iv.7. We are not surprised that people should be glad when they are prosper- ous, when they have an abundance of creatural comforts and delights. We can see a reason for their gladness in the abundant supply of “their corn an their wine.” d But there is a gladness know many which cannot be exp]ainedoonnur}g such ground. Indeed, the deepest glad- ness ever experienced by any of us is a gladness which is independent of ex- ternal conditions. For our highest joy and greatest delights, we are not left deg;:;dmc u‘n :utwlrd causes, pplest people I know are Who have mothing of & wordly ettty make them happy. By any human cal- culation they ought to be absolutely miserable. Clouds and darkness are round about them, thorns and briers be- thing 15 that their aspect of mise: deceptive. They are not mlsenble,ry X’: spite of the clouds and darkness, in spite of the thorns and briers, unspeak- able gladness fills their hearts, This is the experience the Psalmist describes when he says, ‘Thou has pes gladness in my heart more than in the time when corn and wine increased.' According to his circumstances, he ought to feel heavy-hearted; yet his heart is light. His experience contra. dicts his environment. Indeed, not- withstanding the depressing conditions that surround him, he feels happier ;lt::!n in the time when fortune favored Gladness under such conditions can- not be explained, except to say it is sup- plied from above. 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