The Syracuse Journal, Volume 20, Number 1, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 3 May 1928 — Page 2

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HE present session of congress has seen the introduction of an almost unparalleled number of resolutions and bills appropriating money for the erection of monuments, memorials and markers in various parts of the country, and the Americans who are to be thus honored, if the bills pass, range all the way from Presidents, Revolutionary war heroes and Civil war leaders down to vice presidents and other comparatively obscure individuals. One of the most Interesting memorials thus proposed is the plan for

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a “Plaza of Presidents” in Nashville, Tenn., since this one project will honor the memory of three Presidents. One of the three is so well-known and is so often included in the list of ‘‘truly great” Presidents that it would seem impossible to add anything to his fame with another memorial. But the other two, neither of whom is nearly so well known as the first, have certain claims to importance in our history which should make their names better known to all Americans. Under the terms of a bill offered by Representative Byrns of Tennessee, the federal government will be asked to contribute $300,000 toward the establishemnt of this “Plaza of Presidents” in Nashville on which statues of Andrew Jackson. James K. Polk and Andrew Johnson will be placed. The state of Tennessee would donate $30,000 to the plan and the use of the whole fund in building the memorial would be supervised by the secretary of war and the governor of Tennessee. - ' As stated above, it would seem almost impossible to add anything to the fame of Andrew Jackson, for this picturesque figure has so impressed itself upon the consciousness of the American people that the mere mention of the name “Old Hickory” brings to our minds as definite and clear-cut a picture as do the names of the “Father of His Country” and the “Great Emancipator.” His name and his part in American history have been perpetuated in a dozen different ways. There is scarcely a state in the 'Union that does not have a town, city or county named Jackson; the famous (and much criticized. from an artistic viewpoint)’ “rocking horse” statue of him in Lafayette square, overlooking the White House, is one of the best-known landmarks in the national capital; the anniversary of his famous battle with the British is a red letter day on the calendar of thousands of Americans and “Jacksonian democracy” Is the fundamental principle of the political faith of one of the two great political parties in this country. His home, the Hermitage, near Nashville, is more than just a state landmark—it is a national shrine, second only to Mount Vernon in historic Interest, to which thousands pay a visit of homage each year. And only the'Other day, the name of Andrew Jackson, dead these 73 years, was heard again throughout the land when, before a group gathered in Statuary hall in the Capitol in Washington, Andrew Jacksofi IV, descendant of Old Hickory's adopted son, pulled a cord which unveiled a statue of his famous namesake. It was Tennessee’s gift to the federal government of the likeness of one of her two greatest sons and this gift was accepted on behalf of the whole nation by Presldefit Coolidge. The career of James K. Polk,&a man vastly different from Andrew Jackson, is nevertheless an interesting one. Like Jackson, be was a “Tennesseean from North Carolina.” Polk was born in Meeklenburg county, N. C., in 1795. No

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t ■ In 100 years hardly one of the great houses which have been so long a feature and a glory of English country life will survive. The buildings may still stand, but death duties and high taxation are robbing them, one by one, of all that gave them beauty. Knole, the seat of the Sackvilles. is the In test and perhaps the finest of the country houses whose new owners hare had to pay high death duties.

such hardships had attended his youth as - had characterized the early life of Old Hickory. In terms of formal schooling he was a much better educated man, having been graduated from the University of North Carolina. A man of considerable ability, he rose rapidly in the political world. He was a member of the house of representatives for 14 years and served as speaker tn the house from 1835 to 1839. It is interesting to note that he was the only speaker of the house of representatives who ever became President Following his service in congress he was elected governor of Tennessee, an office which he held for one term of two years. Considering the Importance of the events during his administration as President and the part which he had in shaping those events. It is all the more remarkable that he was the first “dark horse” candidate and that his becoming President was more or less of an accident. A brief review of the political history preceding his election is necessary to give a proper perspective on these facts. When Andrew Jackson was ready to lay down the reigns of power which he had held for eight years, he decided that Martin Van Buren of New York, who had helped manage his second campaign and who was later his secretary of state, should be his successor. Although the Whigs, under the leadership of Gen. William Henry Harrison, had put up a valiant fight in the campaign of 1836, Van Buren was elected and the Jacksonian pemocracy was destined to rule for four years more in the White House. But the campaign of 1840 was a different matter. With their shouts of “Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too,” the Whigs swung into their famous “Log Cabin and Hard Cider” campaign with an enthusiasm that had rarely before been displayed. And the popular appeal of this military hero, something of the same sort of appeal that had helped elect Jackson, enabled Harrison to defeat the “Little Magician," Van Buren, and put the Whigs in power for the first time in /history. Then Harrison died, soon after taking office, and John Tyler, the vice president who had been elected as a Whig but who soon proved that he was not a dyed-in-the-wool Whig tn principle, became President As the campaign of 1844 approached, it was apparent that Tyler would not be the Whig candidate but that that mantle would fall upon Henry Clay, Jackson’s old enemy who had cast envious eyes at the White House since 1824. Van Buren was the logical Democratic candidate but his opposition to the annexation of Texas, which shared with the dispute over the Oregon boundary the honors for being the leading political questions of the day, was destined to lose the nomination for him. When the Democratic convention met in Baltimore it was apparent that Van Buren would have a majority of the delegates. And then the second morning of the meeting the celebrated “two-thirds majority” rule was passed. After what seemed a hopeless deadlock between Van Buren and Lewis Cass; Van Buren’s name was withdrawn. Then followed the first convention stampede in American history and James K. Polk of Tennessee, who bad been a prominent can-

In plan it resembles an Oxford or Cambridge college, and is bigger than most of them. It stands in a great park which, with its age-old oaks and beeches, ferny glades and hollows, and its herds of. deer, is a fairyland of beauty. There may be, here and there, larger- houses, though not many, but what is almost unique about Knole is that it still contains all the furnish* ings which have collected there since

Tudor times. They are said to be worth a million pounds, and may well be worth more. But whatever they are worth in terms of money, they are of Infinitely more value in the house to which they belong than if they were dispersed.— From the Continental Edition of the London Daily Mail. Melt or Burn Werner Janssen, the young Jaxx composer, was talking about the box office men in New York theaters who

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didate for vice president, was nominated as the first “dark horse” nominee for the Presidency. In an exciting campaign in which the annexation of Texas and the dispute over Oregon (with the first faint cries of “54-40- or Fight!” being raised) Polk defeated Clay and took office with the promise that he would not seek nor accept the office again—one of the two Presidents who made that promise and kept his word. Although Polk was almost unknown when he went into the White House, he soon showed that he was “in some sort a man of iron.” He wanted California for the United States and laid his plans to get it. Despite the popular clamor about Oregon, Polk had no intention of embroiling the country In a war with two countries, for he saw that war with Mexico was inevitable. While many historians have declared that the war with Mexico was unjustifiable and have severely criticized Polk for the role he played in that affair, others have justified his course on the grounds of the “manifest destiny” of this nation. At any rate, history has written down James K. Polk as the President under whose administration more square miles were added to the territory of the United States than any other executive except Jefferson by his purchase of Louisiana. It was Polk who gave to the United States California and the great Southwest by conquest and the Oregon country by compromise. The third President who will be honored, if the “Plaza of Presidents” project goes through, is one who has suffered much injustice from history. Andrew Johnson, who rose to the White House from the obscurity of a tailor’s shop tn eastern Tennessee, was, like Jackson and Polk, born in North Carolina. Os him it has been said, “His early poverty was deeper than Lincoln’s, his family as obscure, his educational opportunities far less. He was in boyhood a white slave, and his master advertised for him when he ran away as though he were a negro. He learned to read and write after his marriage; a few years later was the one man in congress speaking intelligently and forcefully on a constructive policy he had espoused. He was a tailor and as he worked he was read to by a youth he had employed for the purpose.” During the Civil war, at the request of President Lincoln, he gave up his seat in the senate to become military governor of Tennessee and in 1864 he was chosen as the vice presidential running mate for Lincoln In an effort to hold the border states. ■’He became President upon Lincoln’s assassination and when he tried to carry out the reconstruction policies which Lincoln had intended to follow, he was bitterly assailed by the radicals who were determined to grind the defeated South into the dust in punishment for Its secession. Johnson’s determination to follow the generous policy which Lincoln’ had planned brought down upon him an avalanche of hatred which is difficult for present-day Americans to understand, and an impeachment trial at which, happily for the country, he was acquitted. Modern historical research has done much torevise the once popular estimate of this “most maligned President” and if, as one recent biographer has said. “He was the most courageous and consistent statesman of his day. ... No American ever more richly deserved what he was given, the flag as a winding sheet and a copy of the Constitution as a pillow,” then no one of the three Presidents whose memory will be honored in the proposed “Plaza of Presidents” is more worthy of that honor than Andrew Johnson.

make SSOO a week and more out of ticket scalping. “Some of these men. he said, “have got rich from the bonuses that the trade gives them. I heard a story about one of them, a mean chap, the other day. An actor said to him: “‘What are you going to do with all your money. George? You can't take it with you.* “And then the actor gave a loud laugh and added: “‘Even if you could it would melt-' ”

SOM’ 'I'IED BOW NOW POPULAk; FROCKS WITH A ONE-HIP DRAPE

NOW Is th£ springtime of the year wheu feminine fancy lightly turns to beaux and bows. Just one bow after another is registering tn sash ion s realm. No matter whether a frock be in tended for afternoon, evening or practical daytime wear, it usually daunts at least one self-fabric bow if hot a company of them. At neckline, at shoulder, at waistline they appear never failing to add a prettily fem inine touch. The picture tells the story of the adaptability of bows to frocks of contrasting types. Shy. modest hows are these which grace the models in the picture, compared w’ith the huge affairs which dis-

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tinguish the latest evening gowns in the styling of which fashion positions enormous bows at one hip whose trail ing streamers develop the coveted ir regular hemlines. Some of the ne« bustle effects, too. stress the bow theme, in fact now thqt designers have acquired the bow habit, bows ap pear at any time ami in varied place ment on not only the majority ot frocks, but in connection with the styling of the blouse, and also many doth coats and capes espouse the cause ot the bow. Self-fabric bows as used in a trim ruing may present an interesting and widely varying treatment. Sometimes the bow idea is expressed by a flat cravat of the cloth placed al the back ot the high standing collar. Then again, long graceful bows with scarf like ends are made of the cloth, the edges of which have been picoted. so., as to avoid giving any appearance of clumsiness. While the self-fabric bow is perhaps the most practical interpretation given to tire theme, ribbon bows also are in order Wide velvet ribbon bows especially beautify the fluttery thin frocks of flowery chiffon, and those of allover lace Other beguiling details in the new stylings stress tiers of fringe for the skirt, as is so handsomely shown on the afternoon frock in the picture. Belts, too. are given enthusiastic consideration in the scheme of things.

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Neat cunning belts for sports, street, business and school frocks, with fan tastic metal and bejeweled novelties for the dressier types.. The placement of the belt on the navy flat crepe frock the illustration smartly accents/rhe', presence of a bolero effect attainetTwith tucks, a lower group ot tucks confining the hipline into slen dernesa and more designers are resorting tii frills, furbelows, tucks, plaits, bows and belts with which to express the sophisticated styling which is

Angora Hate If you’ve a new angora costume for spring, and you’re wondering whether to choose a felt or straw hat as a complement, why not, instead, choose something newer—the knitted hat of angora and viscal Tbe angora and straw are knit as one, giving an allover effect of woolly straw. A Quilted Coat Something new in coats is one made rtf black satin, beautifully quilted, and •ollnt-ed in a light fur.

the demand of the present-day mode Dressmaking is becoming quite a one-sided affair, as the frock in the picture bears testimony. Many of the new gowns are just like that and even more so—the voluminous drapery focused to one hip In one huge effect of poufs, hows, loops, jabots, sash ends and tag ends, which sometimes dangle so as to form uneven hemlines. Especially are the irregular hemlines featured in the one-side draped evening gown< So if you are looking for a decided ly roguish pattern for the dress you are planning to make, seek out one which has a conspicuous side drape. There is nothing newer or smarter in

the way of styling than the one-hip effect —unless it be the unique bustle effects which brings all the drapery to. the back. Die Strange part of the muchly be-draped frocks which concentrate voluminous bows and flounces at the back is that in their newfashioned styling they assume a quaint old-fashioned look—quite a la Godey’s Ladies’ Book, some ot them. I'o be sure the bustle drape is too extreme to attract the average woman, but nevertheless the trend of fashion, particularly evening modes, Is in that direction. However, returning to the subject of the one-side effect, designers find that soft sheer materials or the stiffer materials are each admirably adaptable to this treatment. Quite a flair has sprung up for taffeta, also moire and certain extra-weight satins, especially for the making of evening gowns wldch feature either the onehip drape or bustle effect Daytime modes adhere rather to the less formal flowery prints and transparent crepes. The fabric used for the sweetly feminine frock in this picture is called crepe chalet. While it is firm and .of suede-like finish it is’ sheer enough to suggest transparency. The home dressmaker will find the pattern such as was used in the styling ot this dress, an ideal one from .the stand point of “easy to make.” In any of the pastel shades or in beige or gray

such a dress is most charmingly attuned to bridge parties or afternoon » teas. It is Interesting to nute that this >* young woman is wearing a hat with a brim. More and more as the spring costumes appear one sees them accom panied with “picture” millinery. Many of the newest hats are even large and floppy- Transparent hair types are quite the rage with flattery colorful frocks. JULIA BOTTOMLEY. 1 <©. 1928. Western Newenaoer Union.)

Stripes for Belts Roman striped ribbon belts and ties are sanctioned by Paris and add character notably to a costume. Metropolitan shops are displaying a wealth of belts in these strikingly attractive rib bons of various widths and with appropriate buckles. Velvet and Lace Negligee A negligee of pink brocaded chiffon velvet is trimmed with wide sleeves of yellow lace. A wide band of thsame finishes the peignoir at the hen

00000000000000000000000000 Icfhe Kitchen | Cabinet | cx»ooooooooooooqoooooooc»o <©. ISSS. Western Newsoauer Union, k T|te measure of a man’s real I character is what' he would do if he knew he would never be found out. —Macaulay. “To speak wisely may not always be easy, but not to speak ill requires only silence.” SAVORY SANDWICHES When dinner is served at night a substantial sandwich with a hot drink

and a bit of fruit will make a suf-! ticiently satisfying luncheon, especially good for the children coming in from school. Pork Tenderloin Sandwich. — Have

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the tenderloins cut into one inch slices and flattened well with a cleaver Saute, them in a little butter until well browned on both sides. Season well with salt and pepper. Cut bread into half-inch slices and spread with softened butter, then with chili sauce or catsup; place a hot, well-seasoned tenderloin on each slice of bread, cover with a second slice of bread, buttered and spread with chili sauce. Serve very hot. Finnan Haddie Sandwiches. —Soak a small-sized haddock in cold water for half an hour, then in fresh water; cook 20 minutes. Drain and cool and pick the fish into small pieces. Add to it a seasoned white sauce and a few shreds of pimento. Pile high on slices of buttered toast, sprinkle with grated cheese and set into the oven to brown delicately. Serve with tart pickles. ’ Fish Omelet.—Flake a cupful of any cooked fish and add to it a cupful of medium white sauce. Chop tine on§ onion, one-half a green pepper, a stalk or two of celery or the white leaves; put two tablespoonfuls of butter in an omelet pan. Beat the yolks and whites of four eggs separately. add one-half teaspoonful of salt and one-eighth teaspoonful of pepper to the yolks; fold in the stiffly beaten whites and pour all into the omelet pan. Brown lightly on the bottom, then set into a hot oven to, dry off. Pour half the fish mixture over the omelet, then fold and pour over the remainder. Serve hot. Corned Beef and Ham Sandwiches. —To a mixture of corn beef and ham finely chopped add a little sour pickle, also chopped. Spread on the buttered bread and heat hot in a very hot oven. | Hol Chicken Sandwiches. —These may be prepared nicely from leftover chicken: Chop the meat and for each cupful take one cupful of wellseasoned white sauce, slightly thicker than it is usually prepared. Add a tablespoonful of mayonnaise dressing to the white sauce, a teaspoonful of Chopped capers and a teaspoonful of tarragon vinegar—less if desired. Spread slices of graham bread with butter, then with the prepared chicken and serve at once. One may prepare shortcakes, deep pies or bird’s nest puddings and various other delicious desserts with dried fruit. Th® Golden Fruit Where oranges are found only in the markets, and not picked from the

trees, many ways of serving them are untried. A most delicious shortcake,, rivaling even the best of berries—the strawberry—is prepared from two or three

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oranges. Peel them, removing all the white inner skin, and cut into small pieces, cover with sugar and let stand until the shortcake is ready. Butter the hot cake and pour over the oranges, juice and all; serve at once. Orange Aspic.—Soak two tablespoonfuls of gelatin in a little cold water, dissolve in one cupful of boiling .water, add one tablespoouful nf lemon juice, one-half cupful of orange juice, a pinch of salt, a fourth cupful of finely chopped mint leaves. Heat just hot and add to the gelatin mixture. Strain and pour into a shallow pan. Set aside to chill. Cut into squares and serve with cold meat. Orange Omelet. —Beat the yolks of four eggs until thick and light. To them add a few grains of salt, a tablespoonful of powdered sugar and a teaspoonful of lemon juice. Mix well, fold in the stiffly beaten whites and pour into a well-buttered omelet pan. Cook over low beat until puffy and delicately brown on the bottom. Cover half the omelet with orange slices and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Fold, turn out on a platter and serve. Orange Gravy.—Take two tablespoonfuls of sweet fat, three tablespoonfuls of flour, one-eighth of a teaspoonful of paprika, one-fourth teaspoonful of salt; cook together until ’ smooth, add a tablespoonfui of brown sugar and one-fourth teaspoonful of the grated rind. Add one cupful of orange juice and beat until smooth and thick, but do not boil as it will cause the orange juice to become bitter. A dish of good apple sauce or a baked apple is an ideal breakfast fruit. Cook the well-washed apple cut into quarters and cored but not peeled. Add a bit of water and the sugar when they are nearly done. Chill and serve. “Sweet Afton” The nfton river, referred to in “Flow Gently, Sweet Afton,” is a stream of Scotland in southeastern Ayrshire. It rises near the junction of that county with Dumfries and Kincaid, and flows nine miles north into the Nitb near New Cumnock church. Change Rarely Benefits There always seem to be fewer obstacles to getting along on the opposite pavement—and yet if one crosses over, matters are rarely mended.—Huxley.