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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-29

HOW CLUB KEPTUp
COTTON PRICES
Mill Owners Agreed on Curtail-
ment. Wage Reductions and
Working Hours.
COMMITTEE HEARS STORY
Richard olney Gave Opinion
That Practice Was Not
Illegal.
COMMITTEE HEARS STORY

Washington. d. c., June 2S.-Agrec-
nlent among mill owners to curtail
production OF cotton goods. in reduc-
ton in wages and in the number OF
working hours of employees. were
means employed through the Ark
wright Club. Of Boston, to maintain
the prices of cotton products accord
ing TO Edward Stanwood. secretary of
the club. who appeared to-day be-
fore the House Committee on Expen-
ditures in the Department of Justice
The committee is inquiring into the
recent corner" in cotton.
Mr.. Stanwood testified that the club
was "A social business organization in
which cotton mills were represented
by ther treusurers. the club funds
being contributed by the corporations
represented. The contributors includ-
ed mills in Lowell. Fall River. New
Bedford. Biddetord and other New
England towns.
Two efforts of the club to secure
concerted action among the New Eng
land cotton mill owners for curtail-
ing the output of the mills We're de
scribed by Stanwood.
"On December is, 1907 he said "the
club instituted policy of curtail-
ment and letter was read from Rich
ara OlneN. giving as his opinion that
an agreement among cotton millers to
curtail production would not be in
violation OF any law.
"A letter was read also from Will
liam wood. president OF the American
WOODEN Company, in which he said his
concern was ready to curtail it's out
put, and expressing the hope that the
cotton spinners would agree to cur
tail. Al that meeting a committee
was appointed to draw up a circular
Tor the sisnGtur of the cotton spinners
agreeing to curtail their output"
Did all the firms represented agree
10 curtail?" asked Chairman Beau
Probably not more than half did
In February, 1905. we considered cur
tailment of production and an early
reduction in wages throughout the
New England mills.
"A committee appointed TO consider
these questions never reported In
October, 1909, an agreement was made
by the members OF the club TO cut
the working hours OF each week from
October. 1909, 10 August, 1910, to
fifty-six hours. The agreement wa
generally observed"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-29
DEATHS

Observation-Disclosures into rest Tues
day. June 81. 1911. at o'clock A. NJ,
EDWIN Z. WALTHER.
Funeral from the residence. 325
South Pine Street. at $50 o'clock
CLARKE-Died. at her residence, iOs
North Twentyninth Street, June 81,
at 1I;45 p M, MRS. ELLEN NJ
CLARKE, aged eighty-five years
She is survived by one brother. w c.
r. Frayser. and one niece. Miss Ida
Frayser. of Richmond, and two neph
ews. J. E. Frayser. of washington
ID. C., and G. D. Frayser, of Balti-
more. Md.
Funeral from the residence at $50
p. NJ THURSDAY.
wALKE-Died. at 16 South Pine stree
this eth day of June. 1911, mt Sis
p. NJ. MRS: MARY L. Wake.
Funeral from the residence THIS
THURSDAY al p. NJ
BEADLEs-Died. Tuesday, June 81,
CoRNELIA BEADLEs. wife of ]. w
Beadles, aged fifty-siX
Funeral THURSDAY MORNING, II
o'clock. from Methodist Church.
Highland Springs Interment Oak
WOOD.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-29
LOST PREFERENCE
FOR LARGE GAME

Continued From First Page)
lining Company, was 1T not:-' asxeu
Chairman Hardwick
Yes"
'You know after man makes a
success as trust buster he does not
continue TO serve the people long"
The witness criticized former Attor-
ncy-General Bonapartc. and said that
when he assumed Office he despaired
of government action and began a
civil suit in tho Federal court Of the
southern district of New York.
MIR. Bonaparte never submitted any
thing except briefs favorabl to the
American Sugar Refining Company,
and they were very bad briefs at
that" Mr.. Earle declared.
Mr.. Earle related the history of the
case of the Pennsyl> wanna Sugar Re-
hning Company, organized by Phnadel-
phia capitalists. and how Adolph Sagal
borrowed money on his stock from
Gustav Kissell who turned out TO be
an agent for the American Sugar Re-
inning Company, He will resume his
testimony tomorrow.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-29
PUBLIC BUILDING
BIDS ARE OPENED
tspecial to The rimes-pispatch. ]


Washington. D. c., June 2s.-Bids
were opened to-day at the Treasury
Department for the construction of the
public building at Suffolk The bidders
and the kind of stone bid upon were
as follows:
a. Is. Hammond, New York. lime
stone, S7i,5oo; sandstone, s76,5OO: King
Lumber Company. Charlottesville, Va.
S7I.i00 and $4,000; Rogers & Kaiser.
Chicago. ss5.9i0 and Sss.94O: Holiday
& Grouse, Greensboro. n. C. S73,930 and
s136i0; Joseph Leary & Company.
Goshen, Va, S69,4oo and S71.4u0: j. II.
Boinson, Hampton, Va S66,74O and
S6T,2i0; Westchester Engineering Com
pany. New York. $4,000 and $4,000;
Newport Construction Company, New
port News. Va, s6S.70O and STA, 900 :
John f. Unkefer & Company. Miner,
Va, Ohio limestone, s67.2e6; Harmon
Bros. Williamsport, Pa. S67.S00 and
$1,000: e. Hart Norfolk Va. lime
stone, S74S3o: George Leigh & Bros.
Louisa. Va. S71.o54 and s72,654; Con-
ner Bros. Company. Lowell, Mass,
limestone. $4,000.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-29
MURDER CHARGE.
AGAINST WOMAN
Especial to The Times-Dispatch ]

Clifton Forge. Va, June 2S.-As a
sequel TO the tragedy here SUNDAY
night, when a young white woman was
burned TO death as the result of a
lamp explosion. Flossie Perkins. in
whose house the deplorable affair oc
CURED. has been lodged in Jail here
charged with murder l; has deve!-
oped that the Perkins woman threw
the lamp a a white man in the room
with the dead girl and caused 1t to
explode. She was located in Char
lottesville. when these later facts we're
gathered By the police, and will have
hearing in the morning. The lamp
struck the man at whom It was aimed
on the head and cut deep cash
At the trial that followed the trag-
edy the witnesses told a different
story. and ii is expected they Will be
prosecuted for perjury. II q murder
charge is sustained, it Will be the first
murder trial since the place was in
corporated city.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-29
BATHER DROWNED
IN JAMES RIVER
Fordham's Body Found at Trigg
Basin-Reports Are
Conflicting.

While bathing early yesterday morn
Ing. James Norton Fordham. a timing
contractor OF 2sol West Grace Street,
WAS drowned in the James River at
the Trigg shipyard basin So far as
investigation by Bicycle Policeman
Bryant could discover. the accident
occurred shortly after o'clock. But
the police were not Informed OF tho
tragedy until between II and IL
o'clock. when an anonymous person
called up the First Station and noti-
fled Sergeant Holdcroft that body
had 0ern found in the water. Bicycle
Officer Bryant and others were DIS
patched to the scene. and they dragged
for ana recovered the body.
So far as could be ascertained by
the officer. Fordham had been accom-
panied by several Others down tho
river. AT the Trigg shiPyard he got
into small boat. rowcd out into tho
river. undressed and put on his bath
Ing suit. Then he dived into the wa
tiers. rose once and disappeared to be
seen no more
The officers report TO his station Is
that Fordhan went out in n boat
called the Vidal with two unknown
women. colored girl and white boy.
Coroner Taylor's investigation was TO
the effect that Fordham went out In
boat alone the others following in
another boat He did not secure tho
names OF the others.
Coroner Taylor viewed the remains
and decided that death was caused by
accidental drowning. No inquest Will
be held
Fordham ~ survived by his wife and
four children and by Two brothers
n. W and j. H Fordbam-and ono
sister Mrs. ". z. HUDSON.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-29
TARNEEL LAWYERS MEET.
VIII be Addressed To-day by Con-
EreSAmnn LIttleton.

Lake Toxaway y. C. June 2S.-The
thirteenth annual convention OF the
North Carolina Bar Associa ton was
opened here tonight, With representa-
tives from all sections OF the State
The opening session was given over
to the addresses of welcome by Walter
+ Moore, Of Webster, and response by
Lieutenant Governor Francis D.
Winston, of Windsor and the annual
address by the president, Charles w.
illicit. OF Charlotte. on THE Delays
Of the I.aw-Who Are Responsible for
Them"
It set forth many needed reforms in
legal procedure
The feature OF the meeting will be
AN address tomorrow by Congressman
Martin w. Littleton, of New York
Third Assistant Postmaster General j.
j. Britt will also speak to- morrow
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-29
FATHER REPORTS
CHILDREN MISSING
Tspecial to The rimes.p,spatcb. !

Bristol Va, June 2s.--Joseph Mann,
residing in the suburb OF Bristol to-
day reported to the police that his
son. John. aged twelve. and his daugh-
ter. Myrtle aged nine, had been mys-
teriously missing from home since
Monday. since which time he had
searched day and night. without gain
Ing any information The officers have
been unable to get any clue UP TO to-
night. It was the fathers impression
that his son ran away. taking the little
girl with him. But their long silence
has aroused fear that the children may
have been kidnapped
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-29

George AFB. Edmonds and Miss Mary
Mann. both of Hinton. w. Va. who pro-
cured marriage license late yesterday
afternoon from the Hastings Court.
were married at I o'clock last night
by Rev. Ernest stevens. pastor OF Trim
ity Methodist Church. The ceremony
was performed in the parsonage The
groom was formerly n citizen of Wach-
apreague. on the Eastern Shore.
Mr. and Mrs Edmonds We're regis
tered at Murphys Hotel 1ast night and
win leave to-day for their honeymoon.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-29
Overcome by Heat.

William Scott, colored. of 1919 North
HARRISON street, was overcome by the
neat yesterday afternoon while work
ing or contract labor at Twenty eighth
and NJ streets He became delirious
for few moments, and the city am
buiance was summoned DR. thurman
responded and arrived in time to re-
store the man. lie was then taken
home and placed in charge OF his fam
lily physician
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-29

Especial to The Times Dispatch.
Winchester Va June 2S.-Thomas
Heating ffty-siN years old. died this
morning after 4 lingering illness Of a
complication of diseases. He was mar.
REQ three times. and leaves widow.
one daughter. one son, several sisters
and brothers a half-brother IS James
Clark. of Cumberland, Md.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-29
CASHIER SHORT $4,000
Makes His Escape, Then Writes Letter
Revealing CouRitIon

Utica, \. y, June 2S-Guy II Clark
cashier OF the Earlville National Bank.
loft his home last Thursday to so 10
Saranac Lake. he said, to see en- in
valid daughter. Yesterday, letter
was received at the bank written from
Utica by Clark, stating that ne was
snort in his accounts about $4,000.
in the letter. Mn clark turned over
his stock and real estate TO the bank
as restitution for the sum he vas
short Clark has wife. a daughter
and four sons and has been considered
man OF high honor and business
ability.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-29
jewelers. Meet in Norfolk.

special 70 The Times Dispatch
Norfoik. Va, June 2S.-The annual
banquet of the Virginia jewelers. AS
ISOLATION was held tonight at the
Monticello Hotel. There is full at
tendance at the convention. which as
sembied this M rning Local jewelers.
VIII give the visitors a shore dinner
AT Cape Henry tomorrow. after the
routine business has been, transacted.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-29
To Visit New York.

Miss Freda SIumaker, OF II North
Seventeenth Street, will leave Tuesday
on visit to Norfolk, Baltimore and
New York. She will be away for sew
eral weeks.
Miss Mary Amstcr will also leave on
Tuesday for a visit to New York and
Atlantic City.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-29
PAY POLLOCK $4,000

Commissioners Make Quick Report mr.
to Condemnation.
Within less than an hour after they
had met at o'clock yesterday after
noon. L. y. Catlin. John 7. Goddin, W.
]. Westwood. w. S. Gum and Samuel
Cohen, appointed by the Hastings
Court as commissioners in condemna-
ton proceedings. had returned their
report to the court. awarding Gilbert
X Pollock $4,000 for his porpcrty In
the block surrounded by the former
Ford Hotel holdings.
Condemnation proceedings were re-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-29
SPENCER BROUGHT BACK

Negro Caught In DnnVillc Is Charged
With Robbing Home of II. ID. Heckhnm.
Herbert spencer. colored. was brought
back yesterday from Danville by De-
tective Atkinson. and was formally
charged with breaking into the home OF
T .. Beckham. 2500 East Grace Street,
and stealing therefrom a quantity OF
clothing and other articles. The rob
berry was committed some time ago.
and the detectives had been searching
ever since for Spencer.
Nelson Henry. colored. was arrested
on charge of stealing a whip from
George Brown.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-29
CAROLINA ASSOCIATION

At Winston Salem: winston Salem,
3 Spartanburg, l.
At Anderson: Anderson. 1: Green's
horo. Called catch train. eighth
At Charlotte: Charlotte, s. Green
Vile. l.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-29
wednesday, club TO Meet.

Cihcers viii ne elected and other
matters OF Importance transacted to-
morrow night at the annual meeting
OF the Wednesday Club. which VIII
tssxxe place at $50 o'clock in Room
$40 1T tho Jefferson Hotel.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-29
Fourth Of July
Reduced Rates

The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company will sell tickets at reduced
rates between all stations July list to
July 4th, final limit July sth; minimum
raund-trip rate, Sl,oo.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-29
FUNERAL NOTICES

FoRDHAM-Th funeral of ]. n.
FORDHAM. who was accidentally
drowned Tuesday night, will take
place from his residence at 2sn1
West Grace Street at 3 o'clock THIS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-29
+" Berry's for Clothes.'

For the man with high and
lofty ideas here's a S2B suit in
q basket weave.
We call it "aviator blue"-it
has a tinge oil brown, 81 tone
between the b u Sky and
brown earth.
It's q suit that most m e n
With silk-lined q ste Will
fall too.
For $40 here are corona
ton tweeds," black and gray
with red lines.
Suits at $l6, Identical in cut
and style with the best.
a special lot OF fancy half
hose open to-day-the butter
fly not in it-BOc.
And genuine Panannas n
fro m Panana-S6, SO a II q
9!G::z24kz6z
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-29
John O'BeyIin.

IsDecIaI 20 The Times-D lspatch.l
Winchester. Va, June 2S--Iohn
O'Berlin. a native of New York, who
served in the Union Army and VIII
was once associated with John D.
Rockefeller. John d. Archbold and 9TH
CT pioneers in Pennsylvania oil fields.
died a his apartments here this morn
ing, aged about seventy years He
before his death.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-29

At my woman guest. His suspicion
shocked me. j had ABSOLUTE CONT
ncnce in her
The Sunday papers We're full OF the
mysterious robbery
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-29
Trnyers Dnniel.

Travers Daniel. father OF Travers
Daniel. Jr., of the City Engineers De-
partment of Richmond. died Sunday a,
his nome in Culpeper. He was the son
of the late Judge Peter Nivien Daniel
of the United states Supreme Court
and besides his son. leaves two daUgh-
tiers, Mrs. Oswald j. Hudson and Miss
Alice V. Daniel, OF Culpeper.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-29
Suit Owe, street sprinklinR.

In the Hastings Court. Part >. the suit of
Ihe city OF Richmond against the Virginia
Railway and Power Company will be docld-
ed this morning The litigation is the re-
SUIT oil alleged infringement OF the contrac,
tue power company has With the city In re-
gard TO watering tho streets along which
the cars run, Claiming that the street car
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1911-08-31
HOW TO USE AMMONIA.
Many Ways In Which It Proves Help
full In the Household.

In housekeeping ammonia has many
uses. II is an efficient help about the
wardrobe. Black material sponged
with cupful Of water in which tea
spoonful Of ammonia has been mixed
will renew its freshness, while black
silk will lose Its Objectionable shini-
ness by such sponging. A little am
monia will remove grease from col
lars and when rubbed over corsets
will cleanse them to nicely.
When mixed with equal parts of
turpentine ammonia will remove paint
stains from cloth. IL the paint be
stubborn It msy require several appli-
cations before the work is done. Per.
severe. Nothing is 30 good for boys
tweed suits as to sponge them with
the ammonia mixture For toilet use
small quantity Will soften the water
in which the hair is washed and aid
In cleansing the scalp.
1t renders the bath delightful, and
carpets when thoroughly gone over
with ammonia and water are surpris-
ingly restored to something like their
original freshness. When mixed with
white wax and turpentlne 1t makes
the best OF polisbes for the floor. To
relieve the pain and prevent inHam.
nation resulting from the bites and
stings OF summer insects ammonia
ranks frst as a cure.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1911-08-31

Where Is the home that has not got
It's quota of SIT frames. hc they tiny
and few or large and many And the
problem o. keeping them bright how
nany tnow ~ This Ia information
TINT ought 10 he pasted 10 your scrap
book on enc ~ ID. pages C for
Cleaning
For cleaning SIT frames there is
acshlnv better than wad ~ fresh
bread sprsEkled with a few drops Of
beuzino npd ammonia tl.cnz!ne away
from frct. ard you will end that The
moisture 20 the bread Is enough 70
absorb The stronger qualities o, the
ammonia and what remsins 81 IL on
the sarfscc IL engacient 10 supply The
frames WITH pretty appearancc ~
aeweeSs Wash OF the frame after
ward VITA water Ia which 3 little
h0rar has teeu ADDED,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1911-08-31
CARING FOR CUT GLASS.
How to Handle Delicate Ware So l,
viii Retain Beauty.

II Is seldom that the girl who sells
the cut glass in the big department
stores can tell you precisely what TO do
In order to preserve these beautiful
and expensive articles, but one young
lady, who owns several costly pieces
aud who Is oyerenthusiastic concern.
Ing them. says that with the proper
care they are Joy forever and de-
light TO behold
As warning she says that It re.
qulres considerably more care and at.
tention than does silverware, as cut
glass will not stand any rough han
ding while being polished. This brittle
article Is actually the most fragile
In the world OF the housewife. 1t
seems to await Its chance to shatter,
and therefore II the following rules are
adhered to breakage will be reduced
TO the smallest percentage;
Keep II In china closet that has
rail or support that will avert its
slipping.
Make sure that the shelf Is strong to
hold the weight II the pieces are
large
Never rinse under running water
Prepare water for washing in q
wooden pan or dish tub and fold a
towel on the bottom SO that the pieces
can rest on its cushiony layers.
Make the water tepid. add ammonia
and have just good white soap,
camel's hair brush sold for this pur'
pose) and a llntless cloth.
Rinse with water OF the same tenn
perature and dry with a soft towel,
polishing sfterward with tissue paper
that comes for this purpose, or you
can use new clean channels.
DO not put grease OF any kind in
these pieces, not even butter, as grease
makes them cloudy. and you can never
polish them as brightly after so using.
Brushing should always be done
with the softest brushes procurable,
SIN brushes scratch numerically. But
brush must be used 10 clean the
crevices. so II cannot be dispensed
with.
Never use tacks or buekshot 10 clean
the inside OF bottles, jugs and pitchers,
but the ground shell OF an egg, salt
and lemon or little white vinegar.
A piece Of raw potato soaked In
carafe or any OF the deeper pieces will
help TO make Frightening light task
and cleaning still easier.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1911-08-31
HOW TO MAKE LlMEWATER.
Essy to Prepare ard I, Valuable sbou,
tho rousehold.

Cue OF The most useful agents OF
household economy. II rightly under
slood. is limewater us mode Of prep,
Hration Ia as follows l'ut piece
" fresh unxiaked lime about the size
q half l,eck measure into large
stone jar aud pour over Il slowly aud
carefully isa ~ not 20 stacken too rap.
ldlyi -four eailons OF bot water aud stir
again two or three times In twenty
-four hours Then bottle carefully NIL
that can 10 poured on 10 a clear state
I.imewalrf T. often sold by druggists
- remedy for childran's summer
Complaint. a teaspoon In a cup OF milk
t@ing dose When diaFrhea IL caus
"a by acidiiy Of the stomach Il is an
escelleu, remedy When put into milk
II gives no unpleasant taste. but rath.
er improves ihe favor
when pat Into milk that might cur
die when heated II will prevent Il -
doing. aud the milk can then b. n~ed
fer puddlnFs and Piles A little stirred
into cream or milk after bot day or
nlgh, will prevent it, turning when
uscd for tea or coffee
II Ii uneQueied IL cleansing bottles
Cor babies, rs II sweeiens and purihes
without leaving an unpleasant oder
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1911-08-31
HOW TO GROW LAVENDER.
The Star, 10 DiHsul,. bot After That Y
Flowers In pre'uSon.

Flowers w FFofutoh
Lavender IN hardy wben i T. once
erni'y established. bot Il Is not the
easiest perennial 10 start 10 this coun.
uy. AZ arst | bought nursery stock,
bot out ~ Two d98es plants which !
gai from four different sources during
two years. only one lived. aud that was
always semi4nralid. 20 | resoried TO
lhe slower method 81 sowing seed
10 March a shallow boz was dlied
with poltlBg mold thoroughly soaked
witt waieF. then covered with about
one fourth Of an inch o. soil. pat,ed
down firmly. the box covered with
glass ana placed in wcst window
A. soon - seedlings appeared the
gisss was removed. but they we're
shaded from the direct sun and lightly
BpiinEled every morning
when two inches high they were
irRnsplauted to q deeper box and SET
tWo inches apart About two months
latter they wcra lrarsplanted TO part,
~ shaded seed bed In the garden, aud
The las, two leaves were nlpped on
zach plant 20 insure a bushy growth.
Cultivation was constant all through
the summer until August. when they
we're again transplanled, this time into
bed which was 10 be their permanent
home border partly shaded by
shrubs IT happened 10 be a very dr.
simmer so they were sprinklcd every
evening
when cool weather set In. leaves
we're scattered between the plants. and
The quantity increased as the weather
became more severe. In the spring
the mulch WIS removed and little
bonemeal raked into the ground
sround the plants The ground must
be covered every winter and II IL well
20 have o dressing OF well rotted COW
manure dag into the htd during the
early fan
IN June or JUS we always have
huge quaniliies Of flowers We have
never marketed any Of them, but they
have formri the basls % many Christ
mas and birthday presents. Ten
pounds ~ Lavender flowers aud one
pound each of musk thyme. rosemary
aud mint leaves. all dried aud mixed
with one ounce ~ ground cloves, Is al
old formula f0f moth bags which pre-
serves our furs aud wnnlens Just as
e0ectually as eamphor balls or tar
mixtures. Woman's Home Companion