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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-23

EQUALITY OF SEX THEORY
BREAKS UP A FAMILY
Woman Carries It to Length of Taxi
ing Husbands Automobile.

CHICAGO, Sept. 2S.-Untn recenth, ~.
problem of the single" standard ana
other questions pertaining to the "eouaI-
ity'' of sex never troubled the mind ~,
Otis Wilson. He always had been too
busy attending to the business of b,s
garage in Winnetka.
Mr.. Wilson believed, and still believes
man has the right to do as he pleases
as long as II does not infringe ON ths
rights of others. He felt that when he
provided for his family and attended 70
his business, and paid taxes to the state
and abided by the laws, his duty as
citizen had been fulfilled.
1t had been the custom of Mr.. WiIso,
TO go any place he pleased whenever ~
pleased. If he felt like taking a spin in
one of his automobiles with a marty 90
friends it was no ones business but bis
own
Mr.. Wilson has a wife. Strange as I,
may appear, Mrs. Wilson agreed -
fectly with her husband on this subiect
but Mr. Wilson did not know il. In Saot
Mrs Wilson did not make her helio,
known to any one, but she believed IL
just the same.
So, in the course OF events the garay.
owned by Mr.. Wilson in Winnetk,
caught fire and burned to the grounJ
Mr.. Wilson lost considerable none,
but he resoutely set to work and bniit
ehother garage. When IL was completed
MIR. Wilson, following his policy ~
doing as he pleased. celebrated the event
by taking a joy ride with a party NJ
friends.
Mrs. Wilson did not express her onin.
Ion when she learned of 1t. She sinnIv
went to the garage and, taking her
3-year-old son, Jack, with her. got into
one of her husbands automobiles and
started on joy ride for herself,
Then she took the machine to a deaIer
on Michigan avenue and sold 1t for s9o5
Did she take the money home and tell
her husband about it? No She bought
herself and Jack some pretty clothes
Then she boarded a train at the Polk
street station and went away on an
indefinite vacation"
Did Mrs, Wilson tell her husband
where she was going or when she wa,
coming back? No, indeed. She knows
Mr.. Wilson believes in personal" lin
erty and felt he could not object ia
his wife having the same privileges.
But Mr.. Wilson did object. and has
asked the police to make a search for
his wife and son. Mr.. Wilson told the
police he believed Mrs. Wilson was
"vacatloning" in or near Glenview. Ill.
The police failed to locate her there
However, Mr.. Wilson is doing some
serious thinking.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-23
GIRL A GENUINE HOBO
Followed the Road Since She Was
Orphaned at Twelve.


CHICAGO, Sept. 23-"Just poor
little wet girl" said Patrolman Charles
Lodding as he stood muffled in his drip
ping raincoat in front of dark doorway
last night on Quincy street.
Huddled in the doorway that sheltered
her from the rain was a girl. She wore
a soiled white hat, a gray macintosh
with frayed edges and a pair of soggy
white canvas shoes. She was leaning
against the side of the door and her
head was dropped forward on her
breast.
Can you beat it? She's sound asleep
standing up" continued Lodding to him
self The limp hat bobbed uncertainty
several times and the girl awoke with
a start.
81 must have-I guess-Say. was I
sleeping here?" she inquired as soon as
she had recovered from the sight of the
police insignia on Lodding's cap. 81 was
just waiting for a car. | guess I was a
little drowsy. ! think I'd better be
Eo'-
Wait a minute" said LoddInG. He
began 10 question the girl. Not satisfied
with her replies, he took her to the South
Clark street police station. There she
told her story to the matron.
II know you'll call me a hobo hut
guess it's all right I'm used to it, My
name is Pauline Henderson and l am
Il years old. I've been on the road since
/ was l2 years cid. Ny mother died then
and we were living in Kansas City.
II have been all over the country.
ride on the trains whenever I can get a
ride. ! can hang on to the rods, ride the
decks, or the bumpers. or the blind-any-
way, | get there.
Il got in two nights ago, or maybe
ii was three nights ago, | don't keep
track. | beat it from Toledo. They kept
me there in the detention home tor a
month because ! fell asleep in the park.
Then they told me | had to get out of
town. So / got, and here / am
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-23

robin is too large to get through the
door OF a wren house.
She didn't give up ~lllloul hat,rs - 'I,'
you may be sure. For several hour ;
sfter she hrst saw the house she tried
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-23

eyes are like little sisters ! once had.
| could not drag YOU down along with
me' GOodbye-forget we ever met
What could she mean. But Uncle is
expecting us" ! cried. aehast.
Your uncles never seen my face" she
said. But II he ever did. he'd tell YOU
what | am oh. little English girl-keep
young and good-thero Is no turning back
for me, Remember this; for it is true
none knows II better now than 1:
The Moving Finger writes: anl having writ
Moves nor all your piety nor wit
Can lur" II back n cancel half linel
N1r all your tears blot out word OF IT,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-23

you here. / knew at once my loneliness
had gone, Gods in His Heaven; all is
right with me"
The lovely lady tried to speak. but no
words came So / went on. 81 feel so
shabby in this simple gown. You must
feel quite ashamed of me-"
"Nshamed?-of ycu.-ah not Of YOU
she said, and then I saw slow
tears were running down her powdered
cheeks. My child. go home. back to
that young fresh life | once was in
noccnt and young like you. Id give my
soul to have these days again Your
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-23
BEFORE THE SANDMAN COMES

DERCHED up high in the back
yard OF a city home were three
little wren houses. And very in
viting they looked, you may be sure.
Poor little Mrs. Robin wanted so
much TO live in one of the houses,
She simply couldn't forget very
narrow escape her babies had last
year when a cat-a big sleek cat'-
nearly, nearly, nearly got her dear
babies. But for the iart that a neigh
boris dog trotted into the yard and
diverted her mind, that cat would
surely have killed and eaten every
robin baby! So naturally Mrs Robin
sighed for the safety OF a really. truly
house with a front door too small i1r
cats!
But her signing did no good, for a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-23

was the best Then. after an hour,
moved back to the first!
That last move was too much for
practical Mrs Robin Such tickle
crcatures' she scolded; II won't
have them around" And she
screamed and scoldcd so vigorously
that Mr.. and Mrs. Wren gave up all
three of their lovely houses and set
tied in a distant barn.
Copyright 1914, ny clara Ingram Judson
(Tomorrow-"Cannas.D
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-23

\ conservative corsetiere says that the
high-busted corset Is not making head
way. Women will not go back to the
moyen age for their corset, even if they
do for their styles
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-23

Correspondence Of general Interest
10 women readers Will be printed on
this page. Such correspondence should
De addresses 20 the Womans Editor,
Evening Ledger.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-01-29

dured He lost his hold, not of the boy but Of the
mast the waves swept over them and they perish
ed together.
Or take again, an incident which is related In
connection with the cool heroism and gallantry OF
the MILDLY who was detailed to guard the spirit
room Of the Abergavenny when that vessel went
ashore Some of the men, overcome by selfish
ness and fear in their panic-stricken stateI came
down determined to breach the rum casks since
they might as we'll die drunk sober. Il know
we must die" exclaimed the midshipman, but let
us die like men," And he maintained his guard
until the ship sank under him. 1t is unnecessary
to relate the wel-known example OF courage ana
self-devotion shown at the loss of the troopship
Birken head From the captain downwards, with
out exception, seamen and soldiers all exhlolted
the utmost calmness and disregard OF self. II
has been said that the instinct of discipline was
stronger in them than the instinct of life. And
only recently have another instance OF fort-
tude and courage in the behavior of the bandsmen
of the Titanic who, amid that last terrible scene
continued to play until washed from their feet as
the ship went down.
There are few more pathetic pictures OF ship
wreck than that presented by the loss OF the
Halsewell an East Indiaman. outward bound in
1886 She had for her captain man named
Pierce, of the most popular and experienced
of the companys commanders. When she drove
ashore in a gale under st. Adams Head the sea
was running too high and with too much fury to
afford any chance of getting away in the boats
Among the many ladies board were the cap
tain's two daughters. and he called his chief
mate to the cabin to ask If he could think of any
method of preserving the lives of the girls. Morn
ing may bring up a chance" was the reply; there
is nothing to be done tonight, sir" The ship lay
with her broadsde to the shore under the high
and almost perpendicular cliff, with her deck ex
posed to the overwhelming rush of the seas. All
the women were assembled in the round house.
where Captain Pierce, with his arms round his
daughters, sat holding his girls to his heart,
speeches. with despair The only lights afforded
to these poor women were few wax candles in
glass lanterns Out of 240 people only "A sur
vived and the third mate tells the story of how
the people persisted in the round house. The
morning was just breaking when he went on deck,
grasped hencoop, was washed overheard. swept
against the vessel, and then washed away again
on the strand.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-01-29

Back again to the machine shop 1t
goes, where it is machined to the true
size.
The jackets are made and treated
in exactly the same manner, with the
exception of the oil bath.
When the parts are ready they are
carefully fitted together and bound
with hoops of bronze or copper. The
breech of gun is the most important
part, for unless it fits perfectly the
gases will leak causing back firing.
Nearly all guns are rified TO give
greater accuracy In firing.
Rifling is a system Of grooves in the
surface of the bore which gives a ro-
tary motion to the projectile which re-
wolves while passing through the air,
thereby lessening the resistance. A
gun being entirely built is thoroughly
polished by hand, the muzzle closed
with a wooden block the whole gun
oiled to prevent weather damage and
shipped to the proving grounds to be
tested by the government.
If up to the test requirements II is
accepted and goes to help make up
the armament of one of our modern
seafighters.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-01-29
Lottery Romances.

Lottery tickets, such as that which
has just won a Staffordshire miner a
prize OF 946,000, have always brought
romance. A few years since the draw
ing of the annual Christmas lottery at
Madrid brought a poor mechanic
100000, and on the same occasion a
crossing sweeper won $4,000 with a
ticket given him by an old lady for
assisting her across a busy thorough
fare. Equally romantic was the ex.
perience of a poor shopkeeper, a
widow, in Berlin suburb One day
shabbily-dressed man entered her
shop and, begging permission to light
his pipe at the gas Jet, produced a
piece of paper, which he used as a
spill and then threw, half charred, on
the floor. When sweeping the shop
the widow. picking up the spill, found
It to be lottery ticket A few weeks
after 1t won her e10,000.-London
Chronicle.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-01-29
Six Months Cake.

Work one-half cup of shortening
(using butter and lard in equal proper
tons until creamy. then add grad
ually, while beating constantly, one
cupful Of sugar, two eggs we'll beaten
and one-half cupful of molasses. Mix
and sift two and one-half cups of
bread flour, one teaspoonful Of cream
of tartar, one-half teaspoonful of
soda, one teaspoonful OF cinnamon,
one-fourth teaspoonful of Glove and
one-fourth teaspoonful Of mace. Add
alternately with one-half cup milk to
first mixture and beat vigorously; then
add one cup of raisins, seeded and cut
in small pieces and dredged with two
tablespoonfuls of pastry flour. Turn
into two bread pans and bake In a
moderate oven As minutes.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-01-29
CLEANING CLOTHES At HOME
Some Simple Methods That vii Pro-
dues Results Equal to Those Of
the Professional.

We all now need SO many articles
of wearing apparel that the problem
Of keeping them clean has grown to
be a serious one indeed, to those who
find II expedient to do some OF their
own cleaning rather than send all to
professional cleaner.
Grease is the most common Of all
spots.
II may be removed in either OF
three ways-by absorption, emulsion
or by the use of soap and hot water.
The soap and hot water process may
be applied to all small articles that
can be Numbered in the usual manner,
and should require but little trouble.
Large articles and such fabrics as
cannot be Numbered may be treated
by absorption. Fresh grease spots
may often be entirely removed by a
melting process alone. Place pieces
of white blotting paper over and I'M
der the spot and press with warm
iron.
If the fabric is such that the heat
will affect the color, cold absorption,
with French chalk as the absorbent,
can be used. Pulyerize the chalk,
cover the spot thickly with il, and al
low it to stand for several hours.
Then brush off with a soft brush. IL
| necessary apply il a second time.
| This chalk may also be applied by
mixing it to a paste with benzine, APP
plying it in that form, and brushing
1t when thoroughly dry.
In cases of large grease spots OF
long standing 1t is best to use a sol
vent of grease, such as alcohol, chloro-
form, ether, benzine or naphtha. Ben
zine and naphtha are the best for
woolens, while ether and chloroform
are best for silk, and may be used in
the most delicate fabrics. A thick
piece Of sateen is a good article with
which to apply these solvents, as II
does not become linty.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-01-29
CURTAINS ARE WORTH CARE
Their Usefulness May Be Prolonged
With a Little Pecaution at
Cleaning Time.

When doing up fine curtains the
weight alone of the heavy work often
tears the curtain. To avoid this, take
cheesecloth that has been shrunk, or
old sheets sewed together, on which
carefully haste the curtains. After
shaking out the dust, soak in cold
water. Put in suds and boil. Gently
lift up and down in the water. Rinse
in several waters, the last slightly
blued for white curtains. or stained
with coffee for ecru. Put through the
wringer; never wiring by hand. Set
up the stretcher, and after doubling
your curtain to find the center, COM
mence to pin on from center to out
side. Keep the curtains constantly
wet while pinning on, or they may
tear. Four curtains may be pinned
on at once, so keeping all pairs pre-
cisely the same size and shape for bay
or double window. A little starch may
be added to the last rinsing water II
desired
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-01-29
GRANDMAS HELD THE FLOOR
Means Had a Monopoly Of
Joys Of the Tango.

Dance-mad sixteen is comprehend
BILE, but dance-mad sixty six-well,
that's a different thing altogether.
The one is natural the other-isn't.
A New York paper describes the re-
cent opening of ''the newest dancing
place in the city, the Castle House, -
as a scene of many remarkable fea-
lures.
The older the men and women the
wilder the dancing Gray-haired WON
en- had partners who still had their
first vote to cast, while the pink tea
variety OF bald men took debutante
partners in mastering the steps of the
Argentina Hesitation and other dips
and trots and tangoes.
The older the women, the more
adaptable their costumes for tango.
ing. The gowns we're all short, OF
course, with q split in front or back
and many OF the snowy-headed won.
en- long past sixty had theirs split
clear to the knee.
The plan was to have a place
where young girls could go unchap
eroned in the afternoon, but most OF
the young folk who arrived after five
had to enjoy the sport from the side
lines. Their mammas, aunts and
grandmothers had the center OF thu
floor and all the available young mer
by that time.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-01-29
DOG Ghost Revealed sseret

The most extraordinary of dog
ghosts was the Dog o. Manse. II was
a dog ghost, but not the ghost OF a
dog According to the account given
to Bishop Rattray by William Soptar
the Perthshire man who saw It in
1880. it first appeared vaguely as
something like a screeching fox, which
dogs refused to chase. Next time Il
was big, dark gray dog, which
touched him on the hip, and the hir
remained painful all night After sew
eral such appearances the phantom
dog took to speaking. and confesses
itself to be David Soutar, who had
killed a man 35 years before and now
appeared as a dog because a dog had
been with him when he did II. Human
bones were found buried under a bust
at a spot indicated by the ghost
London Chronicle.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-01-29

opening through which the projectile
Is thrust
The jackets add extra strength to
the portion of the gun in which the
explosion takes place.
The composition Of the metal varies
little; the greatest care being taken
60 produce metal free from bubbles.
After the ingot is cast and cooled 1t
is removed to a large furnace heated
by gas or oil, securely bricked in so
that very little heat is lost, and sub
1ected to steady flame which grad
ually heats 1t to the center.
Forced Into a Bar.
1t is then taken to a press, with a
pressure of 10000 tons, where from n
great block 1t is by degrees reduced
20 a long bar about 60 feet in length
and two feet in diameter. This is
done while the metal is hot.
From the press the forging as II is
now known, goes to the wood anneal
ing. where 1t is given a bath Of fire
entirely of wood, and brought quickly
20 high temperature.
This temperature is held some timt
after which the forging cools SLOWLY
IL air.
The forging next goes to the ma
chine shop. where It is placed upon $
lathe and receives its first rough ma
Ginning over the outside. II is theI
bored to the proper size on a borinf
lathe. The boring is a matter o
weeks and the boring bar once start
ed requires little attention other thar
the changing Of the cutters on tn,
end, water running through the bai
Pushes out the chips and keeps th,
cutters from heating.
When bored the forging is know
as a liner and removed TO the oil an
healing shop, where Il Is stood up
right in furnace and made hot Will
oil flames. While hot it is slowly low
cred into a pit of oil and allowed e
cool.
Absorbing the oil the metal be
comes very tough, allowing II to ex
lpand but little when filled with tn
gases which force the projectiies oul
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-01-29

gun with a range reckoned in
feet to the great gun Of mod
III ern times with range OF
miles is a far cry, but the re-
suits of experiments by scientific men
of all nations during the past 100
years have given us today what Is
practically perfection in the art of
gunmaking.
Over 100 years ago guns were cast
in solid iron or combination of
bronze and iron and were always
liable to explode if overcharged, due
not to any fault in the material, but
chiefly to the fact that they were
cooled from the outside and in con-
sequence when the gun was fired the
inside or bore would expand quickly,
cracking the whole piece.
A later method was used by which
the inside was cooled first and solidi-
flying, was compressed and supported
by the contraction of the exterior
when it was cooled down.
The Built-Up Gun.
Still later a system of building up
guns was devised whereby each por-
ton of the metal was made to bear a
fair share of the strain.
Nearly all big guns are now made
entirely of steel made by the open
hearth process.
Months are required to build up one
of these guns which are built in Sec
tons, /. e.. the liner or barrel, the
Jackets which fit over the liner and
the breech block which closes the
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-01-29
Cranberry Sauce,

Many people like cranberries served
without seeds and skin, but find cut
ting each berry tedious process.
The same result can be obtained by
putting the berries through the food
chopper, says the st. Louis Star. This
breaks each berry and cuts the skin
into small bits, giving the sauce a
better appearance.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-01-29
Way to Use Leftover Meat.

Chop meat finely and season with
butter. salt pepper and gravy; I'LL
pudding dish one-third full fill re-
mainder of dish with mashed pota-
toes, seasoned with butter, cream, salt
and pepper; over top sprinkle crack
er crumbs and brown in the oven.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-01-29
To Remove Ink Stains.

When you stain your hands with
ink rub the spots with a mixture of
baking soda and powdered pumice
stone, moistened with little peroxide
of hydrogen
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-01-29
Red Pepper Salad.

Wash and cut the peppers in halves
Clengthwise). removing the seeds.
Cover with cold water and cook until
tender, but not too soft. Cool and cut
into strips. Serve on lettuce with
French or Italian dressing.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-01-29
NOT COMPLAINING.

$50 you don't think the high cost of living has
made any difference in the family table,"
NO" replied the very young with a hear
ty appetite I'VE don't have much company
as we used to and aren't afraid to ask for
second helping Washington Star
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-01-29
To Mend Rnhhera-

The usefulness of rubber overshoes
may be prolonged by mending them
with adhesive plaster, which may be
bought for five cents a roll. Heat the
plaster, and paste on the inside of
the rubber over worn part.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-01-29
Knocked salad presslna.

Take two eggs. one can of con.
densed milk. one cup of vinegar, half
cup of melted butter, two teaspoons
of mustard; sprinkle cayenne pepper
and salt.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-01-29
HE KNEW THERE WAS.

There's some good stuff in Lemuel"
Lemuels Roommate should pay there was
He just finished eating pound of fudge that
Amaryllis sent up 10 me.--CorneI Widow
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-01-29
HIS STANDING.

Paying Teller-You must get some one to
identify you before ! can pay this check Have
you any friends in this town?
Stranger-Not one. I'm the dog catcher-Our
Animals.