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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-30
WOMAN ARTIST DEVOTES HER
ENERGIES TO CONGENIAL WORK
Mrs. Alice Muford Roberts, Charming Environment
Her Days in the Creation of Portraits True
to Life.

her companion and provider.
IT hadn't a penny In the world" said
Mrs. Roberts, referring to the time inn
mediately following the Stragedy. To-day
l am very glad to say that 1 own the
home in which we live and some other
property. Yes, II has taken grit-lots OF
1t. And courage and application to my
work. Nothing is accomplished without
concentrated effort and clear headedness,
which surely never follows in the train
or late supper parties and dissipation.
live very quietly here; nothing in the
least Bohemian about my life. Soon
Penelope and 1 are leaving for southern
New Hampshire, where we will spend the
summer In place quite remote from
civilization"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-30

ling of diplomatic situations at that time,
and having accepted the invitation for a
two weeks visit, stuck manfully TO my
post.
The hostess of the house party had
mapped out program calculated to make
an athlete quail, much more 15-year-old
girl who was still at the growing period.
We stayed in large old-fashloned house
on the shores OF Loeb Tay, in a perfect
ly beautiful little highland village called
KILN. The month was April and any
one who has stayed in the north of Scot
land during that period of the year knows
that the weather may be anything from
one end of the barometer and the ther-
mometer to the other. Glorious sunshine
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-30
Where Soda HELPS

The housekeeper will find pure baking
soda a great help in the household. Used
with cream of tartar it makes an excel
lent baking powder. A pinch of soda
added to boiling green vegetables inn
proves their flavor and helps to preserve
their green color. A little soda added to
beans when cooking makes them soft and
sweet. A pinch of bicarbonate of soda
put in milk that is slightly soured will
restore its sweetness. Tinware boiled
with some baking soda will assume a fine
brilliancy and will not tarnish so easily
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-30
Rice and Strawberry Whip

Turn one cup of carefully cooked rice
into a slightly buttered mold and let
stand until serving time. Unmod the
rice preferably ring-shaped) surround
with ring OF hulled and halved straw
berries, scatter a few on top and fill the
centre with foamy, pink strawberry sauce
This sauce Is best made by working to-
gether until creamy a scant half cupful
of butter, adding gradually while con-
stantly beating) one cupful OF confecton-
er's sugar. Wash, drain and hull one
cupful of strawberries, adding them to the
butter and sugar mixture one at a time,
beating each lnstalment until well
blended.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-30
KHAKI-KOOL THE NEWEST FABRIC
FOR AUTOMOBILE TOGGERY

mHERE are. perhaps. a
good many families who
are foregoing the usual trip
to the seashore on account
of economy. prudence or
some other equally urgent
reason. The substitute for
this is often a Weekend au-
tomobile trip, supplemented
by innumerable little all-day
drives through the sur
rounding country. A woman
needs a good. practical mo-
toring costume for trips in
machine. I might say
that II Is almost impossible
to look well after an all
days ride. Dust is bound
to fly all over one, neeessi-
tating the use OF some ma
terial which win shake out
readily. This closely but
toned auto cloak is one OF
the best styles for motor
ing purposes which I have
seen this season.
The material OF which II
is made Is this seasons in
novation, named khad-kool
a sort OF cross between reg
ular Palm Beach cloth and
linen. absolutely imperWous
to dust. The coat Is made
IN quaint postillion style,
with q cape collar and wide
belt. The lines OF the body
are straight. and the belt
Is wide. with patch pockets
at either side OF IL. The
hack Is plain. with no trim
ming except the wide col
lar, which ripples slightly at
the shoulders. The skirt OF
this coat is gored to give a
suggestion OF fuiness at the
bottom OF the coat. The
buttons are tan, IN ball
style.
This same coat may be
made In pongee for motor
and street. wear. It is es-
sentiaily practical, as l said
before. ana would look well
IN the evening. too. The
high collar may be turned
back. OF course. like those
shown before this season
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-30

and balmy airs may carry the day, or It
may sleet and blow and freeze and snow.
The latter was generally what happened
IL recoliect Alright Our hostess. a
sturdy Young woman who belonged 70
half dozen athletic clubs, was Lead
ine light OF the Scottish Mountaineering
Society and had carried on hali dozen
row,pV and swimming cups. inssted that
all her guests be wakened at $3.50 a. m.
to start bright and early" on siren
uous day. Although the start certainly
was early. / question the frst Of these
adjectives There was very little bright
ness about that awakening for me.
The ground. recolect, was frozen
hard each morning. The sun certainly
shone, but Il was very chilly and un-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-30
PHILADELPHIA BAND
Tonight's Concert on the City Hail
Plaza.

The program for the concert tonight
on City Hall Plaza, by the Philadelphia
Band is as follows:
/. Overture. Morning, Noon and Night"
Suppe
2. (a) ''Yesterthoughts" ........... Herbert
(b) "Al Fresco"
3. Plccolo solo. I'm the Woods" La Monaco
G.. La Monaco, sololst.
4. Grand Scenes from I'll Trovatore". Verdi
&. Ballet Music from "Rosamunde" Schubert
0. Melodies from lie File du Tambour
Major" Observation-Disclosures. Offenbach
Z. Valse de Concert, Dreams of Child
hood" ...................,....W Waldteufel
s. Caprice, "The Awakening OF the
Lion" .....,..,.....,,,,,, Kontsli
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-30

strenuous program
OF the hostess it
proved a veritable
nightmare. II 1t had
not been that l was
too young n girl
then to know how
to retire from an
impossible situation
gracefully / should
have left long be-
fore tho fortnight
was up. But not be-
ing sufficiently well
varaed sn tho hand
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-30
WON'T PART WITH BABY
Mothers Death Breaks Heart of
Father Of Fascinating Child.

Howard q. Gray, of Roaring Branch,
today said he would never give up his
2-year-old daughter, Vivian Jane Lieb
Gray for whom John Mock, of this city.
offered 100000 a month ago. The mother
Of the child died yesterday at a hospital
in Williamsport, and It was thought Mock
might have chance now to adopt the lit
tie girl.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Lieb, grandparents of
Vivian, were questioned after Gray said
he would not consider the proposition
They said they would never consent to
Mock taking the baby. Gray is heart
broken by the death of his WIFE and says
no amount of money would induce him to
let his baby go away.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-30

satisfactory 3 u H.
and the little house
party. rounded up
by our indefatigable
hostess, set off for
the lake. Breakfast
less, and for two
solid hours, we took
It In turns to row
the heavy boat. It
d 1 d MT m n { [ e r
whether the morn
ing was freezing or
not, we all were com
mandeered to join!
Aud nh bouy 7 bafed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-30

In the freezer. the freezer can be held
tightly to the floor. In this way one
hand is left FREQ to supply salt and ice.
II these hooks are placed on the back
porch or on the kitchen floor the oper-
ator will have his work in a comfort
able position. waist high.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-30
MUSIC AT BELMONT
Afternoon and Evening Programs of
Concerts in the Park.

The programs for concerts this after
noon and tonight at Belmont Mansion, by
the Fairmount Park Band, are as fol-
lows:
AFTERNOON. TO O'CLOCK.
1. overture. Morning, Noon and Night,
2. Egyptian Ballet Suite" .....;;,; .Luigini
8. (a) Loves Dream After the Ball.
Cb) "Down on the swanee River,
4. melodies From 'The Red Widow" .Gsbest
8. Motives from Carmen ;..'.' Blzet
e. A Southern sketch-''Uncle Toms
''The sOi Stars and stripes Forever .souse
Z. Waltz, Dreams of Childhood" .Waldteufel
8. Songs OF the Day .............' 'Remiek
EVENING. TO 10 O'CLOCK.
L Overture I'll Guarany" ...,..... Gomez
? Motives from "Gioconda" ....... .Ponchielll
a. Cn) "Intermezzo Elegante." from
Love Tales Of Hofmann". .Offenbach
(b) "Rokuskn," Russian Peasant
4 S<ylophone solo Long. Long Ago" .Dittrich
Soloist, Peter Levin.
3. Carneval Norwegian. ....... ,Svendson
O. Suite Lies Dsux Pigeons Messenger
fal Theme and Variations. (b) Hun
Barian Dance" (c) Finale:
T. valse de Concert, '"rhe Beautiful
Blue Danube" "...,.............. Strauss
3 Melodies from "Chimes of Nor
"star-spangied banner"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-30

A prize of 81 will be awarded
daily for the best practical sug-
gestion. No suggestions viii be
returned.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-30


During breakfast, a complete program
would be mapped out for the day. A
4O-mile bicycle ride would be arranged to
take place before lunch, and the moment
we had returned from this protracted
exercise. and lunch had been partaken Of,
we would have to sally forth once moro,
to spend long afternoon in some form
of mountaineering, In the evening every
one had to walk at least five miles. just to
show that there was no fatigue after the
days work!
And all this entertainment was arranged
for by our hostess. 1 recollect that on
the sixth day one of the men OF the party
went home. He said that important busi-
ness called him. But we all had our sus-
picions that he went homo for long So
journ in bed. The poor man was quite
worn out.
Although we were all invited to that
house again the following Easter, curl
ousy enough no one accepted the invita-
ton! Our hostess was sadly disappointed
"It is such pity that none of you oan
comet" she said mournfuly, for we all
had such a wonderful time last yearl I
am dreadfully sorry!"
But strange to say no one shared the
emotion or gave a single sigh of disap-
pointment over what we were likely to
miss.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-30
Prize Suggestions

prize OF 81 has been awarded to O. H.
Thomas, IeO Broad street Kennett Square,
Pa, for the following suggestiOni
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-30

BY placing three
screw eyes on the
outside of an ice
cream freezer near
the bottom. each an
equal distance apart,
and then placing
three large screen
door hooks In the
floor to correspond
with the SCREW ewes
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-16

pany, predicted that the approaching
era of prosperity would probably ex-
coed anything this country has ever
known.
AS a preface to his remarks, he re-
viewed the business depression of the
previous two years This, he said.
had affected all lines agriculture,
mining, industry. commerce and fl
nance.
Now" he continued, ''the boom is
on Agricultural interests are the first
to feel it. The farmers lave record
breaking crops, with a big demand.
Confidence has been re-established Va
rious industries have picked up, one
after another Then the stores needed
goods. and factory wheels began to
move. Then commerce and transpor-
tation reflected the change Finally,
it was manifest in the financial world.
We have plenty of money and the best
banking system in the world today
I'VE have three big federal organi-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-16
BY n. o. Pate.

South beenca
the REGION
the low priced all invite the home
seekeerker the settler
supplement aid bringing high state farm
Mechanical College has extended its
family MISSISSIPPI
college, TINS
Extension Department
build sIo barn. to lay
out drainage system. herd dairy the A NJ Col
only will aid be given farmers but
duties the farmers sons
and daughters club and garden work.
in asked college
has been sent
flowers This worker VINO
Department. ana
and orchards
Mississippi
the Lloyd director
that will reach and pen
of following
demonstration
agent Powell state agent;
pener in charge director school extern
engineering work. IN
marketing club organization
work carried on by L. A
O. Camburn horticultural extension work.
in White; management in charge
information department
information the people OF the state through
their of bulletins
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-16

opened it's doors for the first time on
November 16. 1914, has made phe-
nomenal growth. 1t is now handling
200 pounds of butter fat per day and
the business is growing daily.
THE Clarified Milk Company is now
operating creamery at Meridian,
and in that section dairying has in
creased Is per cent in the last six
months.
"A large quantity of milk is now be-
ing shipped into New Orleans from
South Mississippi. Wesson ships daily
approximately 500 gallons. There are
now about 80 shippers at this town
and dairying has taken on business
aspect. While the above place is ship
ping more than any other one point
there are quantities being shipped
from nearly all the stations along the
lines of railroad running throught
South Mississippi to New Orleans.
IN the spring of 1912 there were
Is silos in the southern part of the
state. Now there are more than 200
of these mile stones of progress cree
ted in this section. The dairymen are
fast realizing the economy of storms
silage for winter pasture instead OF
depending on cotton seed hulls as they
did in former years The writer nov
has a long list of those contemplating
erecting silos this season. compar
atively large per cent of these VIII be
of concrete. The dairymen are also
learning that they can grow lespedeza
and other legume hays cheaper than
they can buy bulls. In fact most Of
those keeping dairy cows have learn
ed that to make success of the bust
ness, they must, at least grow all theil
roughage at home.
There has been erected, and is nov
in progress of erection, number o.
modern convenient and sanitary
barns
Schools Have Dairy Clubs.
Under the direction of L. A. Hig
gins and j. P. Lancaster, who is thu
South Mississippi agent for the dairy
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-16

cations taking care of these various
interests: First, the Interstate Com
merce Commission: then came the
Federal Trade Commission; and, final
", the Federal Reserve Board, with its
chain of reserve banks. The value of
these three boards or commissions to
the country cannot be estimated.
Through the aid of the reserve
banks, the various banking institutions
of the country began to loan money
where people could not get it before.
Now, with big crops and big demands,
with little foreign competition we are
at the commencement of an era of
prosperity such as this country has
never seen before.
All this great prosperity cannot
come in day. 1t will take time. But
conditions everywhere are improving.
The farmers are prosperous. The mills
of Pittsburgh are buster than ever be-
fore. Railroad stocks are going up. 1t
is only a question of a short time be-
fore the wave of prosperity will be
upon us.
Now is the time for storekeepers
to advertise" added Mr.. Patterson.
He is backing up his opinion with his
,,,opox- He comment ic cconuiuu
more than 100000 this month for ad-
vertising In addition, it has spent
$4,000 to have the 500 members of its
selling force attend it's school at Day
ton for three days, where they were
taught the new and up-to-date ideas
for their business
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-16

525; miles of roads, 94,141; miles Of
improved roads, 5000.
New York. assessed value, $11,3S5,-
137,12O; miles of roads, SO,112; miles
of improved roads, 22,39S.
Wisconsin, assessed value, $685.
1S7.705; miles of roads, G1,090; miles
of improved roads. 11,163
All of these are very wealthy states
and in some of them at least there has
been much talk by reformers and
statesmen about efficiency in govern
ment and the duty of sharing with the
people in the benefits of wise and eco
nomical administration There is no
other matter that more nearly con-
Germs the people. all the people, the
man with the OK cart creeping to mar
ket and his more fortunate neighbOr
possessed of a high-powered motor car
or prairie schooner alike, than the i'm
provement of the public highways over
which all must travel; yet the off
cial'' figures show that the upbuildng
of public highways has received. gen
orally speaking again, scant attention
If the railroad systems were guilty of
such neglect in the improvement and
maintenance of their lines not onIf
would the business Of the country be
paralyzed but there would be instant
and overwhelming demand for the rev.
ocation of their charters and the pen
itentiary for their managers. Yet the
public roads which belong in a spe.
cial sense to the people are fearfully,
not to say criminally,, neglected
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-16
ON BUILDING GOOD ROADS.
) q . q . = q . = q q q = . . =

In the last five years encouraging
progress has been made in the i'm
provement of the public highways of
the country, but a beginning has only
been made. Over two million miles
of road over which the public business
is conducted require attention. In the
winter they are in many sections i'm
nassable and in the warmer seasons
they are but clouds of dust Com
pared with their material wealth the
states. speaking generally, have been
woefully neglectful of their interests.
Speaking specifically, and calling
names, the figures show how great
this neglect has been. The immense
state of Texas, with property assessed
for taxation at S2,500. 100000. has 1885,
971 miles of public roads of which only
1896 miles have been improved. In
other states like condition exists as
following figures will show:
Nevada, assessed value of property,
s1O7. 794,729: miles of public roads.
12,757; miles of improved roads. So.
Iowa, assessed value, 1896, 930, 064;
miles of public roads, 104,027; miles
of improved roads, 95.
Nebraska, assessed value. $325,974,-
525; miles of roads. 30,571; miles of
improved roads, 249.
Colorado, assessed value, $42.439,-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-16

eand return the other for two or three
successive seasons without exhausting
them
Main Reads Have Been Logged.
Now for the first time, also, the
main roads of the Southeastern states
have been logged on the same thor
ough plan as those of the North have
been for several years past; and about
January Is they will be brought out
in a new volume of the Automobile
Blue Book-the sixth in series which
now covers the entire country. Since
midsummer the experienced field
forces of the publishers have been
running constantly over the most inn
portant routes in Virginia, West Vir-
ginia. North and South Carolina, Geor-
gia, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisi-
ana, taking complete notes and odOm-
eter mileages as the basis for text d.
rections and outline maps, uniform
with those of the older volumes SIM
liar work is now under way in Flori-
da, that state having been taken up
last to secure the benefit of the latest
data on new construction, especially
brick pavement being laid on several
of its most important routes. both
along the famous east coast and in the
interior
Georgia, the Empire State of the
South has the best average roads in
the southeast; some of them are ex-
ceedingly good, and excellent time can
be made over them in almost any d.
rection. North Carolina, where sand
CLAY construction predominates, is
making fine progress with it's road
work; and the same applies almost
equally to South Carolina. Aside from
the famous Shenandoah Valley. the
north -and-south routes across Vir-
ginia are yet somewhat disappointing.
especially those near the coast; but
they are still better on an average
than they were few years ago, and
present no serious inconvenience or
difficulty, except perhaps some clay
stretches in wet weather.
Florida Now Fully Alive.
Folr.da is now fully alive to the
necessity of providing better roads for
its ever increasing number of fall and
winter visitors, and the various cour-
ties are spending about s5.000.000 for
that purpose. Brick seems to be the
most satisfactory material suppressed
ing mile after mile of sand. muck and
even bog. Being practically without
grades. highway construction in Flori-
Continued on Page 1871
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-16
Dairy Industry Developments Fast.

Dairy Industry Developments Fast.
While the dairy industry is still IN
it's infancy, at its present rate OF
growth it will soon fill an important
place in Mississippi agriculture. AL
ready it is helping large number OF
farmers to put their business on
cash basis.
According to l.. A. Higgins, who has
charge of the A. & NJ. College Dairy
Extension Work, when the cotton boil
weevil first invaded South Mississippi
there were few small diaries scat
tered around the larger towns, doing
a retail milk business. I'm fact he
states, lin 1912, there were large guam
titles of whole milk and cream ship
ped to some of the larger towns of the
southern part of the state from In
diana and other stalos of the North.
That same spring we investigated the
butter market conditions in these
towns and were unable to find a pound
of butter which had been produced in
Mississippi the only butter on the
market being renovated butter which
was selling at 50 cents pound.
1.-The above condition is changing
rapidly. Three creameries are in sue
cessful operation in the southern part
of the state. Diaries are being start
ed around these creameries and along
the railroads in shipping distances Of
the plants. The cities and towns are
being more nearly supplied with MIX
and cream from local diaries.
The creamery at Brookhaven, al
though suffering two set backs when
first started, has been operating on a
solid basis for two years and is render
ing a much needed service to the
farmers of that section, who are TAX
ing advantage of this opportunity
Dairying has developed fully so per
cent in the last twelve months in this
section large number of the farm.
ers have become interested and are
growing into good dairymen and de-
veloping good herds.
jackson Creamery.
"The creamery at Jackson, which
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-16
"Christmas Past"

It was indeed O gracious time, and
as we read of the revels and cere-
Christmas Past, we might regret what
we have lost in this tanner and less
picturesque age, it we did not know
that never before in history was
Christmas kept SO truly and heartily
in the spirit OF the day as it is now.
We have dropped a good many rude
anS some pretty customs, but we have
gained a broadening spirit of almost
universal charity, feeling of real
brotherhood, that is perhaps none the
less real that it is held in check a
good deal during the rest of the year.
Charles Dudley Warner.