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The Washington times., 1916-09-21
The Woman
Who Wants
To Be Fat
Some Vers Libre About the
Excessively Thin Woman
Whose Soul Duty In Life
Is to Get Enough Flesh to
[ Hang Her Clothes Upon.
A Summary of Her Trials
and Tribulations In This
Pursuit.
: WANT to get fat.
Tae Yfsx. stnrr Nhlr

r WANT to get fat.
For I'm q very thin woman.
oh, don't tell me that am lucky.
,slssdsrnesa Of women makes them look
You don't know.
I'm q skeleton.
I want TO get tat.
MY face 70 thin and saunt-my neck .
Hat rack. and simply never can wear
low-neck.
W, Tss1 S.S;I get tired I look iit.
Children are afraid Of me. and every
one thinks
I'm going into consumption.
30 they tell me what to do TO get fat.
Upon direction. have eaten eggs. taken
milk three times q day, walked.
Gone 70 bed at . o'clock. taken olive
oil; iron. quinine and strychnine;
giycerophosphates. hypophosphates,
malt, hot water and salt. bullock'a
blood. osteopethv. new thought,
beer. trips, quinine, buttermtlk. and
. lot Of other things. but still
I'm thin
Ana oh merciful powsrsl
I want to be fail
THE CONDUCTOR.
The Washington times., 1916-09-21

Our daddy left his Job today.
Up where the masons climb.
Ana men sRo RE o WORKING iSS anss pay
They've sworn to stick.
That comes from on a truck.
Dut mother. patient mother. hasn't
struck.
Our sister Kate II homo from her
Nice gtenographie place.
The striking typist girls concur
That wages need q brace.
She does not please
To pound the keys
For pay she doesn't like.
Dst mother In the kitchen doesn't
strike!
And brother Bill has isft his job
AT motoring q car.
He says the managerial mob
Pushed tyranny too far.
No move he'll make
To turn q brake.
He thinks he's showing pluck.
nat mother. weary mother. hasn't
struck!
And Uncle Bill. who up to date
Has been . dry goods clerk
Refuses as :s.t TO- IT, to v MsGs;
To toll so long
Where women shoppers hike"
but mother inn the kitchen doesn't
strikeI
Her working day has hours sixteen.
Outside the union ranks.
No salary she's ever seen:
Her pays q careless Thanks"
Yet night and day
She slaves away
For Ned. and Name and Mike,
And mother in the kitchen doesn't
strike!
John O'Keefe, in New York World.
The Washington times., 1916-09-21
Why Frequent Change
OF Shoes Is Necessary
If.One Desires Health
By DIR. LEONARD KEENE HIRsHBERG.

sssIs; may =. refsrrss , e III. "a, faulty !.
""poiiceman's heel spur heel and
s;r'r s Are n ssssS by The .. (: an.
tined TO increase this deformity. The
lower the heel the more weight II must
carry. This II q serious physiological
fault. A heel that II too high and toe
narrow also h as bad az heel that Il
When you carry weishty objects your
foot becomes longer and broader. For
instance, the foot may become az much
a. three-eighths OF an inch longer and
three-sixteenths Of an inch broader
atomy as compared with the dimensioni
Of the feet when you are sitting OF re-
clining.
The Washington times., 1916-09-21

THE conversion Of wheat into nour
was one OF the earliest develop
ments Of civilization. and even the
primitive. races In the dawn Of history
ing between stones. Perhaps the Oldest
hour mills" In existence are the rude
stones found among the remains of the
ancient lake dwellings In Switzerland.
BY mortar and pesue arrangement
meal. Crude as this method was, It
contained the germ of the modern houf
mill For countless centuries the prep
aration Of meal and nouS was purely
The refined white -four now generally
used IL comparatively modern innova-
ton, the elaborate processes TO which
the grain is SUSPECTED In order to make
the finished product" hne and white
having been largely developed within
duces bread highly pleasing 70 the eye
and palate. as compared with the coarse
brown bread Of our ancestors, but there
" now q growing tendency on the psft
Of dietetie students and PfS sicians to
structive Of health and vigor. Some OF
the opponents Of white bread 60 so far
as to attribute to Il many OF the Ills
which affiict latter day humanity. It In
of the grain are lost In the. refining pro-
cess, thus greatly reducing its food
value, and that the fneness OF the bread
also causes constipation.
The revolt against "denatured bread"
among cSs physicians and f ay%sn;. 1 snd
bakers everywhere report a constantly
Increasing demand for Graham and
whole wheat bread. Hundreds of
physicians Of the, highest standing. In
Guiding DR.. Wiley, the father OF the
pure food movement In America, are
among the advocates Of the general use
Of Graham bread.
The inventor of Graham bread ana
The Washington times., 1916-09-21

Sayings of the Daughter. :
TITS hard to be a nero to. your own
daughter"
.'My child looked me over this morn
ing and said. Pa, ma surely must have
married you for your money'."--De-
trolt Free Press.
The Washington times., 1916-09-21

O ONE there may be who can:
not see the relation be-
- tween this gorgeous vel
vet, ermine betasseled and be-
sprinkled wrap. and'the old plaid
shawl that mother eherishes to
wear when she takes In the
clothes, or let's In the Ice man.
But as sure m fate they are
sisters.
Mothers old plaid shawl IL
coming into It's own again, be-
cause shawls Of all kinds and de-
scriptions are quite the rage.
Just what the peculiar attrac-
ton for . shawl may be II not
known to science, but It Ia true
that they are treasured and used
in families far more universally
than any other commodity.
Almost every family has its
SHAWL" usually . faden wooden
plaid thing, looked down upon
by the growing children, but
treasured by the mothers and
youngsters. So the shawl can
never have been said to have
gone out Of style completely.
But Il has suffered an almost
total eclipse ever since 1t got
frisky along about 1855 and al
lowed the dressmakers TO sew all
Of those foolish little Jet beads
over II.
Through all Of its vagaries Of
fortune, however, the Flathead
Indian women treasure 1t as
their dress Of state, and wear 1t
folded across their bosoms, fast
ened with q huge safety pin.
Now the shawl is back, and
win be worn in q thousand diff
ferent moods and lenses this
winter. The girl in the picture
wears o shawl cape Of Hudson
seal and ermine. That 10 be-
cause she is in evening dress.
At home, in her boudoir she'll
wear one Of hand embroidered
net.
The Washington times., 1916-09-21
His Advice.

Il want some advice" said the young
matron a. she seated herself in the
elderly lawyers office. -.
well, madam" he asked courteous
ly, what II the troublef"
my husband has Lied to me-"
How So"
he told me-" she sobbed. che was
working overtime at the office and gave
me the SO he made-and this morning
found a poker chip In his pocket"
well, what OF it7'
7 want your advice on what ought
to do about IT,"
lis to tell your husband IL he will per-
sist In putting his chips In his pocket
to be sure that he cashes them ALL"
The Washington times., 1916-09-21

If Course This Picture
Shows the Shawl De Luxe,
But That Doesn't Preclude
the Existence of a Whole
Regiment of Lesser Lights
In the Way of Boudoir
,Shawls, Office Shawls, and
Calling Capes-Not To
Mention the Housewives
Throw"
The Washington times., 1916-09-21

~
AA/ ought not TO wear shoes,
wv IN. .th,osi "a .s....,.~,
, An" pnysioios'-
cal oughr must here and
now give way to the fact that they DO.
However, II may be put a. Or. Dex-
ter D. Ashley. Of New Yor, Re. n.
tha, .no an. .hov,a ,,v a. .a.sn,n.
all qualifications in a single pair Of
shoes to meet all conditions, oocupa-
lions. and positions In life"
There are such vast differences in
the needs Of the feet from day to
day that everyone should possess half
usually buy and wear the same style
Of shoes. whereas they should have
several different kinda. The dress
shoe. the walking shoe. and riding
shoe. the occupation shoe, the dam
cling pump, and others should each
BE- r, different ... =,
lar. and the Psychological shoe should
conform to the foot when II II In
action. The sole should be pliable
and resilient and not tough, tense,
and platelike In its immobIiity AZ Il
- frequently found. II should not
be straight with the floor line, but
have sufficient curve 10 prevent stub
bling.
According 70 Or. Ashley, the inseles
high-gTade shoulder. we'll hammered
or rolled: They should be Nat or
very slightly convex in the anterior
part behind the anterior arch.
The shank OF the shoe should be
rather narrow, yielding and as elastic
as a glove. and curve toward the out
or side TO give o neat internal arch.
-,
Inc correct heel.
The heel should be a. wide as the In
| dividuai's heel and fiye-eisbths 10 one
go 49, g. s,,,.. =. 1870 - ,,,,,,
strusht down from the lower edge and
be set we'll forward. centering under
the heel bone.
THOSE VINO are compelled 10 WAX OF
t tk ;nous v upon unS III.
~, 'ors co ov VEL 70 nNe ss,Snr
s'n VI ssou x ~. ~.
NupoeI nrsoheumes eousoo 70, III
purpose; inc oIeat OF the neeI sno9lu
pe A. hlsn OF hisher than the posterlo'
eisvation: .. -,,-
| Inc upper', Wnen iouows tne CON
tour OF the heel behind. iacihtates tns
placing OF the heel OF the shoe wei
Iorwerd unoer the neel pone. Tne nee
The Washington times., 1916-09-21
Pineapple Sauce.

A delicious pineapple sauce for cake
Milling or to- serve with ice cream 10
the core after II has been peeled ana
the eyes removed. Simmer the grated
pulp until 1t Is well reduced, then add
q little lemon Juice to heiEhten the
favor. To every cupful of the reduced
pulp add cnpful OF GRADUATED sugar
and cook until clear.
For cake filling, the mixture should n.
about the consistency OF marmalade. For
an ice creatm sauce. It can be thinner.
This will taste quite different from The
ordinary canned pineapple. II NAV he
combined with nuts or one may cut up
marshmailows and beat into It while hot
solved. This makes very rich sauce
The Washington times., 1916-09-21
The Evolution of Flour

-four was the Rev. Sylvester Graham. q
New England clergyman. who died IN
Northampton. Mass, sixty-five years
ago, having devoted the major part Of
his life TO the advocacy Of vegetarian
dietetic theory.
Copyright mo.
The Washington times., 1916-09-21

Have You Your ShaWlMade UpFor
This Winters Evening Functions?

Il Not Why Not' Every
body Else Is Preparing For
a Perfect Avalanche of the
Shawls Which We decided
Fifteen Years Ago That
Even Mother Oughtn't
Wear-This One Doesn't
Seem Practical, But " Is.
The Washington times., 1916-09-21
RECIPES
Cafe Mouse.

Cafe Mouse.
Whip 4 egg yolks and cup of sugar
together. add small cdpful Of strong
coffee, cook slowly until thick as Gus
tard. then cool; add pint OF cream
lightly whipped. Put the mixture in a
mold and stand in Ice and rock salt for
about hours to freeze.
The Washington times., 1916-09-21
Potato Cheese csk.

Two ounces OF butter, two ounes. OF
caster sugar. one egg. one lemon, two
ounces OF mashed potatoes. Heat 10.
gether the butter and sugar, until cream
mashed potato (Which must be a. Sr v
as possible). the juice Of the lemon ana
the finely grated peel. Use as a nIiins
for the puff paste. 'is
The Washington times., 1916-09-21

II should think said Tommy, after
his fathers lap, that while YOU were
down on the border you would have
found II rather hard TO get vP in the
morning when the bugle sounded. You
know that when you are at hons you
IKE 10 sleep late and mama won't lot
me make any noise for fear OF disturb
Things are different down in Texas"
answered his father. You probably
thing to keep out the noise. And II one
N nervous every sound n heard. why. I
was always awake before the buGiS
sounded. | was awakened every morn.
The Washington times., 1916-09-21

w JHnn Il IL true that humans
AN/ ought not TO wear shoes,
Wv the ethical and. physioiosi-
The Washington times., 1916-09-21
No Strike For Her.

THE CONDUCTOR.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-30
TEACHERS ASK INCREASE
Prepare List OF RensonS why Cit,
should Pay More Liberal
Salaries.

Teachers Of the Richmond ruhiic
schools have prepared a list of rca-
sons why they should be allowed iu-
crcascs in their salaries. in accord
ance with petition presented some
time ago to the School Board and
which has been passed on to The Coun-
ell Committee on Finance. The agrrc-
gate increase in pay would cause an
increase in the school pay roll OF about
100000, making total OF about
100000 100000 now being allotted
for this purpose. The average Increase
is placed at 20 per cent for each
teacher.
Careful Investigation among the
teachers show that 81 per cent OF them
arc dependent entirely upon their sal
aries: IL per cent receive help from
other sources; IS per cent have others
dcpcudent upon them for support. "a
per cent of their total salaries are,
spent in Richmond.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-30
To-Days Program for
Educational Conference

Ia 1876 Observation-Disclosures OF
John Marshall High School, joint
meeting OF principals ana rcprcscn-
tativcS OF colleges and secondary
schools. -. T.. McQuilkin presiding.
Addresses by Dr. Emile McVca,
president Of Sweet Briar College.
and Dr. j. L. Manahan. % the Uni
vcrSity OF Virginia.
= to 1875 o'clock--NirSin Me-
"hanics' institute, Industrial tcn"h-
"rs' meeting. H. =. Houchins prcsid-
ing. Addresses by j. IL. Binford, as
sistant superintendent Of the Rich
mond city schools; o. y. Thomas,
principal of New London Academy:
Miss Cora NJ Winchell. OF Teachers
college. Columbia University: Miss
ELLA G.. Agncw. of Burkcvillc. and
round-tabIc discussion led by Lind
say crawloy.
. to ln:t5 o'clock--Gymnas!um Of
John Marshall High School. Co
Operative Education Association
conference. j. H. montgomery pre-
siding. Addresses by Il -. Moor
NAV. .Ir.. of the state Department
Of Markets; Jesse ". Jones, of Nir-
ginin Polytechnic Institute. and
Miss Edith 4. Roberts. state drcc-
tor Of home economies.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-30

IL to IL oclock--Auditorium of
John Marshall High School. general
session of the state Teachers AS
sociation. Dr. Charles q. Maphis
presiding. Addresses by r. :. Set
tie. field secretary of the Play
grounds and Recreation Association
Of America. and Dr. j. L. McBricn.
Of the United States Bureau Of
Education.
u o'clock--In various rooms in
tn" John Marshall High School
Building separate meetings OF the
delegates from each Of the ten con-
grcssional districts Of the state.
$3.50 o'clock OF John
Marshall High School, joint meeting
Of rural. primary and grammar
grade teachers. Addresses by Hol-
lis Damn, director of music. Cornell
University. and Miss Marietta
Stockard, of Washington. -. =.
Sis o'clock-city Auditorium.
general meeting Of the State Teach
"rs' Association. Governor Henry
carter Stuart presiding. Addresses
by DR.. Charles q. Maphis. of tho
University of Virginia. president Of
the association, and John E"ndrirk
Bangs. Of New York. Music hy Il
quartet Of Richmond singers and by
the Philharmonic Association.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-30
DETAINER FOR JONES
Former Butler In Branch Home Wanted
In Atlanta on Charge of
Theft.

Ben Jones. colored. who was recently
given four years in tho penitcntiary
upon a charge of stealing somethin ing
like 1880 worth OF diamonds and other
jewelry from the home' of Colonel
James r. Branch, Of 5 East Franklin
Street. is wanted i'm Atlanta. Ga. upon
charge of stealing sl,125 in cash in
that city.
The Atlanta authorities asked that
a detainer he placed opposite the name
Of Jones. SO that when he finished his
sentence here they may come for him.
4 warrant Will he sworn out by De-
tective Sergeant j. l.. Wiltshire, who
had charge Of the case following the
theft at the Branch home
Jones worked as a butler in the
home. and stole the articles while
working there. He escaped from the
city, and was taken in charge in Alex
andra while attempting to pawn the
jewelry there.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-30
WILL PROSECUTE ALL
FRAUDULENT ADVERTISERS
UIchrnond Advertisers Club Ready 10
Proceed Under New Stntc Inw
ns to Fake Publicity.

Violations of the law against frau
dulcnt advertising Will be brought 10
the attention of the proper authort-
ties. according 20 a statement made by
VI. W. Lloyd. secretary OF the Rich
mond Advertisers club. According to
Mr. Lloyd. some local firms are either
ignorant OF the law, or arc Indifferent
to comply with it The penalty for false
advertising under recent act Of the
General Assembly is severe.
The General Assembly. at the request
of tho Richmond Advertisers club.
adopted a law similar to that of thirty
four other States. The law was drawn
primarily for the purpose OF protecting
the public from INSCRIPTIONS and frau
duleut advertising. Those who place
large and false value. according to MIR.
Lloyd. arc subject TO Il heavy penalty.
4 case IN Washington Il few weeks ago
under similar law resulted in Il fine
Of $500 and Il sentence to Jail of ninety
days to advertiser who advertised
pa I'm beach suits worth $40 and ST. for
s1.S5. Similar Instances. he said, can
be found here.
MIR. Lloyd states that the Richmond
Advertisers club, If necessary. is pre-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-30
Unmarried Man
Can Haze No Home
Bachelor Quarters No Place for
Liquor, Says attorney for
Prohibition Commissioner.

Answering somewhat to the dcscrip
ton Of Edward Everett fiaic's Man
Without a Country" but more lik. Il
sort Of respectable vaSabond. wander
tug homeless over the face OF the
earth. a man without a family can
have no home in Virginia. The law
gives to HIM right TO live. IL ne
doesn't presume too much. and TO some
extent he may exercise tho rights Of
citizenship, but the duty OF the State
TO preserve law and order and morality
makes ii imperative that he should
be kept homeless.
The time was when an unmarried
man in Virginia might keep bachelors
apartments and enjoy some OF the
rights vouchsafc fed to other respectable
citizens. Them was tho halycou
days" wife and children did not
make the home. but simply made il
more home like. The bachelor had
all the rights OF hospitality and inn
nitely more freedom than his married
brother II he paid his rent regularly.
there WAS no question of a home. and
around the cup of happiness to his
friends.
But. with the advent OF November, in
the good ycar 1915. things were chang
cd. The married brother was given
the right to supply himself. from some
point without the state, Win ono quar-
OF liquor per month. y woman. ii
She he the head of family. may dc
the same thing. But unmarried
man. whom the law deems unequal t.
a bona fdc home. is left to slack hi.
thirst as best he may.
Such is. i'm substance. the holding Of
Guy T. Iiorncr. attorney in the office
OF j. Sidney Peters. Commissioner vi
Prohibition. The ruling was made il
the case of ono II. r. Digs. colored
who. for the misdcmcanor OF having
/ gin in his possession in violation o.
| the prohibition act. had been halct
| before the police justice OF Norfolk.
/ The gin was found III room in
| habitnd 10y DigEs as his home. Mr.
Horner contended that a HON" mus
/ nave women and children in it.
Cannot q man without family
| have II home" inquired Mr.. Garrett
| attorney for the defense.
~ man without family can have
! no home under the Mapp act" return
! ed MIR. Horner.
But the justice thought otherwis'
and dismissed the case.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-30
NEGLECTED CHILD SOUTH'S
GREAT UNDENEI.OPED RESOURCE

I'VE have in Alabama a great sup
the three raw materials necessary TO
industrial prosperity We have an am -
pie supply OF coal and water power
with which TO convert Sem into tho
finished product. Tell me. then, why
il is that MaSSa chu&cttS is able to ship
iron and lumber from the West cot
ION from the South coal from Penn
syivania. and with its raw materials
thus gathered from the ends OF tho
country. is continuing to outstrip Ala
hanna AS an Industrial Commonwealth?
The simple reason is that Massachu-
setts has for years been educating her
pecple. There arc l35, 100000 cotton
spindles in the world. and of this great
total only 100000 are in the South
in spite of the fact that we are pro-
ducing thrce-fourths Of the worlds
supply of raw material.
I'VE of the South nave been talking
cxcitcdly about developing our nat
ural resources. apparently unmindful
of the fact that our greatest undcvel-
oped natural resource is the neglected
child, and that In the balance sheet
of a nation, as we'll AS on heavens
hooks. men count for more than coal
and iron and cotton.
I'VE hear much concerning pre-
paredness. The kind of preparedness
that is most needed in the South is
intellectual discipline that will lit our
youth for industrial leadership and fo,'
intelligent farming"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-30

discover mental aud moral deficiency
was through school work. and thai the
mos. effective means OF correcting
such deficiency was through cou!mun-
i'y cTu:t in caring for the afflicted
ci.;li a., soon as its lack was diacov-
cred
Dr Cross declared tina, the Virginia
laws supporting charity and allied or
gauiZation work were the best Of any
state in the Union in accomplishing
results.
state Dairy and Food Commissioners
y. l.. Purcell stated that the agency
il doing it's best To cooperate with
tn. people in securing tn" best food
products for the family at the lowest
POSSIBLE price, though lac admitted that
he had no prescription TO offer to reduce
the llgh cost of living. But he did add
that tn. people can cooperate IN nav
ing pure food ana better health. The
best work in his administra ton, he
said. was due TO the cooperation OF
the community leagues and the wo-
mems clubs in the city. He found
them TO H. moro effective than laws.
He urged the leagues TO 'patronizc the
dealers who arc honest With them.
NEW PRESIDENT OF
SWEE:TBRIAR MAKES ADDRESS
Miss Emily McVea. president OF
Sweetbriar College. said that sne ieit
one OF the greatest things in coiieSt
work is TO prepare young people 10 un-
derstand the needs Of the community
so that they could go out with a
missionary spirit to help solve the
nrobl.us which arise in every section.
Shaking before tho English teach-
crs' section. Professor John NJ. Ciapp'
teacher Of English in Lake Forest COL
lev.. Illinois. said that unless teach j..
ing we're h,imanizcd the children 81
Fy..NC a.
English, but American. lie called at
ten,ion to the great influx of iinmi i
grants prophcsying that they would
materially change the Language" unless
care is exercised. The great bulwark
of the English language. he said. lies
in the South, where II is stun spoken
in its original purity and where n
great work TO maintain that purity is
going on.
Separate meetings were held ycster-
day afternoon from to 3:45 O'Clock
by tho classical. mathematics, history
Kindergarten. music, geography. Eng
lish. manual arts and agricultural
dents and trustees conference and by
the Cooperative Education Association
Alumni OF Richmond and Westhamp-
ton Colleges now teaching in Virginia
schools held reunion supper at 1
o'clock yesterday evening at Murphy's
Gotcl. 4 similar meeting was held h.
alumni Of the University of Virginia
summer School.
Richmond and Roanoke will engage
in spirited contest. il appears, at tho
meeting OF the committee on time and
place Of meeting tomorrow morning
/ Each city wishes TO entertain the con
ference next year. The Retail M.r.
( chants Association of Richmond has
, instructed DR.. J. 4. G. Chandler t.
/ invite tho conference back again. Tho
/ committee which will decide the qucs.
/ ton il composed Of Charles q. Maphi:
/ tchairran). w. G. Blakey, George W
/ Guy. $. q; Blanton. J. r. Hurst ant
| r. r. Carroll
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-30
For BETTER Schools.

one hundred citizenS OF Montrose
last night held Get-to-gether meet
ing at Montrose High School and dis
cusSed plans for the bettermcnt OF
schools in that section. j. d. Harris.
superintendent of Henrico schools. and
Professor j. II. Binford each made short
talks on the work done by the schools
OF Henrico. The Montrose district has
very live school league. and i'm
provements TO the school grounds have
recently been made
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-30

pared to furnish counsel TO prosecute
violations Of the law. lie invites any
person defrauded through false advec-
listing 70 send in the facts TO him.