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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-04-02

The enthusiasm with which this con-
test has been received by the business
men Of Washington proves that It Is =
popular movement. Merchants here are
awake to the possibilities Of an effort
that will tend to stimulate business and
increase cash sales.
The contest will continue until We'd
nesday evening.
The object VI the present contest Ii
to stimulate interest and activity in bet
ter window displays. Successful mer-
chants agree that well-dressed windows
mean fully 20 per cent OF their business.
Most local merchants fully appreciate
this fact. but there are others here who
have not yet awakened to It. It Is
expected that such merchants will be
spurTed on by this contest.
With thousands Of visitors daily in
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-04-02

to he awarded the winners. They will
he presented with Ave scholarships
which The Times has purchased
from the International Correspondence
Schools, OF Scranton, Pa.
Each scholarship will be given abso-
lutely free and will include a handsome
set OF text books. which are considered
to be authorities on the subjects taught,
and complete instruction in the course
OF study selected. Ono scholarship will
he presented to the winner in each
class.
= The prizes are worth over $500. and
present an opportunity for many of the
display men, particularly the younger
men. to secure further professional a..
sistance in their line of work. The /. c.
s. Courses In this branch have a ma,
tional reputation. and have helped many
thousands to make good" and merit
more pay and better positions.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-04-02

our city. it Ii particularly important
that Washington store windows should
be we'll dressed. as they are the best
possible advertising for a city. good
window 10 a pleasure to the eye OF a
stranger In the city; and, on the other
hand, a poor window Is a poor word for
the activity OF the city. A stranger
leaves town with kindly thoughts Of the
business activity of a city with well
dressed store windows.
Some stores have entered as many as
six windows; others have entered four
some have entered three; and many
have entered two windows. Keen in
forest and rivalry have been manifested
by the respective merchants. and the
public looks forward to the curtain rails
ing with eagerness.
One OF the pleasing features OF the
contest IL the excellence OF the prizes
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-04-02
LOCAL MERCHANTS ARE
NOW READY FOR THE BIG
WINDOW DISPLAY CONTEST
Attractive Displays Will Be Entered-Spring and Sum
mer Merchandise To Be Featured By
Contesting Stores

Washington merchants preparing the big Window Dressing Contest
which UP will the curtains
hundred and fifty the and progressive stores Washing
Monday displaying which will their
n
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-17
The u iris
Il NJ JOB

Don't feel disheartened because
you have an obligation, a RESPONSE
bility, and are not able to feel care
free.
Maybe you do not feel that you
are free TO quit the job you have,
when II is not all IL should be, be-
cause you have a mother 10 support
or are trying TO see a younger sister
through college. Your friend, who
has no human obligation. drifts from
one position to another, looking for
what will suit her better. You feel
tied down. You cannot make the
best OF yourself, but must drudge
along at the old routine And Of
you are energetic and ambitious you
fret.
Yet ii remains true that the men
and the women who have obliga-
tons to carry are usually those who,
ten years from the start, show up
better than the Care-free ones who
started with them.
An obligation. II 1t is not too
heavy, is a stimulus far more than
II is a drag. When you are work
ing for yourself alone, particularly
where you know that in trouble you
can fall back on some one else for
safety, you sometimes yield too cas-
lily 10 any within or encouragement.
Il don't need 10 stand this sort OF
thing is your thought, il you be-
lievc that favoritism has been shown
a rival. that you are not getting on
as fast as you should, or that the
work is uninteresting.
But when 1t is necessary 10 turn
in so much or more a week you
will seek ways of making that sum
and of augmenting It without any
concessions to whims and fancies
and huffs. Business will be busi-
ness to you. and the business OF
getting ahead and OF making your
self felt in the position you hold
will be extremely important. It will
stand first
The result, and this has been
proved too many times not to carry
weight, is that the burden OF a re-
sponsib'lity shows UP as an asset,
and that r. you own an obligation
you should bless your good luck.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-17

Friday and Saturday, in the school
hall. Students who have been placed
on the honor roll for the term just
closed include: Ella Barbour.
Marion Bland. Lucille Beecher, Doro-
thea Christian, Elizabeth Colby,
Marjorie Cook Edith Daniel, Gladys
Dean, Christine Edwards, George
Fitschen. John Fitschen, Frances
Forbes, Elizabeth Gallogly. Joseph
Inc Hayes, Ella Florine Henry,
Marion Herbert, Margaret Hitler
Susan Jelley Frances Laitner, Ruth
l.aitncr, Mildred Modenhauer, Irene
Mcdonald. Katherine s. Russell
Frances Savage. Ethel Schrader,
Frances Shaw, Marion Calvert
Smith, Clare Walbridge. Helen Wise
and Iledwig WolczyDska.
O
The last monthly musical service
10 be held in the First Congregation
al church until fall, will lie given
Sunday evening. at 1880 o'clock, by
the quartet and chorus chcir, under
the direction OF ]. Truman Wolcott,
organist and choir director The
program Will be: Organ prelude,
"Stradella' (Flotow); anthem. 30,
Pray for the Peace Of Jerusalem"
(Knox); hymn. Wait and Worship
While the Night Sets Her Evening
Lamps Alight;" contralto solo, ITO
Thee Ny Soul Ever Longeth'
(Hahn); anthem, THE Comforter
tSanders); soprano solo, Come
Unto Ne" (Sauvage); organ offer
tory "Andante" (Dubois); baritone
solo, a Song OF Trust" tWolcotD;
anthem, 20 Come 10 My Heart
(Ambrose); anthem, God BE With
You" tWolcotU, organ postlude.
March in e. (Callerts)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-17
THE CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE;
Another Tragedy Looms.

What is the matter, AliceT
My little nurses face was drawn
and white and her tired eyes told
me she had not slept all night.
Nothing, dear Mrs. Waverly."
"Of course, my dear II IL Is some
thing you do not care TO tell me, all
right, but II II is something that !
might possibly help. tell me. For
you know that my greatest Joy just
at present is in trying to help 9TH
ers, and there is so little can do"
Alice burst into tears. 1T Is about
that picture"
looked the mystiication l felt.
What picture? Is 1t one you gave
TO Harvey"
mo, dear Mrs. Waverly. I know
Harvey will never make any trouble
for me. Harvey was not a bad boy.
II his parents had left him alone
would probably be living In that
pretty little apartment today as his
wife,
And are you sorryr'
"Oh, Mrs. Waverly. Why. I'd suf
fer all the agony, all the Disgrace a
hundred times over TO be Pats wife
but 1t does seem to me as though
| might forget it all now and just
De happy-and | could if 1t were not
for that picture"
What picture, child?" asked
while thoughts of compromising pho
tographs went through my mind.
why, the picture of me that the
police took for the rogues gallery
caught my breath. / had forgot
ten all about that and the thought
of Alice's sweet face among those
criminals gave me terrible shock
did Pat mention it?"
II don't think he realized II wa!
there. That the face OF every con
victed criminal must be there. Oh
Mrs. Waverly. could have gone Il
the death chair much more easil,
than faced that camera. II wal
almost worse than facing that NOR
bid. curiosity-seeking crowd II
court"
You did not say anything to Pa
about IT."
mo. after I had finished telling
him the details Of your story ant
reached the court room scene hi
would not let me talk any more. sale
he had heard enough and that wal
not to live through that torture any
more.
And. truly. Mrs. Waverly. I wal
so bruised and hurt and ASHAMED
that just could only creep into hi
great strong arms and be com
forted.
But when got away from him
thought of that awful picture and 1
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-17
Do You Know Cleanliness
and Pure Food Breed
Courage In the Hopeless?
By MARY +. WALTER
Copyright. 1916. by NJ. F.. walter)

kept the babies sweet and combod
She mended the ragged, buttonless
clothes she had taken from ,he alley
art. Her native neatness. hidden
by misery, shone In her tidy olouses
and trim ties. Finally she took a
rlace as Office janitor at $i6I a
week.
Gradually the children grew round
and rosy. They learned TO eat
They hadn't known what one small
stomach could hold, and they
learned to laugh.
These FIVE people awoke 10 love
aud trust, The children express IL
now when they greet Miss Thorpe
with sparkling eyes. The mother
expressed II when she said. you
make me feel there Is something
letter"
When that father and hus band
goes home from the workhouse he
will find a new wife and a new
family. He will find family
braced physically and mentally by
food, made self respecting by clean.
Illness He will find a wife who has
been awakened to intelligent care OF
her family, whose body and soul
have responded TO freedom from
fear.
He will also find a wife and fam.
lily that have been taught the les.
son OF love.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-17

Just seemed as though l must On
him up.
What man would want . NJ
whose picture Ia In the rogues =
lery? Dear Mrs. waverly. ploe(
tell me what to dot" "a
! reached for the telephone. gaN
the number Of the central pOli4
station and asked for Tim. Annio
husband.
The captain is busy. LADY, 3
can't see him just at present" sae
gruff voice.
when he Is at liberty viii -
tell him to call up Mrs. waverly r IA
Capt. Tim could not have be-
very busy. for had hardly put ~
the phone when It rang and TIM
rich Irish voice came to me,
They tell me you want me, MI
Margaret; what can / do for your
II wish you would come up hee1
as soon as possible. I want yoo1
advice on something I know -
! know all about. IA
~ hope no one has been steal1DG
anything from you. Miss Margare(s
"The only thing l expect TO ~
stolen from me. Tim. is my MttI~
god-daughter Margaret Ann. who q
sure to tempt some broth av bhcys'
within the next 10 years"
SHOW him to me, and It's CAT
Tim Lafferty that will have the ~
tire police force. after him. %
Tim with a big laugh. "I'll DO ~
up. I've been wanting an excuse 81
come and see you these mar
months" gT Ss3
"You don't need an excuse ~
come and see me. Tim; sure, -.
your wife my dearest friendf"
"And perhaps that is the reasous
said Tim with another laugh.
You see. little book. men are a.
alike. They must always be y
frtatious II they be the Jim Edao1
or the Timothy Laffertys Of -
world.
There Is no man that does ~
think that he Is paying q woman
compliment when he slyly ev1noo
an unusual interest In her. either e.
earnest or In a Joke. as do both H.
and Tim.
Neither Of them means anyth1N~
by It. It's like saying, "You are
nice woman as well as an eyeful.~
(To Be Continued)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-17


Seeking something unusual in
wraps, designer evolved the mill
ploying in the original design ma
tural color pongee with facing and
collar Of French blue faille silk. A
simple embroidery is worked in blue,
yellow, and green thread.
Obviously cape of this type is
not for conservative street wear, but
1t offers an excellent suggestion for
summer evening wrap, while II is
| practical for wear over a bathing
| suit TO protect the wearers arms
and shoulders from the suns rays
while lounging on the beach. The
cape is circular. fortytwo inches long
and at the center back is slashed to
depth OF Is inches. The collar is
adjustable. and may be worn as
shown or drawn high about the
throat. II desired a hood may be
attached also, and the garment made
| practical for motoring wear.
To make this cape four yards OF
material SO inches wide are required
/ together with two yards of con-
trasting color for facing and collar
Many owners of quaint old shawls
are this season converting them in
to capes. using the fringe or border
as a trimming. A handsome shawl
so converted may still be retained
as an heirloom, wraps OF the cape
type having IL not continuous at
least a frequently recurring vogue.
Great variety is In evidence In the
array Of dressy silk wraps develop
ed for afternoon and evening wear
this season. Some have flowing dol
man sleeves, and an equal number
have no sleeves whatever. Occa-
sionally wide circular cape without
even armholes is shown, made or
pastel or high colored silk. Again,
Sits framed in self ruchings serve
as armholes. Self fringed ruches,
wide puffs or narrow quillings OF
silk are favorite trimmings for
wraps of the type described. A wide
fare and the absence OF any sug-
gestion Of a waist line are features
of the summer evening wraps de-
veloped.
The afternoon wrap OF satin or
silk, semihtted, and trimmed with
bands Of ostrich or marabou is popu-
lar The selection OF satin at this
time is wise, as 1t is 10 be the lead
er in silks for fall wear, and textile
houses are now showing many bro
caded, checked and striped satins in
self color, with faille, gros de Lon
dres or taffeta bars or stripes.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-17

Ruffles--tiers OF rufflcs, adorn
summer frocks OF wolfe. organdy or
lawn, so gather from the little
private fashion shows the great
modistes are holding these days to
launch the midsummer modes.
A model you will see often before
the summer wanes Is this much ruff
fed frock OF natter blue voile--it's
from the studio OF Nine. Grosfield,
OF the Fashion Art League OF Amer
lea. that sponsor OF smart fashions.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-17

ITO the workhouse, six months
for wife-beating,"
when the judge pronounced that
sentence. poor. ragged Anna. hud-
died with her miserable children,
knew her support. such as 1t was.
was gone. Yet. as much az a
crushed. scared little soul could
feel, she was relieved. glad
Frantic. trembling. Anna had run
three days before to Miss Thorpe,
who looked after desertion cases for
a city charity Breathless and
white she had cried she couldn't
stand II any longer" She told how
her husband was an unskilled labor
er at odd Jobs. He could earn 81 a
day. but his work had dwindled mis-
brought drink. and drink inflamed
his brutality. For months she and
the four children had been beaten
and starved.
The home where this family lived
and cooked and ate and slept was a
AZ setting for her miserable story
one dirty. disorderly room on the
ground floor OF the filthiest and
darkest slum tenement. No sun
ever entered II. Air came only
through the narrow inside court"
that looked five stories TO the sky.
The pitiful group bore every mark
OF bully's tyranny. They were
ragged, peaked. bruised In body and
soul. Above all they were scared!
Reluctantly. suspiciously, after
the father had gone, the mother
yielded 10 Miss Thorpe's invitation
10 spend three weeks in a country
rest home. There the children saw
the sun, the air, the sky. Their
food was rich mans table to the
crumbs their father gave. Yet the
mother lay Ill and pale and the
children huddled about her wild
eyed
Miss Thorpe prevailed. The fam
and the children would be moved
from the sunless. airless howell TO
a decent home in a decent neighbor'
hood. Then Anna protested. She
begged TO be left among her friends.
She chung to her misery. Fear,
starvation. and wretched surround
ings had crushed her.
Miss Tohrpe prevailed. The fam.
lily went TO two rooms on the top
floor of a decent tenement, where
windows looked on acres OF air and
sky. where the sun dazzled the eyes
Of tho poor family, and they saw
each other as they never had be.
fore.
A public playground near ny gave
he children a chance 10 touch
clean earth. TO run and breathe.
Through Miss Thorpe they had gro.
ceTies at $3.50 a week. rent at $3.50.
and two quarts of milk daily. A
dietitian OF the charity taught the
mother 10 buy and prepare food.
Not only poverty. but Ignorance OF
how to use what they had, was re-
sponsible for their starving.
Gradually care and food and air
began TO tell. Through Miss Thorpe
and the dietitian the poo- little
r'other began to awake. Fright left
her eyes; pink came TO her face.
She busted herself with tho care OF
her home till II took on a cleanli-
ness unknown in the dim hole where
she couldn't have seen cleanliness
had she had the spirit for II. She
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-17

A crusade to abolish wedding
rings altogether has recently been
started In England, the organizers
of the movement arguing that the
present time, when so much gold is
needed for the country. would be
propitious for the ending Of Gus
tom which has too long been a sym
Dol OF woman's servitude TO man.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-17
Bread Sauce.

Cook one-half cup bread crumbs
and one half cups milk over hot
water for twenty minutes. Add one
tablespoon butter, salt and pepper
10 season. Brown one-half cup
breadcrumbs in one tablespoon but.
ter and sprinkle literally over both
timbales and sauce.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-17
Horseradlsh Sauce.

Melt one tablespoon butter. add
one rounding tablespoon -four, one
and one-fourth cups brown soup
stock or meat gravy and one.fourth
cup grated horseradish. Boil five
minutes, stirring all the time. and
season TO taste with salt and pep
per.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-17

OSHKOSH. Wis-One gray. one
pink stocking-Oshkosh high school
class colors-won by the 'l6 girls
caused sensation here today. class
color day. The boys wore nero
ribbons.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-17

Four deep rufhes give the skirt
tine quaint 1880 effect, the short boz
lera jacket carries out the sug-
gestion OF quaintness, and the flow
ing sleeve is another old fashion in
modern form. The buttons are
orange color, the black velvet rib
bon looped up under the jacket
gives a striking color contrast Tine
monks collar is not the most be-
coming OF collars, but 1t has heaps
of style 10 Il.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-17

The fourth annual Navy day exer.
cises are TO be held at the Philadel-
phia navy yard today, with the
launching OF the transport Hender-
son as a feature OF the program.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-17

Probable that less than one-third
OF the earth's population get what
Americans call q square meal"
three times a day.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-17

are typical of the plump, rosy
checked healthy babies and children
that are raised on
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-17

The Mcdonald School Of Music
presented pupils from the plano. VIC.
lin and cello departments In recitals,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-24
STATE TAKES A
HAND IN MEASLES
RULE VIOLATIONS
Determined to Stop Quaran-
tine Violations; One Man
Arrested
)UT INVESTIGATING OTHERS
More Than 1,600 Cases Have
Been Reported in Harris
burg Since March 1

Determined to break up the report
ed quarantine violations in Harrisburg
and vicinity, the State Department of
Health has taken a hand in the in
vestigations, causing the arrest of
Harry Rodkey, charged with entering
the home of Fl. o. Hoffman, 3009
North Sixth street. which was pla-
carded and quarantined at the time
for measles. ...--.-- 49,.
This is the first arrest made here for
quarantine violations but investiga-
tions are now under way which may
result in more prosecutions. Rodkey
was brought before Alderman George
A. Hoverter. and plead guilty. Sem
tence was passed to pay the cost of
prosecution, but this was suspended
with the consent of the State Depart
ment.
George A. Hetrick, health officer for
the State in Susquehanna township
made the information against Rodkey.
Every effort is being made by both
State and city authorities to check the
outbreak of measles here, and more
arrests may follow because of willful
quarantine violations. E
More than 1900 hundred cases of
the disease have been reported in Har-
risburg alone since March /, and the
State authorities are having the same
trouble with outbreaks in nearby
places. Health officers in various
townships are keeping a close watch
on all cases, and in some instances
have found children suffering from
measles, who were being treated with
home remedies"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-24
Third Daughter Elopes
to Hagerstown and Is
Wed; Marriage a Secret

1t was an irate and clustering faith
er-in-law that greeted youthful Sam
uel b. Daugherty, 121 King street
city. Saturday night when that young
man, backed up by his blushing bride
timorously approached Mr.. and Mrs
Jacob NJ. Wagner, at their home, 10
North Front street. Steelton, and in
formed them that he and their daugh-
ter, Miss Ruth E.. had been wed some
weeks ago in Hagerstown.
Just how much Papa Wagner
stormcd as his youthful son-in-Iaw
told how, on the morning of Febru-
airy Z, last, pretty Miss Ruth, aged
Is, informed her mother she was going
to spend the day with friend in Har-
risburg and instead met him at the
Pennsylvania station. and how they
went to Hagerstown and were WED
by the Rev. h. X. Thomas, the youth
full husband declined to tell a
reporter to-day. But he blushed at
the recollection.
But Papa Wagner, declares the som
in-law had a cause to bluster 1t is
this Just about three years ago two
older daughters eloped to Hagerstown
and came back as Mrs. Norman Hoff-
man, North Sixth street. city, and Mrs.
Harvey HUFF, Derry street, city, re-
spectively.
The bridegroom is the son of Mrs
Ellen Daugherty, 121 King tsreet, city,
and is employed with the Peipher line
freight office.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-24
Wouldn't Let City
Water Be Used to
Scrub Front Steps

Because George Cobaugh, general
utility foreman of the city water de-
partment, Saturday refused to permit
City Commissioner +. Il. Gross, su-
perlntendent of parks, to use water
from a fireplus along the park to
scrub Harrisburg's Front Steps" just
north of the pumping station, the
commissioner had to order up the
Hope engine and pump the necessary
water from the river.
Neither Mr.. Gross nor Assistant SUI
perintendent Forrer would discuss the
matter at all and Harry T. Bowman,
superintendent of public safety, was in
Philadelphia on Saturday. He de-
clared to-day to-day, however, that
Mr.. Cobaugh had followed his in
structions to the effect that the water
from the fireplugs must be used only
in the city's fire service.
Don't you use the plugs at times
to flood the streets or to open up
sewers?" was asked.
"Oh, well, yes" admitted Mr.. Bow
man. "Of course, when we've got to
partment or some emergency like that,
why We've got to do the best we can"
why wasn't the park department
permitted to use the plug stream"
why should the park folks use the
water at all? Why should they want
to wash off the steps and wall? Why
not throw that dirt which had been
washed down from the slopes, back
upon the slopes again." answered Mr..
Bowman.