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The Washington times., 1916-09-04
How YouCan
Reduce On A
Simple Diet

r. you ever have TO struggle WITH
obesity. that ancient problem
i which comes to SO many men and
women when the halfway milo
stone Of life 10 reached, remember. it,
10 not exercise. diet, medicine. baths or
what not that counts. It's all IL what.
you eat Certain foods produce fat. and
II 10 upon these 'carbonaceous''' OF
"carbon-hydrate" foods - starciles.
sugars and oils-thst the obese legions
OF humanity feed. The pathway lead
ing TO avoirdupois IL strewn with
pastries. sweets. corn products, butteYt
Eravies. potatoes. pork. soup, dried
beans. lentiis. milk. cream. choose.
olive oil. puddings. candles, wines.
beers and sies. This 10 the road oufy
for the lean. lanky and lose-Jointcd to
follow.
You. Miss. Mrs. or Mr. Adipose- should
observe the following simple rsies, II
you wish to get rid Of your surplus
weight: Don't sleep too much; don't
overeat. even OF lean dishes; don't eat
unless you are hungry: don't drink with
your meals: don't drink alcoholic bev-
erase; don't eat bread. except gluten
bread toasted. and this In moderat ton,
In about three months after you begin
this diet you should lose 20 or Is pounds
Of fat. Records show that the person
loses two pounds a week after the hrst
three weeks. ..r
Your menus must consist of foods
properly balanced and arranged for the
different seasons OF the year. When
the rcduct on has reached the desired
weight the diet may be abandoned. but
many OF those who have dieted thus re-
fuse to 60 back to the old habit Of over
eating. :.
Copyright 1915. Newspaper Feature, serviess.
The Washington times., 1916-09-04

SCENE: ANY mat ABOUT this tii"e Vi
(The faint blue-gray OF early dawn is
cree ming in at the window. A small
alarm clock. whose shrtll summons Is
not big enough to be imperative. and
yet too small to be ignored. sounds an
cisivelyJ
~ r. A. getting under the pill
M low)-Aw. shut that thing on!
wv What's matter7 You must "a
made a mistake setting It.
Mrs. A. (energetically)-No, I didn't
at all. This Is the morning that the
painters are coming. SO we have to
finish breakfast by 1880. Now, 1t may
take a little extra energy to get up.
dear. but you'll feel splendid when you
realize that you've really accomplished
1t. Shall let your bath rum
Mr.. A. tunappreciatiye)-No. I'm dead
to the world. I'D like to see any
painters and papers rout me out OF bed.
Mrs. A. (wheedling)-Lissen, Freddie.
have the nat infested with those peo,
pie. but we have to have everything
nice and clean for the winter. and you
don't want to add to my nervousness
by blocking things. do you?
Mr.. A. very ina9diniyg-Huh? X u,
You know you don't. Now tell you
what. You get up and put on your
lust what I've picked out for each
room. I spent four hours down at the
wall paper place yesterday afternoon,
even though the young man was not
inclined to be civil. just SOS I'd be sure
I'd picked out the best ,,, there here was; Was,
(Mr. A., more than half comstose. suf-
fers himself to be led from his downy
couch into the living room, which looks
ghastiy and unnatural illuminated by
Mrs. A. tpropping his face ssains,
her palm)-In this room, dear. I've ar
ranged for a perfectly plain paper. a
sort Of cafe au lait effect, with a rough
surface. II makes a lovely background
Mr.. A. cindistinctiy. yet resentfully)-
I don't like cafe ap va isit on the Wal, Wall
shade. rose color. an e.
Mrs. A. with scorn)-But no one
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Black Is Quite Submerged
BY Gay Embroideries of
Wool or Chenille, or BY
Huge Buckles That Make
the Effect Anything But
Solemn - Colored Hats
. Are In High Favor.
The First Hats Were Purple,
We Are Now In the
Throes of Cerise, and New
York Promises the Inva-
sion of Stone Blue in the
Near Future-CeriSe and
Blue Often Combined.

A T frst 1t seemed As though
~ every woman in WASH
4 \ ington would be cosrced
into buying a purple hat this
fall. The shop windows showed
nothing but millinery Of this
color, In various veivets, hstters'
plushss and velour felts.
Now has come another in
vasion, and ruby and cerise hats
are prominently featured In oil
the stores. New York hints
that still another color is to add
complexity to our choice-stone
blue, a dull Copenhagen shade.
Time was when . winter hat
meant black inevitably-now
black has been showed into the
background for the nonce. II
it appears at all, 1t 10 50 en-
broidered and bedizened and
decked with buckles that its
srstwhile air Of solemnity 10
quite lost. S.,
One Of the newest hats COM
bines the sailor and tam o
shanter shapes. That is, the
crown ID reminiscent Of the
Scotch John Gilpin, while the
brim follows sailor lines.
The aforesaid crown Is Of
'cerise panne velvet, gathered in
tucks about the sides and mar
ing out loosely at the top in 4
way that softens the severity Of
the plainly made brim. An orna-
ment Of jet marks the front Of
the hat.
The under brim 10 Of Alice
blue panne velvet, embroidered
in black conventional designs.
The deep cape collar il Of
ermine, trimmed with a narrow
stole Of kolinsky, . fur resemb-
ling skunk.
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Child Who
Lol''ite1r'ss. ) Not
!: Dependable
Youngsters Should Be
Taught ,Promptness and
That Time Is Important
: When Sent on Any Er.
rand-Neglect to Insist
on This May Develop
Traits of Incidence.
BY LAURA CLAWSON.

AoItf SA<A w oSAN'
'Ek~ ONE. dear. bring the dolf
carriage In, Mother will hold
4 open the screen door"
Elsie's eyes were fixed
upon her mother at that instant. so that
nere could be no doubt but that She
But Il mustqhave been Ave minutes at
lSRst before heard the door close, and
knew what the process Of getting that
child indoors had been.
Elsie 10 not disobedient- but she lott
srs fearfully. II she IL sent on an en-
repd, she wanders from one side OF the
street to the other; she allows custom
ere to be waited on out Of their turn II
she 10 sent on an errand to the corner
store. she stops to chat with playmates.
ana this matter of not coming into the
hotse when she 10 told Is one for which
herl mother has often reprimanded her.
1pis fault betokens growing habit OF
inasience; not so much Of body as Of
mind. and II not corrected. 10 apt to be-
couns handicap in after years.
Promptness Great Virtue.
Premptness is one of the seven vir-
tues. and once lost 1t 10 perhaps the
mesA difficult Of all to regain.
For 1t 10 such an unconscious fault.
Elsie, knows perfectly well that she IL
hendsd toward her destination, that she
~ pPcesS Of doing just what she set
One Of the most useful corrective.
f3oE this T. to impress 2 child who
vsluei Of time. that precious time once
lest is never rsgained. And to that
.n :5a 3 W. very Ryectisal way. especially
hn 4. ss sn: % Ts.n an upon ri. 70 return @
hs can be tsid 3ust how much time he
has probably wasted.
Win. SSasonable ehill this often
Sis. f: ts; ssssss' ss fs.ss.s of dsi II:
p!sytims kas bees Enewn g accom.
pi!Sh whnt rssssnfnH fsiisd to %:
Y 2 of the utmost Importance that
Lettering Child Annsys.
A dependable child 10 q Joy, q child
who loiters one can never count on
With the best intentions in tho world
he may set out no an srrand. may
start with alacrtty to obey q COM
mand. but get ,tdstracked at the very
portance depends on his carrying on,
the instruction given to the very
In these days of heavy trafrie whsr
street crossing for the person who i,
not mentally alert, there Is an Gle.
msnt Of physical danger to the chile
who loiters which should be compre.
hended by parents
For the lettering child is the heed
less child In many cases, and stree,
accidents to children seldom happer
70 2 child who is intent on accom-
phshing an errand on which he ha,
been sent. l do not mean to be al
eiermist, but ] do think that every
child should be taught promptness
should be helped to overcome an,
tendency to loiter.
Copyright. 1916. by LAsra cla wson.)
The Washington times., 1916-09-04
TIE TINES DAILY MAGAZINE PAG
Mother Also .
Needs a Rest
BY SOPHIE IRENE LOEB.
YOUNG man writes as foil

20 YOUNG man writes a. f0ii0ws:
~ There are . great many moth
~ ers in this city who have raised
4 large family and who have
had 2 hard struggle for many years
younger children thcy win have It hard
for few years more.
these mothers work hard year in
and year out without taking vaca-
ss sicn; ana .ith1ush In many csss, ss.,, their
see them 80 away for q while and nave
a good rest and. In some instances. the
children are even willing to bear the
expenses Of such a trip. the mothers
along without. This IL a mistaken Idea
III a way, because, II, as often happens.
the mother is taken Ill or passes to her
reward In the next world, her family
"The state OF facts In my own home
are as I have set them forth above.
This morning as / rode In the subway
with a friend of mine, r asked her how
her mother was feeling and she said.
Not very WE'LL
Won't Take Vacation.
She said We tmcaninE her fumily)
for n vacation. but sne simply Won't 20
because she thinks We can't get along
wnite she's away The situation WAS
almost identical to the one In which
ilnd Hyscu. nave inststeu on my
mother IA neducated woman who knows
what benefits come from little recre-
alton OF this sorD going away FOR
couple of weeks, and will even pay her
expensss., put lust A. ! uninK ! nave
peISnsaeh nsr 10 80, sne aeeiaes @ NOT no 70.
pie might call old-fashioned. but think
II an article was written on this suo-
bsnetts couid 3" aenrived from , two
sr,n,rS or three wseks stay at the sessnore OF
There II value In this young mans
Ir,otSsrs vet into = rut-the rnt OF
nothSr-imbortan
They have rome along for 4 long time.
seeing to every little thing. 30 that that the ne
them Thev ara = Sfrstd thst thinss will
70 wronr. fhsf ,ke Wsnts Of those they
love wifi NOT BE- fil<d: that they alone
can keen thinEs moving In the way
they should 90.
that cannot be repiaoed~a mother. Yet
too often does she take her value 30 to
heart that she sacrif,ces hersslf unneces-
sarily.
She thinks she IL looking ahead for her
family by not taking the vacation that
she ought 10 have. This more often n
fssr r-thousht instead of foretbouSht.
Exeent vhere there are verv ANAL
children. n mother shouid take \ yaca.
tion juSt as any other member of the
n m,,V There Il =, onsiI 80 HE leason
10 issrn fton, ths usotSsr ntsS shs does
not stay "on the toSw nil the time UhfIe
mar oSycnr,nSs are Esrnjnr tc 6w
She tsaches thSm she helps shs
sfavs Nv them until thew can ,ise their
VIM hut aha insnircs ssif.con0dence
"na s.,s,rs,,smc. % c "p IT. Issv;nr thsm to
| their own resourcss occasionaiiy. even
vhiis thew are stysn~thsninS thsiy
wings.
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News Items and Notes
of Club Activities
Underwood & Underwood.

will also he Ice cream. homemade
cakes and candy. tables of parcel
post packages and attractive fancy
articles. and n country store. Car
nivai caps vii; be distributed an:one
the guests the first evening. The
proceeds will Dc devoted to the club
work which In largely plnle nthropic.
The opening meeting of the Pet
worth Woman's Club will be held
this evening, at The Petworth 81. f.
Church. The wear books are now
ready for ,listributitn
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n RS. ]. J. LOCHER. by her
M own request. has been
transferred from the chair
ship OF public health to
that OF the department Of motion
pictures In the District Federation Of
women's Clubs. Following the prom
lnence which was given this subject
at the biennial recently held in New
York city. the District Federation
expects to make this one OF the big
features OF the seasons activities,
and. under the leadership OF Mrs.
Locher. there In no doubt but that
better pictures adapted to the vari-
Gus ages OF the children OF our city
will be shown. so that parents who
are anxious to have their children
pleased and instructed will he able
to choose for their children the
proper places. The motion picture
compa MES stand ready to furnish
the kinds OF pictures which the pub
lie demands. Parents and teachers
are urged to lead In the request for
the best only TO be shown to the
children whose habits are being
formed.
The Washington times., 1916-09-04

II wisdom be not our guide in the
Journey Of life, it is more than prob
able that self-conceit will take its
place.-Dillwyn.
The Washington times., 1916-09-04
RECIPES
Barley and Cucumber Soup.
/ quart Of water.
) ounces Of cream Of barley.
gill OF cold milk.

quart OF water.
ounces OF cream Of barley.
gill Of cold milk.
cucumber.
Seasoning to taste.
TO every quart Of liquid use two
ounces cream Of bal ley. II whole barley
- used soak three ounces for six hours
and then boil It for two hours and pass
% through sevc. i've cream o, harley
Or barley flour is diluted with one giIl
OF cold milk and poured into the boiling
liquid. Keep stirring all the time until
the soup boils again. Add to this the
ends OF cucumber. cut small, but re-
serve one piece after boiling II to be
used as garnish. The best part of the
cucumber Is kept to make into a salad.
Boil the soup now for twenty minutes.
then strain. cut the cooked cucumber
for sarnish into dice, and put 1t into tine
soup. The rest having been strained
with the soup helps to thicken It, Season
the soup to taste, and add a little cream.
A little chopped chervil is refreshing
This cream soup can be used cold. for
which purpose only half the amount OF
barley indicated should be put in
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Mocha Chocolate Filling.

" pound OF butter.
] pound of powdered sugar.
tablespoons Of chocolate or
! powdered cocoa.
tablespoons of powdered coffee
3 tablespoons. of liquid coffee
Tablespoon OF VANILLA.
The above ingredients must be beat
en- together until creamy. The quan-
tity made will be enough to make a
three-layer filing.
The Washington times., 1916-09-04

The only failure a man ought to
fear is failure in cleaving to the
purpose he sees to be best.-George
Eliot.
The Washington times., 1916-09-04
Cleaning White Kid.

To clean white kid gloves In hurry.
scrub them with a mixture of pow
dered alum and fuller's earth. Brush
off. and sprinkle them with whiting.
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Mold Of Poultry or Game.

game.
I gill Of brown sauce.
tablespoon OF bread crumbs.
I egg.
Chopped tongue and mushrooms.
Brown sauce.
Wine and red currant Jelly.
Well grease eight small moulds, and
sprinkle four with the. chopped tongue
and four with the mushroom. Mix tho
other ingredients well together. season
II and NIL the lined molds. Cover with
creased paper and steam for fifteen to
twenty minutes. Serve with brown
sauce, favored with red current Jelly
and a little wine.
The Washington times., 1916-09-04

Plans have been completed for
Petworth Community Carnival TO be
given by the Petworth woman's
Club In the public school yard.
Eighth and shepherd streets, Friday.
and Saturday evenings. September 5.
and .. Dancing and fortune telling
will be the special features. There
The Washington times., 1916-09-04

Manners must adorn knowledge
and smooth its way through the
world.-Chesterfeld.
The Washington times., 1916-09-04
Prune Dessert,

v cup OF rice. 1Wr
I pound Of prunes. -1-Y-
" cup of sugar.
lemon.
Soak one half cup OF rice over night,
in the morning drain and let boil
with a cup OF water; to this add one
and when quite soft and not too
thick add one half cup Of sugar and
the Juice OF lemon. Boil again for
about one half hour and then serve,
hot or cold. II preferred cold, add
whipped cream. E.r--.-.
The Washington times., 1916-09-04

p. d. Q.-Plea.e tell me what TO do for
a, breaking out on the face resembling
boils. .s...
Boils are bacterial infections of tho
skin or membranes larger than PIN
pies. and smaller than carbuncles.
Mercury Of ammonia ointment some
times cures mild ones. Shave all the
hair In the neighborhood Of the bolts.
Apply a cloth wet with hot borlc 'cid
water to bring them Ito head"
Often a drop OF carbolic acid on a bit
Of cotton viii empty them. Then am
moniated mercury ointment does the
rest
q. Please tell me what to. do TO
remove pimples from my face.
acne or pimples are little localized
Infections In the skin. due In part TO
sweat. the greasy character of the
face or other tissues resulttns from
the kind OF food eaten and the per-
sonai habits. They may, also be due
TO the germs which lodge in the pores
OF the flesh. Sometimes powdered
sulphur Is a good treatment, at other
times ammoniated mercury ointment
may help. Never use both remedies
at the same time. .-.' .
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Answers, to Health.
Questions q

A. NJ. M.-whst will make my fingss
nails grow? g.. e.
The finger nails on healthy people
inch a month. Any faster rate than this.
rate 10 due to some trouble in the general
food and loss OF sleep may also be
guilty.
l.. G.-What will save hair which Is
falling out? II -. >,
Alopecia or falling hair Is from many
causes. A large number Of cases come
from fevers. colds and illnesses that are
not permanent. Apply some Of the fol-
lowing to the scalp about three times h
week: Quinine. I dram, philocarpine. ~
grains: salicylic acid. Is grains: lan0lin,
n ounce: petrolatum. u ounce.
A. B. C.-Suggest a successful war;
remover.
First find where the warts come from
or how they are kept going: Remove
the cause and then apply sAlicylic ac1d
In the form Of a plaster or IN collodien.
one dram to the ounce. This often up
roots the warts. 49,. -.. o" ~.
J. c. C.-What can be done for
eczema which itches. becomes red and
forms scales7 .. 30. e.
Both Internal as well as local causes
hot foods and hot drinks are not good
for the patient. Try this salve on the
parts and keep It there as much, as pos
The Washington times., 1916-09-04
Seen In The
Shops
By THE SHOPPER.

go hsdorinsiy. s'" 'did you ever
" see anything so perfect"
She was staring at a lamp that
a day on the Grand Canal at Venice:
There were the coppery reds and
yellows OF old roofs and stucco
palaces. the brilliant blue OF the
water and bits OF feecy cloud SEEM
ing to float as airtiy as cloud
should.
Surely these lamps, with the
artistic scenes painted on the inside
of the globe to show softly through
the half opaque glass OF the outside.
are a 10Y to the bes uty lover, The
Venetian one was 80. a red brown
autumn scene with bronze oaks and
a few wild. red naples was $40 and
suggested a daintily equipped bou-
dolr was ~. And all OF them are
cheap enough.
AS the worshiping woman an
nounced.
"wh.t does a panel lamp look
like after this?"
They are doing everything they
can these days to help the poor. tired
housewife. They are even consider
ing the problem of deeping the darn
Ing cotton from rolling on the floor.
and have solved IL by tnciosing the
cotton In box with a hole in the
cotton comes through the hole and
may be shipped of a. needed.
The price Ia 26 cents: the colors
black. white. and tan.
An unusually good quality Of pink
satin ribbon, with little satin stitch
roses sprawiing all over It, 10 II cents
a yard, just a penny an inch. as II
happens. The width IL three-quar-
ters Of an inch. ..-...-,..
Girdies, OF shaded silk in cerise,
purple. yellow. and other colors are
S226. These are gathered into tas-
sells at each end, and are long enough
10 be wrapped about the waist and
tie In q loose knot at one side.
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I. A. getting under the pill.
low)-Aw. shut that thing of
what's matter? You must a
made a mistake setting II.
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Ii HOwAJAwas . merchant Of
\ Bagdad. Beins commanded In
In a Vision to mako the pill
9rfns "a IN thu Proohet'a Shrine
The Washington times., 1916-10-20

ciety.. which concludes profitable ses-
sion here today.
Colonel Post Speaks.
A hint Of the things the railroads will
demand Of Congress In the way Of leeis-
lation and will present TO the Newiands
Joint subcommittee was given last night
by Col. George A. Post. president Of the
Railway Business Association, of New
York. at a banquet Of the Society OF
Railway Financial Officers at the RAJ
leigh.
Colonel Post advocates exclusive Fed
eral control or regulation OF the roads
as opposed to the present system Of dual
Federal and State control. He also ad-
vocated national Incorporation and Fed
eral regulation OF security issues. Fur
Their, he held the Interstate Commerce
Commission should be empowered to M
minimum as well as maximum rates.
Colonel Post said these changes would
be advocated by the railroads before the
Joint subcommittee of Congress. which
u to begin investigation Of the railway
problems of the country November %.
More than 200 attended the banquet.
y. III. b. Mcknight. president Of the so
ctety, presided.
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ADVENT|STS PLAN
TO EXTEND WORK
Fund Of 81 100000 win Be A.
tempted for Missionaries In
Other Countries.

Plans were announced today, following
their outlining yesterday at the session
of the executive committee Of the gen.
eral and North American division con-
ferences OF the seventh-Day Adventists
In Takoma Park. for raising a fund Of
u, 10000 during the coming year for
missionary operations.
or this amount $4,000 will 20 toward
the advancement of medical and educa-
tional work in this country. The other
s1,O73,ooO will be applied to foreign mis-
sionary endeavor.
These committees have Just appropria-
ated 1851. 900 for foreign missionary work
for the fiscal year OF 1917. Plans also
were outlined to open new fields in
China, India, Japan, the Philippines.
and MALAYSIA, and arrangements made TO
send out companies of missionaries to
those places.
Action has been taken to have each OF
the seventy State conferences In the
United States and Canada endow beds in
the different sanitariums OF the denom-
ination for the needy poor of the
church. DR.. II. w. Miller medical sec
rotary, urged this action. The vote was
unanimous
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DEPARTMENT SHIFTS
ANNOUNCED BY LANE
Appointments, Transfers, and
designations Of Interior
Employees Made Public.

The following changes in the DEPART
ment of the Interior today were an
nounced:
Probationary northumberland
Land Office. Miss Olive L. Bassler,
Pennsylvania, copyist, s720. Indian
Onfice, William II. F1anery. Kentucky,
clerk. $500; Harold q. Gosselin, New
Hampshire, clerk, $500. Geological Sur
vey. Charles r. Payne Virginia; William
Il. Cunningham, District of Columbia;
George b. Woodward, District OF
Columbia, assistant map printers. Blu
reau OF Mines, Frederick Il. Tough, CAL
ifornia, assistant technologist In oil and
gas production, 81, 100, duty in San Fran
cisco: John Stellger. New Jersey. labora-
tory aid. $50; BENJAMIN f. Ruffin, New
York. elevator conductor. $40
Land ONCE, John ]. Culliton, jr, Penn
sylvania, messenger boy. $3.50. Bureau
Of Education, Miss Grace v. Eates. Dis
trtct OF Columbia. copyist, $500.
Estsnsi Sc Of temporary appointments
District Of Columbia. clerk 5000 Bureau
OF Education, Miss Olga c. Menzel.
washington. stenographer and type
writer. 80 per month.
Promotions = General Land offlce:
copyist 800 to clerk $1,000; John NJ.
Simpson, Wisconsin, copyist $40 to $500;
Patent Office: Frederick II. Rock, Vir-
ginia. copyist $40 to $500; Harry /.
Kelly. Oklahoma, copyist $40 to 5000;
Miss Margie N. Conner, Illinois. copyist
s720 to $500. Bureau of Education: Miss
Martha p. Bailey, Massachusetts,, copy
list $500 to clerk $1,000; Albert T. Lamb,
Kansas. copyist $500 to $500. Geological
Survey: Delbert d. Graham. District
OF Columbia. messenger boy $3.50 to $3.50
Transfers--Indian Office: Emery NJ.
Scates, Indiana. clerk 81, 200. to Treasury
Department. Geological Survey: George
+. Harris. District of Columbia, laborer
$500, TO Department of State. Bureau OF
Mines: James ]. Lynch, Massachusetts,
under clerk s1,12o. to Department Of Ag-
riculture.
Resignations-Pensio Office: William
H. Geoghan, New York. clerk 1890
Geological Survey: Leroy w. Roush
Utah. junior engineer 1880; Miss Pear
NJ Robson. Missouri. under clerk 81 $50
Bureau OF Mines: Forrest f. Wood
man, Pennsylvania. junior engineer
$3.50; Samuel II. Miller, Pennsylvania
under clerk $1,140; Sidney NJ Murphy
Alabama. elevator conductor $40