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operating expenses 1t has finally been
attached to the rent, since upon the To-
cation of your house depends the
amount OF car fare spent. Ten cents
day for six days a week for fifty-two
added to the rent of your house. Most
families rarely spend less than a dollar
week for car faye Hence. If you
pay $50 a month. or $500 year. for
house in the suburbs. with an addi-
tional expenditure of s52 for ca fare
it would be just So cheaper than
SSO a month, requiring no car fare.
Thus in renting a house great atten-
ton should be given to he matter of
loca ton.
Out of the 20.255.555 families in this
country. some 100000 own their own
homes. Pennsylvania having the great
est number. Illinois next and the Dis
trict of Columbia last of all. Besides
these there is large number of per
sons engaged in buying their own
homes, which mortgaged or in
numbered In this case. the interest
on the mortgage, the taxes and the
amount expended on repairs are count
ed as the rent. plus the annual interest
on the money used in the building of
the house if put into some other in
vestment
that the latter should not be included
IN the rent. since it represents saw
ings and not income. that if you
bought chair for SIS you would not
add to the cost price of the chair
what the fifteen dollars would bring
you if put out at interest.
SO 1t is now the turn of the American
family to figure out the why's and
wherefores of petty finance and adopt
the household budget. The thrifty
housewives of Europe have long kept
account of every single penny ex-
pended in the uplieep of their homes,
SO that Europe has been crowded with
savings banks. and consequently with
capital nation is no stronger finan-
cialiy than its people. If the French
people had not understood the value of
,hriIt. france could never have calmly
handed over her billion dollar war in
oemnity In cold cash at the end of
helplns your country prepare against
war by preparing to save
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-21
TODAY'S HOUSEHOLD
AFFAIRS.
BY MARY LEE.

Every year when the rhubarb sea-
son comes around we feel that rhu-
barb has never been so good and SO
plentiful. 1t is the first fruit" which
is obtainable in the early spring at
reasonable prices. 1t is not only tasty.
with its pleasant tang, which makes
us think of the sweet, sharp winds of
April. but it has pronounced medici-
nal value.
So let US use rhubard early and
often. Here are a few recipes:
Rhubarb and raisin pie--To cup
of chopped rhubarb add cup of chop
size Of an egg. the juice of a lemon
and we'll beaten egg. Bake with
bottom and a top crust
Bread crumb pie-Take two cups of
chopped rhubarb, cup of sugar, a well
beaten egg and half a cup of fine bread
crumbs. Mix well and bake with one
crust.
Scalloped rhubarb-Butter a pud-
ding dish and fill it with alternate
layers of rhubarb. cut small and well
sprinkled with sugar and bits of but
ter and stale bread crumbs. Bake
until the rhubard is tender and serve
hot.
Rhubarb sponge-Stew the rhubarb
and strain off the juice. To pint of
juice add sugar to sweeten and flavor
ing to taste. then add a little more,
| then an ounce Of gelatin. When 1t
just begins to stiffen stir in the whites
of two eggs whipped very stiff
Rhubarb shortcake-Cover two cups
of chopped rhubarb with boiling wa
ter: drain. put into a double boiler,
and a cup of sugar and cook until ten
der. Make a rich crust. as for straw
berry shortcake. and spread with but
ter and a thick layer of the rhubarb
Whipped cream spread over the top is
an added delicacy.
Rhubarb cup puddfngs--Butter as
many cups as there are persons to be
served. and into each put a large
| tablespoonful of stewed and sweet
ened rhubarb. Pour boiling water on
a pint of bread crumbs: let them soak
until soft. and then drain. Add to the
! crumbs a we'll beaten egg, a large
tablespoonful Of sugar and a little
nutmeg. Turn this over the rhubarb
in the cups and bake.
Rhubarb ice cream-Cook a quart
Of cut-up rhubarb in a cup of water
until soft; strain. and add six table,
spoonfuls of sugar, a few drops of
red vegetable colorinK and n teaspoon
full Of ginger extract. Mix with two
cups Of whipped cream or custard and
freeze.
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light but perhaps I'll have better luck

light. but perhaps I'll have better luck
tonight
never will be decided as to which had
been the most surprised. Farmer
Browns Boy or Reddy. When Farmer
Browns Boy had heard a little noise on
the old log beside which he was
stretched out on the ground and had
turned quickly to look straight into
the face of Reddy Fox he was so sur
prised that all he could do was to
blink. Then Reddy had vanished in
such hurry that he seemed to fall over
his own feet. Farmer Browns Boy lay
right where he was and chuckled. He
knew just what had brought Reddy
there. and it tickled him to think how
Reddy's plan had been upset. quite as
upset as Reddy himself
While all this was going on Mr. and
Mrs. Quack were talking out in the
Smiling Pool. never once suspecting
that they were being watched.
Quacl; sadly. You can't fly. and
goodness knows when you will be able
to fly. I am afraid we will never be
able to get up to our home in the far
Northland in time to raise a family
this year
Il am afraid we won't" replied Mr.
Quack. Il may never be able to fly
again"
oh. don't say that" cried Mrs
Quack. reaching over to stroke his
fully
Not as much as it did" replied Mr.
Quack. AT first it was terrible. OF
course it hurts great deal. One can't
deal of ache and pain for long time
after. I wonder if those hunters ever
think Of that. You know how much we
have seen of it. my dear, on our long
journeys
Mrs. Quack nodded. and there was
the saddest look in her eyes. i've
often thought that it would be a great
deal better to be killed than just
wounded" said she. and then added
hastily: but I'm so glad you were not
killed
Mr.. Quack smiled $50 am l." said
he. though at first wished | had been
killed. Now. my dear. the only thing
is for you to go out to the Big River
comes along and go with them to the
nesting place in the far Northland. Per-
haps you can find another mate"
Mrs. Quack shook her head in most
decided way. You are my mate" said
she. land I'm not going to leave you. I
don't want any other mate. You are
the only mate il the world for me:
am going to stay with you no matter
what happens" Once more she stroked
his glossy green head
There were tears in Mr.. Quack's eyes
as he replied. Thank you, my dear
I'm glad you feel that way about it,
but if you stay here it may be the end
of both of us
I'm going to stay. just the same"
retorted Mrs. Quack stoutly IF this
was only a bigger place with more of
a chance TO hide we might make a
home here just for this season. Per-
haps If we can keep out of sight until
the hunting season is over we can find
place along the Big River. Or per-
haps your wing will get well and we
can find a lonesome pond somewhere
without having to fly very far"
Il know where there is one, and you
will not have to fly at all to get to it,"
said a voice.
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OFFERS CLERKS PENSION BILL.
Senator Ashurst Proposes System for
u, S. to Paw Entire Amount,

Senator Ashhurst of Arizona has in
troduced a bill providing retirement
and pension system for the civil service
employees of the government. 1t is
straight pension plan, the government
to pay the whole amount. 1t provides
that any employee who reaches the age
of siXty-five shall be retired. III he
has been in the service fifteen years
and less than twenty. he shall receive
an annuity equal to 20 per cent of the
average salary for the last ten years;
If he has been in the service twenty
years and less than twenty-five years.
he shall receive an annuity equal to %
per cent of the salary for the last
ten years: if he has been in the serv-
ice twenty-five years and less than
thirty, he shall receive an annuity equal
to 80 per cent of the average salary
for the last ten years; if he has been
in the service for thirty years or more,
he shall receive an annuity equal to
80 per cent of the average salary for
the. last ten years In no case shall
an annuity under this law exceed $500.
The bill also provides that any en-.
ploye who has reached the age of sixty
years. and who has served not less than
hfteen years. may request retirement
upon the same conditions. His request
must be passed upon, however, by the
head of the department in which he is
employed.
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lI1IILEStoRlEs
.%rbEDTInE
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
Copyright. 1915. BY I. W. Burgess.)
Mr.. and Mrs. Quack Talk
Things Over.

Il don't have any luck at ALL
grumbled Reddy Fox as he trotted back
home for the nap he should have been
taking instead of trying TO find out II
Mr.. and Mrs. Quack were still in the
Smiling Pool. Il don't have any luck
at all. 1 thought 1 was the only one
who knew about those ducks, and here
go and almost jump on Farmer
Browns Boy" A sudden thought struck
Reddy. He stopped short and the fun
niest expression crept over his sharp,
shrewd face. II wonder" he said slow
ly, If he was watching those ducks
I had to leave in such a hurry that
didn't find out whether they were there
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-21
TEACHERS
ASSEMBLE IN KANSAS
Forty-Two Universities Represented
at Annual Convention
of Association.

LAWRENCE. Kan, April ol.-Teacb-
ers of journalism from forty-two uni-
versities assembled at the Univerity
OF Kansas today for the annual conven-
ton of the Association Of American
teachers of Journalism The confer
ence will remain in session today and
tomorrow. Merle Thorpe president of
the association. in his opening address
characterized the DEVELOPMENT of
journalism teaching in universities as
remarkable in the annals of American
education.
Nine years ago." said he. '.universi-
ties ana newspaper men generally re-
garded such training as impractical BILE
Today this association is composed of
40 journalism teachers, who are teach
Ing $500 students in forty-six univer-
SUES and colleges. When We consider
the difficulty which law, medicine, en-
cheering and agriculture had in es-
tablishing themselves as university
subjects We have reason to feel CRATE
ful for the reception accorded US. This
is largely due to the cooperation of
active newspaper men who have seen
in university training a means of ac-
centuating a professional conscious
ness which they have always felt was
theirs, but which has been underesti-
Hie.eS nv uhi CUB hizeu ny the general
public
To Study Whole Field.
The association will undertake a
comprehensive study of the whole field
of Journalism teaching. including elev-
en- distinct phases of reporting,
through business administration to
magazine work, in three main groups
teaching, direct public service and re-
search.
Those who appear on the program
for today and tomorrow are: Franklin
Matthews. Columbia University; Fred
Newton Scott. University of Michigan:
John NJ. Cooney. University of Notre
Dame: Walter Williams. University of
Missouri: J. W. Piercy. University of
Indiana; NJ. NJ. Fogg, University of Ne
braska: F. w. Kennedy, University of
Washington: A. w. Hopkins. University
of Wisconsin: Albert F. Wilson, Univer-
sity of New York; Dean Will NJ. Mayes.
University of Texas: F. w. Scott, Uni
versity of Illinois: Eric W. Allen. Uni
versity of Oregon: J. B. Powell. Uni
versity of Missouri: II. H. Herbert,
University of Oklahoma: Joseph $.
Myers. University OF Ohio: W. P. Kirk
wood, University of Minnesota; Will
lard G. Bleyer. University of Wiscon-
sin: James Melvin Lee, University of
New York: Everett Wallace Smith, Lee
land Stanford University: Dean Talcott
Williams. Columbia University. F. l.
Stone, University of Montana. and Carl
H. Getz, University of Montana.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-21
Commerce Department Changes,

The Department Of Commerce an
nounced today the following changes
in its personnel:
Harry Carl Wunder, mocha nician in
the bureau of standards, has been pro-
NOTED to $1,000.
Elizabeth d. Clark. clerk at 5000 in
the bureau of foreign and domestic
commerce, has been transferred to the
Department of Labor.
Miss Jessie E. Jopling has been tempo
rarfly appointed as expert (clerk) at 5000
in the bureau Of foreign and domestic
commerce.
In the bureau of standards Peter Hid
merit. aid at $3.50, and Ray H. Mcclellan.
laboratory apprentice at $40. have re-
signed probationary appointments have
been given to Hyman Storch as Iabora-
tory assistant at $1,000 and William A.
Fraser as laboratory apprentice at $3.50
and oscar L. Fewell has been Temporal
$3.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-21
RUNDOWN WOMEN
We Have a Remedy That Will
Cost You Nothing If 1t Does
Not Help You.

Washington women Will please
realize that we mean just what we
say in the above heading. Letters
J like the following prove the eff
cheney OF Ninol in such cases:
For the benefit of the other tired
women. | want to say that | keep
house for seven in my family. ] be-
, came rundown. all played out. | did
not seem TO have any life in me and
looked badly. | read so much about
NinOl ] decided to try il and | must
say il helped me in every way. 1t
built me up so felt like new wo-
man. and my friends said they could
see great change in me."-Mrs.
John NJ. Waldron, Saratoga Springs,
y. Y.
We recommend Ninol to our Gus
( toners as the greatest strength ere
Z ator We know-due to the eNtractiye
I medicinal elements of fresh cod liN-
erS. without oil, combined with pep
} tomato of iron and beef peptone. all
! dissolved in a pure medicinal wine.
( O'Donnelrs PHARMACIES and other
( Washington Drug Stores that dis
play the Einol sign.
J T. SIN your own town. wherever
} you live. there is Einol Drug Store.
\ Look for the siGn.-AdN ertisement.
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Fads and Fancies.
Short skirts are still the rule.

Short skirts are still the rule.
Full ripple skirts are great favor
ties
Bracelets have a larger vogue than
ever.
Long guard chains are growing in
favor.
The 1880 fashions obtain even in
jewelry.
Getaway Coats are coming in to a
limited extent.
The latest handkerchief has rounded
corners.
The sheer weaves of silk will con-
tinue to be liked.
Unbleached rep is a good material
for boys middies
Ribbon Is used for trimming wher-
ever 1t is possible.
Bustle drapery is evident on many Of
the new frocks.
Some of the new coats have deep
points over the hips.
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OIL IN PUBLIC DOMAIN. ,
Secretary Lane Estimates Petroleum
Content at ESQ. 900 900 Barrels.

The Senate public lands committee
has before it today for its information
a communication from Secretary Lane.
in which he estimated the petroleum
content of the public domain at $780,
100000 barrels.
lie ownership is placed at approx
mately 100000 acres. most of which
is in Utah, Wyoming, California and
Montana, with small acreages in Ari-
zona Colorado, North Dakota and Louis
lana.
In addition. mention is made of the
two naval petroleum reserves in Cali
fornia and Wyoming, embracing total
of nearly fifty thousand acres.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-21
QUICK HOUSECLEANING.

A PAINT brush will get dust out of
@N cracks better than any buster will.
for cloth cannot reach all the corners.
Try it when you are cleaning base
boards. window sashes. etc. A child s
toy broom is also a great benefit in
busting corners back of heavy furni-
| ture. window sashes and different
places about the house. 1t is just the
right medium between a large broom
and a whiskbroom. A stocking pulled
over the hand is convenient for light
busting. y broom will last longer if it
is dipped in cold water after it has been
used and then rested on two horizontal
supports until it is dry. Two nails
driven into wall will do. The weight
of the dampness will help to keep the
broom in proper shape.
place for sweeping utensils may be
made from a smoothly planed board
about four feet. long. six inches wide
and one and one-half inches thick Bore
four holes through the board at equal
distances apart. After applying two
coats of varnish. secure it to the wall
in an out -of-the-way corner of the
kitchen. BroomS ard mopS may be
placed upright in this rack. and dust
pan and brushes may be hung from
hooks screwed along the edge.
kneepads made from iron holders
are great blessing when cleaning
floors. Sew elastic to the holders. thus
forming a garter. Then when hard
wood floors are to he waxed floors
washed up or any of the tasks that
make ones knees sore. Just slip these
sarters on. with the holders or cush-
ions on the knees, and you will have no
more sore knees.
Saturate an ordinary mop in crude
paraffin oil. Wrap the mop in cheese
cloth and stand in a draining pan for
several days. until the paraffin oil is
for hardwood or painted floors and the
cheesecloth is excellent for busting pol
ished furniture
Saw off broom handle two feet long
On the bottom nail a lath nine inches
long. On this tack scrub cloth. Wet
and clean under radiators. hot stoves,
bathtubs. etc. When worn out rip off
and replace. Saw of a broom handle
full length and fasten in the hollow
handle of dustpan. This will save
STOPPING.
To clean the picture molding it is
often necessary to remove the hooks
on which the picture wire is hung.
A tiny pencil mark on the molding will
show where each hook is to be re-
placed and saves much tiresome labor.
When washing windows add a small
quantity of bluing to the water and
the windows will be improved in APP
pearance.
Match marks may be removed from
white paint by clubbing with a cut lem
on. Sheer the spot lightly with the
lemon.
When cleaning a house just vacated
for your use. use good amount of car
bolic acid.
A raw onion may be used to clean
brass picture frames.
Remove all gold and silver from
rooms in which sulphur is burned.
Use ammonia plentifully. 1t is an ex-
cellent disinfectant.
Wipe walls with a clean cotton mop
on a long wooden handle.
Tack rubber to the bottom of'the
stepladder to prevent it from slip
ping.
Vinegar will remove paint spots from
glass.
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KURNEES.MfV
| LAND

No matter what you feel about it,
lady fair. you are simply obliged to
make UP full skirts for wear this sea-
son, and you may as well make up
your mind that skirts will be full for
some time to come.
The design here given is a very use
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through her sympathy and love toward
England for the help she has given
her in the war. This is quite notice.
able in variety of fashions that have
been adopted recently by Paris, and
also in the names which have been
given to the models.
Heretofore there has been no. close
sympathy between France and Eng
land, especially in fashions. for the
French, as rule, do not think the
Englishwoman knows how to dress.
France gives the South American and
then the North American the nearest
position to herself.
The coat that goes with this white
serge skirt is a glorified blazer. 1t is
made of bright blue, thin serge. and
has a shaped panel down the front,
which is outlined with white buttons.
The high rolling collar is blue: it is
cut to points on each shoulder, which
is quite popular trick in the new
fashions. The wide facing is of white.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-21
A Bright Blue Blazer Coat.

All during the last few months We
have shown a fondness for the blazer
of the English sportsman. When it is
in sport cloth it is called a blazer. but
when it is in serge or silk We merely
say it is a short jacket. and let it go
at that. France got her inspiration
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-21

or not. I'm no wiser than 1 was before.
and all on account of that meddlesome
Farmer Browns Boy. No, sir 1 don't
have any luck at ALL
He turned and looked back toward
the Smiling Pool. He ground his teeth
and snarled. Then at a new thought
he chuckled. "Of course those ducks
were there!" he exclaimed. Farmer
Browns Boy never would have been Iy-
ing there so still to watch any one else.
I wonder which was the most surprised.
he or mo, when I jumped up on that
way 1 only wanted to know il they
were still there. There wouldn't have
been chance to catch them in day
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-21
Gauge Expenses
by Your Tastes.


ton is the most essential thing in life
and wish to have your children well ed
ucated, you may be able to take per
cent out of the luXuries column and .
per cent off operating expenses and
add them on to education. increasing it
to IL per cent. On the other hand, if
you find that your social or business
looking clothes, you may be able to cut
down your rent or food. In any case.
it is the old-time process of robbing
Peter to Pay Paul, but don't make
Peter the savings account.
When family moves to another city,
or even to different neighborhood, it
often requires a readjuStment of the
family budget. One family, including
a man and his wife and three children.
were living in a small western city on
5000 month. The cost of living was
not as high as in cities of larger size
and their budget was divided into 171a
per cent for rent. IS per cent for food.
10 per cent for operating expenses, II
per cent for clothes and 30h2 per cent
for education, amusement and savings.
Later they moved to New York.
where they altered their standard of
living to 5per cent for rent, Is per
cent operating eNpehscS' thc same -
per cent for food, which left only 35
per cent for clothes. education. Injuries
and savings 1t soon appeared that the
majority of the IS per cent was going
for amusement and clothes. there being
little left for education. and practically
nothing to be saved. So the woman of
the household again went over the fam
ily budget and decided to decrease the
expenditure for clothes. The third ad-
justment provided 20 per cent fox rent.
is per cent for operating expenses. 35
per cent for food and clothes and rs
per cent for education, luxuries and
saving.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-21

Ground rice is excellent for cleaning
white cloth. 1t should be applied with
a piece of clean white flannel, left for
two or three hours, and then well
brushed and shaken.
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HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

good furniture polish is eight
ounces of sweet oil, four ounces tur-
pentine, two ounces ammonia. Apply
with cloth and polish with wooden
cloth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-21

full one. because II is not wasteful with
cloth and conforms to all the require
ments Of the made. 1t also is equally
serviceable for day and an evening
dress.
since all nsures are not slender. the
made nat p1eats on a stout figure, for
nat plsats give an effect of slender
ness to even the stoutest form.
You will probably notice. also. that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-21

After washing a white knitted jersey.
put it on a coat-hanger to dry, and
hang it on a line in the air. 1t VIII
keep a better shape than if pegged on
the line.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-21

Rusty irons should be heated, rubbed
on a piece of beesWaX tied in linen, and
then with coarse flannel cloth, sprln,
killed. with household salt. Thls Will
give a polish like glass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-21

Silk stockings should never be froned
Wash them in soapsuds made with
good white soap and lukewarm water
and rinse in clear water of the same
temperature Rough dry.