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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-09-15
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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-09-15
I3I. 600 More Expected 10 Strike;
%, 200 already Declared Out

Iht fnllusing un .nB ~orkefs .
siis artufdIHE iu The union claima
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The Washington times., 1916-01-03
What Women Are Doing.

More than thousan nd women heNe pc
tItioned the President Of Peru, request
ing him to veto the bill that authorizes
congress to esta olish religious toler-
ance in Peru.
Three Moro girls have entered the
training school for nurses in Manila,
and when they have completed their
courses will return to nurse their own
people.
Before going on the stage and always
after the performance, Mime. Guilbert,
the actress, drinks a cup OF tea. She is
said to drink as high as ten cups of
tea every day.
The Grand Duchess George. OF Russia.
has cstab blished two hospitals in Har-
rowgate. England. She is the possessor
of enormous wealth and is noted for her
magnificent diamonds and furs.
Mrs. william Tracy, OF California, is
said TO be the only woman in the United
States engaged as an ostrich. farmer.
She has more than 100 birds on her ranch
which net her about $40 apiece each
year.
clerk of Hamilton county. Tenn, has
written manual for magistrates in
that State.
Selma Langerlof, the only. woman ever
TO receive the Nobel prize for literature,
il the daughter of an obscure clergy
man In small Swedish hamlet. She
was born in an old farmhouse and was
trained TO be a teacher.
Mrs. Akl Yosano, who conducts the
womans department OF an Influential
magazine in Tokyo. Japan, is largely
responsible for the active part women
have taken i'm the Japanese elections,
Just to show that she was no 'piker,"
Miss Minnie kaeeter, who bet on the
Phillies, rolled q peanut around . city
block with toothpick.
The Washington times., 1916-01-03
Fish That Tastes O. the Sea
BY MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERICK.

include in your winter menus some
or several of the following:
kippered herring, plan, tomato
and mustard sauce.
Plain or dried herring.
Goldfish, sliced broiled, Creamed.
OF scallopcd.
tinnan haddie.
Salt mackercl
Shredded Goldfish. with potato.
Dried cured salmon, as sand
Nichcs, hro'led. or creamed.
tlZers.
Fish balls, tomato sauce or plain.
Bloaters, dried, cured. or broiled.
DO not purchase fish from an
open tue standing on your grocers
floor. Insist that such goods be
kept at least on the counter. away
from surface dirt. or in a glass CON
taner. Remember that the drying
and curing process makes a CON
Ccntratcd food, so that small
quantity goes long wa!. Take the
time to prepare 1t carefully. as even
the best of fish will not taste appe-
thing IT carelessly picked. broken
ana cooked. Always remember such
fish need no sailing. and that it is
generally necessary to extract some
% III" salt before use, or that such
sauces should be used as viii coun-
teract the salt present. Then com
bne with potatoes. bread. or lice,
any truly starchy food.
The dclicatessen stores also carry
many dried varieties, which are to
he used sliced as we would corned
beet, or used in a fish pie.
CCopyrig ght, 1916. by Mrs. Christine FrederIckI
The Washington times., 1916-01-03
Three Minute
Journeys

~ALCTTTA. the usual gate of
the traveller entering the land
Of the curry and the collie.
presents enough oddities, il
one were not SO anxious to get away
into the mysterious interior TO con-
sumo many months Of delightful
sightseeing, but YOU are so eager to
sec even stranger places that you
seldom linSer in Calcutta long.
Hasten TO the Assam hills" ad-
vised half the people with whom |
talked. And so to the Assam hills
went.
\ little jolly train took me a long
distance and the exceedingly polite
conductor bowed me of in the gray
morning at a tiny railway station
that seemed in the hslf-light just like
any other railway station anywhere
else on earth. but there was one
thing that struck me as different
there were no carriages drawn up to
carry off the travellers. no haCkmen
shouting the names of their respec-
tive hotels.
applied to tho Babu station mas
ter for transportation and a guide.
He salaamed and left me. But soon
he returned with A squat, powerful
locking fellow bearing on his head a
strange willow basket, This basket
the coolie deposited at my feet. and
the Babu explained that 7 was to
climb into the basket and the coolie
would bear me wherever ! wished to
90,
Here was stranEencSS with ven-
Ceance. but. being committed. | did
what was expected to" do.
mounted the basket and the coolie
knelt down behind me. slipped the
broad carving band over his head.
bade me lean far back, and then hit
ed me and trotted with me away to
my hotel.
The Washington times., 1916-01-03
Troop News of Girl Scouts

They carrieu a big basket of.supplifs
Il a destitute FAMILY Of nine. seYen
of whom were children. Only one
OF the lot had shoes and stockings.
The girls resolved to try TO fit the
rest in shoes and other necdfu
things before the. holiday season
ends.
This troop with its captain. Mrs.
Chester rNlcs. and Miss Inez Clark
its lieutenant. Joined Troop 20 an
hike last Thursday.
The last meeting OF Troop l1'wss
followed hr q donkey. party. This
troop WAS assigned to provide the
Curtis School with its Christmas din.
ner, and gathered potatoes, corn.
peas and jelly 10 add to the turkey
provided by. the general fund. Julia
Jones donated the candy. One of the
pupils presented Mrs. Norman Jenes.
the captain. with work basket
which he had made. Another of the
boys gave her tray. 81.
Troop n did not participate in the
Christmas dinners except by sending
contributions. because of illness in
the captains family but 1t prepared
number OF baskets for the poor of
the Vicinity. -.
When Troop ~ and the special
school at 1872 Maryland avenue had
finished their Christmas dinner, three
Of the Girl Scouts. at Mr.. Mace's re-
Uuest. gave talks on the scout work
to the nupils. Troop 20 also provided
food and clothing for several fanil-
ies. Dorothy Arnold. the ten-year-
old mascot gave all the new orna-
meEts from her own tree for q fam
ilY OF Door children in the northeast
She also packed a box of clothing
and a basket Of provisions for the
family. besides collecting an assort-
mCnt OF TOYS. games. and candy.
This troop have elected troop
doctor. julia Harrison. who had her
first opportunity to demonstrate first
aid training last THURSDAY. when
the troop went on hike of about
fifteen miles. Starting at the Treas
urN. tho troop went through tho
Speedway. over the Highway bridge
ana to Fort Mycr. going through Ar
lington and visiting the wireless sta
ton.
At Del Ray the girls cooked lunch.
\ scratched finger gave the troop
doctor q chance. and the troop pho
toCrapher \ nirturc OF first aid work
Tho girls are busy undor w. r. Nc
Million. OF th" Y. ". c. A., in dumb
bell drllinS and marching tactics
They plan to specialize In this at the
January TallN.
The Washington times., 1916-01-03

in Amer ca YOU do no: anymore" she re-
ity TO make a fine distinction in favor Ct
American progressivenc.s.
And. could | tell kcr anything about
Madame Wilson. the bride of the rrcsi
dent? 30
Was Madame Wilson pretty?
Nine. de BarceIo is looking forward
impaiiently to seeing Nine. Wilson on
January I at the Pan-.\mcricaIi r".
ception at the White House. On this
occasion. Mrs. Wilson will make her
first appearance in her new role of
White House rhateIafne. Nine. de
Bsrcclo is to stop over for that event
surely.
She has read very. very much about
Nine. Wilson when she was Mrs. -
Nine. Barcelo had struck an impasse
The name Gait proved q fearful lin
luistic handicap. and Mime. de Barcelu
came a regular cropper on ito,
over and over she repeated 1t, and
each time the struggle became less
acute Finally. Nine. dc Barcelo mas
tered that very un-Lstin combination
of letters. and she wis simply de.
lighted at her prowess.
Columns end columns of matter were
printed in South American and Euro.
pean papers: about the President's
fapcee-what sort t.. Of clothes she
wore, what she did, and how she did
st. where she went and what she look
cd like. Nine. de Barcelo gathered
from all this that the Presidents bride
must be a very delightful and bear
tiful woman.
"Oh, Yes. tn" wedding was. Decem,
Der ls--we saw all about that wed
ding, too" she concluded sagely
Nine. de Barcelo thought she would
not be very much interested in voting
The ladies in iaracas, in Venezuela
indeed, lid not think about voting al
oil They really had so much to DO
and they always had so many chill
drcn indeed. they were quite willing
&c let TIE men have all the responsi
bility outside of the home.
The Washington times., 1916-01-03
IT HE TIMES DAILY MAG AZINE PAG
Medical Superstitions t.>>s
SurviUe Because Human
" Intelligence Often Errs
By DIR. LEONARD KEENE HIRsHBERG.

human mind uf tue folly that an
ancient time -hcnored procedure done
nulti"milions OF times Is correct or dccs
what you swear that il does. II
one Of Americas best thinkers. edi::
tor of several matsazjnes. and author Df
many books. has certain plysicians e.
write medical articles for his periodicals.
Dpes he consult them when he or mis-
loved cDce arc III? No.. nor has lie
ever heen Ike The AncieLt Mariner "a
sadder and o wiser ran upon the nor
row morn"
Whenever f1s editor falls a %ictim 10
stomach ache. rc takes fifteen. drops OF
ssafoeiida, as he has done for thirty
years. aud thinks that the gastric dis
tempcrs disa ppenrance is brought about
ny some distilled magic of the meci-
cine. Yet ass9 s9foetida Is no difercn!
from few drops OF water or whisky,
for I. has no physiology.
As king as the human race survives
,hese arrtrs nf thought will he respcr-
sible for supcrstiticns. They flourish as
well today among those who wear iron
rings, IcH-hind feet or graveyard rab-
pits, and who drink all sorts OF silly
and naYseors cnncoctions 20 charm apay
or to cure diseases, as they die in the
Gays hf NineVah and Tyre. Babel and
babylon.
lCopy't, 1916. by Newspaper Feature Service.
The Washington times., 1916-01-03
Anszvers To Health Questions

c. NJ. s.-Will you kindly tell me
what ! could do to remove brown spots
from my face? ,. The bones in my
knees crack when I stoop, this causing
me- great embarrassment at times. viii
you kindly advise me what to do for
this?
Try the following several times day:
Glycerine. ounce; violet water, :
ounces; ammonium chloride, l dram;
sodium sulphite, drains: boraX. 2
drams; tincture tolu. / dram: distilled
water enough to make a pint.
2. No one else hears that cracking in
the knees. 1t is often due to loose
pieces OF tissue.
w. Rim order to relax the muscles
and lower blood pressure in connection
with another rcmedy you prescribe
shoTld the massage bc done only on the
abdomen and by the sufferer himself
:. What do purple finger nails indi'
cate?
II cannot tr done by the person him.
self l. is done all over the body from
the scslp to tho toes. :. 1t indicates
need of rest. fresh eir, laXatiNes and a
heart and kidney examination. In an
swer TO your other question let ME say
that I DO not recommend patent m"di.
cines. nor d. I discuss them in thes
columns.
Worried-My nose and checks burn
after eating. and in the evening. What
The Washington times., 1916-01-03

TkSuw a woman WHO thinks size S
a prosecuted martyr hscanse her
husband wants beer with mis- Gn.
ner and insists upon having il.
She told me all abcut It the othcr DAY,
and could hardly believe my cais.
I'm a)moat crazy she said. "f"n
know how l. vas at h"'nc.-mN fatEcr
drank drank up eLerithins ''S Lad in ~
Before I married 7 lh,'dsh: my hus-
band was a tectotaipr and nov he ill.,
sists upon beer Will. his dinner every
night; w. ,,,ro. ar,,,. ,,vt,,n., s,ss
that know Of and the beer docsn
seem to do him any harm, b1H on.
know how it vi lend and ] cannot bear
it. I have. told him that I viii net sit
at the table and sec inn drink. aid he
has told me that it he cannct drink beer
at home he will &c somewhere e's"
isn't m terrible, could never have
believed it OF him. could YOU:
The ppor woman ..r,eu. and nothing
would make her believe that her hus-
band isn't on his way to drinNaTHs
grave. irst because he wants glass
Of beer with his roast taef or his steak
or his chops in the evening
Maybe he'd he better OF without the
beer. and in this particular inatancc |
happen to think he wouid-Eut wouldn t
that woman and her husband both be
conscience and his sense OF right and
wrong and his very uwrer. as well as
his wife?
Not His Owner.
what does a man do when he marries,
anyhow-sive up his right to his own
opinion in his own house? Why? No
man in the world but an American
would listen to such an idea for an
instant. wonder why an American
listens to it,
] knew a man once whose wife
wouldn't let him smoke in the house.
She hated the smell OF tobacco in the
curtains, she said, so the man went
out into the barn afte- dinner every
night and .smoked-and then the wife
wondered thu the neighbors laughed
at the man and made fun Of him and
called him queer names right to his
face.
She never seemed to think that the
curtains were his curtains. bought by
his money, and that the house was,
The Washington times., 1916-01-03

All Of tho troops have been active
during the holidays, giving aid and
choer to all cases of need that carrie
to. their knowledge. To many of TIL
Scouts the charity work folloNiEs
upon their big Christmas dinner in
the special schools, WAS their f1Ist
introduction TO poverty. and they are
full of enthusiasm over the Toy OF
doing real service for others. The!
have begun already to prepare for
next Christmas by collecting dis
.carded toys and Christmas tree or
uanients.
Troop did not meet this week
because OF their birthday party.
given them by the captain, Mrs.
Allen Roster. at st. Stephens parish
hall, where the troop participated N
the dancing and good tunes. After
The ravors and refreshments we've
served q huge Christmas tree formed
tn. center Of the last dance, cor
fetti and ribbons adding to the
sayety of the scene. The birthday
cake, with it's two huge candles. was
cut by Frances Weldon. the nrSt
girl scout Of Washington, and the
honor ii blowing ont the candles
was delegated to the smallest noE
scout in the city.
Troop s kept up with its sister
tt OOPS in the dispensing of good
things to tho needy. This troop is
meeting temporarily At the home of
their captain. Mrs. s. 4, Mooers.
Miss Sara V. Martin has been elected
lieutenant,
Troop assisted a. the dinner
civen at the special school at 6lo
First street southwest on Thursday.
The Washington times., 1916-01-03
Hospitable National Capital -..- Il
Captivates Fair Latin-America
Venezuelan Impressions
Of Washington

Washington homes are very,
very hospitable, and Wash
ington women most interest
ing and attractive
Ones social engagements are
so numerous that the constant
coming and going is rather
difficult" .
IT is necessary that one learns
to dance the one-step, and the
hesitation, and the fox-trot;
they are still dancing the
turkey-trot in Caracas.
Every Latin-American woman
is planning to attend the
Presidents reception on jan
uary 7 to see the delightful
and beautiful Nine. Wilson"
NINE. de BARCELO, wife Of
Dr.. Simon Bdrcelo, delegate
to the Pdn-Americdn Congress
from Venezuela.
The Washington times., 1916-01-03

can I do fo~ this: : Ny blood has be-
come very thick and not. How tan II
be thinned'
This 10 more than likely due to- had
disgestion. Eat moro apples, figs, .oat-
meals. cereals, prunes. rrune juice, car
rots, spinach. stew cd pears; drink three
quarts of distilled water daily, two
glassfuls. one-hali hour before meals.
six cha rcoal tablets after meals: sleep
ten hours in the twenty-four and Try
to be outdoors III the sunlight and fresh
air as much as possible. Apply each
night to the afie cted parts calamine.
M drains; zinc oxide. . drains; phenol.
gram; slyccrinc, 2 drains: lime water
and rose water enough to make three
ounces. 2. Take vigorous exercises out
door or In gymnasium ana 81 in for
swimming. dancing, rowing and tenris.
The Washington times., 1916-01-03
News Items and Notes of Club
Activities in Washington

lie. will -indu;,t ,hr blowing officers
at the January nc. ting: Mis- Rose
y; stftnn: rse;ilS,gt .t,ien .rsieisc'cdo ,.tn.
president; Mrs, :, Ann, =. Power.
innio9 vice rrsjdcnt:. a"s .|lic>
Burgess. secrCtaTI Mrs Caroline
Hockcmeyet.~ chaplain Yrs l'ora
HendriT. patlin:iC N.structor; Mrs.
Mrs Emma 'fJ4cmnlrr. conductor:
Mrs. Josephine o'hi%aTa, assistant
cendu tor: Ms. Narr Miller.
grirrd: Mrs, 14,irletts Shelley. as
sistaH: guard. Mss Violet LaN-
renee. ,pianitt. Mr.. Jos p!1ine
OMears DELEGATE 20 national en-
campnnnf, ard, Mrs. F'ile Fl. Qib-
son. alternate.
Tho 1rs: note or the Shak2:~c Ar"
celebra tionT that Are to mail; ~"
tcrcentcnaiaI o. tNr 1ramatist ~
1915, wa struck ny the Washing.
ton Readers Clut at thei" meeting
The Washington times., 1916-01-03
"T|Z" FOR TIRED
AND SORE FEET
Use "Tiz" for puffed-up,
burning, aching, calloused
feet and CornS.

Why go limpinG ground with aching,
puffed-up feet-feet so tired, chafed,
sore and swollen YOU can hardly get
your shoes on or Cn? why don't YOU
get 25-ccnt box of "Tiz' from the
drug store now AMI gladden. Your tor
turod feet
"'riz' makes ,our feet glow with
comfort, takes down sWellinGs and
draws the sorcarSS and misery right
ont of feet that chpfe, smart and burn.
"'Tiz" instantly stops pain in coTns.
Callouscs and Ounions. "TiZ' Is Siori-
Gus for tired. aching, sore feet. No
more shoe tightness-no more foot tor
ture.-AdVt.
The Washington times., 1916-01-03

Three meetings are announced
for January by the Womcn's ALI
ancc OF All Souls Church. On Jan
uary u Mrs. William Kent will give
an address on subject TO be an
nounCcd later. Miss MetZerott is
hostess for the occasion. \ tea in
honor Of Mrs. Ernest Bicknell is to
be given in the church parlors on
January u from 10 +. our Gov
ernment and the Indians" will be
discussed ny Mrs. Cato Sells, wife
Of the Commissioner of Indian AZ
fairs, on January g. Mrs. II. Is.
Fulton is to be hostess
The suffrage committee Of the
Anthony League is in charge Of the
next meeting of the organization on
Thursday evening at s o'clock, at
2007 Columbia road. Mrs. Florenre
Jackson Stoddard is thc principal
speaker. Mrs. Anna E! liendley.
president Of tho Anthony League,
vcntion of the National American
" oman suffrage Association.
william Allen Wilbur. dean of CO.
lumb ~ College, G. orsc. Washing
ton University, nd professor OF
English speaks on The Approcia-
ton of Poetry" al the January
meeting Of the Twentieth Century
club on Thursday. Louis c. At
water. and William r. Green are
in charge Of the music.
The travel section will meet on
" ednesday at 1890 at the home OF
the leader, Mrs. William +. Ham.
962l Woodley place. The education
section meets on January ~ at II A,
m. tho archaeology section, on
January II. with Mrs. John Lowe, OF
2622 Woodley place at . p. m; the
FlCnCh section. the same day at 3
u. M: the literature section, the
morning of the same day at 1880
a. m, with Mrs, henry Farquhar
Of the Parker, 1901 Park road. apart
ment sol. and tho art section. on
January l3 at D. M. with Mrs.
Dayton Ward, 1863 Columbia road,
for the discussion OF Titan"
Miss katherine Priichett.' home
agent under the department oil
AeriCultnr" Al Mn,ylaud A.'icul-
tu~al College spoNC before Tho home
economies committee of the Mont
romUy County Federation Of VI en-
GUS Clubs on Deccmbcl ., at
Chevy Chpsc Seminary. ne resi-
denc" of Mrs. Samuel Barker. OF
the WOman's club Of E,ths sd A
Mrs. Eleanor Z. CrOrin j. chairman
of the COMMITTEE
L. S. Grant Circle. No /, Ladies'
of the Grand ARMY CT the RepuL-
The Washington times., 1916-01-03
FuSSy HouSekeeper.

Nj. m7on-IFTry, Mary or we'll nc
late fer tho play.
His Wifc-Eut ! cant leave the hous
muSsed up like this
MIR. Umson--V no is sulnc 10 see ..
v lille We arc away?
His Wife-Its hard to tell, a burglar
AaiShL break in.-Juuge.
The Washington times., 1916-01-03


an onion Is worn in the shoe. or ''rh"u-
mat'sm" vanishes when bronze ring Is
worn. is no more evidence because Of
such measures than the sun rises from
the cocks crow. 81. .,
some people. 1t sometimes seems. can
rot Keep sequence of events separate
from cause and effect. Because some
effects sometimes follow certain causes
almost every Tom. Dick, and Harry
praises every event which ensucs as Q
definite effect Of what preceded. In this
sense the first man who goes to work in
the morning is the cause Of every otnor
one doing so. II a dog with a tin can
tied to his tail wakes you op. every
body else who awakened at about tlc
same time was aroused bv the tin
canned canine.
1t is these errcrs OF human intelH-
rence that makes it seem almost 4
hopeless. certainly an ungrateful, at
terrt 20 try to disstuse the aVeras
The Washington times., 1916-01-03

';c sda" ni:ht ~ The. Comstotl: SUI
cia, Frank J.. MaN"cll tal!el On
The musical thought Ct Shakes-
pHare, presentins the poets appre-
erences and explanatory ststemrn,s
and his Familiarity With instrumental
I'd vocal music ThN talk MS IL
lnstra;cd With SONGS and piaro
'NInL:r? >! Mrs Elizabeth Ma
zen. sopran" onf !Ahel Garrett
Scer.s from seNerIl Hf shr.eS
cars's plays Mere given ny c!Hh
members.
.. numhe" OF Washington women
ore planning 10 attend the sessions
o. yhe short course in home eco
nomlcs TO he given for Maryland
,smemakers, under the auspices OF
,hs Maryland Agricultural College.
81 College Park, Md, JanuarJ 10 10
l.. katherine \. rritchett. home
agent under the Department OF AZ
riCnIture. and instructor at the co..
iege, will preside over most of the
meetings.
The lectures in the course arc as
"lntrod"ciion to the Course" ny
Eatharlne A. Pritchett; .2'3o t, (.
Food Values and Hr:nciples' hy
l., "rionsf Planning, Plumbing,
etc. by Helen Comstock: | 80 to a;$O,
"ChemislrI OF Household Reagents"
ny katherine Fritchett; $50 to 4.
Value OF Economy OF Time and
sn5s2y ns5sy; - BY Ssso oreTee TO J. agnt
Home and Civic" by Helen Com
stock; II to T., First Aid to the In
.ured;" l:an to s. Interior Decora-
ton by Florence ]. Hunt; , 10 4.
Food Preparation (starch toods),'
hy Helen Comstock; January i3, $50
10 II, Textile Chemistry" by kath-
crime Pritchett; ll:3O to u. History
OF the Family" by FlorUce Hunt;
i:so to 3. Food Preparation (meat,
milk. and esgs)," by Helen Com
stock; to 1, Child Feeding" by
katherine Pritchett; January IL
$50 to II, Preservation OF Foods, !"
by Florence Hunt; II to 10. Care
OF the Patient" 30 to 3, Meat
Substitutes, by Katherine Prit-
chstt; to 4. Menu Flaming" by
Helen Comstock; January 10, $50 10
1880. Planning Of Meal and Fable
Service"
The womens auxiliary conference
of the second Pan-American Scien-
titc Congress has issued an INVITA-
tiop. for all members of the District
of Columbia q. 4. II. to attend its
SESSIONS. The national president,
Mrs. W iiliam Cumming Stow. pre-
sided on December g. -Four meet
ngs of the women's auxiliary con-
terence remain, from Tuesday
through Friday Of this week.
The Washington times., 1916-01-03
PERSONAL ADVICE.

Readers desiring advice should
remember:
I. TO address inquiries to DR.. L.
h. Hirshberg, care of The
Washington Times.
2. To enclose stamped and ad.
dressed envelope il a personal
reply is desired.