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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08
To Be Had for Postage

noto there many requests for maya
zines and sheet music, I have some I should
LAURA A. r.
You cannot overstock us with good maga-
zines and music, They keep the solitary
and shut-ins in touch with the great inter-
esting world of art and letters. None
should go into the waste basket or junk
cart. Wait until you hear through us of
those you may make happier or less lonely
by your benefaction.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08

numbers that are 30 well known that put
ting down their telephones would be super
Guous-
A willow telephone device has two shelves
10 It's table and q cozy chair that would
tempt any one 10 use the telephone more
often than IL necessary.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08

stripes Border the blouse, collar, cuffs
and hem with the plain color.
You should be able to wear n box
plated Russian blouse. They are becoming
to slender people-or n shocked yoke in
color to match the border gives fulness.
Use belt OF the gray volle, tied loosely
at the front,
Pl%s aqSsIss ,iS s,S e., i;dsE
DoHf oS ynS p Is sT Your n shS %
be appreciated. MRS. ]. @. L.
Colored slips are coming in again. Yes
I agree with you that all white is very
harsh-why not introduce color on your
dress by using soft satin or taffeta ribbon
looped In bowknots on the undersklrt? II
you have no net underslip on your frock
you can get pretty petticoat and decorate
II. girdle to match would be pretty, Use
pale green, or peach pink. lavender baby
blue, or corn color, II your skin is clear,
D:sr MsegamTTSE gESS SaH keep EoGTEstts
fades out as soon as the iron is put to IT,
Wrap your blouse In a towel after wash
ing and iron II when It is rather damp. Use
a cool iron. II the goods still fade. redip-
ping in the ink is the only remedy. II is
good plan to make an ink solution and keep
1t in jar for such purposes,
Dear Madam-How keep a georcamisole
for gift. l want something very nice. DO
you think a gold silver cloth one would be
appropriate for middle-aged womGn7
Also. should black satin girdle be laid
straight around the Hgure or cut blast
IGNORANT
A silver cloth camisole would be appropri-
ate, but hardly practical at this time OF the
year Precipitation and heat of the body
will tarnish one in very short time. There
are plenty OF dainty georgette. washable
satin and crepe de chine models to choose
from, They wear better. Any satin girdle.
unless made OF ribbon, fits the figure better
II cut on the bias. You can tack II TO your
dress at the edges without any trouble. or
sew featherbone underneath It.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08
Novel Gifts

kit Of silver eroeheting implements is
an attractive gift. The handle Is silver and
Is uAed like workman's set OF me avis.
hooks in varying degrees of hneneas. The
whole Z inciosed IN velvet casa al fer the
nneat taNalA
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08
IRDIN WARNS HOUSEHOLDERS AGAINST SHORT

Questions pertinent to hysispe, sanitation
and prevention Of disease. II matters of
sejnsrsl intsEest, Will be nn.wsred In this Us
the subject is NOT snitable. lettors Will be
tions and where x stamped, addressed en-
velqne is Inclosed. Doctor Eyans, VIII not
diseases. REQUESTS FOR such service cannot
be answered.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08
Damp Walls

Dissolve pound of wax candles, or white
wax, in sufficient parrafln oil, in the oven
to render the mixture the consistency of
ordinary paint. II the walls of a damp
room are brushed with this mixture. they
can be papered or painted without risk Of
the damp penetrating
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08

Dear MLiss-Deeply moved by the pathetic
of ths g9S lame sIr yh9'e % letter. ,sns
the 2Tth. l am impelied to write these few
lines OF sympathy and encoura cement
The writer. youthful chap, healthy OF body
and limb. but lonely like herself. is sure the
sffietion and would Ike e correspond with
Jour power. will you kindly place In COM
municaton with herr Would appreciate It,.
II. Z. II.
have forwarded your name and address
% Broken Hearted"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08

WOmGn's Page. the Evening Ledger.
IT'S an extravagant world we're living
i in. when we seriously consider summer
frocks whose prices run to four figures !!
This Is no exaggeration. I've seen them,
And they're the softest, dreamiest frocks
that could be imagined-at the price.
Most of US couldn't even force our imagi-
nations TO entertain the idea of such mag
nihcence, but II doesn't cost anything to
hear about them. They're made of organ
dle-yards and yards of II. II pillows and
1t puffs and 1t stands up in unexpected gobs
1t does everything that is expensive and
unusual
And it's rainbow tinted. Maid o. the
Mist" you'd call the wonderful creation OF
baby blue, pale green and mauve organdie
that saw. The skirt Just fell in one color
full cascade of green over the mauve under
skirt, The bodice was pale green. with
embroideries in blue. A velvet girdle Of
kings blue outlined the place where the
waist ought to be.
Wearing dress like that would be like
pinning butterfly to a card. It would be
stealing part OF the rainbow's tricks II
would be plagiariZIng nature herself.
Pear Madam am thinking q getting a Ereey
stores, chiffon ,yoiie Al 90 cents yard. and 4
You have it MADE am NOV tall TGI Snd
ssiiPrsssee n there shysnE IN 'R' EHRy snd
than the sray7 do not. however. care for
conspicuous things. Russian blouse effects
very becoming 10 me, Is there anything new
IN that style that would be suitable for any
thing thin as voilsi Thanking you for any
help you can give me, am
Yours very truly.
NELSON
Gray voile is beautiful II you can wear
It you said nothing OF your coloring, so
cannot say. II you have a clear skin and
rather high color, keep your dress all gray.
II you need touch of color, plain rose or
delft blue to me would be preferable TO
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08

Edrawsh II summer
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practical
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CLEANLINESS, PROPER FOOD AND DRESS
AND PLENTY OF SLEEP NEEDFUL TO BABY
By WILLIAM A. EVANS, M. D.

, IL hours. Daytime maps should be en-
courased UP TO years Of age"
This book Is given to prospective mothers
and mothers Of young babies who apply for
It. 1t is printed in several languages
Similar books are issued by the Federal
Government and by virtually every one
of the State governments and many of the
city governments. No better guides can be
bought for any money than Prenatal Care"
and Infant Care" issued by the Chlldren's
Bureau, Department of Labor, washington,
d. c., and given free to applicants. There
Is no excuse for any pregnant woman not
TO know how to care for herself or for any
mother not to know how to care for her
baby.
Hip Disease
I. Is the cure q hip disease permanent; ?.
sbd limb S wRoS Is w
sra Sg seh6od 5Sdu hS sS s
Of these o the see dsep
hip dsssse % when % nge M o yeSsS old roi as ds the
covered ] / until the disease had made considerable
prosrses My limb was kept IN plaster sis cast ,,s
e'% ne Joint 0 was s Just % tto sun For about four
sSsesss son on The hip, but tRis was ,inay healed
by the PoTSTlT r. Mn trsstment which proved very
now p 5SSEs old sSd for SS seven ys5S S
eSG except a slight soreness and stiffness. when
have been on my feet more than usual. How
ever, the limb seems very weak and I won
edy this condition. p. l.. G.
1. Hip joint disease Is very apt to relapse.
The danger persists for years. Bone infec.
tions are apt to be mild and long.
g. Bacilll and pieces of dead bone get
walled Off. Later some of these get loose
sometimes and start a relapse.
3. Yes. The limb must be used, exercised
and manipulated If 1t is to develop
4. Not IL done with reason.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08

have not much money and would like TO take
him out for the air, MRS. NJ. KEOwN,
2227 s. Clarion ST.,
Philadelphia.
Perhaps some of my readers can help you.
which petty dealers in food products and other
necessaries Of the household resort TO cheat
their customers in the matter Of weight is
highly commendable and should appeal to
every housewife. Ordinarily the woman who
goes marketing has absolute confidence In the
honesty Of the dealer with whom she has pos
sibly dealt for years. and has the slightest
suspicion that she Ia being cheated But In
only too many cases she Is, with the result that
her astet often represents In actual value only
about rs or so cents of the dollar she has just
expended.
There are two ways Of protecting herself. She
should watch the scales to with her own
eyes that she has got the proper weight. or she
should have at home pair of scales, which
costs little which to check off the dealer.
Il this discloses that she has been cheated she
trust your exposure has taught or will
teach housewives a lesson by which they and
HOUSEKEEPER.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08
More Magazines and Music

>, The quilt PIECES which ! offered to YOU, are
disposed OF to the woman to whom you sent my
address; The magazines. however, are still al
your disposal, l hnd: too, that ! have old
longer POPULAR, Thsy, are chiefly hits from
have some crochet and embroidery patterns,
GHpped from ,n;swspape5s ;,,, ana masazines was
Of, because she writes that they have recently
lost nearly all they had In a nre. l nnd them
in need Of clothing, as wsll as bedding and other
by doing little rumma aging among certain rela-
tiVes who discard good things ofttimes merely
MRS. +. 9.
Said Bunyan's Greatheart of sword sub
mltted to him: "A right Damascus blade %
The ejaculation arose to my lips as read
TO the end of your letter Music and maga-
zines are a tempting ALTERATION, and every
thing else you enumerate chimes in har-
moniousy. We await with pleased expec-
fancy the result OF the rummasing among
relatives. II they are OF your blood. the
afflicted and desolate will be the better in
mind body and estate for the search.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08

The correspondent who wrote asking me
for the name of the book on the making OF
box furniture and signed 1t Mrs. q. w
Mauer, 3o6 East Centre. did not put a city
address on her envelope. Her letter has
been returned 70 me from the Philadelphia
Postoffice.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08

could get me baby coach for my baby cheap
As would love 70 have one and cannot afford Q
new ons as my husband Ia away TO war and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08

From Private Richard Harrison, toith the
N. G. p. at Ell Paso, to Mss Helen Martin,
sprttos street, Philadelphia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08

Letters the Editor Of the Womans Page
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08
THE WOMAN WHO SEWS

Readers pho desire help ,Dith their dress
Fashion Expert, care Of the Editor Of the
WomdH'S Page. the Evening Ledger.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08

Dear Madam-How can 7 keep georeamisole
You ySS AnE rod SaGf % eS S'5S one Would
appropriate for a middle-aged woman7
Also. should black satin girde be laid
straight around the figure or cut bias7
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08
Perhaps some of my readers can help you.

have not much money and would like TO take
1927 s. Clarion ST.,
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Dear Madam-How can I keep a georEette
blouse pink? dyed II with red Ink but II
fades out as soon as the iron is put to IT..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08

leNten Aeadsnay ssni-mliits s5th yeaF Homs
]. q. VIZ. EElsslssL - =. hsslasl y. J.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08
Nazareth Hall Military Academy

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1oardinE 4Lhopl lar lg4a, . -
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-26
TO RAISE LONG HAUL RATES.
Transcontinental Lines Agree on New
Freight Tariffs.

PORTLAND, Ore, Oct. GA GEN
eral increase of from 10 to % Der cent
in the transcontinental railroad rate
on most of the heavier commodities
moving castbound and westbound has
been agreed upon by the transconti-
nentai carriers, it was announced yes.
tcrday at a meeting of traffic officials
and local shippers in Portland. The an
nouncement was formal and concerns
lines serving the north Pacific termi-
nal cities.
The proposed increase, it was ex-
planned, is for the purpose of comply
ing with the requirements of the inter
state commerce commission laid down
in its recent Spokane rate case order
that the preferential rates in favor of
the coast terminals and against Spo-
kane and other inland cities should be
removed. The commission recognized
the inland cities contention that the
war, causing a lack of bottoms, and
the recent condition of the Panama
canal had eliminated actual water com
petition.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-26
SEPTEMBER TERN
OF COURT ADJOURNS
Judge Slack to Return Next Month on
Chancery Cases-Mrs. Brown and
Mrs. Evans Get Divorces.

The September term of the Wind
ham county court was adjourned this
morning at Newfane b. Judge Leigh
ton ?. Slack. Judge Slack will return
to hear chancery eases late in Novem-
Der.
The divorce case of Eva Brown of
Brattleboro against Ernest Brown of
Marlboro was heard yesterday after
noon. The threatened contest of the
case did not take place and Mrs. Brown
was granted a divorce on the ground
of intolerable severity. She was given
the custody of their two children, aged
six and eight years, except during half
of each vacation, which they are per-
nitted to spend with their father. Mr.
Brown was ordered to pay alimonv of
$500 forthwith and to pay $3.50 a week
during the minority of the children.
Judge Slack granted in the after
noon the divorce petition of Mary E.
Evans against James H. Evans of
Springfield, Mass. The case was heard
at the morning session of court.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-26
Terrible Disaster in a Hospi-
tai in Farnham, Quebec,
This Morning
Is TO 20 INMATES
REPORTED MISSING
Three Hundred and Fifty Asleep When
Flames Broke Out and Nearly All
Jumped from the Windows - Manv
Who Escaped Badly Injured

FARNHAM, Quebec, Oct. 26.-Six
adults and five children at least lost their
lives IN fire which destroyed St Eliza
beth hospital today. This forenoon the
ruins We're still blazing and it was impos-
sble to begin a search for from Is to 25
persons reported missing. The institution
was managed by the Grey nuns and com
prised two buildings, one for hospital pa
tents, the other school for children.
Farnham is about IA miles from Mon
treal
More than $50 persons were asleep in
the hospital when the blaze was discoy-
cred Unable to make their way to safety
over the fire escapes nearly all of them
jumped from the windows
Twenty-Five children who Ieaped from
the third story were badly injured. The
hospital and a laundry were DESTROYED and
several adjacent buildings were damaged
by smoke and water. The fire is believed
to have started in a defective chimney.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-26
CHARLES E.. HUGHES
SPEAKS AT HARTFORD
Tells the Munitions Workers That After
War We Must Meet New Europe
With New America.

HARTFORD, Conn, Oct 26.-CharIes
Z. Hughes went into what he termed the
home stretch of the campaign with the
opening speech here today of his last trip
before election day.
The nominee spoke before an audience
composed partly of workers in munitions
plants. This is no time for complacency, /"
he said. This is no time for political talk
about prosperity. 1t is time for thought
When the men now in the trenches Of
Europe are withdrawn to follow the pur-
suits of peace the abnormal stimulus of
the war will be withdrawn and the men
IN this country now engaged in satisfying
the demands of Europe at war will nc
longer have that demand to satisfy
1T is new Europe we will have to
meet, a disciplined, organized Europe, and
we should meet it with new United
States and you can no more run this
country in the coming years on the tariff
principle of our opponents than you can
fly to the moon"
Mr.. Hughes spoke also for the mainte-
nance of American rights En- route to
Hartford he was greeted by station crowds
at New Haven and Meriden Several hun
dred Yale students cheered him at New
Haven. He left Hartford at ! O'Clock for
Providence and Boston. Leaving Boston
early tomorrow morning the nominee will
speak tomorrow in several New York state
cities
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-26
EAST JAMAICA.

Ralph Howe was in Dover this week
Miss Florence Allen is i'll and under
the doctor S care.
Samuel Patterson returned home Mon
day from Keene.
Miss Marion Holland is back to stay
at F. FL. Leonard s.
Rev. S. l.. Vincent was in Lebanon
Maine, over Sunday.
Mrs. B. L. SpilIer of South Vernon
was guest over Sunday at Horace
Howard s.
Mrs. Slader of Rutland was a guest
of her daughter, Miss Marjorie Slader
at E. P. Chamberlin s last week.
A. E. Gleason, Miss Mollie Capen
Miss lola Gleason and Charles Howard
were in Brattleboro Tuesday afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Patterson and
baby, Lois, and Mrs. Minna Lippincott
went to their new home in Keene last
week.
L. F. Grout and Miss lola Gleason
were in Brattleboro last week as dele
gates to the state Sunday School con.
vention
There will be a Halloween social al
the River schoolhouse Saturday even.
ing. L. H. Barber of Brattleboro is ex.
pected to be present with victrola.
Will Patterson, who has finished work
for o. d. Parker of South Londonderry
spent few days at his home here be
fore going to Bristol, Conn, Wednesday
where he has employment.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-26
OUR YARDS LEAD
IN SHIPBUILDING
Plants on the Delaware Do Bigger Bust
ness Than Those of Glasgow,
Newcastle or Belfast.

WASHINGTON, Oct 26.-The Della
ware river is disclosed as the greatest mer-
chant shipbuilding center of the world in
an official statement issued by the depart
ment of commerce. The department an
nounces comparative statistics of American
and British steel merchant shipbuilding in
progress on Sept. 10, showing that total
construction IN progress then in the Unit
ed Kingdom was AGO vessels, with gross
tonnage of l,789,054, against a total in the
United States of AT vessels, of l,545,27O
gross tons The figures for the United
States, however, include ships ordered but
not begun, while those for the United
Kingdom cover only ships whose construc-
tion actually has begun
The Delaware river shipyards total ton
mage under construction exceeds that of
all the principal British shipbuilding dis
tricts, including Glasgow, Newcastle and
Belfast They reported total of 80 ships
building with tonnage aggregating 4l92
gross. Other United States districts have
this showing of tonnage: Great Lakes,
2l6,046; Chesapeake Bay, 2l3,7s6; San
Francisco Bay, 2ll, CPS: Puget Sound and
Columbia River, 5000 The European
record nearest that of the Delaware River
was Newcastle with 40l, ,926 gross tons.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-26
WILL PRESENT FLAG.
STAFF AND TABLET
First Vermont Cavalry Association
Capt II. G. Streeter President. to
Meet in Northfield Nov. @

The 44th annual meeting OF the First
vermont Cavalry association is scheduled
to be held at Northfeld Thursday, Nov.
8. Capt. H. c. Streeter, president of the
association, will attend While the North
field House, which was to have been the
headquarters of the association. has been
destroyed by fire, it is expected that other
arrangements for the accommodation of
the veterans will be made Between 60
and 20 are expected to attend.
The program calls for the formal pre-
'sentation Of the flag, flagstaff and tablet.
the gift of the Cavalry Reunion society.
TO tue Norwich university cadets and a
parade by the cadet corps There will be
banquet that evening at $50 o'clock in
the Congregational church. followed by a
campfire at which there will be several
prominent speakers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-26
DEMURRAGE INCREASE FOUGHT
New England Committee to Ask for
Thorough Investigation.

BOSTON, Oct. 26. = Opposition to
the increase in demurrage charges pro
posed by the American Railway associa
tlon was voted at the annual meeting of
the New England Industries Demurrage
convention here yesterday.
According to a statement issued bv
the chairman, w. A. Clark, the commit
tee represents industries that handle
more than 100000 cars of freight year
ly.
- 1t is the intention to ask for a thor
ough investigation of the whole ques-
tlon of car detention and the reasons
therefor, says the statement. "At the
present time, = it continues, with the
greatest car shortage existing known
to history, 1T is extremely important
that the receivers of carload freight
communicate with the officers of the
company and see to it that cars are re-
leased promptly
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-26
PRES. ELLIOTT SPURNS
A RAISE OF $25, 900
Will Stick to His Position at Head of
the New Haven System-Stock-
holders Criticise

| NEW HAVEN, Conn, Oct 26.-Presl-
| dent Howard Elliott told the stockholders
of the New Haven railroad at their annual
| meeting yesterday that he had received an
| offer of $4,000 more salary a year than he
was now receiving to go to another rail
road, but that, if his health permitted, he
would remain at the head of the New Ha-
ven system, and would do his best to re-
store the property He had no intention
Of resigning he said.
The management of the railroad was at
tackled yesterday 10y the same critics as
have taken the time at former annual
meetings. MaXey Hitler of the New Ha-
ven said:
Il think the stockholders believe that
the road has been looted in the past, but
we have nothing to do with that now. 1t
seems to me now that rigid economy
should be practsed You have a publicity
department costing $4,000. It is most in
accurate. This department put out a re-
port that Mr.. Elliott was to resign and
then it said he was not going to resign
we know New Haven is a valuable
property and will come back some day |
have the highest respect for the directors.
but some of them are too busy They have
~ time to look into incidental expenses
Your board is toe large. We should have
economy and pay some dividends.
There is not a poor man on the board
Of directors, unless it is A. s. May, who is
on until you get some millionaire to go on
in his place"
l., G.. Davis of Stonington scolded the di-
rectors for planning to build new station
in New Haven. He said that in some re-
,pects he preferred the present station
here to the new Grand Central station in
New York city.
The stockholders reelected its director
ate and confirmed the plan of the directors
to construct Immediately a new station
here.