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Evening star., 1916-08-02
J. didn't suppose you ever did anything

I didn't suppose you ever did anything
Sometimes I DO; DO; am now" replied PILED
shrswdy SnsssF nas as he ''e looked s up at saues
Sammy Jay. Il would advise you to
try it just once yourself. Sammy"
Il don't have to. ! get my thoHgh.s s
is it you have on your mind. Buster"
Il am wishing for WINGS" replied
Buster. as soberly as If 1t were really
wings" shrieked Sammy Jay.
You wishing for wings! Say. wouldn't t
you be a sight with wings! Ho, no, no!
Buster Bear with wings. What under
the sun do you want wings 1or ac-e+o"
replied Buster, looking very mysteri-
Right away Sammy vas all attenz At tsI :,
ton. Certainly l can. said ne; nvins
down to a branch just over Buster
! :'Win you keep it?" asked Buster
BY this time Sammy was al curlos-
heart and hope I die if don't" he re-
Buster looked all about as if to
make sure that no one else was neai.
hollow high up. and I wish ! had
wings. so that 1 could, do 1t without
having to climb every tree l come 10
in order to find out If 1T ma mas - sGr from a
hollow in it where / cannot see II from
the ground" said he. in what was
meant to be whisper. You nave no
idea what a lot of work it is for a Dig
fellow like me to climb a tree, tree .. h..
Sammy looked as astonished as n', ne
felt. What under the sun do you
u,ant with hollow trees?" he demanded
THAT is something l can't tell even
YOU" replied Buster: but II you can
think of any way to help me Hno nm. n'rn .nen
YOU can come along and see Tor your
self what l want of them ..
Get Drummer the Woodpecker 10
find them for you" replied sam sammy: y
promptly exnspt noa OK Rhb% follow trees"
Evening star., 1916-08-02

late loaf cake which you have inherited
from your mother no doubt calls for so
many squares" of chocolate Your
mother doubtless used a certain brand
of chocolate which is conveniently
marked Off in squares. Perhaps you
yourself use the same brand. But who
knows? The chocolate of the future
may not be creased into convenient lit
tie squares. Obviously the correct way
to measure chocolate is to weigh it and
to speak of it in ounces instead of
squares 1t is easy enough to weigh
the whole cake-usually, in fact. its
weight is marked on the wrapper
around 1t. So it is a simple matter to
divide it into ounces and then rewrite
your recipes in more scientific terms
Evening star., 1916-08-02

Just a suggestion of early autumn Is
creeping in with some of the newest
things seen in the shops. While all the
rest of the world is resting during July
and August busy buyers are preparing
to greet the homecomers with unan-
swerable arguments for increasing the
late summer wardrobes. For the past
Few years smart women have worn vel
vet hats through the dog days with
delightful Inconsistency. Ones summer
Evening star., 1916-08-02
CrabappIe Recipes.

1t is a very good plan to be forearm
cd, with suitable recipes for all the
fruits of summer and autumn. Then
when you succeed in getting the hrs'
fruits of any variety, you will be ready
with some suitable recipe.
So, here are some good crabapple
recipes to file away anent the time
when crabapples come into market
The first one is for crabapple jam: 10
make it, wash the fruit carefully ana
cut out the stems and blows. Dry the
fruit on pans in an open oven door,
weigh it and allow an equal weight OF
sugar Moisten the sugar with white
wine-or water-and stir it over the
fire until it is melted. Let it boil
thoroughly, skimming it carefully. and
add the crabapples and the peel OF
lemon, chopped, and dozen whole
cloves for each five pounds Of fruit.
Boil until the fruit breaks apart and
then pack in jam pots. Cover with
paraffln and label.
An easily made, clouded crabapple
jelly, which in England goes by the
name of American crabapple cheese, is
this: Fill a large earthen jar with
crabapples and cover with sirup made
of sugar equal in weight to the crabap-
pies boiled with as little water as
necessary to melt it. Place the jar in
an oven which is not very hot and let
| it stand there for three hours or until
| the fruit is soft. Remove and press
through a sieve or jelly press. mix pulp
and sirup and pour into sterilized jelly
| tumblers.
| Here is the recipe for a most deli
| cious sort of crabapple preserve
which is a secret of the Pennsylvania
Dutch" housewives, brought with then
from Germany: Wash thoroughly small
crabapples. without removing the
stems. Weigh and allow an equa
weight of sugar. Add enough water t
the sugar to make a thick sirup ant
stir over the fire until 1T is melted
Then allow it to boil, with the crabap
pies in it, until their skin is transpa
rent. The cooking must be slow ant
the sirup must be stirred from time tc
time. When the apples are cooked
through and are semitransparent they
are done, and should be packed into
Jars, covered with the boiling sirup anc
sealed.
Evening star., 1916-08-02
A Bit of Trimming.

Drecoll sent over a sketch of such a
gown, and it is published today. 1t is
of gray chiffon, in the weave that the
French call mousseline de sole
The skirt is ruff1ed at the sides with
a plain front. and at the head of each
ruffie is tiny thread of ruching made
from the same material The bodice
has the appearance of a jumper which
is slipped on the shoulders, and the
long. slightly full sleeves are well gath
cred at the wrist.
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four tablespoonfuls and Is sufficient to
make two quarts of jelly.

In modern recipes flour is always
measured after it is sifted. And one
cupful of -four is an even half pint after
sitting. There are all sorts of cups and
in some families the cup that has been
used to measure -four for a generation
may contain five-eighths of pint. or
course, cooking in the family kitchen
was successful because this big cup is
used for all measuring and probably a
teaspoonful of baking powder came to
mean just the amount that would leaven
the cup in question. But. nevertheless,
the family recipes should be translated
into modern standardized measures.
Evening star., 1916-08-02
WHAT'S IN A MEASURE?

One of the worlds most famous cooks
says in his book of recipes that a
pinch of salt" equals a tablespoonful.
But what if your cook should add a
generous tablespoonful Of salt to the
three layer chocolate cake that calls for
pinch" of that world savoring min
eral?
In the recipes referred to a pinch of
salt is in fact, tablespoonful, because
their author chooses so to regard 1t.
Used as he is to cooking for the tables
of famous hotels and clubs, the pinch
of salt used in most households is too
diminutive for any consideration.
Scientific cooks bewail the fact that
as yet cooking is not an exact science.
Perhaps it never can be, but much can
be done to standardiZe it's terms. Much
already has been done and 1t would be a
very good plan If each housewife should
go over the family recipe book and re-
write the recipes to conform to mod
ern standards.
For instance. the recipe for choco-
Evening star., 1916-08-02
BY ANNE RITTENHoUSE.
Ial corresnondence of Tho Star

Special Correspondence of The Star.
NEW YORK. August There Is a
strong feeling in all well dressed wom-
en- whom one sees in this country for
chiffon cloth and georgette crepe-a
fact which has been referred to quite
often. but which does not lose value in
the repetition.
are cool and the choice between them
lies with the individual. rather than
with the dressmaker. There is a feel
ing among those who tire of cenven-
tional materials that the roughened
surface of georgette crepe provides a
Evening star., 1916-08-02

Gelatin is another cooking ingredient
which is very vaguely treated In rec
ipeS. What, any way. does half a
package of gelatin mean? If you use
the recipes furnished by the manufac-
turers of certain gelatin supplied in
two-ounce packages. half a package
means obviously an ounce. Half an
other package might mean half an
ounce. One ounce of gelatin measures
Evening star., 1916-08-02

achieved IL the trimming harmonizes
with the costume. AT another shop
was shown q large hat with heavy silk
fringe around the edge of the brim and
o fat bow placed slantwise over the
white velvet brim and crown at the
left side.
Then there are gay little hats Of
brilliant velour for less formal occa-
sions to wear with the new fall sport
clothes. These are smart and they are
left quite untrimmed except for plain
band and tailored bow Of grosgrain
Ribbon.
All summer long ones wardrobe calls
Tor new frocks in answer to a recurring
need for those indispensable costumes
of linen or voile. one Of the smartest
new frocks Is the one sketched. 1t is
of white handkerchief linen trimmed
with rOse-colored linen. There is a
tnug-htting little bodice with three
bands OF rose -colored linen and a far
Evening star., 1916-08-02

Baking powder is measured In even
teaspoonfuls That means that the
baking powder is scooped up IN the tea
spoon and then is evened off with a
knife. so that it is actually level Two
of these level teaspoonfuls are needed
for one cup of flour after sitting. The
old recipes that call for soda and saler-
atus should be rewritten into terms of
baking powder, four level teaspoonfuls
Evening star., 1916-08-02
GT1ILdES10R!Es G1LdE
%rBEDTInE
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
Copyright. 1916. bv T. W. Burge,..J
Buster Bear Seeks Aid.

Buster Bear sat in the Green Forest
scratching his head as he tried to de-
eide what to do. He had started to
follow Busy Bee, but he had found that
this was by no'means as simple a mat
ter as he had thought. He had
watched her dart away in a certain di-
rection. He knew that she had gone
in a straight line to her storehouse. 1t
was that storehouse he wanted to find.
He knew that the chances were that it
was in hollow tree, SO he feIt sure
that all he had to do was to follow the
straight line until he came to a hollow
tree. So he had started out braveIy
enough. but though he had walked and
walked, he hadn't come to hollow
tree. Now he began to suspect that
In walking around trees that grew in
his way and in going around brush
piles he might have got of that
straight line. Should he keep on or
should he go back and start over
again?
He hated to go back. So he sat
scratching his head, unable to make
up his mind. His head was tipped
back and his eyes were idly looking
through the treetops: when suddenly
came fxed on the top Of one particu-
lar tree. That tree was alive, very
much alive. but near the top was a
place where there was no bark. Buster
Bear knew that part of the tree was
dead. Buster knows enough about
trees to know that dead places in trees
are quite likely to be hollow.
Stupid. stupid. stupid" grumbled
Buster Bear. Here I've been looking
for tree all hollow. Probably I've
Evening star., 1916-08-02

NEW MUSHROOM MODEL OF NAVY
BLUE MALINE AND VELVET.
hats are beginning to look bit faded
% If one is planning new summer MIL
inery, why not velvet hat?
Most of the latest arrivals are mush-
room in shape without trimming save,
perhaps, an embroidered flower or
chic little bow placed at just the right
angle. The new hat in the picture was
seen and sketched in one of the shops
The brim was of navy blue maline
mushroom shaped and bound around the
edge with blue pauue velvet A large
bow of the panne velvet spreads its
wings across the front and the crown
is also of pznne velvet
Another new lat seen was droop-
fng affair of black velvet There is
basket embroidered in silver thread on
the briru. with yellow chenille daisies
eumbling over the crown. \ band OF
black satin ribbon finishes this very
picturesque and entirely lovely new
hat. A hat shown at the same shop
is of old blue velvet. 1t follows the
lines OF all it's cotemporaries, but proves
II has an individuality of its own by
Haunting a fetching bow and bead
ornament at the front OF the crown.
By the way, these bead trimmings
are to be very much worn and some
very artistic color effects can be
Evening star., 1916-08-02


passed a dozen that have got hollows
somewhere up high. The thing for me
to do is to go back and start over MY,
II ] had that honey this minute 1
wouldn't ask for another thing in the
wide world. not one"
He turned around and shuffied along
back to the place from which he had
started to follow Busy Bee. Then an
other thought came to him. How was
he to know which trees had hollows
in them high up. and which didn't, un-
less he climbed each one to nnd out? :?
A funny look Of dismay crept over
Buster Bears face. He wouldn't mind
climbing one or two trees, for Buster 10
a good climber: but the idea of having
to climb a whole lot OF trees before
finding the right one wasn't at all to
his liking. You see. Buster. like most
folks. doesn't like to do any more work
than he has to.
So once more Buster sat down to
think. Presently Sammy Jay came
flying along and spied him there.
Hello. Buster Bearw said he. ''You
look as Il you are trying to think. and
Evening star., 1916-08-02

Wrap cut bread in waxed paper IL
you would keep 1t fresh.
Evening star., 1916-08-02
A Special Lot of Dress
Trunks at Sale Prices.
32-inch size-Special at $S.75.
34-inch size-Special at $3.50.
36-inch size-SpeciaI at $1,000.

These Trunks are covered and bound with
hard vulcanzed fiber, have steel trimmings and
linen lining; fitted with two trays, one of which
is extra deep for hats
We are able to sell these Trunks at special
prices because we purchased them much under
the ordinary wholesale cost.
door.T nj
Evening star., 1916-08-02

For the bathroom cork mats which
can be rolled up are sensible accesso-
ries.
Evening star., 1916-08-02
Household Hints.

Never use a very hot iron on mohair.
Eggs baked in tomato sauce make a
savory dish.
Evening star., 1916-08-02

AFTERNOON GOWN OF GRAY CHIF-
FON WITH SMALL RUCHINGS OF
THE MATE ERIAL HEADIN G
RtFFLES ON SKIRT AND GOING
ACROSS BODICE. THIS SKETCH
WAS SENT DIRECT FROM THE
HOUSE OF DRECOLL.
bit of novelty against the smoothness
of chiffon and other fabrics which have
contributed to our wardrobe for several
years.
In price they are similar. Neither is
a cheap material, but when one spends
money for service insured. there should
be no regret, provided there is suffl-
cient money to allow it to be done.
When the season first broke. it was
thought that thin taffeta would rule
for noon and afternoon gowns. and the
shops provided hundreds of such gowns
for women in every kind of climate.
1t was argued that she who lived in
Texas could wear taffeta well as
she who lived in Maine, because the
Evening star., 1916-08-02
Hikers and Wanderlusters
Require Certain Conveniences

On their trips of explorati'
afield. Such articles as we {
est and zest to the outing
pleasures to the fullest exte
Boy Scout Axes. .&1.OO each
Boy Scout Knives, 81 90 each
Boy Scout Ropes. 2Oc each
Boy Scout Leggins,
Soc and 75c pair
Hikers' Sticks. .2Oc each
Fourth floor, center.
Evening star., 1916-08-02

The most economical way of cooking
meat is to stew 1t.
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of baking powder being substituted for
one teaspoonful OF soda.
Evening star., 1916-08-02
CHIFFON GOWNS FAVORED BY FRANCE.
Aim at Simplicity.

heat, when it was hot, was much the
same.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-02
CONGRESS WANTS WARSH|PS BUILT BELOW COST LIMIT Building of Vessels May Be Delayed to Secure In- crease, As Bidders
 Are Too High

Washington, November 1.--Authority from Congress to raise the cost limit may have to be sought by the navy department before it can award contracts for con- CTS in the 1917 building programme. Bids for the vessels were opened today with the result that only one builder, the Seattle Construction and Dry Dock com pany. offered a direct proposal This com pany bid within the limit of $5,OOO,0o0 for hull and machinery, but it proposed to- construct only one boat.
 Two other bidders, the Union Iron Works of San Francisco, and the Fore River company of Quincy Mass. submit ted proposals based on a sliding scale arrangement which wodld take into ac- count possible variations of material and labor prices. The New York Shipbuild- ing company gave notice that 1t could not get it's estimates within the limit of cost.
 It was indicated that the department might delay awarding contracts until Congress could be asked to increase the limit of cost 10 per cent or more. tTo undertake construction of the cruisers in government yards, it was said, would mean even greater delay, while the yards were being equipped.
 Bids for P coast submarines and two S00-ton type fleet submersibles, also were received today. It is practically assured that all of these vessels can be built by. private contract.
 Awards will be made only after de- tailed study of all the plans and pro- posals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-02
Joint Commission Not
 to Change Meeting Place

Atlantic City, N. J.. November 1.-The Mexican-American joint commission to- day rejected the proposition to transfer the conference from Atlantic City to Washington. After considerable debate it was decided to meet tomorrow for the last sessions prior to the national elec- tions. Most of the commissioners and perhaps all of them, will leave here Fri day and return Wednesday for a resump- tion of their conferences on November g..
 The decision to continue the conferences at Atlantic City was taken to indicate conviction of at least part of the com- missioners that an agreement on some form or border control would be reached soon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-02
COAL OPERATORS TO
 AzIND HEARING

kgaNarss eesi operators are not going to 4if iGgv YV en Commissioner Charles s- I-SgLss4 the interstate commerce commission, probes the car shortage in Louisville on November and f.
 A committee of five of the leading op- orators will leave for the scene of the conference tonight. Morris Bush, who has been a striking figure in urging al. inquiry by the commission, will be one of the principals in the probe. James l.. Davidson, secretary of the Alabama Coal Operators association, will accom- pany the delegation.
 Shippers from other parts of the state will be at the federal building in Louis vile when the conference convenes M. J. Moloney of the Central Iron and Coal company of Holt, has stated that he would be present, while B. H. Cooper of the Alabama public service commission is expected to attend the inquiry.
 The railroads will not send representa- lives from Birmingham, but they will have their spokesmen at the conference with all the information the shippers or Commissioner McChord may desire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-02
ALONG MOVIE ROW
Plain Jane Big Success at the Tria gle The atre Pur ity'' Booked at the Bijou Next Weeg--Also "The
 Fall of Nation at the strand
nx RICHARD F. LUssIER

next week, in that he will show the motion picture Purity" Before mak- ing public presentation of this film it will be shown privately before Com missioner Arlie Barber. From those who have seen the picture in New York, where if was permitted to be screened, the statement is made that it is a good, clean picture, although prudes might balk at it's showing of undraped models.
 The story of Purity is that of a pretty, charming maid, who, while enjoying a bath in the crystal waters of a pool in a shaded glen, is dis covered by an impoverished artist who realizes in an instant glance at the chaste figure before him that at last he has found the model for his mas terpiece, Purity He later arranges a meeting with the young woman and proposes that she become his model. She consents. The picture is painted and it wins the prize. Later the artist marries the model and they are happy ever after. The photoplay of Purity is said to be perfect and everyone who has seen Miss Audrey Munson in In spiration" will appreciate her as Purity"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-02
PREACHER PROVED
 ID FRIEND THAT HE NEEDED TANLAC
Local Man Says: Sleep Was Out of the Question" Takes it and Gains
 Eight Pounds

When l saw how Tanlac was help ing a preacher friend of mine l bought a bottle right away and started in on it, and it has turned out to be exactly what needed" said J. A. Sheffield 520 Sixty-sixth street, while in Eugene Jacobs Drug Store last Wednesday. MT. Sheffield has been engaged in sewer construction in Birmingham for the past 30 years, and is regarded by his many friends as a man whose word is as good as his bond.
 ''Yes, sir," he continued, 'Tanlac has undoubtedly made me into new man. I have actually gained 30 pounds on six bottles and been relieved of all the troubles I suffered with so long.
 For years my stomach was in a dreadful condition and I suffered with Indigestion terribly. Everything would eat soon became as sour as vinegar and the gas caused by it would crowd around my heart and distress me awfully. This condition, especially at night, kept me so racked with pain and so full of misery that sleep was almost out of the question for me and my whole nervous system simply went to pieces.
 Many a time, even after I had re- tired for the night, I would have to get up and put on my clothes, get out in the air and walk for hours to get little relief from my dreadful nerv- .Ous feeling. I dropped down in weight to 13S pounds. I had no energy and was so off in strength that 1t was im- possible for me to look after my work. I realized I was rapidly going down hill and that something must be done to bring about change in my condi- tion or the worst would soon come.
 T had been reading a lot about Tam lac, but was skeptical about 1t because had tried so many things and paid out so much money without getting any relief But when I found my preacher friend looking so different and he told me he was taking Tanlac and said he never felt better in his life, that convinced me. I went right to taking Tanlas and now there's not a stronger believer in it in all this town than I am. The good it has done me just can't be estimated. I have gained fin weight from 13S up to 168 pounds--a gain of 30 pounds-and am relieved Of all the nervousness and indigestion and haven't an ache or a pain about me-
 T couldn't ask for a better appetite than I have now and I sleep all night long without waking. I get up in the mornings feeling fine and am able to give my entire attention to my work. It's a pleasure to recommend Tanlac because it does the work, and I always do when I meet up with anyone suf- fering as did.'
 Tanlac is sold in Birmingham exclu- sively by Eugene Jacobs Drug Store and Patton-P Pope Drug Co.,, in Ensley by D. w. Morris Drug Co.,, in Besse- mer by Pegram-Patton Drug Go. in Pratt City by Gale Drug Co.,, and in North Birmingham by Walker Drug Co.--Adv.