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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-14
CITY Hall Plaza Concert

The philadelphia Band under the leader
shin of silas E. Hummel, will play tonight
on CITY Hall Plaza. The program follows:
1 "IJnanished Symphony" ........... Schubert
8 C0llocation Of War songs ;.;::i,. Calvin
o. j. Prelude. 2. Mlnuette. g. Adasietto
4. Le, CaIlllons;. ,,,,Is,, uoron
), isiavonc Rhapsody -. G...,.. Friedema9l
contralt9R RsEi6s SPi0' BrnEer dAibites
7. (a) Dance Moon Madrigaf' ..'.'''''W Wlliieoy
(bj Intermezzo. 'Adriadne aHsa
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-14
Effect of High.Heeled Shoes

"Ha' Is the effect Of hgh-heeled shoes7
II Il, t,..-.-,, Mrs. NJ c,
h,,lt Is impossible 20 walk gracefu,lv with
,,'ist neeled shoes. II is Impossible 70 rnn
W. ~''. any sort Of grace or with anv safety
W tne ankles. It ia Impossible 70 stanS
noise roLisec.ly, The body is thrown out Of good
tnrbo bo am anu there is no doubt that this dis
tutoance tIie OF the normal poise of the bodv
brings an excessive strain unor '"o o.r.niy uoIy
muscles ~ and displaces the pelvic organs
90 as 10 produce very injurious effects
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-14

cheap. Apply when the plants are d~mp with
dew, and sprinkle two three bays II sue.
eession. or you may make solution 81 hello-
bore and spray Il on with hand aprayer or
less than three ee-quartors headed. THIS Ia q mid
poison. but fatal TO stoma chs OF chewing Insects
Use one ounce 20 a gallon Of water as 90 pro-
portions, and make up fresh for each applica-
ticn as IL loses tte
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-14

growth. Incorporation OF n ,or,,,,,, =,
rieh h rotted manure in the planting placo is n
~ ~mnrrant Tor successful CROP Most nen,
Pe,s s are sweetest in the green form tnfore
l, Iui maturity, when they change color
S,n Sn.nese Giant and Bulnose are large and
sr,oIi eSceilent for baking Pimento ia
Snu N blrdseye are hot peppers Golden
INV, puwh md Golden Queen are sweet "ve,.
low peppers. 'ei'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-14
Early Tomatoes

NJ Lit Is too late now TO plant not merely
early tomatoes. but any from seed You win
ever, sucrced better than the home-raised ones
In the hands Of the amateur, which you say is
your classification, They cost anything from
n quarter TO sixty cents dozen. according 70
variety and TO dealer In various localities. Good
binds are STONE. pondernsn and ChnmpIon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-14
Milk Lemonade

nary sIllk rnllk lemonade as dispensed Mt the ordt-
soua fountain a digcstbe drink ''"'-
rrho. A., MARY NJ
IN the milk and in the water. As Obtained
al tne ordinary soda fountain II is some
what open to suspicion.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-14
Tar Soap for the Scaln

the scalp? w ie'o"''nehued Tor cleaning
les, 1t Is very good, but usually no better
than good CASTLE soap.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-14
Disinfection of Disbos

thorougbIyS bISiing 5Isgr constantly for thirty minutes
tive2 "'e't ulshes used by a Consume
Yes Ct,,ut.. - G. A. J.
inc TO-, simply washing the dishes in boil
boi,,ne, water is sufficient Five minutes
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-14
FibrOus Vegetables

Meet, HUrous vegetablcs7 Mrs. A. C.
shro,sa al all Kinds Of garden vegetables are
arc oI,, me potato and the sweet potato
are abros. the only exception. some fruits
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-14
Germans Move English CapitaI,

AMSTERDAM, June H. - The Berlin
Morgen Post asserts that the British Gov
ernment contemplates moving the seat of
Government from London, owing to the
continual air raids.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-14
Canning Pens

Pensauken Reader--I don't know how TO can
peas; my Job IL 20 grow them. but the editor
OF our reliable and excellent woman'a page will
answer your query In her letter column.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-14

to avoid '.e bowels in good order. Be sure
cereaie lne long cooking which spoiIs
pating 'nem pasty and consti-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-14
GARDEN QUERIES ANSWERED
Bugs on Cabbages

= NJ. C.--Any Of the insect ro,,,o-. A.. -
SoIn ~ IN prepared form at tho seed stores Vii
on -, ~ hnusnts the ruvaEcs OF the green worrs
Oh oaooage and lettuce plants Thssc a w worms @
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-14

enhoig wrath my Kindness smOthers
"As4eer Z Vieto these dvfa0 mothers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-14
MOVIE HATES

~, for Mutual.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-05-19
Swamp Lands.

The national chamber OF commerce
declares that bad not the hospital
corps Of the army definitely determm-
ed the status of the mosquito and thus
caused menacing swamp lands to be
drained it is an open question whether
the building Of the Panama canal
would have been possible.
In following up this work we ind
that the United States in draining
breeding places Of the mosquito has
reclaimed thousands of acres of land
and made them available for agricul-
tural purposes. There are approx
mately 100000 acres Of swamp
lands in the country where for years
the mosquito has held undisputed
sway, Of which 100000, or about
one-eighth of the total area of the
country, can be reclaimed for the plow-
share. The only value of swamp land
lies in it's possibility Of reclamation;
otherwise it is a serious liability as
breeder of disease.-Leslie's.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-05-19
TO DIG UP BANDITS LOOT
Man Says He Has Map of Buried Okla
hona Treasure,

Columbus. Ind. y. Swain OF Den
YER. who has been visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas e. Swain, west
of this city. has left hurriedly for Tul-
sa. Okla. To hunt for 100000 In buried
treasure.
Several years ago Swain was nurse
in a Denver hospital. where a man
known as Oklahoma Charley was pa
tient. Oklahoma Charley, Swain said,
had been a bandit and buried large
amounts of money in three different
places near Tulsa.
Before he died he gave Swain three
diagrams showing where the money Is
buried. 1t an amounts to 100000
Oklahoma Charley said. The supposed
badit charged Swain with finding his
daughter. half breed. wishing the
girl to share in the money.
Swain said he never thought much
of the affair until he read In news
paper that Scout Younger was getting
ready to dig for buried treasure near
Tulsa. Then Swain caught the first
train for Tulsa.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-05-19
Mode. n preadnaushts.

Beyond all doubt modern dread
naughts represent the highest level OF
controlled strength that the human
race has yet seen. The fact that 2o,OOo
tons or more of metal can be driven
through water at the speed of an ex-
press train while its big guns nuri
shells weighing three-quarters OF a
ton to a distance Of twenty miles Is a
miracle in mechanism.
During the evolution Of the warshlp
to its present state of efficiency marine
engineers have been faced with the
problem of protecting vital parts or the
vessel from the ever increasing hitting
power of large shells. In other words,
the fighting value depended upon It's
ability to take as well as give hard
knocks. Some idea of the difhculty
may be gathered from the fact that a
fifteen inch shot strikes a blow at Its
maximum point Of speed capable OF
lifting $4,000 tons n foot from the
ground.-London Standard.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-05-19
JAPANESE ARMY TO HOLD
SHAM BATTLE OF SOMME
viii Apply Lessons Of Great
Struggle In Europe to Grand
Army ManeGVerS.

New York. The grand army ma.
neuvers In Japan next November will
be held In the country adjacent to
Lake Biwa. In Shiga prefecture, near
Kioto, says the East and West News
Headquarters will be located in the
town Of Hikone. Of which the famous
Lord Ii, assassinated on dolls day
many years ago, was the feudal chief
To provide for the final review by the
emperor q few rice fields will be clear
ed for that purpose.
A great feature of the war play viii
be the conduct of battles after the
latest methods adopted by the Ger
mans and the allies in the valley Of
the Somme, northern France Geo
graphically the lay Of the land about
Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan
closely resembles that Of the SOmme
war theater. Staff officers familiar
with the ground In France will con-
duct the operations from which the
soldiery and underofficers will acquire
a knowledge of the latest features OIL
modern warfare. Airplanes and sea-
planes will also be actively employed
for the first time in Japan.
The art Of war has advanced
hundred years since the battle Of the
Marne, two and a half years ago.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-05-19
Stewed Apples.

To stew apples so each quarter is un-
broken and so clear one can almost see
through it is an art, and yet it is SIM
pie thing to do if one only knows how.
Peel tart apples very thin, cut them in
quarters and remove the cores and
seeds. As fast as you can peel and
quarter them drop the apples in a
saucepan in which you have already
placed cold water to the depth Of two
inches. When the apples are all in put
the saucepan over a slow fire, cover it
till the water reaches the boiling point,
then remove the cover and let the ap-
pies simmer almost imperceptibly till
you can pierce them easily with a
toothpick; then sprinkle the sugar
over them and let them just simmer
until it is all melted. Remove the
saucepan from the fire and let it stand
where the apples will get cold before
turning them into dish for the table.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-05-19
The Crested Fly Catcher.

Why does the crested fly catcher Sc
lect a dried snake skin to line his nest
Some naturalists believe it is to rem
der the nest waterproof. Others think
the dried skin serves as a burglar
alarm, to rattle at the approach of a
squirrel or other enemy.
This bird builds his nest in hollow
trees, stumps or posts. Sometimes be
rents the abandoned home Of the wood
pecker. Professor 81. A. Surface, Penn
sylvania state zoologist, tells of one
that usurped rural mail box for his
fiat. OF recent years they have been
known to inhabit box homes put up for
their special benefit.
So if you want to encourage the
crested fly catcher, build him a box
nest. He'll pay the rent many times
over. He eats beetles, flies, grasshop-
pers, butterflies and moths.-Exchange.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-05-19
Bumps on the Head.

The lump raised by a blow on the
head is due to the resistance offered
by the hard skull and its close connec-
ton with the movable elastic scalp by
many circumscribed bands of connec-
tive tissue. The result Of blow when
the scalp is not cut is the bruising and
laceration of many Of the small blood
vessels or capillaries. Blood or its
fluid constituent, serum, is poured into
the meshes of the surrounding con-
nective tissue, which is delicate,
spongy, distensible and cellular, and
the well known bump or lump is quick
" formed. This cannot push inward
at all and naturally takes the line of
least resistance. Similar bumps may
be formed on the shin in exactly the
same way, for the shin bone also is
covered only by skin and subcutaneous
connective tissue.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-05-19
Emperor and Gar.

The Car Ferdinand of Bulgaria, not
withstanding his numerous visits to
Vienna, never succeeded in making
himself welcome to the Austrian aris-
tocracy. For a long time the aged en-
peror refused to receive him. After
much useless scheming to get the ear
of Francis Joseph he was advised to
obtain the aid Of Nine. Schratt, who
held at Schoenbrun an influential po-
sition.
Ferdinand sent to this favorite a
jewel box with a note: II desire to
offer to you the earrings that my moth
er wore until her death. Deign to ac-
cept them and intercede in my favor
with the emperor"
Mime. Schratt used her kindly Of
fees, and Francis Joseph consented to
receive the king of the Bulgars. Fer,
dinand had brought a napkin filled
with papers that he wished to show to
the emperor. After Ferdinand's de,
parture the emperor. turning to his
grand chamberlain, said: 1T is curious
that a king should be so lacking in
manners. This fellow has spoken to
me as though | were a mere notary
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-05-19

Scientists VIII See If There Is a VOL
cano There.

San FrauciscO.-A strange phenome
non is a~:t..tii:g the waters of the La
guna and the members Of the San Luis
Obispo Call Rod and Gun club.
Whether the bed of the lake harbors
a semiactive volcano. geyser or other
eruptive force is still to be determined
Weird tales are also being told Of a
floating island in the lake, the waters
of which are no longer clear, but tur-
bid. In the bottom of the lake a sedi-
ment which resembles volcanic ash has
been discovered.
An effort is to be made to secure 4
scientific investigation Of the strange
phenomenon by scientists from the
state university.
In the meantime sportsmen are won,
dering what effect the disturbances in
the lake are having on the fish that in
habit it. Fishermen who cast their
lines for black bass on the opening
day of the season have failed to get
even a most remote sign of a nibble.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-05-19
A DANGEROUS Precedent.

The worst case of law versus justice
and common sense is one which Mon
taigne relates as having happened in
his own day. Some men were con-
demned to death for murder. The
judges were then informed by the Off
GERS of an inferior court that certain
persons in their custody had confessed
themselves guilty of the murder and
had told so circumstantial a tale that
the fact was placed beyond all doubt
Nevertheless it was deemed so bad a
precedent to revoke a sentence and
show that the law could err that the
innocent men were delivered over to
execution. -London Mail.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-05-19
PART OF BABYLONIAH
EPIC is TRANSLATED
Missing Book of GiIgamesh, Re-
garded as One of Oldest
Poems In World.

Philadelphia.-In the University OF
Pennsylvania Museum Journal pub
nshed recently is the translation Of
Babylonian tablet, which will be Of in
terest to the historical, religious and
literary world. 1t is one Of the miss
ing books of the epic Of Gilgamesh,
regarded as one Of the oldest and
noblest poems in the world. The epic
was composed about the time OF
Abraham, but all known tablets and
fragments of tablets containing 1t date
from a much later period. George
Smith made the first discoveries more
than forty years ago. The tablet In
the University museum was probably
written between 600 B. G. and 300
B. c., he says. 1t was translated by
DR.. Stephen Langdon, curator Of the
Babylonian section Of the University
museum, and, according to that schol-
ar, contains important new material
bearing on the whole epic and also
supplies missing data and mentions
hitherto unrecorded nations. 1t tells
the story of how barbarous man, In
the person of Enkidu, is redeemed by
the love and devotion Of a woman.
Gilgamesh, a half mythical king, by
many identified with Nimrod, ruled so
cruelty that the people asked the gods
for relief. The mother goddess made
from clay a wild satyr, covered with
hair, but strong enough to oppose Gil
gamesh, who was two-thirds god.
Eventually Enkidu is changed by love
of a woman to civilized being, loses
his hair and becomes a rival Of Gilga-
mesh, with whom he has a terrific
combat. Finally the men become
friends. Gilgamesh forsakes his evil
WAYS, and the two heroes start on ad-
ventures, which are told in the other
tablets already well known.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-05-19
Welding Glass.

Welded glass suitable for certain OPP
teal instruments and other apparatus
is a novel material that is stated to be
of great practical value as well as
much interest. AS the welding proc
ess is described by Parker and Dalla-
Gay to the Faraday Society of Lon
don, the glass surfaces to be Joined
are placed in good optical contact
under pressure and are heated to a
carefully predetermined temperature.
which, to avoid distortion Of OFFICIALLY
worked surfaces, must not approach
too near what is defined as the IAN
healing point" This point Of appreci-
able softening is determined for any
kind of glass by noting the tempera-
ture at which the internal heat stresses
seen in the glass with polarized light
quite suddenly disappear. Similar
glasses unite perfectly we'll below this
point, but with very unlike kinds the
softer becomes distorted before the
harder is hot enough to make good
weld.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-05-19
VASSAR GIRLS TO TRAIN.
Abandon Festivities to Study Women's
Work In War.

Poughkeepsie, N. Y.-At a meeting
Of the Vassar College Students asso-
citation extensive preparedness meas
ures were taken. The spring program
was changed from a series Of week
end festivities to a strict curriculum of
voluntary courses In which each girl
will be prepared in some way to be of
real service to the nation.
All college events calling for large
expenditure Of money will be eliminat-
ed or modified. The money and the
time will be given over to instruction
In wireless telegraphy, library work,
Red Cross training, automobile mech
anism and operation and stenography.
Military drill was crossed from the list
as being impracticable.
Commencement exercises will be
greatly simplified. The hoop dance and
procession Of the daisy chain will be
omitted. The third hall play and the
senior prom are also stricken of.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-05-19
WARS GOLDEN AGE.
cardiff's Subscription to British Wa'
Loan Is S15o,ooo,ooo.


Cardiff, Wales.-Subscripti from
Cardiff to the new British war loan
amounted to more than $150,0O0,OOO
an average of $3.50 for every man.
woman and child in the city. This re-
markable contribution is an indication
of the golden age which the war has
brought to Cardiff. In no British city
has such vast wealth been earned Sc
easily and quickly.
At the outbreak of the war Cardiff
had the largest export trade in the
country. Freights began to increase
Ships doubled, trebled, quadrupled III
value. Young business men, enterpris
ing and daring. bought whole fleets on
a speculative basis which would almost
make a New York curb broker hest,
tate.
Among the new millionaires Of Car,
diff are fourteen young men who be
fore the war were shipping clerks
earning not more than $40 a week,
1t has not been the owners only who
have profited. First class dock Ia
borers, especially trimmers, have earn
ed as high as 500 a week. The min
ers. too. have earned big money, and
the shopkeepers, especially the jewel
ers and the department stores, have
never known such prosperous times.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-05-19
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Hardening of the Arteries.

= Hardening of the arteries can
= not be cured. The vessels have
+ been overstretched day by day
= and white, inelastic fibers have
= taken the place of the elastic
= fbers that have been lost. The
+ elastic fibers can never be re-
= stored But one can regulate
= himself so that his life may yet
+ be long and comfortable. Tenn
= perance in eating. drinking and
= working must be the unalterable
+ rule Of conduct.
: The man with arteriosclero-
= SIS should have his blood pres
= sure taken periodically. In case
= OF dizziness and a considerable
= rise in pressure he should guard
y against apoplexy by starving
: and purging. When the pressure
y rises suddenly and sharply he
' should have his urine examined
Y Tor albumen. as Bright's disease
y Is even more Of a menace than
= apoplexy.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-05-19
NEW U BOAT DESTROYER
Will Be Turned Over to Government
Early In July.

Wilmington, Del.-A submarine ae
stroyer Of a new type which is pN
nounced by experts to be the most en-
Client conceived is being CONSTRUCTS
for Alfred I. du Pont and when COIL
pleted early in July will be turned owe.
to the government for use against
boats. =,
The craft, which Is being constructs
by the Herreshoffs at Bristol, K. L.
Of all steel torpedo boat destroyer cOu,
struction. 1t is 10 feet long, las
fifteen foot beam and e draft OF Oh!
four and one-half feet. The latter VI
mension is so small as to render ln'
boat immune from submarine lVipV
does.
The destroyer has guaranteed sp g.
Of twenty-seven miles an hour LUZ
two high pressure steam generatU,'
will develop approximately l'5Co IOis Sn
power. Oil, which is used as luel' 90,
be carried for a cruise or l'zVV ni an
at fifteen knots or $50 miles at iu'
speed.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-05-19
LEAGUE WILL START
TO TRAIN Immigrant,
Form OF Oath Equivalent to s.r
ment Pledge Drawn UO. -''''s'

New York. movement 70
New York's immigrant ponn,o., Gain
readiness for military service waa u
ed at a meeting held in the of3oo 80 start
National Liberal Immicration VI The
The league has been at work , 90
situation concerning the nart " 'ne
grants will take in any nationo, ulnt
for the last eight years and h.s sfss
approval of the war department. ms 'ne
This consists of a rpcruitina
paign on the east side for the NJ IAN
bean brigade, as it will be called -' :,
house of the James G. Blaine cInh t u
been offered by the president \. uas
Levenson, and is open for rpc-n;.; J.
Applicants will enlist witbont
stipulation and wiz take an Guy
which virtually binds them to fod" ar
military service for the duration ''a =!
the war. A form Of oath eonira,. "
to the army enlistment pledpa ~.
been drawn up by the adiutsnt 90 u&S
eral Of the eastern department AZ y.
leagues request.
Recruits will be trained under con
petent instructors and then win :.
available either to be mustered iDt.
the regular army, the national uu..s
or service as reserve officers n A..
show progress enough. There win h
no stipulation that they be accents
In a body, keeping their racial INIT.
in companies or other units, but WIN
go where assigned.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-05-19
GROWS HAIR FOR GIRL.
Man Arrested Tells Story About Acct
dent to Daughter.


Sacramento, Cal.-Because his little
daughter two years ago, when she was
but three years Of age, fell into the
fire and burned her scalp to crisp, so
that hair never again will grow there
on, Henry Hamilton Of Idaho, now
working on a nearby ranch, is grow
ing a luxuriant head Of hair, it being
his idea when he returns home to have
the hair cut and made into a wig for
his little girl.
The story came out when Hamilton,
who had been arrested while on a visit
to this city, was questioned by Max P.
Fisher as to the cause Of the flowing
locks.
Hamilton said he had come to Cali
fornia to work during the winter be-
cause he could not get steady employ
ment in Idaho during the cold weather.
He added he expected to return home
In a few weeks and prepare the wig
for which he has been undergoing rid
icule because Of his long hair. After
his story had been verified he was re-
leased.