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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-05-18
WIFE CL|NCS TO HER
HUSBAND IN PRISON

ASSOCIATED Press BY Naval Radio servicsl
RED OAK, Iowa, May. l6-Rev. J.
Kelly, who with Rev. Lynn George, was
arrested here Monday on charge of
being implicated in the famous ''Vilis-
ca AxeH murders of June 9, 1912, had
his preliminary hearing yesterday and
entered n plea Of not guilty. Kelly s
wife is staying with him in Jail.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-05-18
BILL WOULD FORBID !.
FOOD SPECULATION

ASSOCIATED Press ny Naval Radio ssrvicsl
WASHINGTON, May -Represen,
tative J.. A. SABBATH, Of Chicago, has
introduced a bill prohibiting all specu.
lation in food products during the dura,
ton of the war. -.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-05-18
SUFFRAGE
] FOR women ADVOCATED

ASSOCIATED Press BY Naval Radio ssrvies,
LONDON, May, 10 Walter Long,
secretary for the colonies, today intro,
duced in the house of commons an cleo,
toral reform bill, containing provi,
sion for restricted female suffrage. II
would give the vote to women of the
age of thirty or over.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-05-18
WINS SCHOLARSHIP

ASSOCIATED Press by Naval Radio ssrvicsl
BERKELEY, California, May 10
Gevevive Taggard of Honolulu has
been awarded the Joseph Bonneheim
Memorial scholarship at the University
of California. .E,,., 81.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-05-18
WOMEN TO SELL BONDS

ASSOCIATED Press ~ Naval Radio ssrvics)
WASHINGTON, May Secretary
MyAdoo announced last night the for.
NATION Of the "Woman's Liberty Bond
Sale Committee,,, which win work to
Increase subscriptions for the issue.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-05-18
ASKS PAPERS TO AID

(Assoeiatsd Press ny Naval Radio seryics)
BUDAPEST, Hungary, May l6-The
Hungarian Society Of Journalists has
decided TO ask the journalists Of all
other countries TO call a congress at
some neutral capital TO discuss peace.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-05-18
ASKS MORE POWER

(Associatsd Press BY Naval Radio servicd
WASHINGTON, May 16-President
Wilson has asked congress for the
authority to determine preference on
the shipment Of commodities abroad.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-05-18
RUSSIANS DEFEATED

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CoNSTANTINoPLE, Turkey, May
1.-Two Russian detachments which
crossed the upper Dialam River, in Me.
sopotamia, were driven back with
heavy losses in an engagement today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-29

Nate = entrance punCtuated my words
Dicky started toward the door as Katie
opened 1t to admit the tall figure of Doctor
r.ttt.
An, Doctor Petit. 7 believe We have
met before" Dicky said easily. when Mrs.
'iraham spoke of you l did not remember
that we had seen you so recently | am
sIad that we were able to get you
THANK YOU" the physician returned
graNely. Where is the patient?"
'In this room" Dicky turned toward the
bedroom door, and Doctor Petit at once
walked toward it. / mentally contraste,l the
two men as | followed them to my mother
ln-laws room. There was charming case
or manner about Dicky which the other
man did not possess. He was IN fact Ar
most awkward in his movements, and de-
cidedly stiff in his manner. But there was
an appearance of latent strength ia every
line of his figure, a suggestion of power
and ability to cope with emergencies /
had noticed it when he took charge of the
baby in convusions who had been brought
t. my apartment by it's nurse. ] marked it
again as Dicky paused at the do,r Of his
mothers room
II don't know how you will manage,
DOCTOR He smiled deprecatingly. MY
mother positively refuses to see physi-
clan. but we know she needs one"
Petit queried gravely almost formally.
His question had almost the air of securing
legal right for his entrance into the room
oh yes
Very WELL" and he stepped lightly to the
side of the bed and stood looking down
upon the sick woman.
He took out his watch and / knew he
was counting her respirations. Then with
the same impersonal air he turned to Diciy.
"It will be necessary to rouse her Will
you awaken her please?" DO not tell her
am here. Simply waken her"
Dicky bent over his mother and. took her
| hand
Mother, what was it you wished me to
get for you?'
The elder Mrs. Graham opened her eyes
languidly.
81 told you quinine," she said impa-
tiently. As she spoke Doctor Petit reached
past Dicky. His hand held a Thermometer
Put this in your mouth, please" His air
was as casual as If he had made daily
visits to her for a fortnight.
But the elder Mrs. Graham was not to be
so easily routed. She scowled UP at him
and half rose from her pillow.
Il do not wish physician. I forbade
| having one called / am not ill enough for
| physician"
Doctor Petit put out his left hand and
gently put her back again upon her pillow.
| 1t done so deftly that 1 do not think
| she realized what he had done until she was
! again lying down.
You must not excite yourself" he said
still in the same grave, impersonal tone,
| "and you are more i'll than you think. 1t is
| absolutely necessary that / get your tenn
| perature and examine your lungs at once "
AS II the words had been talisman OF
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-29
MY MARRIED LIFE
IOU the Doctor Won His Point
Bv ADELE GARRISON

"MIHAT is the matter with mother"
w Dicky demanded his face and voice
filed with anxiety.
| sprang to him and put my hand to his
lips for he had ain "st shouted the words.
Hush She Is asleep" | whispered
Don't waken her If you can help it,"
"Oh. don't be so melodramatic :" he re-
torted GROSSLY. and hurried to the door OF
his mothers room.
! opened my lips to make "A caustic reply
then closed them again firmly. When I had
come back to our home the happy night OF
my reconciliation with DiCliy. had resolved
to try to bear without resentment all the
petty pin priclSs which Dicky was so adroit
in inflictlng | could foresee enough real
issues in our life together without spending
time over minor annoyances.
But his tone stung me with its careless
contempt, and | stood perfectly still for a
moment before following him to the door
of his mothers room
lie was standing looking down upon her
She had not awakened, and her flushed face
and heavy breathing evidently alarmed him
as much as il did me. All his heart was in
his eyes as he turned from his mother to
me- and realized that in his own careless
way Dicky loved this autocratic mother of
his very dearly.
why isn't there a doctor here?" he de-
His mother heard him and opened he:
eyes
"Is that you, Richard?" she said feebly
Dicky sprang to her side and took her
hand
Il just heard you were i'll, mother. and
rushed home" he said earnestly But why
isn't there a doctor here?'
Margaret wanted to send for one, but !
wouldn't let her Go and get some quinne
When I wake up l will take it,"
Her tone was drowsy and faint and her
ewes closed again almost Immediately. But
the indom!tabe spirit of the woman was
present even in her weakness,
what the" began Dclly, help,essly
but / put up an imperative foretinger and
beckoned him into the living room.
Doctor Petit will be here in a very few
moments" | whispered rapidly. Your
mother said she would not have physician
but she appeared so i'll l did not dare to
wait until your return to the studio | tel
enboned YOU, and when Miss Draper sai1
she did not know where to get you phoned
Doctor Petit on my own authority"
"Of course. That was the only thing td
do" Dicky's voice held an apologetic note
| understood that it was the only amends
he would make for his discourtesy of The
moment before
But | accepted the unspoken apology, fol
I knew that he was much upset over mis-
mothers illness. Any lingering resentment
/ might have had vanished when he turned
10 me and asked huskily:
You don't think mother is In any danger
do you. MadgeT"
why, | don't think I am a good judge ol
Illness" answered, evasively, unwilling tc
hurt Dicky by the fear in my heart. "Tht
physician ought to be here any minute now
and then we will know"
A sharp, imperative ring of the bell ane
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HE MAN WHO is SIMPLY THE
HUSBAND OF MRS. SO-AND-SO"
little Happiness to Be Gained From Such Ill
Assorted Marriages Injected Into
S Daily Household Drudgery

E SHE adrnonition Major Pendenns gave
his nephew Arthur when he said, mo
aon, my boy can find happiness with a
ornan Who drops the "h'' out of heaven, {"
II anything. truer today than when
z1Ackeray expressed this conviction. A
IAN these days hopes to find more than a
A&usfrau in the woman he marries He
~ model husband. indeed, who continues
10 spend seven evenings a week endeav-
3 oring to be interested in the common
iplaceness of a wife who knows little and
.<Cares less about affairs outside of her
own limited sphere.
N: But ill-matched as this pair is. a still
A more pathetic case is that of the woman
(. who marries a man her inferior in
xtellectually. A woman may feel a ten
sderness for a man who is not her equal
but she cannot give such a man the
Etespect on which all successful marriages
are built. Every woman wants to admire
and look up to the man she marres
and to depend on his judgment This she
& cannot do If she has married him to
raise him to her level.
n And IL a man who is inferior proves
( intolerable to his wife as the years go
4 by, how much more CALLING must it be
10 the man to realize she is his superior
and how deadening,
Pity the man who is known simply
as the Husband Of Mrs. So-and-So."
ENEW of us regard household tasks az
y other than dull drab and uninterest-
ing. Yet after reading Content With
Flies" by Mary and Jane Findater, one
realizes how very possible it is to inject
some color into the daily round of drudg-
cry, and to raise even dishwashing to a
dignif1ed plane.
These two women, with another Eng
lishwoman, owing to the war. were forced
to give up their house in London, and,
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ANSWERS TO VEST
Curry Cooked With Rice

70 the Editor Of VomaH-s rage:
Dear Madam-Will you please print In your
(Mrs) J. c.
Curry powder is used to season stew
Of meat or chicken. When the stew is
almost ready for serving make a paste of
some Drowned flour and cold water stir into
It a teaspoonful of curry then when
thoroughly mixed add to the stew. Cook for
ten minutes and serve. The rice to be
served with it is plain boiled rice, and is
delicious with the curry sauce poured over
It. When boiling your rice have the water
boiling rapidly and salt it. then stir the rice
in very slowly so that the water does not
stop boiling. Keep at a furious boil for
twenty minutes, then test it, and if the
grains are soft remove from the fire, drain
and serve. IL properly cooked each grain
Of rice should be separate. Do not stir while
boiling and unless necessary, then use a
fork instead of a spoon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-29
DIARY OF A WELL-DRESSED GIRL

TNHE minute | laid eyes on the adorable
dance frock worn by n lovely straw.
berry y.and-cream mankln at Henrlette's g
fete de fashion I knew that had always
wanted one like II. had no peace of
mind until the materials were stacked on
the sewing room table and Mrs. Mathon
engaged to help copy the French original.
My fingers fairly itched to begin IT,
Even mother grew enthusiastic when I
showed her the sketch and the lovely satin,
chiffon and lace that were to build" the
dress. She offered to be HANDY man"
and do any odd jobs that Mrs. Mathon
might find for her
The scissors in Mrs. Nations hand are
magician's wand She had the foundation
Of pale pink satin cut out and basted to-
Eether before mother and I had collected
our sewing tools"
When | tried on the lining the skirt
seemed very narrow, but Mrs Nation in.
sisted that II was quite wide enough for
the new peg-top silhouette
Mother bewailed the fact that the wide
iIaring skirts were going out of fashion and
declared that she thought them far pref.
tier than the barrel" or draped models
over the satin foundation Mrs NIathon
arranged the straight skirt ,of shell pink
chiffon She gathered It slightly about the
waist and made 1t quite long, much to
mothers regret
The corsagc is formed of two pieces Of
the chiffon drapcd gracefully about the
figure and crossed over in front. forming
a square dccoletaEe.
| had the easy task of making the short
sleeves of piCot.odgcd chiffon
Mother Scwcd the three bands of sill
YER ribbon, polka dotted in old blue. on the
skirt, while Mrs. Mathon draped the white
chantilly lace on the sides of the bodice
When IL was adjusted to suit her and seved
IN place she divided tho Of L.,
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some sort her opposition dropped from her.
Into her face came a frightened look.
"oh, doctor. you don't think I am going
to have pneumonia, do your"
was amazed at the cry. 1t was like that
of terrified child. Doctor Petit smiled
down at her.
I'VE hope not. We shall do our best to
keep it away. But you must help me: Put
this in your mouth, please"
NV mother-in-law obeyed him dociey.
But my heart sank as / watched the physi-
clan face.
tCopyright.)
CONCLUDED TOMORROW
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taking a farm cottage in Scotland, do
their own work.
Their experiences and the struggles
they had at first mastering the technique
of the kitchen form an interesting tale.
The pride which the chief cook and bottle
washer took i'm cleaning and polishing
her sink, for instance; it had become an
art and was no longer drudEery.
Out of their struggles grew a series OF
kitchen proverbs. among them Let sleep
ing dust lie" IT'S not lost that a hon
gets" and ETERNITY itself wouldn't suffice
to cook a haricot bean"
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Gown for Late Wedding

To the Editor Of Womdn's Page:
Pear oa! Ma MadsnMy husband and have qy
RS%n RS VII Shdu Yo a sssTess. lei @ tsSnx pS %
Or fEo,g whatana VIII long goyes be IN oTaeTI
S@zo5 Sna nSa MS{S ETss: Sr
The date Ior the Wedding Is 81 for The % second
Wei Y give ne soe Maa idea OF
s6and TO toT wear full dress sGUa u form Wh for wh
vest and white glovesf Is a white or, black
of a color for your gown, as l do not know
your complexion nor the shade of your eyes.
If the latter are blue, it is usually we'll to
wear tina. shade, as it enhances the color
of the eyes. Any light material--taffeta,
tulle, lace or satin-may be employed for
the proper sort of gown and any soft pastel
shade should be becoming, or a black tulle
frock would be lovely.
As it is virtually an evening affair, wear
an evening frock cut low and with sleeves
of tulle or no sleeves. Tulle sleeves how.
ever, are being worn more than no sleeves.
A black maline hat and topcoat and
white gloves are proper for the church, and
the coat should not be removed If the frocli
worn is a decollete one Gas it should be)
The coat need not necessarily be a dark
one in fact, an evening coat would be very
pretty and appropriate.
When you reach the hotel remove the hat
and coat both. White gloves may be worn
or carried. Many persons do not wear
them If they are going to dance and it is
no longer considered bad form to have the
arms bare.
Your husband should wear a full dress
suit white waistcoat, fiat white lawn bow
tie. white gloves and patent leather shoes
A white carnation in the left buttonhole
adds to mans appearance in evening
clothes.
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Recipe for Marshmallows

70 the Editor OF Womdh's Rage:
Dear Madam--Will you kindly inform me Of
what ingredients marshmalloWs are composed
and how they are made? SUSANNAH Y,
81 The following recipe is given by Marion
Harland:
n Soak four ounces of puverized gum
arabic In teacupful of cold water for two
hours. Put into double boiler with cold
water IN the outer vessel and bring grad
.ually TO the scalding point. When the gum
r. dissolved strain through coarse muslin.
return to the double boiler with heaping
cupful of powdered sugar and stir steadily
until the mixture is white and stiff. Re-
move from the fire. beat very hard for a
minute and flavor with vanilla beat min
we longer, then turn into tins which have
been rubbed with cornstarch. When the
paste cooIs cut II into squares of uniform
otne and turn each Of these over and over
~ . mixture made of three parts corn
kAtch. one part powdered sugar. Keep in
~ tin box.
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Rice Pudding

70 the Editor Of WomdH's Page:
4 Dear Madam--So many persons snin at rice
pudding, but | have always maintained that If
made well there Is no more tOot hsame dish. This
frecipe have used for years and ii Is very little
trouble:
Wash thoroughly one-half cupful Of rice,
then turn II into quart Ct cold milk ana set
this the back of the sto' in the warming
oven for two three hours to allow the grains
10 swell. At the end of this time remove, add
one heapng Tablespoonful OF sugar tmore If de-
giredr a lump Of butter, a pinch Of salt, one
feaspoonful OF vanilla and liberal sitting OF
nutmeg. Place IN slow oven and turn In the
skin each time II forms until the pudding has
thickened sufficiently. Usually about four or
i've turninRs are required. Served hot or cold
this pudding is delicious. (Mrs.) j. f.
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Give Her a Theatre Party

To the Editor Of WontdH's Page:
Dear Madam--Wll you kindly suggest n way
to entertain my little sister who Is home for the
holidays? She is sixteen years old, / do not
want 10 give her dance, but some smaller
affair. FRANK.
Why not make up a small theatre party
of, say, ten girls and boys, for Saturday
matinee and then take your sister and these
young friends to tea at one of the dansants
which are given at the various hotels on
Saturday afternoons?
This would mean simple and mex
pensive affair. and yet the girls and boys Of
that age would probably enjoy it mere than
other dances.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-29
Rice and Sultana Cake

One pound of flour may be mixed with
half pound of ground rice and then rubbed
into half a pound of butter or margarine.
Add a little citron or orange peel cut i'm thin
slices, half pound of finely granulated
sugar, two teaspoonfus of baking powder.
two well-beaten eggs and a little milk Mix
well together and add eight ounces of sui
tanas. Bake for about an hour and a
half
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-29
The Rams Horn

Boston physician, DIR. Edmund n
Spear, has invented megaphone which is
constructed on the theory that the original
horn-the rams horn--was and still is tech.
nically correct for sound reproduction. His
megaphone is curved instead of the straiyb,
fiinnel-like shape of most other instrumenfs
and one of the most interesting and usofui
features about II Is the ability to use ~
without having to interfere with ones
vision
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-29
Cables Under the Sea

1t is estimated that the total length of
wire in the sheathing and core of the world $
cables made since their introduction in 1857
is sufficient to reach from the earth to the
moon. Where the sea is about three miles
deep and the ship is steaming at its usual
rate in paying out new line, 1t has been
found that more than two and one-half
hours pass before the cable reaches the bed
of the sea. BY the time the cable has set
tied to rest the ship is twenty-five miles
away.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-29
EscallOped Cabbage

Prepare cabbage as for creamed cabbage
Make a white sauce and set aside TO cool
When partly cooled. stir in a well-beaten
egg. Butter baking dish, cover bottom,
with buttered crumbs. Put in LAYER NJ
cabbage, cover with sauce. Repeat until oil
s used. Sprinkle buttered crumbs over tho
top and bake in moderate oven until
crumbs a golden brown. (Srpted cboe.a
sprinkled over white sauce gives q chanpn
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THERE motherhood
when the life her child is stake when her falls the solemn
little life allowing out
these mothers how did take hold of such critical situation
relating mother at like
this prize of five dollars will be given Additional letters which
published will be
received than Thursday next week. April Send them the
0 the Woman's
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-29
Buttered Crumbs
with a fork.

Roll crackers very fine and sift them
To one cup cracker crumbs add two table,
spoonfus Of melted butter. Mix thoroughly
with fork. AA'lN..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-29
INQUIRIES

!. Panama hat which has become stained
with perspration can be cleaned in the follow
Ing way: First immerse the hat in II solution of
sodirsn hspophosphlte: follow this with dip
Into oXalic acid. The stain should disappear In
an hour or two; when It does rinse the hat in
clear water and afterward In weak gylcerin
solution. The hat will he ready for blocking.
>. Diamonds should be cleaned by washing
them with soap and water. using "a soft brush
and adding little ammonia to the water. Dry
In fine boXwoOd sawdust.
3. The best to polish the fingernails is to
use the palm Of the hand; this is not heat
ing q buffer
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Vyvettes

Flowers, frills and flying strands.
The prettiest summer hat must
have all these things. This hat has
the flowers atop, and delicate petals
strewn on the brim, round the
edge of which runs a tulle frill.
Then there is the velvet strand
coming under the chin and tying
on the other side. Here one can
do as one likes-either just clasp
the ribbon and there let the matter
end, or tie it in long bow with
streamers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-29

across the top. Then she sewed 1t in posi-
ton at each side of the waistine.
The waistlinc is finished with a grde
of the dotted silver ribbon extended across
the back and sides. Bows and streamers
of ribbon ornament the front of the skirt.
Bands of the silver ribbon, which start
from a bow at the back of the neck are
used to outline the lace sides of the bodice.
This is trimming touch that only n
French designer would originate.
(Copyright.)
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TODAY'S INQUIRIES

~ I. How can the lids of kitchen ranges be
prevented from warpinG"
Ks 3 When there Is illness In the house the
1 ishoyelinE Of coal the fire Is frequently
a very annoying to the invalid patient. How can
the coal be added noiselessly?
8. What often lamp chimneys TO
crack?
ANSWERS TO YEST
I. 1t Is said that ten stains can be removed
from table linen by holding the stained part
In milk few minutes before washing
3. To remove an Ink spot from "A bare floor
rub with sand wet with equal parts of water
end oil Of vitriol after the ink disappears rinse
with weak lye water.
8. Gilded gas fixtures that have become very
much soiled can be ceaned by taking apart and
boiling In strong I've for few minutes and
brushed with o soft brush. Then pass through
. solution Of cyanide of potassium. wash in
boiling water and. after drying in sawdust.
polish with chamois.
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signed ph the the rh Special queries Ike those
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-29
Save Hair

Salt and water rubbed into the scaln
is good for falling hair after illness.
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3. What kind of n hat should n man wear
with cutaway suit:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-29

+ !. What flowers are suitable as decorations
In. u church for Easter wedding?