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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-31
He Is Indifferent

To the Editor Of WomaHs Page;
Dear Madam-I am a constant reader Of the
EVENING LEDGER and would like you to give me
advice on this matter. ! am young lady o;
eighteen, and have been keeping company with a
young gentleman OF twenty-five for almost two
years, He has paid me special attention during
that time and we have corresponded. or late |
have noticed cOldness toward me-, and for what
reason | cannot tell. Feeling hurt. | have
given up writing 10 him, but he continues to
write 70 me. pleading with me TO write to him
He still calls occasionally, but we are not the
same toward each other formerly. / like
him. but If thought he was trying to break
away would end the friendship at once When
ask him why he doesn't come out like a man
and give me a reason for his actions he tries to
evRde answering ME.
Please give me advice on how to treat him.
DOROTHY.
II the young man continues writing. al.
though you have stopped your letters to
him, he evidently still desires your friend
ship. You may have shown too great q
liking for him and, II the young man is not
in a position or does not care to marry you,
this would naturally scare him Off. Be
friendly, but not too personal. Do not treat
him as an accepted suitor.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-31
Pudding From Leftover Cocoa

Dear Madsm--The quart Of chocolate or cocoa
LEFT frpm M evenings supper should Be used
esst th9g n od shs 1s0srnFs fsr ,oxS Y snss &c
6slr y hestsd and thieksnsd With four table
5ssSsoos Il ssR sr1 swestsnsd lthe amount II
1ur;r ss&1M WI depend on the auaptity nrst
& ~ Il p611ins tThe yanins WIN ~ aided
saSip ~ s>s'Iy r ssg1 rss cssvsss ssso,s w.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-31
.. How can pure olive oil be judS
0. what are eumquats:

1. Leather stains on light stockings can be
removed with borax.
e. Old and faded writing can be made more
iegibIe By gently spongng the sheet with few
gaIInuts which have been boiled In white wine
or alcohol This should not be done with valu-
able old documents, as it has tendency to
injure.
8. Black kid gloves which gray and
shabby looking can be restored by applying with
o piece OF black SILK a little sweet oil mixed
with two or three DROPS OF black ink to the
worn spots.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-31
THE WOMAN'S EXCHANGE

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Philadelphia,
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TODAY'S INQUIRIES
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-31
TODAY'S INQUIRIES


l. When attending tea given by matroT
10 meet IA young girl two cards should be left
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-31

s. stout woman, II she wishes 70 appear
simmer. should wear fairly low corset and
brasslere.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-31

2. In wedding procession the flower glrl ma
walk just In front OF the bride, or between tn
bridesmaids and maid OF honor./
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-01
AMERICAN YOUNGSTERS
ARE QUICKLY ABSORBING
REAL MAN-0'-WAR SPIRIT

Continued From First Page.)
are going TO be the next fellows In the
gun. crew TO go abroad. amt we?"
you just came back"
NO, sir. we didn't just come back:
we never got there. You know when
we left you said we were going to
England. and we never saw England at
all. We amt going back home and
that we didn't finish the job and that
the U-boat ditched u.s." They went
back all right.
GETTING III PUNCH
AND ABSORBING SPIRIT
Here you nave a sample of the mettle
in those youngsters. some barely a
month in the outfit, but getting the
service. the willingness to do the Job,
the desire to play the game.
1t is now tolerably we'll known that
picked men from our battleship fleet
have been sen to man the guns of the
armed American merchant vessels that
go abroad. This started first several
months ago and a gun crew and their
officer In command would make a round
trip across and back the ocean and
how we'll these men have done their
duty. and truthfully their exploits have
been reported in the public press.
But in hunting the U-boat little has
been said about the long untirinE
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-01

wrong. Anyway. his routine was In.
terfered with. In his arms he had the
powder. He knew It's potential energy.
He knew the danger. So he throw hinl-
self Nat on the deck and wrapped hims
self round tho powder bag just like
an elephant wraps his trunk around a
peanut. He had to shield It. He DO.
iieved that the life OF the ship dc:
pended upon him. =
with only n months training. the
boy had already the instincts OF q
hah-o'-war's man. He was willing to
sacrifice his life to save tho ship. and
ne did 1t upon his own responsibility
"ithout a~nybody's say-so. He had al
ready learned initiative.
AT present the fleet is tho training
school for the navy. a Plattsburg
anoat' where in time Of war the rain
ing which would ordinarily take
months is compressed into weeks. The
main ming is the morale Of the lad,
the impianting of sel~f-confdenca. OF
responsibility. quick wit and initiative.
1t is around that same initiative THAI
the annals OF the navy have been writ
ten. The new lads will help to write
some more.
There is a haze. Like gray fort
resses. the Dreadnoushts pile UP
against the evening sky. The notes of
taps rise over the water. The run
ning lights OF the patrol glimmer their
reflections in the turning tide. Blinker
signals make fre-hies In the night. the
red truck lights dot the guard ships.
Tired men break out hammocks end
turn in for the night. The days work
is done.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-01
INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES
ALL OVER THE SOUTHLAND
Vnst Sums of Money Being Invested in
Development of Dixfe's Many
NATURAL Resources.

Continued Industrial activity pre-
vailed throughout the South during the
past week, numerous important en-
terprises being announced in connec
ton with the development of the
South's natural ~resourccs. says the
manufacturers Record, of Baltimore.
There were also important additions
for established manufacture
ing plants and other Industries aiming
to meet the growing demand for va
.rious classes of products.
The weeks industrial news is detail
cd in the Record, which includes re-
ports briefly presented in the following
statements:
Three thousand barrels will be the
daily capacity of an oil refinery plan
ned by the Humble Oil and Refinery
Company, Fort Worth. Tex, incorpor-
ated with $4,000, 900 capital.
Oil will be refined by the Cumber-
Lane Petroleum and Refining Company,
Kansas City. Mo, Incorporated with
81, 900, 900 capital.
An annual capacity of 1000. 600
wooden boxes has been decided upon
for "a factory which the Bethlehem
steel Company. South Bethlehem. Pa,
will build to furnish boxes for its
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-01
he furnished at

requisites cannot he furnished at a
profit on small work.
Under the present conditions. how
ever, contractors having such fncili-
ties for large undertakings are I'M
willing to undertake them IL there is
n time limit for the finishing OF the
roads. 1T is unsafe for them to make
such contracts without reasonable as
surance that they can hire enough
labor and materials can be procured
when required. Most OF them are
perfectly willing to undertake. small
contracts. nevertheless. for they can
thus hole their organizations together
and be fairly certain of obtaining
enough labor and materials. They will
not make any money to speak of in
this way, but they will be ready to
undertake larger work when condi-
tons become settled, as they surely
will. Therefore, engineers in some
parts of tho country are already ar
ranging to let small contracts for
much-necded work, although they re-
gard larger contracts as impracticablc
now on account of their inability to
modify the statutory requirements re-
garding the date of completion Of
work.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-01
RICHMOND TIMEsDIsPATCH SUNDAY, JULY 1, 1917.

tinplate plant at S%parrows Point, Md.
Cotton products will be manufactured
by the Brockford Mills Company.
Brockford. n. c.. chartered with $780,
900 capital.
Forty tons Of paper and paper prod
ucts Will be the daily capacity of Il
mill planned by the Tennessee Paper
Company. Chattanooga, chartered with
5000, 600 capital.
a $50. 600 tobacco mandatory. will
be built al Maysville. Ky. by the T..
j. Reynolds Tobacco Company OF Win
ston-Salem, y. c.
An expenditure of 500. 900 is planned
by Harry S. Matthews. president of the
Matthews Iron and Steel Company.
Rome. Ga, for undertaking and i'm
proving the Dayton (Tenn.) Coal and
iron Company property iron furnace.
coal mines. coke ovens. iron mines. etc.
which he has purchased for $500. 600.
Extracts will Ne the product of the
Marion Extract Company. Marion, Va.
incorporated with $780, 900 capital.
A meat-killing and packing plant
with daily capacity from 100 to $50
hogs and twenty-five cattle, is planned
by the East Carolina Packing Company,
Newbcrn. N. c.. to organize with $780,
600 capital.
West Virginia investors have incor.
porated the Red Campbell Coal Com
pany. Logan. w. Va, with 500. 900
capital to develop coal land.
Tennessee coal will be mined by the
knoblick Mining Company. ashvil
Tenn, Incorporated with 500. 900 cap
ital.
West Virginia coal land will be de-
veloped by the Sewcll Smokelcss Coal
Company. Caperton, w. Va. incorpor-
ated with 500, 900 capital.
Tennessee mines will be developed by
the Tennessee Mining Company, Knox
vile, Incorporated with 100000 CAPT
tai.
Coal land will be developed by the
Guyar Mining Company Logan. ". Va.
Incorporated with 500. 900 capital.
Tennessee coal land will be develop
ed by the Tracy City Coal Company.
Tracy City, Tenn, Incorporated with
$50, 900 capital
West Virginia coal land will be de
veloped by the Boone Block Coal Com
pany, huntington. ". Va. Incorporated
with $50, 900 capital.
Arkansas zinc land will be developed
oy the Franklin Zinc Company. Yell
Vile. Ark, incorporated with $4,000
capital.
Coal and will be developed by the
North Fairmont Coal Company. Fair
mont, w. Va, Incorporated with $780,
900 capital.
Peanut pickers and other machinery
Will be manufactured by the Ferguson
manufacturing Company. Suffolk. Va,
Incorporated with $50. 600 capital.
Brentwood chairs will be manufactured
by the American Brentwood Chair Com
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-01

firing at a mark not very large and at
moderate distance. The doors OF each
gun compartment were closed SO that
each gun was completely isolated from
the other and from communication with
the entire ship except by telephone or
voice tube Several runs We're made
across tho course; ranges were taken
down; the sight-setter set his sight.
and outside OF actually firing the pieces
1t was the first touch In the test.
One of the precautionary measure s
which lis always taken I'm target prac-
tice Is that after a round is fired the
first loader looks through the bore
- sac sui u See that there are ne
unburned powder grains or parts OF
tho powder bag or any smoke or nar
left in the gun. An automatic airblast
drives the gases out Of the muzzle,
thereby preventing premature explo-
sion. Neither the she'll nor the powder
charge are put in the brecch until this
man sings out bore clear" But at
this practice the wind was on the bow,
and drifted the smoke into the gun
ports and the muzzle of the gun, taxi
Ing 1t longer to clear the bore.
The youngsters know and had been
eNiN "hoS hot CodSho iHcdHl, ana mat
any premature explosion would send
all hands to kingdom come. The order.
Commence firing had been given.
Almost instantly the gun pointers
found their target and had the cross
wires In the sights right on IT. No. 1
gun fred right after No. 9. AS the
brcech Of No. 2 was thrown open some
smoke and powder gases from No. /
were blown into the muZzlc. h
second loader. whose duty 1t was to
examine the bore. took a good look
through IT.. and, seeing hat trA bore
was apparently filled with smoke, sang
out. Bore not clear"
ALREADY HAS INSTINCT
OF MAN-O'wAR'S A
Now. the lad with the powder charge
felt instinctively that something was
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-01

watches and the ceaselcss vigil that
these mon must keep while crossing
the sea. and particularly when nearing
the danger zone. And these calls from
the fleet have been SO great that raw
recruits have been specially trained
to man the comparatively small caliber
guns which our merchant vessels carry.
Intensive training has been the order
OF the day. and the fleet is full of bully
stories of how these young and COM
~parativcly inexperienced men have
taken to the game.
There is such n thing as being gun
shy and even old-time men might an
ticipatc things before firing. A draft Of
men came on board a ~Dreadnought the
other day. Though willing, they had
only a mere idea of naval discipline;
they had only been at the training sta
ton a few weeks. They didn't ask
who the '.topside guy was walking up
and down the deck with an opera-glass
under his arm doing no work" They
knew that he was the officer Of the
deck. Blu in man-o'-war terms, they
were just green.
The first thing was to show them a
gum; the second. which was the bust
ness end of the gun, and where the
gun was loaded. And in the doing, the
loading machine was introduced. a con-
t%rivancc which Stimulates the breech of
a gum. in which the bluejacket lad is
taught to pump in projcctIles and now
der at the rate of fifteen a minute.
Then s~ubcalibcr work. which means
that a small gun clamped on the big
one Is fired at a small target close
aboard
ID n y "
FULL OF Il AND HOPE;
With all hands properly keyed UP
and full of pep and hope. there was
the first target practice. Not one of
the rockies had ever heard anything
bigger go on than n Fourth-of-July
h~recracker. Three gun crews were to
fire at the target in what is known as
short-range practice, which consists OF
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-01

pany, Asheboro. n. c.. Incorporated
with $4,000 capital.
Coal land. will be developed by the
Kentucky Pond Creek Goa Company,
Williamson. w. Va. Incorporated with
$50. 600 capital. ...t.
a hosiery mill with daily capacity
OF 500 dozen pairs of dyed and finished
half-koSc will be established by B.. G..
Brumby. Marietta. Ga.
The Detroit times., 1917-09-13
SAVE OUR SONS,
MOTHERS PLEAD

JACKSON Mich. sept is.-The
conference ON control of sexual dis
ca-e in the ARMY. held here Wed.
sdd vna featured by an appeal
hv Rc, Caroline Bartlett crane. OF
kHlHmaz0o mead oi ihe Nichig
woman oommuffre 0n war prepar
udnns-. fo fte women of The streets
fo du fh.r bif d. loung The sol.
dirr, alone. and pledge of sym
pathy and help from Che mothors to
tte-e women In rrrurn was the So.
tuition of fhc problem of army ina
morality
1ho conference WAS attended by
oWcou lrpiu- l---i-4i 4 -is--i--i -.ft-ii -.ft-ii r-- ir--
feHfr.rntW4p men and women from
many tNIr m thr state.
ur W N Martin. associated with
Mai SNOW boo combating such dis.
oa-a- BOO tht nifod States army.
Wa among the p'akcrs Others
Nfo spouse rerr Maf Soil ~ Woof,
h'fd 'f r haae hospital az CluE
Custer r iI Neiioge pal,-.
trcrF fr Richard Oiin secretary
of thc state board OFF health. and
Dr w ~ sayrc. Ann Arbor
The Detroit times., 1917-09-13
JURY PROBE
co vERING
BIG AREA
Judge Connolly Delves
Into Much Alleged
Misconduct

Judge Connolly sitting as "a grand
Jury, has taken recess until ffi-
day He declared af ihr cni ~
Wednesday session that uch q
mass Of testimony had been taken
that the stonographcr was behind n
franscriblng his notes $50 Cd dl' on
was taken to permit hlm t0 caf.hup.
That The inquiry thus fag hae ak
en- IN about every branch of lhlic
service In Detroit is indicate hy
the witnesses who have boon called
one of The interesting wfUesaes
Wednc@dIs was Police CoWm ION
er James lsOuftns lie was expect
ed to testify about saloon oomni
that have never reached c1u ilr
Wa quoted previously fne
said Thar complaints were de.
tracked after they lcff hI H'Hce
presumably n Tho urosec1H sf
fornoy'- office. with which Dnftrna
is not on the best OF torn Thc
whole. Vice situation also hc
gone lnio D. is Likely Mr DoHz"r
VIII uF fFctITrd ~ ~ H7 H fhf
stan6 nnls alou 2n minnie
Oakley u nisfon. fcncef Hnrf
for b. citv election c0mI<S iaH
p witness regarding tho rcCoHn hE
which pr John S HALL Hnn ID place
on fhe school hnatd over Hr lar
rio Church oef1Ek and Chaf
Wilkins won over Charlie J1.
nowsH for recorder after ho.H ap
pearcd tO bo beaten ON the farf of
tho rcturns The rocounfs showed
what appeared 10 be- criminal pro
The Detroit times., 1917-09-13
CITY GETS ONLY
TWO REGIMENTS
OF STATE TROOPS

70 now deyelups THAT Detroit viii
have only two regiment. of state
troops instead of "a brigade OF rhrcc
regimsnte as was announced some
time ago. The reason for thls SIS not
known nor has lt been determined
what viii heCome OF the surplus com
panies Chat tasc been or are being
organized Much criticism heard
4moua tho various units 0f the
states failure fo provide equipment
Nhaf equipment has been provided
lhus Car ht como from private
source OWrcf have been conn
m.s-ionei for only ono ol the De
Woif Regiments char commando by
Col William o. iatmer- N0tufb
audne thneo huiIca the men
are wlr bard nd arf -haHinl
great efficiency n the lu.lt AND af
r.le practice ou thc state range
The Detroit times., 1917-09-13
Blast AT Tree Tops In
Preparation For Near
Actualities
BY J. W. PEGLER.
4 Correspondent United Prsss

SfdH correspondent United Pyess II
HEADQUARTERS OF THE
AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCEI
Sept, 13.--American artillery wal
on the job today. blasting away a
distant tree tops and soaring erst
while grazing fields with practic
volleys
(This is the first word that hal
been received indicating that AIMED
ican artillery has arrived IN Framed
and Is training for the battle line.
From the American gun practfc/
positions--they are usually bordery
ing on a woods Geld wires run ID
elevated payilions. crowded with
youthful battery commanders, armI
ed with binoculars
They observed distant smoke pun
when the shells struck and tell
phoned back over the field wird
prescribing corrections in the range
until the puffs struck the targets.
Above. sailing on silver wings IN
feckless sky. aeraplane observers
with the American forces practiced
wirelessing corrections in range.
The Americans took turns hang
ing in a wicker basket suspended
from sausage balloon making
similar artillery observations.
The enthusiasm among the young
er American officers in the artillery
practice was manifested today in a
urore of wagers laid on the marks
manship OF every gun
Back in The wooded space where
thc American guns are located the
artillery Sammy does not see his
target TIE is too busy setting fuses,
loading his guns and Jerking the
little wooden knob that sends the
she'll screaming an aerial trail over
head
The American artilleryman IL A
husky specimen Sfriplings cannot
man guns THAT Is why American
artillery regiments are compelled 10
weed out Young and ambitious un-
derweighls before sailing gun
Nor needs leathc lungs 60 Withstand
fumes from the breach iron muscles
and "a broad back
The Detroit times., 1917-09-13
WAR INSURANCE
SUMS ARE FIXED
House Agrees Tentatively To
Scale For Soldiers and
Sailors

WASfINGTON Sept i3 Pro-
visions Of ho soldiers and ailors IN
-ursnre BIN f0r allowance N rom
g. o $50 month io dependents.
durng fhe service NJ enlisted men,.
have heon tentatively approved by
Ihe house
strenuous egoris Of Rep. Keating,
of Colorado speaking FOR various
humanitarian ORGANIZATIONS. 10 have
fhc alioWan raised failed.
I'm addition to me government 81
low1nces. me bill provides that an
equal amount y not n excess et
sIl monthly shall he eiven 90 de-
nenIenl- from enlisted mems pay.
These drp lhc auoGng. in addi-
don fo any sIms taken from the
nly fh8t deFeudents would receiVe
monthly
wife no children. fl5 one child.
ro children $3.50 and s. adj
alUoua ful each additional child
On. m0tbrr,s-. child {5 tvo
children. sf25 three children. $40;
fa.r children. $50. ami s. monthly
..LlltlalaI llr zach allLL maj child
0ne q rent. fi8a both parents.
500 each depcn1eh' grandehild,
lla hef u- astor. s..
eUDrai nr0v7 7.ons are made Tor
fhf allowances af divorced wives.
rn tn. -baff Rep Gould. OF New
York. charged that ihe var Depart
nrr R fsHng to make GOOD ia
ur mise f0 oNccrs 10 provide them
With quarter whore no govcrnment
quarters arr available
The Detroit times., 1917-09-13
ONE DEATH
ADAY TOLL
OF TRAFFIC
September's Record Is
More GruesOme
Than August's
Going Over the Top in NO
Mans Land" of Detroit
Casualties for the Month Of
September
kILLE D-f2
WOUNDE D-68
MISSING

September, with ITS ~ dcsth Gen
~ days from traffic ac idcnt- 'rr,it
ons 10 surpags IN me foh of huDUu
lives tho record az Aucu e With te
- fatalities
AIread, motor Cars and street rar.
have cut down dozen par-ou O0e
"a day is being sacrificed n the ma,I.
strum Of speeding traffic chat l4e
made q No Man's Land OF Detroit
thorofarcs
The twelfth victim foH Wodno
day night when a speeding aupmo
bile fatally crushed William Kgbl
son. l3 years Old No lo"1 Wabash
ave. as he was PLAYING ai Common.
wealth and Kirhyavcs The lad died
In Grace hospital shortly after Tho
accident
The automobile Gid not stop atfcr
Tho accident III. occupants. man
and woman. did NOT oven loot
around when several cycWitnessfs
tried to stop them with their eric
Bui the low racing ear thar had
claimod it's victim sped ON Bs Vay.
Several hours later Arthur rref--
vel so years old So i0N Common.
W ftt' PIT ft ff" OBJ Nf.'l NN'NA IIII
"a with manslauchtcr Ile 4dmttd
to the police that he had pas d
Tho scene of the accidont near The
time that n occurred. bui did not
remember seeing any boy injured.
end said he did not figure in ans
accident Wlfnossos of the accident.
hoNe or. have identified Prestwoll
ss tho driver OF the ear chat ran
down The lid and h,- f~ lrCtf on a
charge of manslaughtor
The mother OF fho young victim
collapsed when she visited hin at
tho hospital just before ho dicd Shr
is I'm q serioois condition This was
ne second boy she has lost iu $3.50
weeks
Nichols Sinnlg. q years old SO.
703 Superiorsf. was arrested after
no had collided With "a public light
Ing commission auto ON ElmWood
ave. near Canheldave, "Wednesday
night He Was intoxicated accord
INK 10 the police. and viii bo chars
I'd with driving machine While
drunk
Charlie. Charvey. 36 yoars old. $50
S7G Korchcyalave.. staggered into
the hf'h precinct police station suf
fering from bad bump on his head
Hc could not recall how he had boen
injured, altho 10 d. thourhi he was
struck by an auto. Hc was Wl,ru
to Receiving hospital in a serious
condition
Floyd ifounnr. who struck HnI
killed child. Harvey Korne0el with
his machine. May 3L was arree'nf
ON warrant charging him with .n
voluntary manslaughter Assistant
Prosecutor Speed dcclarch pqHPor
turned e CORNER ~ r8pN rsia oi
speed and ran down iho child