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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-08-02
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A Touch of Color.

Wash blouses showing trimming con-
trast often give the home dressmaker
ideas for color combinations that lift
blouse out Of the ordinary. An ex-
pensive blouse seen recently was a
sky-blue handkerchief linen. All the
seams were hemstitched. It's decoration
was frill about inches wide Of
white down the front, a sailor collar
and turned-back fiaring cuffs Of white
organdie. The collar had two rows of
narrow lace, one on the edge, one q
half-inch inside. The front frill was
run into horizontal short tucks from
the point of the collar to the belt, and
the edges left free formed little ruff
f1es edged with bordering Of valen-
ciennes lace the same width as the col
lar. The cuffs had two rows Of creamy
val spaced like the collar.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-08-02

bureau furnishes also a circular of in
formation concerning the conduct Of
classes and their examination. Fur
Their and full information concerning
the course in the preparation Of sur
gical dressings and the formation Of
classes will be furnished upon applica-
ton by addressing
Bureau Of Nursing Service,
American Red Cross,
Washington, D. G..
A good many weeks before they will
be needed, simple dresses for school
wear next fall, make their appearance.
Those for the younger girls, just pre-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-08-02
A Secret Of Success.

One Of the greatest secrets in being
successful with the family garden is
to provide an abundance of plant food
in a form readily available to the
growing plants. On this little plat Of
ground intensive cultivation is brought
to the highest state Of perfection.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-08-02
REDUCING WaistIine.

While these are the days Of the
Venus de Milo waists, still there are
some women with waists that need re-
ducing. A good exercise for the pur-
pose is as follows: Placing the hands
on the hips, bend the trunk forward
and stretch the arms down until the
fingertips touch the floor. Exhale as
you bend down and inhale as you
straighten up. Repeat this exercise
four or five times daily.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-08-02

Miss Eleanore Putzki of Washington.
seventeen years old, winner of % merit
badges for superiority In various activ-
tiles of the Girl Scouts, was present.
ed with q gold eaglet by Mrs. Wood
row Wilson recently. This was the
first time Girl Scout has ever been
awarded the highest honor in the Or
ganization. Miss PuEki Is member
OF the graduating class Of the Wash
ington high school, is good cook, an
expert swimmer and a leader in the
various activities of her organization.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-08-02
lnven+ed Eixed Ammunition.

1t is to Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden,
whose reign began in 1911, that bis
tory gives credit for the invention OF
fixed ammunition. In his cartridges
the bullets and the charge were united
in paper case. 1t was not, however,
until 1850 that the first successful
metallic cartridge was patented by an
American.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-08-02
Wide Belts of Ribbon.

Wide ribbons can hardly be too wide,
indeed wide enough to form the belt,
which reaches from the waist to bust
and goes under the arms. Vivid greens
and pinks and reds often assert them
selves somewhere in a young girps
toilette. Such ribbons also border
skirts.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-08-02
BAD ROADS COST MILLIONS
Amount Is placed at $2so,ooo,ooo by
Highway Economist in the office
of Public Roads.

Bad roads cost this country, $780,
100000 year, according to j. q. Pen
nypacker, highway economist in the
United States Office Of public roads.
According to his figures our annual
haulage is 35O,OOO0O0 tons, averaging
eight miles.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-08-02
WEEDS TAKE MUCH MOISTURE
Especially In Dry Seasons Crops De-
mand More Water Than There
Ia Stored In Soil.

There is no question but that too
much seed will sometimes spoil the
crop in a dry season by calling for
more water than there is to spare. If
this be true Of the grain itself, how i'm
portant 1t is that worthless moisture
taking weeds should be gotten rid OF
whenever possible.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-08-02
LETS DOG DECIDE OWNERSHIP
Magistrate Follows SoIomon's Lead In
Settling Dispute Between TWO
Women.

New York.-Solomon selecting the
right mother exercised no more judg-
ment than did Magistrate Dodd in ar
ranging q dispute between two angry
women as to ownership Of dog.
Mrs. Josephine de Kofsky had Mrs.
Mary Rosen summoned to court on the
charge that Mrs. Rosen had her pet
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-08-02
a Student of Publicity.

"There is a time and place for ev-
erything."
"Yes," answered Senator Sorghum
sadly; "and it's rather unfortunate
that one of the most reliable ways to
attain publicity is to say something at
the wrong time in the wrong place"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-08-02
Co-Operates

The country town, with its commu-
nifty life, is the bulwark OF the nation,
and the farmer who would destroy 1t
is short-sighted, indeed. Then let's
all. farmers, merchants, professional
men and town laborers, work together
and make each community one OF the
best in the land.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-08-02
Hen Saves Her Life.

Chicago.-She nvesl Destined to be
served for Sunday dinner because she
had ceased to lay, Lucy, staid hen
belonging to George Phillips, laid three
eggs in one day and three the day fol-
lowing, and escaped the guillotine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-08-02

dog, which had disappeared some days
ago.
tits my dog" said Mrs. Rosen in
answer to the charge.
Let the dog decide for himself"
said the judge. Court attaches and
spectators formed lane and the dog
was let loose at one end. He walked
straight to Mrs. de Kofsky and stayed
there.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-08-02
Eoyptian Girls Marry Young.

Among modern Egyptians girls gen.
orally marry when twelve or fourteen
years of age; at eighteen they are re-
garded ''unmarriageable" and "unman-
ageable."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-08-02
A Pinked Sport Hat.

Worn with suit of beige jersey
was smart little sports cloche made
entirely of row after row Of pinked
white broadcloth with navy silk show
ing through the pinked edge. A tiny
blue silk bow finished the crown front.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-08-02
Swat the Rat.

There is said to be one rat to every
acre of land in England ard Wales
causing an annual loss to farmers that
is estimated at $73,000,O00.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-08-02
Hunus.

Humus enables the soil to store
more moisture, increases its tempera-
sufe, makes it more porous, furnishes
plant food, stimulates chemical action,
and fosters bacterial life
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-08-02
SIMPLE DRESSES FOR SCHOOL WEAR.

no need to economic, so far as the
family is concerned, it is patriotic to
make use of discarded wooden dresses
in some way. If they are not needed
at home, no one will have to go far to
find place where they can be used
to the best advantage. Some women
hoard clothes and other belongings
which they cannot use, rather than to
give them away. This is always stupid,
but just now 1t is considerably worse
than stupid.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-08-02

To give golfers practice without
wasting balls, an inventor has patented
a loop of flexible material, about the
size OF ball, fastened to base.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-08-02
Good Reason.

Office Boy-Please, sir, can't 1 get
off tomorrow to go to my grandmoth-
er's funeral?
Sarcastic Boss-Because you want
to go to the baseball game?
Office Boy (timidly)-No, sir; be-
cause she's dead.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-08-02

the person Of Ralph Cooper of this
place. The boy crawled into coy
ote's den recently and killed a mother
coyote with small rife. His friends
pulled him out Of the hole by the
heels.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-08-02

cents head for each dipping. Where
only few sheep are kept, a portable
galvanized iron vat may be used, or a
canvas dipping bag. Where large
fiocks are cared for, however, or where
farmer is in the sheep business per-
manently, it is best to provide proper
facilities for the work, and a perma-
nent dipping vat is the only practical
solution.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-08-02
crawIs Into coyote,s Den.

Marshall, Okla.-John Alternately Of
welf-catching fame has a competitor In
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-08-02

the growth of wool and in general low
er the market value of the sheep.
From purely economic point Of view,
therefore, dipping is profitable prac-
ice.
Necessary Dippings.
Two clippings are regarded as neces-
sary on account of the life habits Of
the tick. The first dipping will de-
stroy all the mature ticks on the ami
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-24
TWO YOUTHS ARRESTED
FOR SCHOOL VANDALISM
Charged With Wrecking Rooms at Bar
tram Institution and Steal
ing Autos

charged with wrccking rooms in tho Bar
tram Public School at Sixty-sccond street
ana freenWay avenue. and with stealing
automobiles for joy-ride purposes and then
abandoning them on the streets. two youths
charles Boos. twenty years old. of 6416
GraN's avenue and George Derlan nineteen
years old, of 63l7 Theodore avenue, were
held in $1,000 bail each for court by Magis-
trate Mecleary at the Central Station today.
day.
Urban r. Decker. ianitor of the school.
VINO said the boys escaped from him last
Wednesday after he discovered them ram
sacking the school at o'clock in the morn
ing, testified that the boys had, in addition
TO spreading a lot of filth on the desk of
the principal, taken the fire eXtlugushcr
and ruined the papers, blackboard and other
articles in the other rooms.
Decker said lie caught both boys, but
Boos got away and Derlan' later broke from
his grasp and fed They were arrested
last night.
The police say the defendants stoe the
automobile of Or. B. f. Wentz, $500 Wood
land avenue. one day last week and later
abandoned it also that the boys had broken
into number of places in West Phla-
delphia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-24
U. OF P. MEN SHOW
SPIRIT OF PATRIOTISM
Alumni, Faculty and Students
Respond Eagerly to Call to
Aid Government

twenty-five hundred and ninety-one re-
plies have come from University of Penn
sylvana graduates Offering their services
to the United States in case of war, ac-
cording to announcement made this morn
ing by Dean John Frazer, adjutant of the
University of Pennsylvania branch of the
intercollegiate Intelligence Bureau. This
bureau is an organization started by the
University of Pennsylvania, with the CO.
operation of fifty leading colleges in the
nation, TO take a census of the college grad
uates to find out what they can do in case
of war
Dean Frazer has sent out 32.OtO letters
at cost of s14OO, $3.50 of which is for
stamps alone (stamped return envelopes
are furnished for reply, and in the four
DAYS on which a repiy was DussIuie the
following answers have come in:
March 2O--Alumni 5, faculty /, students
0; total 6.
March 21-Alumni 313, faculty 36. stu
dents 1873: total, 4s2 grand total, 4sS.
March 22-Alumni $50. faculty rs. stu.
dents s3; total, 1850; grand total 1888.
March 23-Alumni s:3. faculty 6s, stu.
dents 1872; total, 1868, and grand total for
four days, 2591.
That makes replies from 2060 alumni, 2O3
members of the student body
The largest day so far was Friday, when
1858 answers came i'm from many States
There has not been time yet to receive
replies FROM some of the alumni, because
1t takes fcur or five days for the letters
to reach their destination.
-Four out of five of the replies" said
Dean Frazer this morning, "are offers OF
service. The response has been truly won
derful. The offers. of course, are not always
of military nature.
some of the men offer to give up their
present positions and take up civil engi.
neering for the Government or mechanical
engineer work for the Government or rur
automobiles or do telegraphy work. The
way the men are answering is really Won
derful, Many sf them | know are taking
this very seriously. They are weighing the
matter pro and con and taking account OF
the consequences, and they are fighting il
out with themselves. That is why some OF
them have not sent in their replies yet.
"They realize that it will mean much to
answer that they will give their services
to their country. l know some of the mem
bers of the faculty held regular conferences
before they replied This is not thing
which can be answered in minute. That
is why / think it is so wonderful to see the
letters come in, sometimes 500 letters in
one mail. And some of the alumni have
not had time to get their letters yet"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-24
TREASONABLE REMARKS
SEND MAN TO MEDIA JAIL
Munition Worker Decries Acts
of President
Wilson

CHESTER, Pa, March "a. Charged
with making reasonable remarks against
the President B. Garvin, alleged to be a
German, is in the Media Jail, following an
exciting scene at the Remington Arms Com
pany.
Conspicuous in the decorations at the rifle
plant is a portrait of President Wilson.
While Garvin was passing this, it is
charged, he said to Walter Schofield, an
Englishman, This blankety-blank don't
know there is a war going on" Scho1eld
informed Joseph Wexler, an armed guard,
and Garvin was arrested. Wexler took him
to Jail, where he will await trial.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-24
TWO-YEAR-OLD YOUNGSTER
KILLED BY MOTORTRUCK
Maurice Brakeman Run Over While
Crossing Street to Have
Picture Taken

Anxiety to have his picture taken cost
Maurice Brakeman, two years old, of AIS
North Thirteenth street his life today. when
he was run over by a truck near his home.
He was the twenty-third victim of motor
cars since January /.
The boy was playing at Thirteenth and
Buttonwood streets when he saw crowd
of youngster gather around street photog-
rapher. Maurice was eager to have his
'tintype" taken. too, and started across the
street to join them. Just then the truck
driven by James OConnor, of 1885 South
Mole street, came up the street and caught
the child under its wheels.
SO slowly was the truck going that OCon.
nor did not know what had happened until
aroused by cries. He stepped down and
took the boy in his arms and was about &c
drive to the hospital when Maurices father
arrived. Together they went to the hos
pital. where the boy died shortly after ad.
mittance. O'Connor gave himself Up to the
police and will be given "A hearing later.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-24
US. SHARE IN WORLD
PEACE LEAGUE OPPOSED
triangular Yale Harvard
Princeton Debate Results in
Verdict Against Plan

The United States should not enter into
an International league to enforce peace
after the end of the war.
That was the result Of the annua, fri.
angular Yale-lIarvard-Princct debate in
which Princeton defeated Harvard at
Princeton, Harvard defeated Yale a, Cam
bridge and Yale defeated Princeton at New
Haven last night. In eacn case the negative
won the debate which was over the oues.
ton, RESOLVED, That after the present war
the United States should so far depart from,
her traditional policies as TO particinate In
the organization Of a league 10 enforce
peace"
The debate in Alexander Hall. Princeton
was presided over by Dean William r.
Magic. The judges were Dean Herman Y
Ames, OF the graduate school. tIniversity =
of pennsylvania; Frank w. Pine, head.
master of the Gilmore Country School, Ro.
land Park, Md, and p. II. Whaley. edito,
of the EVENING LEDGER. Two Philadel.
phans. Henry Pitney Van Dusen and Ro
land Bruce l.uts, were members of IN,
Princeton debating team that competed a,
New Haven,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-24
WOMAN GETS DIVORCE
ON DESERTION GROUND
Husband Left Her in Theatre and Failed
to Return, She Testifies

divorce was granted today in Allen
town to Mrs. Stella T. James, who was the
wife of Richard j.. James, a clerk, who
lives with his mother at 1881 Locust street,
this city, on the ground of desertion.
Mrs James charged her husband with
leaving her while they were in a theatre.
He excused himself while the performance
was going on and did not return. she testi-
fed The affair, which occurred five years
ago, caused quite a sensation because of
the peculiar way Mrs. James was deserted.
James who is a graduate of Lehigh Uni
yersity, it was rumored, was in California,
but when inquiry was made. at his home
it was made known that he is in the city.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-24
ALLEGED GAMBLING HOUSE
RAIDED BY THE POLICE

An alleged gambling house at 435 North
Eighth street, masked by a cigar store
front, was raided by the police of the Tenth
and Buttonwood streets station early to-
day. Seven men and Jacob Cohen, the
alleged proprietor, were arrested.
The raid was conducted under the direc-
ton of Lieutenant Pluckfeder. In the
front of the building. the police say, are
several push buttons which lookout pushed
when there was sign of trouble. These
buttons, it is said, were connected with
several rooms.
Pluckfelder said the lookout pushed the
wrong button. When the police entered a
rear room the prisoners. it is said, were
playing cards with a substantial pile of
money before them. There was a general
rush for rear doors. but these exits were
guarded by District Detectives Kirby and
Wunderlich.
The place. according to the police. was
raided several times before. Cohen was
held in $500 for court by Magistrate Beaton.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-24
INLAND SUFFERS
FOOD DPRIVATIONS
submarine Campaign Forces
Rigid Regulation of Sup
ply and Prices
pnTATOES ALMOST GONE
.srtensive Cultivation, With Aid
Of w ON en-,
Planned
LONDON. March 9.


while Germany's unrestricted submarine
- has not starved England, it is causing
Citations which are being borne with
patriotic fortitude'
The decisive steps which will be taken
..vt week by the Food Controller to pre-
ssnt the boarding of provisions are espe-
cally satisfying, for the laboring classes
and socialists
Restaurants and hotels are cutting down
the size of meals and prices are being in
ereased, but this burden falls chiefly upon
Sbe well-to-do
a On Monday the price of four pound loaf
Al bread will be raised to twenty-five cents,
an Increase of thirteen cents since the out
break of the war This will be the highest
I prbce charged for bread in London since the
i Crimean war
Potatoes are almost unobtainable for the
moor but this scarcity is offset by the
plenitude of onions, carrots and cabbages
Sugar, however, still presents a serious
problem
The Times says that the need for in
creasing the production of food in 1917 is
as great as was the need for increa sing
the supply of shells and guns in 1915. Lord
Davenport the new Food Controller, and the
Board of Agriculture are meeting the seri-
Gus problems face to face and care is taken
10 let the people know the actual conditions.
II is suggested that help worked in night
and day shifts and the sight of agricul-
tlral workers blowing beneath the rays of
the moon may become common one if
The scheme Is followed out.
Sir Arthur Lee, who has been put in
charge Of the task of winning as much
production from the soil as can be OBJ
tanned by the hand of man, is urging the
farmers to use more and more women for
rural work. Women have already proved
themselves able and willing workers and
their help has gone long way toward
solving the food problem.
Beginning Monday the bakeries will be
compelled by law to use flour containing
mixture of other cereals in order to
conserve the wheat supply This addi-
, tional mixture will be about fifteen per
cent.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-24
TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES

Si1'sls rn Matsa9ni 1922 Titan ST.. and Maria NJ
lGyiTd f!,, c. Moss. Wilmington. Del, and Maud
eVsimo csno,aM aMassaroi s 7os Wharton St. and Mary
,..ssaa ARRa Af:,.ss:; Kss; ssn4 MSssr s st. and
Nxin x.s B sas Gibson sso Christian st., and Mae
Eugene = Lonsdorf isa taassa Poplar ST.. and
AntbsannSce AtbbsnSes p nHertzog: ss5 :. 18th ct,
Franco. % a6ss S Morris Tisas St St. and Angelina
Iwasd wast P,r1 = Jones. 1aa5 s 4eth St. and Mar
Antcnis M Ippoiitl, Wilmington @ Del, and Annna
s.masI .mssnIueS Gaiab:na lsls Christian st. - ,.,
ss s!s ave. and
'ecoS s Faest: isl Richmond ST.. and irino KAN
sussnno 1899 sSsehns ErsnStoss ss drsy. and
"bSim SstS = Esterline. Chicago. Ill.. and Eliza
,' III q; karsen. 2sls Richmond St, and Aagot
Carlo '0ssnnsen. csrnann. @ sSss s. Hancock st.
zsccs' i4si s. 18th . st i''h st. and Angelina
Edth H. Jdn.s mndemo R,so College Point L. L.
TooS !; R,, Nelson. Erie Pa, and Ruth G..
John Shyn SSryn Mawra Pa.
Rn,.:.,Ms ,MscGrsil, 62sD Lansdowne ave.
spoa' r. Hyde. a00o ST., and Amy Gibson,
ass,sS sostorss F. Riekettl. ss54 carp ST.. and Mary
Par ef oeblsSrss Ssmden; n J.
siulss siisisS.B B. .oss; Ross; yiois, Del, and Clara l..
we,,bLa,v L. Rubin. 1445 s. 9Th St, and Rose
A. Rs,d' aKshein; Odessa, Del. and Frances
Edward ,soso 3. 18th st,
Luke r.,at h.,aateman a21s N. 10th ST.
Doon M l.lt Ridge ave, and Barbara
Fries btasiIey; Pals 1925 Lombard ST.. and Marie
sas saSaD D. Cohen, i2ls s. 9th ST.. and Fannie
fI"r1phurs. 2434 Stewart st,
rion' .eaynor, 56o N Judson ST.. and Keith
Tns ~ = a. Morrsy. 5s2 N. Judson st.
~ !M,.crssn, ssla N. Percy ST.
H.s,nnes r Baralt, soei Altman st.. and
4 1xnn,n 1nnn,,n H. Levin, 1435 w. I.etterly ST., and
N S..e S.n,e ~ TunntaIl. 1888 Marshall st.
+ ES0,ssii E0si Lockhesd. ssbe Emerald ST.. and
foweil. SOFA ~. 9th st..
b. WeQlell eQ1e kingssssing ave.
y X2xIM 56f! Lensdovns ave-. and
n n "a Hrssl
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-24
CONGRESSMAN RANKIN
WILL AID REPUBLICANS
Montana Representative Also Declares
She Will Speak on "Women
in Navy"

CHICAGO, March 2i.-That she would
line up with the Republicans in the fight
to gain the speakership and control of the
next House was indicated by Miss Jean
nette Rankin, Congresswoman from Mon
tana, who left Chicago today. She Is on
her way to Washington for the extra ses-
sion April ., but may stop over in Toledo
and several other cities where suffragette
leaders are anxious to have her speak.
Il was elected by the Republican party"
was Miss Rankin's only comment when
asked how she would vote. Miss Rankin
also refused to diyuge her stand on the
German situation, or whether she would
vote to declare war.
What do you think of Secretary DAN
iels's ruling that women should be eligible
for service in the yeomen branch of the
navy?" she was asked
II think a lot about it," she replied. q
well, I'll have plenty to say about that on
the floor of the House"