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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-04
Iridescent Nickel and Brass

70 fhe Editor Of Wofndns PAGE:
Dear Madam-Please tell me how brass and
nickel fixtures can be made iridescent.
]. b. L,
Prepare solution Of one part OF lead
acetate TO three parts sodium hyposulphite
IN forty-eight parts Of water. Plunge the
articles into this and let them remain Re-
move from time TO time, and when the
requisite depth of color is obtained rinse
nfg and LEI dry
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-04
To Sponre Black Cloth

70 the Editor Of Womdn's PAGE;
Dear Madam--What is the best way TO sponge
black clOthl Also how fingermarks be re-
moved from a valuable book MRS. G, C.
z Dissolve one ounce OF bicarbonate Of am
monia in one quart of warm water, then
rub the cloth with IT, using a piece OF fan
mel or black cloth for the purpose After
ward clean the cloth well with clear water,
time IN the direction of the fiber
You may be able to remove the finger
marks with a jelly of white or curd soap.
followed by a washing with cold water
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-04
Care of Girls Hair

10 me Editor OF Woman's PAGE.
Dear Madam-Do you think oIIv botr L,,,
pc brushed very muchf My little pri'ui bIu bSuouil q
, 40 guy that II is almost stin, even thongb I
'''' "oi'h' (Mrs.l z.
II, IL IS better not to brush oily hair more
But by all means wash IT more thar 60 n
month. Once every two weeks, at lenst or
even every week, will not be too often
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-04
scorch MARKS on SIX Blouse

70 fhe Edifor Of W0mdn's Pace;
Dear Nadam-Can you tell me whether there
n any way Of remQying large scorch marx
from 4 white sIIE nhirfWaistf J.TB.
IA la claimed that an application OF
potassium permnngana(e. followed by hy-
NIr4e1 ntftxIdo win remove scorch marks
H4. 4It ln4 juice of ~ onion aIao il
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-04
Knitting Sweater


TO the Editor Of Wonan-s Page:
Dear Madam-I am going to Lrt. . 80
tbmesIer tbn sitr LoT myself Would you advise one of
ne shp-on KIND, or do you think the otheTs n 20
slight. an snort ana
Ihe slp-on sweaters are decidedly
smarter and II you look well in one
should advise this style by all means.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-04
THE QUESTION: TO BE OR
NOT TO BE A WAR BRIDE
1t Seems to Be Clearly Girls Duty to Marry,
Provided 1t Is a Case of Love and Not
Romantic Idealism

: 1NO BE or not to be q war bride7 That
- Is the question agitating certain love-
iorn maidens in these uncertain times.
Naturally, the answer Is always the
eame-that II is a problem which must
be worked out by the girl and the man
themselves.
There is always the danger that, car.
ried away by the hysteria OF the moment,
n girl will marry a man she would not in
quieter times even consider as a possible
life-mate only TO find out several years
hence that she has made a hideous mis-.
take. And IL she is married thus hastily
and to the wrong man. she stores up not
only unhappiness for herself but for an.
other.
One cannot help wondering on reading
OF the scores OF wartime marriages just
how many Of them will "pan out"
ON THE other hand, If two young
~ things are and have been in love for
some time and have intended marrying,
II seems clearly TO be their duty to con.
summate a marriage before the one is
called away. There are many tempta-
tions an enlisted man is called on to face
and the memory Of a little wife back
home would have a firmer hold over him
than anything else could have Thoughts
OF a fiancee are tender to cherish. but
wife is a responsibility few men will
fail to live up to to the best of their
ability.
ENNALLY, thought must he given to
I ha
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-04
To Prevent Fading

70 ne Editor Of WoBaH's PaOe;
pser sIadam-How. can red-bordsTed towels
A little borax put in the water will set
the color.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-04
Widow weds Childhood Sweetheart

NORTHUMBERLAND, Pa, June IA
widow for less than year, Mrs. Rachel
Earl yesterday became the bride of Earl
Gruver, of Nescopeck. a childhood sweet.
heart The brides parents also died within
a year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-04
MUNICIPAL BAND IN SIX
CONCERTS THIS WEEK
Leader Roeshman Arranges Attractive
Program of International
Music

The Municipal Band under the leader
ship Of Benjamin Roeshman, will, during
the current week. play at the following
places:
June 4-Plot Twelfth and Spring Garden
streets.
r June 5-ontaro Square, Thirteenth and
June 0-Hancock Square. Hancock and Jeffer-
-. June 7-Passyunk Square. Twelfth and Reed
-. June S-Clark Park a. Forty-thiri and
Woodland avenue.
=, June 9-Aramlngo Square. Aramlngo and
Huntington streets.
The program follows
"Three Dances, from "fcnfy VIII, GGaSmsS GeTmsS
l. Morris Dance" ii
2 "Shepherd's Dance"
3. Torch Dance"
American sketch, "By the swanee Rtvor,,
Myddleton
Gems from "Chin-Chin". .........,, CarvI
Tenor solo, Selected" ....... Mr. Jerry shaw
Grand selection, Faust" .. Corro,
Valse di concert blue Danuhs" Strauss
Caprice. Awakening Of the Lion" Kontsl,,,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-04

LIVING UP TO BILLY
BY ELIZABETH COOPER

rbl, powerfu human written in the to
the etwent
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-04
Starchy Foods

foods? ~ P''WBS' IS'HEShy
Starch predomnatcs in all the cereal
foods and certain vegetables, as NAV he
seen from the following table:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-04
Acknowledgment Of Wedding Invitation

TO the Edifbr Of Woman'S Pace;
Dear Madam-Should an Invitation IN q
church wedding be acknowledged that II ac-
cepted or regreftedY a. l..
80 Rngwer 10 necessary unless an invita-.
hou 10 the breakfast or reception ID To-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-04
TODAY'S INQUIRIES

4. Scrambled eggs sometimes become watery.
What is tho cause Of this?
3. How many cupfuls Of EranuIated sugar
equal pOundg
toes2
ANSWERS TO SATU
i. When cooking acid fruits, such rs pIums.
cherries, ETC., less sugar will he required II IL
e added after cooking.
.. ADricots. peaches and other dried fruits
should be soaked In cold water for ut least
twelve hours before cooking.
8. CrOcheted articles can he cleaned IL they
arc well rubbed into -four several times, then
shaken out.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-04

out in favor of both the owner and con-
tractor and duplicates given to owner
Wednesday-A Dutch Colonial House
Questions and Answers
win dampness show through on the ipsIao
plaster II a hollow tile wall is not strippedP
l.. r. n.
Exterior walls, whether Of tile, stone or
brick, should always be stripped, otherwise
dampness will show through on the plaster
ing.
M. r. N.-Not as yet, but II is our inten-
tion to publish soon some plans of bunga-
lows.
How narrow can a bathroom be in order IN
have the fixtures opposite each other? r. W
II necessary this width can be made s n.
This is quite close, however. and, II possible
should be made IT. s in or #.
ices7 "a RRT''
The minimum charges which are gener.
ally agreed on are 10 per cent Of the cost
Of house when this cost does not exeeed
$4,000. When greater than this amount
the charge decreases proportionately
(copyright)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-04
ADVICE TO THE HOME-BUILDER
OF MODERATE MEANS
u

By VICTOR EBERHARD, B. Arch R. A.

The Colonists paid a
great deal of atten-
tion to their doorways
and on them lavished
their best and most
artistic effort, leaving
the remainder of the
house very often
quite plain. Some of
these doorways, as
shown in the illustra-
ton, were very simple
and constrained, their
great charm lying in
their proportions and
in the delicacy of
their holdings and
graceful fanlights;
others were elabor-
ated with carved
holdings, caps and
ornament. There are
many, especially
among the simpler
ones, which we might
do we'll to copy. We
cannot hope to excel
them unless we are
willing to put into the
task as much care as
did the early builders.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-04
THE GOOD HEALTH QUESTION BOX
By JOHN HARVEY KELLOGG, NJ. D, L. D.

I" han Is gnI venrs
for Uhu ucrts qurn0 or dugG
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-04

Payment. p. c.
LIST, When the masonry is complete to first
floor joists ioists on and bridged. 10
I'd When the masonry IL complete to sec
ond floor joists joists on and brdged 10
3D.. When the masonry is complete ready
for the roof and ceilings, joists on
4th When the roof Is on complete and ali
plumbing is roughed in.....,..,..... -
5th. When the plastering including white
9th. When the plumbing fixtures are set in
and all wood trimming has been COM
7th. When e1su the house is finished according -
sth, Final payment thirty days after com
pletion .,....''..'.''''' '''''''''''s'' 10
Total percentage. 100
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-04

INALLY, thought must he given TO
the generations to come. The type of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-04

3. When giving n dinner. should a hostess
place an engaged couple together at the table?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-04

1. What superstitiOn attaches to June as q
wedding month?
2. Is II usual TO include both Of the engaged
persons at any entertainment 70 which ono may
he lnvitedP
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-04
ANSWERS no sATURDAY,S INQUIRIES

5. which take longer to boil. new or old pota-
toeeY
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-21
Mexican LabOrers Coming
 Across Border by Hundreds

Juarez, Mex, January 10.-(Correspon. dence of the Associated Press. )-Mexice is supplying laborers for the coal fields of New Mexico.s Colorado and Pennsylva. mia; harvest hands for the wheat fields of Kansas; section hands for the rail. roads of the west and irrigation farmers for the entire southwest.
 Thousands of Mexican laborers from the interior of the republic have beer coming to the border here and crossing to the United States to find employment while the industries of their own country are paralyzed by war. Recently 1000 Mex ican laborers were shipped to the Penn. sylvania coal fields to take the places or the foreign laborers who had returned to their native countries to fight.
 The maintenance of way departments of the railroads in the southwest long ago learned that the Mexican workman was dependable person in all track and repair work, especially in the up- keep of railroad tracks. Thousands pass through the Juarez-El Paso port each spring going to the railroad camps of the southwest to return in the fall when the cold weather comes. These laborers are sent as far as Kansas, Illinois. Mis- sour1 and Colorado to work on the rail roads. Recently the Pennsylvania coal companies sent orders here for as many or the Mexican laborers as could be hired to go that distance from home and many are working now in the great coal fields of that state
 Employment bureaus have been estab- lished here and in Fl Paso, and, when a large number of Mexican laborers cross the border, there is a scramble at the river bank among the employment agents to enlist these recruits in the army of industry in the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-21
MEMBER OF FLYING
 CORPS THINKS T
 IS NOT ALL FUN"
British Aviator Says Regu- lar Patrol Duty in the Air Without Fights Is Very
 MOnOtOnOus

With the British Armies in France, January 0.-(Correspondence of the Associated Press. .)-"Tt's exciting at times, but generally speaking it's rather less sport than a motorcycle, :" says wing suba1tern of the British flying corps. He chatted while tinker Ing With his machine-one of the latest types in war that is changing and developing the aeroplane almost from hour to hour There were marvels Of the air two years ago that have today than the clumsy attempts of a barnyard fowl to t1fe~flight of swal- low. An aerial scout that cannot reg lster In the neighborhood of 140 miles an hour cannot be classed as truly modern. This speed is called for in Ievel air" not in running down hil1" or Tn diving out of loop. You may attain 1S0 miles an hour doing that
 Oh, yes, the fightings fun," re- sumed the subaltern, but you can't al- ways induce the Germans to come up ana have go. They prefer most of the time to stop on the ground and set 'Archies' on you with their noisy shrapnel shells. It's when you go pad- ding through the air on patrol duty Tor four or five hours and nothing happens that flying becomes monoto- nous. In spite of the almost unbe- l1evable speed at which you go you nave no sense of speed whatever nothing like the thrill of 40 or 50 miles an hour in motor with the trees whizzing by and a bump road beneath you.
 sometimes the air Is bumpy too, and mats good sport To collide with an ar pump is almost like hitting big
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rock in the road. They generally lurk near 8 cloud bank and give you an aw ful jolt when you least expect IT, On dull days when the air is smootn vou can get little practice and eX- citement by throwing her about plt' for when you get to close quarters lu A fight you need all the stunts she II do. In the air one doesn't even s9. the sensation of the wind that you se' on the ground. When you are runhihs E 90 or 100 miles an hour little Wlh1 ,oore or less makes no impression upon you" sov
 Which latter fact may account TOT the absolute contempt in which the modern army fliers look upon lhe mfghtiest blasts old Boreas can plow It was not so long ago that ,l,.s breeze would upset all flying plans for a day; now nothing shors oh hurricane can deter the. lntreplu tors of the allies. They lausn %I ea1e and can almost take hap nrhe cconofortablv riding a 30-mile Wlna; Ine ,,oai anernv elements are low clouoS and ground mists They have nttls relation to personal safety, put tnes i,,+erfere very seriously with "iU' range of useful work.
 After a few more earnest relliai "A A. on the monotony of patrol Woi u er,ooth air-which he likened to uIiN ine motor truck along a cefnen. road in a. desert-the subaltern cllmpee into the "cabin" of his machlne. II was wasp-like creature. with tht imprisoned power of hundred horses throbbing in it's wonderful engine: It's guns were attacKed unoptrusiVe. 1v to the frame work, and synchronlzee where necessary to shoot throush @ .n' blades of the fast whirring propehel in front.
 The "cabin' of modern aeroplant suggests the pilot house of palatla yacht in miniature. Everything IS m ished in hardwood and there are poi ished nickel instruments to indicate speed, height. angle and everythine an airman ought to know. There art ingenious sights for the guns ane range finders for bomb dropping, ane a little devise to tell that the bonn bs have been properly released in turr and are hurting on their way to tne objective selected for attack.
 When he is tucked away only the pilots head Is visible above the free board. Directly in front of him Is tiny little half moon of windshield
 "You can lower that in summer time and get more air" grinned the subaltern.
 "But what about freezing in the win tertime?" was suggested
 "Oh," he replied. that all depends
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-21
An Eight Hour Day Clock
from the Popular Science Monthly

From the Popular Science Monthly.
 Hardly was ink on the eight hour law dry when California watchmaker de- vised the ''eight-hour clock" and at the same time offered plan for abolishine the confusion arising from the difference in time between various points on the continent. The new clock has but eight figures on the dial, with a small square Tn the center which shows M from one in the morning until eight; N for noon. and E for evening, the third division.
 The inventor makes this suggestion lnaugurate uniform time all through the United States, and let Washington. D. C., be the heart of our time system.
 The twenty-four houurs of the day can be divided into three sets of eight hours and the different divisions indicated as M, N, and E, or D1, D2, and D3. This would eliminate time computations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-21
WAR TRADE HAS !. CHANGED JAPAN ID CREDITOR NATION One Phenomena of This Great Conflict Is Enrich
 ment of the Little
 Island Kingdom

Tokio, January 0.-(Correspondence of the Associated Press.)-One of the most striking phenomena that the war has created as regards Japan is her quick shifting from debtor to creditor na- ton. Since the Russo-Japanese war the world has got accustomed to thinking of the Japanese empire as a borrowing country. Now the tables are turned and Great Britain, which loaned so much money to Japan in the past, has actually come here for loan.
 The recent Notation in Japan of a British loan for 1oo,0oo,ooo yen or s5O,ooO, 900. was great success. A few days after the lists were opened to the public the syndicate which had the issue in charge advertised that no more Subscriptions would be received. The incident showed that there is plenty of available capital in Japan. The success of the British loan Is to be attributed not only to Japanese confidence in British resources, but also to the preference by the Japanese public for short term loans. The English bonds are redeemable in three years.
 It is pointed out here that the financial assistance just rendered to Great Britain
 
 the entente allies since the outbreak of the war. It is calculated that Japanese investments in bonds and treasury notes issued by the entente powers since the beginning of hostilities total about 515,- 0O0,000 yen, or $257, 900, exclusive of the recent British loan.
 Another significant feature of the war period as regards finance has been Ja- pans heavy payments abroad of inter- est upon her own bonds and even in partial redemption of the same. This has been especially made possible by the na- tion's heavy accumulation of specie which has been due to a heavy increase in exportations
 Japan's cash payments abroaA.in addi- tion to that for foreign securities amount to 3e1,0OO,OOo yen, or $1s5, COG, ,OOo since the inauguration ofsthe war and altogether Japan has paid out in cash since the war began the huge total of 1,O06, 531, 900 yen, or $503, ,266,50O. Adding to this the 200, coo, . coo yen, or $100,000OO0 by which the spe- cial holdings o}s9he empire have been increased durin the war period, about 200, 100000 yen, Or $600, O00O0O represents the cash balance to Japan's credit in the international operations.
 Commenting on this new financial situ- ation the Herald of Asia, which reflecrs the opinion of the Japanese business world, makes the estimate that if the war continues another year it would be safe to place the probable total influx of money from abroad at 1000, ,O00 900 ven. roughly speaking. or about $l,OOO 900. GOO The journal even expresses the opinion that before world conditions shall have turned to the normal, Japan may he able to wipe out her national debt in it's entirety.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-21

ments. The increase in women clerks amounts to only 45,OOo, all of whom, how ever. have replaced men
 The increase of women workers in hotels and place of entertainment is only 1900. yet the number of men replaced in these establishments is 9 .O00. many of the old female employees now doing the work of men.
 There has been much more discussion lately as to whether the city woman Is a success on the farm and the point Is far from being settled. Nevertheless, 5000 more women are working steadily at agri-
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upon the machine. This little scout. for instance. with the engine in front or you is as warm as toast even when you are 15,o00 feet up and the mer- cury has long dropped below zero. You get all the warmth of the exhaust and can stay up indefinitely. The plane with the propeller and engine in front is tractor. The 'pusher' has engine and propeller in the rear. In one of those you get the full effect of the cold and you just naturally freeze. that's all''
 The control of the fighting aerop1ane has been reduced to the simplicity of single lever. known in the profess sion as the joy stick" By moving this stick a few inches one way or another and with occasional foot pres- sure on the rudder one can climb, dive, lcop, side-slip fall couple of thou sand feet and flatten out "as right as rain" You always have one hand free for the machine gun. and if neces- sary you can let the joy stick look out for itself for minutes at a time and use both hands for fighting. Or if the trip is long one you can let her float while you eat luncheon. An air menu generally consists of an apple or banana. milk chocolate and biscuits, with hot tea or coffee from a vacuum bottle.
 Airmen have queer sense of the appropriate in insignia. For instance the squadron to which this wasp-lfke scout belonged has adopted an ele- phant as It's distinguishing mark, and each plane has an elephant painted on either side of the pilot house"-as if anything could be less suggestive of flying than a pachyderm. Another squadron has adopted the hippopota- mus.
 The air service Is the friendliest corps in the vast British army, for when other work is impossible the men can go a-visiting while testing out machines. It is astonishing to the novice how far away the trained air man can recorniza calIar
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culture today than in July. 1914 Tn 1914 there were only 2o00 women employed in government arsenals and dockyards. Now there are over 10000. The English breweries formerly employed 5000 women Now they have 1S.0O0 And so 1t goes through all the industries.
 As a while the industrial postwar problems are going to offer much food for reflection. and, to be amicably solved will require an intelligent skill of direc- ton and square dealing equal to ths best thought and energy put forward in the war itself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-21
A Keyhole Illuminator
From the Popular Science Monthly

some people, on certain dire occasions In the small hours of the morning, find It difficult to locate the keyhole of their door. An Ohio inventor, however, has come to their rescue with a device for turing the latchkey to the proper place. He accomplishes this with an arrange ment which provides for the placing of an electric light pointing geometrically toward the keyhole. The light has a reflector attached to it which further
 ntensifies it's illumination The connec- tions to the light are made through a pl sh-button which has been thoughtfully fItted directly into the door-knob. From the push-button. the wires lead to the batteries through contacts between the door and the door-sill. Push the button and the circuit is closed and the lamp lighted.