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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-27
THE RETAIL PRICES.
Gl l A

Flour and feed. Graham flour. per
sack. Goo; corn chops, per cwt.. $2.so;
shorts, per cwt.. $220: bran, per cwt.'
$2.2o: corn per bu s1.45: hay. per cwt.;;
75@s5c; straw, per cwt;:' 4o9 SOC; mea.
per sack. $50: corn and oat chop, PEI,
cwt.. sass; corn chop, 20 lbs. 45c: oil
meal per cwt., s2.75: wheat flour, per
sack. old wheat, $2.4o@2.95: "a ID. rye
flour. $1.45.
Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
Creamery butter. soc: country butter,
40643c
Eggs-Fresh country. zoe.
Poultry-Geese dressed. 1s6e5c: tur-
keys dressed 3s6I40c: dressed hens 3oc.
Fresh and Salt Fish.
Frozen. not fresh caught-Salmon.
Ice ID: halibut, zoe; red snapper, lec
h.: white fish, 18c; smelts. zoe.
Fresh fsh-Catf'sh 221sc; bass. 22c:
trout. &c: halibut. &c; salmon, 2Oc:
live Holsters. 75c b.: broiled Holsters.
Coo each: white ash. zoe b.: crabs hard
shell, 15c each: soft shell. aoc each:
perch, 1ehc: shrimp. zoe ID: fresh
shadrock, 40c pair: frog legs. Csc pair:
Spanish mackerel, 4oc each: fresh her
ring. 15c: smelts 15c; Blue Point. zoe:
Blue Point oysters in shell soc doz.
red snapper H., 1sc.
Salt fsh-Mackerel. 1o@35c: herring,
Norway. 3 for Csc: cod. 1CM2Nc. laKe
fish. pail. roc; salt mackerel 10m27c:
salt white Ash. 1om35c h.: salt cod, 10
@25c h.: smoked sturgeon Csc h.: I'M
an haddie, 22hc: Holland herring. k~g
s115 125: salt eel. csc h.; pail ancho-
vites. s..25
Select oysters. s5c qt.: standard oys-
ters CSC at: count oysters. at CSC.
Sardines. 5125c; spiced sardines 3
70. 1oc:. boz cod. 12hm2oc: fancy
smoked bloaters z fox 25c; smoked
ring, Csc lb.:, Kippered herring. 3 for
CSC: halibut. csc lb.: smoked sturs con
25c h.
Fruits-Bananas, sac lb.:s lemons.
% cents: oranges, 20T65c per dozen;
apples. 50m75c pix: kutnquats $50 40c;
Spanish Malaga grapes. SOC: Nellis
pears. doz., 40c: grape fruit. 6A ml5c:
tangerines, 45c doZ.: Strawberries, 2
pts, 35c.
Vegetables.
observation-disclosures cabbage lb l21sc:
tomatoes, ripe. 156 35c; parsley, so l0c:
mushrooms csc H.: green beans. 35c;
horse radish 10c: beets, Id 41sc: lettuce
35c h.: egg plant, 20@25c: cauliflower.
1Om35c; beets per bunch. 1oc: tur-
nips. 45c pix; potatoes pix 70@s0c: bu.,
$S.15: carrots and ,parsnips. h.. sc;
red onions, 15c: white onions 15c:
Spanish onions 121ac: garlic. csc: head
lettuce. 10@lTAc; sweet potatoes. 10c;
Brussels sprouts box Csc: French en-
dive. h., 55c: green peas. 35c h.:
radishes. 7%@15c; green onions lac;
new potatoes h., Toe: onion sets. h.,
20@25c.
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Grain Review

Chicago, March 26.- Jumps to record
breaking prices in the wheat market
today accompanied the receipt Of dom
este crop reports that were the worst
by far this season and reports OF
threatened famine in Argentina. Free
buying carried July and September o.
ton to the highest levels yet for those
months. Opening prices, which rang
ed from NC to $3.50 higher, with May
at 1914 to 1893 and July at 1.64h to
1.66, We're followed by further moderate
gains and then something of reaction.
Predictions were current that the
crop condition indicated by the April
report of the United States govern
ment would be one of the lowest in
years. with Kansas and Nebraska per-
centages under 70. Nevertheless snow
and sleet in Kansas led to skepticism
and to increased selling pressure suffi-
cient to bring prices down sharply in
the late dealings The close was weak,
sc net lower to 1ssc advance, with
May at s1.90ss to $1.90S and July at
s1.63sa to $1.63A.
New top record quotations also We're
scored in corn On the advance, fpw-
ever bull leaders showed disposition
to realize profits. After opening 1ac off
to Nc up, the market made decided
advance all around.
Commission house demand absorbed
the offerings until the last hour. but
finally profit taking caused sharp
downturn an values. The close was
heavy at &c decline to nc advance as
compared with Saturdays finish.
Oats hardened with other grain pro-
visions remained easy in line with the
hog market, but advances of cereal
prices kept offerings light
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Latest Market Reports
HOGS ARE STEADY
IN LOCAL MARKETS

The Ottumwa hog markets remain
steady today in all grades There has
been no rise in porkers for the week
Quotations are:
Hogs-(Furnished daily by Jno. Nor.
rell & Co)-120@150, $3.50; 150@180,
$14.00; 100000. $14.25: 200 and over,
$14.45; packers good $3.50; fair $18.40
Sheep-ReSt lambs. $11.50Gie
choice ewes, fs7@S: fair to rod ewes. 81
wheat-s1.5o@1.75; rye. s1.16@14o;
oats. SIG 5sc: corn, $1.o5@11o.
Hay-$12@14.
Butter. Eggs and Poultry.
Butter fat-No. 1, 40c; No. 2, 37c.
Poultry-(These prices paid to pro-
ducers, straight run hens, 16c; old
ROSTERS, &c: ducks. Ice: geese, 10c:
spring chickens. lie; old toms, IA
@15c; No. turkeys. 10000; No. 2.
14c: guineas, 20@25c
Eggs-Country, 24c.
Creamery butter, 4514sc: bulk, SOC:
prints country butter. 2ec.
Country butter-22c
Wool and Hides.
WOOL Bright. medium clear 35@38c;
32c: cbaffy and slightly bury, 24@26c;
semi bright. 3O@35c; bright, medium
bury, 25630c: light, fine, clear. ESQ
35c; heavy, fine, clear. 45@25c; Angora
goat. long. luster. 33@3Sc.
Hides-No. fully cured, 15c: No. l
green lac: horse hides, No. ! $500: No.
?. s.: pony. $3.50: colt. 5oc4$2.
Bees wax-20c: No. talldw. Sc; No.
2 tallOW. &c,
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TWO NEW MARKS ARE
MADE AT ST. LOUIS

Louisville, KY, March 26-Murchi-
son of the Columbia Athletic club of
st. Louis lowered the worlds record
two-ffths of a second here Saturday
night in the third heat Of the 80-yard
dash in the Louisville Amateur Fedora.
tion's meet. His time for the distance
was seven and four-hfths seconds.
Robert Simpson Of the University Of
Missouri set a new worlds record Of
seven seconds in the second heat Of
the sixty yard low hurdles event, low.
ering the record two-flfthS Of second.
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Nav York Prod uce.

New York, March 26.-Butter-Mar-
ket Arm: receipts, 4,37l; creamery ex-
tras, (e2 score) Acc; ffrsts, S9@4lhc;
seconds, 35h GSshc.
Eggs-Market strong; receipts. H.
TIA. fresh gathered extra firsts, 3OA a
S0hc; firsts, 29a @30c.
Cheese-Irregular: receipts; 2426;
state held specials, 27627Asc; do aver
age fancy. 26h @27c.
Live poultry-Unsettled: no prices
Dressed poultry-very firm chickens
1sTo9c; fowls I'm @24c; turkeys, $50
44c
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Minneapolis CLOSING Grain.

Minneapolis. Mimi. March 26.-Clos-
ing grain:
Wheat May. opened, sissy a
1.s9N (; high. s191: low, $1.S6h: closed.
Ss7s@1s6%. July. opened sissy a
1.s2A high, s1S4A low, $3.50: closing
$1.SOB.
northern. $1.s4A619s7s No. . north
ern. s190N M1.9S7k.
,Corn-No. 3 yellow, s1.16M1.11R.
Oats-No. white. 61G62c.
Flax-$2S5h q 2.941..
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Chicago Produce.

Chicago, March Observation-Disclosures
firm; creamery, $4,000.
Eggs-Higher; receipts. s.s16 cases;
firsts. 27& @2sc: ordinary nrsts. 26& a
27hc: at mark, cases included, 2b@2Sc
Potatoes-Higher; receipts, As cars;
Aaho Colorado. Oregon and Washing
ton white, S2.50@2.60.
Poultry--Alive, higher; fowls. 22c;
springs, 23c.
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PICKS CADDOCK
DEFEAT JOE STECHER

Cedar Rapids. March 26-"Without
any extravaganza or chance for the
briefest dispute. it can be safely pre-
dicted the grandest treat that has yet
been prepared by that paragon Of pro-
moters. Gene Melady, for the sport
loving populace is the much heralded
battle that will take place at the audi
forum Easter Monday evening, April
9, between the peerless champion Of
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St. Louis Live Stock.

ST. Louis. Mo-, March 26.-The live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market steady: receipts. 15,-
900; lights. $14.55 GLASS; pigs. s9@
1850; heavy, $15@15.10 bulk, s14.60@
1905.
Cattle-Market slow; receipts. s.
600: steers. s7.5o@12; heifers sS.50@
Ills: cows. s5.75m12
Calves-$6@
Sheep-Market steady: receipts. L.
100: lambs. s13M1540: ewes, s9.30m
1925; yearlings, s12.75M14.25.
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K.nsa. CIV liv. stock.

Kansas City. Mo-. March 26.-The
live stock market follows
Hogs-Market steady: receipts. g.
900; bulk, s14.50@14.95: heavy, $14.S0@
Is; light, S14.20@147o; pigs, s10.5o@13
Cattle-Market steady: receipts, A.
600: steers. $11.75@12.50: cows, SEQ
1925; heifers. $SM11.25; calves, $50
1880.
Sheep-Market lower: receipts. 1O,-
900: lambs, s11.50@1 1890: yearlings, s13
@1s.75: wethers, $11.5O@12.6O: ewes,
$10.50@1215.
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Primary Movement.
Car Lot Recejnts,

wheat-54 cars, with Of contract
grade.
Corn-ss cars. with 13 of contract
grade
Oats-116 cars. with 43 of contract
grade.
Total receipts OF wheat at Minneapo-
lie Duluth and Winnipeg today were
1919 cars, compared with 293 cars
last week and 1.251 cars the cores
ponding day year ago.
Estimated cars tomorrow, Chicago
Wheat, 1874; corn, 2S6: oats, 1856.
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Chicago Live Stock; CIosino,

Chicago Live Stock; Closing.
Chicago. March 26.-The closing live
stock market, follows:
Hogs7-Market fairly active and
steady: receipts, $4,000, estimated to-
morrow, 10000 bulk, s14SO@15.15;
light sH.15@15; heavy, $1445@15.15;
mixed. $14.50@15.10; rough, $14.45@
1850.
Cattle-Market steady; receipts, 49,
900; top. s1255
Sheep-Market steady. 10c lower:
$500.
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81. Louis Horses and Mules

East ST. Louis. ILL.,. March S6.-Horse
and mule market: Horses. extra heavy
draft, s150Ma45: eastern chunks, Sl4on
$50: sood soatherns, $50 "a l35.
Mules--16 to 49, hands, s150M270;
liz to 15M hands, $125Q22o; IA to 14h
hands, $50@105.
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Kansas City Live Stock.

Kansas City. Mo-. March 26.-Buttei
Creamery, 42c: irsts, 40c; seconds
3sc; packing, csc.
Eggs-Eirsts. 21hc.
Poultry Hens, 1skc; ROSTERS 141sc;
turkeys, 24kc.
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s.. Iouis Grain Futures.

ST. Louis. Mo-, March o6.--Closing
gra in futures:
Wheat-May. s1.91Sa; July, $1.9oa a
1908
Oats-May. 61Lc.
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Chicago Live Stock; Opening.
Chicago March 20.-The opening live
sock market follows:
Hogs-Market steady at Saturdays
average; receipts. 10000 estimated to-
morrow, $4,000; bulk, $14.s0@15.05:
light. $14.10@1495: mixed, s1445@
1910; heavy, $14.40@15.1O; rough,
$14.40@l4.60; pigs, s10.50@14.
Cattle--Market weak; receipts, 49,
900; estimated tomorrow, 1000; native
beef cattle. $9.15@12.55; stockers and
feeders. $7@9.S5: cows and heifers
$5.50@10.80: calves. s10.5061475.
Sheep-Market weak: receipts, 20,-
600: estimated tomorrow, $4,000: weth-
ers, $11.15@12.65: lambs. $12.75m15.20
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FIND FLAG BURNED.

Fort Madison. March 26. An Amer.
lean flag flying from the flqgpole on the
Cattermole public library was found in
a nearby alley burned and torn.
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HOGS STEADY ON
LIBERAL RECEIPTS

Chicago, March 26.-Liberalf receipts
eased hog prices today little at the
outset, but the effect soon wore off,
sheep.
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St Louis Cash Grain.

St. Louis Mo. March 26.-The cash
grain market follows:
Wheat-No. Q red. S212@2.14; No. 2
hard. $2oSls m2.1H.
Corn,-No. 2. s11s@1.19A: No 2
white. $1.1s1b G1.20.
Oats-No. 2, sage; No. 2white, NOM
inal.
.RYe-Nominal
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CHICAGO Cash Grain.

- VHICaIO VAST Ut dIT'
Chicago. March 26.-The cash grain
market follows:
Wheat-No. 2 red. s2o41a: No. 3 red,
nominal: No hard, nominal: No. 3
hard, $2.0l
Corn-No yellow. s1.1sa11s1a;
No. yellow s1.17A @1.1sA; No. 4 yell
low. s1.16a G1.17&.
Oats-No, 8 white, 63k 3s5c: stand
ard 63& @65c.
Rve-No. and No. nominal; No. 4
81. 55M1.5s.
Barley-$1 05N1.26.
Timothy-S3.75@5.7
Clover-$12@1S.
Pork-$34.55.
Lard--Nominal.
Ribs-$17.67@1S.17.
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k.ne,s civ Cash Grain.

Kansas City, Mo-. March 26.-The
cash grain market follows:
Wheat--No. hard, s2.05G211; No.
2 red. s2o4G21o.
Corn-Unchanged No. ? mixed,
s1.1Sm11Sh: No. 2 white. $11SMl.l9;'
No. 2 yellow, s1.195 q L20.
Oats-No. 9 white, 66Q66hc: No.
mixed 63MS4c.
Rve-$16OM1.61
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Chicago Hay Market.

Chicago March 6-Hay-Receipts.
t45 tons: shipments. 81 tons. Market
f~m. Offerings small and demand good.
Choice timothy hay quotable at $50
- 90 No at s16M 1850: No. at SIS
M15.ao; NNo. 3 at $13@14. Kansas, Ok
lahoma and Missouri prairie hay,
choice $3.50 1850: No. SIS @lS.50: No.
? s135O@14.5O. Glover hay, 31a@ so,
Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin feeding
prairie hay. 5000; packing hay, $3.50
67.5o. Alfalfa hay. $1s623.
Sales were: On track. No. timothy,
cars five wire at SIG. No. timothy. 3
cars at ,$14.5O. Not graded timothy, |
car at SIT. car at $3.50, l car at
$3.50. Not graded prairie. 1 car Ne
braska at SIS. car Kansas at $3.50.
Free on board and switched. Not
graded timothy, I car five wire at
$3.50.
Straw-Rye straw quotable at SEA
$50. Dat straw at SOS. Wheat straw
$6.5017.
Sales were: On track-Wheat, car
at IS.
Free on board and switched-Wheat.
/ car at $3.50.
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Peoria Cash Grain.

Peoria. H.. March 26.--The cash
grain market follows:
Corn-Market NC higher; No.
white. s115k: No. yellow, S1.1tRM
lit: No yellow, $1.15k @1.16; No.
mixed, s1.16h Gill: No. mixed. $l.l4
11.16.
ats-unchanged; standard, 63kc;
No. white. CSC.
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on.,,, Cash Grain.

Omaha, Nehr., March 24.-The cash
grain market follows:
Corn-No. Q white sl16k M1.17; No.
2 yellow, $1.15N @116A; No. 2, s1.15@
1.15A.
Oats-No. 8 white. 621. 663c.
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Omaha Live Stock.

OmaHa 1--we St0Ck.
Omaha, Nebr.. March 26.--The live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market steady: receipts. l.
GOO: heavy. s14.60@14.SO: light S14.40
M14.7O pigs, s12013.50: bulk. s14.50@
1865
Cattle-Market slow: receipts, o.
coo. steers. s9612; cows and heifers,
$9.50@10.5O.
Sheep-Market slow: receipts. IT,
coo: yearlings. s11.50M 1850; wethers,
S10.50@12.5O; lambs. S1375@14.50.
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Nav York Money; CIosinq.

New York, March 3.-Mercantile pa
per-414A Tc.N y
Time loans-Steady, 31a a..
Call money--Steady; high, 2h: low,
q: closing bid, 2
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-17

THE brain Of an average man weighs
Il about three pounds. A womsn's brain'
like her body, weighs a little less than that
Of a man. II we examine a speck Of brain
substance under the microscope we find It
to be largely composed Of curious living
cells, some of which look very like tad
pole with long tail others, like spider
with legs projecting on all sides. Each or
these little cells, half a thousand of which
would be required to make a row an men
long, is a living creature, and has its
particular work TO do. II we examine with
sufficient care we shall find that the tails
or fingers, possessed by the little creature
while in its natural position in the BRAIN
before it has been torn from its surround
ings, are immensely long, running to all
parts Of the body. Some of these fingers
are so small that a hundred million or
them would be required to make bundle
as thick as the thumb. Thousands or
these fbers gathered together form the
nerves and greater part of the spinal cord,
by means Of which the brain is connected
with all parts of the body.
When pin is thrust into the end Of
the finger 1t gives pain because in the
brain are little cells which send out long,
hair-like hbers that end in the skin covering
the part where the pin is applied. The
cells in the brain recognize the pain, ana
refer it to the finger. These curious little
organisms are called nerve cells
Twelve hundred million nerve cells is the
estimated number found in the brain and
spinal cord. This is 1900, 900, 900 more than
are found i'm the brains OF the most highly
developed apes. These wonderful cells
control the whole body. All the othel
organs OF the body may be considered as
simply servants OF the brain. The little
cells send out their long fingers TO the
muscles, glands, lungs, heart, stomach,
liver and all the other organs and through
them send impulses to these various organs,
by which they are made to act. Thus,
when we wish to move the hand, the cells
in the brain which communicate with the
muscles of the arm send down an order 10
the muscles to contract, and do our bid
ding. The heart beats, the lungs breathe,
the liver makes bile--all in obedience TO
the commands received from the nerve cells
which preside over them. The nerve cells
are divided into classes. each of which
has its particular work to do.
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Where to Look Up Costume

To the Editor Of Womdn'S Page:
Dear Madam have been invited to attend
fancy masque ball and would like to know
where and II IL Is possible to obtain a book
tumes--somsthin not difficult to make, I would
also like to know where ! can procure a dress
hoopskirt for a sixteen-year-old girl and a pair
Of black ballet slippers, size 3is. You may hold
what require,
DO you think Red Cross outht will he very
common this Halloween? PEGGY.
II you spend an afternoon in the Public
Library looking through the back files Of
women's magazines for the months of Oc-
tober and November ! am sure you will find
many attractive Halloween costumes not
difficult to make and with directions for
making DO not confine yourself to the
1917 magazines Ask the librarian for those
of 1916, 1915, and so on, until you find
enough of costumes from which to make
choice. Consult such magazines as the
Ladies' Home Journal. Good Housekeeping,
Woman's Home Companion, the Delineator,
etc.
Perhaps some of the readers have stored
away unused the articles you request. Your
address will be held here. The slippers,
however, may be bought at any shoe store
and the hoop I'm department store. The
hoopslSlFt, / am afraid, would not be easy
to purchase ready made but could be
readily made at home provided you had the
hoop.
Red Cross OUTFITS are apt to be numerous
at masqueTades this Halloween. They are
very becoming, however, and easy to put
together.
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ENGAGING A COOK HAS NO TERROR
FOR RLITTLE LADY WHO SERVES ARMY
Miss Rose Marie Kelly, Secretary to Manager
Frazier, of Bellevue -Stratford, Gets 20 in
One Morning, and All Good Ones Too

these men aren't serving to just as good
purpose as in the trenches?
The good cook indeed is the mainstay Of
any camp. The men can wait for their uni
forms their textbooks. their bayonets. any
thing but their rations. And the better the
rations the better the soldiers Hence the
all-supremacy of the cook.
In response to an urgent wire from Cap
tain j. NJ Craven, of the quartermaster's
division, Camp Meade, Miss Kelly is start
ing down sixty more cooks in addition to
her first consignment of 252.
Enthusiastic letters from Captain Craven
attest his satisfaction with the men sent
down and appreciation of the service rem
dered by Miss Kelly
The conduct of the men has been ex-
cellent,' writes Captain Craven. ANY
little grumbling there has been is due not
to conditions but to having temporarily
nothing 10 do. The broiers and frers hold
heated arguments as to this and that point
Of their art. / am sure more good meals
have been prepared I'm the back yard
benches than will ever be needed for the
whole cantonment. All in all. they're a
splendid bunch of fellows. We have put
Andy (Hisler) in charge of officers mess,
and at present he is the busiest man in
camp"
A few cooks have resigned from home-
sickness; a few more on domestic grounds
but 245 of the 252 have stuck Perhaps
the credit for that should go to the choosing.
II have tried of course to choose stick.
ers," explains Miss Kelly.
In employing numberless girl stenog-
raphers since, Miss Kelly has found one
rule to work successfully. Pick them young.
"Other things being equal, l believe the
younger the better" states Miss Kelly with
a soft incisiveness winsomely feminine.
Even to hiring twenty-nine cooks in a
morning!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-17
IUsT engaged a cook and all tuckered out
y after il, are you, Madam?

oitel IT, are YOU AldudHl'
Then you wouldn't want to change places
with Miss Rose Marie Kelly secretary to
J. Miller Frazier, of the Bellevue e-Stratford ?
She has engaged twenty-nine cooks in one
morning, and from her smile you'd never
know 1t.
When Manager Frazier, her chief, was
appointed district chairman for the choos-
ing of civilian cooks for Camp Meade,
otherwise known as Cantonment 4. Mr.
Frazier having a multitude of other duties
much Of this new patriotic labor naturally
fell on Miss Kellys girlishly slight
shoulders.
we received the greatest possible help
in the task from the newspaper men," Miss
Kelly states. ALSO from Mr.. Stanley V.
Mastbaum, who flashed a notice in several
of his theatres: Cooks Wanted fer United
States Army. Apply at Bellevue-Strat
ford For days following, men would keep
dropping in to apply and tell us they'd seen
on the screen we wanted cooks"
The cooks chosen by Miss Kelly must all
have attained recognized skill in some hotel
or restaurant To be Just cooks is by no
means sufficient They must know how to
plan and serve for large numbers. Many
of them held first rank in their art
OF the 252 cooks already sent down,
twenty have been Class A cooks, drawing
S125 a month the other 23O being Glass b
cooks, drawing 500 a MONTH Miss Kelly
states. But these figures cast no slur of
inferiority on the Glass cooks. II may
often only mean that he is doing his bit''
at even greater sacrifice than the next man.
We need look no further than the Bellevue
to find one-Andy Hiser, former pOtentate
of pate de fois gras and mignon bordelaise
earning $4,000 year--now a Glass cook
at Camp Meade, Another is Alig, former
chef OF the University Club. Who says