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PRAISE FOR ROOSEVELT.
Abyssinian Baptist Church cemmsnds
Stand Taken Against lynehins.

Abyssiniar Baptist Church cemmsnds
Stand Taken Against Lynehins.
Former President Roosevelt has been
flooded with letters and kilograms
from prominent men and women, civic.
political and religious organizations.
congratulating him for his speech in
New York In which he denounced In
the most severe terms the wholesale
murder Of innocent colored people by
mobs Of white policemen and white
federal soldiers ut East st. Louis re-
Gently.
Among the kilograms sent to Colonel
Roosevelt one which rings with pa
triOtic race pride and cries aloud
against cold blooded murder of human
beings Is from the Abyssinian Baptist
church, New York, Of which the Rev.
DR.. A. Clayton Powell IL pastor. The
telegram follows:
Theodore Roosevelt. Oyster Bay, N. T.:
The 800 members OF the Abyssinian
Baptist church by a unanimous and en-
thusiastic vote express to you their sincere
and heartfelt gratitude and congratula-
tions for your reply to tho false. cowardly,
un-American. murder melting utterances
OF Samuel Gompers In Carnegie Hall FRI
day night Your timely and courageous
words In defense of the murdered and
MANNED men. women and children who
were in East st. Louis in pursuit Of an
honest living are an added proof that you
are the biggest and most fair minded man
in the world.
You have revived q living hope in the
breasts OF 100000 industrious. loyal.
peaceabls yet greatly distressed citizens
and aroused. we trust. a vigorous senti-
mont In the heart Of all genuine Amsri-
cans for square deal Unless the na-
tionAl administration brings these MUIR
derers to Justice your noble stand will
make our government at Washington.
which 10 preaching world democracy. =
laughing stock in the eyes Of Germany
and Turkey. We arc among the millionS
who are earnestly praying that a man
like yourself may again occupy the White
House. With highest esteem We are yours
for even handed Justice and equal oppor-
tunities.
THE ABYssINIAN BAPTIST CHURCH.
A. Clayton Powell. Pastor.
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following named persons were appoint
ed as 4 committee for that purpose:
Mrs. Mary B. Talbert, president of the
National Association Of Colored Wo-
men; Mrs. A. w. Hunton, organizer of
the Empire State federation; DIR. V.
Morton-Jo Jones. Mrs. Lutte Lytle C0wan-
Mcneil and Mrs. NJ. j. Stuart.
The telegram as worded by the COM
mittee was also sent to the Associated
Press and to the daily press OF New
Rochelle.
The recently added department of
arts and crafts, under the direction of
Mrs. G. H. Turner as chairman, gave
an excellent exhibition of the hand
work done among the clubwomen be-
longing to the federation. Three prizes
for efficiency along that particular line
were awarded to the successful COM
petitors, as follows: Five dollars in
gold to the Thimble club of Jamaica.
N. T.; $3.50 In gold to the Art and
Embroidery club Of Psughkeepsie.
N. Y, and 81 in new currency to the
Silver Spray circle Of New York city.
Ten new clubs were added to the
body by the organizer. giving to 1t an
added membership of 100 women. The
reports of the various clubs gave evi-
dence of continued growth and devel-
opment along the lines of racial uplift
and advancement Elghty-two dollars
was reported on the Douglass fund by
the clubs of the federation.
The vote on woman's suffrage was
almost unanimous. A special commit
tee was appointed to outline definite
plan Of work for the ensuing year,
which was as follows: Mrs. Cicily 8.
Gunner, Hillburn. n. Y; Mrs. WiIker-
son. White Rose Industrial Home For
Working Girls. n. Y; Nine. V. q.
Scott of the New York branch, Y. w.
C. A.; Miss Robinson of the Silver
Spray circle. New York. and Mrs. Alex
ander of the Bronx.
Delegates to the biennial meeting Of
the National Association Of Colored
Women, to be held in Denver, Colo.
July. 1918. were elected as follows:
Mrs. NJ. C. Lawton, president of the
federation: Mrs. Charlotte Bell, vice
president: Mrs NJ. Charlotte Dett.
chairman of the executive COMMITTEES:
Mrs. A. w. HuntOn. organizer: Miss f.
A. Mickens. secretary: Mrs. w. F. Trot-
man, Mrs. Lutte Lytle wanMcNeil,
Miss Josephine Holmes. DIR. v. Morton
Jones and Mrs j. W. Harden. record
ing secretary. At the close OF the
business sessions of the Empire State
federation the Business Mems league
Of New Rochelle rendered the dele
gates on elaborate reception. which
was q fitting climax to the splendid
meeting of the organizatioin.
Mrs. NJ. c. Lawton was chosen pres
ident for the third term after the sec
retary was ordered to cast one ballot.
The other officers who were all re.
elected. are: Mrs Charlotte Bell.
Brooklyn. vice president: Mrs. Char
lotte Dett. Niagara Falls. N. Y. chair.
man executive committee; Mrs. J. W.
Harden. Poughkeepsie. N. T., recording
secretary: Mrs. Addie Jackson. TArry.
town. N. T.. financial secretary; Miss
f. A. Mickens. New York city. CORE
spending secretary; Mrs. A. w. Hun
ton. Brooklyn. organizer; Mrs Alice
Ecott. jamaica. N. y. treasurer: Mrs.
Alice Wiley-Slay. historian. The next
meeting will be held In New York city
IN July. 1918 With the Silver Gpray
Circle Of 81. Marks II. E. church.
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Labor Unions Should Give Square Deal.
The great exodus Of colored people
from the south and the shortage Of
laborers on account Of many former
workers going to the front in the pres
ent crisis Of the nation brings organiz
problem. The colored man who is quail
ded should have a chance to work, Ia
Dor unions to the contrary notwith.
vtanding. Let labor union tote square
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BUSINESS WOMEN TO HOLD i
MEETING IN PHILADELPHIA
National Convention Of Walker Repre-
ssntativss Scheduled For Aug. 90.

Philadelphia. The two big events OF
national Importance scheduled to take
place In this city the last week In Au-
gust are the annual meeting Of the
National Medical association and the
Arst national convention Of representa-.
ttves Of the Madam c. j. Walker COM
pany. This latter convention will be
composed solely Of business women
and will be the only one Of its kind
ever held In this section.
The object Of this meeting, aside
from the bringing together of the rep
resentatiyes of the company from the
various parts Of the country. Is to dis
cuss and put into operation the plans
which Madam Walker has mapped out
for placing the work on footing where.
by all the workers may share alike In
the benefits according to the net re-
suits of business.
In order to inspire the workers to
greater activity Madam Walker has
set aside $500 to he distributed in
prizes to the representatives securing
the largest number of new workers.
the largest amount of business done.
etc. The convention will be held for
two days. beginning on Thursday, Aug.
30. The contest closes Aug. /. All
persons who enter the contest should
register their name at the home ONCE.
$40 North West street. Indianapolis.
Madam Walker deserves great credit
for opening up opportunities for the
women Of the race to engage in bust
ness for themselves. Through her sys-
tenn Of work hundreds Of women are
making an Independent living. and
there Is room for hundreds of others
to do likewise. 1t Is long way from
the sugar cane field and the washtub
at IS cents and $3.50 per day to own
ershfp Of q business enterprise which
commands high recognition by both
races in the mercantile world. yet this
Is what Madam Walker has accom-
plished
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NEW HISTORY AND MANUAL
FOR NOTED SECRET ORDER
Knights Of Pythias Enriched by Work
Covering Its Various Branches.

A history and manual of the Col
ored Knights Of Pythias, printed by
the National Baptist publishing board
Of Nashville. Tenn. and sold by the
Central Regalia company of Cincin-
natl is just OF the press. The book
contains 1.O19 pages, giving a complete
history Of the supreme lodge. all grand
lodges, the q. X. X. Of F., the supreme
court and all grand courts OF Calanthe
Ond biographies of many Pythlans and
Calantheans Of note.
Among the interesting things found
in the book are the following: The
origin OF each department OF the order
with the story OF the handIcaps and hin
drances from without and within which
annoyed the pioneers In this work !;
complete statistics showing the growth
Of the order in each state: textbook
Of forms used in dedicatory services,
installation services. memorial serv-
ices. funeral services. drama Of
Damon and Pythias. suggestions for
orations. sermons and essays. pictures
Of the various halls and buildings
owned by the order. photographs and
Biographies OF many eminent Pythians.
Calanthenns and uniform rank Officers
In the several states. ana
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DR.. THOMAS e. mecLA.N. DENTIST

Office phone. Main 7416. Pyorrhea
specialist. Residence, 822 Thirty-sec-
end street, phone Main 1897. Sundays
sud nights by appointment. Office
hours. 3, .. m. to II m. 2 p. m. to .
.. m. Suite and 5, 929 18th st.. near
urtis st.. Denver. Colo.
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HOTEL HiLoRETH

Nice. clean. airy rooms. strictly
modern house, close in; rooms from
31.50 up. 2152 Arapahoe. Phone
Main 7007. Mrs. Lillian Horn. Prop.
FOR RENT-Two nicely furnished
eoouns 1t 1s0e Welto1 st. On car line.
Rates roasoaablo.
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FOR RENT-Furnisned rooms ID
modern house. with kitchen privii'
'gee. on car line. At reasonable rates.
Mrs. Addie Craig. 1881 Curtis
street. Main 1872.
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The Best List In tn. City to Choose From.

.OR RENT-Furnished rooms at
1.46 Welton street. on carline. Phone
n,ornings only, Olive 344. Mrs. Della
Hvans, 4t-1-17-pd.
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aoraL HOLMES.

FURNISHED ROOMS-Modern con-
seniences. Nicely furnished. York
s771J at 2145 Champa street. MIRA
[. p. Holmes, Prop.
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FOR RENT-In a nicely furnished
home, rooms with board. Ffrst-cias'
home cooking. at 2609 lafayette
Mrs. ]. c. Steele. York 7764W.
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.ouses and Rooms

line
the advance, have
phone
The Denver star., 1917-07-14

Furnished apartments Of two and
three rooms; hot and cold water. gas
and electric lights; modern eonvsn'
Isnces. Rates reasonable to desirable
tenants. Mrs. r. N. eiakey. 2352-2So8
Ogden st. Phone York 6707W.
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FOR RHNT-Two nicely furnished
front rooms for lady or gentleman a
1887 Stout. Mrs. NJ. A. Cole. Oliv'
30, RI. 4t-4-7-11t
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FOR RENT - Furnished rooms.
modern house, all conveniences. Cali
Mrs. Eleanor H. Epperson, $40 24th
st. Phone M-4945.
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FOR RENT-One 'front.' room Will
alcove; strictly modern. at 1928 Og
den st. York 7629R. Mrs. Matilda
Jacobs.
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FOR RENT-A. nicely furnished
front room modern conveniencos.
Reasonable prices. Champa 1886.
2447 fremont Place. Mrs. Perkins'
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For Rent-One nice furnished room
nm car line. Modern convenieoces
rates reasonable, 2230 Curtis Street
Mrs. J. NJ. Atkinson.
Phone Main 1861
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FOL. RENT = Furnished rooms
modern, prices reasonable. Call Q
s443 fremont place. Mrs. q. Hooper
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For Rent-Furnished rooms on Wei.
ton street; car line; reasonable ana
good facilities. Call evenings or
Thursday afternoon. Mrs. A. B. Cas-
try, e761 Welton street.
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FOR RENT-FufnisheA rooms II
uasdsrI house: rates reasonable, On
car lines. 1z09 Welton St. Aail
S9kl. Mrs. Clara MAYA n-1S1l
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HOWARD HOTEL.

Mr.. James Howard, proprietor.
Swell, large rooms; modern conven-
fences. 2215 Curtis street. phone
Main 1890. 3.1-l1c
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For Rent-Ffve rooms. modern; wa
ter. gas in, $3.50. at 1885 Ogden st.
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FOR RENT-Room with alcove In
modern house; terms reasonable, at
1881 Ogden st. Mrs. M. A. Young
Phone York 2079W. -4tpd. 1913.
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Pittsburgh Regiment AIme~. FiIIsd.

Pittsbursh Rs0imsnt AINse3. Filled.
Company A. First rennsyNnnia col
ored military regiment. Pittsburgh. at
tended the DuvaII lectures given re-
Gently at the Watt school with much
profit. The lectures were given in ths
form OF y ride exhibition by Iieutsa-
ant Poindexter and Sergeant White.
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Room for rent in private family.
Everything modern and convenient, TO
a nice, quiet. single man. Apply al
this office.
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THE DE LUKE

Furnished apartments Of two and
three rooms; hot and cold water, gas
and electric lights; modern eonvsn'
lsuces. Rates reasonable to desirable
tenants. Mrs. r. N. eiakey. 2352-23sS
Ogden st., Phone York 6707W.
FOR RENT-FurnisheA rooms In
uspdsrr house: rates reasonable. On
car lines. 1z0s welton St. Main
S9S1. Mrs. Clara Maya 1-1S-lb
FOR RENT-Furnisned rooms in
modern house. with kitchen privil-
xes. on car line, At reasonable rates.
Mrs. Addie Craig. 1881 Curtis
street. Main 1872.
FOR RENT-One 'front.' room with
alcove: strictly modern, at 1928 Og-
den st. York 7629R. Mrs. Matilda
Jacobs.
FOR RBNT-Two nicely, furnished
front rooms for lady or gentleman at
1s37 stout. Mrs. NJ. A. Cole. Olive
20. RI. NrA"c
FOR RENT - Furnished rooms,
modern house, all conveniences. Ca!i
Mrs. Eleanor H. Epperson, $40 24th
st. Phone M-4945.
FOL. RENT = Furnished rooms.
modern, prices reasonable. Call at
744s fremont place. Mrs. z. Hooper
FOR RENT-In nicely furnished
home, rooms with board. Ffrst-class
home cooking, at 1909 lafayette.
Mrs. ]. C. Steele. York 7764W.
For Rent-One nice furnished room
on car line. Modern convenieocee
rates reasonable. 2230 Curtis Street
Mrs. J. NJ. Atkinson.
Phone Main 1861
FOR RENT-A nicely furnished
front room modern convenienccs'
Reasonable prices, Champa 1856.
z447 fremont Place. Mrs. Perkins.
HOWARD HOTEL.
Mr.. James Howard, proprietor.
Swell, large rooms; modern conven-
fences. 2215 Curtis street. phone
Main 7eeo 3-1-17c
Room for rent in private family
Everything modern and convenient, 10
a nice, quiet. single man. Apply at
this office.
FOR RENT-Room with alcove In
modern house; terms reasonable, at
1881 Ogden St. Mrs. M. A. Young,
Phone York 2079W. -4tpd. 1913.
For Rent-Furnished rooms on Wei.
ton street; car line; reasonable and
good facilities. Call evenings or
Thursday afternoon. Mrs. A. b. Cas-
try. 2761 Welton street.
For Rent-Five rooms. modern; wa
ter gas in, $3.50. at 1885 Ogden st.
Free Thermometer to each
Customer.
SOLES SAVED
SATISFACTORY
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nouncement was received In passive
silence and the card-playing and story
telling continued as before. They were
determined not to bulge from the spot
until the promised "interview" was de-
livered; and they settled down to make
night of ii If necessary.
Adams movements after leaving the
summer house were very peculiar. He
loitered In the gardens a while, chat
ting with the soldiers and making him.
self conspicuous. He was in jovial
mood and being popular created many
laugh and more than half succeeded
in his effort to relieve the strain on
everyone natural in the unusual situa-
ton.
He rambled over to the garage, show
ing a curious interest in the place. II
was not often that he or anyone else
was free to enjoy the liberty of inspect
ing the cars for Toxic maintained a
strict and jealous guard over his juris-
diction.
Adams started slight conversation
with the soldier on guard. "Some
d-dump this eh, dough-boy?
If there is anything an infantryman
resents ii is this slurring barracks cpl
tibet. The guardsman growled in a
surly fashion and withdrew into the
shadows Of the garage apparently to
avoid Adams.
Adams followed him in. mo o-of-
Tense meant, sonny. Want a little
taste Of something's He smacked his
lips and produced a bottle.
The guardsman's manner changed. 81
don't care if do" he responded in a
Modified tone of voice. And they
stepped behind the limousine.
The guardsman took long pull at the
bottle and returned it TO Adams and at
the same time knocked him senseless
with the butt of his rifle. Then he lift
ed him into the limousine, closed the
curtains, shut the door and stuffing the
bottle in his hip pocket cOolly resumed
his sentry duties.
Within the next few moments Toxic
arrived in the repaired automobile. The
sentry stepped aside as he steered the
car into the garage. Afterwards he
sauntered up and kept his eye on Toxic
while the chauffeur stalled his machine,
climbed out of his seat and began to
put everything In order for the night.
The most perfunctory kind of greeting
was exchanged between the two. Toko's
face showed that he resented the pres
ence of the soldier.
After making sure that everything in
the garage was as 1t should be. Toxic
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mel escorted them into the study, clos
ing and boiling the door.
"We can talk undisturbed and I'M
heard, gentlemen" he assured as they
swept the room with cautious eyes aft
er hearing the prophesy of the news
paper men.
They sat down presently with pencil
and paper and the data brought to the
meeting by the secretary of war. This
data was of private and official char
acter and 1t was not intended that II
should ever reach the press I'm its pres
ent form. 1t was for this reason more
than any other that soldiers, whose in
tegrity was established beyond doubt,
were stationed outside near the study
windows-which were shaded and
locked-and that Major Brent person
ally guarded the only other entrance to
the study-the door leading into the
library proper; and when he was not
on guard Adams or Pearl was. With
the exception of Miss Dare and her
guest, Bertha Bonn, no one else was
permitted in the library.
The household servants went to
ming duties were performed; the but
Ter had purpOsely been granted a night
off; there were no servants whatsoever
on the first floor and the two upstairs
girls were always in sight or sound of
their mistress; and Toxic, the chauf-
feur was known to be at local repair
shop overhauling one of the cars.
The whereabouts of Brent's secret
guard inside the house was, of course,
told TO Pearl and Bertha during the
early part of the evening. The object
of this extra precaution was obvious /;
not even the house inmates, them
selves, could speak without being over
heard by someone in duty bound to re-
port TO the major; and any person
without license to be about would be
instantly discovered and elected. To
make the place all the more inaccessi-
BILE to stealth or intrigue, while the
window blinds were tightly drawn
downstairs the easements in the upper
stories were wide open and through
the screens the reporters in the sum-
mer house could see that every room
was brilliantly alight.
Thus was the lure laid for the Silent
Menace in perfect detail.
IF he g-gits in, we ketch him, and
if he's in now, he'll never git o-out,"
was how Adams summed up the ar
rangements to the members of the
press to whom the quaint fellow was a
genuine treat and a new "news" topic
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started for the stairs which led to his
served that the blinds in the limousine
were drawn. 1t was mere detail but,
If anything, Toxic was a crochety fell
low. He had already flashed the light
out. so without stopping to put them
on again he approached the limousine
with the evident intention of raising
the blinds.
The guardsman divining his motive
struck him just as he had Adams. Toxic
fell in his arms and he, too, was thrust
into the limousine tonneau.
When Major Brent appeared at the
garage some time subsequently, he
found the sentry pacing back and forth
in front of the open doorway.
81 thought heard Toxic return a mo-
ment ago" the officer CURLY stated
with peculiar stare at the saluting
sentry.
''He has gone to bed, sir"
"Have you seen Adams?"
The sentry nodded. "He just left
here"
I'm which directionw
"To the house, sir; saw him enter"
The major seemed to question this
statement mentally. 81 didn't see him
enterl"
"You came one way. He went an
other. 1 have been watching both
DOORS" exclaimed the sentry in a cool
and deliberate voice.
This seemed to clear the majors
mind. He nodded and strobe away.
The sentry's departing salute was more
than a salute. 1t was finished in an
ironical salaam.
His shoulders shook with suppressed
laughter as when Brent disappeared
from sight he sneaked into a dark cor
ner of the garage, raised the whisky
flask to his lips and emptied IL.
But strange and swift retribution
befell this demon of a guardsman. He
was seized by masked man who
seemed to resolve out Of the shadows.
The onslaught was so sudden that
the guardsman never knew what hap
pened next. He was gagged, blindfold-
ed and bound In a fash and securely
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every time he mingled with them. The
fact that Adams was under surveil-
lance they did not know; nor did he,
apparently-Brent saw to that and
made it his own affair.
Nor did Brent know that Adams was
shadowing him and also Bertha Bonn.
Bertha, however, knew this. She knew,
too, that she could trap Adams with
word to Pearl. And no better oppor-
tunity was ever offered. Bertha's eyes
and ears were open.
Adams was cognizant of great in
ner change in Bertha Bonn. Revenge
in Bertha's heart was being supplanted
by her former lover In a finer and deep
er form for the waywarding sweetheart
of her girlhood. On this night she was
more completely under the spell Of the
captivating major than even that astute
observer into the heart of a woman
perceived. If Brent had only known it
he could have sealed Bertha's lips for
ever on the question of their former
relations by simple application of the
artifice of love-making In which he was
so skillful, or one show of kindness and
sincerity.
But this sentimental attitude of
Bertha entirely escaped him. He was
too busy trying to make a definite i'm
preston on Pearl. He knew that the
time had come when he must either
win or fortify himself to lose in his
suit for her hand and he had about
reached the end of his rope. PEARLS
sighting heed to his yelled coquetry
and particular delight in stabbing him
when he grew too bold, only made mat
tiers more desperate. At such times
she openly fiirted-but only that-with
Adams and appeared to get good deal
of quiet and amused satisfaction out of
it, IL nothing more. Though Adams
may have been fiattered, he never once
forgot his place. He could not well run
the risk of the discipllning his superior
officer would be nightly pleased to
find an excuse to infiict.
Some time about ten the orderly was
sent TO the summer house to tell the re-
porters that the expected statement
would be late In forthcoming. This an
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WAR IS DECLARED ON MICE
All Household Pets Should Be Kept
Away From Food, Says Govern
ment Experts.

Rats and mice destroy millions OF
dollars worth of food and other prop
erty every year In homes or on farms
and In business establishments. Many
rats harbor the germs of bubonic
plague. Trap and kill them, enjOins
United States department of agricul-
ture bulletin. Look upon every mouse
IS an enemy to your property.
Eradicate reaches and house ants.
Keep weevils out Of cereals.
Keep your food where such pests
cannot reach It.
Keep household pets away from
food.
Don't let fresh vegetables or fruit
wilt or lose their flavor or begin to
rot because they are handled careless
ly. Keep perishable vegetables in cool,
dry, well aired, and, for most vegeta-
bles, dark, rather than light places.
Learn how to store potatoes, cab
bages, root crops, fruits and other
foods so that they will keep properly
for later use. Don't think that any
place in the cellar or pantry is good
enough TO store food.
Heat, dampness, poor ventilation.
bruising or breaking will rapidly make
many vegetables rot, ferment or spoil.
Warmth and light make vegetables
sprout and this lowers their quality.