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Evening star., 1918-01-25
A Coal Saving School Vacation.

10 the Editor OF The Star:
There is an opportunity here to save
5000 tons of coal in six weeks, which
would not alone be benefit to the
citizens. but also to the schools. A va
cation of six weeks, from February
to March Is. might be declared, and the
six weeks lost could be made UP at the
| end of the school term, when, no coal is
needed. by continuing the schools from
June Is to July 81.
In a very severe winter month the
schools of Washington use about 4,5O0
tons of coal. 1t is estimated by a COM
petent authority that in the month of
February. with normal weather, $500
tons would be used. and in the first two
weeks in March, !. 500 tons more, MAX
ing a total of 5000 tons. OF course,
there are arguments for and against
the feasibility Of the plan. Let US ex-
anime them:
1t has been the impression of expe-
rfenced schoolmen for some time that
the summer vacation of thirteen weeks
is altogether too long. If the pupils
are kept in idleness for that period they
forget a great deal of what they have
learned. and nearly month is lost
wnen the schools reopen in the fall in
the effort to get them into harness
again. The heat has been given as an
| excuse for this arrangement. but 1t has
school during the hot days do not hesi-
| tate to play ball in the broilinp sun
when vacation comes.
The argument has been advanced
| that frequent vacations are injurious.
because they break into the course of
study and upset all the plans of the
teachers. This argument is, however.
based purely on theory. 1t is contra
dicted by the experience of schools in
foreign countries. In France and Ger
| many, well as in other European n
countries, the vacations are distributed
through the school year as follows:
There Is vacation of six weeks in the
summer. Of four weeks at Easter and
! of two weeks at Christmas. To this
must be added about two weeks made
up by holidays and holy days. In the
reports of the school authorities of
these countries 1t is claimed that such
u distribution of vacations has the eff
feet of giving the pupils grateful re-
lief from the strain Of continued study.
| ard of bringing them back to the
schoolroom "freshened up" for the
| work to come. And French and Ger
| man children do not compare unfavor-
| ably with American children in physi-
cal or mental development, so that we
may safely assume that they are not
| injuriously affected by that distribu-
1 tion of vacations.
1t will probably involve some hard
| ship on the school authorities and
teachers to make this change. but in
| these days We all have to submit to
| hardships if from no other than patrl-
otic motives. / feel that the teachers will
be ready to make the sacrifice. If sacri-
| hce be necessary. to help their govern
ment at this time. 1 know that the
pupils will hail the arrangement with
pleasure. and none more so than the
| small boy, provided the vacation comes
| in the base ball season.
At any rate, the saving of 5000 tons
| of coal at the present critical time is
worth considering. and the hope may
be expressed that it will. receive the
| attention 1t deserves
! E, L. SCHARF. Phi. D.
Evening star., 1918-01-25

Grease is soluble in benzine, alcohol.
tchloroform, ether. carbonol and benzele.
For delicate fabrics chloroform and
ether are the best solvents. Chioroform
and carbonol are useful because they are
non-inflammable F'uller's earth or
chalk may be applied as a paste to alb
sorb grease before washing Soften
wagon grease with lard or oil and wash
in soap and water. 49, ~
-, To Remove Stains.
Tea and chocolate stains should be
|sprinkled with borax and soaked in cold
water Glycerine will aid in removing
tea stains Soak the spots In glycerine
and then wash. A stain of coffee or
Indigo on white cloth should be spread
over bowl or tub and boiling water
poured through it from a height. SO as
to strike the stained part with force.
Fruit and wine stains should be treated
with boiling water the same as for cof-
fee If the stain resists this treatment.
rinse thoroughly with boiling water and
la little diluted ammonia water. Repeat
if necessary. -.
Scorch can be removed If the threads
are uninjured Extract the Juice of two
onions, add one cup of vinegar, two
ounces of Fullers earth and half an
ounce of soap. Boil and spread over
the scorched surface. Let il dry in the
sun. Wash out thoroughly.
To remove perspiration stains. lay
the stain over blotting paper and
sponge with equal parts of alcohol and
ether. Rub dry. then touch lightly with
household ammonia. If 1t leaves blur.
rub well with powdered French chalk
on the wrong side. 20 not forget the
bloting paper, as it keeps the cleaning
fluids from forming an ugly ring
about the spot. This remedy may be
applied to any material. Before wash
Evening star., 1918-01-25

dunn hot iron. II of delicate color
the garment must be dried in q shady
place. Black crepe should be cleaned
with alcohol, as this does not inture
the color and give that grayish hue
which is SO undesirable.
Cleaning White Chiffon.
The best way to clean white chiffon
is to wash 1t in warm soapsuds. Be
sure that the water Is only tepid, not
hot, and add pinch of borax to soften
it. Then make a suds with a good
white soap. Let the chiffon soak for
q while, then squeeze or work 1t gently
with the hands until quite clean, but
carefully avoid wringing or twisting
1t. Rinse thoroughly. lay smoothly on
towel and press with a moderately
hot iron before quite dry. A very hot
iron or hot water will turn white chif-
fon yellow.
Yelling is easily cleaned. Take one
pint of wood alcohol and put it into
a glass jar. Drop the veil into the jar.
cover and shake for several minutes.
Remove the veil. squeeze gently and
allow the dripping to drop back into
the vessel. Shake In the opeh air and
draw into shape on a round, perfectly
clean stick.
Black lace may be cleaned in boiling
hot green tea, Hold the lace over it
so that it can be completely steamed,
pull it out well with the hand during
Evening star., 1918-01-25

the process and at once iron Il out be-
tween papers. - TO clean gold lace.
make one ounce of stale bread crumbs.
one-fourth ounce of magnesia and one-
half ounce of cream of tartar into
paste with spirits Of wine, and apply
to the lace with small brush. when
dry, dust off the crumbs and rub light
ly with chamois skin.
1t Is often better to dry clean fine
laces, as they thicken slightly in wash
ing. II you wash them. use a warm
soap solution to which has been added
ammonia or borax. Squeeze out the
dirt by pressing the lace in the hands.
but do not rub 1t. as rubbing breaks
the delicate threads. A good way to
wash fine lace is to first baste 1t to
strips of cheese cloth, being careful to
catch all the points down. Put to soak
over night in warm soapy water con-
tanning a little borax or ammonia
Wash by squeezing, and rinse free of
soap. Lace may be stiffened by rims
ing in a mixture of two tablespoonfuls
of alcohol to one cup Of water. by rims
ing in borax water, two tablespoonfuls
to the cup. or by using gum arabic, one
eighth Of a teaspoonful to a cupful of
water. II n yellow color is desired,
dip in coffee or tea. Black lace should
be cleaned by squeezing out in q mix
ture of one cupful of strong coffee and
one tablespoonful of ammonia. Rinse
in gum arabic water made with coffee
to give natural stiffness.
Evening star., 1918-01-25
New York Symphony Concert.

The popularity of the New York SYM
phony and Walter Damrosch, together
with the announcement of Jascha Heifetz,
the sensational Russian volinist, as solo,
ist. was the combination that packed the
5elasco Theater yesterday afternoon
| Not only was the seating capacity taken.
but all available standing room as well,
| on floor and galleries.
Following a custom adopted since the
entrance of the United States into the
war; the concert was opened by a spirited
rendition of THE Star Spangled Banner
Immediately followed by the Beethoven
symphony No. ), in c minor. OF the four
movements. allegro con brio andante con
motto. allegro and allegro presto. the an
dante was possibly the most interesting,
in that it demonstrates SO wonderfully
! the development of a theme. Starting with
very simple melody carried by the
| cellos and passing through all the other
solo instruments. the same melody returns
| to the cello in a more elaborate form.
This is done several times, until the
original theme is augmented by all manner
of runs and variations.
Jascha Heifetz, small of stature, still
in his teens. played the Tschaikowsky
concerto in D. Without the least sign of
nervousness, he went through the exact
of the great Russian composer He
brought forth such beauty of tone and at
the same time displayed such phenomenal
technique as to prove beyond doubt that
he is an early master of the little instru-
ment that has baff1ed SO many. Heifetz
was recalled many times before Mr..
Danrosch was permitted to proceed witt
the closing number, Bacchanale from
Saint-Saens' "Samson ct Dalila,'' dra-
matte finale to beautiful concert. As
| Washington seldom is privileged to heal
grand OPERA excerpts from the big operas,
if featured more by the orchestras that
visit here, would be appreciated.
Evening star., 1918-01-25
WORLDS LARGEST CRATER
ACTIVE, MAY OVERFLOW
Kilauea Volcano Reported Threaten
ing Hawaii-Said to Have Been
on Fire Year Ago.

HONOLULU. 7. H. January 25.-
Kilauea volcano. the largest active era
ter in the world is manifesting unusual
activity with the lava lake reported to
he within eighteen feet of the top of
the crater Prof. 7. L. Jaggar. jr.. di-
rector of the volcano observatory. pre-
dicted today that the lava would overflow.
kilauea volcano is situated in the
southeastern part of the island of Ha-
waii, approximately $50 miles from this
city.
Unusual activity of the volcano was
reported in February. 1917. At that
time ii was reported the pit was lake
of fire of many acres in extent, casting
its glow at night many miles out to sea.
A few months earlier the pit was said
to have been inactive.
The volcano. inclosed in a circular
wall 200 to 700 feet in height, is a
black plain of about four square miles,
within which is the pit of Halemaumau.
Evening star., 1918-01-25

bushes and on the weeds that are
sticking above the snow. But if it
takes him more than a day to do it
there is lot of suffering. That is why
lot of us always come UP here to
Farmer Browns. We know that Farm
er Browns Boy knows and he won't let
us suffer: I suppose you'll go back to
the cedar trees in the swamp to spend
the night"
at suppose so. 1t is the warmest
place we know Of" replied Welcome
Robin. Then he shivered as he thought
how the cold had cut through him as
with empty stomach he had flown up
to the Old Orchard that morning. He
hated to think Of doing it again the
next morning. He wisely made up his
mind then and there that he would try
to find place not SO far away.
SO as soon as Sammy jay. having e
finished his breakfast, left Welcome
and Mrs. Robin began to look about.
1t wasn't long before they discovered
that inside that carriage shed there
was no snow and there was no ice 1t
was warmer in there than among the
cedar trees. On the rafters they would
be quite safe from enemies.
Well stay right here tonight" de-
cIared Welcome Robin to Mrs. Robin,
and as this was a bit of wisdom OF
which she heartily approved they did
Just that very thing.
And that was just what Farmer
Browns Boy had hoped they would do.
Evening star., 1918-01-25

EPSON salts to each gallon Of water,
and even the most delicate shades will
neither fade nor run.
When ironing colored muslins do
destroy the colors Cheesecloth will
!, protect a fabric when ironing. 1t is
SO loosely woven that one can see the
article plainly underneath and follow
| the weave of the material. and still
be sure that there is no danger of
scorching. Articles that must be
pressed on the wrong side. but that
need a touch on the right side. may
be pressed very nicely if piece of
smooth tissue paper is used to pro-
tect the goods from the hot iron.
To have nice, smooth. starch, put a
few drops of kerosene in and stir until
blended with the starch. 1t will pre-
vent the starch from sticking. When
null, organdy. net, lace, etc, stifYen
with gum arabic. Dissolve the gum in
hot water to the consistency of muci-
lage. and keep bottled for use Add a
tablespoonful to large cup of water
When washing silk, do not rub hard
for it breaks the fibers and destroys no,
only the durability. but also the sikh.
ness of the fiber. When wringing
! place between dry towels or heav.
cloths and put through loosely ad
justed wringer. Iron on the wrong sid,
while still damp, with moderate iron
| Silk is very easily scorched and if tn,
| iron is too hot, the silk will be stiff
| Iron back and forth with a wrigglins
motion to give softness and pliability
1t is best to iron silk under a cloth
This gives less body and softer finish
Silks and ribbons ironed under tissu,
paper will not be shiny.
Washing crepe de chine is no more
difficult than washing a dress of COL
| ored muslin. If tepid water and good
soap are used with care it will come
from the laundry as triumphantly as a
piece of white linen. Do not let it lie
! in the water longer than is necessary.
rinse thoroughly and when half dry
press on the wrong side with a me
Evening star., 1918-01-25
lI1II1EgoRIEs; IL
%BEDDTImE,'
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
Copyright, 1918. by 7. w. Bur.essl
Welcome Robins Wisdom.

Welcome and Mrs. Robin wasted no
time talking after Sammy Jay invited
them to join him in the feast spread in
front of Farmer Browns carriage shed.
They needed that food and they needed
it right away. They were weak as IL
was, and the cold seemed to GO right
through their coats of feathers. But
now that Bully the English Sparrow
had been driven away by Sammy Jay
they didn't need to fight for their food
In fact. all they had to do was to pick
it up as fast as ever they could. and
YOU may be quite sure that this is just
what they did do. .-.
Now, putting that good food in their
stomachs was like putting coal in a
stove when the fire is low. You know
lust what would happen: the coal would
burn and make more heat. Just so the
food made heat in those two chilled
little bodies and in very little While
they had forgotten that they We're
cold. Sammy Jay. who had been Watch-
ing them, chuckled
Funny what a difference in the
weather the condition of ones stom-
ach makes, isn't it?" said he. The ice
and snow don't look half so bad as they
did. do they? Be honest now, weren't
YOU and Mrs. Robin wishing this morn
ing that you never had thought of such
thing as not going south for the WIN
ter?' aE =.
Welcome Robin nodded. Samny jays
eyes snapped. "And now that you've
got plenty to eat" said he. you're not
quite SO sure about wanting to be in
the sunny southland. are you?''
Welcome Robins eyes twinkled.s Il
wish we were there all right" said he,
"but when I think of the dangers of
that long journey I'm just about ,as
well pleased that we are here. That is,
am now that we've got enough to eat.
Do you suppose there will be any here
tomorrow morning." Welcome Robins
voice sounded anxious.
Sammy Jay nodded with great vigor
Evening star., 1918-01-25

..-.~ .~ 80 - ~ = -
ling dress shields soak them in cold
water Precipitation cannot be re-
moved if the shields are first washed in
warm water. Never rub them, but
scrub thoroughly with lukewarm suds
and then rinse, Never use hot water.
If they are badly stained, dip them
into a saucer of ether and alcohol
and place in the sun to dry.
To remove any obstinate stain place a
of sulphur on q plate,
mofsten 1t with pure alcohol and ignite.
Cover with a tin funnel wet the stain
and then hold it over the. small hole in
the funnel Rinse in clear water with
a little ammonia added.
When laundering lingerie waists
wash as usual. but do not starch. When
dry, dip in beraX water, using one ta-
blespoonful of borax to one quart of
warm water. Wiring out and fold in
a towel for few hours. then iron dry.
Waists with this treatment will not
get mussed.. nearly as soop as when
starched. and they are easier to iron.
Use a very srnaaT iron. It will reach
Maces wfere it would be impossible
orris powder under the ironing sheet
and it will impart a delicate perfume
to clothing. *7' -"
.. Care of Fine Muslins.
; Fine muslins must be ironed when
wet. If allowed to get dry. muslin
will have a rough appearance when
ironed. Iron on the right side. to give
q gloss, and the, way of the thread as
much as possible. Finish off by iron
ing the wrong side. Embroidered mus
lin must be ironed on the wrong side
to raise. the pattern. Lay the en-
hroidery side face down on Turkish
iron When washing and rinsing col
ored materials add tablespoonful of
Evening star., 1918-01-25
SNOW CAUSES TRAGEDY.
Trolley Hits Sleigh, Kills Two, I
lures Six; Smashes Vehicle.

/. HARRISBURG. January 25.-In a
binding snowstorm yesterday a trail
ley car crashed into a big sleigh con-
tanning a party of twenty merry
makers mostly young girls. killing
two and seriously in3uring six. all high
school girls =.
The sleigh was smashed to splinters
and the four mules drawing 1t were
dragged 200 fest. The fact that snow
was banked three. feet high on both
sides of the track prevented a greater
number of fatalities.
Evening star., 1918-01-25
News Print Men Form New Body.

NEW YORK. January 25.-Members
of the Newsprint Manufacturers Asso-.
citation have approved the revised
articles of incorporation providing for
the formation Of new organization
to take the plaA of tho recently dis
solved combination. j. A. B. CowfAS
was elected president and Morris
HooDss OF Glens Falls. NJ. vice pres
.fdent. - -
Evening star., 1918-01-25
Warehouse at Camp Bowie Burned.

FORT WORTH. Tex, January 25.-
Fire of uncertain origin destroyed ware
house at Camp Bowie yesterday morning
with loss of $4,000. Stores of the
11lth Ammunition Train were in it. 1t
is supposed a careless smoker started the
flames Soldiers, aided by the city fire
department confined the flames to the
small area.
Evening star., 1918-01-25
HENNIG PUT ON TRIAL.
,--------------
Said to Be First in the Country to
Face Treason Charge in This War.

NEW YORK. January 25.-Paul C..
Hennig. said here to be the first person
in the United States to face charge of
treason growing out of the war with
Germany. has been put on trial in the
federal court in Brooklyn.
Federal authorities allege that as
foreman of the assembling department
of the plant of E. w. Bliss & Co, Hen
mig. naturalized American Of German
birth. t"maliciously muti1ated" parts of
horoscopes for use in torpedoes made
for the United States government.
Evening star., 1918-01-25


ONES STOMACH MAKES"
IF everything is covered with ice as it
is now you'll find plenty to eat" said
he. TT may not be right, here, but
you'll find plenty over hN that apple
tree to which Tommy Tit brought you
this morning. Farmer Browns BOY
will see to that. There's no need for
anybody to go hungry around here.
the cedar trees over in the swamp ?
Have you eaten all Of them?''
Goodness gracious. MOI" exclaimed
Welcome Robin. But they're covered
with ice so that we can't get them
Does this ice usually last very long.
Sammy"
NO. Tn thankful to say No, it
doesn't" he replied. '1f it did a lot of
little people would starve to death. l
can tell you that! Usually Mr.. Sun gets
busy at once and melts the ice on the
twigs and branches of the trees and
Evening star., 1918-01-25

Many Are in Danger
OF pneumonia through neglecting slight
colds Father Johns Me@'"ine is the
best remedy-Advertisem
Evening star., 1918-01-25
SeaIdsWeet Fruits
FIorida's Choicest

Dealers in fruits generally
sell Sealdsweet oranges
and grapefruit. There are
few who will not get these
fruits for you on request.
Ask your storekeeper; in-
sist that he supply you. /.
Evening star., 1918-01-25

Food experts combine in urging
the value of oranges and grape
fruit in providing the proper
balance for meals. More and more
oranges and grapefruit are used in
cookery, confections, etc., as well
as consumed in their naturals state.
Evening star., 1918-01-25

The Florida Citrus Ex.
change, a cooperative,
non-profit organization of
growers, ships pstIee-ripened
oranges and grapefruit.
picked. and packed by
white-gloved workers.
Evening star., 1918-01-25

''The Health Fruits of
Florida" a book of SO
pages, illustrated, contains
health-advice by noted
specialists, 69waysofserv-
ing oranges and grape.
fruit. Write for copy.
Evening star., 1918-01-25

Teepened Sealdsweet oranges require little any
sugar Nor be used with Seadsveet grapefruit
persons prefer them with salt instead Of sugar.
Evening star., 1918-01-25
Lysol Toilet Soap

Contains Lysol, and therefore
protects the skin from germ in
fection, 1t is refreshingly sooth-
ing and healing and helpful for
improving the skin. Ask your
dealer. If he hasn't got it, ask
him to order it for you.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-10-10
HOW MUCH WILL YOUBUYI

The connection between sugar and
the nghting qualities of our soldiers
may seem as remote as the stars from
the earth But in reality it is the con-
nection between = match and a fire.
LAnguid, sluggish soldiers are not
good lighters. They cannot make the
supreme pSSsical effort it takes to
advance our lines against the Hun.
They cannot endure the long exposure
TO colo ana damp that belongs to the
life in the trenches
II we are to win this war our SOL
diers must be in prime health. They
must be able to exert the maximum
amount OF energy of which the hui
man body is capable.
This means they must have energy
producing foods, Of which sugar is
one of the most valuable.
Our own sugar crop is less than
We expected. Our great war program
has reduced the fleet OF ships that
used to bring US sugar from other
lands. Millions of pounds of sugar
that we were importing were sunk by
German submarines. Moreover. the
little island OF Cuba must supply the
world with sugar now, for the rich
sugar beet fields Of France and Italy
have been destroyed by the enemy.
So, even if we had the ships to import
more sugar, we would not want to do
so, for we would be taking more than
our share.
Even with the ration of two pounds
a person q month, which is recon-
mended to as by the United States
Food administration, we are having
more than the Italians and the French.
1taly's sugar ration is one pound a
month per person, frances ration is
one and one-half pounds month,
England has the same ration as ours
two pounds a month per person.
Are we willing to keep within this
ration?
ii we do SO. it means less sugar in
our tea and coffee, less in our cereal,
less candy. cakes. chewing gum, sodas,
sweet drinks, sundaes and fewer sugar
desserts.
This is the only means Of Saving
sugar for our boys in order to enable
them to be good fighters. Money VIII
not buy them sugar. 1t must be bought
with patriotism.
How much will you buy?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-10-10
Cafe Remedy for Sore Eyes.

For years EOlian's Eye Mater has
been recognized as a safs and sure
reEs ady for weak. inftan.es. or sore
eyes. 1t will relieve the worst form
OF acute ephthalDsia, or infiamma-
tion Of the eyes. IN twenty-four to
forty eight hours Il IS absolutely
psinless and can be used freely upon
the eyes of the youngest baby child
without the least danger o. ssnsa Of
pain. Along with each Csc hottie a
glass eye-water dfopper is fur
nished free and the carton also con-
tains a free SAMPLE box OF Hollan.s
Eye Salve for chronic sore eyeiids.
You ought to have this outfit in
your home to be used when needed.
r. your. druggist cannot supply you
don't accept any spurious imitation.
but ask him to order Holian's Eye
Water for you. ADV.