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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-03-29
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER

has been a household remedy all over
the civilized world for more than half
a century for constipation, intestinal
troubles, torpid liver and the generally
depressed feeling that accompanies
such disorders. 1t is a most valuable
remedy for indigestion or nervous dys-
pepsia and liver trouble, bringing on
headache, coming up of food, palpita-
ton of heart and many other symp-
toms. A few doses of August Flower
will Immediately relieve you 1t is
gentle laxative. Ask your druggist.
Sold In all civilized countries.-Adv.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-03-29
GIRLS! MAKE A
BEAUTY LOTION
WITH LEMONS
s*.ss.s*.s.s*ss4**s**ss*ass.s.

At the cost Of a small Jar Of ordinary
cold cream one can prepare full quar-
ter pint Of the most wonderful lemon
skin softener and complexion beautiier,
by squeezing the juice Of two fresh
lemons into a bottle containing three
ounces Of orchard white. Care should
be taken to strain the juice through
fine cloth so no lemon pulp gets in,
then this lotion viii keep fresh for
months. Every woman knows that lem
on juice is used to bleach and remove
such blemishes as freckles, sallowness
and tan and is the ideal skin softener,
smoothener and beautifer.
Just try it, Get three ounces Of
orchard white at any pharmacy and
two lemons from the grocer and make
up a quarter pint Of this sweetly frag-
rant lemon lotion and massage it daily
into the face, neck, arms and hands. It
should naturally help to whiten, soften,
freshen and bring out the roses and
beauty Of any skin. It is truly marvel
Gus to smoother rough, red hands. Adv.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-03-29
The Lesser Evil.

"If you were compelled to engage
in conversation with one or the other
for an hour, which would you choose, a
woman with a mission or one who
thinks she is misunderstood"
''The woman with a mission
"Why?"
"She would most of the talking. A
woman who thinks she is misunder-
stood usually wants a little confidential
advice. Birmingham Age-Herald.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-03-29
Plumb PUDDING.

Charlie, dear" said MIS-. Newlywed.
this is my first plum pudding"
at looks rather nice" said Charlie,
obviously.
do you know, | was wondering
while making it," went on Mrs. n.
why we call it plum pudding when
there isn't a plum in iti''
81 fancy, my dear" said Charlie, hav-
ing eaten a little, "the word should be
spelt plumb, which you will find by the
dictionary, means "a little mass or
weight of leadr
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-03-29
The Cockneys Tact.

Watkins, cockney private, was lee
turing his mates one day on the need
of employing tact In their dealings with
the French people.
''Now, got in a bit of fix the other
day." said Watkins. 81 was billeted
with a French family, and after I'd
been shown to my room 1 started out
for walk. Well, I 'appened to open
the wrong door. 1t was a bathroom
and there was lady in the tub. She
let out a scream, and it might ave been
a deucedly embarrassing situation, but
my tact saved the day."
"Well, wot did va DOR
81 jes' backed out an said: Par
dong, monsieur New York Tribune.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-03-29
Fate of the Duck.

day at the whole display made by u
poulterer in Smithfield-two ducks.
blackened and dried by long hanging
In cold storage. IF yer arsks me-" re-
marked one. pointing an accusing fin
ger at one of the birds, that feller's
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-03-29
Knows Mother Now as Heroine.

The woman who plows is not a new
woman, according to the Philadelphia
Public Ledger.
MY mother had 13 children" said
a prosperous shipbuilder. '+She plow-
ed-and she didn't have one of these
u horsepower, three-plow, ten-acres-
a-day tractors, either. She had to
cleave a straight furrow among the
rocks and stumps behind the horses.
"She never pretended it was easy
work, for it wasn't. But she was q
heroine, and she did not complain.
know now. in the perspective Of tbs
years. the woman that she was"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-03-29
A New Way TO Shave

Tender skins twice a day without irri-
tatton by using Cuticura Soap the
"Cuticura Way" No Shiny mug. germs,
waste of time or money. For free sam
pies address, "Cuticura, Dept. Y, Bos-
ton" At druggists and by mail. Soap
25. Ointment 25 and 50.-Adv.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-03-29
Government Control.

Even the children are imbued with
the idea of government control Bet
tie. while eating her evening meal, had
her knife in her hand and putting it
to her mouth said: Il was at Rich
ards yesterday and girl was there
eating with her knife"
with a knowing look she cOntin-
ued: 4 pretty near said to her. You
better look out, the government will
get after yOu-that's against the law ="
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-03-29
a Sure One.

"Can you furnish me with any knock
down argument about your capacity to
do the family sewing?"
"Could 1? Just watch me fell this
seam'
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-03-29
Aliens Foot Ease for the TroouS,

Many war zone hospitals have ordered Aliens
Foot Ease, the antiseptic powder, for use
among the troops Shaken into the shoes and
sprinkled in the foof-bath, Aliens Foot-Ease
gives rest and comfort, and makes walking
delight Sold everywhere 25c- Try il today Adv.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-03-29
Little Asfam" at Tacoma.

In examining applicants for naturali-
zatiOn papers, Judge Cushman, in the
Federal court at Seattle, asked an ap-
picanr how long he had lived in the
country. The reply came:
I've lived in the United States ten
years, except three months I was in
Tacoma
As the judge is from Tacoma. he de
liberated several minutes before grant
ing the papers.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-03-29

Were you ever patroness at a soci-
ETY. AFFAIR." mo; I'm always one Of
the patronized.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-03-29

Just because a man is all right to-
day 1t isn't a safe bet that he will be
ell wrong tomorrow.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-03-29

Most people would rather blame a
man for what he doesn't than give him
credit for what he does
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-03-29
Ccnsolinq Him.

Clerk-'I cannot live on my salary.
hr." Boss Then I'll try to be patient
and wait, instead Of firing you"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-03-29

Do not be a derelict and drift aim
lessly on the Ocean of Life.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-03-29

Some men love their dogs better
than they do their wives; well, their
dogs don't grOwl at them.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-03-29
Touch Luck.

Poor Louise Just as she met her
ideal he" "DtAd?r NO, he met his
ideal"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-03-29

Philadelphia is the greatest ship
building center. In her yards 80 ships
are building at one time.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-03-29

Last year failures in Holland num-
bered 917. by far the fewest since the
war began
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-03-29

Total stocks OF wool in the United
States amounted 10 562.OOOOOO pounds
on December 81. 1917.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-03-29

About $500 100000 a year is be
ing spent on education IN the United
States.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-20
SOiA BEAN UNWELCOME
WITHIN WAR KITCHENS
Feterta Also Spurned as an In.
gredient Of Demonstra-
ton Bread

"War kitchen" authorities today rc-
fused To sanction the use Of teterita or
Soya bean flour for use as substitutes
IN the making Of demonstration war"
bread They also indignantly refused to
explain what these two Federally au-
thorized substitutes for wheat flour
might he
When approached ON the subject Jay
Cooke. Federal food administrator for
Philadelphia. said. You don't know
what these two substitutes are? why
that is perfectly simple" This answer
did not satisfy however.
The whole matter was made clear in
the case OF feterita by consulting one Of
the leading encyclopedias. Feterita Is
nothing more complicated than "a non
saCcharine sorghum Of the durra group"
The next time YOU feel a hankering
alter something new and your corner
grocer tells YOU he does not know fete-
rita. merely make the foregoing eXplana -
ton. lf he desires to know more about
II explain that he can buy all he wants
IN the Soudan. and that il was included
in the list Of substitutes for the particu-
lar qualification of Hawaii the Ha
waiian food administrator insisting upon
Hoover recognizing its merits as a food
The case of q soNa bean is not quite
SO clear. II IS suspected Of being the
old Japanese shoya in AmeriCau dis.
gulse, II Is grown extensively in Okla 70
homa aud some other middle western
states II is apparently vul2arly nick
named a soy bean IN the high brow So
Ciety enjoyed by encyclopedias
Nevertheless, Mrs. II. e. Boden, of
the Women'S Council of National De-
fense. has refused TO sanction the use
of these two substitutes in any OF the
kitchens over which she reigns supreme
She designated such use as being a
fad.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-20
Banner of Universal Lam
guage Will Be Borne by
Three-Year-Old Repre-
sentative of the Cause

language. About six weeks ago classes
in this study were started under the
direction Of Mrs. Pearl Parker, and AL
ready more than 100 girls are enrolled
and it is not an uncommon thing 70
hear group Of Girl Scouts jabbering
away in Esperanto. They are the first
organi2a ton in this country to devote
themselves to the study of Esperanto,
and it is to encourage the work that the
association is presenting them with the
flag.
Mrs Parker is extremely Interested
in the work. and il is through her effort
that the study was taken up. In
speaking of il she said Esperanto Is a
coming language, for more than ever
there will be the need of a universal
tongue after the war. II has been used
quite extensively in Europe for the last
thirty years. II is being used now in
exchanging prisoners Of war and by the
Red Cross, while about a year and a
half ago pamphlets were isued by both
the French and\ German Governments
telling of their war aims.
People here have been talking about
Esperanto" said Mrs, Parker, but we
want them TO talk in H. The older peo-
pie have not time for the study OF it,
though it is very simple, but the girls
have time for it and. can rass 1t along.
When it comes time for the general use
of 10 they will be ready"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-20
S.P.C. A. Report for January

Thirty-eght cases of cruelty to ami
mails were prosecuted and 1855 remedied
without prosecution during the month
of January, according TO the report OF
Secretary Phillips, Of the Philadelphia
S. =. g, A.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-20
NAVY MORALE TPLEA
OF MRS. STOTESBURY
Wife of Financier Appeals to
Women of America to En-
courage Sea Fighters

An appeal 60 the women OF the United
States to help In sustaining the morale
or the navy IN the war Is contained in a
letter by Mrs u. T. stotesbury. wife OF
the Philadelphia fnancier. published in
the New York American today.
In her capacity as chairman Of the
department Of recreation and comforts
Of the Womens Naval Service. Inc. Mrs.
Stoicsbury declares that the morale,
which constitutes 7j per cent Of a fight
ing mans efficiency rests IN the keep
ing Of the women who wait AT home. "
Defining morale a. "the pride and spirit
with which man does his work" she
says that this will determine IN large
measure victory or defeat
The Department Of Recreation and
Comforts wants tho help " every
American woman Interested in the navy,
either individually or working in an or.
ganizcd group" reads the letter which
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-20
SUNDAY SCHOOL DEDICATION
Services Every Night at Springfield
Avenue Methodist Church

Dedicatory Services in the new sun
day school chapel of the Springfield
Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church.
Fifty eighth street and Springfield ave-
nue., are being held every evening this
week.
The principal events of the week will
be tomorrow and Friday nights. Tomor-
row night memorial tablet to the East
Park Methodist Episcopal Church will
be unveiled This congregation contrib-
uted $500 toward the building OF the
chapel. Friday night there will be a
patriotic rally at which the Rev. DR..
John Watchorn, OF the city Missionary
Society. will speak on our National
Destiny" The weeks services will close
on Sunday.
The chapel adjoins the old church in
which the congregation has worshipped
for many years. The new building cost
$4,000. The Rev. DIR. George Paul Beck
is the pastor The old church is to be
torn down and new edifce erected as
soon as labor and material conditions
warrant, Until the new church is built
the chapel will be used for worship.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-20

mon wbuo ,bor, ,,,o,. Il, so,,,e ,,ri,
tions from those fgurrs tho nronor,i IONS
will remain about the same,
l,.s rather i,,erog,ir, tb,, tho o,o,-
n,ous s,,n,s u.ri,t, ti,,,,,,,. 80, fo,,,,a,t,
ouot.d irdi,ati,r tb. a,,a,,n, - ,,,d
products nurcbased Cr,n, tho f,rn,e,. has
d,vindlod Ia s,r,ctbinc iI,e ,hirt,, cs,,ts
since IInoy,r s,id liza, fool wiir ,yi,,
the war"
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'''"'''' ""''' "'''\ -
Liquor men tell MS thd' one man has
as nlu'h tIght tn drink glass of
"nisNN az another mas To drink cup or
teS bni you never heard OF one man
hIt,lIe "h".her WINE ne was under the
,.'a.,', -. VI ''", "u" tn'S I"'' uots nav
wha, he has right to drink. The fact
Is th'I' ls no Su'u ihlhG as an absolute
lilu'N luu". i'EhI 10 90 any tnlhs' or 10
~ NV ""N P'' ~ "''' '.'ns; u "E
~ "'l's E"u ''"' ",'' 'uhI'''' WIN the
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CAN'T 10 AS Not PLEASE
y,u can't do as YOU pleasp I'm a democ-
! racy-uot even with the things that ue
most nrecious to Won There's YOUR
hodv for examnIe You tendcrly cared
for II an throurb its life. Suppose YOU
fra. ,o Kim ito commit suicide n
ynt, succeed "Billy" sunday saws youll
90 IN boII n Won fail. the law saws
vo,,II 90 tn iaiI put suppose tomorrow
| morning tho conscript ION officer should
| cam an yo,, ia po io war. with the chances
| that your nrer;ous body would be cut
/ i'm picces in the trenches; IL wouldn't
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-20

delphia High Schoot~for Boys, will pre-
sent the green flag with the green star
on a white field in the name of the
Universal Esperanto Association to Miss
Anna Mowbray. organizer of the GTl
Scout movement In Philadelphia.
After scout exercises and singing in
Esperanto the girls will march to the
Betsy Ross House on Arch street. where
the flag will be given to the Association,
Little Ruth Lawson Solon, as the "Ged-
dess az Hope" the efthree-year-old daugh-
ter Of ]. =. Solon. 932 West Hunting
don street. viii lead the parade. proudly
bearing the flag. She is the youngest
Girl Scout in~Philadelphla and believed
to be the youngest child speaking Es-
peranto.
Tho Boy Scouts have offered to fur
nish two bands for the occasion and
brigade OF Boy Scouts will be present
I In the parade, h
II Is q Girl Scouts xffair. however, for
they are the ones who have diligently
taken up the study OF the uniyersal
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-20
LIQUOR QUESTION SQUARELY BEFORE
PEOPLE; THE VERDICT WILL BE PLAIN
Food, Labor, Lif e,
Chief War Winners,
All Wasted in Drink
Grain Used in Manu-
facture Would Feed
Army in France

kind are determined upon the basis "
the losses suffered by both parties in
question. Let tho liquor men tell us
very frankly how much they will lose
by the abolition Of their business: then
let the city. county aud state present
their claims indicating how much they
lost In maintaining institutions TO take
care Of the wrcckage Of the LIQUOR bust
nCss
And then. " II is possible. let us coin
into the terms uf money the suffcrings
of the victims of th" liuuor traffic. Let's
place these items alongside or the losses
the liquor men insist they will sustain.
II this were done. there is no doubt that
instead of the state compensating liquor
mcn liquor men would he compensatiuc
IN" State-becausc everybody knows
that the people az whole have suffered
greater losses on account Of the liquor
trai'ic than the liquor men can possibly
suffer because they were compelled to
Use their property for legitimate pur-
poses rather than to put It to unlawful
uses.
lots remember IN an the discussion
of compensation that the liquor men s
property will not be routlscatcd they
VIII simply he compelled 10 use their
property As all other men are permitted
to use theirs
Against the argument of the liquor
men that the prohbitiouists. by seCur-
ing thIrtN-siN States for the Constitu-
lonai amendment FOR prohibition may
do 50 10y a minority vote Of the people
IN this country, II can simply be replied
tina, this is the only legal way t. bring
about national prohibition-the Gou-
stitutou of the United States specifically
declares that only IN this way can the
Constitution be amended. However, the
liquor men need not fear, The whole
question is now mp to all the people aud
there is no doubt that they will decide
by an overwhelming vote that the liquor
business must Eo-and they'll do It -
plainly whatever the me,hOd may he
/ thar thrrc'Il be no room for questioning
as to what they want done
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-20
TAKES REAL PUNCH
TO BE 4-MINUTE MAN
It's Not Every Speaker Who
Wins Opportunity to
Boost Liberty Loan
EIGHT OF 90 PASS TEST
gxperience Not Necessary, as Sue
cessful Ones Include Novices
in the Art

pa, ,,i.,n olone cannot oualify YOU
"four.minute man l." Won must
90, essiye enthusiastic and drive
.'o,,r els home with yigor. Despite
;bc raJ that YOU are talking for a most
,,orth,L cause your argument must he
.nn,.inrinr
Tboso who hear the rour-minute men
a, ,bcatros and other public places lii
,,o reaIizc that they must 20 thro,igh n
,a,hor severe course before they are
rnaIIy accented TO cspouse tie cause
a, I,nclo sam.
Uheu man makes application Tor
.nan,,cr in the four-minutc men cam
neieu thc enrolment committee requires
Kin, to write u four-minute speech lie
4. ,h,u Obliged to deliver this speech
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-20
quotes a message from an ensIrn

quotes message from an ensign -
follows: E Ef
II sincerely hope that American wos>s-
en- realize what their gifts mean 70 the
men as silent, ever-present testifuouI
Strange as II may seem, such xtfff.
though small in themselves, make an
enormous difference In our espri d.
corps ON battleship one SO seldom
gets ashore and the routine Is so monot-
onous that home and America seem fer
away one is apt TO lose sight Of why
he Is here II not sometimes tangibly re-
minded"
The women's Naval Service. Inc. u
headed by Mrs. George Dewey and has
a membership of nearly 100000 woman.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-20
Charles Stelzle Dis
cusses Fight for Pro-
hibition in U. S.
Two Billions Spent for
Booze - Enough to
Feed Entire Country
BY CHARLES STELZLE

Manager Strengthen America Campaien
MTE SPEND two billion dollars every
w year for booze. This is three times
as much as we spend for our public
schools; it's as much az we spend
for bread and clothing : it's the value Of
53j.60o workingmen's homes Al Sssoo
each: u equals the total assets Of the
over 1000 building and loan associa-
tions in this country; it's twice the
capital in all our national banks; it's
almost as much as II costs 10 operatc
all our railroads it's twice as much AS
II costs TO run the Federal Government
In peace times It's HS much as We raised
for the first Liberty loan, it's almost
twice the value Of all church propcItv
in the United States
While all the world Is trying to elimi-
nate /. waste. liquor wastes capital.
wastes earnings wastes man-power.
wastes foodstuffs wastes human efi-
cheney and wastes human life. You
cannot say one strong unqualified word
for the liquor habit or the liquor busi-
ness.
WHAT LIQUOR WASTES
Food labor and life are the chief
factors in winning the war---and the
liquor men are wasting all three. They
are wasting foOd-and they have no
right TO starve some mon by making
others drunk They arc wasting labor
the 100000 men engaged I'm the manu-
facture and sale and distribu,ion of
liouor in breweries saloous aud resiou.
rants as brewers. bartenders and wait
ets and as mechanics in the allied
industries, are needed in useful occupa-
sions to help win the war
They are wasting ifehart,rJers
brewery workers and Walters I'm sa-
looms lose an average Of six Years OF
life on account of their occunation. II
the 3oo'ooo men who make and sell
,'so III ,iso I,'',,''p " slN lea's oi
a., ,, - n, -. I"H 800 nno
,aars 90 iifo ,rho o,'o,,,. ,,.,.,.
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80 10 - ,,n onn 400 '.ol'e
this country We shall prohably send
p 900 600 soldiers to France. this means
that the liauor men have beeu wasting
enough foodstuffs 70 food svarv Ias,
man who will 90 to tho ,renc,ce
LABOR Will. NOT SUFFER
The argument OF the liouor men tha,
a calamity will follow the abolition oi
the liquor business is based entirely
upon the absurd'ty that If we no Longer
snend s.. 600 600 OOO for booze we can by
no possibility spend it FOR anything else
They reason that if A man doesn't snend
his weeks wages for beer or whisky
the only thing he cam do with MS
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-20
GIRL SCOUTS IN WASHINGTON'S
BIRTHDAY FETE IN SQUARE
Parade to the Betsy Ross
House and Acceptance
of Esperanto Flag to Be
Features of Event

LNNERClSES in independence Square,
- the presentation of the Esperanto
flag. symbol of the universal language,
and parade to the Betsy Ross House on
Arch street will mark the activities of
the Girl Scouts of Philadelphia on WASH
ingtous Birthday.
About 500 girls from West Philadel-
phia and other parts of the city will
gather in front of Independence Hall
at o'clock on Friday, where Prof.
Henry w. Hengel, Of the West Phla-