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Evening journal., 1918-12-27

For sweeping or busting use a fairly
large glove TO allow the blood 20 cir
culate freely through the hands. Old
kid gloves cast OFF by the men OF the
family come in handy here. or the can
vas gloves worn by drivers and carriers
will do the same service. Another huge
pair OF gloves with leather palms are a
necessity where coal or ashes have to be
handled They can be drawn on and of
in a jffy. and may even be pulled on
over another pair of gloves in case this
interruption of other work is necessary.
There are several additional proteo-
tons for the housewives hands which
while not absolutely necessary are a
great help. One is the stove mitt. You
can slip your hand into this canvas and
leather mitt and brush your stove of in
no time without the least possibility Of
getting the black on your hands. Then
there is a busting mitt of outing fan
mel with a glove sewn into the middle OF
a square of the material The hand Is
slipped into this and the busting goes
on without bit Of worry. Oven mitts
are another great luxury for the house
wife. They are just what the name i'm.
plies. a pair of asbestos lined mitts OF
ticking or canvas or oretonne. joined by
tape. Hung ready by the range they
can be slipped into without trouble and
will protect the hands from burns and
also from the intense heat Of the oven
which is drying and tends to roughen
the hands.
Too many housewives neglect the lit
tie devices which not only save labor,
but hands as we'll. For instance there
are the mops and brushes. A floor mop
which wrings itself out by a wringer at
tached to your bucket means that you
never have 10 dip your hands into grimy
water except in extreme cases. when
gloves will do the work A dish mop
keeps the hands out Of hot water. BE
sure TO wear a rubber glove on the left
hand or your mop will benefit one hand
only. Stiff brushes for cleaning vege-
tables will keep the hands from becom-
ing stained. Why peel potatoesI It's
much nearer the ideal conservation
scheme to leave the jackets on.
But" the woman who does her own
work will object. Il simply can't wear
gloves for everything Just answering
the door when my hands have been in
water will roughen them terribly, and
there are lots OF times when gloves arc
a nuisance" This is all very true, bui
just consider how the surgeon when per
forming the most delicate operation.
does so with rubber gloves on his hands
He has learned TO conquer that ham,
pered feeling which gloves give to the
wearer. II your hands in spite Of all
Evening journal., 1918-12-27

full phases is to provide yourself with
gloves, plenty OF them, a pair for every
occasion Now. this is not such an ex-
travagance as il might at first seem. Ev-
cry pair Of old gloves can be saved for
the purpose and few cheap pairs in
vested in that will last long time, For
dishwashing and every occasion as when
cleaning vegetables and the like, rubber
gloves should be worn. In selecting
them get them small enough TO ht so that
they will not be cumbersome. but not too
tight or they will tear very easily.
Evening journal., 1918-12-27
GUARDING
AGAINST RATS

IN constructing dwelling houses, the
additional cost of making the
foundations rat-proof is slight
compared with the advantages. says a
recent farmers bulletin Of the United
States Department of Agriculture,
"House Rats and Mice" The cellar
walls, says the bulletin. should have con
crete footings and the walls themselves
should be laid in cement mortar. The
cellar floor should be of medium rath-
er than lean concrete. Even old cellars
may be made rat proof at comparatively
small expense. Rat holes may be per-
manently closed with a mixture Of &C.
ment, sand and broken glass or sharp
bits of crockery or stone.
On a foundation like the one de-
scribed above, the walls of wooden
dwelling also may be made rat-proof.
The space between the sheathing and
lath, to the height of about a foot,
should be filed with concrete. Rats can
not then gain access to the falls, and
can enter the dwelling only through
doors or windows. Screening all base
ment and cellar windows with wire net
ting is a most necessary precaution.
In both city and country, wooden
floors of sidewalks. areas, and porches
are commonly laid upon timbers rest
ing on the ground. Under such floors
rats have a safe retreat from nearly all
enemies. The conditions can be rem
edied in towns by municipal action, re-
quiring that these floors be replaced by
others made of cement Areas or walks
made OF brick are often undermined by
rats, and may become as Objectionable
as those of wood. Wooden floors of
porches should always be well above
ground.
Evening journal., 1918-12-27

ford them a chance to do an inestimable
patriotic service by fitting them ade-
quately to fill the places of the men who
are in the training camps and at the
front.
have heard women say from time to
time in discussing the matter, that they
fear farm work would be too heavy for
them. and that they felt they could be
more helpful as nurses. They do not
realize that the work required of nurse
is about ten times as laborious as gar
dening, and far greater strain on
nerves and endurance than any task
they could possibly be called upon to do
in the outdoor fields.
Evening journal., 1918-12-27
Graham Mullins.

This recipe will make II. if large
gem pan is used, but will make as many
again if small pan is used; One cup
sour milk. one cup graham flour, half a
cup of flour. a teaspoon each of soda
and salt, one tablespoon of lard or but
ter, two teaspoons sugar. If you use
sweet milk and two teaspoons Of cream
of tartar.
Evening journal., 1918-12-27
.I0hnnycake.

One cup of flour, one cup of corn
meal, one-quarter cup sugar, half tea
spoon of salt, half teaspoon of soda, one
cup sour milk, one egg, two tablespoons
of shortening. melted. Bake in shallow
pan rs minutes. Can use sweet milk by
substituting three level teaspoons of balS-
ing powder instead of soda. You could
use molasses or syrup instead of sugar.
Evening journal., 1918-12-27
IN Ol/zzo<fzeoaT
EzzxzzTe za|sJeyzezI7S
NN2 kNs ezizg
GARDEN WORK
BY MRS. MeCUNE.

r. TALKED to a brave and cheerful
woman the other day who is bur
u dened with responsibilities whicl
she can not evade or escape. com
mented upon her courage and unfailine
good spirits.
1T is all due to my garden" she said
Il get out and work among my flowers
for a time, and then I'm able to throw
of the drag and depression Of it all"
But now women arc listening TO a
wider call, and are eagerly answering
it. They want to help feed the world,
TO help raise the grain and vegetables,
and look after the fowls and live stock,
so that we and the other nations which
are looking to us for assistance may not
only have enough but an abundance.
Hitherto, for the girl who either had
TO earn her own living or meant TO do
so, the indoor occupations were about
the only ones open. We are all more
or less creatures Of custom and oonven-
ton, especially in youth. and in the past
no matter how ardent a girls desire TO
work in the great out-of-doors she was
hampered in a number of ways. She
didn't know just how to go about II for
one thing; and for another none Of her
friends and companions were venturing
in that direction, and would regard her
il not exactly a freak, certainly as an
oddity for attempting it. Then. being
entirely unframed and unused to the
work. she felt, too. that she would prob
ably not be able to meet the require
ments Of her job even il she were lucky
enough to get one.
So, quite apart from considerations of
food-supply during the war. this prom
ised invasion of the fields by women is
highly significant. Again woman is
widening the boundaries of her wage
earning occupations. although to speak
of boundaries OF that sort nowadays
seems in the face of facts an absurdity.
1t is to laugh. to turn back 10 the prog
nostications and warnings of the sages
of a generation or so ago. Women's
nervous system, they said, could not
stand the strain of severe mental ap-
plication, her physical organization
would break down under hard work.
The first contention was disproved long
ago; the second has been knocked into
a cooked hat by the women of France
and England during this war
OF course. not every woman wants to
rake the meadows sweet with hay; but
the big fact is that the way will now be
open to those who do. Every one of us
has some special knack, some one thing
that is delight to US and not a drudg-
cry; and there should be no barriers
between it and us.
Women as a rule have a real knack
for any kind of gardening. 1t is fine
thing to think, now that the opportunity
is theirs to make gardening practical and
profitable, they do not have to go about
il in any haphazard fashion, or try to ap-
ply what they have learned from books
or seed catalogues, but can obtain for
the asking the expert and technical in
struction which will enable them to
carry on real agricultural work. And
this training will at the same time af-
Evening journal., 1918-12-27
Rice and Tomato scalIop.

Have ready one and half cups of
boiled rice, six peeled and sliced toma-
toes and two seeded and chopped sweet
green peppers. Butter a baking dish,
put in layer of tomatoes. sprinkle with
sugar, salt and chopped peppers. dot
with butter and cover with the rice.
Repeat until the dish is full, cover with
buttered crumbs, bake covered for three
quarters of an hour. then uncover and
brown
Evening journal., 1918-12-27
Corn ChOwder.

Use canned corn if you prefer, using
one can corn and butter size of an egg.
Pare and slice then three potatoes, cut
a few slices of pork and fry until brown.
Put potatoes on in water enough to COW
er. let cook ten minutes, then add pork
and one onion cut very fine Now add
corn and one quart of milk, salt and
pepper to taste.
Evening journal., 1918-12-27
One-EgR Mullins.

Sift together two cups of -four, half
teaspoon salt, four teaspoons baking
powder, two tablespoons of sugar. Beat
one egg until light, add one and a quar-
ter cups Of milk and stir into dry in
gradients Add two. tablespoons melted
butter. Bake 25 minutes.
Evening journal., 1918-12-27
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ssnEFORE l did my own work"
X pouts many fussy young wo-
- man. 81 had as pretty hands
as any one. but now look at them. Do
you wonder don't like housework?" IL
is, indeed. discouraging TO see CRIME
work into the roughened corners Of
nails, the Inuckles get large and prom
inent, the hands red and coarse, but all
this is not a necessary result of house
work IL few precautions are observed
and simple remedies kept on hand.
The time to begin taking care of the
hands is before you start to work. II
you sweep, dust, scrub and wash dishes
with the hands unprotected it will take
unusual effort to offset the ills result
ing from these labors Indeed il will be
like the proverb about the cat who took
two steps forward and three steps back
ward. The wear and tear on the hands
is stronger than any remedial measures
aftcrward. So It would seem that the
first thing to do when you meet the bug
bear housework in all its most distaste
Evening journal., 1918-12-27
HBH[ kI7cHa6 w

oughly together, then add two we'll
beaten eggs, half cup vinegar. half cup
hot water, one tablespoon of butter.
Cook in a double boiler, stirring con-
stantly. Keep in a cool place in glass
jar and thin with cream or milk for ia
bic use.
Evening journal., 1918-12-27

nHICE. which refuse to be caught in
V the trap baited with cheese.
= come readily to it if pieces Of
fish and oyster or scallop are used Five
at one time have been caught with this
bait while the trap set with cheese was
untouched Mice can be most successfu-
ly exterminated if you stuff all their
holes with piece of rag which has been
dipped in water and then in cayenne pep
per.
Evening journal., 1918-12-27

~ HOULD you wish 10 inset lace OF
insertion, first baste the material
to be ornamented on stiff paper.
then apply the lace to it and sew hand
or machine. To form yokes or cuffs of
insertion. cut the shape in stiff paper,
then baste on the insertion. making il
lie fiat: and sew on the machine One
edge of the lace must. of course, Re
Tapped over the other. The machine
sewing gives better finish than hand
sewing and is much easier.
Evening journal., 1918-12-27

UgERE is new way to carry valua-
III bles and much more esthetic
one than thrusting them into the
stocking as so many women do. 1t is a
tiny bag attached to the garter and is
made usually Of silk or ribbon. One need
not necessarily wear the round garters
to do this with. either The ribbon
shirred elastic can be bought by the
yard and the one purse garter made
therefrom. The purse can be fashioned
of lowered ribbon and sewed securely
TO the ribbon garter 1t should be pro-
vided with a flap that snaps securely.
and the garter should be tight enough 70
avoid any possibility of slipping Of.
Evening journal., 1918-12-27

H OR felon take common rock salt,
as used for sailing down pork
or beef, dry in an oven. then
pound it fine and mix with spirits of
turpentine in equal parts, put it in rag
and wrap it around the parts affected.
As it gets dry put on more, and in "a
hours you are cured. says a writer. The
felon will be dead.
Evening journal., 1918-12-27

w yHEN one is subject to intense
w itching it can often be allayed
with a very weak solution of
carbolic acid. Sometimes this is effec-
tive with only the acid and water in the
proportion of ten drops Of the acid to
basin Of water. Battle the afflicted
parts freely.
Evening journal., 1918-12-27
Salad Dressing.

Here is a very nice salad dressing
which will keep indefinitely in a cool
place: One tablespoon of -four, one ia
blespoon of sugar, one teaspoon of salt,
one teaspoon of mustard. Mix thor
Evening journal., 1918-12-27

A N excellent way to utilize an OLD
n blanket is to cover it with silN
or silkaline and tuft it like a com
forter II can be made very dainty
article, or it can be covered with ord-
nary cheesecloth and given harder use
as it is easily washed. II viii make an
ideal cover for summer use, as il is light.
yet warm enough for use in late spring
and cool nights in summer.
Evening journal., 1918-12-27

NH ANY amateurs who dislike to
wi bother with blackberry plants.
~ and yet like the fruit. will do
well TO experiment with the dewberry.
which is really a trailing blackberry. but
does not try to cover the whole garden.
II can be trained on a trellis, and bears
earlier than the standard blackberry.
Evening journal., 1918-12-27
and

ton to be worked, otherwise there j,
danger Of pulling the embroidery whei
the stitches are cut Il is easy with d
little practice to do the lettering with
out sticking the needle point on the oil.
cloth.
Evening journal., 1918-12-27

F you can work letters neither with
i a hoop nor without it, compromise
on piece of fine oilcloth sewed
under the letters. Basic outside the por-
Evening journal., 1918-12-27

less from the shelves of supplies that
can be shipped to the allies and make
up for this deficiency by taking more
fruit, vegetables. non-wheat cereals, FISH,
poultry, eggs, cheese, etc, the allies will
not starve.
And what does this mean1
II means victory for us. But it
means more-more even than the saw
ing of hundreds and thousands OF hui
man lives.
II means that by a splendid demo-
cratic food-control voluntarily carried
out, the Americans should have proved
themselves worthy of the great gift OF
freedom and democracy for which their
forefathers died and for which their
youths are today pouring out their
hearts bloodl
Early in the month of August, 1917,
the Food Administration came into Of
fetal being Late in the same month
the ministers of every denomination in
The country were in Washington offer
ng to do whatever they could to help.
Their offers were gladly accepted and
they returned home three days later
armed with inspiration, redoubled
eagerness and a very definite cam
paign program.
If there was any church member who
did not know why and how to save food,
II was his own fault, not the fault OF
the minister, for if ever gospel was
widely and sincerely preached, this one
certainly was.
And the ministers asked of their con-
gregations even more than merely to
save food; they asked them to keep
weekly record of the food saved. These
reports were most intricate and detailed,
and asked for a record of the different
foods consumed, not as a whole and by
the week, but each as a separate food,
and meal by meal. and person by per-
son. To get an absolutely accurate ac-
count of foods used, saved and wasted is
practically impossible. but these reports
como as near as possible to doing it, and.
furthermore, they come from substan-
tial representative American homes.
During the first three months 10000
churches took part in this Food VIII
Win the War; Don't Waste it" cam
paign, and for the last two months a
check was made on the results accom-
plished
Figures showing results of the cam
paign as a whole arc not obtainable, but
in general what is true of one church
may be said to be true Of the others.
The story of the First Presbyterian
Church of East Orange. N. J., is definite,
interesting and probably typical.
Its membership, numbering l,242, is
made up of few very rich, few very
poor. but in the main well-to-do, well
employed, sturdy, average American cit
Evening journal., 1918-12-27

F any one cuts. scratches or gets a
II splinter into his hand go to the
= druggist and get what is called
old-fashioned sticking plaster, writes a
carpenter. Heat the plaster and put it
on a piece of cloth and put it on and it
will take the soreness all out and will
prevent blood poisoning.
Evening journal., 1918-12-27

liens, patriotic, law-abiding and mostly
small property owners.
Study this three weeks report and
draw your own conclusions:
Evening journal., 1918-12-27
'NazE he HzIsul E0 H/S2|GIoYeS -
Zze%e@ a SLrzSrLYe|y Z@SA
TO DRY PEARS

10 nut INt atFIIII IOIIe DNIVIN u IIIIe'
To prevent discoloration, dip fruit, as it
is prepared. for one minute, in a cold
salt bath Zone ounce of salt to one gal
Ion of water).
Place in colander and set in container
Of hot water. Place cover on container
and steam for 10 minutes
Remove surplus moisture by placing
fruit between towels. or by exposing to
the sun and air
Spread thinly on trays or earthen-
ware plates.
Stir from time to time. The finished
product will not look like fresh fruit
but it's good to eat
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HAS CAR SOLUTION

Editor The Star: The Seattle
street car service has been the sub.
icci Of much comment. but no step
forward has been taken l spend
two hours day on cars that would
make a Hardin. can look half packed.
and this. with ten hours work and
onc.half hour waiting. makes one
think Seattle is not such n grand old
town as Hhe could be. Tho solution
IL simplicity itself. During certain
rush hours. morning and evening. let
the conductor collect ! cent for each
transfer given. the proceeds there
~ TO SO 20 the cars crew $3.50 II
the people object to this they don't
wan, service. and the traction com.
pany would not have any more cx.
cusc about shortage Of men.
A. G.. RONSLOW.
4i2i Intcrlaks Ave.
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COTTERuL SAYS EDITORIAL
WAS UNFAIR TO HIM; WRITES
AN EXPLANATION OF VOTE

Tho fact that these gentlemen have
quite recently had a change OF. heart
and NOW welcome a woman on the
board. IL a most satisfactory outcome
OF the controversy. even tho u has
placed me In a false position. ! have
been in conferences with them and
with the mayor. on the matter. for
several weeks. and aa late as their
meeting OF last Friday. and they did
not indicate that they had changed
their attitude.
did not want 10 see the park
board with whom had been connect.
ed for 10 years. and which stands
high In the community. broken up In
a few weeks u u could be avoided.
and felt sure that public an.
nouncemcnt that several members OF
the board had threatened TO resign
II woman was appointed would pre-.
vent tina, very thing happening
II had made my statement TO the
council before the vote on confirmn.
ton had been taken. have no doub,
that. as inferred by Presiden, Bolton.
the five votes necessary 10 block con.
firma,ion would have been forth.
coming. bu; I purposciy delayed my
statement.
Ny course may or may not have
been tactfui. but as the result which
! sought has been attained. viz. 10
keep the park board intact and rec
onciled 20 "A woman member. | am
satisfied. even tho / may temporarily
be the goat OF the situation.
shall later ask the indulgence of
Tho Star to clear up n misapprchcn.
sion expressed I'm your editorial az 20
my loyalty 20 the cause OF public
ownership. organized labor and pro.
grcssivc measures generally.
Respectfully submitted.
holland COTTERtLL.
May -. 1918.
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Editors Mail
SEIZE TIE RENTS

Editor The Star: There has been
a good deal said in Tho star lately
about the oppression Of the people
by The Rent Hogs" but an yet no
one has suggested even the shadow
Of n remedy.
There iH no use making faces at
the rent hog. Swat him.
There In "A decision OF the supreme
court Of the United States that In
not generally known. which. II prop.
rriy applied. would take his III.
gotten gains and place them where
they righ,fully belong.
Land values are the one thing
creaied By the public. and cannot
justly be taken for private usc. And
the supreme court has made the fol
lowing decision, and the same can
be found on its records. That the
fun rental value Of all lands shall b.
taken az taxes II the need shall
arise and the need has surely
arisen The immense amount OF en-
pcnHe necessary In oarry!n. on the
war now IN progress constitutes this
immediate need.
WM. MCKINNEY.
Manchester. Wash.
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Editor The star: Your editorial OF
the 2sth instant does me such inJus-
tee that canno, permit II to pass
wfthou, submitting a few facts which
I feel sure your spirit Of fairness
will insur. their publication.
The statement that the objection
20 women on the park board - main.
~ Roland cotterillH." in unfair and
untrue. At the meeting Of the city
council yesterday. AFTER the APP
pointncnt OF Mrs. steele as mem.
Der OF the park board had been con.
firmed explained my negative vote
by stating that personally ! had no
objection to the appointment. but that
had definite information that sew.
eral members OF the park board would
probably resign II woman was
placed on the board. and | did not
want to be on record as being a
party TO tho disruption 81 the board
The definite information had
consisted OF positive statements TO
me. in the preaenc. OF others. by
three members OF the board. 10 the
effect that they would resign from
the board II the mayor should ap.
point a woman on tho board. such
statements being made individually
and collectively on several occasions
subsequent 10 the announcement by
the mayor that he proposed to ap.
point a woman 10 succeed Otto Rose.
leaf.
The situation was presented to tho
mayor both by myself and by mem.
bcrs of the board. in order 20 avoid.
II possible. the disruption OF the board
which seemed inevitable. Tho mayor
was fully aware OF the situation. and
can verify my statement. in fact. the
appointment was delayed for nearly
month after the expiration Of Mr.
Eoseleafs term largely on account OF
the attitude of the mark board
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perior court yesterday, were.
Charles II. Gilbert against Maggie II
Gilbert. dotertion
George H. Lambert RaainHt Margaret
Lambert. dssortion.
Sue O. Baker against Edward l.. Baker.
cruelty.
Laura II. Goldflnch against Edward II.
Goldfinch. desertlon.
Doris y. Jones against Charles H.
Jones. incompntibility.
Eta !. Chnmbreau against Edward
Chambrsnu, cruelty.
Emily Preston against John ]. Preston.
deaortion
Walter A. Lutz against Agnes y. Lutz.
descrtion.
sophie Ann Bye against Harry C. bye.
cruelty.
Divorces were granted TO Grace Brown
from n. II. Reulck.