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the simple but swagger little coat
shown In the picture. need not fear
comparison with coats OF more costly
goods-it has some points OF advantage
over them. II Is made of summer fan.
mel In any OF the gay bright colors and
touched up with white In pearl buttons,
pique collar and arrowhead finish Of
pockets.
Just the skirt for this coat Is shown
with II. II is Of heavy white plque
and fastens at the middle Of the front
where a row Of white pearl buttons An.
lshes the overlapped seam. There
are any number OF sport hats that will
top OF this practical and pretty out
III. But Its youthful wearer has chosen
tam OF white corduroy. one Of
the "blue devil" models that embodIes
much dash. Its long tassel matches
the coat in color. Where something
more dignified is needed. for an older
woman, one Of the coconut braids In
white embroidered with yarn or silk
flowers against the crown, would make
a good choice, and there Is the perennial
Panama with handsome band or scarf
that belongs to all summers.
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There are middies. smocks. sweaters
and coats for outdooring, that IL, for all
sorts OF sport and recreation wear
And their comrades are skirts. bloom
ers or breeches, according to the sort
OF service TO be required OF them. For
tennis and golf, skirts that will wash
again and again and come out as fresh
and unfaded as when they were new,
have not been rivaled as yet by bloom.
ers or breeches--for some other sports,
skirts are a thing OF the past. With
these washable skirts plain blouses are
worn and swagger little coats made OF
summer flannel, serge or other ma
terials-and. Of course, sweater or
sweater coats.
The coats the thing this year. that
has almost absorbed the attention Of
those who specialize In designing sport
clothes. And II has been presented In
a variety OF new styles so that
when II Is slipped on over
skirt and blouse II tones up the cos.
tune. lending II neatness. Sleeveless
coats Of satin and velvet were among
these new ideas and have proved them
selves successful. Among new arrivals
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Rice In the United States

During the Inst two years tho pro
auction of rice In this country has
been ut It's maximum. between aG0o0..
"" and 4OWoOOO sushcls or. roughly.
one aud oncilith billion pounds. SO far
us climate aud soil ARE concerned, tho
rice acreage In the United sta,es
might be Increased many fold. accord.
ing to the United Stutes department
OF agriculture, since In the states OF
North Carolina, South Carolina, Goor.
gla' Florlda, Alabama. MlssIssl,n,.
Louisiana, TcSns, Arkansas nnd Cali.
tornin, as well as In small nrcns In
Missouri. m'iIsss OF ncrcs are ndopt.
ed to the cultivation Of this crop.
while less than one million acr,a 10.
Gated within a comparatively few
states are now occupied by rico. Ono
OF the Quickest why's Of Increasing tho
crop the federal specialists say. In
TO expand the acreage ln the nreas
where rice Is already prostnbly
grown.
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wasted. Potatoes do not keep indeti-
nitely, and annually many old potatoes
are allowed to sprout In the cellars
and are ultimately thrown away. The
potato flour which can be made from
them keeps well, so by taking time by
the fOrelock and making the surplus
stock of old potatoes into flour before
they spoil you avoid the waste CT valu-
able food material.
How to Make Potato Flour.
1t is easy TO make the potato flour.
Wash the potatoes, boil until tender,
and remove the skins. Force, while
still hot, through potato ricer on to
drying trays. These trays may be
made of Stats of wood covered with
cloth or wire screening held In wooden
frames; indeed, any tray that will let
the air circulate freely from under
meath as well as around the tray may
be used. Clean cheesecloth should be
spread over 1t before ricing the pota.
toes on the tray. Place the loaded
trays In the blast Of air from an elec-
trio fan, II you have one, or in warm
oven with the door ajar. When com.
pletely dry. grind to the desired fine
ness in n hand mill such rs Is found in
many homes for grinding home grown
grain. A coffee mill may be used, or a
food chopper, using the nut knife. II
these do not grind fine enough, rolling
With a rolling pin and sitting several
times will help.
1t takes three pounds Of unpeeled
potatoes to make little over half a
pound Of potato flour, so II you have
to buy potatoes you should reckon
costs carefully. II you have potatoes
that will go to waste otherwise. save
them In the form Of potato flour.
You can use either the commercial
potato flour or the homemade product
to greatly reduce the use Of wheat
flour In cakes. cookies and breads.
A Few recipes for the use of potato
HOUR are given Del0w.
Barley and Potato.FIour Muffins.
! eapfui milk. ~ cupfuls barley
tablespoon taelesppoonful of X cupful of potato
corn sirup teaspoonfuls bak-
Ing powder.
Chocolate Cake.
\ cnpful OF Fat. y cupful milk.
J tablespoonfuls OF 2 eggs.
sugar. IL cupfuls potato
l eupful of corn hour. ~
. sirup. teaspoonfuls bak-
2 squares OF choc- ing powder.
olate. " teaspoonful salt.
Cream fat and sugar; beat In corn
sirup, melted chocolate. and yolk Of
eggs. Sift dry ingredients together and
add alternately with the milk. Fold
In stiflly beaten whites. Bake in loaf
or In layers.
The finely ground -four makes the
best product. Potato starch may be
used In place of potato flour, II one
prefers.
Sponge Cake.
eggs. u teaspoonful salt.
y cupful sugar, teaspoonful bak-
l tablespoonful OF Ing powder
lemon juice. 4 cupful OF potato
Rind of u lemon. flour.
Beat yolks until light and lemon
add sugar gradually and con-
tinus beating. Add lemon juice. Ylnd, |
and whites Of eggs beaten until stlff.
Fold In flour that has been sifted with |
The salt. Bake In loaf, or a pan with |
4 stem, for one hour In slow oven.
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The growth and the strengthening Of
the county agent system has resulted
In almost all cases In the county agents
coming to be recognized ms the agri.
cultural leaders In their counties, nc.
cordlng to reports TO the United
States department Of agriculture.
Help for City and Country.
The county agent has come TO act
as the clearing house OF cooperation.
He is available TO both the city man
and the country man and can trnns.
init from one to the other requests for
help and Offers OF help. He can dl.
rect. to places where II Is needed. farm
labor offered he can assist farmers In
their problem Of cooperative market.
Ing: he can inform chambers Of com.
mercc, county councils OF defense.
merchants associations and other ur-
ban bodies, Of the problems before the
farmers In his county; In general he
is In a position TO act Us the medium
through which the town will meet the
needs Of the country and the country
Will meet the needs of the town.
Must Concentrate Efforts.
Every county agent Is required 10
know aud observe that his services be-.
long to all the people In his county.
but II Is evident that none Of his time
can be given to work that does not
concern agricultural development. He
Is placed In the county to stimulate
good farming. Therefore. he must con.
fine himself 10 work on definite prob. |
lens affecting farmers. II IL neces.
sary for him TO utlllzesihe aid Of com.
munity organizations TO the fullest |
extent and II Is within his duties To
Impress upon the town people how |
vital their interest and help Is 10 the |
farmers.
In the war emergency the county |
agents are not only representing the |
agricultural colleges and the dcpa-;.
mcnt of agriculture. but are assisting
the food administration, the TREASURY |
/
department, the war department, the
navy department. the department Of
Justice aud the department OF labor.
Help In Direct War Work.
They have nided. IN addition to
their regular activities. In such work
rs food surveys. seed surveys. seed
obtaining credit for farm.
ers. selling Liberty bonds, eradication
OF livestock diseases. surveys Of live.
stock diseases, surveys OF insect pests
and campaigns for their destruction.
marketing farm products, preferential
or priority shipments by railroads OF
farm products and NIL farm supplies,
md the dissemination Of information
given out by the war department, the
council of national defense and the
committee on public Information re.
gnrdlng the war aud other matters nf.
fscting the national policy under war
Thus II can be seen that the county
hgent In likely TO be a rather busy
man
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RED CROSS PIG CLUB

The county agcn, In Carroll
county. Mississippi. started out
last winter % combine pork pro-
ductlon and Red Cross work.
He tried TO get 800 people
each TO raise one plg TO be
known as Red Cross pig. In.
stead of 2.j0o members. he got
80" In county that has only
1900 voters. In September
the club members are TO send
5000 hogs 10 the st. Louis mar.
ket. This will mean n contrl.
button estimated at $4,000 TO
the Red Cross. in addition 20
more pork for m. country and
more money for Carroll county.
A So registered pig Is given
each month as n prize to the
member whose pig has made
the greatest gain.
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women's rest rooms may become
centes for various community activ-
tiles. From the establishment Of one
at Grand Junction, Colo, has devel.
opened rural civic library Of 160
books, n womnn's exchange, n lnbor
and commodity exchange conducted
by means Of bulletin board, and a
restaurant where light lunches are
served from 10 a. m. to Q p. m. Thn-
ty-nve people may be accommodated
at one time.
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Potato Flour Made a Home,

Wheat -four must be saved and
many OF the substitute aours are high
priced. You can make potato -four at
home and II is just ns useful wheat
substitute as many Of the more ex-
pcnsivc commercial fiours.
In addition to saving -four II saves
potatoes that might otherwise be
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SHOR7CAKE MADE
OF SUBSTITUTES
Favored Dessert Not to Be De.
MED Us Even in This Year
of Wheatless Meals.
SEVERAL EXCELLENT RECIPES
After Strawberries Have Passed Use
Raspberries, 6laekberries, Stoned
Cherries, Sliced Peaches,
Bananas, Etc.

Here Is word to cheer the men
ShOrtcake, the dessert that ranks with
pie in masculine favor, is not denied
us, even In this year Of wheatless
meals. The conservation program and
shortcake are not incompatible, pro.
vded the cake" is made of the wheat
substitutes. Here are some good ones
all Of them wheatless. Try one OF
them the next time you serve straw
berries or raspberries.
After the strawberry season make
shortcakes with raspberries, blackber-
ries, stoned cherries, blueberries. sliced
peaches, sliced bananas, etc.
There are two types of crust for
shOrtcake that people like, one made
like biscuits and unsweetened. the
other like plain sweet cake. Each
kind has Its advocates.
shorteake Without Wheat Flour.
Those who like shortcakc made from
a rich, unsweetened biscuit dough,
baked in sheet, split and buttered
while hot, and with thick layer of
the crushed or sliced berries sweet
ened and placed between the layers Of
crust and on top, will like these short
cakes.
corn.Fiour shorteake.
. cupfuls OF corn teaspoonfui salt.
nour. 4 tablespoonfuls Of
baking powder. 2-3 cupful milk.
Mix and bake In two layer-cake pans.
Split aud butter and put In the filling
OF berries or other fruit. The corn
flour makes a crisp cake Of fine flavor.
Rolled Oats or sarIey.Flour shorteake.
Rolled oats ground through the food
chopper and mixed with corn -four
also makes good shortcake. In the
above recipe use. In place Of two cup
fuls Of corn -four, one cupful OF corn
flour and III cupfuls Of ground rolled
oats. Or, II you have barley -four, use
1's cupfuls Of barley flour In place of
one cupful Of corn -four. The differ
ence In measurements Is due to the
difference In weight Of these -four sub
stltutes.
Rlee.FIour shorteake.
This is similar TO muffin mixture
II baked In n sheet. II also makes
good shortcake.
~ ;,oS1p sqpfu'' of rice ] teas sssspoonful salt
Ing powder. cupful milk.
Mix as for mullins.
Those who prefer cake founda.
tlon for their shortcake will find that
a sponge cake made from substitute
fiours makes n good one. Rice and
potato fiours are especially well adapt
ed TO sponge cakes corn -four and bar
ley -four also make good ones.
Sponge shorteake.
sE,.. sEfs yo'ts s..ssS ssS t"s tspGSSsSS. SSSS.,
separately. Flour:
y cupful sugar. " cupful potato
j tablespoonful hot Hour. or y cup
water. ful rice -four or
on juice. corn -four. or ir /,
u teaspoonfui salt. cupfus barley |
-four.
Beat yolks until thick and lemon
co.ored, then beat In sugar. add water |
anu lemon Juice, then fold In the s,iff.
ly beaten whites. Add the dry ingre-
dients that have been slfted together.
Bake in thin layers aud place the
fresh fruit between.
Try the wheat substitute shortcakesl |
You will be glad that you do not neeo
TO say good.by to this favorIte dessert
cvnn I'm Nvnr Tina
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federal specialists They ARE cHten-
sion workers OF the United States de-
parimcnt Of agriculture and the state
colleges.
The number now at work represents
an increase Of more than 1000 over
those nj work July l. 1917, About coo
emergency Rgcn;s over the number
working In May, 1918. were al work In
June, 1918.
This Is the strength ~ this division
OF the food production forces:
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COUNTY AGENT
BECOMES LEADER
Has Come to Act as Clearing
House Of Cooperation Be.
tween City and Country.
CAN DIRECT WHERE NEEDED
None Of His Time Can Be Devoted TO
Work That Does Not Concern
Agricultural Development
Likely to Be Busy Man.

The growth and the strengthening Of
the county agent system has resulted
In almost oil cases In the county agents
coming to be recognized ms the agri.
cultural leaders In their counties, nc.
cordlng to reports TO the United
States department Of agriculture.
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For Rural Women In Town.

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In Food Production Army.

More than 5000 men and women
GIGS June 1-are carrying to every
community In the United States the
food production and food conserving
knowledge that has been tested BY
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Cleanliness In CANNING.


The first essential for COM
plete sterilization with the use
Of either the hot.water Gamer
or the steam.pressure outfit.
says the United States depart.
ment Of agriculture, is absolute
cleanliness In surroundings and .
In all utensils used In canning.
Tables should be well cleaned
and may be covered with white
ollcloth. Garbage cans must be
provided to hold peellngs and
other refuse. To allow these to
fall upon the ground to decay
near the place OF canning will
result In production Of spores
which will rise In dust and In.
feet the material being canned.
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Aid Farmers

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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-29
NEW COLUMBIA REC ORDS.
JuIy Last Contains Number of Important
Additions TO Phonograph MUSE

Arc YOU planning 10 follow the advice
&c the phonograph makers and make tins
a Vacation with Music? splendid
idea-this taking the monograph along
~ the mountains or the shore one that
more Of us should adopt
But whether you pack up amt 90
a-rypsying or enjoy your musie II home
on the cool and shady front porch YOU
viii want to have some OF the July rec
ords which Columbia has Just put INTO
the dealers hands II Is a stellar aggre-
cation 50 brilliant With top-uotchers
that il i, har, Ia know where 10 begin TO
describe il. Included IN the group are
records by the Metropolitan Opera Or
chcstra, Joseph lIoiinann, Stracelarl. the
New York Philharmonic. Il Jolson,
snappv. up-to-datc dance tunes by a
proun 81 the best known dance orchestras.
and no less than Is popular song hts Of
the day
II is to be hoped that tins INITIAL Co
lumbia Record OF the Metropolitan Opera
Orchestra Is but the FIRST OF many hat are
to come The selection Is NEST happy.
being none other than the wonderful
ballet music from Faust Il is hardly
necessary to attempt to describe Il te
mention the name of the famous orpaulza-
ton Of musicians is sufficient 10 convey
the idea OF perfection.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-29
PRESIDENT IN TOUCH
WITH ALL WAR WORK
Is Intimate With the Big Prob
lens of Every Department,
Hurley Tells Manufacturers.

Chicago, June - An intlmate pc
turc of President Wilson's familiarity
with the industrial phases OF America
war preparations was given 10y Edward y,
Hurley, chairman Of the Shipping hoard,
IN an address before "A meeting here oi the
Illinois Manufacturers Associatlon.
we are applying manufacturing pm
ciples 10 the shlphuildlng business, and We
find these methods successful, Mr.
Hurley said Incidentally. II may inter.
cst YOU 10 know that the methods adopted
have been followed with close interest 10y
President Wilson iou probably think
Of the President as \ man 81 nverburdened
with work and the statement 81 folleles
that he has little time to study methods
Il think there IS no lnpropretY ~ tell
ing Won that the President handles MI his
work So aystcmatirally TINT he hnds time
to give n part of his time even to the more
intimate problems Of the various depart
mcntS
"You know how steadily | preached
knowledge If manufacturing costs when
| was chairman of the Federal lrade
Commission The President knows moro
about costs than any OF You would believe
to be possible in the ease ot q Rfeaf waF
| executive Nou know that congress ailot
| ted the President an appropriation 81
| 500, 600 o0n FOR emergency WIZ purposes
| lie has kept his own accounts. and Y"u
NAV be confident that every deiar WIS
| carefully expended under he direction
The President has been stealliast II
| his determination that there shall lie n
! pro6tccring IN tins var. and mn Wiling
| to stand sponsor for The tact that ht
| knows what constitutes rreilieefiug aha
what. on the other hand. constitutes 3
| margin Of profit That enables the unnif
| facturcr TO expand his plant 10 meet tht
nation needs IN his war
| President Wilson's whole thought Z
gwen to the successful prosecution q t'tn
| war. and when the end u Il comes, Aincr
ca will have tho consciousness that Their
viii be no repetition oi i, mud that tn
peace IL the world viii hc secure Hde
his leadership the country IS reconstruct
lng itself not merely for the length ot III
war, hut for the enduring peace OF th'
| future
Chairman Hurley told the manufac
turcrs they could mol afford 70 waIt unit
peace IS declared before bcglnning prep
| arations for the wise employment O
| America enormous new merchant murine
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-29
GAR NICHOLAS 81 YEARS OLD,
BELOVED BY RI SSIANS

Grand Duke Nicholas who was born
in 1856. Is the second COUSIN OF Nicholas
II Ills part in the Russo-JapancSc war
was an active and distinguished one In
1906 he became president OF the Council
az National Defense Twice IN that year
his life was unsuccessfullv attempted
\ writer some time after the outbreak
Of the war said OF the Grand Duke.
There exists IN Russia feeling hat he
issue Of tins bloody war may result In the
seating Of t he Grand Duke Nicholas ON the
throne The throne has long been stained
with blood and il would not bc difficult to
conceive of "A situation that would give the
Grand Duke has opportunity Should
Russia be overwhelmed. the people might
easily take their revenge on the Ear
and If Russia WINS, II will be due Ia the
military ability Of Grand DUKE Nlehoia,
That explains why the Ear Is watching
internal politics quite Is closely rs the
developments Of the war 1t Is also said
to explain return OF the Gzarlna and her
daughters to puhIicprominence
The Grand Duke comes from military
family Ills father Nicholas NlcolaiWlteh
was famed for his exploits a soldier, hut
he had no standing IN court About tht
ONLY legacy he left 10 his famous son was
ms UdEnllFtlt ltlA Sitltl6 siAltt Ills tltslllN
The Grand Duke contracted a morga
matte marriage with the widow Of mer
| chant millionaire, though he VAS III 10y,
with the Princess Anastasia Of Mon
! tcncgro. then married TO the Duke o
! Icuchtcnhrrg Almost immediately ate
| the Princess secured i divorce the Crane
Duke announced his plans Ter his mar
rage 10 her The present Grand Duehes
/ is Of quite as striking appearance rs In,
| Grand Duke himself and on more thar
one occasion has created i turore by he
appearance al various court functions.
The Grand Duke Is an intensely r.
igious man and Slave to the core He /
| one Of the few men III Russla's otiicla
life who never became the slave Of vodkl
or the ballet dancers.
The strategy Of the Grand Duke ha
been the close study Of military author
| tiles Considering the handicaps he ha,
to overcome and the great superiorit
OF the Teutons in munitions and militar
training his performances are acknowI
edged to have been q tremendous success
The Grand Duke Is 6 feet ) inches Ia
and is regarded as the hansls0nest an
most accomplished man in Russia Tn
late Car was always lnsanely jealous {
him and OF his unquestloned popularity.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-29
NATIONS FAILURES
As RAILWAY HEADS
Economist Sees Danger of Euro
pean Countries Retaining
Control Of Lines.

Rome. June Is DR. Maffco Pan
taleoni, who is considered an authority
on systems Of government secs great
danger for European nations IN the war
time tendency toward government CON
troll Of railways He says that after the
war the United States will shake of such
parasitic ideas In an interview with
The Associated Press, Or Pantalcon
said
Government ownership of railways
is only one of tho many Affections sure
Ia he imposed upon this poor old Europe
after thr war With the war the govern
mcnt has become almighty with us, The
government now docs everything and
after the war it's CnCroaChments will TIC
appalling and bring us near to ruin
The United States Is run ON different
limos II was founded ON other principles,
and while il NAV be harrassed after the
var by the bogics Of government control.
il viii shake them of The country rs
TOO Young and strong Parasitic govern
ncpt control ideas attacking i will he
no moro than licc on a big healthy deg
..If had never before been convinced
nf tho futilitv of government control. thus
war would certainly have convinced me
| am nov sure that the less government
a nation has tho better II Is Tor the pros
pcrIty of It's people, \ government IS
ALWAYS robbed. always 10 late IN what 1t
docs is ALWAYS betrayed nv IT'S EMPLOYEES.
The war waste IN Italy has been
about clght billion lire ltls we'll known
fact that privately owned German rall-
wa>S have always paId greater dividends
than those owned by the government
there. In France the Western railway,
"a
miserable and costly failure.
conc of the arguments advanced IN
favor of government ownership is that
thereby a nation gets q steady class Of
r,uplnvcS who pay debts raIso families
live modcstlv. and DO their work for
rcIativoIy small ia, Tins Is q fallacv
tnn The whole world is rIlcd by chance
The greatest wealth nf the world. its crops
drpcnd- on tho weather II YOU give :
class ~ people IN nation 2 sure thing
remove their chances ~ money loss. vol
do 81 NJ tho expense 81 the other people
az the farmers, for instance, who mus
take GREAT chances I'm other words, vo,
increase the risks 81 the majority Ter tn
/ benefit Of the minority
"ResldcS this class Of people with TN
/ sure thing on small pay wind M by nc
/ earning what they arc paid Il i not
their individual fault but that Of the sNs
/ tenn
/ II repeat, and with the experience 9
many wears Of Europe behind me, tina
everything government does must 10
badly done. and the degree Of hadncS
depends on the average capacity Of tn
nation doing il The postofhcc an
| government telegraph and telephon
systems of Europe are monuments Z
| inefficiency and waste.
The prosperity and welfare q II
whole world in the near future dcpenC
upon the fight which honest and intelliEcn
pcople make against the folhcs OF govern
/ mcnt control