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The Washington times., 1919-10-09
Marine. Have Hard Luck.

Marines Have Hard Luck
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
Recently / met a girl and am very
much In love with her. have told
her so, but cannot make her believe
me. She tells me the marines are all
alike and that they tell every girl they
meet they love them. I am to be dis
charged soon and would Ike TO take
her back with me 70 Philadelphia
Now Is u useless to try to make a girl
believe me while I am in the marines?
MARINE.
You apparently have a very slep-
tical and sensible young woman 70
convince. 1t is refreshing 70 hear
OF one girl who refuses to believe
all masculine protestations OF love.
However, she ought. to be all the
more worth winning II you can con-
vince her. II seems to me you
ought to succeed by constant de-
yotion and by showing you are not
interested elsewhere. Why not tell
her you want to marry her and
take her to Philadelphia? A ring
and a definite pledge on your part
ought to have some effect
Too Many Beau1.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
I have been going with q young man
one year my junior, and I love him
very dearly. Recently he has been out
OF the city all but two nights In the
week. These two nights ne always
comes TO my house. Now. since he
mas not been In town there Is another
man calling on me. Should continue
keeping this mans company II love
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also eliminates butter. is delicious
and easily made:
Blend together one and one-half
cups OF brown sugar and One-half
cup OF lard. Add one-half cup OF
chocolate dissolved in One-half cup
ful OF sour milk.
"Sift together one and three
fourth cupfuls OF flour, one-half
cup Of corn starch, one-half tea
spoonful of baking powder, one
half teaspoonful OF cinnamon and
one-half- teaspoonful OF nutmeg.
Add to first mixture, beat thor
Oughly and bake"
A real lesson in economy IS con-
tained IN the following letter:
When bake always have more
than one thing ready for the oven
TO save gas, and put an old pan Of
water under the oven fame to heat
for the baking dishes. When
wash pick out all the cleanest
pieces OF the white clothes and soak
them in warm water with good
white soap and a handful OF borax,
while I get the rest ready for the
boiler. Then I rub the first and
rinse them twice. and hang them
out.
II saves q lot OF soap and. gas.
When have an old towel or under
wear that is beyond mending I
make wash rags out OF them to save
buying them. and out Of a worn-out
house dress, make a kitchen apron
and some OF IL goes for carpet rags.
Out Of a fine old night gown make
handkerchiefs, and always fix up
my old hats and make them do as
long aS-I can. There are so many
ways Of saving a little IL we only
try. When II Is a little cool I d.
vide our quart Of milk and boil
half OF Il and set IL in a cool place
to use the next day. have a lit
tie garden and make use Of every
bit Of IT, which helps-a lot. Lam
not able to go out and work, or
would. G., AN.
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Puss in Boots
Jr.
BY David Gnrv-

n USS JUNIOR waved his paw to
the old sailor. who put his
pipe back in his mouth and
smoked away COntentedly under the
shady tree. All Of a sudden a pretty
little girl jumped out from behind
a stone wall.
'Hello." said Puss when she had
finished her song. -.-
Did you just get on that pretty
ship?' she asked.
''Ees, miss" replied Puss.
Was Bobby Sharto on boardT'
81 didn't see him." replied Puss.
Did you expect him?'
Il don't know" replied the little
girl, but 1 run down to look over
every time that a ship comes to
the old dock. And ] ask the old
sailor who sits on the bench over
there every time if he has seen my
Bobby"
you're looking for your Bobby,
and I'm searching for my daddy"
said Puss sadly. And then he told
the little girl how discouraged he
was because in all his travels he
had not yet found him.
And then, all of a sudden. they
heard a voice calling, "All aboard"
"Goodnessi" exclaimed Puss, IT
must hurry; the ships going TO
sail. GoOd-byi" and of he ran to
the dock as fast as he could.
"Watt for me-" called ou1 the lit
tie girl, Il guess I'll so. to NAV
find Bobby ShattO.'
Hurry, hurry" cried Puss. look
ing back. "Ill run ahead and ask
the Captain to watt
And il was lucky he did. for tho
gang plank was being hauled in
just as he arrived. wait for usg'
he shouted
WAY I dOA,s sss anybody elsa"
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prOhibitive prices, there are many
ways OF economizing In their use.
When serving scrambled eggs,
add one tablespoon sof powdered
cracker crumbs, and one OF water
for each egg. The amount win be
doubled and taste just as good
An excellent breakfast dish may
be made from only two eggs beaten
together with one cupful OF cold
cereal, one cup OF milk, scramble
and serve hot
when baking cakes or. cookies
requiring more than one egg add
one teaspoOnful OF baking powder
for each extra egg called Tor.
Excellent pumpkin pies can be
made by using one. egg foFf three
pies II one-half teaspoonfuI OF balE-
ing powder is used.
Lots OF cake receipts require no
eggs. Here is devils food, which
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BOOKS
For Juvenile Readers.

THE STORY or PORCELAIN. BY sara
Ware B9ssett Handsomely Illustrated
In colors by Isabel ". Galley. Philadel-
phia: Penn Publishing Company.
Theo. swift goes camping in the
Maine woods with his father and
Mr.. Croydon, a manufacturer OF
porcelain. Theo breaks a leg in a
fall from the roof OF the cabin, and
to keep the boy entertained while
the limb is knitting Croydon tells
him the story OF porcelain, from
the rude vessels made by the men
OF the Stone AEe up 20 the present
time. The story Is, OF course, ex-
ceedinsly instructive, but is told IN
such n clever manner as 20 hold the
uahagglng interest OF che young
reader
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said the captain, as Pus5 stepped
aboard
'TYes, there is answered Puss.
There she comeS!"
And In another minute. with her
bonnet strings streaming IN the
wind. the little girl came running
down the dock.
THANK you for waiting she
cried, turning to the Captain 'Td
have been so disappointed II you
had left me behind"
. And then she stood close to Puss
as the good, ship left the dock
Good luck, my iitsls skipper"
shouted the old sailor.
"Good-by," cried Puss, waving his
cap to the old salt.
And In the next story you shall
hear what haprcned after that.
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for-the woman the white lilac lady
''f got theul,7 I said, eoIdIy.
Il understand your not mention
ing them" Tom glanced toward
Virginia Il wish I could make
every place you 90 fragrant with
Toses"-
'stop!" I gasped. aDOn'tl I
shouldn't be here selecting our dec
orations exceptJ for James faith in
you. He's your friend. Remember
that"
"And I am YOUR friend. Remsm-
Der that Don't act as II it were a
crime for a man to want to serve
you I didn't chose to-lilke you.
just happen TO whether I choose
or not And I can no more help
longing 70 see you happy than I
can help loving the sunshine and
blue sky. There isn't much happi-
ness In the world, but I'd ike TO buy
II all and give It to you, Donna
Anna"
A Need for Restraint.
Again there were harsh words on,
my lips. was on the verge Of re-
peating the words I had said that
night in Chinatown: you are a cad,
and know It now-know It for all
time" But Virginia's return stopped
me, and afterwards I was glad that
had not snapped at Tom Mason
also in my tiredness and reawak-
ened dread Of Jim's gambling.
Half-heartedly I listened while
Tom and Virginia discussed the
rival merits Of English and italian
period furniture. This was my home
they were planning, but I was so
tired that found no Joy in ancient
robes and rare tapestries. didn't
care what went into my home, so
only I got out OF Tom Mason's stu
diO. This wasn't nest building"
Jim ought to be with me.
'All right. Wen do the walls IN
biscuit, and have biscuit or black
carpets and the sitting room in
orchid and Nile and my room in
lavender, and the dining room in
brown and gold-bUt I can't work
out the details today. Ihave to get
over to the apartment" L cried at
last.
Then rushed out to the apart
ment, where Mrs. O'Callaghan was
deep in her cleaning. And I began
Unpacking the trunks and boxes we
had brought with US from Tom Ma
sons studio. My mind was in tur-
mOiL Why did Tom Mason act as If
needed his friendship? The very
assumption seemed as dislOyal to
Jim as the compliments Tom in
sisted on paying me.
Optimistic Plans.
"Tu only see him when I abso-
Iutely can't help it," I told myself,
emphatically. "He bothers me.
Wen get the house done and then
can cut myself of from him.
Thank goodness We arn't living in
his apartment any morc-and L
don't have to be haunted by him
and that blue robe Of his all the
time. I've left that behind, and
can leave him behind too. Getting
rid Of the robe is a sort OF a SYM
boil"
lifted the top tray off an old
packing trunk. There-winging up
at me maliciously, ray the robe.
It's blues and grays shimmered
and shOne. And for the first time,
there in the garish daylight OF our
many uncurtained living
room, high up over the road, 1 no
ticed that as those blues and greens
melted into each other they traced
a faint pattern like peacock feath-
ers.
bad lucl!" cried and shivered
a bit. "Oh, Jim-Jim, how could
you pack this up and bring it
along? How could yous"
Then. our Untried phone rang for
the first time. / rushed over and
lifted II from the floor.
TO-Be COafinuaAy
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Il rs an adage that q pgrsOn can.
only eat his iii. Therefore the
Important thing nowadays is
10 an your -family's stomachs with
ths things that win do those scolT
lcttiFe CtOmachs the most BoDd at
thu least cost
seldom is tbs most .lonEed-- for
kind. OF food the most nOUrishing,
and it'a. up to- the wise housewife
not to cater too much 70 individ-
ual tastes, but rather to give the
family what's good Tor &c, whether
IL likes it or not
That sounds heaFtless, but I have
the word Of a food expert that al.
most any mans appetite can be
trained in the way it should go, and
the man be the better Tor that
training.
We set into habits OF eating
all of us-and like most habits,
cur eating habits are often very
bad. We eat a great number Of
things just FOR a certain heeting
satisfaction TO our palate, when
these things have no real food yal-
ue and IN addition may be hard TO
digest. Cucumbers, egg plant.
even the deiectabIe asparagus
contain practically no nutrtment
and should only be included in a
meal when one Is very reckless and
. haug-the-eIpense" mood.
sIIy Mothers.
Many q mother Of a family who
has no conception Of balanced
menu sets a table which at Opesand
the same time costs too much and
fails TO give her brood the nutri-
ment 20 requires. Many a mother
makes the mistake Of coddling -ap-
petites, and an Of as know women
who point with pride to the fact
that John won't eat a bite Of corn
bread" or that MARY never touches r
a cereal" and wants only q large
dish Of fresh fruit and coffee for
her breakfast Now, we All know
that stsWed fruit IS not only bet
teF for Mary's 'Iittle Mary las the
English euphemistically refer to
that portion OF our anatomies we
blatantly and publicly call our
stomachs), but that it's q great deal
cheaper.
The thoughtful, mother, therefone.
with guile and deception shameless
- practiced. win study this prob
lem OF vVeIl-balGnced ration for her
little army f'rather apt, that army,
don'ty on think, when you come to
consider how beIligerent most fami-
lies are), and, BY ways that are
1Vily and tactful, lure &c into sensi-
ole habits Of eating.
Every days menu should have its
apportioument OF fats, sugars,
starches, proteins and fresh fruitB-
and vegetables and every meal u
should have bulk, Tor without bulk
de don't have clean compleEions-
and have 70 resort 20 Beacham's
and similar tablets.
If you analyEed day eating
Of almost any person, fshOrt of you /
and myself and the diEt GIpeftt Of
course), you would md elch. one
taking too much sugar and not
enough protein o. too much Fat and ;
not enough starch
The Irony of=Tt.
lnd iust as Tat women Will,
wear horizontal piRids and thin
W-tlnen invariably chose perpen-
diculaE stripes, just 50 the fatty"
win eat too much fat and sugar and
starch and the skinny not enough. I
Therefore, Mrs. Housewife, it Is
for you to study FOur family and
nourish each one according to. his I
needs
Let's pick on Mary again, for
instance. Instead OF fresh fruit,
which, although very good for her
her is not sufficiently noUrishing
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When aGirl
Marries
By Anne LisIe.
Whose neWBDupeF serials are
unique In popular appeal and
eleVeFnesB OF construction.
Copyright, 1919. King Feature Syndicate
Inc
CHAPTER CLXXXVT.

CHAPTER CLXXXVT.
THREE hours OF sleep, a bath,
a shave and a breakfast, con-
sisting chiefly OF black cof-
fee, sent Jim of to business on our
first morning at the IVaIgrave, with
at least a veneer Of efficiency. The
events OF tho evening before were
over and done with, as far as he
was concerned, and his attention
was focused on the day ahead. But
q that night seemed 70 spread its
shadow over my whole day.
snapped at Neal when he
phOned, as he had promised, but
refused to meet me or to give me
his address. The effects OF snap
ping were plain when Neal cried:
Look here, Babbs-if you're go
ing to nag, I won't phone you at
allr' +
Then he rang of, and was left
TO wonder II I must pursue Envy
again in order to get some word OF
my brother.
Later in the morning. when Vir-
ginia went with me to Tom MasOn's
studio to select the furnishings for
our new. apartment forgot TO
thank him for the red roses that
had greeted us at the Walgrave.
When Virginia was across the
studio studying some Egyptian
lamps, be whispered meaningly:
2oac gOt~Ug @Rooea' Red H0se8~
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Beatrice Fairfax Writes Of Problems
In Life and Love for Times Readers

ne ether man tha better, and q
shouldn't keep his company how can
] get rid OF him without hurting his
feelings or causing any hatred on
either Blde2 Your advice will be
greatly appreciated PUZZLED.
It is easy enough TO plead "OtheF
engagements when the second man
wants to call. After you have put
him OF again and again he viii un-
doubtedly let you alone. AS to
whether or not you ought to let him
call, just ask yourself how you
would like to have the man you
care for calling on some one else.
More than that, II Number One
hears about Eumber Two he may
not care to call even the two nights
he Is In town. OF course, I assume
there Is some definite understand
ing as to the future between your
self and this man you care for.
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little Tricks in Trade
pf Household Economies
/ By Washington Women
By EEIzARETH LATTIAEER.


ard doesn't "stay. by her as the
old folk, say, even suntu she gets
the office. 80.
Try to induce Mary to eat a
good-si8sd baked apple, with q cOu-
pie Of ffsIisins cooked in it and a.
least one slice or bacon. BrOiI the
bacon until it IS so crisp It viii
break at the touch -of her fork.
Then, it viii be as sweet as q nut
and won't be so greasy, which Is
Undoubtedly objectionable to Mary,
grease being the very thing she
needs.
Make her some hot pop-overs
and have her cat them with the
bacon. In two weeks time, III
wager Mary's thin neck, viii be-
gin to fill out and Mary won't have,
that tagged feeling. at, 10 o'clock
or a craving for a piece Of choco-
Make 'Em Feat IL.
If Mary and the -restsof the.f family
are particularly stubborn, give 'em
a little Of what they like and a lot
Of what's good for them AS said
in the beginning, a stomach VIII
only hold just so much Growing
boys with hoIowsy legs excepted, Of
eourse), and the person who eats
several pieces Of corn bread, for
instance, cannot eat so much meat
and other expensive things.
Or take corn fritters. A liberal
helping Of these viii stretch out a
meager helping Of meat Even
salad Of plain lettuce, which con-
.tains iron and salts very necessary
20 good health. will help nh the
gaping hollow which in these days
OF high prices most Of US bring 20
the dinner table.
SYou don't have to have such q
quantity OF steak 81 you viii take
the time and trouble to prepare
things to 60 with It. And let it be
remembered that almost invariably
the things which are cheapest in
cost are the ones which require
time and trouble TO cook.
Any chump can brOil some chops
or a steak and bake some potatoes,
but it requires an industrious per-
son 70 be willing to make the
emade dishes" the crouuettes..
which take only a little meat; the
pot roast, which Is so much cheaper
than chops but which takes time
and watching q. make Any butch
er viii admit that the cheaper cuts
Of meats, when thoroughly cooked
until they are tender, are almost as
tasty and as nourishing as a por-
terbouse- steak or q kidney lamb
chop.
For instance, defy anyone not
to get UP from the dinner table
With. not only fun, but a satis-
hed feeling, II they have eaten from
the following menu, which is nour-A
ishipE and inexpensive.
70 begin with, a split-pea soup.
made at home, quite simple to DO.
ana served with tiny cubes Of hard.
dry toast (probably left over from
breakfast), Then. meat crouuettes.
made from leftoVers; also, large
platter Of nice crisp corn frItters,
a plate Of hot biscuits, a big bowl
OF string beans that ,>have been
cooked very tender "a thing, by the
way. few people dol, a plain lettuce
salad the dressing supplying some
Of the oils the system needs. and
generous helpings OF banana Gus
tard pudding.
Sounds quite opulent, doesn't Il?
But IL you try II and use your com
mon sense, you'u ind it costs very
little.
A real treasure OF a letter has
come 70 me from a resident OF the |
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CuprIelOus YOunE Miss

ny DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
Just a few lines to ask you what
would you do,if you were a young man
Of about ,tWenty-One years OF age and
after visiting and going out with q
young girl Of about sixteen she Of .
sudden changes her mind and treats
you very impolits?
She, IN my opinion, o. one % the
most beautiful girls Of this city and
still goes 20 school. We used to 20 to
the theaters frequently and both have
had good times.
She has demonstrated that she really
cares for me and never has told she
loves me. She changed her mind In q
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sweet sixteen Has TroubIsa.

oWeeA SAAleel HIS ARulll9las
DEAR MISS FAIRFAC:
II am sixteen and Vruuz ma rfnPn
where q number of felloWa cone fn
One asked me &c he could take anha
home and consented But thafee %
another fellow who cOmes.~ into fha
store and I like -hlms The frnnfle fn
trying to make d date with hful on
the outside as my mother thiuhs Am
too young 70 have cnmpany. y Il am
sick OF living. I love this boy dnari3r
Nbut ] don't know hoW 10 mako =
date with him as ha doean't eoufal IN
very often. VIII be vef1-. thanktll Cor
your adEice.
LONELY. 2IAR6RREr
I'm afraid; dear Margaret. that
you viii have to let the you6g InaR
make the flrst advances and b lllito
agree with your mother about, your
youth. 10 he Is interested he may
ask to walk home with you and ie
the hour were suitable, you might
ask him In and have him meet your
mother. Always Cemember that
mothers have Lived q LOT longer
than siNteen-ye -year-OId girls and
know what IS best Don't be too
sure YOU "lOve him dearly" You
will probably think yCu love sew
egal before tho right ono cones
along and then you via have No
doubts. Cheer up and don't take
life too seriously.
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DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

AaAa-A4s HISS II aAAGaa A.
I have written 20 you several tima1
and a. I have received very EltiElaca
tory answers have anothsF % Ask
A young man friend has asked ne -
80 on a-gtraW ride one nlghl this UTleEs
He % q very dear friend of the c1ol-
eron. but have been told that % l1
married when very goung a al4
not live with hig vile. MuEt lc4
him what have heard OF ulllt ~ 30
anyhow? Many friends ten ne - 80
because his marriage has oga1 l1fala
ten By everyone. ~ H le4
Marriage is altogether too do0s
mite a contract to be forget -
anyone, and before you ACCEPT any
invitations from this y0uug nan.
you ought at least 20 know tho
status Of Affairs between hfn ana
his wife. It may be that be q dia
vorced. II he IS the right sort %
young man he win not resent youl
telling him what you have heaFd,
and he ought to be willing to Hs
plain just how he ig situated
II you lind e too difficult to lnllI
with him, why not ask tha chlpus
eron about Il. Don't let anyone
tell you il Is "al rights bee5nsa
you and not they would Be tha
target in case his wife were 70
make trouble in the fnture And
she might. you knew, heeluse. ne
matter how long a woman has
been separated from her husband
she is apt to accuse some other
woman OF stealing him no matter
how long ago, she "lOst'' him.
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A real treasure Of a letter has
come 70 me from a resident OF the
northwest. Here Il is:
Now that eggs are at almost
New-York tribune., 1919-01-07
tifih Avenue Space Is
I'm Good Demand

Space in the Fifth Avenue trade zone
rs IN good demand these days. For in
stance, three stores or lofts were taken
out of the market yesterday. Pcaso &
rillman have leased a store AZ 543 Fifth
Avenue to NJ. kamada. Il store at II
East Thirty Street to Mrs. Aurora
T. 'lodgson and . store at 1I23 Park
Avenue 10 Heller & Schwartz.
The Ogden & Clarkson Corporstion
has leased space at sos Fifth Avenue 10
Francis Rruguierc. photographer: the
parlor floor store at 239 Fifth Avenue
TO the Natural Plant rrcservcrs Com
pany. and, with Robert r. Rainoy. the
store and basement at 56 West Forty
sixth Street to the McCray Rcfrigcra-
tor Company.
Slawson & Hobbs have rented. with
Pease d Gilman, agents. The store and
basement at 5S3 Fifth Avenue to the
Martin Shoe Corporation. of New York,
Chicago and Cleveland. The store was
held At rental Of S22 900 a wear.
the Charles +. Noyes Company has
leased the eighth floor at 625 Broad
way 10 Kohn q Pruzan. client of
Tanenbaum. Strauss 6 Co. at an in
creased rental of about % per cent; a
floor at 1l8 Prince Street to Leon Pit
zele. a floor at 25 Great Jones Street
to Samuel Cohen and a loft at 22l
Pearl Street to Clarence G. Wciscopf.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-07
Bronx Leads Other
Boroughs i'm Aciiyit,

Joseph Jovans has purchased from
the Louis +. klecban Company the six
story tenement, on a plot 12X100, at 1340
Brook Avenue.
The Mason Realty Company Max n.
Natanson, president) has bought from
the Sirius Realty Company 1910 to 1876
Faise Street, two five story apartment
houses, on a plot fronting 1T3 feet in
Falle Street, 80 feet on Westminster,
Avenue and leo feet in 165th Street.
The properties were sold for cash and
were held at 100000 Selkin g. Mint
were the brokers.
The Ulster Court Corporation do
seph G. Abramson. president) has pur-
chased the five story and basement
apartment house. on plot 41X82, at
364 East 1S4th Street.
The NJ. NJ $. Building Company (Mil-
ton NJ. Silverman, PRESIDENT has sold
to an investor the five story apartment
houses at 2076 and 207S Grand Avenue.
on plot 7OX9O. The property was held
at $90,000
Samuel Cowcn has sold S2G to $50
Hunts Point Avenue, three three story
brick flathouses. with stores, near the
new subway station at Whtlock Avenue.
An investor Is the buyer. Mr. Cowen
has also sold for W. c. Wittc S76 Irvine
Street, corner Of Seneca Avenue, a four
story apartment house. Also, the five
story apartment house, on a plot 75X15O.
at 24S Sherman Avenue, to the Kingdale
holding Corporation. 1t was held at
Sl0000O
New-York tribune., 1919-01-07
Mortgage Money Aplenty
For Downtown Re.I,,

Mortgage money is coming into a..
market for placement on downtouo
real estate according to the Charle. >
Noyes Company. L. c. Benedict bos4
OF the mortgage department Of 49,,
Noyes company. says the amount avn
able IS considerable and the preference
IS Tor small properties. The announce
ment asl'.. IS OF great Importance because Z.
indicates the turn has come IN -
mortgage situation and since the ..a. ,.,s
mas turned for downtown reslfy :.
should turn soon for property in OH.
parts OF the city Saving bank d..
posts are Increasing despite the so,'
tlon of the Liberty loans Mr. BeseS:a. go
say and tho money taken out of ~
banks at the time oil our entrance ,n,' NJ
nc war IS rapidly returning. Th
money which might be termed gfoct,,..
money, IS going 10 have BIC ;renon..,
on the mortgage situation.