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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
PUBLIC LEDGER -PH1LADFLPHIA,

Of Mrs. Thomas Robins. 1919 Spruce
street. A number of prominent women
became members.
The new organization, which will be
n branch of the National Woman s
Roosevelt Memorial Association, is
planning to hold mass meeting Janu-
airy 6, the anniversary of Colonel Theo-
dore Roosevelt's death.
The purpose of the organization is
to help in the effort to make me
mortal building of the house in which
Roosevelt was born. 20 East Twcutidth
street, New York city. About 81 900, o.
900 will be needed.
At the meeting yesterday, Mrs.
Robins was elected chairman. Mrs.
Arthur Sewall, 1871 Spruce street,
was elected secretary, and Mrs. j. Will
liam White, 1910 South Rittenhouse
square, treasurer.
Mrs. Henry A. Wise Wood of New
York, was one of the speakers.
Among those present were Mrs. Bar
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
SEES ADRlATlC PROSPERITY
u, s. Consul at Trieste Optimistic
on Visit Herr

Once conditions are settled in the
countries bordering ON the Adriatic
great prosperity is assured them. ac-
rordipg TO Ralph e. Busser, Cnitcd
Niaics consul al Trieste He gave his
opinion last night in TN address before
the Cooper Literary Institute. IN the
Schuyler Building, Sixth and Diamond
streets
The countries will offer Il great field
for American capital. especially in cs-
tabl~hiug public utilities and industria
plants, he said. Mr.. Busser is spend
ing n short furIough at his home here.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03

exus usvenss conceded derw in Gn
n o ~ hertf fed in any D
n for eeryo ornaor
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
DR.. LOUIS A. SPAETH DIES
Ho Resigned as a Major in the Army
Last December

DR.. Louis A. Spacth. formerly Of
Sixty second street and Unvcrford ave
nue, died yesterday in the Arlington
Hospital. lie was fifty seven years
old
Funeral services will be conducted
Friday night from his brothers home.
100 Woodland avenue, Wyncote, with
whom he lived since his resignation
from the army last December, Inter
ment will be made in Fairmount Gene
terry, Newark. y. j., Saturday morn
ing,
Doctor Spacth was commissioned n
captain the medical corps Of the army
in June, 1917 Later he was promoted
to major and for eighteen months was
ranking medical officer at Fort Slo
cum, n. y.
lie is survived by two brothers
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
Coal Hoist Sunk In River

A small coal hoist belonging to NJ.
=. Hewlett & Co. is sunk in the Della
ware river off Pier SO, South. The
spot is marked by Il small float carry
ing white flag and at night red
light. Lieutenant Colonel w. B. La
due, engineers corps, L. s. A., an
nounced today the obstruction to traffic
will be removed as soon as possible
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03

kcnsington Post. NO. y.
Of which DIR. Thomas
Natlack. 1902 East York
treet. is commander.
This post has gone on
record. it was announced
yesterday, as being in
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03

Wallace H., with whom he lived; Leslie
H., aud two sisters. j. Belle Spaeth.
Of Newark, aud Mrs. n. $. Dorsou.
New Haven Conn.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03

war, Post tSG, American Legion, has
been named the Thomas .;oberts Reath
Marine Post With membership OF
more than 500 marines and ex marines
this is one of the three largest units OF
the veterans organization in this city.
Sergeant Reath was ono of 1.-The
Fighting Five composed Of sons of
prominent families with wealth, position
and ease at their command. who en-.
listed as privates in the Fifth Regiment
of marines. Originally. it was their
intention TO enter officers training
camps. but the opportunity to enlist for
immediate service with the distinguished
fifth Regiment was more than they
could resist. Young Reath, who was
then not yet twenty one, was killed in
action at Chateau Thierry on June II,
1918.
Post No. 81, American Legion, will
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
WOMEN HERE AID
ROOSEVELT HOUSE
Pennsylvania Memorial Associa-
ton Formed With Mrs. Thomas
Robins as Chairman
MRS. WISE WOOD SPEAKS

The Woman's Roosevelt Memorial
Association of Pennsylvania was organ
lied yesterday afternoon at the home
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
.lEG|ONMAKESP[EA
GPRODUCT|ON
Dollars Work for Dollars Pay
I Urged by Members of Ken
sington Branch
TWO POSTS COMBINE FORCES

'Let all Americans give one dollars
worth of work for each dollar they re-
ceivc" is the new slogan adopted by
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-09-05

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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-09-05
Rheumatism

a completely washed out of the sys-
tom b. the celebrated Shivar Min
era Water. Positively guaranteed by
money baci: offer. Tastes fire; costs
a t-iilc. Delivered anywhere by our
Alcxsndyia Agents, T. S. Harper,
Inc. Phone them.
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NOTICE

For Plumbing that satisfies, try
CENTRAL PLUMBING SHOP,
Plumbing and gas filing. Call US at
any time. Phone s95. 103 South
FIT Street. Clyde B. Lanham,
Proprietor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-09-05
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-09-05

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virginia and pEoEdns for 1Iis"''S ~
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-09-05

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The Tomahawk., 1919-02-13
Wild Hemp Growing in - -.
Canada May Be Used for -.
Making Binder Irvine

Wild hemp has possibilities for the
manufacture of binding Irvine and its
cultivation may become part Of Can
ada's postwar industrial program. a.
The Indians of the coast and in
terror of central British Columbia have
long been famous as carvers, weav-
ers and boat-builders, but it was only
recently that attention was attracted
to the fine rope which they make from
wild hemp. At Awiligate in the Bulk
ley valley near New Hazelton there Is
O village of Indians who display re-
markable skill in making rope from
the abundant wild hemp which covers
the surrounding country. They have
been making this rope for centuries
by a method of their own, and it Is
so strong that they use it for towing
their heavily laden canoes up the cur
rents of swift rivers. This is convinc-
ing proof of it's stoutness. They also
make Irvine and thread from the hemp,
but not in such quantities as In the
days before they were able to pur-
chase these articles cheaply from
traders. The wild hemp closely re-
sembles the common fire weed Of the
United States.
The Tomahawk., 1919-02-13
Big Jobs Are Filled by the
Men Who Produce the Results

Some men are cursed with the abili-
IT, to do chores. They can do all the
little tinkering jobs we'll and can't get
busy with the big ones until all the
petty tasks receive attention. To be
sure the great man is master of details.
He will know every step in his bust
ness. But he will delegate to others
what belongs to their work. No man
can be the brains for the whole bust
ness. Neither can he be the handy
man for the concern and direct its
policy at the same time. If he is the
business 10 small. Where you find a
man who delights more in winding the
clock that he does In keeping his desk
clear you can mark him factotum and
recommend him to any one Of thou
sand big firms that need a handy man.
But that's as far as he will get. The
big places are filed by men who get
down to business. ..- 49,
The Tomahawk., 1919-02-13
Returning Soldiers Have
OutgroWn Civilian Clothes

Some of the soldiers returning to
civil life from the world war are fac
ing problem they did not expect-not
the problem of finding job to 1it them,
but that of finding q suit to do so. As
they return to civil life and civil habil-
iments it seems likely the tailors will
be busy, for the men are finding they
cannot get into the clothing they dis
carded when they donned uniforms.
Gains in weight up to 25 pounds are
common, while some have made great
er gains. Those who went in the army
young and not fully developed. made
especially large gains, but men of
twenty-five years and up, who thought
they had stopped growing, find that
they have added Drawn and muscle to
degree that prevents them wearing
their former garb and that they will
have to provide themselves with new
clothes. In some cases, the shoes, too,
will have to be size or two larger and
made on wider last as we'll.
The Tomahawk., 1919-02-13
time TO START
POULTRY RAISING

At no time in the history of the
standardized poultry business has
there been such favorable opportuni-
ty for the beginner or small breeder
to make a good profit from poultry.
There has never been time when it.
would pay so well to keep even q small
flock in the back yard to supply the
family needs.
In conversation with backyard poul-
tryman, writes a poultry expert, we
learned that from nine hens he had
secured enough eggs during the past
year to supply fresh eggs for the table
use of family of three. and they had
eggs on the table at least one meal
every day. His feed bill was very
little owing to utilizing the table
scraps, which, made into a mash, made
up nice part Of the daily ration. The
saving in meat and egg bills was no
little item of expense, and, as he put
it, "The expense and trouble are so
little it's just like finding them"
For the poultryman the future never
was brighter. Tile demand for stock,
eggs and baby chicks is sure to be the
greatest in the history of the business,
and those who have stuck through the
trying times of the past and those who
will take up the breeding of standard
bred poultry will reap great harvest
during the next few years. The present
prices of market poultry and eggs,
backed up by recent government re-
ports on cold storage holdings, indi-
cate prices will continue to soar higher.
The man who is in the poultry bust
ness, or can get in even with q few
fowls will come out a long way ahead,
even if only a few are kept for his
own family use-to reduce the ad-
vanced cost Of living.
The Tomahawk., 1919-02-13
Ideas Worth Fortunes Are
at the Disposal of Those
of Inventive Turn of Mind

" A soldier was once tramping along
country road on his way to rejoin his
unit Hearing that his luck was
rather down, a casual friend put him
up for the night ut an inn. and on
parting with him in the morning gave
him some tobacco. To show his graf
itude, the soldier parted with the only
thing he had which he thought would
be of service to his benefactor, the re-
cipe for making bootblacking. Out
of that simple recipe was born a great
polish firm.
II was singing to the ,mouthpiece of
a telephone" said Edison, when the
vibrations of my voice caused a fine
steel point to pierce one of my fingers.
That set me to thinking. If 1 could
record the motions Of the point and
send it over the same surface after
ward, I saw no reason why the thing
should not talk. That's the story"
Il was only an idea, but out OF that
simple notion sprang the monograph.
It was a passing idea which gave the
world the discovery Of galvanic cleo
tricity, so useful in transmitting vo-
cal and written language. Nine. Gal
vani simply happened to notice the
contraction of the muscles Of skinned
frog accidentally touched at the mo-
,ment her husband took spark from
an electric machine. That was the
whole thing.
The Tomahawk., 1919-02-13
Food Supply Required by
Soldiers and Civilians

The man who works hard needs In a
day twelve ounces of one or of COM
bination Of the following: Meat, poul-
try, cheese, dried vegetables, fish or
eggs. 70 vary the above he may count
every glass of milk drunk equal to an
ounce Of any one Of the others. The
soldiers, either in home or military
life, must have four, pounds Of fresh
fruit and vegetables In order to keep
the bony structure In good condition.
He, will need the three-quarters Of
cupful of fat (this includes butter, oil,
the fat Of meat eaten, or any other
fat In the daily diet) to keep him
warm, and to this group he must add
one and one-fourth pounds Of bread
or cereal, and finally, in order to com
plete the necessary amount Of driv-
ing power, he must have two ounces
of sugar or One-third Of q cupful Of
strip. ~ -..
The Tomahawk., 1919-02-13
Quick|ime Recommended to
Keep Potatoes From Rotting
When Stored in Damp Places

The French department of agricul-
ture lately issued the following indi-
cations as to the best method Of pre-
serving potatoes against rotting, such
as is likely to occur in damp places,
BY employing the proper method, it
Is possible to diminish the dampness
within the piles where the air does not
enter or only circulates very slowly.
To avoid this, a substance which alb
serbs water. and having no action up
on the potato must be employed, and
for this purpose it is found that lime
is the best substance, as it costs least,
is easy to handle, and is best known.
In practice the method can be ap-
piled In the following way. It is to be
remarked that when potatoes are
stored up after being well cleaned be-
forehand, they commence to exude
moisture, and must be gone over again.
The storage place is sprinkled with
quicklime, and each layer of three or
four inches of we'll dried potatoes is
sprinkled over with lime; the same
on the outside Of the pile. When sort
ing as above stated, the imperfect
ones need not be thrown away, but the
bad parts cut put and the rest fed to
stock after cooking or passing through
a dryer or baking in furnace; or they
can be sent to a starch factory If one
is near by. AS to the amount of lime
to be used, the proper quantity is
about ten pounds of lime to 1000
pounds of potatoes.
The Tomahawk., 1919-02-13
or The EPIPHANY

Fair Eastern Star. thss ss4 oraafaed to
Before tho sages. to tho rishg aRp.
Here cease thy course, and vpkder' that
OF this poor stable can thy Maker
shroud:
But here on earth is taught a different
Since under this low roof the Highest lay.
Jerusalem erects her stately towers,
Displays her windows and addrns her
bowers; - =.
Yet there thou must not cast a trembling
spark. ..-> - 49,
Let Herod's palace still continue dark;
Each school and synagogue thy force re-
pels. = I
There Pride enthroned in misty error
The temple. where the priests maintain
Shall taste no beam Of thy celestial fire.
While this weak cottage all thy splendor
takes; ., "s-
A joyful gate OF every chink It makes.
Here shines no golden roof. no ivory stair.
No king exalted In a stately chair.
Girt with attendants. or by heraIds styled.
But straw and hay enwrap a speeches.
Yet Sabae's lords before this Babe unfold
Their treasures. Offering incense, myrrh
and gold. ...' +
The crib becomes an altar; therefore dies
No OK nor sheep: for in their fodder lies
The Prince Of Peace, who. thankful for
his bed, 20. w..
Destroys those rites in which their blood
was shed;
The quintessence Of earth he takes, and
fees.
And precious gums distilled from weeping
trees;
Rich metals and sweet odors now declare
The glorious blessings which his laws
prepare, :
To clear US from the base and 1oathsome
flood,
OF sense. ana make US 1t for angels food,
Who lift to God for us the holy smoke.
OF fervent prayers with which We him in
woke, ~.
And try our actions in tho searching hre.
BY which the seraphins our lips Inspire:
No muddy dross pure minerals shall In
feet.
We shall exhale our vapors UP direct;
No storms shall cross. or gntteraug lights
deface.
Perpetual signs which seek a happy place.
Sir John Beaumont.
The Tomahawk., 1919-02-13
EmployiingD Disabled
Soldiers
EneSshmeo Are TAXING Their
Duay Ser;ously

Advertisements printed In the Lon
don papers by British business con-
Germs frequently carry this line:
1--WE have put q disabled soldier on
our pay roll. Have your $780,.
The extent to which the line Is used
indicates that Englishmen are taking
their duty to employ injured British
soldiers very seriously. They are not
talking vaguely about the nations
debt to the army. They are paying a
debt to the men. :,
Every concern employing any con-
siderable number of men has places
that can be filed by partially disabled
men. and whenever such place is
filed the disabled soldier should have
the first chance.
The Tomahawk., 1919-02-13
Should Learn to Know Trees
When Without Their Leaves

No tree lover should be content to
know the trees only In summer. The
summer trees may be more beautiful
than the bare trees of winter, but It is
tile leafless tree that most clearly be-
trays the specific arboreal characteris-
tic. Leaves are distinctive, but the
distinction is somewhat superficial, for
the leaves are no more than the sum-
mer dress. When the leaves are gone
tho tree stands more truly disclosed.
Yet comparatively few Of those who
familiarly know the trees Of summer
can readily recognize all their friends
In the honest nudity Of winter. ~
The Tomahawk., 1919-02-13
lake Of Salt in Australia
? Supplies an Immense Crop
Carts and PioNs Are Used

In South Australia there is q won
derful lake of pure salt. It is huge
depression In the earth which fills up
in the winter months. In the summer
the water quickly sevaporates, leaving
a thick deposit of pure salt. Seen
from q distance the surface OF the
lake has all the appearance of being
covered with q sheet of ice. The salt
Is so thick that strong men and even
carts and plows can traverse it with
perfect safety. Yet below the crust
there is a considerable body of slug
gish water. After the rays of the sum-
mer sun have played their part, the
salt is gathered. This Is a simple
operation, the salt being raked into
heaps, making pyramids that are q
striking feature of the landscape. The
salt is then shoveled into carts and
conveyed to various works to undergo
the process Of refining. 49,.
Gathering the salt Is trying work on
account Of the great heat and the daz-
cling reflection. and 1t is often neces-
sary for the workers to wear colored
glasses to protect their eyes. After
the loose salt has been collected from
the surface plow is run over 1t,
when another harvest Of the VALUABLE
material can be reaped. The yield
Of salt from this strange lake amounts
to several thousand tons a year, and
It is among the finest obtainable. The
lake IS several square miles In area
and is naturally 4 very valuable
property.
The Tomahawk., 1919-02-13
Indian Tribe lnhabiting j.
Attu Island, Alaska, Said !.
to Be the Poorest People

Windswept Attn island. bit Of
Alaska at the tip of the Aleut1an
string, farther west than any other
part Of North America. is the home Of
a tribe Of about 100 Aleut Indians.
said to be the poorest people, financial
~, on earth.
Nature, however. provides these far
away Indians q living. From Attu
and the nearby islands and from the
surrounding waters they get eggs. fish,
geese, seals, occasionally a walrus,
berries, and. lately, blue fox.
From the far south Pacific the
Japan current brings fuel. Driftwood
thought to be from the Philippine
islands, Hawaii and other southern
lands is scattered along Attu's beaches.
No trees grow on the island. ~
For clothes the natives use goods
brought from the outside world by oc-
casional traders. Those lacking In the
cloth of the whites make their gar
ments from grass and skins. ~ 4 T.
Like the Indian tribes of old, q ma
tive chief leads these Aleuts and acts
as their head in al matters, trading,
hunting. fishing, as well as ip the coun-
ellis Of the tribe, and in the Russian
services to which the natives still ad-
here. ,~ ~ #t~ .''. - - =.
Russians first settled on the island
in 1747, when they sailed west Of the
Commodore islands, of ,Kamchatka,
and established an important trading
post on Attu. The Russians planted
herds of cattle and goats, but in few
years both the Russians and their
stock left for other parts. g.. r..
The Tomahawk., 1919-02-13
Kansas With 11,184,000 Acres
Has 22.8 Per Cent of Winter
Wheat Area of United States

:, A reporter for the federal depart
ment of agriculture declares that Kan
sas, with 11.184, 900 acres has 22.o per
cent of all the winter wheat area of
the United States.
A full crop on this enormous acre.
age, which Is 13 per cent larger than
the record acreage of last year, would
total 200, 100000 bushels, or more than
cne-third of the sos, 3O4 600 bushels for
the average annual consumption In the
United States, the report says.
Such q production. with a guaran'
teed price of 50 a bushel, would bring
Kansas $4OO,OOO,OOO. The December
report stated that the average condi-
ton is SO per cent.
= mot only is this the largest acre
age of wheat ever sown in a single
state, but it is probably the largest
acreage ever devoted to single grain
crop of any state" says the report.
1.-THE Texas cotton crop is possibly the
only state crop that ever excelled it
in area"
A campaign for mobilizing great
army to harvest the 1919 crop is be-
ing worked out by the Kansas CITY,
Office of the director, general Of the
federal employment service, in charge
of western farm labor. Last year the
federal employment Offices supplied
fully half of the 10000 men used in
Kansas and Oklahoma harvest fields.
It is expected many thousand more
hands will be needed for the 1919
yield. Women, children and business
and professional men responded to the
'wheat won't wait" call and helped
gather the big war crop.
The Tomahawk., 1919-02-13
Soap Worth Millions Finds
Way Into Sewage in England

Four hundred thousand tons Of soap
sre, it is estimated, used every year In
England, practically all Of which finds
its way into the sewage. II this could
be extracted, the value would be from
100000 to $50, 100000. The residue
which was left after all the fatty CON
stituents had been drawn would be ct
considerable fertilizer value. It would
not clog the soil, would be completely
sterilized and odorless and could b
stored or used on land without 00At-
Ing q nuisance. .sr .... .s.. ..