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Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-02
FHouSekeebers: Alliance Formed By Prominent
Women Or Washington For Mutual Protection

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. a
Wives of two cabinet members have
Joined a housewives union.
Mrs. Albert Sydney Burleson, wife
of the Postmaster General, and Mrs.
Josephus Daniels, wife of the secre-
tary of the Navy. with other women of
social prominence in Washington,
have banded together in the House,
keepers Alliance for mutual protec-
ton in dealing with their domestic
workers
Embodied in their creed are obli-
cations so to arrange the sabbath Day
as to allow their maids a day of rest;
to work with the aim in view that
these helpers gain comfortable,
cheerful home Surroundings; to de-
mand honest work for honest wages;
to refrain from giving false references
which would work injury to other
housewives n trained workers, and
to obtain servants through the House
keepers Alliance, rather than to take
trained workers from other house
wives.
I'VE are facing a tremendous short
age of domestic help" says Mrs.
Burleson. THE women who went to
work in the factories during the war
are refusing to go back to domestic
work, though they would obtain bet
ter food and better wages by doing
this.
They want to be in their own
homes and have their evenings free
for recreation. 1 am in favor of
granting them these privileges by
giving them -eight-hour day with
perhaps two evenings a week during
which they would be obliged to
work"
A record of all the mistresses and
of all the available maids, Will be kept
by a paid secretary. Mistresses WHO
are hard to please and are continually
changing maids, will soon have. their
records down in black and white. Ref
erences Of maids will be registered
and any lack Of honesty or industry
on their part will be reported to the
secretary. Anyone violating the rules
of the organization will be expelled
and excluded from its privileges.
A sliding scale Of wages viii be
paid, according to the members of
the alliance, because of the difference
in domestic workers. The explana-
ton Is that a woman with no house
keeping experience should lot expect
to get the same pay as one who has q
diploma from q school of domestic
science. Many girls depend upon a
l-housekeeper for their training, and
their mex employers reap the bene-
fit.
Maids registered with the alliance
will be required to give two weeks
notice before leaving a place. Opinion
Is that any who would refuse to dc
this could not expect to find another
place with any member OF the organi-
cation.
so that the plan may be made per
fectly effective" Mrs. Burleson
states, I'VE hope to have the ~organiza-
ton include all in Washington who
employ help"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-02
Copyright, 1920, by The Newspaper
ENTERPRISE. Association

AAhNt IN 49, Lh1FotA&AhbA!
We've got to keep a calendar Of
some kind" said the practical engi-
as we sat up, on our respective
couches, several hours later.
Yesterday was Christmas. IF any
thing should happen to our watches,
we'd soon lose track Of the days and
nights. So we'd better mark off each
"a hours, somehow"
I suppose your mind is on the pro-
visions" put in the doctor. Since it's
breakfast time"
And no coffec!" groaned Archer.
Spence rose and went over to the
basket Of provisions which Dame
Camilla had set down by The door.
Chrys went with him and together
they spread out the boxes of food on
n of the four duplicate tables.
"Its a weeks supply for two wOm-
en-" said the doctor. Ample. It Is
evident, I should say. that your cap
tor intends to return on New Years
Day.
Expecting to find us crazed with
fear. A sweet revenge" I murmured.
Just why does the old lady hate
you girls-and desire sweet revenge?'
queried Archer.
1 explained hat she held me re-
sponsible for the death of her daught-
er and Chrys for
l stopped. No use to speak of Ger
tets devotion to me, nor of Don Man
uel's love for Chrys. 1t would sound
so conceited-it seemed to suggest
that men were in the habit Of falling
in love with Chrys and me!
Donna Camilla simply loathes all
Americans-and especially American
women L concluded abruptly.
She's going to be a disappointed
old party this time. You'll neither
be mad nor dead when She returns"
remarked the doctor confidently. I
liked the tone of his voice. We must
all be practical. I thought.
You know all about rations." ]
said. divide this stuff into even
parts Of each day Of the old year.
Then divide 1t again into three bal
anced' meals a day for each of us
fourl"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-02
Copyright, 1920, n. Il. Al

ASopylbSbI lOEVy ~ Ne %
The woman who accomplishes the
greatest amount of work in a day IS
not necessarily the one who flies at
things with q high degree of speed
and nervous tension.
The secret of accomplishment Is in
making every movement of the hands
count. For instance, when washing
dishes see to it that one swab of the
dish cloth does the work.
The housekeeper must keep TWO
jumps ahead of the game. Your mind
can be planning the nex task as your
hands are doing the immediate one,
Very often the comparatively slow
moving deliberate woman gets more
done" in a day than the quick, dart
ing type of worker, who has to make
her hands and feet do the work her
head should have done.
why docs the doorbell always ring
as soon as you put your hands In the
pie crust?
Menu for Tomorrow
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. bananas with
prepared cereal, bacon, graham mu1-
fins. coffee.
LUNCHEON-Beef tongue, cream
ed potatoes with cheese, hot rolls, JeI-
ly, tea.
DINNER-Navy beans soup, tuna
fish salad, bran bread, fruit dessert,
cake, cOllGS.
My Own Recipes
In this dinner the bean soup fur
nishes the protein; the salad, the fat
and tastiness; the bran bread and but
ter more fat and a ballast food; the
fruit, minerals and a bit of fat and
| protein, and the cake the carbohy-
drateS.
BEEF TONGUE
fresh beef tongue
-, Boiling water
Salt
Wipe tongue and cook slowly II
| boiling water to more than cover
until tender, about two hours. zoo
| In the water until lukewarm. Skin
and remove any bone. When the tom
cue is half cooked add W. teaspoon
| fuls of salt. Slice and serve cold.
TUNA FISH SALAD
1 can fish
1-2 u diced celery
IA cup English Wa.nuts
1 tablespoon lemon Juice
Pour lemon juice over fish. MIN
celery, fish and nuts. Arrange on a
lettuce leaf and put a spoonful o.
mayonnaise dressing on top.
FRUIT DESSERT
IA cup sliced canned peaches
is cup diced apples
IA cup shredded pineapple
ID cup seeded white grapes
| 1-2 cup cream
IA cup sugar
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-02
ADV S
OF THE TWINS
By Olive Roherty Barton

in a row, and a big pair of scissors
IN her hand, and a bunch of pins IN
her mouth. She was measuring and
pinnlng and shipping and scoldtng
(as well as the pins would let her)
all at once.
That's the last time I'll hire out
nv sewing" she scolded. pointing to
a pile of things on a table. II Just
knew something would happen if 1
let Miss Beetle make the children's
clothes for the Shckleback's party.
She measured them a month ago and
forgot all about them growing. Now
they've all got. legs, and lost their
tails, and not a thing fits. I've got
to make everything over"
And Door Mrs. Frog was so upset
the twins just said they were sorry
and then left. They didn't ask about
.Jocko at all.
Copyright, 1920, N. f. Az
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-02

Mix fruit and sprinkle with sugar:
Add either 1 tablespoonful of fruit
Juice from the peaches or l table
spoonful of cold water. Let stand for
80 or 40 minutes. Whip cream and
flavor slightly with powdered aga
and vanilla. Put fruit into glass sher-
bet cups and drop a spoonful of whip
ped cream on each. This makes a
simple dessert whereby n may use
up little bits of fruit.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-02
Nurse From Armenia
Asks Americas Aid

A mother, rather and daughter. the
latter born In a tattered Red Cross
tent In the icy Caucasus while guns
roared all around and Turkish shells,
ignoring the mercy emblem, burst neal
It, are touring America in behalf Of
their native Armenia. They are Gen.
eral Mezrop Newton Azgapetian. his
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-02
Lepers Live Fairly Well.

The 5000 lepers of Culion, Philip
pine islands, sell the products of their
farming and fishing to the government,
which In turn furnishes them with RAJ
lions and supplies. The lepers send
money each month to their relatives in
the outside world.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-02
PERHAPS This Is Worth Trying.

Should a child grow up bad in China
the parents are said to have forgotten
TO bind its wrists-alluding thereby to
a superstition that If a red cord is
tied around an infants wrists it can
not fail to grow up quiet and obedi-
ant
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-02
MRS. G. H. LAR
Board Of Trade Building,
Maple ana Smith Streets
Phone 063

All modern electrical treAtr ent for
I'D combIngs mEde M IN any stydA
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-02
Three. Clock Dial.

A patent has been granted for a de-
vice featured by a sort Of t~bree-handed
clock dial to indicate the day of the
week, day of the month and hour when
n man absent from his Office viii re-
turn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-01

OF the seven candidates in the run
ming before the state convention, only
two of them were in possession of the
collateral commonly known as trading
stock There was a decided absence
of such securities in the Bailey, Mot
ter, Watson, Carey and Grinstead
camps. MuIvane and Mrs. Bittman,
however, were in position to use
their strength for their friends. Null
vane however, refused to deal. A
dozen times Tuesday night delegations
went to his rooms in the Lamer hotel.
ALWAYS they came away with sad faces
Some new plan was needed TO WIN
Mulyane, who was acceptable to Gov
ernor Allen, declined to take chips IN
any campaign except his own
Resolutions Attack Failed.
1t was early Wednesday morning
that the fighting forces really gave
nm. The Bittman-Carey combination
went before the convention, while Mrs.
Minnie J. Grinstead ran her own boat.
None of the three were able to help
any one except themselves. And the
result was forecast before the gaVel
fell. This same failure to organize
support made the preliminary effort
to attack the resolutions a predesuned
failure.
While the NJ llvane forces did not
break under the preconvention strain,
there were times when some of the
Topekan's friends possibly regretted
their fidelity. In Chase, Edwards,
Franklin and Greenwood, from which
have come administration appointees,
Mulvane did not receive a vote. Ellis
county, also under administration
control. gave the Topekan but one
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-01
TO WORK
Chicago Stock Handlers Strike
Is Declared OFF.
Packing Plants. on Verge of
Shutting Down Completely.

Chicago. April IA strike of live
stock handlers at the union stock
yards here was declared off today.
according to. reports emanating from
a meeting of the union.
Federal Arbiter Samuel A1schuler
was notified the men will return to
await arbitration of their demands for
increased wages.
No livestock has been sold at the
yards since the strike began Monday.
Killing plants were idle. Armour &
Co, reported $500 men idle today thru
lack of animals for slaughter. Other
big packers were affected similarly.
A general shut down of all
departments within forty-eight hours
was forecast today unless settlement
was reached.
Retail butchers predicted soaring
prices of meat because of the shutting
off of the supply of freshly killed live
stock.
Arrangements were being COM
pleted today to obtain large guam
titles of meat from other cities until
the situation is relieved.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-01
Supreme Court Issues Order
Naming Red River Receiver.
Will Operate ssNo Mans Land"
Field for Thirty Days.

Washington, April 1.-Texas was
enJoined today by the supreme court
from issuing any permits affecting
contested oil lands in the Red river.
valley pending a final decision on the
boundary proceedings instituted by the
state of Oklahoma.
The court also enjoined both states
from removing any of the machinery
now used in taking gas orsoil from the
land, and ordered the appointment of
Jacob M. Dickinson of Chicago as re-
ceiver to take possession of the lands
and property.
The injunction and the appointment
of the receiver affect all the lands in
question, including those which Texas,
acting on the ground that the prop
erty was within it's territory, has given
patents to individual owners
Production of oil and gas is not to
be stopped by the injunction, unless
the receiver should find it necessary.
The receiver is authorized to oper-
ate or supervise the operation OF the
wells for thirty days and then report
to the court with complete plan for
private operation which also will be
under his direction until the dispute is
finally settled.
A bond of 100000 was required OF
the receiver by the order.
The injunction restrains Texas from
Interfering with the receivers controi
of any property north of the boundary
line as it existed in 1921.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-01

Controversy Over Origin of Jokesmth's Big Day-Some
Say Noah's Mistake in Sending Out Dove
Too Soon Started 1t.

almost been lost in the passage of
time. Originally, Bellingen explains.
that as the Passion of our Saviour
took place about this time of the year,
and as the Jews sent Christ backwards
and forwards to mock and torment
him, l. e.; from Annas to Caiaphas.
from sCaiaphas to PLATE, from PLATE
to Herod. and from Herod back to
plate, this ridiculous. or rather, i'm
pious custom took its rise thence, by
which we sent about from one place
to another such persons as we think
proper objects of our ridicule."
Called "Aprii Gowks-"
While All Fools Day is observed in
most European countries, in Spain and
Portugal it siss observed on the Sun
day and Monday preceding Lent, and,
as on April first with us, the people
play jokes on one another. The cele-
bration of this day in Germany is
comparatively modern, and is thought
to have been introduced from France.
In the north of England persons fooled
on this day are called April gowks.
A gowk or gouk. is properly, a cookoo.
The cookoo is everywhere a name of
contempt, the word coke or gawky
m Gaming. freely translated. fool
That Noah originated the custom of
All Fools Day one might gather from
the quotation from the Public Adyer-
tiser, April 13, 1888. as follows:
Humorous Jewish Origin of the
Custom of Making Fools on the First
Day of April
This is said to have begun from
the mistake of Noah in sending the
Dove out of the Ark before the water
had abated, on the first day of the
month among the Hebrews, which
answers to our first of April; and to
perpetuate the memory of this deliy-
erance, it was proper whoever forgot
50 remarkable circumstance, to
sipld him upon some sleeveless errand
sisni1ar to that Intellectual message
upon which the bird was sent by the
patriarch" ...'..-.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-01
TEXAS IS HALTEDITHUGS GET LOOT
Kansas City Hold Up Men Stage
Spectacular Robbery.
Without Firing Shot Take
Swifts Pay Roll, $45,s4O.

Kansas City. Mo-, April 1.-Two
armed men in a motor car held up two
messengers of Swift & Co. packers
or the Twenty- third street viaduct
here shortly after o'clock this morn
ing and escaped with a handbag con-
tanning S45.S40. -s..-.
The holdup was staged when the
viaduct was crowded with motor cars
and street cars taking people to their
morning work. One street car was
forced to halt during the proceedings
as the bandits motor car blocked it's
path.
Numerous persons looked on as the
messengers obeying the command of
the robbers passed out the satchel con-
tanning the pay roll. Coin wrappers
were lying on the floor of the mes
sengers' motor car, and when one of
the bandits asked if they contained
money he received a negative reply.
Not shot was fired during the
holdup. The two men escaped before
the police Arrived.
| The messengers, in a motor car
were carrying the payroll of Swift's
| from the Drovers' National bank tc
the packing plant when the holduI
| occurred.
| A car containing two men ap-
preached from behind and crossed di-
rectiy ahead of the messengers car
| where it halted. forcing the automo-
! bile containing the two messengers tc
stop. The two bandits 1eaped from
| their car, ordered the messengers tc
hold up their hands and escaped with
| the handbag containing the money
| The messengers were not armed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-01
CHARGE SUPREME COURT LEAK
Indictments Returned Against -Four
for Using Tip on n. Y. Market.

Washington, April 1--Indictme ents
against four persons were returned to-
day by the District of Columbia su-
preme court grand jury investigating
an alleged leak in the United States
supreme courts decision last Novem-
Der in the Southern Pacific oil lands
case.
Those indicted are Ashton F. En-
bry, former secretary of Associate JUS
tice McKenna of the supreme court:
James Harwood Graves, former assist
ant attorney in the department of
Justice Barnette E. Moses, Washing
ton lawyer. and E. Millard Mayer, jr-,
New York stock broker.
The indictments charge the four
men with conspiracy to defraud the
United States of its right of secrecy
surrounding opinions of the supreme
court prior to public announcement
of the courts decision. Embry is
charged in the grand jury report with
furnishing a Tip" on the courts de-
cision whereby the other defendants
were able to sell short" 500 shares
of Southern Pacific stock at a profit
of $1,412.50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-01
Chicago Firemen "Resign" for
Increase in Wages.
Be $500 Names on "Quit List"
by Night Is Claim.
Five Hundred PatrOlmen Send
Blanket "Resignation."
City Plans ON State Troops for
Future Protection.

Chicago. April 1-Threats of pros
ecution for conspiracy faced city fire
men today as result of their whole
sale designations as a strike for
higher pay.
Seven hundred firemen signed resig-
nations yesterday. union officials say,
and by nightfall they expect to have
similar action by 1900 of the 2,as7
city truckmen and pipemen.
John Cullerton. custodian of fire de-
partment property. notified union Of
ficials today that their action was a
conspiracy. =. The fire marshal, Cul-
lerton said, had authority to draft any
citizen for fire service and would do
so to fill the ranks.
The situation was further eompIi-
Gated today when representatives OF
the 256 fire department engineers an
nounced their men would walk out
If non-union pipemen and truckmen
were employed. No break was seen
today in the ranks of the 1000 city
hall clerks. $50 garbage handlers and
rs food inspectors. who have been ON
strike for three days.
Call State Militia.
City officials announced that should
the city be endangered by q depleted
fire fighting force, state militia would
be called to man fire apparatus
City hall clerks, stenographers and
cipal business by their walkout, and
other workers totaling in all 500 re-
1ected the 10 per cent increase granted
by the council and decided to con-
tinue their strike.
The city hall workers demand a
raise of $500 a year. Some hope that
the strike crisis might be ironed out
sprang from the announcement that
Mayor Thompson would appoint an
arbitration committee today composed
of department heads and aldermen.
City Hall Piclsctcd.
Action of the city council late yes
terday in passing a budget providing
for 10 per cent pay increase failed to
settle the difficulties of the official
family.
City clerks, garbage handlers, food
! inspectors and other municipal em-
! ployes continued today to picket the
/ city hall. The strike was declared ] 01
per cent effective and leaders insisted
there was no sign of weakening on
the part of employees.
The number of firemen who have
signed designations to be effective
April now total 700, according to an
! announcement today by George p.
Ha1gen, head of the firemens ASSOC
citation. Haigen declared that the
number will reach 1900 before night.
Several hundred more firemen wifi
vote at meeting today.
f, Police Join Strike.
OF Chicagos 3,51s patrolmen, more
than 500 have indicated that they are
quitting the police force to go into
other occupations.
Should the strike movement con-
tinue to spread, Chicago will be prac-
tically protectionless in a few weeks
City officials declare they are ready
to fill the places of strikers from a
long waiting list of applications.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-01

During the old convention days,
Judge Broderick was one of the ac-
tive and effective workers in eastern
Kansas He mixed but little in the
game during recent years. Judge
Broderick was so years old at the time
of his death.
Before his election to congress in
1880, Judge Broderick served four
years in the state senate. He was
elected from the Atchison- Jackson
county district. He also held several
county offices. Before coming to
Kansas, Judge Broderick was five
years associate justice of the Idaho
Supreme court. Five children survive
him-three sons and two daughters
Jane, Frances, Frank, Charles and w.
L. Broderick.
Funeral services will be held in Hol-
ton Sunday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-01
BY Eleanor KIMBALL.

Today is April Fools day, when
practical jokes of various kinds are in
order. The old standard ones of salt
filled sugar bowl and cotton omelet
may be expected, and perhaps may
even be welcomed in these days of
high cost of living.
While the origin of April i as All
FOOLS day is uncertain, all authorities
point to it as an old custom, some
claiming it was adapted from certain
celebrations and merry makings of the
Druids at this season of the year.
The Druid priests affected extreme
age and great wisdom which aided
them in their deception of the people
diplomatically merged the Pagan GUS
toms with those of the church when it
did not affect the fundamentals of the
gospels. In this instance, while allow
ing the people to celebrate and make
merry at this season, they proba bly,
spared no effort to unmask the hypo-
critical graybeardS and show to their
converts that wisdom was not always
synonymous with age. and youth was
not alone in folly. but there were old
we'll as young. Thus with the passa ge
of time, "All Fools" may have re-
suited.
Hindoos to Biame?''
An ancient custom of the Hindoos,
called the Hull Festival. is held on
March 81, When the perloQ OF tne NeF-
nal equinox is celebrated. The high
est classes as well as the lowest, OBJ
serve this day, and a popular amuse-
ment is to send persons on foolish err
rands, thus making fools of them. "
This day is called in France "un
poisson d. AvriI' or IAN April fish,
perhaps from the opening of the fish
cries in this season. according to one
authority. Bellingen. in his "Etymol-
ogy of French Proverbs explains the
custom as follows: The word ''pois-
son." he claims. is corrupted thru the
ignorance of the people, from pas
sion," and the original intention has
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-01
CHECK 1T To SUPREME COURT.
Will Probably Decide Industrial Eody's
Power In Rail Case

Questions of jurisdiction OF the
court of industrial relations are being
argued this afternoon in the case of
the brotherhood of stationary en-
Sineers and firemen. The question
was raised by the railroads several
days ago, following filing of an appli-
cation for a wage increase by the rail-
road employees.
The arguments this afternoon cover
questions raised when the industrial
court act was passed and will doubt
less result in a supreme court decision
as to the powers and authority of the
new court. Arguments today are be-
fore the industrial court. aItho there
is a strong probability that the case
will be taken Immediately to the SUI
preme court in an effort to settle the
jurisdictional questions.