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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-14
M other Objects

Dear Cynthia.--My problem is this:
! an young glrl OF t1snty years, and
an IN love with 4 young man year
eIdtr than myself. We went through
hleh school together. and had g case
IN h MN and he on me when we were both
freshmen. It's lasted ever since. He
nss proposed an engagement several
.mes, but my mother has always re-
FUSED her sanction, She says June and
are too much alike, and Il isn't that
sne doesn't like him, but she's supersti-
Voas. I've tried reasoning with her, but
seems TO do no good. My whole life
separated
desperate. EAN.IN,IoTpEo
u you are convinced that superstition
10 ne only reason for tho objection, do
"Ot give the young man up
wait a year before being engaged /;
s sna II by that time you have not over
soGme oGre tho objections just speak out
htniy on the matter. There are some
lie. '''' '''''e "oou' ones own
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-14
Why Draw the Line?

Dear Cynthia--why do people always
draw the line at marriage between an
Italian and an American when an Amer
lean may marry, let's say. even a Hun
why lay the blame on the Italian
branch OF the family II tho marriage is
an unfortunate one? Have the Amer
leans no faults? Are all American mar
rages happy? We are stanch Van.
KEGS, but there always r. q spark OF love
for our parents country.
TWO ITALIAN GIRLS
The letter which opened the interna-
tona marriage question happened to
cite the case OF an American girl and
Italian man, and so those particular ma
tons have been mentioned. ,'-.t..
Marriages between persons of other
nations are often not very successful he
cause OF the difference In customs. This
difference Is not so marked among the
Americans, Irish, English and Scotch
but the Latin countries customs are diff
ferent, and many American girls are
not willing to comply with these Gus
toms, and trouble comes OF e.. .
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-14
Summer SuifS

Cotton and linen suits can be pressed
aud laundered at home. Dust can gen
orally be shaken from them, for they do
not hold it as wool and silk do. Brush
iug tends TO rub the dirt into cotton and
linen iibers. Heavy cotton and linen
side or with a thin cloth spread over
them. This makes them look more like
new and prevents shine on seams and
marks Of the iron.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-14
Please Tell Me What TO Do
BY CYNTHIA

need IT, What kind of girls do YOU
nnom nno,: II wager they wouldn't feel so
about girls. 'o' '"oue"'
woman was placed on this earth by
Sod 10 direct and influence man. MANY
!. man wouldn't be where he Ia TODAY II
~ WASH Tor the encouragement he re-
nou surely are 100 per cent man, You
we're bookkeeper during the war, were
suppose YOU are disappointed in
loNe, ne Jure" that's why you wrote
such a perfectly awful Iotter ohomt no
by the one" VIC 81 10
better become more acquainted with
me girls, then youll find out what nails
they can be- "RPoTyWIr .
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-14
Censors "L,Amerjoue,

:. Dear Gyhthia--tITam reader Of your
columns and have never been so dis
suSted as here OF late in following up
one Who Knows" and the one who
agrees with "One Who Knows" the lat
ter signing herself "l'Amerique."
ls!'LAm.rique," you are making a big
mistake by agreeing with One who
KNOWS" because all italian fellows are
not alike In referring to the fellow
VINO had proposed marriage TO you. who
az you say, was a high-class fellow, IL Ia
easily understood by your letter that he
YOU, because he did not behave prop.
erly otherwise he would come to see
you instead OF you going to see him.
business does not interfere with love
vhen fellow intends to marry.
ONE WHO UNDERSTANDS.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-14
Stokes Gives Dinner to Workers

Trenton. May 14.-W. j. p. Stokes
president Of the Hotel Realty Co., which
is financing the construction Of the
Stacy Trent Hotel. rendered dinner
last night to the teams which disposed
of the company's stock. Subscriptions
were opened to the public, and n special
campaign was launched to sell the
$500, 900 worth of stock. Informal talks
were given Mt the dinner by Edward G.
Stokes, formerly governor William r.
White and II. Arthur Smith. secretary
of the company.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-14

phor is less effective. and while red.
cedar chests readily kill all adult moths
they do not prevent the Matching OF
moth eggs. Tests show that the follow
ing substances often used for the pur.
pose possess no value as moth "repell-
ents': Tobacco extracts and powders,
lavender flowers, cayenne pepper, all
spice, Cloves. angelica root, black pepper,
borax, colocynth pulp, eucalyptus
leaves, formaldehyde, hellcbore, lead
carbonate. lead oxide, lime, quassia
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-14
TO HONOR RETIRING PASTOR
Reception Tonight to the Rev. and
Mrs. John w. tiauser

A reception will be given in honor
of the Rev. and Mrs. John w. Hauser
at 10 this evening at the New Century
Drawing Room, 124 South Twelfth
street. ..
Mr.. Hauser has accepted the call to
become superintendent of the Lutheran
Orphans Home in Germantown. The
reception is in charge Of the following
persons: Peter Vol. president of the
board of trustees; Mrs. II. Kellner,
president Of the lady board of visitors.
Mrs. Adolph Woll president of the
young peoples auxiliary, and Oscar G.
Schmidt, president of the Laymen's Co
operative Association.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-14
Moth Balls

Naphthalene fakes or moth balls
alone, using two pounds In an ordinary
trunk, are most effective for protecting
clothes from moth infcstation and for
killing all stages Of the insect. Cam
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-14
Scores "De Jure"

oear Cynthia-would YOU please let
NV ah say few words to "De Jure"?
,,pe Jure" ! really do feel awfully
sorrE for you. Perhaps you won't an
"ecIate my sympathy, but think you
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-14
DREAMLAND
ADVENTURES
cats IN BTRDLAND'
BY DADDY

When Thomas. Tiger aud Blaokie
Got 10 10 Birdldnd 10 htnt birds:
Pe11y aud Billy toilop them. Afded
ot Cat Bird they plan TO trap the cats
so hey cannot XIII the birds.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-14

blouse trimmed with drawn work and
hemstitching, with smart high collar.
And the prices? Surprisingly reason
able, beginning as low as $3.50.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-14
Adventures
With Purse

MTIIAT with grapes and cherries, and
w dear knows how many other kinds
OF fruit, many and appetizing are the
soft drinks that arc concoctcd in ones
bome-apd bottled for the evenings in
the warm weather when company comes.
The success Of many Of the beverages
depends upon their being sealed in air
tight bottles. Once opened. the entire
contents OF the bottle must be con-
sumed. Which Is why che bottle stop
pers ]. want to tell you about are so
nice. They have patent clasp. fit
right over the bottle, and can be shut
down tight or opened at any time.
These shoppers are also very nice to
use on catsup bottles and the like.
You can get them for ten cents each.
happened into the shop just as she
was talking to the Blouse Man. New
York. AS usual, is setting the fashion" "
he said. "and New York is accepting
these blouscs eagerly. They are quite
the smartest and newest blouses one
sees" We'll. no wonder New York is
80 enthusiastic about them, They are
made Of French vbile or batiste. and
every stitch has been done by hand.
Some are line6with lovely drawn work.
others are trimmed with a delicate filet
edge. Still others have hemstitcbcd
frills cascading down the front. A
particularly good model was n tailored
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-14

A convenient powder puff is one that
has slit at the top. Into this one
shakes ones favorite powder, and then
pulls the opening together by means Of
q ribbon. The powder stays in the puff
until shaken out, and the puff holds
enough powder to last for many days,
depending largely. Of course. on how
much powder one uses. just think, no
carrying around OF an uuwieldy pow
der box This puff resembles the reg
ular lambs wool puff, and can easily be
slipped into the purse, or the front OF
ones blouse. The price is twenty five
cents.
For names Of shops sddress woman's
PAGE Editor or phone waiBut 5000.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-01
ITALIANS ENAY DRAW HEAT
IN FUTUREFROM GROUND
Heat Emitted From Volcanic Go,
Has Been Put to Pract-
cal Uso.
PLANT AT TUSCANY
BY Utilizing Sta,am Jets Pressure
as High as go Pounds Per Square
Inch Has Been Maintained Near
Foltcrra.

WASHINGTON. July 3l-Industrial
Italy. forcedi Iy the enormous prices
for Imported. ;coal. Is turning attcn-
ton toward: tho utilization OF the
latent power of tho country's vol
canic areas according to udvices re-
ccived by 'ehc Italian embassy.
This ideat OF exploiting the natural
heat emit ed from the soil in the
volcanic regions seemed dream nj
nrst Thought, but already IL has been
developed to cons iderable Importance.
successful experiments have been
l,ardercllo. In Tuscany. heating
plant OF 1G.W00 horsepower Is operat
Ing, without interruption and distri-
putting electric current to Florence.
Livorno and Grosscto. Its capacity
II Is planned. will be Increased.
FIST experiments with volcanic
power were. made some years before
me war by Prince Ginori-Conti, Mt
harderello. near the salt mines OF
Solterra, ~ region extensively cover
ca win volcanic vents emitting
powerful jets Of hot steam contain,
ing boric tsalts and various gases
used In thct extraction OF boracic acid
Instead OK limiting the use OF these
contained in the civilizations of these
natural vapor-vcnts, the election of
me steam is simulated by boring
holes. In this way 1t has been nos.
siDle TO obtain Jets at Il pressure OF
thlTty 10 forty-fve pounds per square
men, ana in some instances IA hii.h
as scEcnty-fvc pounds 4 square Inch
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NEW BUSINESS VENTURES
IN OLD COMM NWEhLTH
Another Tobacco Company Mt Drake,
Hr'nch. Trnncssr-.ns Invest In
W iSc County. Greater lnuI.~

The CurrinMagee Tobacco Com
nanny has been incorporated at
BRAKES Branch, with $500 900 capi-
lal stock. Cameron Dunlop. prcsi-
The il. c. Hall Construction Com
many has the contract for tho So.
zoo laundry plant for the United
states government at Fort Mynr.
The l.ynchburg National Bank has
increased lis cnDital stock from $500
Coz 10 s1.r0N.00o
The FERTILIZER Sales Company, in
corn9ratea with $4,000 capital stock
at Norfolk, has elected J. T. Allen,
OF Virginia beach. president.
~, annex OF eight rooms and an
aunitor!um Is being erected I, tho
N!mton High school building.
The First National Bank. OF Mar
rows IN Giles County. has doubled
rs capital stock, making 1; now
The Virginia Theological Seminary
ana College is crectiui; a new ad.
at Lynchburg.
Tennessee capitalists have iiycstcd
in extensive coal lands IN Wise Coun.
" and Incorporated the Bear Creop
Goa! Corporation with $4,000 paif
in capita! stock
4 fine hituminous macadam road
Is being built from Schocln.id. nna:
Dnnville 10 the North Carolina line
The ChildreSs Hotel at Clin.wood
Dickcnson COUNT. recently burned n,
loss OF. $4,000 is 10 be reb,,ii,
larger and more modern In construc.
ton.
The Norfolk and western Ra.,wa,
proposes to expend large slim n
money enlarging tho round-hcuse n,
cuttics at Shepadoah and Bristol
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-01

geological history. 1t is difficult Ia
RECOMMEND particular books. my
SELF find that I hnvo not outErown
tho friend of earlier days, Dana's
theological Story Briefly Told" Very
iikely there are later editions OF 1,
which keep 1t up to date on tcchni-
Saiitics. but even an old edition will
oeIlght you and can In no important
respect possibly mislcud you.
Lessons Not Easily Learned.
But do not let mo give you tho
IMPRESSION that the things am
speaklng OF can be learned without
application. however excellent n Eui.e
you may fnd in hook. Tho most
mat l can hope to do for you Is Ia
inspire a decisive desire to acquire
this sort OF knowledge. If l can per-
suado you that you will be happier
lar happier. for its possession. that
IS enough: then you will overcome
counter.
good way to begin is to look
carefully at the first rock. or stone
mat attracts your attention Notice
us color and texture, observe whether
1t Is made up of grains apparently
soldcred together, or is "al OF a
piece" notice the size, shape, etc. OF
It's component grains and whether
tney appear to be crystals: observe
whether the material is hard or soft
Identify II as we'll as you can with
the aid OF your book. make up your
mind as to what II probably is, and
cali 1t that until further experience
corrects your error IL you are wrong
SUCH is the entrance into all science
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-01
BRADSTREET'S REVIEW OF
RICHMOND AND VICINITY
wy oicsaicrs Have Small Ordcrx
Manufnctu-rrs -Ar;iNe-Rctailcrn
Going Slow

ETa6streei's for yesterday saw
E!Chmo.d trade AZ follows;
Trade 81 wholesale Is inclined TO
be Gu!c: in most lines. retailers are
showing some hes!tancy in placing
orders n usual volume for future
seasonal lines is Very good Retail
trade il fair. hut consumers are gem
orally more hes!tant in paying cur
rent prices than they have been in
former months
Manufacturers IN most lines are
active though slow deliveries and
t!noargoes are great hindrance.
SHOES at wholesale are moving slowly
and because of reduction In price by
awaiting adjustment on future or
Dry goods are in fair demand and
PROVISIONS and groceries are quiet
Produce is plen;!ful- and prices al
wholesale show some decline.
Euld!ng operations are slackening
ana lumber i in only fair demand at
somewhat lower prices. Labor is more
p!enrful, but few are necessarily
idle. No strikes 81 any consequence
exist in this territory.
Failures show IN increase in mum
ncr and Liabilities over assets Of
those failing are heavy. Bank loans
are being restricted TO som. extern,
and money Is IN very active demand
COLLECTIONS are Irregular with an in
c!!nnt!on to slowncss
crops are generally good and with
cont nucd favorable weather the
yield VIII equal that OF last wear.
The wheat and hay crops have been
harvested and are above the average
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-01
OF Interest to Employers and Auto.
mobile Owners Having or Con-
tenplating Mutual Liability
Insurance.
S0CIALISTIC INSURANCE

Mutual liability and compensation
insurance (whcths- OF the ordinary OF
OF the reciprocal kindly is highly
speculative as distinguished from the.
non speculative form known as stock.
insurance; u is also economicall.1
unsound and politically destructive,
!: is speculative because no actua,-'
can forteii The cost. Based on t,Ae
accumulated mortality data OF nc3,r-
:: Two centuries, the cost Of lie
insurance can he and IS foreto!d VIII h
almost mathematical certainty. Even
UNUSUAL! severe caideUrics and dew
as;2i!ag wars affect lis averages sto
= negligible degree only. All that
the mutual life insurance company
needs is risks in sufficient mum bers
70 bring its operations within the
law O. average and rates basedi on
the mortality table and proIierly
loaded against contingencies. on
The condition that overcharges will
viii bc refunded 10 po!cyholders at
years ends in the form OF t.divi-
bends"
No such statistics are available to
;he liability and compensation actu-
a-y. TA.s FORM ot insurance is too
new
Life insurance provides for the ,oc-
cu!Tence o: but one thing-deGth;
liability and compensation insurance
guarantees against a multiplicity Of
things occurring in a multiplicity of
WAYS and under circumstances and
conditions widely varying. The man
made laws on which liability and.
COMPENSATION insurance are based are
constantly changing, by judicial con-
struction and by new statutes. The
wages OF the workmcn. the means
By which premiums are computed.
are lamentably uncertain and some
times e-rat!c. Accident frequency
varies with the changes in the PER-
sonnet OF the workmen and in in.
dustrial conditions.
In fact. every important factor in.
the cost OF liability and cornpensa- i
ton Insurance is variable.
Like Insurance is practically ans
exact science. whereas liability and;
compensation insurance deals with
uncertain and expansive quantities. (!
Al! these factors make mutual lia-I
piNly and compensation insurance,
mighty speculative. II is easy to as,
certain how much II will cost TO get,
In mutual liability and com pcnsa-,
ton Insurance company, hut impos-
sibie 10 tell how much 1t will cost
TO get out.
Mutual liability and compensation
Insurance is economically unsound
because the buyer Of il engages in
q highly technical commercial enter
prise OF which he has not tho slight
est personal knowledge and whose
partners in the enterprise are I'M
known TO him though they agree to
assume his losses and he TO as
sumo their losses. lie can avoid ALI
this false economy by purchasing
STOCK insurance at n fixed and defi-
mite sum and guaranteed by capital
In addition 10 surplus and reserves.
Mutual liability and compensation
insurance Is politically destructive
because it is essentially socialistic
and communistic. 1t IL a principle
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-01
DO YOU KNOW TINE NAMES or
HREESAMD ROCKS SEEN Dali W
TO- BE Able ITO Identify and Tell the History of Birds
ATreessand Rocks Is am Intellectual Treat
and Personal Joy.

written gains in Importance and value
~ YOU are able to call natures poo
pie-the animals. the trees and flow
ers, and no less the rocks and stones
by their proper names. which shows
that you really know them. and have
ocen admitted on familiar terms into
their society.
Suppose you had paid a visit 70
Venus or Mars. and undertook to write
N description of what you had seon.
Unless you know more of terrestrial
species than simply that there are
such things as trees. bushes, flowers.
BIRDS. four-footed animals. rocks and
stones-unless YOU knew at least the
principal varieties and kinds OF these
things-you would produce very
dull and uniforming book about those
other planets. You could only say,
Tor instance. that there were rocks
on VENUS and trees. and animals. but
you could not say whether those
rocks, trees and aEorals resemblcd
those OF the earth. except in the most
general way.
What Ono Can Miss in Rocks.
When you read Il book of explora-
ton you miss moro than half the
value and interest OF what you read
unless YOU have in your mind pic
lures based upon what your own
the granite. the limestone, the sand
stone. etc, which the author talks
of. and. OF course. the same is true
OF the other natural objects that con-
tfons.
To know by sight the chief kinds
of rock and stone is the beginning
OF knowledge OF geology, which
in its power 10 enlarge the under
standing through controlled use
OF the imagination. 1 would place
next after astronomy.
When you start on your vacation
take along novels and romances IL
you feel that you must. but take
also. for counter-irritant to keep
your personal intelligence active, a
book on rocks. stones, minerals and
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-01
nY GAnTiI;TvT r.. .SEnyISs.

Recently l ventured 10 recommend
1.-THE study OF trees as subject likely
TO Ercatiy' increase the enjoyment OF
"a visit to. pr residence in, the coun-
'try. There's are surprisingly few peo-
pie who know by scight moro than
three or four species of trecs-if SO
most conspicuous, beautiful, inter-
cstinG and varied objects in n land
scape. To call them all merely
trees" without recognition OF the
wide GiccrcIa,eS among them, Is in
tellectuasly GNsgraceful.
Eut tho popular ignorance Of rocks
is hardly less, 10 be deplored.
Everybody reads and hears of gran
they see 1t? There is Il kind OF rock
named "Eiiciss." which forms 4 floor
over fully onc-half of Manhattan ISL
ard. but of the millions who wall
dre6 know what 1t is? Yet. with its
glitttE!nG :Specks and little plates
OF mic;t. I: isIa rock easily recognized
and RENE mbcred. Then ihcrc is li1oe-
4 kind ofNrocN whose substance was
formed by living creatures millions
of years ago?
Pleasure fn,YInowinE Recln.
/; Is q pleasure, and an advantage
as we'll to be able TO tell at glance
what Kind of stene has been en-
ployed in the con struction, OF. some
architecture. II ON a courtrzy road
YOU pass i great outcru3pins OF rock.
forming q towering elm or q pic
turcSQur outtrcSs. il is very salts
factory to be ablo to say: '-rhat is
granite, or EneiSs. or Limestone. or
sandstone" 1t has moro Significance
for YOU If i. bears name shat you
know. and characters that YOU can
recognize * by
II you visit foreign land and write
about the scenery that has ini crested
you. though 1t, be only in private
letters. Won feel that what, yen have
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-01
the sse temper ,smpora.ure varying from 15o to

l65 degrees ccntigrade.
. IN 1905. Prince Ginori Cont applied
uhis natural steam to Il Iorty-horso-
power engine. using only small sec
tion of tho Ncnalla fssurc. the elect
co steam from which has n pressure
or seFcnty-hve pounds per square
men. Seven years later another eX-
horsepower turbine and
later the Lardercllo heating plant
was started with three turbine-altcr-
being fed by boilers mt low pressure
heated by the natural steam. super
heated to les degrees ccntig rnde.
The natural steam has been used
mus Tar only for heating because 1t
contains substances. among them sui
phuric acid, which corrode metals.
particularly iron.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-01
sW COMPANY WILL OPEN
CHESTERFIELD COAL LAND

kMSGontinued from First Page)
Ok River route OF the Southern
Away.
nr. Thompson came TO Virginia
m Cleveland ten years ago and
seyes West Point has all Of the
EsAntages OF his toSuer home. The
~ produced at the mines purchase
tot the beat cuke-nak!ng quality,
Isl could not be better Tor use in
I'll manufacture.
& Ioabney Crenshaw, of the Vir
Chemical Company,
Schaged q block OF land in the same
llltySon which several mine shafts
81 located. The property was
hSked down to Mr.. Crenshaw for
fc0s and 1t Is understood that an
bFt will be made 20 interest North
in the investment.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-01
Gordonsvilic sIfIl. Getting nu.y.

GORDONSVIULE, VA. July 31.-ThS
itockland Milling Company. recently
Incorporated With $4,000 capital
stock. has elected o. r. Omohundro,
OF Gordonsvillc. president. and John
D; Graves. OF Charlottesville, secretary.
inc company has purchased tho mill
building hero and all OF tho machin-
cry. The budding will be repaired and
mo machinery ovcrhauled and added
10 80 that tho mill may DO put In
operation ut an carly date.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-01
Finnncc No Rexpectcr of kim.

IIy Universal Servicc.l
LONDON. July 3l.-Banlsins rcstric-
IONS OF credit have compelled King
george to realize 100000 OF his in
NeStihents, chiefly war loans. His
Majesty had to find $500, 600 TO meet
Inc June quarters bills at the palace
Ihere was $4,000 to the credit OF
inc prlvy purse on Juno "a: wnnn
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-01
African Hippo Upsets Launch.

LONDON. July 31.-A cable TO the
African World from Victoria Falls
states that while n motor launch con-
tanning party of Rand tourists. IN
Guiding Lady Ross Skinner, wife OF
DR.. William Davies and some children
was returning to Livingstone from
kandahar Island, above Maine Falls,
launch, which was soon waterloSged.
The party kept cool. and all got
safely ashore after their exciting ad-
venture