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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-14
Adventures With a Purse

AS THEY say in advertising cir
"A cles, there is no need for me to
"sell YOU on the incense idea. | have
already learned from one who knows
how exceedingly popular incense is i'll
every home in Philadelphia-well, al
most every home. So all have in mind
doing is to tell you of the nice variety
of incense one shop has. There are
cones scented with the elusive, fresh
fragrance of orange blossoms. And
there are even some fragrant with car
nation and spice. The thing YOU will
notice is that there is enough fragrance
in them to prevent their reminding one
of just plain Fourth of July punk. Gen
erous- sized boxes Of your choice may be
had for sixty five cents.
I think that my resentment toward an
alarm clock is about 80 per cent due to
the noise, and the other $50 per cent, if
you know what I mean, to it's appear
ance. l don't like the looks of 'em q!
But what was my surprise to find a
shop that has some very attractive little
mahogany clocks, innocent appearing
little fellows. that conceal within their
interiors the secret and wonderful
mechanism of a regular alarm clock.
Now certainly you had much rather
have a nice mahogany clock on your
dresser, or wherever you keep yours.
than a regulation alarm, wouldn't you
These clocks cost 50.
Every woman knows that it is not
good for carpets or floors to let uphol-
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JESSIE went to the door to get the
y mail. II was nothing but an ad, so
she stepped out on the porch to ex-
change few words with her next door
neighbor.
"wben do you go. Jessie?'' asked
the neighbor. Jessie sighed with
ecstasy.
Next week" she replied. "I'm SO
excited l can hardly see straight. Oh,
just think of that ocean waiting for
me Won't wave goodby to this hot,
little. old town, though! Won't L
yes, mother, I'm coming right away"
She waved happy hand and ran in.
"Oh.. just talking to Mrs. Green"
she explained in answer to her mothers
question. Q
About your vacation" sighed her
mother. knowingly.
CHARLOTTE weighed out pound Of
~ chocolates with n hand that was
almost as dark as a piece of caramel.
She giggled as she nudged Mari, stand
ing next to her.
''Oh, boy - she murmured enviously.
"Wait till this time next week You'll
be just starting to get this way, and
your arms will hurt till you can't move
'em. Ask me; I know. But, oh gee
you'll be in the water just about this
time-no, you won't; you'll be just
coming out.
"If there's any chance of staying in
and still getting to the dining room
in time to get something to eat re-
marked Matt in firm tone, "I'll be
in. Believe me, IL ever get through
this~ week and get out of this place,
I'm going to stay in the water. Oh,
what was lit you wanted-chocolate
mints?''
TERTIE'S "boss' started out to
" lunch. leaving Gertie and Sarah in
charge of the Office. Gertie's type
writer tapped rhythmically until she
heard the elevator door close. Then she
lifted her fingers, Strengthened her hair
and took letter out Of her handbag.
"well, I've got IT." she announced,
glancing over the letter for the twelfth
time.
"Have you really?" cried Sarah
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Butter ................ OF
Iotal '''''''''''''.'..I.....sl.50
Mrs. H. G. TrieveI
Rorborough, Pa.

MENU
Fruit Cup
Eggs n la Golden Rod on Toast
Crisp Lettuce. French Dressing
Fresh Peas Boiled Rice
Bread and Butter
Raspberry whip Coffee
SALES SLIP
one grapefruit .................S 10
on" orange. ..,.............., .05
Two bananas. ................... .05
SIX eggs, ,.,..... ................... 80
One-quarter peck peas. s............ is
One-thlrd pound rice. OF
Bread NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. IL
One-Quarter pound butter. II
Lettuce ................... 10
Raspberries (Cup) p)............... 10
Sugar ....... .:................. Is
Small can of milk k................ Oh
Oil, vinegar, seasonings gs...... 90
: . . . . . Id
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Here Il Is. setty lE. D.


To the Editor Of Wo,non's Page:
Dear Madam-The poem Betty Il. D.
asks for 'ls by Mary Mark Lemon, and
Is called Daddy" II is set to music
by @. II. Bertrand and is a very sweet
song. .H
viii write it out for you, and hope
MRS. s, H. p.
DADDY
Turn your face 10 the West;
Y Is just the hour when the sky turns
gold, IA r.
The hour that mother loves best.
The day has been long without you,
Daddy,
You've been such while away;
And now you're as tired Of your work,
AS 1 am tired Of my play.
But I've got you and you've got me,
So everything seems right;
I wonder IL mother is thinking Of us,
Because 1t is my birthday night.
Why do your big tears fall. Daddy?
Mothers not far away;
/ often seem to hear her voice
Falling across my play.
And Il sometimes makes me cry, Daddy,
To think that It's none of II true;
Till fall asleep to dream, Daddy,
OF home and mother and you.
For I've got you and you've got me,
So everything may go:
We're all tho world to each other, Daddy
For mother, dear mother. once told
me 80.
I'm sometimes afraid to think. Daddy,
When ] am big like you,
And you are old and gray Daddy,
What you and / would do, I
II, when we got up to heaven.
And mother was waiting there,
She shouldn't remember the two she lef
So sad and 80 lonely here.
But year by year still sees no change,
And so twill all be right;
We shall always meet her In our dreams
Daddy. good night. Daddy, good night
Dear Daddy, dear Daddy. good night
Good night
Thank you very much, Mrs. S. H
lP. l am sure this must be the som
| that Betty r. ID. wanted, for. othe
people sent in the same thing. / know
Betty e. d. will be very grateful L
you an1 to "A Reader" f. B., F. r
| b. T. h, A. b., j ". p, M, II. B. am
A. ]. p, who were goodrenough to cop!
out the poem and send II in. and I
Mrs. M. who called up; Mrs. c. G. A
| and L. A. A. 1 hope the column will b
helpful to you some time in this way
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-14

the oven between the wire shelves.
slanting so that you may glance at 1t
when you first open the oven door. This
means that the thermometer must be set
on the floor of the gas oven a few inches
in from the hinge of the oven door. Turn
the burners down about half way as
soon as the temperature reaches 200
degrees Fahrenheit. and then reduce the
light. for it will quickly gain the other
30 degrees. The same is true of mod
crate temperature. You can then pro-
ceed to make the cake.
Potato Chocolate Cake
This old time dainty is delicious. Bake
in the angel food pans. Grease and -four
the pan and th,n rub sufficient hot.
boiled potato through a sieve to meas
urc two thirds cup. Place in q mixing
bowl and add
One cup Of sugar.
Onc-hGt cup of shortening,
Ttco eggs.
Cream we'll and then add
One cup of popdered cocoa,
One aud Que k1t cups OF four,
One icrel tablespoon of baking
pop9er,
One teaspoon Of cinnamon,
One teaspoon Of camilla.
One-hdif teaspoon Ot cloves.
One quarter teaspoon of nutmeg.
Beat to mix and then add
One and one-hGIt cups of finely chop
ped peanuts.
Turn into a pan and bake in a mod
crate oven for thirty five minutes. Turn
on wire rack to cool. then ice the top
with water icing.
Black Spice Cake
Place in mixing bowl
One cup Of sugar.
One-hdf cup of shortening,
One-hdt teaspoon of salt,
Use brown sugar if possible. Cream
and then add
| Tuo eggs.
One-hdlt cup of moldsscs,
One cup of black coffee,
Three cups of -four
One-huf cup of cocoa,
Tro level tablespoons Of baking
porder,
T,oo lerel teaspoons of cinnamon,
One lerel teaspoon of nutmeg,
One half teaspoon of dHspice,
One-hat teaspoon of CloreS,
Two cups of finely chopped peanuts.
Beat to mix and then turn in loaf :
| pau Ddht III sloN ONtn LUZ
| fifty minutes.
Butter Sponge Cake
One cup Of sugar,
Yolks OF three eggs.
Cream until light lemon color and
then add four tablespoons of melted
butter. cream again and add
One and one-hGf cups Of -four.
Three level teaspoons of baking
porder,
Sir tablespoons of cold vater.
Beat again and then cut and fold in
stifiy beaten whites of three eggs. Turn
in the creased and Toured angel cake
pan and bake in slow oven for forty
minutes. This cake weighs about one
and one half pounds when baked.
Watch for some more of these rea
southern cakes in the Cosmopolitan
Kitchen, July 2S.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-14
To Keep Straightest,
UnruIiest Hair in Curl

The straightest. contrariest hair
can be kept In curl. even In the hot
test or dampeSt weather, by such
simple and harmless means. that
bIIsterinE curling iron IL aitoEether
IneNcusable. One need only get a
few ounces Of piain liquid silmerine
from the druggist and apply II lit
tie 10 the hair before doing II uD.
The result II quite remarkable. The
hair is dellghtfully wayy and beau
tifully glossy, without being In the
least greasy, gummy or Streaked.
The effect lasts very much longer
than where curiers alone or waving
irons are used,
The silmerine IL, best put on with
a clean tooth brush. drawing this
preferably after dividing Il into
strands. The application seems TO
gradually improve the texture and
health OF the hair.-Ady.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-14
Honor List

Mrs. W. J. Elliott
6S38 Ogont= Avenue
MENU
salmon Loaf
New Potatoes, CTeumed Wax Beans
Combination Salad
Bread and Butter
Stswed Cherries Cakes
Iced Tea
SALES SLIP
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-14
Please Tell Me
What to DO
Camden
BY CYNTHIA

Camden
To Charles A. F.--The law OF Mary
land requires that the man be twenty
one 'and the girl sixteen to marry. Con-
sent of parents Is not demanded. So II
YOU have been married you cannot be
separated against your wills. II you have
not taken this step you would do we'll to
consider waiting. You would be happier
with no opposition from your families,
and sixteen Is very young.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-14

bs CO. ss ca 81 transfer
be
. by phon ckinson branch '~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-14
English Women for .Jur,.s

London. July IA In sccordano.
with an act Of Parliament aIrenSe
passed. the lord chancellor unnouncs
that after July Is women arc liable ~
serve on juries under the same condi'
tions as men. Husband and wife wip
not be permitted to serve on the sam,
occasion.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-14
The WOmdn,S
Exchange
RemovIna Down On the Faee

To the Editor Of rvomon's Page.
Dear Madam--will you please answer
In your valuable paper what is good for
removing down, on the face7 You will
greatly obIise REGULAR READER.
The best thing to use for this would
be peroxide with, few drops Of am
monia In IT. This Is not regular de-
pilatory, but II discourages the growth
Of the hair by making Il brittle and
lifeless. In the meantime II <bleaches
II so that II scarcely shows. This would
be easier and more pleasant to use for
the face than any of the depilatoI1ns on
the market that are intended 10 the
arms. II should be applied about twice
cr three times q week until the down
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-14
In Repapering

To remove old paper from the walls
of a room easily, brush hot water on it
with a whitewash brush. This will not
hurt the plaster and the paper can be
removed very easily. =
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-14

For the names Of shops referred
to in Adventures With Purse, send
a self addressed stamped envelope
to the editor of the woman's page,
inclosing the name of the article and
the date on which 1t appeared. For
immediate information call Walnut
5000 on the telephone.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-08-31
Men Are Dissatisfied With
Award Approved by Wilson


Washington, Aug. 3l.-.An i'm
mediate strike Of the anthracite
coal miners is expected in consc-
Guencc of President Wilson'S action
in approving the wage increase of
II per cent which was recommends
Cd by the anthracite commission.
The anthracite workers are asked
to accept a minimum wage of $l.2O
a day, explains W. ,Jcttlauck, CON
sulting statist,cian for the United
Mine workers, as contrastcd with
$G day for bitunl nous miners, re-
Gently granted by . federal com
mission and which has since been
increased bN agreement to $3.50 in
Illinois and to &G.75 o" 81 in Ohio
and Pennsylvania.
President Wilson is said to have
been deeply anaereh by the u!,i-
matum from Tire WilkcsDarre con-
ference of miners, telling him there
would be Il strike unless he should
repudiatc tho award by Wednesday,
Union officers, who were pledged in
advance to. accept the award, con-
fesss however. that the men will
never accept the verdict as rendered.
IF this is inscnded as u threat"
President Wilson said in reply to
the miners, your challenge will
be accepted,
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-08-31
by MAX WORTH.
european Staff Writer for the
Federated prcsS,)

Lyons, France, Aug. o.-CBy
Mail. 1.-The situation here is be-
coming far more tense. Millerand
and Foch are in England, consulting
with Lloyd George. All kinds of ru-
mors are afloat. The French people
do not seriously believe that any
thing menacing will develop, but
they are growing restless and i'm
patient.
Tonight a young man Of &c came
from Paris to deliver an address
for "The Republican Organization
of Former Combatants. /" His name
is Valiant Courturier. His audience
numbered about 1000, who had
paid admission. There were other
thousands who fought for entrance,
but were turned away from the
packed hall. The meeting was
called to protest against the amnesty
measure that had been adopted by
the chamber OF deputies and to de-
mand the abolition of militarism
in every form.
Courturer tackeled the subject
with a will. He spoke of the late
war and its outcome. "But who are
the victors?' he cried. care there
any of them here? Not at all!
Yet they are everywhere. The land
lords and the merchants; the war
profiteers; the hundred and twenty
millionaires in the chamber of depu-
ties---in America; in England; in
France; i'll Germany. Those who
gained from the war are the victors.
Who are the vanquished? Wherever
a woman WeepS for her husband
Wherever mother mourns son,
wherever little children suffer from
the absence of a father--whether er
in America, or in England, OF in
France, or in Germany-there are
the yanquished -
The speaker brought the memory
OF the war back with telling power
ihen, turning to the present crisis
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-08-31
CHICAGO CLERK KILLED BY
WEALT THY WYOMING MAN

Chicago, Aug. 31.-A roadhousc
quarrel here ended il the fatal shoot
ing Of Paul Brown, %, Chicago
clerk, by Gerals Stack, a wealthy
real estate man OF Lander, Wyo.
Detectives are working on the case
of the mysterious shooting Of How
ard B. Rhodes near Niles yesterday.
Shots were heard in kelly's bunga-
low inn, and the officers rushed III
quickly enough to seize most of the
party.
Inquest Being Held
phantom bandit stalked through
the inquest over the remains of
Howard Rhodes, shot to death near
here yesterday. Rhodes was killed
while riding with Mrs Gladys
Jacobson in his automobile. Mrs.
Jacobson said that the motor stalled
in Lovers lane, but was about to
start when the bandit appeared.
Rhodes, she said, hastily fired his
automatic at the roDber who dashed
to the rear of the car and fled from
there, sending bullet through
Rhodes neck, The police are
puzzled over the fact that the bullnt
killing Rhodes entered the right side
OF his face and ranged downward
and that his revolver was found in
the road.
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the defenders Of civilization; we the
liars. We are like all of the other
perialists.-we do what we must
Our masters lead and we follow"
Coming closer home, Courturier
said: 'Millerand has gone to talk
with Lloyd George in England. He
is not alone. With him are Ills ad
visers-military advisers and his
financial advisers. 1t is reported
that Foch carries the plans Of mo-
bilizatiOn in Ills pocket. The au-
dience gave an exclamation of sur
prise. 1T is whispered in well in
formed circles that they will mobil-
'ize, at the outset, ten classes of
French conscripts (two millions Of
men).' The words were electric
Pandemonium rcigned. There were
groans, boots, cries of derision and
of fury, Above the uproar one shrill
not have my SOM"
Order was restored. The speaker
went on: 'They tell you that you
must take up arms against the
Rolshevists. Do you know who the
Bolshevists are? They are your
saviors. Every blow they strike is
q blow for you. Every victory they
win is a victory for you. They are
fighting your fight against exploita-
ton and oppression and now you
are to -ake guns in your hands and
shoot them down. What say you?"
"NeVer.' came back from the
audience.
"Yc" nave one hope left" the
speaker continued "One hope to
escape from capitalistic exploitation
and from the war that is even now
upon us, that is to save the Rus
sian revolution--to make a revolu-
tionary, a new Europe. Are you
ready for that? Then, not a man,
not son, not a shell, to hinder our
Russian comrades in their struggle
for freedom If you are mobilized
you do not go-into the army nor
into the munition factory" The
CONTINUED on Page Twn)
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-08-31
CORK LORD MAYOR
IS NEARING
Death

Especial United Press Wire,
London, Aug. 3I.-Tcrcncc
MacSWrrnry hunger striking
lord mayor Of Cork. continues to
hover between life and death.
The physician's verdict, entered
on the 18th day of voluntary
starvation, is the same as it has
been the last three days-he
could live hut u few hours.
J. II. Thomas, Arthur Hem
dcrson and William Adainson,
labor leaders, have sent Il joint
note to Edosd George as fol-
lows: The whole of orYan-
iZcd labor asks reconsideration
of the governments decision to
allow MAcSMeeney to die. His
death wii! make solution of the
IRISH problem even more remote.
We appeal 10 you to do the biz
thins,.'
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ESPECIAL United Press Wire.)
L. S. WARSHIPS ARRIVE.
Hy PAUL HANNA.

(Staff Writer, the Federated Press.)
Washington, Aug. 31.-Arrivalu of
American Warships at Reval, Es-
thonia, registers openly the anxiety
|of the Wilson administration in the
fresh and more decisive crisis which
has arisen in the struggle Of this
and other powers to overthrow the
Soviet government Of Russia.
The cruiser Pittsburgh and two
destroyers are the vessels in ques-
ton, and they are commanded by
Admiral Huse, who has instructions
from Secretary Daniels ito remain
in the Baltic Sea to protect Amer
leans in any emergency that may
arise"
with Russia, is one of the little
has outlawed by president sedict.
declared that Esthonia, Latvia and
Lithuania must be destroyed as in
dependent nations and made sub
ject to some future Russian author
ity which he and the entente states
men proposed to set up at Moscow.
There is no fighting in or near
ILSlHoIisl Llldl llllSHl SlIllttl6Cl 6AllCao
leans, but Reval is we'll located for
a dash against Petrograd if the
president and his confederates at
London and Paris should decide,
without consulting congress, their
peoples or parliaments, to begin an
other military venture against Rus
sia.
Having snuffed out the republics
of LJoiti Contn npp,i,,u aud Nirn-
ragua without waiting for author
people, it is believed the present
Iadministratio will not hesitate if
lit can manufacture a pretext for
exterminating the little Baltic states.
Officials here who have access to
more news than is permitted ito
come from newspaper correspon-
dents in Europe are tense today
with expectation of sensational de-
velopments in the Russian issue
during the next few days To match
the superficial judgment that Rus
sia overplayed her hand in the peace
terms handed Poland at Minsk.
there is distinct inside fear that
Lloyd George, Millerand and Clio
! litti have also overplayed their own
by making the military recovery Of
Poland the basis for sudden ,lti-
matum to the Soviet government.
In response to the entente de-
mand that Russia retract her terms
to Poland before Aug. 27, the Soviet
Representatives at London have for
mally notified the British foreign
office that they intended to leave
England for Russia on that date.
\ Iln10n9fc pan3lnlinp p4CN
other tonight that the Soviet gov
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-08-31
Woman Declares WaroVeterans
Drugged in Order to Rob Them

A story which may mean the com
plete eXoneration of Red" Williams,
and Eyangelinc Schoffner, held in
the county Jail in connection with
the tragic deaths of James McAlona
and AleS. kerrigan, drug victims,
was told to the local police yester-
day by Goldie Davis, colored, and
Clara Steele, white, and Mike Weber
colored, arrested in Forsythe.
According to Goldie Davis, she
learned OF the killing of the two dur
ing quarrel between Weber and
the Steele woman. The reason given
for the charges made by the Davis
woman is that she is friend of Will
liams and the Schoffner woman,
and wanted to eXonerate them. The
charges of murder against the pair
will probably be dropped,
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Continued on Page Two
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TRANSIT COMPANY HIRES
sCABs AHEAD OF TIME
(By the Federated Press.

New York, Aug. 31.-Reports that
officials of the Brooklyn Rapid Tran
sit company are already hiring strike
breakers in prospect of walkout by
their men, have precipitated crisis
in the arbitration proceedings. What
is regarded as an ultimatum to the
company has been issued by the joint
executive committee OF the three To-
calls of the Amalgamated Association
of Street and Electric Railway En-
ployes. In a letter addressed to Re-
ceiver Lindley NJ Garrison and Fed
eral Judge Mayer, the workers de-
mand that all points at issue, includ-
ing the union shop and wage in
creases. be submitted to arbitration
Flat refusal to arbitrate these ques-
tons had previously been made by
Judge Mayer.
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MARTIAL, LAW
DECLARED IN
BELFAST
Several Policemen and Sol
diers Are Wounded When
They Attempt to Separate
Opposing Factions.
(SDecial United Press Wire. J

Belfast, Aug. 31.-Martial law
has been declared in Belfast. The
rioting which broke out between
Orangemen and Catholics has been
practically continuous for the past
"a hours and is still growing in in
tensity. The death list has reached
u and many OF the 200 wounded in
the hospitals are in {. critical CON
dilion. 1t is believed the Fatalities
will be materially increased.
Reports received here indicate
that the disorders growing out of
political and religious differences are
spreading throughout Ireland. The
rioting which was previously limited
to the shipyard district and tho
Catholic quarter, has spread until
it now involves se@eral principal
sections. When fighting first be-
gan, the participants employed most
~ clubs, bricks and fists, but today
their appearance.
Time and again a Gordon Of sol
diers, sometimes supported by an
armored car, dashed between groups
of combatants with fixed bayonets
and pushed opOsing groups apart
Several soldiers and policemen were
wounded in such clashes.
The Orangemcn; determined to
drive all Catholics from Belfast Just
as they have from .Lisburn, and
several small towns nearby, are
meeting with increased resistance.
Nearly 200 iucendiary fires have
been started and the property dam
age is estimated close to $4,000, 900
Catholics are retaliating for the
destruction of their homes and bus,
mess places by setting fire to Or
angemen property.
The situation is becoming more
serious and virtually the whole
adult population, including hun
dreds of women are being drawn
into the fray. Among the dead are
one woman and one child,