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The Washington times., 1920-05-15
Hints For The
Household

A hot solution Of chloride OF lime
removes the tea stains that some
times appear in teapots and cups.
Pour il into the article to be
cleansed and allow it to stand for q
few minutes. Use carefully, as II
burns the fingers if allowed to touch
them.
To lengthen the life of socks.
take a small skein OF embroidery
cotton and knit 4 in with the wool
at the heel and toe. This will more
than double the strength of the
wearing parts. taking the strain
and preventing the wool from
breaking away.
To stiffen hair ribbons, dissolve 2
tablespoonful of sugar in a pint or
water, and use this mixture as tho
last rinsing water after the ribbons
are washed. They should be pressed
with hot iron before they arc
quite dry. a piece of tissue paper
being laid between the iron and ths
ribbon.
To prevent grit from going
through the mat on tho oilcloth,
keep n stiff sheet or brown paper.
folded two or three times under y.
This will be found n good plan.
An easy and quick way to clean
knives is to dip an ordinary cork
first in cold water. then In the knife
polish. and rub briskly; polish with
newspaper. 1t is much better
than rubbing on a knife board, and
takes less than half the time.
The Washington times., 1920-05-15

@AN a wife and mother retain
1 her youthful appearance with
out prejudice to her duties?
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-12-24
Written for the ThurstOn
County Farm Bureau News

work that all farmers have so long
wanted to see finished. One to &C
complish results in an organized way,
and that it is useless to try to do
something for nothing.
8. The Farm Bureau gives you
the assistance of county agents, home
demonstration agents. and boys and
girls club agents for work in your
own county and even in your own
home.
8. The Farm Bureau gives you
the united strength of more than one
million farmers Of the nation, which
is indeed a power when that strength
speaks through referendum on
questions of great national policy.
10. The Farm Bureau gives you
the most complete machinery ever
devised by the mind of man for
the wishes Of the individual men,
bers. Through the community chair.
keeping the officials in touch with
men. the county Farm Bureau presi-
dents, the county agents, the state
federation presidents. and the ma
tional organization you have an Or
ganized machine which can convey
to the higher officials the wishes of
the membership and can transmit to
the membership the findings of the
officials.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-12-24
tential of all farm organizations ever
set in motion in this land

tential of all farm organizations ever
set in motion in this land.
why? Because the farm bureau
has done things! 1t has lodged no
issues; it has faced squarely the big
fundamental problems of agricul-
tural success in this country. Farm
labor shortage, profiteering, market
speculation, transportation tangleS,
farm credit slavery, intersectional
jealousies, legislative needs-these
are problems that strike deep into
the roots of our farming business
And these are the problems that the
new Farm Bureau Federation has
fearlessly faced.
mot that 1t has settled them--no
organization of humans, however
powerful, could, in the short space OF
one year, overcome evils that genera
tions of farmers have ineffectively
combated. But it has produced re-
suits that enable us to measure the
potentiality Of its influence, results
that have brought great body of
enthusiastic farmers squarely behind
it. It has won nation wide support
which makes it force to be reck-
oned with by everyone and gives IT
an authority to speak up for the
farmer in a voice that is bound to be
heard.
Officers of county farm bureaus
and of other organizations whose
purpose is the uplifting of the farm
business, locally or nationally, will
wish to call the attention of their
memberships to this fair and enligh.-
ening record Of achievement. AS
never before. the farmer has a col
lectve voice that can be clearly heard
in the affairs of the nation. A direct
referendum to farmer opinion has
twice this last summer dictated con-
gressional legislation. When once
this referendum gets to working cas-.
lily and smoothly the Federation Will
have the strongest weapon ever
forged for making the farmers In.
f1uence felt in national affairs. The
day of self-appointed leaders, pro-
Tossing to speak for the farmer, OF
Misrepresentation Of farmer sent-
ment, will be over.
at remains for organized farmers
to say when the day will come. In
telligent cooperation can be expected
only from those who know what
progress has already been made to-
ward that end"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-12-24
A FEW REASONS WHY EVERY
PROGRESSIVE FARMER SHOULD
JOIN THE FARM BUREAU.

1. The Farm Bureau gives you a
membership in large and strong
strictly farmer-controlled organize.
ton in your own county.
2. The Farm Bureau gives you a
representation in an ever-increasing
State Farm Bureau through your
county membership.
3. The Farm Bureau gives you a
national organization known as the
American Farm Bureau Federation,
which has 35 state declarations as
members, and is supported by ap-
proximately 100000 American
farm families.
4. The Farm Bureau gives you a
non political and non-sectarian farm
organization which has for it's prime
purpose the organization of the farm
folks of the United tSates for the
advancement of the farming business
through constructive program with
reference to existing associated bust.
Eesses and organizations which are
neces1ary and lawful. Its aim is to
make the business Of farming better
and surer, and to free, as much as
possible, the farmers markets from
those elements of uncertainty and un.
steadiness which now so seriously
hinder profit being made on the
farm.
s. The Farm Bureau gives you
the organized machinery. with spe-
cialists in it's employ, which is Ell.
abling you to ascertain the basic and
average cost of production. without
which 1t is impossible to equitabiy
state a fair price for your products.
6. The Farm Bureau gives you
service for the whole family. The
women and children have place on
the Farm Bureau program which is
OF as much value to them as are the
other services of the Farm Bureau Of
value to the men.
Z. The Farm Bureau give you the
opportunity of getting into nation.
al organization which has financial
resources adequate to carry on the
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-12-24
Farm Women Like Out-of- Door-Worl

Farm Women Like Out-0f DoOr-WOrk
Farm women like to work out
of-doors. IL there is work suited to
their strength. They appreciate the
Joy of out-of-door living when the
days are gloriously sunny. and the
healthfulness of 1t at all times. Out
of-doors the work with other people
with their husbands and older child
rem. The work is varied. pleasing
contrast to the isolation and monot-
ony of homework, and there Is the
pleasant consciousness that their
labor is adding to the family income.
Hand Work
We appreciate hand-touches on
clothing. as beading or braiding. We
feel that every adorable baby should
be dressed in the dainties Of hand
made things.
We love hand-embroideried table
linen. We value hand-woven bas-
kets and rcgs. We cherish water
colors or drawings-the work of skill
full hands.
But.
Does water taste better that mother
has drawn by hand from the we'll
forty feet from the house?
Are clotheV whittier and cleaner
that have rubbed by hand on the
washboard?
Is butter sweeter just because 1t
was churnd by hand? Set the gas
engine to doing such hand-work as
that and free mothers busy hands
for the work machines cannot do.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-12-24
HOME DEMONSTRATION
AGENT REPORTS FOR 1920
SHOW MARKED PROGRESS

Although complete reports are not
required until November. monthly re-
ports of the Home Demonstration
Agents show that more work has
been done in the first eight months
of 1920 than was done in the twelve
months of 1919, in spite of the fact
that in six of the nine field units
from one to three months was de-
voted to getting the Farm Bureau
organizations under way. More
women have been helped with cloth
ing problems; many more have been
taught to dry fruits and vegetables
and to can fish and meat; more
mothers have been given help with
child-feeding problems; more labor
saving devices have been installed.
This is not because the home de-
: monstration agents work harder. 1t
/ is tangible proof Of the effectiveness
of the Farm Bureau organization.
Through 1t every time the home dem
onstration agent helps woman
with one Of her many perplexing
problems. many ,other women are
helped too. In every community
there are generous, public spirited
women to act as leaders. One such
leader is Mrs. A. Y. Morris of All
tanum. Yakima county, who held five
fish canning schools at her home dur
ing August, where she and her
neighbors put up 20S pounds Of fish.
Miss Inez Arnquist, the Spokane
County Home Demonstration Agent,
finds that over one-third of all coun-
try children between the ages of
and IL are per cent or more under
weight. Children of standard weight
are far less liable to colds and other
disease than underweight children.
Seven young home demonstration
agents tested 2.682 children in the
first seven months of this year, and
assisted their mothers in bringing
529 children up to standard weight.
Washington home demonstration
agents stand ready to render like
service to Washington mothers. II
you want this done. see your Farm
Bureau community committee. They
are going to meet in November to
plan work for 1921. II you do not
know your committee, ask your
agent, Who they are, and get &C
Quainted with them.
Are you a good Judge of clothing
materials? Can you select ging'
hams that color, table linen that will
wear, shoes that viii keep their shape?
Can you tell whether a coat is made
of virgin wool? Do you know silk
when voc see it?
II you are as efficient a buyer as
YOU would like you will be be in
terested in the textile judging schools
with Miss Mary Sutherland, the
specialist from the State College,
will hold in 1921. Such school
is not a talkfest, but a place where
every person works, applying tests
to all sorts of samples, until each
becomes familiar with the more
important materials. The school
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-12-24
ALL FARM PAPERS
ARE "DOING IT

Country Gentleman to Contain Write.
Up on the Farm Bureau.
In the December issue of the
Country Gentleman there will appear
the following article: "A Year Of
Farm Bureau Achievement - The
Federation Has Become a Powerful
National Voice for Agriculture"
During the first week of this Dc.
cember, directors and delegates of
this American Farm Bureau Fedora
ton will again assemble in Indianar
oils for a second annual meeting. But
this time the eyes of one million five
hundred thousand farmer-members
and those of other farmers by the
millions will be fixed on every action
of this newest, largest and most po-
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-12-24
Garden Clubs.

Sixteen garden clubs were organ
ICED, with a total enrolment of los
members. OF this number los turned
in reports. which showed profit Of
$1,O92.49. The total cost OF pro-
ducing the gardens was $273.33 and
the gross value was $1,365.82.
Evening star., 1920-01-07
new METHOD is ADOPTED
OF TABULATING PRICES
DR.. Meeker Seeks to Obviate
Months Delay, Thereby Aiding
in Lowering Food Costs.

In order that the buying public may
be supplied in the quickest manner
possible with accurate and authentic
Indications of the trend in food
prices throughout the central west,
the Atlantic seaboard, and particu-
larly in Washington, Royal Meeker,
commissioner of labor statistios, has
inaugurated a new method of obtain
ing and Issuing digests of food prices,
which will bring the information
strictly up to date.
DR.. Meeker will send out at the
end of the current week letters ask
ing for information on the trend of
food prices. to be sent to him not
later than January IS, showing prices
during the early part of January.
He says preliminary and probably Of
fetal tabulation of these figures will
be made by the 10Th or goth of the
month, and on that date the public
will be informed of prices in the
early part of January. Thus the usual
and prices will be available during
the month in which they are made.
Dr. Meeker believes that prompt pub
lication of these lists of retail food
prices will be a powerful deterrent
to any boosts in price, and said that
the value of these current lists can
not be overestimated.
Washington dealers, he said. are
usually the ones who hold up pub
lished lists of food prices for all
cities, but with the sending out of
an urgent request for immediate in
formation he expects that these re-
calcitrant dealers in Washington will
return the information promptly.
Evening star., 1920-01-07
APPEAL IS MADE FOR
NAVY YARD WORKERS
Disturbance in Employment in Lo'
cal Establishment Unlikely,
Conference Shows.

The 5000 to 1000 employees of the
Washington navy yard. one-half or
whom are expert machinistS, are In
less danger of being disturbed in their
employment than are the employees
of other navy yards. This was shown
today when n. P. Alifas. representing
District No. "A. International Associa-
ton Of Machinists, was in conference
with members of the House appro-
priations committee in behalf OF navy
yard workers. These machinists are
fearful that unless the deficiency ap-
propriation Of s1O,314,O0o, which has
been asked by the Navy Department
is carried in the deficiency appropria-
ton bill, there will be serious cut
ting down of the forces in the various
navy yards.
to get an appropriation of s1S,600.000
for the navy yards. This was reduced
in the House to $9.300,000. but the
Senate struck it out and the House
conferees agreed to the elimination.
The Navy Department contends
that this fund is needed in order to
keep the fleet in good repair.
The position of the navy yard work
ers represented by Mr.. Alias is that
thew do not ask the government for
any appropriation for needless work.
but since the Navy Department says
the work must be done, they want
Congress to make 1t possible for this
work to be done continuously rather
than to lay off a number of men now
and employ larger number later on.
They argue for continuous employ
ment and not for serious turnovers in
the employment at the various yards.
Some of the appropriation asked
will go to the Washington navy yard
for routine work, but the larger. ap-
preparation for construction work in
the local yard was carried in the
naval appropriation bill.
Evening star., 1920-01-07
ASKED TO Join PARLEY
AS TO BETTER SCHOOLS
Heads Of Citizens Associations and
School Committees Invited to
Meeting Saturday Night.

The presidents and school commit
tees of all the citizens associations
were invited today to attend a con-
ference in the boardroom of the Dis
trict building Saturday night, at
which it is expected the organized
citizens. numbering about 10000, will
actively get behind the movement
to improve conditions in the local
public schools.
The call was sent out by Jesse C.
Suter. chairman of the committee on
education of the Federation of Citi-
xens' Associations. which is composed
of delegates from thirty-five of the
associations.
The last meeting of the federation
was devoted almost entirely to dis
cussion of the question of whether
the federation should send delegates
to represent the affiliated associations
on the Citizens school betterment
committee.
Those who believed each associa-
tion should name it's own representa-
tives on the school betterment COM
mittee prevented the adoption of a
resolution to have the federation rep
resent the associations. 1t was made
clear at the meeting that none of
the delegates opposed the school bet
terment movement, but that it was a
question merely of whether the fed
Grafton should name one group of
delegates for all the associations or
whether each association should
name representatives.
Evening star., 1920-01-07
FUND
GOAL IS $1,000.
Crack Basket Ball Quints to
Turn Over Proceeds of a
Coming Game.

Contributions to the Armstrong Fund.
Previously acknowledged,
Police fund. s1,s17.36.
Star fund, ss,214.31.
! Contributions
Loew'x Palace Theater patrons, S12s,
Mrs. H. Wentse, 81.
Mrs. F. Hess, 81.
DIR. J. 8. Arnold, $5.
Noonnn's Virginia Theater patrons,
$21 90.
Total. a5,1s5.57.
Contributions to the Armstrong fund
| today total $5.1s5.57. To make a real
glft OF appreciation to the family
S2'0oo more would be needed, since
$1,000 has been received from the po-
lice relief fund.
It has been permitted to make a
statement of the exact needs of the
Armstrong family. When James %
armstrong, headquarters detective,
dled from wounds received from John
McHenry. youthful bandit. on De-
cember IA. he left family Of a widow
ana three children, and deprived an
other family of his support. The sec
ond family was that of his wife's
widowed sister and two children He
also left mortgage of s2,70O on a
nome, $4OO in debts and no life in
Surance.
The interest on $4,000 a year at 6
per cent would bring only $500 year
TO the families. With Mrs. Armstrong
about to go to work to support the
to NIL the deficiency gap.
$4,000 IL Coal.
To secure $500 clear a total fund of
$500 is needed. And this forms the
basis of the final appeal to Washing
tonians to help the family of the man
VINO died protecting the community from
menace and left a widow and orphans
without provider.
through the theaters- patrons have
subscribed well over $500 for the
fund. Public-spirited citizens have
come forward with subscriptions rang
ing from 80 and $40 to 5000 each. And
now 1T is up" to the Washingtonians
who have not yet subscribed to the
fund, and who can conveniently con-
tribute to swell the fund to the re-
quired total.
CUNTS to Play for Fund.
In an effort to swell the fund the
7. M. c. A. and Aloysius Club basket
ball quints will put on a game jan
uary l6 at pm. at the Y. NJ C. A.
Tickets will be sold for SO cents at
Spalding's, the Y. M. C. A. and the
Aloysius Club, as well as at other
stores around the city.
committee called upon Mai Pull
man, chief of police, yesterday to
make the offer to turn in all proceeds
to the Armstrong fund. Maj. Pull
man told the committee that he would
gladly receive the contribution and
congratulated the leaders on the in
terest taken.
The game will be one for which
the public will. receive it's moneys
worth and more" Manager Thomas
Pollard Of the Aloysius Club declared.
We are glad of the chance to put
up our qufnt against the Y. NJ c. A.,
for whom we have the greatest re
spect as to ability. We think that we
Will give them quite tussle and look
for victory. We know that the game
will be hard fought"
Similar sentiments were expressed
by the officials of the Y. M c. A.
team. Both teams are regarded as
class A amateur basket ball combina-
tions, and the game is expected to be
a speedy one.
Evening star., 1920-01-07
ARMY GOODS SOLD
FOR $75O,0DO,0l|O
Total Receipts in France Fol-
lowing Return of Troops
to u. S. Stated.

ANTWERP. Sunday, January 4.-The
sum of $3.50, 100000 was released from
the sale of American Army stocks
remaining in France after the de-
parture of the American Army. said
Brig. Gen. w. D. Connor, hief of staff
of the American department of sup
ply. who sailed today for America.
He estimated the value of the stocks
at S1,700, 900, 900 and declared it would
have cost $75,000,000 to take them
back to America.
Had they been retailed in various
countries great losses would have
been entailed, as the expense would
have been heavy, he said. France
paid S400,000,000 for stocks it took
over, while other allies and small
er nations purchased supplies for
1850, 200, 900.
AS an Offset against the stocks
bought by France, that country un-
dertook to pay damage claims amount
Ing to several million dollars as a
result of American operations in
training areas. When the American
Army went to France it was agreed
that farms and buildings used by it
in training would be left in the same
condition as found. Miles of trenches
were dug and buildings were de-
molished and American forces Were
rushed into Germany before the land
could be restored to it's former con-
dition.
Gen. Connor again denied the old
story that the French made the
American army pay for the trenches
it occupied in France.
The whole TRUTH" he said, "is
that the American Army has not
paid cent for any ground used or
for anything destroyed at the front"
Gen. Connor sailed on the Lapland
which was the first vessel to clear
from Antwerp since August, 1914
There were $50 passengers, including
Henry D. Morgan, American consul
general at Brussels, and Mrs. Nor
gan. Just before Mr.. Morgan left the
capital he was received in special
audience by King Albert.
Evening star., 1920-01-07
SEEK FUNDS FOR SERBIA.
Movement Started to Build Hos
pitals for Children.

A tentative organization for the
purpose of raising money to build
children's hospitals in Serbia was
formed at a meeting Of interested
women yesterday in Epiphany Parish
Hall. Mrs. Charles Y. Wheeler and
Nine. Branko Lazarevitch were named
chairmen of the committee which will
send letters to prominent persons in
Virginia asking for funds to help
build children's hospitals in war
stricken Serbia.
DR.. Rosalie Q. Morton of Lynchburg,
Va, who has been in Serbia for the
past four years with the Red Cross
and allied relief societies, spoke at
the meeting. She said heroic Serbia
did as much to halt the rush Of Ger
many to the east as did Belgium in
the west and said that crushed Serbia
is slowly rising to its feet. There is
q great need for children's hospitals,
she said, to take care of the thou
sands Of war orphans and children
who have been rendered homeless by
the war.
Evening star., 1920-01-07

DR.. Eugene r. Nichols, pharmacist
in this city for twenty-five years, was
stricken with apoplexy about o'clock
yesterday morning, while dressing to
attend his mothers funeral, and died
a few hours later at his residence,
S12 10Th street. DR.: Nichols was
forty-six years old. His mother, MRS.
Mary j. Nicnols, aged seventy-fve
died Sunday at her home, 1249 Wis
conSin avenue.
DR.. Nichols was born here in 1874
and was educated in this city. For
twenty-five years he conducted
pharmacy at 1901 Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. -,
Surviving him is his wife, Mrs: Mona
NJ Nichols. formerly Miss Gator OF
this city, who married the doctor In
1897. He was a member of the Board
of Trade and the West End Citizens
Association. Funeral services will be
held tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock
at his residence. Rev George r.
Brown of Congress Street Methodist
Church will officiate. Interment will
be in Rock Creek cemetery.
Evening star., 1920-01-07
Births Reported.

The following births have been reported Il
he health department in the last twenty-fou
hours:
Charles and Rena Wise. boy.
Earnest A. and Eva Wise. girl.
James E. and Edna Weeks. boy.
Henry ]. and Annie Il. Trilling, girl.
Louis ]. and Rose A. SimontOn. boy.
Henry r. and Irene V. Schneider. girl.
Walter Z. and Della Shoemaker. girl.
George s. and Lille v. Pyles, boy.
Ernest E. and Mae Pons. boy.
Alfred J. and Lucy Ogston, girl.
William B. and Violetta c. Marbury, boy.
Harold Il. and Mary Mann, boy.
George S. and Willett o. Garner boy.
Fred w. and Martha A. Cast, boy.
John L. and Josephine T. Erlter. girl.
David and Ida Ehrlich, boy.
James H. and Ella Conroyd, girl.
Lewis N. and Virginia NJ. Cloud. girl.
Ferdinand Ii. and Annie L. Bergmann, girl.
Richard c. and Olive NJ. Beall, boy.
Norris n. and Nellie +. Allen, boy.
James A. and Edmona Tillman, boy.
Charles and Frances Stewart, boy.
Clinton and Marie Reels, boy.
James A. and Sadie Miller, girl.
William and Lima Jones. girl.
IAngdon and Mary Il. Ford, boy.
James and Lora Covington. boy.