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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-15
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING.
by Laura A. Klgkman.
ANSWERED LETTERS ON
COLD PACK CANNING


Begipner-IIow does one test jars and
rubbers for canning2 Docs one boil these
glass jars before putting the fruit into
them for the cold pack method2 Also
please tell me how long to blanch pine
apple and how long to boil the glass jars
when ! have packed the fruit into them.
| am going 30 practice canning pineapple
before trying to put up my garden prod
ucts. ] am going to use my wash boier
as a Gamer.
Answer test jars, partly fill them
with water; adjust rubbers and covers;
turn upside down and watch for leakage.
To test rubbers, stretch them as far as
possible. Good rubhcrs will stand hard
pulling Also fold the rubbers and II no
cracks show along the fold, they are all
right.
Yes, the jars should be boiled before
being filled with fruit or vegetable. Here
is the method of procedure: Before start
ing to prepare the fruit or vegetable. MI
Your wash boiler with cold water; hill the
Jars three-fourths full of cold water and
cover; place jars on the rack In the wash
boiler (which should have sufficient water
in il TO cover the jars) now bring the
water TO a boil and continue boiling, TAX
ing out the jars as they are needed ,tthey
must he in boiling water Is minutesl to
be filled with the blanched and cold-dip-
ped fruit or vegetable and placing each
lar in pan of hot water while you are
filing It with the fruit or vegetable.
Blanch pineapple for them to min
utes; process it THAT is, boil the jars con-
tanning the pineapple) for 30 minutes
Mrs. +. F-"This year my husband
and | are planning to raise okra Va our
garden. | canned all my garden products
last year with my wash boiler canner, but
do not know how long to blanch and pro-
cess okra. Will you please tell meY
Answer Banch okra for from TO 10
minutes; process it for 100 minutes.
Bride-"My husband is going to raise
mushrooms II he has success. how long
shall blanch them with wash boiler
canncrl and how long process them
Answer Blanch mushrooms for min
utes; process them for 90 minutes.
Worried "All the books and articles
on canning saw test for leakage In re-
fcrring to the filed and processed jars,
but none that have seen say what to do
in case of leakagel II mine leak what shall
| do? | have never canned before tins
wear. and want TO learn all | can before
starting
Answer II jar leaks after processing,
put on a new rubber, half-seal tas you did
before, in processing the Jar return to
Gamer and boil for five minutes longer,
then completely seal and test again. But
yoG will find that your jars wall not leak Il
YOU have tested both jar and rubber before
using For this test, see my answer 70
Beginner. gwen above.
Mary H-''I1 counting the minutes OF
processing, must the water be boiling
again, after putting in the filled jar, before
one begins 10 count?
Answer
Tomorrow Time Table for Canning
With n Wash Boiler.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-15
SUMNER PREC AUTION.
Timely Advice Given by Secretary Frantz
of City Board Of Health.

Pointing TO the danger Of typhoid
fever, Howard r. Frantz, secretary Of the
Board Of Health, says.
tionists should make sure Of pure milk
pure water and pure food Vegetables
washed in creeks are dangerous Beware
Of sea food from polluted waters AZ
long as the public viii remain indifferent
to water, milk and food supply while in
the country or other summer abodes 50
long will this city continue 10 be re-
ceiving depot Of typhoid cases contracted
elsewhere Furthermore, every infected
case may be focus Of infection to others
and thus menace the health of the entire
community"
Mr. Frantz also recommends inoculation
as a protection against typhoid.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-15
SANDMAN STORY.
BY Mrs. +. A. Walker.
CopyriQht, 1919, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate. New York City.
MIR. FOX'S NEW GAME.

One night when Mr.. Fox was coming
home in the moonlight he found piece
of rope.
Mr.. Fox was always the leader in the
woods affairs and when the animals held a
party he always tried to have a new game
TO teach them
Having seen some children at the
farm he sometimes visited jumping
rope, Mr. Fox decided that the next
night at Mr.. Coon's party he would
win the admiration of al the animals by
showing them how to jump rope.
When all the animals had arrived
at Mr., Coon S house the next night, MIR.
Fox told them that two must swing the
rope while the third one jumped or skipped
Mr.. Badger having n very heavy
body and knowing he was clumsy said
he would take one end and Mr.. Coon
said he would take the other, though
he was quite sure he could jump as we'll
as any one there
Mr. Fox offered to be the first to do
the jumping. In fact, he had been think
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-15
Save the Babies.


INFANT MORTALITY something fgh We hardly realize that of all
the children born in civilized countries nearly onequar
die before they reach per than one- before
they are fve and one-ha before they ffteen!
We do hesitate that timely Caoa would many
these precious lives Neither hesitate say many these ne
deaths occasned by the narcotic preparations Drops ns and so
ing sold for chdens complaints contain less opium morphine
They considerable quantities. deadly pon any quantity they stp
read circulation and lead conges Sickness DEATH There danger
the Casoa if bears the signature of Cha H. Fletcher
opiates O. narcotics of any kind.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-15
Recital at Harrison Street NJ. Z.

The fourth recital Of the season will be
gwen by pupils Of Prof W G. Highfeld,
assisted by Walter Viohl, violinist and
Miss Leona Tammany, elocutionist, In
Harrison Street NJ + Church this
evening at O'Clock. The proceeds will be
for the benefit of the church
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-15
Concert BY Orphans Band.

Tresslcr Orphans Home Band, 80
pieces. which is touring the United States
in the financial interest Of the orphauage,
situated at Lloydsville. Pa, viii give a
tomorrow night The musicians range
from II to rs years in age They played in
Lulu Temple, Philadelphia. during tour
last wear
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-15
unshine Birthday Party.

The Pollyanna Branch of the Sunshine
Society will close the season tonight with a
birthday party at the ONE Of Mrs Q. B.
Waller, 1909 West street. Each member
is to bring cent for each year of her age,
and also her husbands s and is requested to
bring q guest who will do the same.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-15
LICENSED TO WE'D IN ELkTON.

The following persons obtained marriage
licenses at Elkton, Md. Yesterday
Carl P Nurnberg. Wilmington. and
Marie NJ Schilling. Flkton. Nathan ].
McDermont and Margaret ] DAVIS.
Georgetown Del Leonard T IIethen-
schulcr. kIrkviIe. Mo and Lillian
Comerford. Wilmington
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-15
Boy Hit by Motor Car.

While walking on his hands IN the
5 treet. last night, John skawicki, years
o Id. Of 1918 Linden street, was struck
By an automobile driven BY Stanley "
Burch Of 214 Maryland avenue The
BOYS head was slightly injured
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-15

Every Evenings classified advertise
ments bring results. Proved by the satis-
faction of many and will be to you-Adv
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-15

chester n Oakland Cal ?, 200 miles
away -he said ] as. ard is On her wsv
t1 California ~ rnc0ne q bride
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-15

Miss Clara SNYDER I'll Hannibal Mo
was called fo the telephone t3 hear
proposal 81 marriage from Arthur Man
Evening star., 1920-02-10

1920 unless earnings available for
dividends equal $4.000.00O. and it's
income is restricted in succeeding
years.
Equal share In Earnings.
On earnings above s4.00O.00O found
ers' stock and common stock will
share equally in earnings and the in
come on the founders stock will go
into the surplus of Armour & Co.
Earnings of the leather interests of
the company after the federal tax
had been paid was S6,195.S24 in 1919,
s3.7O7145 in 1913. s3,565,1SS in 1917
and s4,472.701 in 1916.
The stock of the leather company
will be offered to the preferred stock
holders of Armour & Co. and the gen
eral public until February % in blocks
of one share of preferred and seven
shares of common at 5000 a block. This
is equivalent to s95 for each share of
leather preferred and SIS a share for
each of the seven shares of common
stock.
The public will be offered the same
opportunity of subscribing to the leather
company stock as Armour preferred
shareholders. subject to preference al
lotments to preferred stockholders.
Properties Under Control.
The properties controlled by the
company include the Badger State
Tanning Company of Wisconsin; Cap
pon & Bertsch Leather Company. Mich
isan Empire Tanning Company. New
York J. h. Mosser Company, Pennsyl-
vania: J. X. Mosser Company. West
Virginia: sylvia Tanning Company.
Evening star., 1920-02-10
Goes T0FAREAST
ON BANK MISSION
Emissary of American Group
of Financiers to Work on
Chinese Plan.

NEW YORK. February 10.-Thomas
W. Lamont of J. P. Morgan & Co.
will leave next Thursday for the far
east as the representative Of the
American group Of bankers who are
part Of the Chinese consortium, or
lea. Great Britain. France and Japan
to assist the Chinese republic in her
public enterprises. The ofhcial an
nouncement of MIR. Lamont's intend
ed departure just made here stated
that in behalf of the American group he
the Japanese group. and will then pro-
ceed to China. returning to this coun-
try on or about June /.
Mr.. Lamont will be accompanied by
Jeremiah Smith Of Boston as advisory
counsel and Martin Egan Of the Nor
gan firm as personal aide.
Leading Bankers Of Country.
The present American banking group
was organized in 1918 to deal with
Of more than thirty members, repre-
senting leading banks and bankers
throughout the country. At the sug-
gestion Of the State Department the in
terna tional consortium was formed at
a meeting in Paris on May II of last
groups of Great Britain. France and
Japan joining with the American group.
Mr.. Lamont. representing the Ameri-
| can bankers. presided.
At that time general plans were made
for the working of the consortium on
,, the following principles:
Principles Of Consortium.
That no country should attempt to
cultivate special spheres Of influence.
| member of any of the national groups
should, 80 far as practicable. be turn
ed into the consortium as a whole
That the four banking groups OF
the countries in question should act
together in concert and in an effective
partnership for the interests Of China
and that the consortium's operations
should deal primarily with loans to
the Chinese republic or to provinces
fof the republic. or with loans guaran-
teed or ofncially having to do with the
republic or its provinces. and in each
instance OF character sufficient to war
rant public issue.
Pffvate Interests Unaffected.
The banking representatives agreed
{hat the operations OF the consortium
should not interfere in any respect
with private operations in China for
the development Of individual indus
trial, commercial and banking prof.
ects. but that where the general in
terests Of the republic or its prov
IHeeS were concerned the conSortium
~oula attempt to act as a unit and
lend Its financial aid to China.
The constitution and general prin-
clples Of the consortium were an
proved by the governments Of the re-
spective groups. but Japan proposed
reservations in regard to certain por-
tlons OF China in which she feels she
mas particular interests.
Mr. Lamont Is expected to take this
question up vita the Japanese bank
ers and learn definitely IL they de.
sire to enter into = working partner
ship with the three other groups:
In the meantime an emefEency loan
of t5.0o9.oo0 to China 10 now reported
to be In process Of negotiation.
The membership Of the American
banking group includes the leading
financial institutions Of New York
city, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia.
Pittsburgh. st. Louis, San Francisco
and New Orleans
Evening star., 1920-02-10
|REES|DE RECH0SEN
GASC0MPANY HEAD
w. R. Baum to Be Cashier OF
Savings Bank Now
Organizing.

Howard S. Reeside was reelected
president of the Washington Gas Light
Company at meeting OF the poaro
of directors held yesterday at the
offices of the company.
Other officers reelected to serve
during the ensuing year were Will
liam 3. Orme. secretary. LAWRENCE
Townsend, treasurer: Sandford n.
Whitwel, general auditor; George NJ;
Whitwell. assistant secretary, ana
Rawlins Hume. assistant treasurer.
Mr.. Baum With New Company.
A change of interest to local bank
ing circles occurred yesterday, when
curity. Savings and Commercial Bank
severed his relations with that lnstl-
tuition to accept the position OF cash
ier with the new savings bank no"
being organized BY r. Golden ?n,, Don,
is to be located at the new building
of the international Association OF
Machinists, at 9th and X streets.
Mr.. Baum has been connected WITH
the Security. Savings and Commercial
ing as it's assistant cashier until last
June. when he was promoted to the
cashiership.
The new bank is to have an author
lied capital stock Of 100000. It viii
begin operations as soon as *loo,ooo
VI lHe capital anu Y-o,VVV ceA PA0
have been subscribed.
Frederick r. Steffens formerly of
the office Of the controller of the cur
rency. will speak tonight on the FED l.
eral Reserve Act" before the class in
elementary banking of the Washing
ton Chapter Of the American 1nsti-
tute of Banking. at the chapter hall,
1914 r street. at o'clock.
Fair Amount Of Trading.
Trading in Capital Traction fea
tured the activities on the local stock
exchange today. Six lots of this
stock changed hands. one of fourteen
shares and one of twenty-five shares
sold at SIN, one of twenty-five shares
sold at 81 and three of eleven shares.
one of fourteen shares and ono OF
twenty-five shares brought SIN. One
$1,000 per cent bond of the same
company sold at 93A and three shares
of Mergenthaler Linotype sold at 131
After call there were four Potomac
Electric Consolidated $1,000 5s sold
at S65s.
Evening star., 1920-02-10
U. S. COTTON EXPORTS.

Statistics issued today by the De-
partment of Commerce are held to
indicate that the inability of England
to purchase American cotton because
Of tho exchange situation may mean
a virtual cutting to half of the ex-
port trade of the United States in
cotton.
More than half Of the cotton ex-
ported by the United States during
the Ave months ended in December
went to England. trade reports show
For the five months the total exports
of cotton amounted to 2.S6s.570 bales
Of 1,472,522.970 pounds, valued at
$543.734.66o, Of which England took
1,475.900 bales Of 766,Ss7.730 pounds,
valued at $2sS.477.s60.
For the month of December Eng
land imported 442.21o bales Of 23i,-
2S5,10 pounds of cotton. valued at
$94,221. 1865, while the total exported
from the United States for the month
pounds, valued at $1s0,64s,27o.
Evening star., 1920-02-10
ARMOURS TO SECREGATE
LEATHER INTERESTS
Announce Plans to Conform With
an Agreement Made With the
Attorney General.

CHICAGO. February 9.-Armour &
Co, meat packers. announced last
night plans for the segregation of its
leather interests from it's general
packing business as part of the sepa-
ration of the concerns affairs in con-
formance with an agreement made
with the Attorney General some time
ago.
The Armour Leather Company. in
|corporated in Delaware last week,
will have s25,o0o.OOO of per cent Gu
mulative preferred stock. 100000 900
to be issued now. $15.O00.000 common
(par value $50 and 100000 shares of
founders stock with no par value. the
latter classes to be issued in full now.
The founders stock. having ten
votes for each share will be held by
Armour & Co. to bind the new COM
pany to the present concern. 1t will
be taken by Armour & Co. at s. a
share, but will not draw dividends in
Evening star., 1920-02-10
FOREIGN BONDS.
FINANCIAL
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FINANCIAL

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Evening star., 1920-02-10
THE WEATHER.

The District Of Columbia, partly
cloudy tonight and tomorrow: moi
much change in temperature: lowest
temperature tonight about 80 de-
grees; gentle south to west winds.
Records for Twenty-Fouf HOURS.
Thermometer-Yesterday, 4 Pm. II;
pm. -: 12 midnight. 35.: today, 1
Z m. "a; an. Ss; noon. ~: Q pm. ~.
day. 4 am, 1894; 3 am, 1855; noon,
1881: 2 pm, 29.77.
Highest temperature. ~. occurred at
2 pm. today.
Lowest temperature. SO, occurred at
2 am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Highest. 80: lowest. Is.
Barometer-Yesterday. pm. 1920;
8 pm, 3o.17: IL midnight, 3o.l1; to-
day. 4 am. 1884; 8 am, 29.S5.
Weather In Various Cities.
Evening star., 1920-02-10

Delaware. cut sole factory. sales stores
and nearly 20 per cent Of the common
stock of the Eastern Leather Company,
which in turn owns various sub
salaries
Frank c. Allen. president OF the
Eastern Leather Company OF Boston, is
chairman Of the board of directors. and
Henry w. Boyd of Chicago. is presi-
dent. Among other board members are
+. &. Won Der Heide and Philip l.. Reed,
Boston, and NJ. p. Brennan, Olean, n. Y.
Evening star., 1920-02-10
PROVINCE OF MANITOBA
LOSES BY HIGH EXCHANGE
Increased Payment Of Loans ON
New York Market Offset, How.
ever, BY London purchase.

WINNIPEG. Man. February 10
The province Of Manitoba will lose sev-
eral hundred thousand dollars i'm pay
ing provincial loans on the New YORK
market as a result Of the high rate Of
exchange. according to q statement
made by Edward Brown. provincial
treasurer. This covers the two loans
amounting to $6.500.0O0 which have
been paid and another loan Of $1,000, ,0aR
which is not yet due.
He declared that this loss will be or
set by the purchase of English sterling
In the London market
Evening star., 1920-02-10
sOnly the best
TART of the berry
loes into Boscul
coffee.

We crack open the whole
sy and winnow out en-
ssly the tough little hull Of
= hitter chat before we
Slpp).eut the coffee.
you get only the good
rIaes-a master blend. posi-
tivIly pure. wholesome. de-
haisss.
::.eBescul 10 rich with the true
sxeomatic coGee-Aavor. strong
- not bitter. and with . gen
- sustsinins quality all its
~.
Lst Boseul gladden. your
&11js and settle your coffee
n1pAems today.
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WIN. S. Sem Company
CsmAn, n. J. ,
Evening star., 1920-02-10

In accordance with the announcement Of Mr.. J.
Ogden Armour, President of Armour and Company,
Company is offering it's stock for public subscription.
Alotments will be made in the order of receipt Of sub
scrptions, and promptly possible after February
18th, 1920, after which date subscriptions will be
accepted.
5 .ubjee to Of t holders the
f Armour n hands Of Puhaie
Evening star., 1920-02-10
DIVIDENDS DECLARED.
Har. Schs6ner 4 Marx, a.,
French Bourse Z Heavy.

PARIS. February 10.-Prices were
heavy on the bourse today. Three
per cent rentes, So francs 10 CEN
times. Exchange on London. 48 francs
IS centimes. Five per cent loan, 81
r3rAncs 80 centinaA The dollar was
Evening star., 1920-02-10

lWerthless chat which ve remove.
Evening star., 1920-02-10
Washington Stock Exchange

Capital Traction IS. 81. 900 at 93h.
Capital Traction, IA at s7A. IL at s93s. IA
at SIN. - at 81. q at s7ls, :5 at s7A.
Mergenthalcr, , at 1877.
After call:
Potomac Electric cons. 5s $1,000 At ssss
81, 900 at S8N,. 81 900 at s6S, 81 600 at s6as.
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INCOME, TAX BUREAU
CONSULTANT s ACC0I-NTAN1
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HIGHLAND

Mr. and Mrs Chas NJ. Blue were
the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Wells
over New Years.
Misses Ruth Sparks and Ruth Hick-
man accompanied by Jacob Wagner
and Anthong Grimmer saw Scandals
Of 1919" at Chicago theatre, New
Years eve.
Miss Caroline krause spent New
Years Day in Hammond.
seven pound baby boy arrived at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Carrot Post
ma. Saturday, mother and baby are do
ing well.
sixteen we're present a. New Years
dinner party given by Mr.. and Mrs.
r. Eastman at their home. Thursday.
Mrs. r A Sparks is reported on
the sick list
Clarence Hutchins of Griffith spent
New Years day with his parents in
Highlands.
Miss Kate Zyp who has been quite
sick with pleurisy. is reported to be
improving
Mss Trina Blom shopped in Chica-
60 Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs John Groot spent New
Years in Roseland
Master Howard Wells and sisters Lo-
use and Josephine visited relatives in
Chicago the latter part OF the week.
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:, Our once 10 pen until 5 O'Clock except
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MERRILLVHLE

\ very pretty wedding was solemn
lied in the NJ. Z Church in Merrill
Vile New Years eve, The principals
We're Mr.. John II Clyde Of California
and Miss Vida MAY Pierce Of Merrill
VILE. The ceremony was performed
by Rev VIM. Moore. pastor. in the
presence OF afew relatives and immed-
late friends The bridesmaids were
Miss Myra and Miss Edith, sisters Of
the bride The groom was attended
BY Mr.. Clarence Walters. The faith
er gave the bride away The wedding
march vas played by Miss Alice Lars
on Of Gary After the ceremony and
congratulations wedding supper was
served at the brides home The brides
dress was gray velvet and satin bro
cade and Georgette Crepe. carried a
bouquet OF pink rosebuds. orange bios
SONS and maiden hair ferns The
bridesmaids wore pink satin brocade
and georgette. draped with lace and
carried bouquets OF pink rosebuds.
The bride will be missed in this com
munity. she having been a good work
er in the sunday school and church.
A teacher In the public school for sew
eral years and held a position in the
Gary postoFice Mr. and Mrs clyde
LEFT for California last Saturday.
A Pie Social will be held al Merrill
hall next Friday evening. under the
auspices Of the Sunday School Mem
bership contest. Every lady is sup
posed to bring a pie.
The Woman's Club viii meet with
Mrs. Moore at the parsonage this week.
Mr. Frank Stsltz's baby. one of the
twins. has pneumonia.
The teachers have all returned from
their vacations
Mr.. Ran Boutwell, from the south.
viii not return until the weather IS
warmer He is somewhat improved
in health
Mr. and Mrs. H. Douglas from East
Chicago spent New Years day and over
SUNDAY at the Walter Blatchley home.
Mrs Perry Goodrich has moved to
Cary Goldie and Mr Goodrich ex-
poet 10 so too in the near future.
Frank Staltz is home from the Gary
hospital, but viii return once week
to the hospital