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The Newark journal., 1922-03-30

respect to other rooms, the outlook from it's windows, and the placing Of doors and windows are points to be well considered. A trim back yard with good walks helps to keep the kitchen clean. A kitchen should be we'll ventilated in winter as well as fin summer with door transoms and ventilating window screens. The sink, stove. work table and other important parts of the kitchen should be well lighted and the floor easy to keep clean. Running water is desirable, both hot and cold. Windews and doors always should be sereeGtd against flies.
 Saving Steps conserves Energy.
 The proper grouping of sink, stove and work table to save steps is very important. All permanent equipment should be substantial and easy to keep fin order. An abundance of cupboard and shelf room. well planned, helps orderly storage of utensils and sup plies. Grouping articles which are used together saves time. A rest corner is recommended. The kitchen as whole should meet the standards of a convenient well-arranged work shop. Circular 1S9 is free upon ap- plication to the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.
The Newark journal., 1922-03-30
SEASONINGS HELP IN
 COOKING VEGETABLES
Excellence of Dish Depends
 Greatly on Proper Use.
Each Household Must Make Selection Which Her Family Prefers-ltal- ians and Some Other Races
 Favor Garlic.

(Prepared by the United States Department
 Of AgrIcuIture.)
 Much of the excellence of we'll cooked vegetables depends upon the proper use of seasonings and sauces The seasoning selected should un- doubtedly be suitable for the dish, but so much depends upon custom that only general suggestions can be made. The Italians and some other races are much fonder of garlic than Americans, the Germans of summer savory or 'bohnenkraut" in string beans, and the English of mint with peas. Each housewife must select the seaSonings which her family prefers and endeayor to use them in such way that the special fiavors may be most satlsfac- torily brought out.
 When soup, sauce or vegetable is to be favored with an herb or another vegetable the flavor should be added toward the end of the cooking period Since the oils and other bodies which give vegetables and herbs their flavor are volatile they are either driven off by long-cOntinued cooking or rendered much less delicate in flavor. Herbs that are to he left in the dish or served with the dish must be added just be- fore the food Is served The herbs generally served with the dish are chervil, parsley. tarragon and chiyes.
 Burnet, thyme. summer sayory. sage and sweet basil are cooked with the dish a short time. not over 20 minutes, and are then removed.
 The little bunch of mixed herbs, the bouquet garnl." SD often referred to In cook books, is made with two branches of parsley, a sprig each of thyme and summer savory, small leaf of sage, and a small bay leaf, all tied together. This is cooked with the dish from 10 to 20 minutes, then re- moved The bay leaves must be pur- chased at the grocer's. Turnips. car rots, parsnips. celery. leeks, cibol onions, etc, when used just as flavor CTS should be tied in bunch and cooked 20 or 30 minutes in the disf and then be removed.
 When shallot and garlic are uset they should never be cut, but sepa rated into cloves" One clove will b' enough for a small quantity Of soup sauce or ragout. Never fry shallot O garlic. Cook in the dish to he havore' about 10 minutes, then remove.
The Newark journal., 1922-03-30
EASY COME, EASY GO

You may remember that back in [
 time of the first Cleveland adminlstrE x tion one of the problems of pubIlk discussion was: What shall be dofj with the surplusf" Then there was orange of administration and Corpora Tanner was made commissioner
 pensions. The whole country wal amused and had hearty laugh whd6 be announced his policy: God hcH the surplus!' Them was the haleyd< daysl
 Mr. Gilbert, the present undersecrN tary of the treasury. in an addred sad
 'The estimates for the year 19al show that over billion dollars of e1 penditures were authorized by the la} session of congress in addition to n amount shown In tine usual eompilel statements of appropriations. In facl the practice has reached such propo} tions as to be almost nationJ scandal. and It was vigorously d nonnced in the Presidents last aannuJ message Ut has become the first principl| of strategy on the part of people iti terested In appropriations for variou special purposes 10 frame the matte so as to authorize the use of th | public funds indirectly. or in indefinIt | terms. or by authorization for ex 1 pendlture Of unexpended balances. per haps appropriated originally for othe 1 purposes. or by authorizations il | divert government receipts before the. ever reach the treasury Efforts ar made to find general word. which d not speak in terms of appropriation and cannot be readily calculated
 "The last session of the presen congress. for example, authorized ad ditional expenditures out of balance of prior appropriations and from rf celpts to the amount of over $500 GOO GOO. including over $4o0. .000, ,00O for tn shipping board. The present SC. sion of congress by similar procedur takes credit for refusing approprlf tions for the shipping board but. q the same time, purposes 10 authorlq the expenditure of receipts in amount that may reach as high as 5000. GOO GOO. By the indefinite approprIatio for the railroad guaranty about S65O 00Q000 was in effect appropriate without appearing in any Of the stat, ments of appropriations.
 You see how II goes.
The Newark journal., 1922-03-30
XIII. TIP TO YOU AND CONGRESS

At the present time it. would pc misnemer to speak of the hahoiiai government having personnel sys- tenn at all. The reform aecompilsheu by the establishment of the civil sefF- ice commission and the merit system has touched yLt one phase of the per sonnel problem, and that but pardaily entrance into the government sefF- ice. Practically nothing has been dohe in the way of erecting the government services into careers that will attract and retain efficient men. Bad IS con- ditions were in this respect before the war. they have become many times worse during and since that event.
 The correction of these evils pre- sents problem of great eompie1'ty' It cannot be achieved by hait- hearted or halfway tinkerihg with the present system. Nothing but q thor ough overhauling of the whole person. nel system and the establishment or new system covering all phases of the question and embodying the most approved principles of personne! ad- ministration will meet the needs ot the situation. Fortunately begin ming has been made in this direction. It at least furnishes starting point for action looking to the giving to the government of the personnel system that it must have if government work is to be even measurably well done.
 The situation now is tbat there is an insistent demand on the part Of the public that the whole admlnistra- ton of the national government be put upon more efficient basis, and that the present waste of public funds, re sulting from present defective organ izatien and methods, shall cease; that congress is alive to this demand and has made a start toward meeting IL; that the fundamental defects in the existing system are well known; and that the direction efforts looking te reform should take are clearly estah- lished. The responsibility Is thus sQuarely up to congress.
 If the problem that confronts con gress in securing this laudable end is analyzed it will be found that the fundamental reforms are: The re- form by congress itself of its own or ganization and methods Of procedure: the entire revision of the present sys- tem under which the financial needs of the government are determined and provided; the setting up of an agency and procedure through which The ex- peuditure of public funds may be controlled and congress be given that information regarding such which 1t must have if it
The Newark journal., 1922-03-30

Back In 1912, when MT. Taft was President, and when the gross ex- penditures of the government were about one-Quarter of what they are now, he became exercised and con cerned about the higgledy-piggie un- scientific disorderly, grab-bag methods by which your money was expended for public purposes. He said then what is equally true now, that the activities of the national government "are almost as varied as those of the entire business world. The operations of the government affect the interest of every person living within the jurisdiction of the United States. Its organization embraces stations and centers of work located in every city and in many local subdivisions Of the country.
 This vast organization has never been studied in detail as one piece of administrative mechanism. Never have the foundations been laid for q | thorough consideration of the relations of all its parts. No comprehensive ef- fort has been made to list it's multi 1 farious activities or to group them 1 picture of what the government Is 1 doing. Never has a complete descrip- 1 ton been given of the agencies through which these activities are performed
 "At no time has the attempt been made 10 study all of these activities and agencies with a view to the as signment of each activity to the agency best fitted for Its performance to the avoidance Of duplication of plant and work. 10 the integration oi all administrative agencies of the government. so far as may be practicable. into unified organization for the most effective and economies dispatch of public business
 This extraordinary and indefenslblt situation. which exists today as full! and completely as if did when MT Taft portrayed II seven years ago came about quite naturally and slmpl, through our tolerance and slaekpess
 For years and years Inc gevernmen lived and grew and extended it's ac tivities on Santa Claus money Its in come came as easily as money II letter. For years and years th national income was greater than th expenses. Every year there WAS surplus.
 The government was precisely ilf tn position of the Rockefellers and th Carnegies and the Rotlschilds. It problem wes not how 10 get none enough 10 live on. but how ie spen
 it's income. II naturally got In fh
 wny of Throwing some of II to th
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The Newark journal., 1922-03-30
USE KITCHEN FOR FOOD ONLY
Most Sanitary Plan and Permits More Compact and Convenient Arrange.
 ment of Equipment.

Is your kitchen used4 chiefly for the preparation of food. or Is il q eombina- ton cookroom, laundry. washroom, passageway. and dining room? II IS better to use the kitchen only as place for preparing and, if necessary, serving food. This is more sanitary and permits more compact and conyen- tent arrangement of equipment, the United States Department of Agricul- rure believes. Laundry. WashrooH, and general storage room are some times combined and used as z place for men and children coming in from out of doors ao leave work clothes and muddy boots and rubbers.
The Newark journal., 1922-03-30
)f,ooo,oo PROJECT IS PRoPos ED BY RESIDENTS OF CRIT
 TENDEN COUNTY
IS AN IMPORTANT PROJECT
Delegates From Memphis And Arkan- sas Counties Win Be Invited To Attend The Proposed Meet
 ing At Marion.

Tarle.--A mass meeting Of Crltteh' den county taxpayers, with delegates from Memphis and several eastern Arkansas counties, will be called at Marion between April 1 and 15 to consider plans for pushing eonstrue- ton of a new, permanent viaduet ap- proach to the Memphis bridges over the Mississippi river, it was decided at the general meeting of the Gritteh- den County Chamber of Commerce here.
 The meeting will be a climax to agitation for a concrete viaduct cost ing around s1,000,000 to replace the present wooden viaduct. \ committee composed of Dr. w. P Hicks and $. s. Morrison of Earle and Louis Bar ton of Marion, was named at the meeting Tuesday night to handle plans for the proposed meeting.
 Delegates and others interested in the project from Memphis and from Mississippi, Poinsett, Cross, St. Francis, and Lee counties will be ln- vited and urged to attend, as we'll as Sen. T. H. Carraway and Congress man W. ]. Driver of Arkansas; K. D. McKellar and Hubert Fisher of Ten nessee: T. B. King, manager of the Good Roads Department of the Mem phis Chamber of Commerce, and va ,ious other authorities and parties interested in the viaduct construction.
 The decision to call the meeting oIlowed an address by J. Rudolph som, Marion attorney. He said the present viaduct, which is 2.6 miles long, is rapidly deteriorating. The yiaduct project is of importance to all eastern Arkansas and Memphis, since it is the only route for crossing the Mississippi river. Half dozen transcontinental highways utilize this structure.
The Newark journal., 1922-03-30
''''-,''.''.' ro1~-ig5t. Western Newspaper Union

,s +o assure itself that it's agents, thS administrative services, are properly performing their duties, ana 10 aet iIf taIlioentlv in respect to the future oront of funds; the provision of ap o.aan through which the Presideno may in fact. as we'll as in name. dls charge his duties as head or the ad' ministration; the reorganization
 the admjnistrative branch of the eOr arnment so as to eliminate the pre9 ent widespread overlapping of jury dictions and functions and lhaefehi hi
 ble duplication of services, ofsahizf tion plant and work; and the eoT4 nlcte recasting of the present systeM under which the personnel requHa
 to man the governmental plant IS cnrpd. compensated, promoted,
 signed to particular tasks and eo1 troIled. to the end that not only 1ul ire will he done to the several class of governmental employees, but tn q nersonnel system will be establish5 that will insure q maximum of el eienev in the actual conduct of publ affairs.
 A study of action actually had | now under way shows that steps hay heen taken toward the accomplishme of each of these fundamental reforal The introduction of budget systeg Is I long step forward.
 don't mean in the least 10 give Il! impression that all private bnsines Is perfectly run and that only gover1 ment business is badly managed, that all the efficient people are in p1 yate employ and only inefficient in tfl public service. Neither of those co! ditions exists.
 In the common phrase. you have gS to hand if to Alexander Hamilton fS deyising n scheme that has stood tQ since revolutionary days. It has ns been Fundamentally altered since n day. There has been no readjustmeC of salaries in the departmental sert ice for sixty years. That implies certain loyalty and faithfulness on fl part of the workers.
 My only desire is to disclose tA present condition of government d ployment; that good men are leavirs and that the present tendency. if ni checked, will inevitably drive out the service all of the efficient ad leave only the mediocre and incod petent. have said little myself, bl have chosen to let the men workid for the government tell the story. E cry assertion of fact in these articl, comes from some responsible. sours or authority within the service. l aI not making n criticism or attack frol the outside, but merely serving as mouthpIece for your hired men.
The Newark journal., 1922-03-30
! OF INTEREST 10
 1 THE HOUSEWIFE

Lemon juice will improve the flavor of stewed figs.
 Fruit popovers are nice served with a sauce as dessert.
 A cloth moistened with camphor will remove spots from furniture.
 Zinc should be cleaned with soap studs and salt, then polished with kero- sene. The more butter used in cake the higher the temperature should be for baking H. Gem pans are nice for baking indl- vidnal omelcts. Serve them on pieces of toast. Stewed figs and cranberries, fla vored with little lemon make deli 1 >se.-- .,4> A4l-il..
The Newark journal., 1922-03-30

Hope.-The Bois d'Arc Camp, W. o. W. of Hope, held home coming meeting here recently.
 Hope.-J. O. Taylor, representing the United States Department of Agri- culture, spoke in Hope on "Bool Wee vii Control.
 Arkadelphia.-Elev of the church ss of the Red River Baptist Associa- ton were represented at the redemp- ton rally at the First Baptist church ecently.
 Batesville Earl w. Kerr assistant ashier of the First National bank, has announced as a candidate for city treasurer.
 Walnut Ridge.-Walnut Ridge has started a campaign against rats. The rodents seem to be more prevalent in grocery stores. In one building, which has been vacant about week, 3S were killed with clubs, the raiders being assisted by dogs.
 Fayetteville Damage to fruit by the freeze was slight, according to reports made by several fruit grow CTS Apples are not hurt, and only a slight damage to the peaches result ed, is the general belief. One grower expresses the belief that it is too early to estimate the exact loss in cured.
 Eagle Mills.-The Eagle Mills public school was reopened after closing two weeks ago on account of inhuen- ga All memebrs of the faculty, ex- .espt Supt s. A. Punch, were vic tims of the disease.
 Russellville.-Gontractor r. P. Con- aolly and his force has commenced york resurfacing the paving on Main treet. After this is completed the contractor will begin putting the f. ial asphalt course on the Little Rock o-Fort Smith highway through Pope county.
 Jonesboro-Dr. Austin Crouch, pas tOi O1 lht T II ct A3GHAAsA AilAiNt1s ftGdNu- ed a special sermon to the Camp Fire Girls clubs recently. The various camps. with their guardians, attended fin a body The pastor gave a brief history of the Camp Fire Girls.
 wport-Work of remodeling of the Missouri Pacific station has been almost completed Considerable ex. terior work is in progress. The yards and grounds surrounding the station are being equipped with additional lighting posts
 Hena.-The Commonwealth Public Service Company has ordered a new engine to replace the one destroyed .n the Mena plant several weeks ago oy the bursting of a flywheel. The pew engine will cost s3,500 and will De ivstalled within the next 90 days.
 Walnut Ridge.--Frank Josephs of fhe firm of Josephs Dry Goods Com pany. Black Rock. has received a pass. port to Assyria, for which place he will leave at once to visit his mother, native of that country, whom he has not seen for ls years.
The Newark journal., 1922-03-30
REMOVE STAINS ON FABRICS
Simple Treatment Used by Our Grand danes Will Prove Efficient
 in Most Cases.

There are few stains upon fabrics which cannot be removed by the easy method in use by our grand-dames. That is tie the fabric over vessel or bottle. rendering the surface taut. then from q height of several inches, pour upon the spot continuous stream of boiling water. as rule, the most obdurate stain will fade away under this simple treatment.
The Newark journal., 1922-03-30
Substitutes.

When in hurry to starch few pieces, and the starch box is found empty, use corn starch. taking the same quantity as of laundry starch. The result will be the same: the only difference is that corn starch is d little more expensive. The next time some paste is needed and there is none on hgnd use cvn- saLs.G A-..-
The Newark journal., 1922-03-30
TO SPRINKLE FINE BLOUSES
Blouse In Dampened Towel for Ten Minutes.

When sprinkiing fine blouses or baby clothes it Is difficult to distribute sthe dampness evenly. Dip towel in water. wiring 1t out. place the blouse in it and roll it up tightly. Leave for 10 minutes and the article will be found to be evenly dampened all over and ready for immediate ironing.
The Newark journal., 1922-03-30
4 Peculiar View

Howeli--He has some queer ideas.
 Powell-Yes. he believes that tba history of The world would have beeIi changed If he had married differeut ao.lI.l1.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-15

HXYE are just as responsible as
" the South Americans for
the lull in trade between
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-15
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of some increased rates in the ArGcn-
tine.
The drop in the cost OF building op-
orations In Buenos Aires has been fol-
lowed recently by the erection of
many new structures, but unfortunate
ly for the home-seekers. most OF the
new buildings are to be devoted to Of
fcos.
One condition that is sure to give
Mrs. American something to think
about is the cost Of foodstuffs in Bra
zil. During his stay in Rio Grande do
Sui Mr.. Leigh saw strictly fresh eggs
selling for 10 cents = dozen. whole
chickens for 20 cents apiece, butter
for dime a pound and oranges for 4
cent. In Argentina 1t is possible to-
day to purchase a COW or a horse of
the nag variety for about $3.50 and
sheep on the hoof at a quarter head.
There is such a poor demand for Ar
gentine meat that branches Of the
American packing companies there are
working about 20 per cent capacity.
Argentina has adopted stringent
laws to conserve its gold" he said.
There is little opportunity to get rich
quick. la Ponzi. Travellers leaving
the country are prevented from taking
away more than $500 in gold each.
Native merchants who have sought to
satisfy their foreign creditors with
payments In specie have been hamp-
cred by the same restrictions.
There is still one country which re-
tains Its faith in former President
Woodrow Wilson. Uruguay considers
him so highly that 1t has determined
to name its latest boulevard in Monte
video in his honor"
The Western Electric executive cites
an interesting example Of the inacitivi-
ty in Pan-American freight circles.
The steamer that brought him from
Buenos Aires came up in ballast. with
out single pound OF cargo.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-15
Getting Lard From Live Pig

genius to carve Jumps of fat off swine
without sacrificing the animals. It is
all done by incisions-not by kind
ness.
This is how he does II. A veteri-
nary surgeon is called in. and he ar
rives with the knives and bandages
ready for the operation. The four
footed patient has previously been
well fattenod up. A plan, so to speak,
of the pigs body is drawn up, and a
local anaesthetic-an injection of no.
vocain-is applied TO the parts about
TO be sliced up. This injection is said
to make the flesh of the beast insensi-
tive TO the knife. An incision Is made
on the back and on the abdomen. a
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-15
Coloring Oranges by the Use of Gas

reaches its most inviting state for
consumption several weeks prior to
the attainment OF yellow color. II
permitted to remain on the tree until
II assumes the characteristic hue OF
ripe orange the fruit is robbed OF its
fine flavor. The tendency is for this
variety Of orange to become fiat and
tasteless. The time-honored habit of
the buyers OF oranges is TO specify a
fruit with yellow color. long consid
cred as the only sure earmark OF a
ripe orange.
Hence the efforts OF the Bureau of
Plant Industry in devising a method
Of artificial discoloration. which to ap-
pearance would seem TO hasten the
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-15
theatrical stars.

The marketing Of Satsuma oranges is
being speeded up by an artificial pro-
cess Of discoloration developed by the
Office OF Horticultural and Pomologic-
al Investigations OF the United States
Department OF Agriculture. says the
Scientific American. Laboratory tests
at the government farm. Arlington.
Va. reinforced by more elaborate e1-
periments in Baldwin county. Alaba-
ma have determined the feasibility Of
applying an attractive coloring to or
anges by exposing the fruit to an at
mosphere OF gases formed by an i'm
perfect combustion OF kerosene and
other petroleum products
The Satsuma orange. strange to say