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The Washington times., 1922-02-20

EMANC|PATES
HOUSEWIFE
Time and Labor-Saving De-
vices Enable Her to
Budget Her Time.

I'm this business Of housekeeping
do you plan your work so that .
part Of your twenty-four hour day
belongs to you as an individual?'
asks Good housekeeping Institute.
More than 800 readers. in re-
plying, report that they do budget
their time and thanks to labor
savers have a goodly margin OF
time for what they will.
One reader in Michigan writes:
There are four adults in my lam
lily, my aged mother and father,
my sister who is a business WON
an, and myself, the housekeeper.
We have an eight-room house. We
keep no maid and do all the work
with the exception of help with the
ironing. A young woman comes in
once a week for about four hours
at twenty-five cents an hour and
does the more particular ironing,
such as the table linen, starcbed
clothes, etc. She has her lunch
here. We do all our own cooking,
patronizing the delicatessen and
bakeshop almost never.
But we have some valuable as
sistance-a vacuum cleaner, an cleo
trio washing machine, bread
mixer. and a one-comprtment fire
less cooker. We had been sending
our washing out for years. but the
price rose to q prohibitive point,
and we finally purchased a washing
machine. While the washing makes
Monday a heavy day, and the mi.
tial cost Of the machine was con.
siderable, we have financial
margin that did not exist before.
would not be without my fireless
cooker. use 1t for meats, vege.
tables, and cereals. 1t saves gas,
does away with the disagreeable
odors Of cooking, makes a cool
kitchen in the summer, and OBJ,
viates the necessity for constant
watchfulnes."
1t Is safe to predict that in any
Michigan household there will be
an electric ironer before long. The
ironer does the more particular
ironing such as the table linen"
better than an expert laundress can
do by hand. The linen comes from
the roller with true" edges, a fine
gloss, and the damask pattern
showing up to its best. It will do
practically everything except fancy
shirtwaists and deliberately trimmed
dresses.
With 1t, Miss Michigan would dis,
pense with "a young woman who
comes In once a week at twenty.
five cents an hour" and do away
with the nuisance of giving her
her lunch.
The ironing that requires half a
day to do by hand, the ironer does
in an hour. Besides having the
work done quicker and better, the
Michigan housekeeper would have
another financial margin that did
not exist before"
The Washington times., 1922-02-20
RANGE HOLDS
EVERY UNIT OF HEAT

Unwilted flowers on the range
while the cooking is going on?
During a recent demonstration
OF an electric range in mode
kitchen, fresh flowers were kept
unwilted in a case placed directly
atop the oven. To the women pres
ent il proved conclusively that In
the electric range oven and fire
less cooker compartment every unit
of heat is imprisoned.
The electric range will not wilt
flowers. Neither will II act az
understudy to the furnace and hea,
up the kitchen. 1t will not steam
out the marcel in the housewife's
hair, nor flush her face to un
becoming redness.
In fact the electric range IL
capable Of only one function-the
important business of cooking. AL
the heat Is contained within the
stove and concentrated wholly and
directly on the food. No greater
economy Of fuel is conceivable.
The Washington times., 1922-02-20
Rules for Operating
: Electric Washing
Machine

Electrical Editor: My wash
ing machine was highly recon-
mended to me, but it does not
seem to wash the clothes clean.
l have been using it for three
months now and it is a failure.
Can you suggest what the trou.
BILE may be? Mrs. r. II.
To begin with, be sure that
you have the right amount Of
water for the quantity of
clothes you are washing. There
must be just the right amount,
so that the machine will force
the water back and forth
through the clothes. The water
line marked on the machine
should always be observed.
The manufacturer specifies the
clothes capacity of the ma
chine in terms Of sheets. In
order to be sure that you are
loading the washer properly it
is we'll always to weigh your
clothes. If you have a ma
chine which is said to carry
eight double-size sheets weigh
that many sheets and the cor
responding weight in other
clothes will then constitute
load. The clothes should be
weighed dry.
And then remember that in
washing clothes the machine
furnishes only the mechanical
mower, and that the chemical
Side Of the process is fully IS
important as the mechanical.
The kind and quantity Of
soap to be used depends very
largely upon the character of
your water, and the problem is
the same whether the washing
is done by machine or by hand.
Learn what kind of water you
have to use and deal with 1t
accordingly. When hard water
is not softened a grayish scum
will form on the clothes.
II the machine is loaded cor
rectly and if due attention is
given to the chemistry of the
washing process, the results
should be entirely satisfactory.
The Washington times., 1922-02-20
LIGHT
|. IS EASIEST ON
HUMAN EYES
Housewives Can Prevent Opt
cal Strain by Shaded EIec-
trical Illumination.

As long as housewives are not in
dustrial risks" lighting experts re-
fuse to lavish their costly advice
upon them. There are several vol
umes on Eye Strain in Industry"
but nary a book on Eye Strain In
Domesticity." AS long as there Is no
one measuring how housewives can
read, sew, and cook most efficiently
with the least eye strain, the only
thing for them to do Is crib" from
these Industrial findings.
The eyes should never be exposed
to direct light sources Of any kind.
That means that hand-fashioned
shades OF silk and parchment shields
not only add a decorative note TO the
room, but also lessen eye strain.
Attractive. soft color schemes OF
variety will prove refreshing to the
eye. Monotony in color should be
avoided. That from an industrial en-
gineer! Just goes to prove that the
housewife was right when she APP
preached lighting problems from the
standpoint of attractiveness.
Red Is Fatiguing.
Neither red walls nor pure white
walls are inviting. Red tends to ia.
tigue and white makes for glare and
tlTeb tne eyes, NeutTdl gray dS q
base color is most restful. These
facts are worth consideration when
repapering time comes around.
Cheerful surroundings, we'll illu
minated, add a great deal to the com
fort of the individual, because seeing
is a nerve action.
Dark corners should be illuminat
ed with diffused indirect light, in or
der to prevent excess Of contrast in
Light and shade. This applies par
ticularly to kitchen illumination. A
small sum invested in an indirect
lighting fixture will pay for itself in
the satisfaction OF having a shadow.
less kitchen, where one never stands
In ones own light and where pantry
shelves and stove recesses are AZ
well lighted as the middle OF the
room.
Fine detail work does not demand
brilliant illumination. A soft, vel.
vety, light of moderate intensity will
prove far more satisfactory in pre-,
venting eye strain. This verdict of
the lighting engineer makes an ideal
sewing lamp out of any well-chosen
floor or table lamp.
The Washington times., 1922-02-20
SMOKING SET DOES
EVERYTHING BUT SMOKE

A new electric smoking set will
do just about everything short Of
smoking cigarettes or cigars for the
motorist. The electric lighter is a
carbon pencil heated from the stor-
age battery and since it has no WIRE
attached to it, may be passed to
anyone in the car.
The cigarettes are delivered by
pressing the button in the automatic
ejector cigarette case.
Pressure on another button at the
side of the case, lifts the cover of
the ash tray where cigarettes and
butts are deposited, thus saving
even the opening OF a window.
The Washington times., 1922-02-20
WHY YOU SHOULD READ
THE TIMES ELECTRICAL
PAGE EVERY MONDAY

The development of electrical devices for the home
and office is the swifes trade movement of the
Every day brings forth electrical appliances that
mean health and comfort to every member of the
family
Vacuum cleaners will soon make the broom
in home a spinning wheel; washing machines will
put scrub boards in class with relics there will be
iceman each refrigerator will make its own ice
electrically you send the music of your
favorite photograph record your friend miles away
by use of the wireless telephone Many homes fully
equipped for heating and cooking by electricity Electric
lighting fixtures are not only identifying homes in
way that makes faryand seem real to the coming gen.
Grafton but properly designed and placed electric lights
relieve the eye strain.
AS fast as new devices are invented and new uses
found for appliances now in use The Washington Times
will publish interesting and educational facts
ing them this page every Monday.
The Washington times., 1922-02-20
WASHINGTON TIMES PAGE OF ELECTRICAL NEWS AND NOTES
A CLEANING HUNcH

This vacuum cleaner n not
only q dust and grit cleaner; Il
is a grease spot-remover a.
well.
To freshen up the rug ana
clean Il of unsightly spots,
without mourning an expensive
cleaners bill. try this:
Mix six quarts Of cornmeal
with one part Of salt. "a sx12
rug requires three quarts Of
this mixture. Rub the meal
into the rug. Then run the
cleaner over the rug. Grease
spots. streaks. and soil viii
vanish with the salt and meal.
This - q timely cleaning
hunch for the immaculate
housekeeper who Just can't
wait until spring housekeeping
to remove winters CRIME.
The Washington times., 1922-02-20
DIFFUSED LIGHT GIVES
BEST ILLUMINATION

Madame Retainer once said, I'm
der a bright light l am forty years
old-under a soft glow OF a pink
lamp shade / look but sixteen"
II is we'll for the modern hostess
to remember that light as developed
by an electric lamp is merely raw
material, and may or may not be
useful according 10 its application,
It is light well diffused In a room
that creates desirable illumination.
The Washington times., 1922-02-20
Electricity Is Cheap.

e., The cost Of using a 150.watt lamp
in the living room every evening for
a month from s until IL o'clock
would amount to no more than tax
ing the family to the movies once
Electricity is indeed one of our
smallest expenses and our greatest
aids to comfort.
The Washington times., 1922-02-20
Fold Clothes Loosely.

When putting large sheets into a
cylinder washing machine, 1t is best
10 fold them loosely. Apron strings
should be tied in a slip knot, and
shirt sleeves should be rolled back TO
the shoulder. This disposes Of loose
ends which otherwise might become
tangled.
The Washington times., 1922-02-20
BREAKFAST FRUITS ARE
HANDLED BY ELECTRICITY

When you sit down to your
breakfast orange or grapefruit
these mornings. you can add to
your enjoyment of the ,Juicy pulp
a delicious sense OF cleanliness
In California the citrus growers
not only irrigate their crops BY
electrically driven pumps. but they
wash. brand, sort, and box the los
cious fruit electrically.
When the cook in your home
tears off the protecting tissue
paper from the colorful balls she
unwraps as pure d food as one can
well imagine.
The Washington times., 1922-02-20
Have You Got II?

Every average family has paid for
an electric washing machine several
times-but some of them have never
had the machine delivered. Laundry
money and laundry labor pay for this
undelivered machine over and over
The Washington times., 1922-02-20
Low Electric Rates.

Electric power rates make electric
heating practical. Residences of
from five to eight rooms can be
heated through the coolest season at
a trifling cost. 1t is not only Geo.
nomically, but most clearly done.
The Washington times., 1922-02-20
WIRELESS CHURCH GOING

Going to church by wireless
is an accomplished fact. Every
Sunday three entire church serv
ices are broadcasted by radio
from East Pittsburgh, Pa. The
swelling notes of the organ, the
voices of the choir are clearly
heard by poor, shut-in invalids
who "listen-in" from hospitals
and sanitariums scattered over
an area OF 1000 square miles.
The Washington times., 1922-02-20
A New Toaster.

There is now on the market I
toaster which browns two slices o
bread on two sides at the same time
The Washington times., 1922-02-20
Progressive Indiana Women.

Indiana farm women now own
$4,000 washing machines. 5000
vacuum cleaners, and 10000 elecrtic
motors. S0om
The Washington times., 1922-02-20
LIGHTS SHOULD
/ BE PLANNED
} IN ADVANCE
Electrical Fixtures Are In
stalled Better While Con-
struction Goes On.

In planning to build, the house
wife will profit by one conference
with her architect devoted entirely
20 the placing of electrical outlets
and equipment.
She probably hopes that this house
Of her own building will be a per-
manent home, and so she will plan
not merely for the present, but also
for the developments the future may
bring. Next to the tubs. she'll have
the architect provide a space for the
washing machine, with wall con-
nection and plumbing connections.
Near, he will reserve a wall space
generous enough ror the electric
ironer. He will design a closet for
a hinged ironing board with a waist
high outlet for the electric iron.
For Kitchen Efficiency.
In the kitchen. the relative plac-
ing Of equipment is a very important
matter. If this routing can be so
skillfully managed that the house
wifeN may progress in a direct line
from supply cupboard to dining
room table, preparing, cooking and
serving in logical progression around
the kitchen without retracing a
single step, then an efficiency has
been achieved that Mr. Ford well
might envy. The electrical wiring
must be planned with this in mind.
1t is a good idea to think of the
kitchen as you would have 1t were
your funds unlimited; then place
what you have on this ideal floor
plan and let your equipment grow
TO your plan. With this in view, even
IL your range Is gas, make all neces-
sary wiring for the installation OF
an electric stove. Near 1t leave q
nook for the fireless cooker in case
IL should be bought independently OF
the range. Though you may not have
one yet, plan for an electric dish
washer next to the sink. That Is the
logical place for it and when 1t comes
to installation, the additional plumb
ing will be least expensive there.
In anticipation of summer needs,
provide for adequate electric outlets
Tor 1anS. One near the lrOner anu
ironing board and one near the range
il a happy arrangement. Even IL
you are not yet refrigerating by
wire, provide an outlet for the ice-
less refrigerator.
Plan sufficient Circuits. :
Most technicalities need not enter
the housewives mind in her planning,
but there is one that II Is well to
consider: q circuit carries only $50
volts. Now II takes a great deal OF
illumination to exceed this allow
ance, but heating units are differ
ent story. Therefore, in those rooms
where several heating appliances
may be used at once, arrange for
more than one circuit. To have
percolator, toaster and grill func-
tioning at once, plan on sufficient
circuits, or a wire heavier than
usual, and you Will not be incon-
venienced by burnt-out fuses.
Even the bedroom may need ex-
ira circuit service if you expect to
use a heating pad, a curling iron,
a small pressing iron, and in fall and
early spring, a radiant heater.
In home building, a thought in
time for electrical service adds
satisfaction, saves money, and pre-
vents all the bother, fuss. and muss
of alterations later on.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-02
IF BACK HURTS
 BEGIN ON SALTS
Flush your kidneys occasionally il you eat too much
 meat.

No man or woman who eats lots of meat regularly can make mis- take by flushing the kidneys occas- ionally says a well-known authority. Too much meat may form uric acid, which clogs the kidney pores so that they sluggishly filter or strain only part of the waste and poisons from the blood; then you get sick. Rheu- matism, headaches, liver trouble, nervousness, constipation, dizziness. sleeplessness, bladder disorders often come from sluggish kidneys.
 The moment you feel dull ache in the kidneys or your back hurts, or if the urine is cloudy. offensive, full of sediment, irregular of pas sage or attended by sensation Of scalding. get about four ounces of lad Salts from any reliable phar- macy and take a tablespoonful in a glass of water before breakfast for a few days and your kidneys may then act fine. This famous salts is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, combined with lithfa and has been used for generations to flush clogged kidneys and stimu- late them to activity, also to neu- tralize the acids in urine so 1t no longer causes irritation, thus often ending bladder disorders.
 lad Salts Is inexpensive and can- not injure: makes a delightful ef- fervescent lithia water drink, which everyone can take now and then to help keep the kidneys clean and the blood pure, thereby often preventing serious kidney complications.
 advertisement
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-02
AGNES AYRES AT COLISEUM SUNDAY

What is said to be one of the most emotional roles ever assigned to a screen actress, fell to the lot of Agnes .Ayres in her initial Para. mount star picture, "The Lane That Had No Turning" which comes to the Coliseum Theater Sunday and Monday Throughout the star plays the part of woman who surrenders her own opportunities for fame and fortune to aid her husband. Theo. dore KosloM is the husband. while Mahlon Hamilton is seen in the role of the rival The villain is played by Frank Campeau
 The story was written by Sir Gil. bert Parker. and the picture was di- rected by Victor Fleming. A wed ding ceremony in the quaint and charming manner of the Canadian provinces is one of the features of "The Lane That Had No Turning At the Lasky ranch in Hollywood. a setting representing portion of the village of ,'Pontias was built. h this, an open air feast is given to celebrate the wedding day of Made linette Lajeunesse, played by Miss Ayres. and Louis Racine, portrayed by Theodore Kosloff.
 Besides the big feature. a two reel Mack Sannert comedy, 'The
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-02
MARY PlCKFORD AT COLISEUM TONIGHT

Studs" Mary Pickford, will be seen at the Coliseum Theater tonight only in a play that might well be termed "The Tale of Shirt" for the scenes are all laid in little laundry in the Sluns of London, and Miss Pick ford, as Amanda Aff1ick, weaves such a romance about the shirt which has been left by casual customer that even her girl chunSs believe it all most as much as herself.
 Having preached the philosophy of gladness in "Pollyanna," Mary Pick ford in Studs" teaches the advan- tages and consolation of vivid i'm agination, and when Lavender the delivery horse, is about to be sold for glue, she rescues him, takes him up two flights of stairs to her room and tells him such wonderful tales that even this poor old animal be- lieves it.
 But with all Amanda Afflick is a little figure true to life and with Miss Pfckord's deft touches she brings the audience back from laugh ter to tears and back again with her wonderful tales to the tragic termin. ation of her romance.
 Daredevil Jack" the serial. will also be seen in another episode with Jack Dempsey as the hero.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-02
ADSIT LEAVING G--.
 ON ANNUAL TRIP
We'll Known Merchandise Broker Off on Trip to South
 and then to New York.

l. B. Adsit, one of the well known merchandise wholesale brokers of Alaska, With his headGuafters in Ju- neau, is passenger south on the Alameda this afternoon 'onxhis anna, visit ito the Large wholesale firms which he represents. &
 Mir Adsst goes to sSeattle, Port land and San FranciEto, 'and will then perhaps crossa4he continent to New York City His trip is purely one of bqlsinessp and during his ab- sence will secifre his new lines for next year, get in close touch with the trade in general and maybe re- turn with new agencies added to his already list of representative wholesalers.
 Mir Adsit's territory extends from Ketchikan to the Arctic Circle and next year he plans an early start, calling on all of the Alaska trade in the various sections of the North land.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-02
"COME ON OVER"
 AT PALACE SUNDAY


 Rupert Hughes, author of long line of individual and highly success full photoplays produced by Goldwyn, among them the comedy, %Come On Over, which will be shown for two days at the Palace Theater, begin ming Sunday. has raised his voice against censorship of motion pictures.
 After the completion of his Irish American comedy, Come On Over at Goldwyn's studios in Culver City, Cal, Mir. Hughes went to New York and there gave a number of public addresses against the restriction of the freedom of the films. He de- clares that regulation of the screen by group of individuals is not only unfair but dangerous.
 Come On Over" is a censor1proof photoplay. Not even the most puri- tanical of censors could find any thing in it ito object to. AS a mat ter of fact, Rupert Hughes has never had a single scene cut from any of his pictures by any board of censors. state or local. That does not mean that he has never touched upon sub jects which are often censored, but that he always keeps his characters natural and human. He keeps his finger on the pulse of the public and knows how to deal with tfcklish situ- ations-such as are found by the thousands in everyday life-in manner devoid of all offense, yet true to human life and human char acteriStics.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-02
CHuRCnEsa
 ~pe6Yx
CHRl0TIAN SCIENCE CHURCH

Sunday services VIII De held al Il a. m in the Church of Chris tian Science Society of Juneau on Fifth Street between Main and Sew ard Streets. The subject will be: God the Only Cause and Creator
 Sunday School at 1z:i5 o'clock.
 Wednesday. 8:1b = Testimonial meeting.
 Christian Science Reading Room at Room 1, Malony Building. open to the public Wednesdays from 2:3o to and from to 8 P. M, Satur- days 2:30 to and 7:30 to r. M.
 The public is cordially invited to attend these services and visit the reading room.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-02
METHODIST EPISCOPAL
 CHURCH
DIR. W. A. ALLEN. Pastor.

DIR. W. A. ALJ1r1II, Pastor.
 Sunday morning worship, at II. Subject, .-Sin and Death
 Sunday School at 12:15. Our Sunday School is running past the 100 mark, you are invited.
 There will be no Junior League.
 Epworth League meets at 6:30. Subject, Herald Day" The pastor will be the leader.
 Evening worship. MT. W. w. Batcheller will have charge of the service and will speak from the sub ject, "Samson's Rsdiogram to Us, or Used and Wasted Strength" w. l.. Paul will sing.
 Please do not allow any engage mcnts to take place of the official board meeting and Sunday School board meeting on next Tuesday evening at 7:30.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-02
Poetry Restrictions
 Abolished ,in January

TOXIC. Dec. 2-'Mountain Cloud at Dawn" is the subject chosen this year by the Emperor for the an- nual poetry contest to be held in January. In the days. of the Kyoto court only Court nobles of poets participated, but now anyone can contribute. The best are read to the Emperor. Verse making has all ways been one of the national past times of the Japanese people. Elm peror> Meiji used to compose poem every day and his consort also left a collection of verses.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-02
Denmark to Continue
 Her Eight Hour Day

COPENHAGEN, Dec. 2. - The eight t-hour law in Denmark will be extended for the years 1924 and 1925 as the result of a report made recently by the Board of Social Welfare.
 This law, which was enacted a year ago to remain in force until the end of 1923, has been attacked by many interests as being respon- sible for the increases in the cost of living, but efforts to have it re- scinded have failed.
 The Board, in it's report. stated it believed the law was responsible for much of this increase, but that it contained many advantages for the workmen which more than offset this disadvantage.
 Always Busy-Whyr There's a reason. See Morris. the carpenter.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-02
NORTHERN LIGHT PRES ENTERTAIN CHURCH

Rev. George c. Bruce. D. D.. pastor
 Morning worship at 11:00. The subject will be Jesus the Savior of All"
 Sunday school at Thane at 9:45.
 Bible School at 12:15.
 Evening worship at 500. Sub jet, "The Won't of the Will"
 Meeting for bible study and pray CT on Wednesday evening at 500.