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Woman's enterprise., 1922-10-01
WHAT TO DO.

If YOU have only hard water to
tathe Baby in. Hard water is less
cleansing than soft water and more
severe on the skin, which it dries and
;rritates. One way to make hard
water soft is to boil it. The lime VIII
precipitate out. To give the soit
feel to hard water and lessen II"
harm TO the skin there is nothing bet
fer nor easier to arrange than to ada
bran. Oatmeal will do. Just put
enough into the wash water so tnat
i feels smooth. This is good 1or
Rabv,s bath and for the skin OF per~
sons troubled with eczema.
Woman's enterprise., 1922-10-01
Concentration.

Club women in their organizations
have become mighty machine. What
they want they are pretty likely 70
get, yet they are not scattering forces
but have decided on policy OF deter
mining, by a joint committee OF no'
merous larger organizations what one
thing they want first, and then atA
these large organizations un'ts
through Joint committee work for TINS,
one thing until it is accomplished be.
fore tackling another. In the Onese
States they have sponsored the Ma
ternity Infancy Bill and are nov
stressing international friendl'ness'
Woman's enterprise., 1922-10-01
SMILES.

Jim-Now please don't tell what 1
told you, Jack,
7 swore that I'd keep it num-"
1ack-rll not let the cat out OF the
But I@x1 where did you get it from?
,J;m-"1 got that secret from tn
wife
All women are like that
They can't, on peril Of their life,
Keep a secret under their hat
Woman's enterprise., 1922-10-01

This committee recommended that the
American Farm Bureau Federation ap-
point a director to look after the WOOL
marketing problems Of the country in CO.
ordination the various wool pools On
February 1, 1921. c. J. Fawcett TOOK
took over the department, dividing h''
time equally between the American Farm
Bureau Federation and the National Woo'
Warehouse and Storage Company. .
growers selling agency located in Chicago
which kas pioneered in the oo-operat've
method Of marketing wool.
Since the creation Of the department
sixteen organization meetings have been
hold in sixteen states, and eighteen states
u,,d tn. wool pool in marketing the 1871
clip, OF poobd sueh portions Of the 's.t','
production ~ was controlled BY then
o,s.ni,ation. The fundamental principle
underlying the direct from the grower Il
The consumer method Of marketing 70 4
make u,e Of established farm bureaus 10
collecting products and shipping to con
e,ntration points economically located
'lou;cal concentration points which hav
,b.en recommended are Chicago, Ill
Houston, Texas; Columbus, Ohio; Wheel
}ns, West Va; Lansing, Mich; Syracu''
N. Y; Portland, Ore. These concentr'
ton points are to be in charge Of eficier
,alss agencies with we'll established rep'
t,tiou, in tho wool trade, who are con
.pletely divorced from buying or specul'
iaa in wool.
Woman's enterprise., 1922-10-01

| ser;ous than this, is the enormous ecoho'nN
loss due to the breakage Of more than hVe
million dollars worth Of eggs every year:
The Transportation Department has sent
ont a bulletin to all the states and ast''
cultural papers calling attention to the
need Of very carefully packing egg SNIP
ments, and is also preparing to take iurt"e'
steps to reduce this loss, which IN the eno'
ILLOGICAL as it may seem, is taken from t":
nocketbook both OF the consumer and OF
. the farmer.
Faulty refrigeration in the transporta'
tion Of perishable products Of the tafm
causes a loss to the farmer and to the puo'
!. Tic Of not less than two million dollars per
i. wear. Every possible means Is being
), used to persuade the carriers to increase
y their supply Of refrigerator cars and a'co
;. to improve our present methods o. ns"o'
= ling products.
E, A Conference Held.
,. A transportation conference wss nelo
ID in Chicago last October. At this meeting
the representatives Of the various orsan'
,at;ons worked out definite program o
\. work to be undertaken by the nations
- y, organization, as we'll as BY the state organ
%. ;,stions, which would avoid duplication
.d and overlapping Of effort. In genera 70
~ ~ the Transportation Department Of tn
=. national organization is to eont'ne !tse
n =. to national problems and to collect If
~. formation on such subjects - 'nlan
'ht M waterways; motsr truck transportation
=. a. ;mnrovements which will add to the satet,
~. ~" economy and speed Of transportation an
=. :. to ,.rvc as clearing house Of informat't
~ ~ for the states. The states through tne
~. ~ transportation departments are to hano
..d al local questions, to serve IS sources
.ss e information for the national Office al
90. !. to handle all immediate problems OF
~ farmers. such as claims, securing equ'
st.. ment, elevator side tracks, stockyaI'
= :, etc, At the same time caretu! ptogt.
/" ~ co.oneration was arranged 90 that eit'
on The state or national organization {
,s', 49, s.cure the assistance Of the other.
WOOL Organized Department
ent, The Transportation Department Of
on American Farm Bureau Federation on
for established in June, 1920, with Cha
, Of Thorne az director and c. B. Hutchi
A traffic manager. The impetus to
pani,e this department came from
tin, nerstion Of the farmers during the
'a' nned shortage Of the west. During July
r rt;ve August Of 1870, 100000 box car '
' ~. ordered sent into western territory
h;h;t thirty.6ve lake boats were induced
nd it cany grain to Buffalo on their way on
itua. sea.
~. '. of The Transportation Department
49,. ~ hen continuously before the Inter-
INV Commerce Commission hsarinss
more since.
Woman's enterprise., 1922-10-01

Mrs, John Alden, famous president
Of the International Sunshine Society
wants to get in touch with :, every ,r,
blind baby or backward small cnl,o
everywhere. Mothers are apt to n,oe '
such, but it is a mistake as MRS. A.
den can direct them to the best ag-
encies for developing and educating
blind children. Address Mrs. 0onh
Alden, International Sunshine soc'e'
@tv es Fifth Ave., New York City
Room 81.
Woman's enterprise., 1922-10-01

bad roads. The worst we had was
from Walker to Hammond and few
miles out Of Jackson, Miss. to Mont~
pOmerV.
Woman's enterprise., 1922-10-01
CUTTING DOW N
FREIGHT RATES
THE FARM BUREAU AND THE
TRANSFORMATION PROBLEM

farmers happiness and his pocketbook are ootn rneny
tied Of transportation The ni: Bureau uS % has
farmers he tho hattie for lower freight rates Its work mas
been eve t total Of billion dollars per year mas ee
d on the farmers freight bills every year you % e m
save o M At least $50 for you every yearenogh 10 pay
Woman's enterprise., 1922-10-01

These savings we're brought about IN
several ways. The Farm Bureau so'
railroad valuations for the purpose OF com.
outing guaranteed earnings reduced by
the .um Of 81, l,70OO00,000. This OF course
,.sulted in an annual saving Of per cent
on that amount or $lo2,ooo,oN The
Farm Bureaus arguments in the gram
and live stock cases won the day' AN anu
.aved the farm shippers another $loV,ooV'-
nm on their annual freight bill: Then a
,.t;tion was filed demanding immediate
REDUCTIONS in freight rates on basic neces'
.;t;es Of life, to be followed by further re-
duction as fast as savings in operating
.~n.n,es could be effected. This was fo''
lowed almost at once by the railroads an
nounc;ne A voluntary reduction Of 10 per
., csnt on agricultural commodities, clear
..v;,o Of another $43,0o0.0oo. The &C.
t;v;t;e. Of the state Farm Bureaus IN se'
curinR intrastate reductions on Limestone
init. mola.ses, etc., have saved the ship,
n.r. at least enough to make up grsno
tot.l Of , billion year, or $50 per farm
Stat. Bureaus Active.
Much has been accomplished by tn
.+.t. Parm Bureau acting in co'opetat'o'
v;th the American Farm Bureau in bring
} lao about revisions Of railroad ruls' an an
r,eulat;ons w affecting farm products. 70
> is.tance, it seemed wise to make a
.ffort for substantial reduction in rate
! on agricultural limestone within STAT :
A te,t case which other states m'gr
l follow, At the request Of the Tram
E Manager Of the American Farm bufea
Federation worked out q scale OF rate
d The railroads accepted it; it 10 lower tha
. anv other scale on agricultural 'ime'to'
b vith;n the United States and is being us'
!. bv A majority Of the lines in several state
}. ne Traffic Department has also made
d special survey Of the rates on agr'cultut
. i;mestone in the southeast. the Denen
]. Il which are available to all the states
: that section. .., ~
u A history Of the rates on cat''e, no
d ,heep, horses, wheat, corn: oats' osIl'
d. hay, eggs, poultry, butter. cheese ana w
d has been prepared BY this Depattme
tocether with history Of the prices
. the.e articles at the various markets
the Congressional Joint Commi'''on
Agricultural Inquiry.
Hgg Brsakags.
Aaother problem is the transpo;t.t
ng of eeps which are today usually sn'p!
he in honeycomb hllers, whoo: protec'
rs, power depends almost entirely upon
m very weak tips. The railroads prom
T. the use Of secondhand filters, o9t nn
~ absolutely impossible to police the ~
n.y. tion. The result is that large numoea % =
her the shippers use these :econd'nano NJ
i've and then find it impossible to ool!ect
f,.., <he rnilrQodS. but, q
Woman's enterprise., 1922-10-01

Continuing in absolute contro' I" '"s
wool until actually sold directly to IN:
mill. and thus saving greater portion q
the consumers dollar for the grower
eighteen states are marketing eo-oPer''
lively 27,o93,ooo pounds Of wool from
eight concentration points More than
&C, o,ooo,o pounds Of wool have oee'
pooled altogether.
On. Of the main obstacles has bee" thae
wool growers have not had the ptope'
support Of bankers and the Federal ke-
serve System in financing their WOO ios
lona.tim. holding. Wool is sheared from
the sheep in q very short time, but 10
marketed to mill consumption throughout
the whole year; therefore Il must be con-
centr.tsd in large graded lines, as recoc'
ni.ed by the American woolsn mills, which
REQUIRES warehousing facilities on broad
scale.
In 4 Legislative way, the various POO
growers organizations sre using the ONO
Of the American Farm Bureau Fedetat'os
A, An avenue through which to work an<
uniiv their efforts in securing legislatto!
that will protect their best interests, sue!
A, Truth. .in.Fabric and permanest tar'''
A, 4 result Of the Emergency Tariff, ih'
nort.tions Of foreign wool have decrease
from an average Of 100000 pound: ).
; month, from January, 1921, to May 81
io2i. to about 100000 pounds p:
month: 4 decrease Of about 7S per cent =
importations, while the consumption {
: domestic wool has Increased approx
: mately 100 per cent over the same pe''e
in 1920.
Woman's enterprise., 1922-10-01

result Of meeting wool growers called oy M 1o9O for
the purpose Of considering improved methods % sm.
permanent marketing committee named consisting sung
Fitch ;nneus No. G. Warner, Bloomfield Iowa. and T. D00s'
Woman's enterprise., 1922-10-01

First Student
"What are the battering rams
Which they used to use in war?
Second Student
eThe ancestors Of our ewe'uoa's
| Are probably what they are"
Woman's enterprise., 1922-10-01
At the Ball.

At the Ball.
A little tulle,
A yard of silk,
A little skin ,sa
As white as milk,
A little strap
How dare she breathe.
A little cough
Good evening-Eve.
Woman's enterprise., 1922-10-01

Prosperity knocks-but must OUTSIDE
abide
T. can't be heard, because OF knock
ers inside.
Woman's enterprise., 1922-10-01
HAPPY THOUGHT.

HAPPY THOUGHT.
Joe on, jog on the foot-path way
And merrily hent the silica;
A merry heart goes Ill the way
Your sad tires in a mile-a.
William Shakespeare
RUSSIA, aim is to narrow the gap
hotween rubles and calories.
Woman's enterprise., 1922-10-01

MRS, SOLOMON SAYS:
To make dusty straw hat look
like new, brush it we'll with tat Ok
vo)vet moistened with alcohol
Evening star., 1922-02-09
THEATER CRASH INJURED
GROW STEADILY BETTER
Miss Mildred Nash Receivers From
Slight Relapse-Two Discharged
From Hospital.

Miss Mildred Nash. who was injured
in the collapse Of the Knickerbocker
Theater, was reported improving
steadily today at Garfield Hospital:
following a slight relapse the nrst
part Of this week. She is recovering I'VE
from injuries to her leg and back
Miss Nashs twelve-year-old orotner,
Huber, who escaped serious hurts
after being pinned beside his sister
for five hours. has been discharged
from the hospital
Mrs. Joseph Younger and Dr. and
Mrs. Custis Hall. also were said to oe
improving at Garfield Hospital. Oth,
ers whose condition was reported
"better" were Mrs. Howard Kneesi,
Mrs. Inez woodruff, Mrs. G. B. Bate
man. Mrs Guy Eldridge, Miss Helen
, Hopkins, Nathan Urdong and Edward
4. Williams Mr. Younger has been
discharged from the institution.
Mobile Tomasso Assereto, third Sec
retary Of the Italian embassy, who
contracted pneumonia in addition TO
his serious pelvic fractures, is show
ing marked Improvement. 1t was
learned today at Emergency Hospital.
DR., Clyde NJ. Gearnart and MRS; r: n.
Shaughnessy are doing nicely. 1t
was Stated. as are also the other pa
tients from the Knickerbocker crash.
Evening star., 1922-02-09
HOUSE, DELAYS ACTION
ON HED CROSS REQUEST
RepreFntstive Mann Wants Fur
thef Hfovination on use..of
Temporary Buildings.

Owing to objection by Representa-
tive James R. Mann Of Illinois. until
he can get further informatio the
House Monday refused unanimous
consent for the passage Of the joint res
olution granting authority to con-
tinue the use of the temporary build
ings Of the American Red Cross head
charters in the District.
BY joint resolution of Congress,
approved May %. 1917. authority was
granted to the American Red Cross
to erect temporary structures for use
In connection with its work in CO.
operation with the federal govern
ment. provided that any building or
buildings erected under that author
ity should be removed and the site
paced in good, condition within three
years from that date. unless other
wise specially provided by Congress
The time limit provided expired on
May %. 1920.
The report submitted to the House
by Chairman Gould Of the committee
on the library points out that these
temporary buildings are still required
by the American Red Cross in con-
nection with its work. but that the
committee feels that instead Of
Evening star., 1922-02-09
SUNDAY CONCERT SERIES
PLANNED AT HIGH SCHOOL
Rotary Club Accepts Invitation to
Opening Program in Music
Week Campaign.

A series Of Sunday afternoon COM
munfty concerts will open next sun
day at the Central High School audi
torium as q part q the preliminary
! ington's second music week, May 20
| to June 3.
The Rotary Club has accepted the
invitation rendered by Robert Law
renee. organising director, IN oenan
Of the music week ofganzatIon, ar. s
Of their families and their frlenos.
The programs at the Sunday atter,
noon concerts will consist OF vocat
! and instrumental music OF tne oess
type. according to the announcement.
rendered by Washingtons pest A"o"A
talent.
Recreational singing, which viii , be
hymns, patriotic airs. folks songs,
! rounds apd other carefully seiecteo
songs. both old and new.
A section Of seats VIII pc .e resei Mn.ic
! Week Association. who Will De az, az,
mitted to the reserved section upon
presentation of their membership
| cards. Children under four years OF
| age will not be admitted, ana cni,s hs
dren above that age will have to pe
accompanied by adults and remain
with them throughout the concert.
Doors Of the auditorium VIII 90
| closed during rendition OF all, IeatuFo .
numbers The announcement states
! that nothing will be included IN tne
| Sunday afternoon programs Whicn 10
! not in complete harmony with the
| spirit ofthe Sabbath.
! Civic organizations. government de-
! partments, girl scouts. campfire girls
! boy scouts, members of the G. A. H.
| the American Legion and other sim :
, liar organizations are included on the
Hist as invited guests Of honor at the
! concerts.
The concerts will start promptly at
! o'clock. but doors will open at $40;
| DIR. Frank Ballou. superintendent OF
! schools. has appointed the following
committee, who will supervise an
musical activities participated IN oy
the public school children: Stephen
I: E. Kramer, chairman. assistant super
intendent of schools; Garnet z. Wll-
! kinson assistant superintendent OF
schools; Han,lin E. CoEswell, super
! visor Of music: Josephine Wormiey
assistant supervisor of music: Seidon
i NJ. Ely. supervising principal; Flora
Hendley, supervising principal; Ma
| rion P. Shadd, supervising principal;
! Allan Davis. principa1. Business Hign
| School: Arthur c. Newman, principal,
/ Armstrong Manual Training Hign
/ School.
| The music week movement has also
| been approved by the school board
! The Committee on pubic scnool par
! ticipation will meet within the mex.
f! few days to discuss various phases OF
! the work connected with the music
i week campaign.
Evening star., 1922-02-09
SEES EARLY PASSAGE
OF RECLASSIFICATlON
Senator Sterling Expects Measure
to Be Adopted at This ses-
siou-Now in Committee.

The bill reclassifying government
employees. both federal and distri:t
which was reported to the Senate
Monday by the committee on civil
service, will now be examined, SO far
as the salary schedules are concerned.
by the Senate committe on appropria-
tions. 1t is the hope of Senator
Sterling. chairman of the civil serv-
ice committee, that the appropria-
tions committee will report promptly,
that the bill may be taken up III the
Senate for consideration. Senator
Sterling said that he expected the
reclassifying bill to pass the pres
ent session Of Congress. a1S
So far. Senator Warren. chairman
Of the appropriations committee. said
today, his committee has had no op-
portunity to examine the salary pro-
posals in the reclassiflcation Bill. He
said. however. that 1t was proposed
possible to do SO. Senator Warren
pointed out that at present his COM
mittee is very busy with the regular
annual appropriation bills, and for
that reason there might be some delay
In getting out the consideration Of the
reclassification bill.
Evening star., 1922-02-09

buildings. and RECOMMENDED that the
time limit be extended to Decembr
81, 1927.
Evening star., 1922-02-09
DR.. DAY AT CITY CLUB.
Will Address Forum on February
IA on "Bow to Meet RadicaEsm."

rRadicalism in America and How to
Meet It" will be the subject discussed
! by DR.. Jonathan c. Day Of New York
city at the forum luncheon OF the Gity
Club Tuesday February IA. DR.. Day
was for ten years director Of the Presby-
terian Labor Temple and for time
commissioner Of public markets. He Is
a Kentuckian by birth.
John Walsh, chairman OF the civics
and forum committee Of the City club,
announces a tentative program for the
near future, which will embrace the
"Farm Bloc" the '"Treaties"-as adopt
ed by the arms conference--when they
come up in the Senate, and the "Coai
Situation''-from the viewpoint Of the
operators and Of the miners. In keep
ins with the policy Of the City Club.
each side Of the question will be given
a hearing.
Evening star., 1922-02-09

granting authority for an indefinite
period. that Limitation should be pro-
vided for the use of the temporary
Evening star., 1922-02-09
RECALL MAINE SINKING.
Naval and Military Order to Hold
Annual Dinner.

The District of Columbia Com.
pandery of the Naval and Military
Order Of the Spanish-American War
In accordance with its custom. has
arranged to hold a dinner at the
Army and Navy Club at 1880 O'Clock
In the evening Of Wednesday. Febru-
ary is. the anniversary OF the blow.
ing up of the battleship Maine. in
Havana harbor. in 1898.
The commander-in-chi of the or
der has accepted an invitation to
come to Washington to attend the
1t the finest affair Of the kind ever
held by the organization. The COM
mittee in charge consists Of Capt
Sheridan Ferree, chairnaah: Mai
Richard D. La Garde and Maj. F. b
Wheaton.
Evening star., 1922-02-09
WELLS COLLEGE DRIVE.

DR.. Kerr B. Macmillan. president Of
Wells College. was the principal
speaker Monday at the Grace Dodge
Hotel at luncheon composed Of
chairmen Of each alumnae community
Of the college in the vicinity Of
Washington. Dr. Macmillan discussed
the plan to raise $1,00O.000 for en-
dowment Of the institution and to in
crease the salaries of the faculty.
Mrs. Thomas Preston, jr., is national
chairman for the drive.
Evening star., 1922-02-09
SECRETARIES TO SPEAK.

accepted Invitations to address the
seventeenth convention OF the Ma
tional Rivers and Harbors Congress,
to be held here March l and 2.
Topics to be discussed include the
Muscle Shoals project. Panaman canal
tolls and government barge lines on
the Mississippi. and perhaps the
livest of the topics to be discussed
will be the proposed st. Lawrence
river ship canal"
Evening star., 1922-02-09
THE EVENING" STAR; WASHINGTON,
JUDGE BILL DEFEATEQ. !
Committee in Senate splitsS bn
Method Of Assi9nment,

The provision in the bill creat tMa
additional United States District
Judges. which would authorize |. tha
Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court
to assign judges to relieve the con-
districts. was defeated by a tic vote In
the Senate Judiciary committee.
In opposition to the provision II
was suggested that the assignments
should be made by the senior circuit
Judge In each circuit. 1t being con-
ask the Chief Justice to keep suf-
ficiently close touch with the differ
ent districts to determine when con-
ditions In any Of them required tenn
porary relief.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-14
TENNESSEE LUNCHEON
 AT MRS. HIRNETT,S

Among those who will attend the luncheon for the women of Tennes- see residing in Birmingham and the visitors who will attend the con- vention, which will be held on Thurs day at the home of Mrs. R. D. Bur nett, 270S Highland avenue, are: Mrs. S. H. Gardner. chairman; Mrs George Stuart, Mrs. J. V. Allen, Mrs. Mamie Williams. Mrs. Dick Brunette, Mrs. J. B. Elliott, Mrs. J. E. Marler, Mrs B. A. Harding, Mrs. Fannie Young blood, Mrs. +. c. Moore, Mrs. F. IL May, Mrs. Robert A. Bailey, Jr., Mrs. John Crane. Mrs. G. D. Woodrow, Bessemer. Ala; Brs. c. W. Williams Mrs. R. F. Douglass, Miss Alma Rit- tenberry. Miss Ida Collins. Mrs. Dan T. Smith, Mrs. H. B. McClain, Mrs. Lucien C. Brown. Mrs. J. D. Porter, Mrs. Henry J. Barclay, Mrs. Alice L.. Peebles. Mrs. A. H. Brown. Mrs. John Fletcher, Mrs. Maschal Shook, Mrs. F. W. Dixon, Mrs. J. R. Rice. Mrs. F. E. Davidson. Mrs. Asa Faullx- ner, Mrs. V. R. Randolph, Mrs Asa Rountree, Mrs. Ethel Hanby, Mrs. Ben Mccain, Mrs. Carl Wittichen, Mrs. F. R. Stephens, Mrs. F. W. Mil- Ter. Mrs. ]. F. ChappeTl, Mrs. C. w. Brown, Mrs. c. D. Henly, Mrs. H. M. Henderson, Mrs. J. c. Westbrook. Mrs. Milda Vorhiss, Mrs. R. L. New man, Mrs. Frank w White Mrs. Jack T. Walton, Mrs. Crawford Johnson, Mrs. W. W. Crawford.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-14
M'MILLAN-
 WEDDING PLANS

Anniston, November 13-(Special) The marriage on Wednesday after noon at o'clock of Miss Juliet Rey- holds and Mir. Harry R. McMlllan of Camp Mcclellan, which will be solem- nized at Grace Episcopal church by Rev. James Moss Stoney. will be one of the interesting society events of the autumn season. and will attract attention In several southern states.
 Miss Reynolds will be given in mar riage by her mother, Mrs. Jordan F. Reynolds. Miss Mignon McMillan, sister of the groom, is to be the only attendant of the lovely girl wkose marriage is set for this week. Capt. ]. C. Hafner of Chattanooga will be Mir. McMillan's best man. the wedding to be characterized by charming simplicity.
 Mrs. J. c. Kyle will preside at the organ and the vested choir of Grace church will be directed by Mrs. J. NJ. Stoney in singing the bridal march and the marriage hymns. Palms, ferns and yellow and white chrysan- themums are to be the flowers used in the decorations of the church.