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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-13
LETTER FROM JOHN ALDEN
PRESCOTT TO MRS. MARY
ALDEN PRESCOTT

Good God, mother. Arc you crazy d:
For one minute it seemed to lse
that instead of writing you letter
/ should jump ON the train with
some brain specialist and take him
down to see if it would be necessary
10 put you in z sanitarium.
What are YOU thinking Of when
you let that scaudal-breathing,
renomous snake Of Priscilla Brad
ford poison your mind with her ieal-
Gus insinuations OF one OF the sweet
est and dearest women on earth. 4
woman whose shoes your miserable
son is unworthy TO remove from her
dainty feet:
Were yon not my mother. | -
would do.
Ii is too monstrous. this thing that
you have written me. ! can hardly
speak the word divorce" in eonnec
ZION with Leslie. let alone write il,
If anything should happen that |
should be separated from Leslie.
+ would want TO die. The greatest
happiness | have ever known has been
since Leslie has been my wife.
There is one thing. however. | anu
4 N----t eult VI anu AANA ils - 80
did not happen to be my mother |
would never think of making you any
explanation about Leslie's being III
New York. would consider it none
OF your business.
You had better never let me come
in contact with that precious PriS-
ella Bradford Of yours unless you
want me to do her some physical
~ rrl. ,Ino of hos .rnipp Il hp-4t
the town and trying TO find where
Kari Whitney and Leslie are regis
tered. Deliver me from the nasii-
ness contained in some women's mines
who call themselves good.
Just let me tell you one thing right
now. | can't make you apologize 10
Leslie for / would not have her hurt
b ythe knowledge that anyone could
think such terrible things of her. but
| can mike YOU stay away from her
until you have apolosized 10 me Coy
your nasty observations and insinUa-
tons. | do not want you even %
write 10 me.
Alice Hamilton is going to Europe.
Leslie went down to join her mother
and father there and see the chiE or
IL IL very probable that. a Karl Witt
ne; has been 4 friend of the family
ever since he was little boy. he wa
asked 10 60 along.
do moi rare what excuse there
is fer her visit. II Leslie wanted ."
go with him 10 any public place fol
tho evening. tia; was her right and o,
cuI,.SP. il Ice WIS there with her ~
was perfectly happy and probably
showed his pride and Joy at beip-
OH, ., Ia ~ bgautiful q uirI y
M We to = smart restaurant.
.is for Lcilie's smoking cigarettes.
that u merely question OF taste. She
DOES not brcal any OF your preciors
Commandments by bearing false W.T.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-13
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Berkeley. Calf. Aug. 13.-How
shall we rescue our women from the
thralldom of kitchen confinement:
BY bringing the kitchen into the
living room in 'one-room house,
says Bernard Maybeck, International
ly famous architect of this city, and.
creator of the Palace of Fine Arts at
the 1915 San Francisco exposition.
1T is not the work so much as the
surroundings that causes rebelliOns in
many homes today" declares the ar
chitect.
Usually the kitchen is placed on
that side Of the house it'll the most
uninviting outlook.
The woman is cut off from the
companionship Of the rest of the
family.
The drabness of the place is aug
mented By lack of conveniences which
makes a stacking of dirty dishes and
pans a necessity.
drcary.
IF they were made inviting. there
would be a changed woman. And
changed family, too, for the happi-
ness Of the family depends upon the
woman"
This was the problem that Maybcck
set himself to solve. His 40 years as
an architect had made him well vers-
ed in the psychology of women. He
felt confident he had found the causes !;
now he feels equally certain he has
the answer.
Description.
The one-room house. which is Of
fercd as the new emancipation of wom-
ankind, is variable quantity. Its
cost depends upon the style house de-
sired. Its plans depend upon the
needs of the individual family.
But its fundamental principle is the
same always, one large room built in
The most attractive style possible.
number of small alcoveS (scarce Large
enough TO be dignified by the title
room. kitchen which places moth
er in the center of the family and
home. and everything designed for the
utmost beauty.
Needless to say, the homework out
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Yellow Popular.
Yellow is enjoying the greatest
popularity OF its career this season.
1t is used for complete costumes and
wraps, snd in combination with
black. white and brown.
Duyetyn BlOuses.
Some Of the smartest overblouscy
for fall are made of duvetyn. adorned
with braidins or embroidery.
Brmine and Fox.
One of the most luxurious far
wraps Of the season is of white er-
mine combined with silver fox.
Printed Velvet.
Straightline frockS. without belts.
with long sleeves and Jenny nccks
are made of printed velvet.
Lace Petticoats.
Petticoats of gold or silver lace
sometimes show coquettishly from
beneath the new gowns Of velvet and
satin.
Knit Bracelets.
Hand knit bracelets To hold 4 tiny
handkerchief of colOred linen or chif-
fon ere easily made and are very
popular now.
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made from the invigorating, health
building juices of medicinal plant life.
In fact, 1t is surprising how rapidly
the news of the efficacy of Plant
Juice for ailing conditions of the
stomach, liver and kidneys, catarrhal
affections of the mucous membrane,
rheumatic aches and pains and similar
disorders, has spread over the city.
Among the many people who have
given testimonials for Plant Juice is
Mrs. Jesse Cumpston, OF 1924 Kedron
street, Toledo, Ohio, who recently
said:
1T is nothing short of wonderful
the way my husband has improved
since he started taking Plant Juice.
He looks better now than for years
and says he feels like an altogether
different man.
His chief trouble was catarrh of
the head which caused a ringing noise
in his ears and affected his hearing
so that he had not been able TO hear
well for about three years. He was
troubled with his stomach and suf-
left side. He had spells of weakness
Nneil ne Sdlu ne lell like ne was SolllS
to faint.
The catarrh of the head finally be-
came so bad that my husband could
scarcely hear anything. He kept try
ing all kinds of medicines but none of
them helped him much. Then he
heard of Plant Juice and started TAX
ing it and it is nothing short of Won
derful the way Plant Juice improved
my husband. The ringing in his ears
is entirely gone now and he hears
fine-something We did not expect he
would ever be able to do. His stom-
ach trouble has been relieved and it's
wonderful the way he eats now. His
stomach trouble has been relieved aId
it's wonderful the va he eats now.
In fact. / never caw The like of the
meals he eats and he says he never
has one bit Of trouble from indiges-
ton. gas or paiu."
The Plant Juice Man is at Som
mer's Drug Store No. 5, Houston and
Navarro streets. San kntonio, where
he is daily meeting tie local public
and introducing and explaining the
merits OF this remedy. Free samples
given.
Plant Juice IS sold also in San An
tonic at the other Sommer's drug
stores.
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room. Near it and within easy reach
of the housewives hand as she dimes
are three electric burners. Thus she
does her light cooking as she eats.
When the meal is over the table is
converted into a parlor table.
Grouped around this main room
and always subservient to it, are
sleeping accommodations, closets.
baths and any special hooks that the
individual family desires.
The first one-room houses. all in
this district. are built with much glass.
These windows slide up into receiving
inches and allow for the house being
converted into an almost entirely out
doors structure.
The sleeping accommodations are
divisions of n sleeping porch which
occupies one whole side of the house.
Thus far only the more well-to-do
people have built the new houses. but
their creator predicts they will be-
come popular with newlyweds aud
farmers.
Newly married couples will find a
solution Of financial problem in
these homes" Maybeck lays.
80 mtny couples are afraid to put
their money into a house adequate for
their present needs, but which may
become too small as the years prog
resS.
One Of the principles of the one
room houses is that they shall be built
with an eye TO the addition Of more
rooms as necessity demands. And
this without sacrificing anything OF
beauty or utility, and without that
'added-on' appearance so often seen in
old style houses.
"Thc farmers will find the one
room house economical to build. The
farmers wife. whose duties are usual
ly more numerous than those of her
city sister, will find in it boon to-
ward finishing her work within 4
reasonable time.
But / most deeply trust the fact
will never be forgotten that these
houses are dedicated to the spiritual
uplift and broadening of women. ynd
that beauty of architecture. furnish
ings and surroundings should be pre-
dominant"
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by SISTER MARY
Green PEPPERS

Sweet green peppers offer an ex-
cellent opportunity for the cook to
use leftovers attractively and tighten
the meat course in hot weather. Be
it remembered that meat produces
heat and any substitute in the way
of milk and eggs is desirable.
Peppers have little food value OK
cept as a stimulant TO the appetite
They are always acceptable in veg
etable salad as a garnish and 10 give
a piquant touch TO the taste.
There is Il thin film over the out
side of n pepper that is indigestibl,.
This should be removed no matter
how the pepper is to be served. Dip
in scalding water and slip the skin.
There are many varieties, of sweet
peppers, but we see the green one
oftcucst in market. There is dig
yellow sweet pepper that is delicious.
The flesh is thicker than the green
pepper. And the sweet red pepper
has rather spicy flavor lacking in
the common green variety. All of
these peppers are delicious canned Cor
winter use.
Canned Peppers.
Cut slice from stem end of pep
pers. Remove seeds and white fiber.
Cover with boiling water and let
stand five minutes. Sin off the thin
outer skin. Cover with cold water
and let stand until cool. Pack in
stcrilized jars. add IL teaspoon salt
to a pint, fill jars with boiling waite
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SiSteYMaYY!S
Y ZKITCHEN

half seal and boil two hours in hot
water bath.
Peppers canned this way can be
used during the winter months quite
as satisfactorily as fresh ones in the
following recipes. Tiesc rules are
for immediate use in summer menus
as meat substitutes.
Peppers Stuffed With Rice and
Cheese.
-Four peppers. > tablespoons uncook.
cd rice, IL cup grated or finely chop
ped cheese. IL teaspoon salt. / table
spoon butter.
Let peppers stand in boiling water
for five minutes and slip off outer
skin. Chill i'm cold water. Cut slice
from stem end and remove seeds and
white ribs. Wash rice through sew
eral waters. Add slowly. without
causing boiling TO. stop. ono quart Of
rapidly boiling sailed w'tcr Boil -
minutes. Drain aud blanch in cold
water. Melt butter. stir in flour and
slowly add milk. Add salt and cool;
until thick and smooth. Add cheese
and rice. Fill peppers with mixture.
Stand in a deep baking dish. Sur
round with one-half inch of water and
bake 4j minutes in moderate oven.
Peppers Stuffed With Rice and Nuts.
Prepare peppers as in preceding
rule.
One cup nut meats, / cup cooked
rice. / tablespoon minced parsley, IL
teaspoon salt. ] egg, milk
Beat egg slightly. Add nuts. rice
salt and parsley. Mix thoroughly and
, add milk to make moist. Fill pep.
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ALL IN ONE

The accompanying pictures and
sketch show the esse tials of Ber-
nard Maybeck's one-room house
Above is shown how the kitchen
opens into the ''one-room" by
panel arrangement. Below, left,
outside view of one Of these houses.
In circle Maybeck.
Sketch below shows the follow
ing features:
!. scullery: >. bathroom; 8,
dressing room: !. sleeping room;
>. porch; q. sleeping room; Z.
washroom; s. elevated stage for
library or study; ., clothes closet:
10, kitchen.
\, moving shelves for dishes; E,
sink: +. clothes presses; +, storage
chest: G.. bookcase: III. shower: |,
clothes closet X. beds, especially
for children. which can be rolled
into the living room for bed time
stories, etc, and out again; NJ, fire
place: y. electric stove; o. con-
vertible dining-living room table.
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ness against her neighbor. at least by
implication and insinuation.
| don't think | was ever as angry
with anyone in my life as l am with
you. | am ashamed You are my
mother. Perhaps | shouldn't have
said that, but | shall let it stand.
Bringing a child into the world is
prerogative that any woman
shares with every other female thing
on this earth. 1t requires no brains,
no reasoning powers. no sympathy. 10
soul 10 bear child. Only physical
strength 10 bear physical pain is nee
essary. And yet you say that mothers
always understand.
! dare not write more for it would
be something worse than | have said.
JOHN.
Tomorrow: Leslie's letter 10 her
MISUNDERSTANDING her New York
visit.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-13

The everyday dress Is really the
most important after all, since it must
stand everyday wear. Most schools
advocate a simple dress in a comfort
able. sensible style.
The MILDLY dress with the pleated
skirt, sketched here. would fulfill al
most any school regulations, however
strict. The blouse can be made Of
galatea. rep or some stout washable
material. The skirt could be Of
serge or tricotinc.
Whether the dress is all cotton or
all WOODEN. it is the practical style
for school wear.
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GIRLS! LEMONS
BLEACH FRECkLES
Make TIL; Lemon Cream and just
see Ian, Freckles Disappear

Mix tue juice Of two lemons with
tLrce ounces OF Orchard White,
which any druggist will supply for
a few cents. shake we'll in a bottle,
and you have a whole quartcr-pint
of The most wonderful freckle and
IAN cream. and complexion beautifier.
Massage this swectly fragrant
lemon cream into the face. neck,
arms and hands each day and see
how frecsles and blemishes naturally
bleach right out and how youthfully
clear. soft and rOsy-white the skin
becomes.
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RINGING IN EARS
DUE TO CATARRH
SUDDENLY ENDED
Lady Says 1t is Wonderful
What the Plant Juice
Did for Husband.

Many of the best people Of San An
tonic are now calling daily to see The
Plant Juice Man at Sommer's drug
Store No. 3. Houston and Navarro
streets, and hear him explain his sur
prising remedy, Plant Juice, which is
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Six GaIInentS.

Silk garments should never b.
wrmg when you wash them. They
SHOULD be squeezed gently. or nut
between cloths and put through the
wriager.
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pers with mixture. Bake as in pre-
ceding recipe. Leftover meat can be
used in place of nuts and dried bread
crumbs in place of rice. 2
Peppers ScaIloped With MacarOni.
Four peppers, . onions, l cup mac
aroni, tablespoons butter. ] table
spoon flour, / L. cups milk, tea
spoon salt.
Cook macaroni in rapidly boiling
sailed water for twenty minutes.
Drain and blanch in cold water. Par
boil peppers and slip ou.cr skin. Cut
slice from stem end and remove seeds
and white fiber. Cut in slices one
fourth inch thick. Make n white
sauce of the butter. flour, milk and
salt. Put layer of macaroni in a
buttcrcd baking dish. Add a layer
of peppers and sliced onions and cover
with white sauce. Add another layer
Of macaroni. then a layer of peppers
and onions and the remaining sauce.
Cover with macaroni. dot with bits Of
butter and bake salf an hour in n
moderate oven.
Copyright, 1923. NEA Service, Inc. J
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-13

Household Suggestions
Green Vegetables.

Never cook green vegetables with
out a sufficient amount of water in
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-13

flower, lay it into a bowl of cold wa
ter with a tablespoon of salt.
Mend Clothes.
If you will make it a practice 10
examine your clothes for any neces-
sary repairs as you take them off,
and mend them as soon as possible.
they will last much longer and look
much better.
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Use of Alum.

Use of Alum.
Alum is very effective for clearing
water and setting colors. II is said
also TO make cloth non-inflammable.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-13

Crepe de chimes and sport silks
in many attractive styles and combi-
nations. Every one an extraordinary
value-shop early while the selec-
ton is complete.
(Third Floor)
Evening star., 1923-01-16
RITES FOR MRS. D. J. HILL,
VICTIM OF ACCIDENT,
TOBE HELD TOMORROW

Mrs. David Jayne Hill, who died to-
day from the result of an automobile
accident, before her marriage, in 1885,
was Miss Juliette Lewis Packer. She
was widely known in diplomatic and
social circles, both here and in Eu-
rope as a prominent hostess, and made
herself popular in this country and
abroad. For many years she was
known as the best linguist among
the women in diplomatic life and,
being fluent In writing and speaking
French and German, she was of in
estimable assistance in a social way
to DIR. Hill when he was ambassador
to Germany. minister to Switzerland
and envoy to The Netherlands.
When DR.. Hill was assistant secre-
tary of state. under Mckinley, Mrs.
Hill entertained extensively here, and
her house on K street became a rem
devious of official and social per-
sonages.
She was a great patron of the fine
arts and encouraged and aided to a
great extent many of the younger
artists and musicians In Washington.
She it. was who first went in ex-
tensively for afternoon entertain
ments and her custom. was to give
luncheons and teas at which some
afterward entertain with a concert
in his speciality. This manner of en-
tertaining, now quite in vogue here,
was inaugurated by Mrs. Hill.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrw afternoon at 4:30 o'clock at
ing which the body will be sent TO
Williamsport, Pa, where Mrs. Hills
parents are buried. Interment will
take place Thursday.
Evening star., 1923-01-16
PLAN NEW SCHOOL
FOR TAKOMA PARK
Town Council May Supply
Additional Funds for
Building.

The mayor and council of Takoma
Park, Md, may come to the rescue
of the school authorities of Mont
gomery county and aid in securing
additional funds with which to erect
the new public school on the tract
of land purchased a few months ago.
According to a report presented to
the council last night the cost of
the building will be approximately
| $4,000.
At the last meeting of the Mary
land legislature the county was au-
thorized to issue bonds to the ex-
tent Of $4,000. This has been done
and estimates for constructing the
! school building are nearly $50, 900.
| An appeal has been made to the Ia
koma authorities to secure, il possi-
BILE, the additional funds. which the
council has expressed Willingness
! TO do.
| The Montgomery county school off,
Gals have assured the Takoma off,
| Gals that at the next meeting of
the legislature year hence, author
ity vii be secured for another bond
issue to cover the additional amount,
/ at winch time the money advanced by
! Takoma Park will be returned, with
1 interest. Under this procedure the
| construction Of the school can be
started and the building completed in
time for the school year in September.
| The first report of the newly-ap-
| pointed electrical inspector. C. Huff,
1 was presented and approved by the
| council last night. The report showed
that thirty-four residences had been
| inspected during the past month and
HUFF. in his report, invited attention
| to the marked improvement in the
! character of electrical work now be-
ing installed and that the electrical
| contractors generally are exhibiting
| a spirit of cooperation with the town
authorities and have expressed salts
faction with the new regulations.
The council reappointed for thirty
days Mr.. HUFF as electrical inspector
and l. A. Cutshaw as plumbing and
building inspector.
The report of Town Treasurer Ber
G. Davis for December was presented
! and approved. 1t showed receipts
from general and special taxes, per-
mits. ETC.. amounting to $6.o57,34
which. with the balance on hand OF
| $2,775.22. made a total of $S,s32.56
Included in the receipts for the month
was the payment by Prince Georges
| county of a road tax refund amount
ing to s326.41. The disbursements
work, street lighting. salaries, and
| general expenses amounted to s2,
| 003.7o. leaving a net balance on hand
| of $6,828.86.
The announcement was made that
| within the next few days the town
| would undergo a cleanup of trash
at the expense of the town. House
| holders will be given notice when
| the work is to start.
The council authorized the cinder-
| ing of Garland, Eastern, Woodland
Poplar and Elm avenues In order to
put these thoroughfares in passable
| condition for the winter.
The meeting was presided over by
Mayor James l. Wilmeth, with Coun-
cilmen H F. Taff. H. e. Rogers, John
r. Adams, w. A. Kroll and w. H
| Fischer and Town Clerk Ben G. Da-
Wis present.
Evening star., 1923-01-16
|Euen Embassy
Liquor" Appears
To Be Doubtful

Something, worse than bootleg
liquor found it's way into the
French embassy the other day, al
though disguised as good French
wine imported direct for the ex-
elusive use Of the embassy.
A high official of the embassy
procured two cases o2 the wine
from tte customhouse in Balti-
more, where IL had been unloaded
from a boat just in from France,
and brought them to Washington.
When the time came to make
the proper use of the liquid the
official discovered, just as he was
about to drink, a peculiar odor
emanating from the wine. A good
judge of liquor, he Immediately
knew there was something wrong.
He opened another bottle and got
the same result; another, and
still another, until the entire two
cases had been reviewed.
A careful examination of the
corks revealed a tiny hole. Gov
ernment chemists were called in
and found that the French wine
had been emptied by means of
the holes. and a number of snap
UP tasting chemicals inserted in
it's stead.
''It goes to show" the comment
was, that you can't be too sure of
anything you drink nowadays"
Evening star., 1923-01-16
SOUGHT TO CUT WAGES.
Arbitrary Move Brought Strike
Two Years Ago.

CHICAGO, January 16.-The Mis-
souri, and North Arkansas railroad
resumed operations about three
months ago. having suspended after
a labor dispute.
The road attempted to reduce wages
arbitrarily without consulting en-
ployes or the Railroad Labor Board
two years ago, and employees who
were members of the sixteen stand
ard railroad unions were called out
on strike, after which the line sus-
pended operations, receiver taxing
il over.
Chiefs of the sixteen standard
unions, meeting in Chicago Sunday
to consider the strike on that road
and one of two years standing on
the Atlanta. Birmingham and Allan
tic, voted to continue both strikes
indefinitely.
The receiver for the Missouri and
North Arkansas several months ago
proposed to former employees they
return TO work at wages about 20
per cent lower than those fixed by
the Railroad Labor Board, agreeing
to increase wages from earnings until
they were up to the Labor Board
scale, and not pay anything TO STOCK
and bond holders until that was ac-
,complished The union officials re-
fused to accept
The road then resumed operations,
the strike still being officially in ef-
feet. Union officials meeting here
Sunday said considerable pressure
had been brought to have them cali
off the strike.