Evening star., 1923-06-22

allowed of $45. while the Wednesday
ration came under the allowance by
$3.50. The total weeks rations cost
for 100 men, s313.35, while the est
mated allowance was s3l5. The diff
ference. S1.65. covers favoring ex-
tracts and spices.
That makes the ration per man
(three meals) 45 cents. purchasing
all supplies Ia local markets at mar
ket rates. While the average house
keeper does not buy in quantities for
100 men. and therefore cannot use
the uncut parts OF beeves, there are
orsetting economies that she may
take advantage of, in not having ["
supply 1900 calories, but only abou,
5000 to $500. The total amount Of
meat in the weeks rations for 100
men is: Beef. 2S5 pounds: bacon, -
pounds: chicken, so pounds; mutton.
40 pounds; picnic ham, 40 pounds.
corned beef, pounds. Each man has
pint of milk daily. There is appe-
tizing variety in all the menus.
The above is practically the regu-
plus a salad Of raw vegetables 70,
dinner, with a pint Of fresh milk cr
buttermilk. Why spend more?
Director Hines of the Veterans Eu-
reau says the bureaus hospitals COS
$24,000.00O last year, and he urge.
hospital management TO be more eco
nomical; not that the cost will be
reduced, but that the patients viii
get full value for all that is sper:
He insists that the veterans are e:l-
titled to the very best care that !,
grateful people can give them. That
is the very commendable keynote 4!
his administration.
X
1t is going TO be terribly trying
! for all property owners OF Washing
| ton who violate the snow ordinance
on July 3. On that day the ordl
! nance will be strictly enforced, or y
will be found unconstitutional, in
| competent. irrelevant immateria
| and not the best evidence of loyaltE
and good citizenship. Several cases
will be brought for trial. If the
evidence" must be produced in
court, the same as in liquor cases,
I it is going to take a lot of ice cream
! freeZers to preserve it. Then, If the
| evidence is sent into the jury room.
| it is notorious what some juries do
| to the evidence" in Folstead cases
| X X x
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon.
on the eve of sailing to Europe. be
comes solicitous Of the health Of al
foreign sailors in our three-mlle
limit and gives instructions that the
medicine chests of all alien ships
| must be kept we'll stocked with
wines. lest some poor sailor may need
homeopathic dose suddenly = nd the
ship surgeon should have the doleful
experience Of Old Mother Hubbard
| and her poor dog. Safety first!
One more proof that Edison may
! be right about the faulty Of going
TO college. Princeton induced a. real
| Bengal tiger to grace the game 50
| a circus tiger. in excellent health.
| went to college and stayed one day.
1t came away sick over its expert
ences. though it had not been hazed
! In a few days thereafter the poor
college tiger died. Not all who go
to college do likewise. What would
Edison say to the suggestion?
There is an exact model in minia-
ture of Solomon's temple on exhibi-
tion in Washington, and its exhibitor
states that all the government build
ings of the capital could be rebuilt
100 times with the money that 1t
cost to build the original temple. No
wonder the Ancient Order of Free
and Accepted Masons, which supposedly
participated in that temple building. has
continued to thrive. Surely, all mod
| ern unionists must be pikers. in com
| parison with Mr.. Hiram Abiff, the
| boss builder. We have been proud
| of our own distinguished citizen and
! senator named after Hi. lie has got
| to go some yet.
Copyright. 1923. by p. V Collinsl