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The Washington times., 1923-02-11
RUGS ARE MENDED
JUST LIKE STOCKINGS

Mending holes, reinforcing
worn places, or reminding rugs
or carpets will often add
greatly to their appearance
and serviceability. Different
stitches, of course, are needed
on the different weaves, but
the housekeeper can learn
them all with O little practice.
The carpet to be mended
should be carefully examined
to see whether the warp or the
filling threads, or both, need
renewing or Strengthening, and
materials for mending should
then be chosen that match the
old ones in color and texture
as nearly as possible. II col
ors can not be matched. neu-
trail shades corresponding in
tone may be used, or it might
even pay to dye yarns.
Ingrains may be darned with
the ordinary over-and-upder
stitch used on stockings and
the pattern worked in after,
wards. but Brussels, AXmins-
tiers. Wiltons, or any Of the
Iile carpetings require a little
more complicated method. The
linen, jute, or cotton back
should first be darned in and
then the pile made with loops
of colored worsted yarn left
uncut in Brussels and clipped
in those with velvety surface.
Curved scissors are especially
convenient for this work.
The Washington times., 1923-02-11
Secret For Good Cup
. OF Coffee Is Found
To Lie In Its Making

Perhaps one is not justified
in calling coffee 1.-THE National
Beverage" but if per capita
consumption indicates anything
at all. the popularity of the
bean with the Turkish name is
glowingly demonstrated.
Considering how widespread
is the use of coffee, it is re-
markable how limited is the
understanding of its varieties,
properties and proper prepara'
ton. Most of us are more or
less familiar with the terms
Java" Mocha" and possibly
Rio" as applied to coffees,
but the distinction we make is
mostly geographical or none
tary.
"Java" q Synonym.
Java" the most commonly
employed term, that has be-
come a kind of slang synonym
for coffee, obviously designates
coffee grown on the East In
dian island of Java, but the
output and consumption of Java
coffee is too limited to warrant
the very. general use of the
term as q descriptive prefix.
The bulk OF medium priced
coffees are Santos. blended with
Maracaibo, Bogata and per-
haDs a little Java, Mocha is
sparingly used, and only in the
higher priced coffees. and both
Mocha and Java are, by them.
selves, too heavy for drinking
except when blepded with light
err coffees. In the cheap
coffees, Rio usually FREEDOM
mates and it is the Rio that
gives that undesirable bitter
ness of flavor so repugnant to
the fastidious coffee drinker.
But with coffee, it is safe
to say that half the difference
between satisfaction and dis
satisfaction. a good cup or a
poor one, lies in the prepara-
ton rather than in the coffee
itself.
The highest grade coffee is
rendered imralatable by inn
proper preparation and. on the
other hand, medium and even
low grade coffees can be made
agreeable and satisfying by
correct and careful prepara-
ton.
Must Be Fresh Ground.
One of the first essentials is
to have your coffee freshly
roasted and freshly ground for,
after roasting and particularly
after grinding, coffee rapidly
loses flavor through evapor-
alton. For this reason. it is
advisable to have ones own
coffee mill and to grind only in
quantities required from meal
to meal or, at most, from day
to day. Barring this, buy ready
ground or pulverized coffee in
moderate quantity and keep II
In an air-tight container.
The French drip process or
percolation are the most effec
tive means of preparation and
though the forpner is perhaps
a shade the better, 1t Is also
more troublesome. without
enough difference between the
The Washington times., 1923-02-11
CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Beat to a cream half
cup of butter and one
tablespoonful of lard.
Gradually beat into this
one cup of white sugar,
then add one-fourth tea
spoon of salt, one tea
spoonful of cinnamon and
half cup chocolate, melted.
Now add one well-beaten
egg and half teaspoon
soda, dissolved in two
tablespoonfulls sweet milk.
Stir iH two and one-half
cups flour. Add more
flour to roll, if necessary.
Roll very thin and bake
in quick oven.
The Washington times., 1923-02-11
Left OVER STUFFING

One of these days when you
have a quantity of the stufflng
left over cut it into suitable
pieces for serving Il slice mine
into half-inch slices), arrange
on any plate that can be put
In the oven and cover with
some of the gravy left from
the meat. Warm about ten
minutes. or until the dish is
hot and it will taste as good
as on the first day.
The Washington times., 1923-02-11
SUNDAY.
DINNER.

Chicken stuffed and
roa sted or fricasseed
and served on toast or
with rice: sweet pota-
toes; asparagus; jelly;
bread; pineapple ice
cream.
The Washington times., 1923-02-11
Primary Purpose Is For
Proper Preservation
of FOodStuffs
SERVES AS CABINET
Electric Refrigeration
Economical After
First Cost

The primary purpose of the
refrigerator is to preserve food
by arresting the development
of bacteria. Among its Incl
dental uses are the chilling of
foods which are more palatable
when cold and, its convenience
as a container or food cabinet
in the home where kitchen
and pantry space is limited.
In order that its several
functions may be followed, let
us begin with the most impor-
tant one-food preservation.
Refrigeration, the creation
and maintenance of a low tenn
perature within the cabinet,
depends not so much upon the
amount of iced air on the in
side as upon the barring out
of the warm air outside. And
this makes insulation the domi-
nant factor over ice capacity.
The most effective insulation
consists of an air chamber or
space between the exterior
walls and the lining and the
better kind of refrigerators are
built in this manner. Need.
less to say, the additional cost
of this double construction is
more than compensated for by
the day-to-day saving Of ice
and the more satisfactory
keeping of food.
Lining Is Important.
Next in order. comes the
matter of lining. Seamless
porcelain has deserved prefer
ence, for it is the most lasting
and least difficult to keep
clean. Next to this comes a
baked enamel lining, and then
the less durable but CORE
spondingly less expensive paint
ed enamel. y Cleanliness, how.
ever, is such a vital factor
that the higher grade lining
should be regarded as a profit
able investment.
Then comes size. which. or
course. is commensurate with
the size of the family-with re-
gard for room area. An over
large refrigerator is a useless
expense. On the other hand
a crowded refrigerator is
wasteful as we'll as inconven-
lent. for it is difficult to main
tain low temperature with
out frequent icing.
So. with all these points in
mind, choose your refrigerator
with discretion. 1t will mean
much to your comfort, con-
yenience and economy. and the
welfare of the entire house
hold.
Electric Refrigerator.
We cannot close this article
without a word about the COM
paratively new electric refrig-
orator. It's efficiency is I'M
questionable and needs no DEM
onstration. but the cost is as
vet regarded as deterrent by
MANY small families. This is
really case where an initial
high cost is offset by a low
operating cost; where, if one
. can stand the original outlay.
they will be amply repaid by a
cumulative economy in upkeep.
Tests .havsp shown that the
average electric refrigeration
requires current to the amount
of approximately 80 cents a
day, and for this expenditure
@e has perfect, even refrigera-
tion-plus the obvious advan'
tages of independence of ice
dealers, etc. Compare this with
what you are paying for ice
and YOU can easily determine
whether the electric refriger'
ator is suited to. your domestic
requirements.
The Washington times., 1923-02-11
MONDAY.
DINNER.

Macaroni and cheese
w | t h warmed lover
chicken; boiled cab
bage; bread; apple
pudding, baked or
steamed.
The Washington times., 1923-02-11
BREAKFAST.

Sliced pineapple and
bananas; breakfast
cereal with milk;
bread or toast with
butter.
The Washington times., 1923-02-11
BREAKFAST.

c a n n e d cherries:
breakfast cereal with
milk: bread or toast
with butter.
The Washington times., 1923-02-11

LUNCH OR SUPPER.
Lima bean chowder;
crackers or bread and
butter: celery; boiled
rice with honey.
The Washington times., 1923-02-11
TUESDAY.
DINNER.

Beef stew with tur-
nips. carrots, onions
and dumplings; bread:
orange custard with
nut cookies or sliced
oranges with nut cake.
The Washington times., 1923-02-11
BREAKFAST.

Bananas; breakfa st
cereal with milk;
bread or toast with
butter.
The Washington times., 1923-02-11
HIGHER STATISTICS

More than fifty billion cigar.
cites are made in the United
States annually, so the flivvers
can't be tho most numerous
things in this country, after
all.
The Washington times., 1923-02-11

prepared OF Agrlcuture
The following meals have been prepared with view OF
giving the of family the required Quantity
vegetables and fruits, milk. and other proenpossess
ing food, cereals, and fats
The Washington times., 1923-02-11
BREAKFAST.

c a n n e d peaches;
breakfast cereal with
milk; bread or toa st
with butter.
The Washington times., 1923-02-11
BREAKFAST.

Oranges; breakfast
cereal with milk;
bread or toast with
butter.
The Washington times., 1923-02-11
BREAKFAST.

Stewed raisins and
rhubarb; breakfast
cereal with milk !;
bread or toast with
butter.
The Washington times., 1923-02-11

LUNCH OR SUPPER.
Bacon; boiled pota =
toes and milk gravy
made with bacon fat !;
cold -slaw; bread and
butter; candy.
The Washington times., 1923-02-11
Lunch OR SUPPER.

Peanut sa ndwiches
with lettuce salad: or
bread, milk and but
ter for C h i | d r e n;
candy.
The Washington times., 1923-02-11
FRIDAY.
DINNER

Fish, stuffed or
baked; sweet pota-
toes; beets w i I h
greens; bread: suet
pudding with raisins.
SATURDAY.
DINNER.
rambled eggs with
smoked fish; Sstring
beans; celery; bread
and butter; berry
shortcake.
The Washington times., 1923-02-11
THURSDAY.
DINNER.

III 4 HNNVs
Meat cakes with
tomato sauce: lima
beans: bread; ba ked
ba nanas.
The Washington times., 1923-02-11
WEDNESDAY.
DINNER.

Bacon and fried
eggs; pot a t 0 e @ !;
squa sh; bread; peach
pie.
The Washington times., 1923-02-11
BREAKFAST.

Baked apples /:
breakfast cereal with
milk; bread or toa st
with butter.
The Washington times., 1923-02-11

LUNCH OR SUPPER.
Creamed smoked
fish with baked po-
tatoes; bread and but
ter. sliced oranges
with coconut.
The Washington times., 1923-02-11

LUNCH OR SUPPER.
Cheese sandwiches
or scalloped cheese
and rice; lettuce;
bread and butter;
wheat cakes with
syrup.
The Washington times., 1923-02-11

LUNCH OR SUPPER.
Cream of pea soup;
scalloped sweet pota-
toes; bread or bis
cults and butter; can
ned cherries.
LUNCH OR SUPPER.
Dreamed fish on
toast or boiled rice:
bread and butter;
raisin tarts.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-08
MEXICANS MAY HAVE
PROHIBITION MEASURE

MEXICO CITY, April THE
"wets'' are breathing a trifle easier
now that it is impossible for bone
dry" bill to be considered by the
present regular session of Congress
which adjourned sine die December
30. Although there was small fear
that such a measure would pass the
lower house. it was expected in
many quarters that the dry" ele-
ment. receiving Inspiration from GER
tain high government officials.
would attempt to have such bill
at least brought up for discussion
But other legislation interviewed and
a new liquor law was forgotten.
1t is now considered likely that
when Congress meets in regular
session next May, a prohibition bill
will be introduced and the various
organizations in the republic dealing
with the manufacture and sale of
intoxicants are already conducting
vigorous campaign to counteract
the dry" propaganda.
bone dry" Mexico is not gen
orally considered here as even re
mote possibility, but it is believed
that drastic regulation Of the low
eantinas will be undertaken. These
resorts are frequented by the poor
classer who obtain murderous
drink known as pulque for few
cents quart. Pulque has frequent
it's sale is regarded as necessary.
Mexico" and legislation to restrict
ly been described as the curse of
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-08
FAMILY TOGETHER IN
NEW CHURCH SERVICE
Children And Parents Not Separated
In This Parish

CHICAGO, April 7-How the laHil
ly automobile may become to the city
church-goer what the family farm
wagon has always been to the rural
worshipper, is. being worked out At
st. Marks church. downtown Epls-
copalian parish in Minneapolis, the
Rev. Phillips f. Osgood, rector OF
the parish, told the church club OF
Chicago in an address here TO-DAY.
The Sunday school as separate
institution has been abolishea IN ms
church, DR.. Osgood said, and the par
ents and children are brought to-
gether for morning worship: rive
months trial has convinced him thal
the plan is q success.
when parents and children assem-
BILE at II o'clock in the church, the
regular service of morning prayer Is
conducted with some slight modllica-
lions to suit the changed program.
A fiye-minute sermon for the chill
dren is then delivered, followed by
the. offertory and then while hymn
is being sung the children retire 10
the parish, house where they nave 81
minutes of class instruction. Mean
while the regular sermon IS preacneu
for the edification of their elders
When the regular service is ended.
the children are waiting for their
parents, the family automopile -
loaded, or the family group proceeds
to street cars. and all return nome
ready for Sunday dinner.
THE chief object of this plan IS 10
restore the family pew to us ira
dtional position. continued Mr.. Us.
good I'VE found that because OF
our situation on the edge OF the
downtown district. many of our par
ish children were not attending our
school, But the difficulty was not
SO much that the children were GO
ing elsewhere for instruction, as thae
the family unity in worship was sun
dered, or that ultimately we lost the
entire family because parents SO ma
turally follow their children.
1.-THE great fault of the traditional
Sunday school was that 1T did not
train children In church going. 1t
could no more do this than black
board diagram could teach person
to swim The only way to teach
church going is by going to church.
The only way to learn to swim is
to get into the water and swim.
Mr.. Osgood said the attendance OF
the children had been increased 80
per cent in the five months and that
the regular attendance Of parents at
services had been we'll ahead of the
same period for preceding years.
"The presence of the children has
vitalized the service" he added For
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-08
SAYS FOOD AND LIGHT
NEEDED IN ENGLAND
Writer Says Britain Behind America
In Supply OF Sunlight And Milk

LONDON, April Sunlight and
milk, says a medical writer in the
Times. constitute the greatest pan
acea for the ills of the human race
Of the present day. He declares that
the next important task of public
health authorities is to arouse and
apply a public opinion and an effec-
tive public demand for the adequate
restoration of sunlight and milk to
the urban population of the world
These two mighty agents of nutri-
ton" he says, are closely related
and complimentary Our national
supply of both, as compared to the
United States, for instance, is deplor-
able. quantitatively and qualitatively
In some degree this may be due to in
+, evitable geographical necessity, but
! in large degree this may be due to
our own negligence and ignorance
| We must drink more milk, enjoins
this writer. He says the people of
England are impossibly handicapped
industrially and otherwise, by the
| fact that per capita consumption of
milk is one-tfird that in the United
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-08
SCHOOL INVITES BOYS
WHO EARN LIVINGS To-
BECOME ITS STUDENTS
Fighting Type of Youth Is En-
couraged AT North
western

EVANSTON, Ill. April Fifty
per cent of the men at Northwestern
university are working their way
through school; 20 per cent are earn
ing all of their expenses. and 80 per
cent are earning part of the money
required, according to Paul l.. Pal
mer, assistant dean OF the college of
i liberal arts, who has Just completed
survey of the men of the instftu-
ton.
The university. says Mr.. Palmer,
encourages men of the fighting type.
VIII have courage and stamina to
make their own way, The Y. NJ. c. A.,
he points out, conducts an employ
ment bureau through which the stu
dents are placed in touch with work
that Evanston citizens wish done.
The university offers scholarships
both for freshmen and upper class
men. Some of these scholarships are
enough to meet the greater part of
the tuition. In addition. MIR. Palmer
says, the university offers consider
able clerical work that enables stu
dents to earn money outside of school
hours.
LAS further proof of the sticking
qualities of the men who are self
supporting" said Mr. Palmer, fig
than freshmen are earning their own
way. This shows that students who
start as freshmen on their own re
sources are not forced to drop out
after an unsuccessful struggle during
the first year"
The average amount of the spent
in this outside work is three hours a
day during the school year. Six per
cent spent only one hour a day, While
seven or mere hours q day are re-
quired By l per cent of the employed
students to earn their expenses Mr..
Palmer's survey showed.
The variety of work done by the
young men ranges from washing
dishes to preaching by appointment.
Included in the list are: Clerking and
accounting, caring for furnaces.
housework, playing in orchestras,
playing church organs, library work,
reporting. elevated guard, cashier in
cafeteria, caring for children and
caretaker at golf club.
The 80 per cent who are not con-
cerned over the source % their coll
lege expenses constitute a problem, in
the opinion of Mr. Palmer. Some
guidance should be provided for their
activities during the summer holt
DAVIS he thinks,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-08
LOUISIANA P[A N s
7 D CHECK WASTE
Of NATURAL c A s
Would Curb Operation Of
Carbon Black Plants
In State

MONROE. La, April THE United
States Bureau of Mines, having de-
clared that the natural gas in this
country Is not inexhaustible, and that
the supply is dwindling rapidly, per-
sons interested in conservation of
Louisiana's natural resources are
launching a campaign with the OBJ
ject of either putting an end to the
existence of carbon black plants in
this state. or at least curbing their
operations.
The north Louisiana gas field is
the largest producing field in the
world, and the wells in the Ouachita-
Morehouse district now are giving up
the enormous total of l,3S0000, 600
cubic feet of gas daily for the manu-
facture of carbon black. Ninety per
cent of this gas is wasted, it is
claimed, and the conservationists
have determined TO do something to
put a stop to it. if for no other rea-
son than that industries in search OF
cheap fuel hesitate to locate in or
near the field for fear the gas will be
exhausted in the near future.
The Texas Legislature recently re-
fused to enact law which would
have permitted the establishment of
carbon black plants in the gas fields
now being developed in that state,
and it is expected the Louisiana
Legislature at its next session will be
called upon to take steps to remedy
the situation here.
Carbon black is used for mny pur-
poses, the best known of which is
in the manufacture of printers ink.
1t is nothing more than what is COM
monty known as SCOT, and its produce
ton IS a simple process. The natural
gas flame is permitted to burn
against a metal plate across which
mechanical scraper moves. The
carbon, or SCOT, is scraped Off falls
into a conveyor and is carried to the
packing room.
Profits from the business are enor-
nous, and any attempt to break it
up is certain to meet with stiff OPP
position, as was the case when the
question was considered at the state
constitutional convention two years
ago
The cost of drilling and piping a
gas well which would produce from
10000, 900 to 20,000,00O feet of gas
daily is placed at 100000. Construc-
ton of carbon plant capable of pro-
ducing 1900 pounds of carbon daily,
requires 100000 The cost of a gas
oline absorption plant which will
duct, from 1880 to 1000 gallons OF
gasoline daily is..$50,000 The total
investment represents $4,000
The $500 pounds of carbon at Is
cents a pound will bring $40 and
! 300 gallons of gasoline at Is cents
a gallon S225. a gross daily operating
income of s765. Operating expenses
and supplies approximate 1925 daily
leaving a net profit of $40. The net
profit in one wear is slightly less
than 100000 on an investment OF
$4,000. The plants are virtually
automatic in operation and Governor
Parker has declared he knows of one
consuming 10, 100000 feet of gas daily
with a force of only eleven men. The
plants operate night and day seven
days a week
Louisiana in 1921 produced 31,034,
900 pounds of carbon black. or a3
per cent of the country's total out
put, and to do SO burned 32.l01 500
900 cubic feet of gas.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-08
LITTLE FAITH.
IS PLACED IN
ATHENS STORY.
Federal Official Declares
Getaway Was Carefully
Planned and Much Mon
ey Spent-Confeder-
ates Being Sought

ATLANTA, Ca, April 7.-tBy Asso-
plated Press) Gerald Chapman, mill
lion dollar mail bandit from New
York, lis being well taken care of
by his confederates who furnished
the money for his escape from the
Atlanta prison." in the opinion OF
William j. Burns, director of the
bureau of investigation of the de-
partment of justice, who said shortly
before leaving here for New Orleans
tonight that he believed Chapman
would be recaptured soon. Mr.. Burns
eaid he took mo stock in the story
from Athens about guard having
found Chapman yesterday morning
in the boiler room of the hospital
from which he escaped last Wednes-
day night" He declared he had
very definite information concern
Ing the men whom he believed as
sisted in the escape of Chapman from
the penitentiary Information had
come to him, he added, which led
him to believe members of New
York gang visited Atlanta and spent
money freely in preparing the way
and helping Chapman in his flight
from the prison walls. He expressed
the opinion that arrests would be
made in connection with the affair
within the next day or two.
Additional Agents Sent.
Catching these men, Mr.. Burns as
serted was the primary object" of
his stop here. He announced that
additional agents of the department
of justice had been dispatched to
Athens to join in the hunt for Chap
man. Mr.. Burns declared he was
directing the investigation into the
escape of the prisoner and the hunt
for the men whom he believes re-
6ponsible for engineering the affair.
Chapman's escape from the Athens
hospital, where he was undergoing
treatment for wounds received in a
pistol battle with officers preceding
his capture, is being looked into
closely by the federal justice depart
ment operatives. it is understood.
They are said to be checking up
closely on the story told by the guard
of having seen Chapman in the boiler
room and of his having escaped in
the excitement caused by nurse
fainting.
To Clear Up Mystery.
Mr. Burns would give no indfca-
ton of the identity of the men whom
he suspects in connection with CHAP
mans escape. He appeared certain
they would be in custody before very
long and the circumstances sur
rounding the matter cleared up.
l.. ]. Bailey, head of the Atlanta
office of the department of justice
was left in charge of the investtga-
ton and the hunt for Chapman on
the departure of Mr.. Burns. He sald,
however, before leaving he would
keep in close touch with the case.
Mr.. Burns is en- route to Los s9so. An,
geles to interview Herbert Wilson. a
.prisoner who claims to know about
: the bomb which caused the wall
street explosion in 1920.