Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 4

EVENING TEI.EQBAPH PubliJhed by Alton Telegraph Printing Company 14 Market Street Alton, Illinois P. B. COUSLEY. J.D. M'ADAMS.

Editoi Managtf it matter at the postoffict, it -Alton, under tct of March 1897 MEMBRIl Off TUB ASHOCATKLi I'KEHH 1 AMOOMtWl It nntlll'il 1 1 'or of all to not Atvlttrit in inn ilin (he local puHI'hcd herein. Hardened To John Walker hsa again Cl by the Illinois State federation nf similar charges in thc p.nt an MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 16. 192Q bv th he used to them. Walker is of his critics, who never appear to he div mir.i;;.,'.

No More Interest Woman attempt to im the English Channel, My press dispatches. voi if she hid not, who would be interested? Non-stop of the flcl by women yielded all honors in dYmude Kdcrle. Endurance flight! of airplane; arc in th: -inmc cl.iss aj iwimming thc English channel. War Propagandists at Work Now we know there must he a war on between China and Russia, thc fact being substantiated by gross charge! of brutalities which arc being given publicity by propaganda agencies of both countries, The charges are reminiscent of thc stories given circulation on both the World War. Courage, or Rashness One mmt admire the courage, or maybe the rashness, of the St.

Louis musicians' union which has ordered out of the St. Louii theaters its members, because of a dispute involved in thc new contract negotiations, The talkie already made it tough going for thc musicians by rendering them unnecessary in some of the Leaving jobs one may have, when jobs are becoming scarcer and scarcer, would seem to be the height of something. Indicates Population Growth Enrollment of students in the public schools of thc Alton Wood Rive rindtistrial district reveals no decline in population. Families li.ivc consolidated themselves in homes to cut the cost of rent, but there seems to be just as many people in the district as before. Hundreds of new homes built have taken care of other families leaving older and less modern houses without occupants.

Indications arc that Alton and Wood River townships will show heavy gain in the next census. By Way of Suggestion Police Magistrate C. A. R. Benedict at Edwardsville has issued an appeal to people who have, or think they have, influence to lay off of trying to influence his court in cases where thc people with a pull think that special lenience is the order of the day.

Magistrate Benedict refers to efforts to apply pressure to him in traffic Jaw violation cases especially. It might be suggested to the Magistrate that he might eliminate efforts to get special consideration in cases if he gave a little special punishment every time attempts were made to apply special pressure on him to take it easy. Our New Currency The former director of the Bureau of Engraving and at Washington, D. C. condemns thc new money as cheap and to cost the government more in counterfeits than could be saved by economy in paper and printing.

What the public is most interested in is the approach of the time when the old money will be retired and all the paper money is the same size. So far as the dangerous character of the money is concerned, th.it is up to the Treasury department. Difficulty in handling the money is another cause of complaint, but mose everyone will be perfectly willing to have the trouble. Taft Has Birthday Chief Justice William Howard Taft, of thc United States Supreme Court, was 72 yesterday. He would not have a birthday celebration yesterday, because it was Sunday, though it has been his practice to cnterta'in on his birthdays, when they fell on week days.

Chief Justice Taft has been one of the great assets on die Supreme bench, though he failed to be popular as President. As chief of the highest judicial body in the nation he has reached a fame which would not be possible for him as chief executive of the nation. There is no indication of abatement of his ability and the Supreme Court will perhaps for years to come have the benefit of his great legal mind. PAP WANTEP TO TEM-, JU3T HoW HE THE About New York BV RICHARD MA88OOK OLD SOMETHING '55? BY 8CHACTTER O'NEtLt Getting Together The soviet government in Russia has accepted an invitation from the British government for a gct-to- ficther to talk over the subject of renewal of trade relations which were interrupted when Russia had her revolution and repudiated her debts. When Britain renews trade relations with Russia, other countries, among them the United States, will find it desirable to do so too.

This country will soon or late come to the conclusion that it will IK well to take the c.ish and let the credit go, is other nations are doing, with respect to Russia's desire to be friendly and trade. But, all the countries will insist that Russia keep her red agitators at home. Another Hero Gone Another hero of boyhood days, "Diamond Dick," is dead, in the person of his creator, George Charles Jcnks. In the days when Jcnks w.is writing'his thriller stories in which Diamond Dick always c.une out on top, the cheap library stories were focbiddcn by parents who wanted to prevent their sum aiming to 3n tfl i The books had to be rc.ul in secret. M.my a bad grade in school was attributed to the youth reading Diamond Dick with his up in front c.f him to hide the book from the successful writer died the'other day in Owascu, N.

Y. He lived to see the day when thrillers such as he wrote were published in the magazines, on die r.ulio, and were patronized by the best people, Made a Good Record John J. Brenholt of Alton is one of those whom political fortunes haj relegated to private life, in that the Governor hai named someone to succeed him, in the pott of industrial commissioner of the state. Air, Brenholfc, entering upon the duties of iiuluiiri.il commissioner under Governor Snwll, distinguished himself quickly. Possessed of talent in pacing on cases IMPASSE Roger says that Beauty fades and passes.

He says that life is tragic, and that knowledge Has not convinced him that he has a He read biology last year at He says heredity has been exploded, And capitalism, socialism, marriage. He says It takes about three generations I'D make the manner sure, the Bourbon carriage. He says psychology Is fascinating; He says man's greatest need is soul- confession; And finally, that one has words or children, Has words or babies: that 'is self- expression. So there's no hope, if that be truthful reading. And Roger's fate more unsolved than another, Since Roger's one salvation is denied him.

And he's unfitted to become a mother. DEARINQ WARD. According to a story In Saturday's Telegraph, th Y. W. C.

A. will teach the girls what to do when am if the Boy Friend's Motor Balks, It wouldn't be any use to tench any girl who doesn' already know. Health and Diet Advice BJf DR. PRANK McCOV Author of The Past Way to Health LOVELY THOUGHT? The bridegroom's gifts to his best man and ushers were Morocco 'Billfolds, Mrs. Robertson was graduated from the Poughkeopsle High School In the class of 1820.

Poughkeepsle Eagle News. When Morocco billfolds were in'their hcydey. A young fellow in Connecticut has played the har monlca continuously for three and one-half hours. Tills, we feel, constitutes on endurance record for the families of harmonica fiends. EPFITAFHLETTE He never drank whiskey Or dented a fender But, oh, how we miss Dear John the Pretender.

won the world's chess quicKiy. rossejsea or a tulcnt in pasmii: on u- a crcuitioi talent he Doubtless came honestly bv mS'" 1Cmb tlw InduStrial Com Nimzowitsch of Denmark championship at Carlsbad. Tlic tournament was considered a great success because It wns finished in time for the next one to start CHINESE PIRATES SEIZE NORSE SHIP Head In Saturday's Tcleg. What Hoi Bnttle-axcs and cutlasses forward, men- and board the bloody pirates! Alexander Legge, Chairman of the Farm Board refuses to be a social problem in Washington and agrees to cat In the kitchen or second table. Farm boarders we know says he will be lucky If he gets anything to cat at all.

Mr Brenholt has nude a record for fairness, intelligence and industry. He has been one of the hardest working of the men connected with the industrial commission, has passed upon a large number of cases and has had a minimum of adverse criticisms of his findings in the courts to which some caws would naturally be appealed, his laying down thc duties of the office, a post he filled capably and accqncdly, it is fitting that he be given the credit to which his work has entitled him. He had made a successful career in politics in Madison county before his appointment to the industrial commission, a career which has been added to in a creditable THE HEALTH VAttJE OF DRIED VEGETABLES The American Indian was quite familiar with the methods of sun-drying fruits, vegetables, and meats to improve their keeping qualities. William Wood in a letter written in 1629 said that the Indians dried gooseberries, bilberries, raspberries, treachleberries, hur- tleberrles and currants" which, after being dried in the sun, wee but little inferior to the fresh berries sold by the grocers in England, The early New England Colonists followed In the foosteps of the Indians by preserving their food over tho long winter months by drying it. Along the coast the drying of fish became an important Industry.

A great impetus was given and drying of foods by'the Klondyke Gold Rush In Alaska In 189fl. There was a great demand for foods which were light enough to be transported on the back over great distances of barren country. Quantities of dried potatoes were imported from- Germany, and almost over night many crude drying plants were constructed along the fertile areas of the Pacific coast. Wars have always had a stlmplatlng effect upon the dried food Industry. During the Boer war Canada supplied the British army with quantities of a quickly prepared vegetable soup mixture.

During the Franco- Prussian war of 1870 large quantities of soup made of powdered, dried green left vegetables and legumes were used. The World war also provides a tremendous Impetus to the dried food industry, especially In Germany, and It is believed that the large quantities of dried vegetables and potatoes in Germany explains why she was able to hold out so long in the desperate struggle with out obtaining supplies from other countries. With the entry of the United States Into the World war, numerous exaporating plants were established, and the United States Department of Agriculture spent much time and effort in experiments to perfect the scientific dehydration. As a result of many experiments It was found that where the fruit or vegetables were exposed to excessive heat the vitamins were destroyed and the salts oxidized The foods discolored and robbed of their finest flavors. It was found that vitamin Is destroyed by sundrylng at a moderate temperature providing the dehydrated food is quickly sealed and kept In a cool storage place.

Some foods such as spinach can be reduced In weight on a ratio of 18 to 1. One ton of apricots, if canned, would weigh about 3500 pounds, while one ton dehydrated and packed will weigh about 350 This Is an indication of the great saving in storage an'dtranspor- tation by the dehydrating method of preserving food. When properly performer, dehydration Is simply the removal of water and does not Impair the food value of the foods. So many different foods are tteliydrated that it is possible to serve a complete dinner of these roods. For example, one might begin with a dehydrated soup mixture of pea or lentil soup, such as used by the German army.

Next would be a salad Of celery, lettuce and horse radish which had been soaked in water. For vegetables, one could use dehydrated peas, tomatoes, string beans, beets, spinach, carrots, or asparagus, etc. if an egg dish Is desired, there are powdered eggs to use. A cake would be prepared Ham the powdered eggs and powdered milk, and bread or crackers could be served composed largely-of dried vegetable flour. Macaroni or dried beef could be used.

one desired a dessert one could use the dehydrated apricots, apples, peaches, bananas, strawberries, or even an Ice cream made from powdered milk. QUESTIONS AND ANSWEES Drink Habit QUESTION: Anxious asks: "Jf there anything that can be given a man secretly thaf will cure him of the drink habit? I wish I could iind something that would make him dreadfully sick If he touched liquor." ANSWER: There is nothing I know of which will cure the drink habit unless the drinker Is really willing to be cured. It Is then' very simple. A fast on add fruits will in a day or two destroy All craving for liquor. The cure Is then complete if the drinker really desires a cure.

Sugar and Starch QUESTION: H. M. asks: "DOM sugar combine well- nth starchy foods?" ANSWER: starchy foods should be used only with he cooked and raw non-starchy Sugar hould not be used at the same meal with starchy foods. Exercises for Back QUESTION: W. Q.

asks: "what exercise will help girl of fifteen to straighten her back. There It a light hump near the shoulders In the back due to bcnd- ig over, reading." ANSWER: All exercises which tense the ol he upper back will help you to straighten up and tie- NEW puffing with matronly figure, a girl who counts her and an office manager worried about his waist-line spy a set of penny scales. In succession they step on the platform, insert a coin and watch the indicator, or wait for a tiny card to drop out of a slot. Whatever the figures mean to them, In satisfaction or disappointment they are unlikely to (jive a thought to thc cent they spent. A penny la scorned these days.

A solitary copper buys little. Yet mona than $7,000,000 in pennies are dropped ually into scales, making the some $15,000,000 worth of weighing Instruments In this country profitable Investments. Two per cent of the net receipts of a national dime store $500,000 a out of thc scales. Penny Profits The penny scales first appeared aboilt 30 years ago, In railroad stations. Within the past three years the machines thnt vend a card with the printed weight and a "fortune" or "character reading" have been developed.

Now they arc being provided in modernistic designs with a new attachment for measuring the person's height as well. Suppositions to thc contrary, it is not only the women who pay and pny the pennies. Actual counts have shown that as many men as women step upon the platforms. The record receipts were obtained, however. In one of New York's busiest shopping street.

There one scale took in $42 In a single day, The scales are sold to the operators, who 'must take one for every 1,000 inhabitants. Thus the operator in a city of 200,000 population buys 200 scales. The manufacturers of ticket scales also collect a royalty by sell- Ing the tickets at 20 cents a hundred. There are more than 1,000 different "fortunes" or "charter readings" on the tickets, written by a special staff that manages to make them all complimentary. They are great stuff for the girls, some of whom will weigh themselves several times a day to acquire a handful.

An the makers say the scales are accurate. The bureaus of weights and measures look after that. Airports are installing the scales to weigh passengers for the computation of loads and It is even reporte that a butcher was onco observed weighing the hind quarters of a steer on one of the penny machines. Th card, solemnly pocketed by the butcher, read: "You ar quiet and of a retiring disposition and can readily adap yourself to all classes of society." There's a career story, too, in the scales. A.

M. An drews, millionaire president of one of the largest man ufacturlng companies, once taught music In California where he went for his health as a boy from Chicago his birthplace. A Washington Daybook BV HERBERT C. PLOMMER WASHlNGTON-lt's a safe bet that Chief Justic Taft didn't cancel his birthday party up" at Murray Bay Quebec, this year until he saw that it was absolute! necessary. For September 15 is about the most Important da in the calendar for this distinguished American, it ha taken on the importance of an annual celebration to which not only the formen president looks forward with genuine pleasure, but also every one else In the vlclnltj of his summer home.

An outbreak of infantile paralysis In the communitj Is responsible. Most of his expected guests have left al ready. There was nothing to do but call it off. People flock to the big Taft home on this day. Mos of the American residents at Ponte-au-Pic come over to congratulate the chief justice, and the Canadians a the settlement three miles away Join In.

They all gather on the porch at the Taft the greatest point of attraction In the village. His friends love to exchange reminiscences and share' In th happiness that fairly radiates from him, whether his infectious laughter Is aroused by one of their anecdotes by memories surrounding some Incident in his eventfu life. Informal All bars surrounding his high office are lowered. The chief justice mingles unrestrainedly in the society of hi friends. They ore free to come and go as they please The Murray Bay people have the opportunity to show their affection for him on this occasion.

They prepare birthday cakes In great large and small. They shower flowers upon him along with other tokens of remembrance. And members of his immediate Taft his daughter Helen and her husband, his two sons Robert and Charles, and their wives, and his 11 all there to make the day memorable. It's a happy family circle up there In the Fr'ench Canadian hills. And the summers spent there are the happiest of days for Mr.

Taft. Those who have seen him this summer bring word back to Washington that his color is healthily ruddy, his eye is bright his step Is firm and his manner is vigorously alert too, they say, Is in excellent health. tho Talts havc pent thelr vacations Mrs Taft Economy, At First MI 1 ame UD here tho chlef ustlce once told his friends "we were seeking an economical place which to rest. You know, as district judge, my salary then was only $6000 a year-and there was nothing more. But we could get a house for the season for $168, so we made out very well." As the children, and then the grandchildren arrived the original home, facing the broad expanse of the bay from the heavily wooded side of a high hill BI-PW broader and broader.

A room was added here, then a wing was added there, until now the rambling, comfortable home-like place will-house the whole famliv There are now 10 rooms and 8 baths. "Better than a tent," is the way Mr. Taft describes It Although his birthday party will not be held this year, the chief justice did have the pleasure of enjoy- Ing the annual reunion of his family. All 11 of his grandchildren with their parents visited him recently and he regards that party as compensation for hav- ng no birthday celebration. 'elop normally-shaped shoulders.

The best exercises" tor this purpose we taken while lying face downward Ati excellent, one to take while lying in this position is to clasp the hands behind the neck and raise the head arms and shoulders as high as possible, relaxing to the loor and raising alternately from ten to fifteen times Do this exercise two or three times daily and others imllar which tend to strengthen the muscles of th upper back. we What do you need to know? ft there some point about your business or persona 1 )lfe that puzzles you? Is there something you want to know without delay? Submit your question to Frederic J. Haskin, Director of our Washington Information Bureau. He Is employed to help you. Address your inquiry to the Alton Telegraph Information Bureau, Frederic J.

Hoskln, Director, and enclose two cents in coin or stamps for return postage. Q. What is "gold-beaters' skin' which Is used In the construction C. A. Gold-beaters' skin Is a small section in the Intestine of steer.

It received this name In the Middle Ages, when goldsmiths dis covered that by putting gold between strips of this skin they coulc lammer it for days, making the fines of gold leaf without tearing the skin te great strength, along with its Ightness of texiure, and the fact that permits less diffusion of gas than aany other known substance, recom mended it for balloon work. Q. Is John Drinltwaters' "Abraham ilncoln" to be II. Willlnm Harris, has stated hat he will revive Drlnkwatcr's play 'Abraham Lincoln" this fall, with frank MuOlynn in his original title 'ole. Late October is now given as he New York premiere for the re rival.

Q. How long does the average per son keep a savings M. A. According to thc Association of Mutual Savings Banks, the average ife of a savings-bank account is no more than seven years. Q.

What is the record for enrtti o.nce kite E. W. A.Eugene Lecky, 15 years old, of 3rooklyn has succeeded In flying a cite for 48 consecutive hours. The jrevlous record for endurance kite fly ng was 40 hours and 25 minutes. Q.

In what country are monkeys used to try out K. A. In Japan monkeys are used to try out new types of parachutes. The animals are trained to pull the rip cord that opens the parachute and ar then tossed from an airplane in full flight. Q.

Are boys harder to rear than L. A That "boys are harder to rear than girls" was recently given sup port by statistics Issued from the Children's Bureau of the Departmenl of Labor. These data reveal that, al though more boys are born in the United States than girls, the latter have 30 per cent more chance of liv ing. During the first year, 130 boy babies die for every 100 girls who fail to survive. Q.

How large is the- hangar built on Colonel E. H. R. Green's R. LJ.

Which 72 0 nce ta 14 feet lQ ne and reet high. While It is built on estate, it has been placed at the dt posal of research men tt the Massa chusetts Institute of Massa Mn 'ower, a blimp pro- does the abbreviation mortal at Springfield 10 abbrev 'ation ON carved on A. It is accredHedto Charles Dana. The Alton Telegraph Offers a Booklet On Fitting Dresses and Blouses, How docs that shoulder fit? Is there a wrinkle In the heck? Is that sleeve in right? How can I smooth thnt no, der the arm? These and many other problems In fitting accurately are solved In a neew booklet by government experts. Every woman will want a copy, as it is fully illustrated and each step in correct fitting described in plain words.

Our Washington Information Bureau recommends this booklet as the best thing ever printed on the subject. The coupon and four cents in coin or stampe bring your copy, Frederic J. Haskln, Director, The Alton Telegraph Information Bureau, Washington, D. C. I enclose herewith four cents in coin or stamps for a copy of the booklet, PITTING DRESSES AND BLOUSES.

Name Street City State represented In "The Winged Hoi Anthology" recently published by Joi eph Auslandor and Prank Ernest are Edgar Lee Masters, Vachel say Carl SandTJurg, Q. How many times has the body of Abraham Lincoln been H. T. A. Interpreting "burial" as mean- Ing "permanently placing In a mausoleum, crypt, or sarcophagus, or even depositing In water as from a ship," the custodian of the Lincoln tomb says that the tody of President Lincoln was burled three times, it now lies in the Lincoln tomb in Springfield, 111.

Q. Is the corner of Broadway and Forty-second street the most Jrossing in New H. G. A. Both Broadway and Forty-second street and Fifth avenue and For.

ty-second street have been designated as the world's busiest corners. City engineers, however, declare Madison avenue and Forty-second street to be the most congested crossing, not only in New York, but in the world. The congestion Is so great that the city plans to build an underpass so pedestrians may make the crossing in safety and without a serious loss of time. Q. Who organized the first summer camp for It.

D. N. A. The organized summer camp had Its beginning about 50 years in I860 Ernest Balch established camp boys on Lake Asquam in New Hampshire. Shortly afterward other camps were established, and the movement began to grow rapidly Tito health, educational and recreational values of summer camps for boys had Become so well organized by 1900 that a similar movement for camps for girls was launched at that time Uttte Thlng tlk Sce rL ND 51, when most men Jrave and need lots of sleep, Oamplin-smith, theatrical agent is' rorkjng 21 hours a day and sleeps He never feels, tired, and any hour from 3 a.

m. to 12 midnight might find this machine man is desk or engrossed In a novel. It has been said that he letp 8 ne 6 72 hours wlthout "Most people sleep too much hs says. "The only time I had eight iZ ep felt for days) The thing is the quality of the jeep rather than the quantity. In he few hours I sleep, every bone, an nerve ls at est, and he three hours of this is far the more beneficial than eight or nine Side Glances By George Clark" and not get any.