12 WOMEN'S INTERESTS A GIRL AND A New and Vital Romance of City Life by Virginia Terhune Van 'ie Water CHAPTER XXXVI. Copyright, 1916, Star Company. At five o'clock the following day- Agnes Morley closed her desk and rose to go home. She was wondering how her aunt was. Miss Morley had been up and dressed when Agnes left this morning, and Jennie O'Neill had arrived and was in charge of the work of the flat. Still the niece was an xious. She was surprised now when, to her usual question, "Is there anything more you want me to do, Mr. Hale, or may I go?" her employer replied"— "Please wait a minute." She sat down again and watched the man as he finished folding and putting away some papers. Then he turned to her, his manner grave, yet less curt than it had been of late. "I am going away to-morrow," he announced. "I had expected to take a long vacation. I have decided, however, that I prefer to take a couple of weeks now and several others at various times during the summer. I shall be absent for some days. "Mr. Bainbridge tells me that Miss Durkee, his stenographer who has been here for two years, needs a vaca ion. It has occurred to us that if she goes away now you might take her place during her absence and mine. Can you do that?" "You mean." faltered Agnes, "that I am to go into Mr. Balnbridge's of fice, or am I to take Miss Durkee's place out in the large office?" "Neither. I mean that you are to remain where you are—for there must be a responsible person in here to sort my mail, answer telephone messages, etc. But Mr. Bainbridge will come to this office to give you his dictation, and he will, as far as possible, take my place for the next fortnight, and you are to do for him just what you usually do for me. Do you understand?" "Yes. sir." "Then it's all right?" "Yes, sir," she replied. "It's all right." A NEW EMPLOYER So she was to work for Hasbrook Bainbridge for the next two weeks. She did not know whether she was glad or sorry. She was not sure just what sort of an employer he would make. Probably as her "boss" he might be more severe and exacting than he had seemed hitherto. He would probably Ignore his former talk of friendship. Again she rose to go. "Good after noon, Mr. Hale," she said. "I hope you will have a pleasant vacation." "Thanks!" he rejoined. "Good af ternoon." But when she reached the door he spoke abruptly. "Miss Morley!" She stopped, her hand on the door knob. He looked at her, then glanced i away and spoke hurriedly, as if to discharge quickly a disagreeable duty j "Before I go I want to say that you have done well so far. In manv I way you are entirely satisfactory—in fact, I may say that I find no 'fault with your work." He paused. "Thank you," she murmured. "And," :.e went on, "I want to sug gest that during my absence you go University Courses in Harrisburg Session Has Begun Do not overlook this oppor tunity to secure the training necessary to rapid advancement in business. This University School is preparing young men and wo men for the more responsible positions. If you have not in vestigated, call Tonight at the Technical and talk with a member of the faculty about the advant ages of this course to you. This is your last opportunity. Wharton School of Finance and Commerce University ofMRR Pennsylvania f Workmen's Compensation Act Blanks We are prepared to ship promptly any or all of the blanks made neceaaary by the Workmen's Compensation Act which took •ffect January 1. Let us hear from you promptly as the law re quires that you ahould now have these blanks In your possession. The Telegraph Printing Co. Printing—Binding— Designing—Photo- Engraving HARRISBURO, PA- " ™ 1 ' 1 ■■ ■- 1,111 UjWW. TUESDAY EVENING, HARRISBI7RG TEIEGRAPH OCTOBER 10, I9To. ahead as you have been going lately —thinking only of your work. You have an opportunity to make yourself valuable here in the course of time— if you pay strict care to work and that only. I trust you to do this during mv absence just as if I were here." What did he mean? Did he fancy that when he was away she would shirk or neglect her tasks? "I shall certainly try to do as well for Mr. Bainbridge as I have for you, Xlr. Hale," she said proudly. "I am in the employ of the firm, and I am In honor bound to do my best for it under all circumstances." "I know, I know," he agreed. "I am not afraid that you will shirk— only sometimes girls get a bit heed less—and look for attentions—well, all I mean is that I would ask you to take orders from Mr. Bainbridge only. He is the only person with whom you will have dealings during my absence." AGNES UNDERSTANDS Then she understood. He was warn ing her that if his son were to pay her any attention she was to repulse him. And he would probably give Philip his orders, too. Her face flushed angrily, but she forced her self to speak courteously. "You and Mr. Bainbridge are the only persons from whom I have ever received my orders, Mr. Hale," she told him. There was a slight quiver in her voice, but she hoped that he did not notice It. "Any intercourse I have with others In the office is con fined to a mere bow in passing—ex- cept Miss Rooney," she added as an after-thought. "I do go out to lunch eon with her occasionally." "That is all right," Mr. Hale said. "I was not referring to Miss Rooney. It is quite proper that you young ladies should be on pleasant, friend ly terms." Again she felt her face flame. She longed to speak out the angry thoughts that rushed through her mind. Then she remembered what Dr. Martin had said of her aunt. "Whatever comes, you must keep your job, more for her sake than for your own." It was midsummer; she might not get another position for weeks. Aunt Lucy was dependent up on her. "That is all," Mr. Hale was saying. "Good afternoon." As she was crossing the outer office, Arabella Durkee spoke to her. "I am told." the stenographer said, spitefully, "that you are to do mv work for a while. I fancy you will make more out of it than I have ever done." "You are mistaken," Agnes re joined. her manner cold and haughtv. "Mr. Hale tells me that I am to do for Mr. Bainbridge such secretary work as I usually do for Mr. Hale himself. But that is not. Miss Durkee the same kind of work that you per form for Mr. Bainbridge." She passed on before the other could answer back. She was ashamed of herself for having reminded the girl that she, Agnes Morley, held a higher position than that occupied by an ordinary stenographer. She was too harassed and angry to real ize that the good will even of Miss Durkee was better and safer than the ill-will. (To Be Continued) 17 THEY BUILD OR A vi LF mJ O DESTROY AMAZING BUT RARELY SUSPECTED TRUTHS ABOUT THE THINGS YOU EAT By ALFRED W. McCANN When the Common People Indicate I a Positive Preference for Food Pro-1 ducts Known to Be Good, Shunning Those Which Arc Either Known to Be Bad or In the Doubtful Class, Voluntary Reform, Regardless of I-aw, Will Be Substituted for the Hundreds of Food Abuses Which Now Defy all Federal, State, and Municipal Author ities. The agresslve movement which has been under wayflor the last ten years, and in 1916 has reached its climax, to license the sales of unclean milk is nothing less than a challenge to mod ern civilization. It flouts not only the findings of science and of human experience, but it denies the value of human life. All over the world dirty milk is rec ognized as the chief cause of Infant mortality. In New York City alone clean milk is credited with having saved in the last six years no less than 80,000 children under three years of age. Yet throughout the country, as we have seen, an organized group of milk dealers is constantly engaged in an effort to break down every bar rier against the products of filthy dairies. These men first showed their hands openly when they induced Governor Glynn to appoint a milk commission packed in their interest. That at tempt was frustrated when the gov ernor's eyes were opened to what had been done. But it was in court cases in Wash ington City in 1914, and in Canada and New York City in 1916, that the ex tent of their sinister purpose was fully revealed. In these important cases the na tional food and drugs act was in volved. The milk men know that a successful assault upon its power to protect the public against dirty milk would set up a precedent against de cent milk standards all over the coun try. Hence their raids which were cleverly planned and financed in New York City. * At the capital, absorbed in affairs of State, it was thought that the ac tivities of tire local herflth authori ties were likely to pass unnoticed. The sanitary officers of any city are not usually prepared for a fight of first magnitude. Organized indecency knows that even zealous officials can be taken off their guard. Organized indecency gathers to gether the foremost legal and scien- ' tiflc talent which the country can produce. The custom now is, as It has been for the past ten years, to send a for midable array of experts to the de fense of any individual, however ob scure he may be, when his case in volves a precedent that may result in embarrassment to larger interests elsewhere. How well this legal and scientific talent has earned its fees is clearly evidenced by the deadlock which now j exists between food officials and large corporations, not only in con- J nection with milk abuses but in con nection with every other form of food j abuse. To-day many food offifflcials are! actually afraid to bring important I cases into court, fearing the demor-1 alization that always attends defeat STATE SUFFERS I HEAVY TREE LOSS Damage Done by Fires This Spring Was Reduced Because of the New State Plan Pennsylvania suffered a loss of over 100,000 acres of forest land by fire during the spring forest fire season, : according to figures given out by the j Department of Forestry, to-day. The total number of forest fires for the i whole State was 505 and the resulting j loss in timber destroyed is estimated |at about $170,000. This compares very favorably with the record made last ! year, when the Atal area burned over j was more than 300.000 acres and the (total number of fires was 1,100. The fall fire season, however, is Just open ing and may add considerably to the figures for 1916. Blair county heads the list this year with 13,986 acres burned over. Lu zerne and Potter come next with 13,800 land' 13,250 acres, respecUvely. Each ! of these counties had a single fire of over 10,000 acres, the largest of the season covering 11,000 acres in Blair county. Forest fires burned In I forty-six of the sixty-seven counties : of Pennsylvania, and twenty of these I forty-six counties lost over a thousand i acres of forest each. These counties are Bedford, Berks. Blair, Cameron, Carbon, Center, Clinton, Columbia, 1 Cumberland, Dauphin, Fayette, Hunt ingdon. Juniata, Lackawanna, Leb anon, Luzerne, Mifflin, Potter, Schuyl i kill and Tioga. Franklin county had ! forty-seven fires, the highest number recorded for a single county. Colum ! bia county had only three fires, but ; has the highest average area burned ; per fire, 1,042 acres. Bucks county ! has the low record with two fires and | 23 acres burned. The causes of the fires are given as follows: Railroads. 169; brush burn ing on dry or windy days, 39; incen diary. 58; carelessness of campers, 39; I carelessly conducted lumbering op erations, 37; 5; mlscel -1 lnneous, 30; unknown, 138; total, 505. Thirty-two of the fifty-eight fires of , incendiary origin burned in Franklin i county, mostly on the Mont Alto for est. The total cost of extinguishing all the fires was about $12,000. i Since the Bureau of Forest Protec | tlon was established last year special 1 , You Can't Brush or Wash Out Dandruff The only sure way to get rid of dan druff Is to dissolve It, then you destroy it entirely. To do this, get about four ounces of ordinary liquid arvon; apply it at night when retiring; use enough to moisten the scalp and rub it In gently with the finger tips. Do this to-night, and by morning, most if not all, of your dandruff will be gone, and three or four more appli cations will completely dissolve and entirely destroy every single sign and trace of it, no matter how much dan druff you may have. You will find, too. that all Itching and digging of the scalp will stop at once, and your hair will be fluffy, lus trous, glossy, silky and soft, and look and feel a hundred times better. You can get liquid arvon at any drug store. It is Inexpensive and never fails to do the work.—Advertisement. The good people of every commu nity are disorganized. The bad peo ple who prey upon them are organ ized from top to toe. It is for this reason that one crafty group, given over to the exploitation of their kind, is able to impose Its lnqultles un challenged upon the heads of mil lions. What the law falls to provide for the common people the comon peo ple can provide for themselves only i through the quality and kind of en lightenment that will Inspire Individ ual action. , The matter before us is milk. A knowledge of the will enable consumers of milk to. recognize the virtues of good milk dealers as well as the vices of bad milk dealers. It can be said without fear of con tradiction that when the common peo ple show a positive preference for products known to be good, shunning those which are either known to be bad or In the doubtful class, volun tary reform, regardless of the law. will be Instituted over night and the bad will automatically be eliminated. I have witnessed the operation of this phenomenon so often in the courts and out of the courts that for years I have been forced to the con viction. constantly growing more pos itive, that the best way to insure pure food is to condemn the bad and praise the good publicly. In the case of mlllt the dealers should be forced to publish monthly the daily average bacteria count of their supplies. In some communities where this de vice has been employed, notably Lex ington. Ky., the results were almost miraculous. Following the publication of the first report the milk dealer whose milk is highly polluted with bacteria loses his trade. The milk dealer whose milk is comparatively free from bacteria increases his trade. During the second month the man with the bad milk works day and night in an effort to recover his lost standing. He visits the farmers who supply him and uses plain speech In describ ing what has happened to his busi ness. The following day the barns are whitewashed, rotten and soggy floors are ripped up, new stanchions are erected, long-standing manure piles are removed, the flanks and udders of the cows are washed, tne palls and cans are steamed, the hands of the milkers are cleansed, screens are put on the windows of the milkhouse, proper Icing methods are Introduced, the animal heat of the milk is with drawn. prompt shipment is made. When the milk reaches the dealer It is quickly and efficiently pasteurized, bottled in sterile containers and chil dren's lives are saved. The fight now going on in the milk industry is an unnatural fight. Such weapons as those outlined here should be used against it. The facts about to follow, affecting even the integrity of much so-called certified milk, ought to do much to bring about a public demand for milk of such open and honest quality that it needs no expensive legal or scien tific talent to keep it on the market, from which it would be thrown into the sewers if only the people knew the truth. efforts have been made to have the fire wardens take greater pains In deter mining the causes of forest fires. As a result the hills for extinguishing twenty-seven of the fires have been paid by those whose carelessness caused them, eight prosecutions and Investigations have been ordered by the Attorney General's department and twenty-seven cases are pending In which the Attorney General will be asked to bring action in case a settle ment out of court cannot be effected. ACTIVITIES OF WOMEN A number of women are known to be in Russian infantry regiments. Women number one-fifth of the factory workers in Pennsylvania. The Italian Red Cross has over 40,- 000 women enrolled as nurses. War marriages have been specially abundant among British servants. While mortality among women Is lighter than among men. Insurance companies have found risks on the lives of women unprofitable and write policies on their lives for limited amounts only. In Lombardy, Italy,t women have raised a great number of rabbits on their lands in order to supply furs for the soldiers. GREAT HAGERSTOWN FAIR OCTOBER 10 TO 13 The C. V. R. R. will sell excursion tickets to Hagerstown, during the week of the Fair, good to return until October 14, at reduced rates. On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, special excursion tickets, good on date of issue only, will be sold at rates based on one fare for the round trip.—Advertisement. THE SERVANT PROBLEM Tho hardest problem most women have to face 1s the keeping of servants. In the October Woman's Home Com panion three women tell how they have solved the mystery of retaining help. One of them says: "Never destroy a vestige of Mary's Rood opinion of you by betraying any Ignorance as to how this or that is done. If you have had no practical experience in housework, obtain a good book on domestic science, refer to it before giving an order, and make your instructions for carrying out the order authoritatively precise. "Refuse to put yourself at the dis advantage of ever speaking angrily to a servant. If an exasperating situation arises, go to your room, think care fully over the circumstances, study the offender's temperament, and when you have decided upon your correction, de liver it dispassionately." Ol'R REAL STANDING ARMY We ma" be tired of the o.ld saying, that .< e dig our graves with our forks." But, In the light of the new awakening of the housewife to her great responsibility, that old saying in taking on a new meaning; and we might also add that we begin the woi'it of destruction with the nursing botti even before the fork can be used. How few women really know the market, the seasons of production, the cost of handling foods, the best time to buy certain foods. How few women really know the condition of the commercial foods they buy. We women hold within our hands the prompt elimination of all adulterated, unsanitary commercial foods, for, if we never bought such foods, they could not be manufactured. You should be ac quainted with those who produce, out side of the home, the foods you buy. And you could easily become acquaint ed through organization. Look about you right now and see what foods are produced near your home. Go to the factory and investigate it and see if its products are worthy of your pur chase; see if the food 3 which it pro duces are such as you want to place upon your table. Investigation is heart ily welcomed by ever honest manufac turer In this country. The commercial cannery, the commercial bakery, tnu commercial laundry, the commercial factory of every kind, is an ad.lunct to the twentieth-century home. We havv. a right to know under what conditions these Industries are conducted and what they produce, and an obligation rests upon us to obtain this knowledge. The co-operation among the honest manufacturers, the cvusumers, and Ui ; Harrisburg and Steclton Public, j j Dear Public: I The Big World Series now on marks the first transmission of news over the AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE in Harrisburg. Hot off the Associated Press wire straight from the scene of the great class,e, play by play, the news of the battle is being trans ! nutted direct by AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE from the Editorial ices of the Harrisburg Telegraph to a huge Telegraph bulletin board At the Sign of the Dial" in front of the Cumberland Valley 1 elephonc Company Building on Federal Square. | Not a moments delay is possible. The AUTOMATIC 'ine is direct from the Telegraph to the bulletin board man with the re ceiver to his ear. Never the possibility of a "foul tip" in the connections! That's the kind of service you will have when the AUTOMATIC replaces your old-fashioned telephone. A "home run" every time you lift the receiver and rotate the dial until you hang up at the home sack! Yours, CUrtbrn/ztU> MATIc~' n ' W "" ,CP,K "" series " b 'he AUTO- trade Is going to wipe out all pro ducts of unknown quality and all un fair trading. We eliminate the bad by upholding the good.—Mrs. Julian Heath in the November Mother's Magazine. THE STYLE NOW SAYS "THIN GIRI.S" Style changes aimost as often as a woman's mind. In the October Wo- Frankly, there may be steenteen factors contributing at one time or another to " engine trouble." But it's always a safe bet that the greatest offender in the whole mili taristic mob is Poor Lubrication. There's one sure way to banish lubrication-troubles: Atlantic Motor Oils. Here are oils that have done as much toward In actual tests, it has been definitely demon banishing engine-trouble via better lubrication strated that a properly lubricated motor will as Atlantic Gasoline—the accepted standard— yield as much as five additional miles to the has toward increasing power, mileage and gen- gallon of gasoline. eral car-happiness. Use the combination: Atlantic Gasoline for Atlantic Polarine is commander of the crew of fuel, Atlantic Motor Oils for lubrication, four principal motor oils, being the correct The oldest and largest manufacturers of lubri lubricant for 8 out of 10 cars. In all alternative eating oils in the world recommend this com cases, Atlantic "Light," Atlantic "Medium," bination to you without reservation. They • or Atlantic "Heavy" is the one to use. Ask ought to know whereof they speak and your garageman which. they do. Read up on this tubject. We have published a handsome and comprehensive book about lubrication. It ii free. Ask your garage for it. If they cannot supply you. drop us • postal and the book will be sent you without charge. ATLANTIC MOTOR OILS THE ATLANTIC REFINING COMPANY Oldest and Largest tf anafacta rersof Lubricating Olts In the World PHILADELPHIA PITTSBURGH man's Home Companion, Grace Marga ; ret Gould says: "The new girl is an unpuffed girl. Hips have vanished: skirts have length , ened: the flaring line is now the limp line. In a word, we now have a swag . ger, stately girl rather than a billowy, vivacious one. She up less room, j but she's the model to cony just the same. Again It is the style that does it. "It's good-by to the crinoline—every vestige of It —and I certainly am glaa. No girl of to-day likes it, and every little while it has threatened to come hack, and reeds and stiffening have been used to distend the fashionable skirt." _
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