Life — August 23, 1917 — page 5: what you’re looking at

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The perfect evening gown, the sheer morn- ing blouse—each has its effec- tiveness enhanced by the oc- casional use of | Gvanss Depilatory This powder removes super- fluous hair temporarily. There is no safe way to remove hair permanently. 50cm" complete and convenient outfit, at your own drug- or department-store. Money back without question, if you want it. George B Evans 1106 Chestnut St Philadelphia Makers of "Mum" A CAPTIVE BALLOON All May Ride Now ILL HAYWOOD, boss of I. W. W's, says: “We are all going to ride in automobiles, or nobody is going to ride in automobiles.” If Bill and his comrades will work with reasonable diligence at whatever trades they are good at, and will be content with some modest make of motor-car, they can all ride in them now. Where there are jitneys the going is as cheap, or nearly so, as strect-car transportation. The automobile, espe- cially the Ford, is already the vehicle of the million, and if Bill undertakes to tip the million out of it, his job is cut out for him. The automobile is the most demo- cratic appliance civilization ever de- veloped. The surprising part of Bill Haywood’s demand is its moderation. Despite the Red Cross York, 49 Wall Street, New July 3oth, 1917. To the Editor of Lire: The American Red Cross Association, made over new since the United States has become a belligerent, has many and varied activi- ties in contemplation. The first thing contemplated is to take over the work of the various existing re- lief associations or committees, making them “subsidiaries” of the Red Cross. It is made a cardinal principle of the Association that its resources shall al- ways be devoted first to whatever cause may be in most immediate need; this principle, if carried out, will frequently interfere with the wishes of the donors to these other relief committees. An ambulance given for France may be sent for service to Russia; money subscribed to train blinded soldiers may be first used to stamp out tuberculosis. This contemplated action should be of interest to some of those who have con- tributed to the French War Orphans’ Fund. The fund itself you can, of course, readily safeguard; remittances can be made—indeed I believe they are now made—to a wholly French commit- tee in Paris, which ‘will be immune from interference by any American organiza- tion, But for some of these orphans, agreeably to a suggestion in Lire a year or more ago, further provision is being made. An individual child being as- signed to an individual subscriber, an formal relation of war-godmother or godfather and godchild has been estab- lished, correspondence has been opened with the surviving parent or some other relative, and from time to time little gifts in the way of clothing, ete, have been sent from here to France, where they are distributed to the individual donces. The “Clearing House” here, with offices in Wall Street and Charlton Street, has attended to this very efficient- ly, ay T know from acknowledgments re- ceived from different places in France. These little packages have all been trans- ported by the French S. S. Line free, and no duty has been levied on them in France. It is now announced that the American Red Cross will organize a fleet for the transport. of relief contributions in kind, and that free carriage and relief from customs duty will be given only to such packages as are entrusted to it. This regulation the Red Cross can effi- ciently enforce, because, under the power recently conferred, the Presi- dent can refuse export license to any package which one may try to send other- wise. If the Association adheres to its announced principle, — undoubtedly a wise and humane one, so far as its own funds and their proceeds are concerned, —the American who has undertaken to look after a French baby as war-godchild can never be sure that a little winter out- fit he may send to it will not be disposed of in Russia. I have not been able to devise any means of escape from this regulation, fortified by refusal of license. Of course one could send the money which the outfit would cost, not direct Toasting seals in flavor , L. LUCKY STRIKE cigarette Just like your morning toast v nba