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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-20
HELEN POLLOCK

for the daughter of a famous play
wright to play the star role in one of
her fathers plays. That's what Helen
Pollock, daughter of Charming Pol
lock, will soon do in the movies. Also,
it is predicted Miss Pollock will be
one of the most charming ingenues
of the film world, in which she made
debut in when Woman Loves"
FIVE FIRES AT STEEL WORKS
South Bethlehem, Pa, Nov. 90
Five small fires have been discovered
within past few days in one of the
proiectile departments Of Bethlehem
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-20
| Steel Works. An were extinguished
before any material damage was
caused. --,.- - --

-O-O-
STlFF-HAT- SILK-STocKINo COPS
AND coPPETS, LATEST
O-a-a-a-h! Some of the gentlefolk
of Lake Shore drive region are now
cops and coppets. They've joined
Doc. Dill Robertson's Industrial club,
which is nothing more or less than
a constabulary. They even say them
selves that they are members Of a
constabulary, and accent the Con
stabulary" with pride.
Members of Doc. Robertson's In
dustrial club will be possessed of po-
lice power. If they see wrong being
done they will have the right to ace
like a regular cop and pinch the Of
fender.
Now regular cops have taken unto
themselves the right to biff strikers
over the head with their clubs as well
as to kick poor buns about. Being
entitled to full powers of the police,
the 21st ward sassiety crew will be
at liberty to cuff around the common
herd that do the work that makes
their purses hefty, if their work
slaves go on strike. 49,.
Among those who signed up as
cops and coppesses last night are:
Rev. Norman Hutton, pastor st.
Chrysostom's church; F. Norcross; :
1900 Astor, lawyer; Dr. Eff1e L. Lob
dell, Plaza hotel; w. H. Lake, u &C.
dar, Board of Trade member; Mrs.
w. H. Lake; D. A. Moves, Virginia
hotel, broker; Mrs. Mary Noyes, IL
E. Division; Clifford Arrick, 1907
Richie, publicity manager Chicago
Telephone Co.; F. A. Hecht, 1541 AS
tor, vice president Kaestner & Hecht
Co.. Mrs. M. M. Ritter, Plaza hotel.
Rev. Dr. Timothy Stone, pastor of
Fourth Presbyterian church, was
sorry he would be unable to act as
chairman of his district, but would
e ~ 81 II.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-20

Chief Healey after returning from his
vacation has it to say:
81 won't quit" and after whole lot
of rim-raff, good for nothing stuff re-
garding politicians, ends the para
graph by saying: 81 answer to the
mayor only Tin all transactions,
strikes included).
Let US get the dust out of our
eyes.-S. K.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1915-02-06
A Terrible weapop.

A new weapon has been provided
for the United States army which is
far more efficient than any heretofore
adopted. 1t was invented and is used
by the French military authorities.
and already nearly a hundred have
been purchased by the United States.
The new gun, which was described
in the Popular Mechanics Magazine.
weighs but IS pounds and cal easily
be carried by a soldier. Two men are
required to operate it, both of whom
lie fiat on the ground, presenting a
small mark to the enemy. One man
feeds the cartridges into the breech
of the gun in clips of 25 each, while
the other aims the weapon and directs
the firing mechanism. The gun will
fire separate shots or will operate au.
tomatically, in which case 3OJ shots
may be fired per minute. At long
range a third soldier ascertains the
range by the use of binoculars and re-
ports the effect of the bullets.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1915-02-06

it tonight. Tomorrow I will tell you
everything. But it will have to be
in the place have mentioned. viii
you come to the bluff where the ruins
are one-half hour before sunset?
Please be exact as to the time. You
will see why. if you come"
He leaned across the table-they
were on opposite sides of it-plunging
his eyes into hers. then drew back, and
remarked with an aspect of gloom but
with much less the appearance of dis
trust:
"A very odd request, madam. l hope
you have good reason for it," adding,
Il bury Bella tomorrow and the ceme-
terry is In this direction. will meet
you where you say and at the houI
you name
And, regarding him closely as he
spoke, she saw that for all the cor
rectness of his manner and the bow
of respectful courtesy with which he
instantly withdrew, that deep would
be his anger and unquestionable the
results to her if she failed to satisfy
him at this meeting of the value of
her point in reawakehing justice and
changing public opinion.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1915-02-06
FULL SKIRT HAS WON PLACE
Not as Yet Fully Adopted, but Many
Of the Smart Dressers Have
Taken II Up.

With the short coat and its military
collar the skirt varies, but the full
skirt without a tunic claims prece-
dence in the very smartest models
and is gradually making itself more
and more felt, though for the great
mass of winter frocks and suits the
long tunic in one form or another will
hold good. Paris sponsored the plain
full skirt early in the season and the
later models emphasize the idea, but
the earliest showing here leaned
rather to the tunic models, and Amer
lean women are slow in accepting the
hewer skirt
And vet one sees It worn here and
there wherever smartly dressed wom-
en- congregate, and it is featured more
and more prominently in shops of the
better class. One afternoon during
the American fashion show at the
Ritz Carlton, in New York, a group
of five well-known actresses happened
to foregather on the stairway. and
each of the five was wearing version
of the plain full skirt.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1915-02-06
oeorgette Crepe and silver soutache
Trimming Make Lovely Blouse.

to the breezes and one may wine and
dine and breathe in comfort, but be-
ware of the inevitable uprising Git
erally) which will soon follow, for
tickle Fashion is never long satisfied
with what she creates.
Undoubtedly the so-called radical
changes in blouse styles are pretty
generally confined to some new fash
ioning Of collar or sleeves, for the
actual blouse often remains unchanged
from year to year, but let an odd
twist or turn be introduced in neck
or sleeves, and 10! we have something
novel in blouses.
You will find that the model here
illustrated will work up exceedingly
well in georgette crepe, pussy willow
silk, chiffon or crepe de chine, and the
arrangement of the collar can be
guaranteed as a real novelty. We are
gradually getting back to "chokers, I"
but before they completely envelop'us,
we are allowed deep breath of free
dom in such broad, loose collars as
this, which is particularly modish at
the moment.
The blouse itself, of any of the ma
terials mentioned above, shows hort
zontal slash across the front at the
bust line, between the edges of which
is hung a ruffle of self material with
the outside corners hanging in points
below the belt. The front edges are
laced with silver cord, as are also the
outside edges of the deep fitted cuffs.
The front corners of the taffeta collar
are trimmed with a silver soutache
braiding, and the taffeta belt is solidly
braided with the same.
White, cloud pink. maize or mauve
will all be lovely for this dainty
blouse.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1915-02-06
Furs for the Young Girl.

Although dark sets are now in
vogue. misses neckpieces and NUNS
show many lighter colored furs than
the pelts chosen for the more mature
women, says the Dry Goods Econo.
mist. Among the furs most featured
are dyed blue fox, red fox. silver bea.
yer, raccoon, Kolinsky, civet cat and
fitch.
In more conservative fur sets for
holiday selling are found skunk, Hud-
son seal, caracul, black. gray and
pointed fox, lynx, fisher and mole.
The sets made up of two varieties OF
pelts are particularly smart in the
darker furs and, furthermore, are very
practical, as they will match suits or
wraps trimmed with either kinds Of
pelt
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1915-02-06

nor was her face without beauty. lit
as 1t was by passion and every ardor
Of which loving woman is capable.
No man would be likely to resist it un-
less his armor were thrice forged
Would he himself be able to? He be-
gan to experience a cold fear-a dread
which drew a black veil over the fu-
ture; blacker veil than. that which
had hitherto rested upon it.
But his face showed nothing. He
proceeded, with a piercing intensity
not to be withstood:
when you entered my house this
morning did you come directly to my
room?"
yes. Bella told me just how to
reach it."
And when you saw me indisposed-
unable, in fact, to greet you-what did
you do them"
With the force and meaning of one
who takes an oath, she brought her
hand, palm downward on the table be-
fore her, as she steadily replied:
81 few back into the room through
which had come, undecided whether
to fly the house or wait for what might
happen to you. I did not dare to go
till Bella came back. So l stayed
watching in a dark corner of that
same room. l never left it till the
crowd came in. Then l slid out be-
hind them"
WAS the child with you-at your
side mean, all this timer"
II never let go her hand.
Woman, you are keeping nothing
back?"
Nothing but my terror at the sight
Of Bella running in all bloody to escape
the people pressing after him."
Sincerity was in her manner and in
her voice. The judge breathed more
easily, and made the remark:
mo one with hearing unimpaired
can realize the suspicion of the deaf
nor can anyone who is not subject tC
attacks like mine conceive the doubts
with which a man so cursed views
those who have been active about hin
while the world to him was blank"
Thus he dismissed the present sub
ject. to surprise her by a renewal o.
the old one.
What are your reasons" said he
for the hopes you have just ex
pressed? think it your duty to tel
me before we go any further.
Excuse me for tonight. What
have to tell-or rather, what have tt
show you-requires daylight" Then
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1915-02-06
MAKE MEeLIGEES OF cREPON
Are Among the Prettlest Of
Garments.

Lovely little negligees can be made
of the crepon that has so taken hold
of the popular fancy. These negligees
are very easily Numbered. and though
attractive are inexpensive. Hand en-
broidery is no longer the arduous
task that 1t was several years ago,
for some of the modern stitches are
so delightfully."- easy and SO quickly
worked that several articles can now
be embroidered in the time that it
formerly took to embroider one.
What could be prettier than a pale
blue -repon embroidered in white
daisies and green faliage? Both
daisies and foliage can be done in
lazy-daisy stitch, than which there is
nothing quicker. The centers of the
daisies should be done in yellow
French knots. If you wish to have
the negligee moro or less elaborate
silk can be used. but the mercerized
cotton is very effective shen worked
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1915-02-06
FACES CHANGE WITH FASHION
Remarkable Transformation to Be
Noted as the styles Of the
Seasons Vary.

Have you noticed how fashions In
clothes and fashions in faces go hand
in hand?
For instance, year before last,
think It was, when the vampire face
was rampant, the mysteriously pulled
down hat completely shadowing the
eyes came in vogue. At this time the
slim, slit, seductive clothes were worn,
and stranger walking along one Of
our principal streets must have had
the impression that some dread dis
ease had taken hold of nearly all of
our young girls.
Next year, transformation! The
vampire shed her slinky garments and
sophistication and became the sweet
est little chocolate-eating doll with an
Observation-Disclosures" expression
on her pretty little pink-cheeked face
And II you remember rightly it was at
this season that the youthful short
wasted dresses, dainty slippers and
all sorts of fluffy things appeared.
We seem to have reached a normal
condition this season. have seen
more cleareyed, red-cheeked, healthy
looking girls in the very sanest
clothes imaginable, than 1 can remem-
Der seeing for long, long time. If
we could only make the health fad a
habit! The clothes are awfully pref
ty this year, and they cry for good
healthy body and fine carriage to fit
them.
If we initiate a thing long and hard
enough we must eventually either be-
come that thing or something very
near to it. Hence. If we assume a
wholesome, normal expression of face
and body-dont you see what mean?
And doesn't it make you creep to
think of the consequences of having
any but the health fad become in
growing?
But l can't decide whether the
clothes make the faces or the faces
influence the clothes. think it's only
another case of the chicken and the
egg.-New York Times.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1915-02-06

lowered his standards! Just because
child is so ready to believe trust
fully that what he sees in others is
good. we should be all the more keenly
alert to let him see in us only the
best. specialist in childrep's books
said recently before the Booksellers
school, in New York; "All the money
We may make out of distributing un,
worthy books could not take away the
shame we should feel if it came back
to us that we had in any way assisted
in the mean work OF lowering a child 8
taste or character ideals" Do we ever
lower the tastes or ideals OF the chill.
dren in. our own home, or school. or
neighborhood? To do wrong before
those who may innocently think it is
right. is about as disastrous a way .of
propagating cur own failures as could
be imagined Exchange.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1915-02-06
Boring Thin Glass.

Everybody who has tried under
stands how difficult it is to bore a
hole in a strip of thin glass. The fol-
lowing method is said to be very sue
cessful: Press a cake of wet clay
upon the glass and then make hole
through the clay of the desired size,
laying bare the glass at the bottom
of the hole. Then pour melted lead
into the hole, and 1t will drop through
the glass, making a rough aperture
The explanation is that the sudden
application of heat cracks the glass
in circle corresponding in size with
the hole in the clay.-New York Trib-
une.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1915-02-06

as she became conscious of his aston
ishment, added falteringly:
Have you any objection to meeting
me tomorrow on the, bluff overlooking
Dark"
The judge was looking at her; he
had not moved; nor had an eyelash
stirred, but the rest of that sentence
had stuck in her throat, and she found
herself standing as immovably quiet
as he.
why thereP" he asked.
"Because"--her words came slowly,
haltingly, as she TREMENDOUSLY, almost
fearfully, felt her way with him-"be-
se-there-is-no - other - place
-where-I can made-my. point"
He smiled. 1t was his first smile
in years and naturally was a little
constrained-and, to her eyes at least,
almost more terrifying than his frown.
why have you waited till now?"
he called out, forgetful that they were
not alone in the house, forgetful, ap-
parently, of everything but his sur
prise and repulsion. why not have
made use of this point before it was
too late? You were at your husbands
trial.. you were even on the witness
stand?"
She nodded, thoroughly cowed at
last both by his indignation and the
revelation contained in this question
of the judicial mind-"Why now, when
the time was them"
Happily, she had an answer.
Judge Ostrander, | had a reason
for that, too; and, like my point, it
is good one. But do not ask me for
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1915-02-06

Then eat
Good olives.
Fresh fish, IL boiled.
Eggs on toast, boiled or poached.
Farinaceous-Dry toast or stale
bread, sparingly.
Meats-Mutton or lamb, beef, chick
en- and game; sparingly, and no fat.
Observation-Disclosures, cabbage, spin
ach, lettuce, celery, onions, asparagus.
watercress, tomatoes and caulifower
Liquids-One glass of water or one
cup of coffee or tea without cream OF
sugar, slipped slowly after meals.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1915-02-06
Movlno Meals.

Sir Ernest Shackleton related not
long ago some stories connected with
his last polar expedition.
AS most people know" he said,
the penguin is bird, and pemmican
is kind of food. In fact, l thought
everybody knew that, until one eve
ming when delivered lecture on my
expedition and showed some cinemato-
graph pictures of antarctic scenes.
After the lecture the chairman rose to
offer me the formal thanks of the
committee.
I'VE thank you so much for your
lecture, Sir Ernest he said kindly.
And we have greatly enjoyed the NOV.
ing pictures, with all those dear little
pemmicans running about "--Phila-
delphia Public Ledger.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1915-02-06
ORIGIN LOST IN ANTIQUITY
Phrase That Has Become Famous Has
Been Credited to Many Think
ers and Writers.

"Germanys place in the sun" is q
phrase usually credited to the former
Chancellor Won Buelow. But how far
back does it go?
A writer to the New York Evening
Post quotes from Ernest Remains Life
of Jesus" THE. situation of a poor
man is dreadful; literally there is no
place for him in the SUM-" The writer
Of the letter observes, 1T would be
interesting to know If the metaphor
was original with Renan."
1t was not.
In Paseals Thoughts" this occurs;
"This place in the sunshine is mine;
that is the begin ning and the type of
usurpation the wArld over" And Pas
calls Thought" y that moment. was
OF var.
Was it Louis Hburteenth (the mon
arch of Pascal's maturity who had
coined the phrase, Ito justify his ambi-
tons? Or was 1t he phrase of RICHIE
lieu liiscoverer the youthful Pas
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1915-02-06
SYNOPSIS.

A curious crowd of neighbors invade
the mysterious home of Judge Ostrander.
county Judge and eccentric recluse, fol-
lowing a yelled woman who has gained
double barriers surrounding the place.
The woman has disappeared but the judge
is found in a cataleptic state. Bella, his
prevents entrance to a secret door. Bella
dies. The judge awakes. Miss Weeks
explains to him what has occurred during
his seizure He secretly discovery the
whereabouts of the yelled woman. She
proves to be the widow of a man tried
before the Judge and electrocuted for muir
der years before. Her daughter is en-
gagged &c tue Judges son. from whom he Is
estranged, but the murder is between the
lovers
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1915-02-06
COLLAR FOR COMFORT
BROAD, LOOSE DESIGN is THE
STYLE JUST NOW.
Illustration Shows One Of the Latest
RIouses With This Feature-May
Be Made Up in a Variety Of
Materials.

Consider the ups and downs Of the
coIlar-or perhaps we should say, the
rise and fall-and you will find a
reliable excuse for the sore threats Of
. lifetime. Unobtrusive in itself, it
has in varied guises been made to
play the parts, alternately, Of an in-
Btrument Of torture and a sort Of
rest for the weary"
When necks are in style the collar
is deprived of its bones and flung open
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1915-02-06

1t is a base thing to be at anything
but our best before children. We may
think that child will not know that
our show of temper or irritation is not
justified. We may expect him to be-
lieve that it is right because we do it.
But If he does look upon our failure as
something entirely right, how we have
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1915-02-06

up. The negligee may be very simple.
Edge it with lace. the wider the bet.
ter, so that it will be more or less
frilly. Then trail the daisies down
each side of the front and about the
neck of the negligee. Work clusters
of daisy heads about the sleeves, with
here and there q green leaf.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1915-02-06
Flarlna Cuffs.

Some of the coats are made with
tight, very long sleeves, that are al.
most glovelike in their fit at the
wrists. But some are made with a
flaring cuff, like medlci collar at the
wrong place. These deep, fiaring cuffs,
usually on velvet coats. are headed
with bands of velvet.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1915-02-06
poina Their Best

Mr.. Housefiy-"Well, dear, begin
to realize that our time ON earth is
short" Mrs. Housefly-"Yes, but we
have little to. regret We have been
sober and industrious and have raised
a family of 10000, 900, 600 children
Life.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1915-02-06

cars senias) who used it for France?
Was it then an old saying, borrowed
from Caesar, or Alexander-or maybe
from Rameses?
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1915-02-06

LESSON TExT-Ruth 1918 Dread en-
tire book)
GOLDEN TEXT-Thy people shall bo
1:6.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23
TOPEKA ON WAR MAP.
Effort Will Be Made to Organize Lo-
cal National Guard Company.

An effort will be made to put To-
peka on the war map. At the Com
mercial club smoker held in honor of
the new members of the Topeka Ri
file club Thursday night, plans for the
organization of local National Guard
company were discussed and it is very
probable that some action that will
lead to definite results will be taken
in the immediate future.
Those who are interested in the
movement and those who hope to
arouse enthusiasm enough to guaran
tee good company stated this morn
ing that the matter was still in a
nucleus state and that nothing would
be given out until some definite steps
were taken.
More than 40 members attended the
Rifle club smoker Thursday night
Adjutant General Martin was present
and told the club members of the CO.
operation they would receive from the
state and national government.
The club still has hopes of landing
the state shoot for Topeka, and with
this in view a committee was appoint
ed to make a survey of the new range
and make a report at a meeting of the
executive committee that will be held
with the executive committee of the
Commercial club next Thursday at
noon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23
TEACH SWORD USE
Soldiers at Fort Riley Given
Special Training.
Taught to Use Saber While on
Horseback.

Washington, D. c., April 23.-Dur-
ing the last two years the war depart
ment has been paying more attention
to the use of the saber by the cavalry
regiments than ever before. To that
end officers were sent abroad for
special course of instruction in fenc-
ing and on their return were assigned
TO duty as instructors in SwOrdsman-
ship at the mounted service school, at
Fort Riley. Last october the depart
ment detailed a large number of non
commissioned officers from cavalry
regiments to report to Fort Riley for
six months course of instruction in
Swordsmanship.
The first thing the authorities found
was that it was impossible to make
good horseback fencers unless the men
had we'll trained horses and were good
riders also, even though the soldiers
were expert with the foil, broadsword
and saber on foot.
The first thing that the command
ant of the Fort Riley mounted serv-
ice school did was to inaugurate a
complete course for these student
soldiers in equitation. and to make it
entirely thorough. The men were
started at the beginning with the
training of green colts and each man
during his six months course was re-
quired to break and train q remount
which the government had purchased
from q Kansas farmer in the fall of
1914. In the meantime the instruc-
ton in workmanship was not allowed
to lag, and in tie gymnasium as we'll