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The Detroit times., 1915-06-11
SHE WANTS $4,000
Nv e. X. wooLEY

shc speculated, $4,000 would brins
me an annual Income OF about 81
$50, That's enough 10 live on de-
Gently. and Il would take care OF
my family TOO"
Verify" agreed. "Nod could
have season grand opera tickets ana
belong 20 the Country club
Well YOU needn't be mean and
envious." snorted my friend The
business Woman Il haven't got X
ye;. and haven't even the prospect
of inheritlng Il from ricn rela'
tive. haven't sny rich relatives.
Bu, | can build castles IN the air
can't /?
III had $4,000 Ia shake the
dust OF this old city from nv feet
I'd buy an old farmhouse someNhere
near tfe water. I'd install mother
and sister there and get 4 farmer
10 take care Of the place on shares
That would give US our living
See ?"
Il see a picture OF You getttns
r7etty lonesome" / commented.
Were al DYING 70 be lonesome.
She answered. Besides. We Nouldn Z
be. We'd be near town. Wed
,oin the woman's club and The
ladies' aid. and go TO all the so
eiahlar and band concerts and
things. We could even AFFORD 70
Join the church, Wed learn al
the new crochet stitches and we'd
y.sl, hack and forth with our neigh
hors and inquire about the old folks
health and inspect all the ne"
hahies and discuss the marriages
end courtin's. and mourn N eli he
funerals and exchange flower slips
snd recipes and De real sociaole.
Wed get excited over the ne"
STYLES and help pass resolutions coz
demning the ones We didn't Ike
and we'd feel jus; the same as
The Detroit times., 1915-06-11
Fashions for Americans
sv LILLIAN E. YOUNG.

Modified versions Of the ianplcg
az frequently resorted 10 in che
Way OF noyelyy. and. II conservative.
Is handled. some really quaipt ef
fccts can be realized, There Is a
tendency however. 10 eXaggerate
them when the vogue is At all pro
uounced But just at present. the
-tyie Is in no way common, and
thNse which DO make an occasional
appearance are looked upon With
much interest and in the hght OF
something exceptional
The scft silks and supple mate
-ials In general are we'll adapted %
;ae pretty hip drapery effects. per
mittinE them 20 be graceful without
approaching the ridiculous, as they
undeniahly were. worked out Ia the
IN hrocades OF their former sway
A wonderfully dainty evening
rock is sketChed today showing a
variation of the paunier developed
n lacy transparencies 10 avoid a
too definite erec, of boUTanCy
Shadow lace viii not De ss Ssusfac
tory as Chautilly 20 work with in
his design. since u has no crisp
ness and shows 2 tendency 10 droop
A net underSkirt VIII serve as q
foundation go which the lace can De
applied II Is huns from the hips in
sahoted folds 20 the hem. and there
forms = hoUnce cncircling the skir,
width
Eydrangea blue faille Is used for
The apron iIuics hung from the bel;
in iron, md back. extending a'uos,
20 the edge OF The underskirt where
they are cut % form 4 gradual point
~ the bottom Each il mounted
With gathers and elshorately ON
h7oiiered in pearl or cut steel beads
4 skeleton bodice Of net Is over
hunF with Chantilly forming the
SIDES and sleeves ot the corSsEe
The decoiletage il outlined WITH
eads 70 match those embroidered
In the tunic and partially hleI IN a,
the bust with 4 fold OF hesh-coloret
l1alIne
y o.o cf the blue taille eEcircles
The Detroit times., 1915-06-11

n WISH" quoth my friend the
1o1ness Woman. without looking
~ from the typewriter she was
vnaelEing, that 1 had $4,000"
I'm give Il to you." quoth I.
eWhsn I get my million
4 n should worry and starye 10
ooath." cumposedly remarked my
A fy1ond the Business Woman, as she
31nked the finished letter out OF
THE typewriter. waiting for a mil
Hon dollars. I'd be perfectly salts.
s no6 with $4,000
"eo would l." murmured. But
Why that exact sum-"
4 "Because." she answered, 1T
wouldn't be too much. I'D hate
20 have no much money that II
would bother me 20 keep track OF
4 q. I'd hate 10 have my relatives
kow-towing 10 me because they
thought ! was rich, and waiting for
R ne 20 die to get some OF my wealth.
rd hate 10 have to keep an ONCE
p hoy 10 shoe away the charity beg
sars--nice fat ladies In silk dresses
and beplumed hats who come IN
and nit down and take II for granted
thst you can't refuse 'em. I'd hate
% have LOT OF men trailing after
me protesting undying love for me,
when know they wouldn't look
q anything In petticoats not lined
With banknotes. I'd hate TO have
\ people saying nice things 10 me
With their fingers crossed and tell
mr. others what they'd do Il they
had my money.
ri don't want TO be rich" de-
elsred my friend the Business
Woman. IL want only $4,000"
truly small sum-" / sarcasii-
eally muttered.
Invested In municipal bonds.
The Detroit times., 1915-06-11
THE GIRLS JOB
eV LESSEE ROBERTS


get many letters from young
women Vho want 20 know something
about The positions open Tor workers
in the Y. W c. A what salaries are
To be expected what are the neces.
sary qualifications and training. and
viii answer a number % these Ques,
tions in this article
\ girl who wants % work for the
association should have executive
ability. goot hea,rh. po.se, and a
genuine feeling for the social possi.
( bili,ies OF the work. She must oe N
sympathy with the religious idea OF
the organization and dhs.rons OF
forwarding upltt movements.
More and more college bred wom-
en- are wanted IN the y W C. y.
and women Nho have had some pre-
vious experience IN socia, WORK. The
unframed woman is no longer de
sired There is special training
school maintained 5y the association
where prospective secretaries ana
religious teachers Eet the finishing
I touches. taking a two or one-year
course. according 10 the place they
Wish 20 fiu.
Besides this national training
school there are training cents-s all
over the country where short courses
are given 20 college women who
want 70 take up the work. auing
them either 10 enter the national
training school. or &c take q small
position with salary. from which
they can work up. These training
courses must be paid for the shorter
ones costing ABOUT hundred dol
lars. thar az the national training
school amounting 70 about three
times as much, including board and
lodging The salaries range from
$500 a year 70 as much as $500 for
the important general supervising
positions.
II viii be seen that you can't walk
into the work without o,her QUslln.
cations than the desire 10 be oi use
Nowadays y IS the specialists who
are wanted In social service work,
and 10 become 4 specialist takes
tine. hard work. and some money.
II also taxes a special type OF mind
and character. The kind OF woman
who goes into Il FOR the sake OF the
salary offered Is not wanted any
more than the ignorant woman Is
wanted. be sure OF that
The Detroit times., 1915-06-11

Chinoniers ln half hundred
dtnercnt STYLES ard huisIe "a
are yours TO choose tomorrow
Our building is coming down
we uu4f move into sma Her
temporary qua teTs-
Chiffoniers. Ike picture. th1'
were $500. now only S36f
Chiffoniers that were gIi.50
nov only............S S6.7s
500 cash. Bntnnce eusy.
The Detroit times., 1915-06-11
YOUNG GIRL RUNS
GERMAN PAPER

KENOSHA. Wis, June li.-Miss
Tillie Holmes is only 90 years old,
but old enough 10 edit and publish
a newspaper-the Nolksfreund. one
of the most Influential German
newspapers in Wisconsin.
When Miss Holmes was little
girl she played editor in her fath.
ers once: when she was big girl
she was assistant editor, When her
The Detroit times., 1915-06-11

though we were ordering The uni
verse u suit ourselves
When We needed a chanse. we'd
,Gst pack up and 20 somewhere else
Tor while 20 see new faces and
scenes and the town paper would
PRINT half a column about q when
We went. and the editor would inter
view Us when We got back
That's the lie. sighed my friend
the business Woman, Ia te 50
blamed happy Ia get a shape like
q pillow with a s,ring tied around
tie middle"
The Detroit times., 1915-06-11
Too cemplleAted

Patients Wife-lf YOU cannot de-
eide what is the matter with my
husband. hadn't you better call in
some other physicians Tor consulta.
tion:
Family Doctor-oh. no, madam
My ideas are confused enough al
ready.
The Detroit times., 1915-06-11
pIacino the Blame

Have you anything TO say before
I pass sentence?
Yes. yOur honor would cali
your attention 10 the fact that the
fool lawyer Who defended me was
assigned 70 the case by yourself
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Detroit times., 1915-06-11
Times Are Changed

The farmers wife used TO get
the egg money for little trities she
needed"
"Wcll?"
But now he takes II away from
her and buys himself an automobile
Milwaukee Sentinel
The Detroit times., 1915-06-11

the lower hall OF the corsage. and is
embroidered 90 correspond vita the
.r9ic. Al ,hv waist this draped
IN 10 the figure forming 3 Eiydle
,alt hook .a back
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father died last January she took
complete control OF the newspaper
plant.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-19
PROTEST AGAINST MUZ-
FLING POSTMASTERS

jacksonville, Feb. ia resolu-
ton protesting against the action
Of Postmaster General Burleson in
prohibiting the giving out Of postal
statistics by the Offices throughout
the country has been unanimously
adopted by the board Of governors
of the Jacksonville Board OF Trade
and steps will be taken to make the
r,ovement nation wide, as such sta
tistics are considered invaluable to
arguments in favor OF any progress :
sive community. The resolution
was introduced by George E. Leon -.
ard and was the subject Of much
discussion. 1t was pointed out in
the resolution that such statistics
are Indicative Of progress and that
the receipts come from the citizens
Of the various cities. As q con s..
crete instance Of the value Of such
statistics. the sale OF municipal
bonds by any city was pointed out.
such information given as evidence
Of good faith and prosperity.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-19
CONTESTANTS STANDING
N THE MAJESTIC
THEATRE CONTEST
(By Contest Managef.)

The fifsts published standing Of
contestants was announced last
night at the Majestic theater by the
manager, Mr.. C. Green. The contest
department was agreeably surprised
at the early interest manifested by
the public last evening.
We wish to remind those who
have entered as we'll as their friends,
that this contest is conducted by
strangers to all. thus assuring abso-
lutte impartiality. This is THE
MAIN REASON why the Majestic
theater employed outsiders to handle
the contest department.
Another matter of vital import
ance to ladies who have entered this
contest is we do not enter organi
cations as contestants, for it would
mean one against many, which is a
handicap hard to overcome, no mat :
ter how popular the contestant.
The race is not long one, the
contest will positively close May 10,
so we urge all, who have entered to
work for votes while the contest is
young.
In order to give those contestants
who entered late an equal oppor :
tunity, We are making the following
liberal offer. which We urge you to
take immediate advantage Of.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-19

Yesterday the Telegram had ;
paragraph with reference to the pro-
posed State highway commission
which the legislature will be asked
to establish. and suggested that the
State press should agitate the sub
ject and bring out its merits and de-
merits. Promptly comes the Daytona
Journal, with which we have tele-
pathic communication, and has this
to say about 1t:
"The next legislature should
create an efficient State Highway
Department and place the main
highways of the State under its con-
troll. A competent road engineer
should be employed and the princi-
pal roads constructed by the several
counties connected up. so as to fur
nish continuous roads for comfort
able travel between all the impor-
tant towns In the State. 1t would
not take very much In the way OF
road building to make a good road
all the way from Tampa to Jack
sonville and another from Jackson :
Vile to Miami. This much should
be done before the next tourist sea :
con !. II would be good invest
n.eut. Demand Il. Why not? Others
would follow"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-19

The Gasparilla Carnival was a
brilliant success and all right in its
way, but the really big South Flor
ida event Of the season opens next
Monday in Lakeland when the great
Polk county fair begins and will
hold the boards for a week and show
to the crowds thronging to the ball
grounds what the bayher county Of
Florida can do whe6 she tries to.
This fair is a permanent institution
and will get better year after year.
but 1t will be good enough this
year to fully justify the large at
tendance sure to be present.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-19
STOP IN JAX A DAY

Jacksonville. Feb. 19.-Seven
thousand invitations to stop in lack
sonville while en- route North will
be sent out to the tourists now in
the State by the stop in Jackson .
ville' committee Of the jacksonville
Board of Trade. either by personal
repaTf7tty or .Sy special rsquea
thkf the h6tef pr6pffetors down the
State place one Of the invitations in
the mail of each guest. This is be-
ing done in connection with the
Jacksonville Hotel Mems Associa-
tion, which decided at its meeting
yesterday to increase its order for
invitations from 5000 to 1000.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-19

the Isaac Of the present struggle.
But the great mass Of American
citisens sympathixe with neither one
side nor the other to that extent,
and it would be folly and crime too
big to be measured or ever forgiven
il we should be inveigled into war
for any cause now in sight. Fortu
nately. we have strong, wise man
at the head ofthe government who
is impervious to the senseless clamor
of a comparative handful Of people.
who. knowing nothing OF the hor
rors or the cost Of war. want US to
jump into that pit Of hell in Europe
for some paltry reason Of neutrality
alleged to be tiola.ed. and thus
make the American people catspaw
to pull the European chestnut out
of the FIRE.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-19

II the ship purchase bill fails in
the Senate the Tampa Times says
that it must be laid at the door OF
the seven insurgent Democrats in
that body. II looks that way. for the
Democrats have a good working ma :
jority In the senate, and acting as a
unit they could have broken down
any Republican filibuster. We can
see the motive Of the Republican
senators easily enough, for they
know the bill to be a magnificent
piece OF constructive legislation
which their own party had failed to
pass through all the years Of its su e
premacy. and that Is motive enough
for them. They do not want the
Democratic party to go before the
people next year with such a splen :
did triumph to its credit-the tri-
umph of building up an American
merchant marine without subsidiz-
ing private enterprise. but those
seven Democratic insurgents will
have a happy time explaining to
their constituents why they deserted
to the eneml to defeat the measure.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-19

The Punta Gorda Herald, advo-
cate of State division, says: do not
our press brethren remember the di-
vision of Virginia." Sure; it was a
Caesarian operation performed upon
the mother State while she lay
helpless in the fortunes of war and
she had nothing to say about it one
way or the other. You don't want
Florida divided in that way, do you?
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-19
IF WE KNEW

(Mrs. May Riley Smith,
II we knew the woe and heartache
That await US on the road;
II our lips could taste the worm :
wood,
? If our backs could feel the load;
Would we waste today in wishing
For a time that ne'er may be?
Would we wait in such impatience
For our ships to come from sea?
II we knew the baby fingers
Pressed against the window pane
w6uld be cold and stir tomorrow.
Never trouble US again,
Would the bright eyes Of our darling
Catch the frown upon our brow?
Would the print Of baby fingers
vex US then a. they do now?
All! those little ice cold fingers,
How they point our memories
back
To the hasty words and actions
Strewn along the backward
track!
How those little hands remind US,
Al in snowy grace they lie.
Not to scatter thorns. but roses,
For the reaping by and by.
Strange we never prize the music
Till the sweet-voiced birds have
flown;
Strange that We should slight the
violets
Till the lovely flowers are gone;
Strange that summer skies and sum
shine
Never seem one half so fair
As when winters snowy pinions
Shake the white down In the air.
Lips from which the seal Of silence
None but God can roll away
Never lbossomed in such beauty
As adorns the mouth today;
And sweet words that freight our
memory
With their beautiful perfume
Come to US in sweeter accents
Through the portals Of the tomb.
Let US gather up the sunbeams
Lying all around our path:
Let US keep the wheat and roses.
Casting out the thorns and chaff;
Let US find our sweetest comfort
I'm the blessings of today,
With a patient hand removing
All the briers from the way.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-19

One Of our State exchanges says
that the alleged New York funny
paper. Life. published that recent
srticle on the wrongs Of the negro
in the South merely as an ingenious
device to get large amount Of free
advertising, knowing that the
Southern press would promptly re-
sent the libel. Rather a farfetched
conclusion in view Of the character
Of the advertising, which would Ger
tainly not increase the circulation
Of the paper. but almost certainly
have the opposite effect. From the
sentiment and literary structure Of
the article in question It seems more
probable that the colored once boy
or porter connected With the Life
establishment sneaked It in the pa
per while the editor wasn't looking.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-19

Nothing would please Germany
and her sympathizers in this country
better than 10 see the United States
involved In war with England over
come alleged violation Of neutrality
or other question growing PCT Of the
European conflict; and nothing
would please England and her sym
pathisers In this country better
than to see us at war with Germany
for = similar reason. Obviously We
wonlA Asl IN affective ally. and the.
wekfks Of our afms on one Side or
the other would probably determine
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-19

They say that Rube Allyn is the
most eloquent pantomime performer
over seen on the boards in Florida.
He introduced some new and orig
inal effects in voiceless oratory In
his great speech before the Rotary
club In Tampa the other morning
which made It possible to follow his
meaning as clearly ii, though he
were distinctly enunciating each
word. and yet not . syllable Of his
Grafton was audible to those around
him. II was Rube's greatest forensic
triumph. and in It's way was -
striking an achievement a. Edison q
new invention which enables one to
zee sound and hear light.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-19

The Tampa Times says: Those
Lakeland Elks made a fine showing
in the big carnival parade. A bunch
of live lads from a live city" Lake
land is proud of her Elks, and when
she wants to add the final touch of
strength, beauty and impressiveness
to her pageantry at home or abroad
she puts those antlered monarchs
where they will be the cynosure Of
all eyes.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-19
Special 0ffer-(5.W 0.)

The contest department will issue
five votes on every dollar paid in on
accounts at the different business
houses, participating in the Males
tic theater contest. If you owe an
account, or have friends who do, at
these stores, now is the time to pay
it, and thus secure FIVE thousand ex-
ira vote coupons with every dollar
paid in. This offer expires Feb. 25.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-19
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
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THE LAKELAND NEWS,

A weekly newspaper giving resume
of local matters, crop conditions,
county aTairs, etc. Sent anywhere
for s100 per year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-11
HOUSER'S WIFE FOUND
She and Her Baby Are With Her Sis
ter in Wichita.

Wichita, Kan, Nov. 11.-ProbabIv
few who have been shocked by ac-
counts of the revolving crimes charged
to Art Houser, associated the deeds
with O. married mana man with a
child at home. Wichita men who are
said to have sworn to kill the alleged
degenerate if the opportunity ever
awaited, doubtless do not know that
floaters, without a real home.
Incredible as it may seem, Houser
has a wife and two-year-old daugh-
ter Mrs. Houser and the child are
remaining at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Wood, 1925 North Market
street Mrs. Wood and Mrs. Houser
are sisters.
The baby is ill. She has been sick
for several weeks The mother-Hous-
er's wife-is frightened. She has been
cautioned by the authorities to say
nothing about her husband.
Yesterday a reporter knocked at the
door of the clean little house on North
Market street. In a moment Mrs.
Houser stood at the door. She is a
fraiI woman and was neatly attired.
A clean Bingham apron covered most
of her dress and small pieces of lace
hung from the sleeves of her modest
lavender waist But the incident that
impressed most was the appearance of
care and worry on her rather small
features.
"Oh, you're one of those reporters
she said at once. MIR. Hay told me
not to say a word
Mrs. Houser is 81. Before her mar
riage she was May Agnan- Her par
ents are dead. She has q brother, and
Mrs Wood is her sister. They were
married when May Agnan was seven
teen. The baby was born two years
ago.
While a relative told these simple
facts, Mrs. Houser stood near and
begged him to say nothing more. 1t
was said she would divorce Houser if
he were sent to the penitentiary-bu
little was said about a divorce. She
refused to say a word about it.
Saturday night before any news of
Houser's capture in Indianapolis had
been published, Mrs. Houser ap-
preached a police officer on Douglas
avenue and said:
We'll, see they've caught Art"
She did not tell where she had re-
cciyed the news.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-11
WORKS FOR THE STATE
County Clerks Office Gives Up All
Hunting License Fees.

This year Shawnee county is donat-
ing to the state of Kansas the time
of one man in the county clerks Of
flee for not less than thirteen days, ac-
cordfng to figures compiled by O. K
Swayze, county clerk. Here's the prop
osition: In 1914 there were 1,S45
hunting licenses issued. This year
since July there have been 1.246
issued The licenses are made out and
distributed by the county clerk.
Prior to this year, the county clerk
was receiving a fee of 10 cents on
each license-said licenses being sold
at a dollar each. The remaining 80
cents went to the state for the main
tenapce of the fish hatchery at Pratt.
The 1915 legislature passed an act
making it impossible for the county
clerk to collect the ten cents fee and
giving the entire dollar to the state
hatchery. ''I am in favor of all fees
to the county, said Swayze this morn
ing. 1.-The legislative act takes the
ten cents from the clerk and gives it
to the state. I believe it should go to
the county The least time that
hunting license can be- made out in is
five minutes. Taking last years num-
Der of licenses as a basis, and at the
rate of five minutes a license it will
take one man nearly thirteen days to
make out the 1.S45 licenses. Had this
fee been turned over to the county it
would have meant that Shawnee coun-
ty would have received about 1884 this
year. about the same amount of the
fee last year
Licenses have been issued this year
to SO old soldiers and naval veterans