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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-11-22
Problem Of Hotel Clerks.
From the Louisville Courier-Jouru

" q
TO the travelling public. and espe-
flally the commercially travelling or the
casually travelling public, made up OF
mere men n women. the hotel clerk is
IL person of autocratic bearing and of
preoccupied air. He is a dealer in S5-
e-day rooms, carrying a few small So
and $3-a-day rooms as a sideline, but
not much Inclined to push the side line.
He has II great contempt for tight
Wad and does not mind if everyone
knows it, especially the tight wads.
Therefore as a filler of the SIS rooms
who in his heart would like to suggest
he is highly effective. Many a man
Il low priced room dares not do so.
Others who ugges dare. not persist.
lhose VINO persist are pulvcrized. The
desk occupies a conspicuous position.
! White iGht beats upon it as upon a
throne. 1t is disagreeabie to he suuelched
publicly; more disa greeabe than to
pay an extra So to inhabit for "a hours
a room which has two mahogany beds
and two closets for clothes, while YOU
nave one light gripSack and can sleep
ail night between the same sheets
without a sense of shame or discomfort.
But there's a way to handle the hotel
clerk. 1T is quite simple If you have
What The profession calls a good front.
You need only say you are Il baron. look
like q baron, act like a baron and the
lest is easy. A German baron, real or
bogus, stopped at a hotel in Philadel-
! phia and let the clerk in, to the amount
OF $1,000, paid in cash, upon a scheme
TO manufacture paper boxes at one
half cent each and sell them for two
cents each. The clerk who put the
money in the hands of the baron has
put his case, less hopefully, in the
hands of a detective. The baron has
disappeared.
The average nan does not want to
film flam the hotel clerk for 1000, He
wants merely to get one of the 50 or
so ooms which he knows are concealed
somewhere In even the most stupend-
Gus, magnificent and ~pretentious hotels.
But he cannot do it by confessing that
I ne is the average man. II q German
baron can get upon such intimate terms
With a hotel clerk that within a few
minutes after meeting him he can sell
him a gold brick for $1,000. the mar
VINO wants nothing more than a rea-
sonable priced room should get it by
registering as a nobleman and smiling
upon the clerk from q plane of equal
ity, as man to man.
Ihere is a tale about an American
politician who could get no sort of
attention at a European hotel because
he was not in evening clothes and did
not wear any decorations. He put on
his evening clothes and pinned across
his shirt front several gilt lettered rib
bon badges he had worn at political
conventions, whereupon the walters al
most smote the floor with their fore
heads at the approach of his lordship."
A couple of dukes and an earl waited
for their soup until he had received his
| salad.
To get along i'm this world make an
impression. To make an impression
upon the employees OF great hotels be
a baron, or at least a near-baron. II
the imitation is good you may get the
room you want. If it is excellent you
MAY borrow the clerks diamond stud
to wear to the picture show.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-11-22
REAL WAR IN CLEVELAND.

n mayor of Cleveland set aside the
last week in September as disease pre-
vention week. The health department
issued a plan Of campaign in which it
divided the fields of attack into Dust,
DIRT, Dampness, Darkness and Disease.
The battle was to begin by an attack
on the left flank. where the enemy pre-
sented an army from the provinces Of
Dust. The general of this army was
pneumonia. his chief aid Consumption;
the soldiers of the rank and file We're
called Colds.
The reason for attacking at this
point was that winter was coming on
n this part of the enemy's command
fights best in the winter. The hope
was to cripple this wing, use up it's
ammunition and put it all out Of bust
ness before the winter season set in.
n attack, when inaugurated on the
lett flank. would soon involve the
troops in the trenches next to those of
General Pneumonia. 1t was anticipated
the thousands the commanding gem
eral would draw from nearby troops
to sustain the thinning ranks. Thus
the legions of Dampness would be
drawn into the battle.
ina the commander of the attack
ing army clearly recognized the legions
OF Dampness as supporting columns is
shown by these extracts from his or
ders: "Dampness slowly but surely
lowers vitality and the resisting power
Of The body. When weakened the ever
ready disease germs have but little
difficulty in invading the system.
Damp feet In winter time are danger
GUS. Living in damp houses is dam
gerous and frequently is the cause Of
development of tuberculosis"
h attention Of the enemy having
peen conferred on the attack on the left
n troops being drawn from the other
portions Of the line to. support the at
tacked trenches, the commander Of the
oiIense ordered that~next an attack be
made on the right flank. Here were
the troops of Dirt. They were under
the command Of Typhoid Fever. This
vicious old general slept in a muck
neap n ate out of q garbage can.
HIS messengers were flies. Though
vie and offensive andsa moral stencil,
he was an experienced and
ful commander. He polluted water
supplies. poisoned milk, and followed
many other practices prohibited by
me Hague convention. The attacking
force recognized that such was the
subtle influence OF Dirt that to win the
1ignt It was necessary to annihilate the
right flank.
pporti the cohorts Of Dirt were
those Of the next command-Darkness
Therefore h orders for the battle di-
recteo that q drive be made on Dark
ness IN order to cut Dirt off from Dis
ease.
On Friday. the battle having been un-
DER a since Monday. a direct frontal
attack on h cohorts II Disease was
TO be made. This, Of course, was the
Key to the situation. The enemy's flag
was carried by the legions of Disease.
The olumns Of Dust. Dampness. Dark
ness. and Dirt were merely for support
and protection. To win the old guard
must be routed. The legions OF Dis
case must DO killed of.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-11-22
Bogus Hero 10 Convicted.
From the London Times

William Theodore Thompson. aliaa
Edward Scott. has just been sentenced
to l months imprisonment on three
charges Of false pretenses and commit.
ted Tor trial on a charge Of bigamy.
The prisoner had for six month";
posed as a wounded soldier and WHINE
of the Distinguished Conduct medal
and the French Medaille Militaire. HI
admitted that he had bought the rib.
bons for both medals and had not beer
at h front. He had joined and de:
story OF heroic deeds he obtained Grant;
from q soldiers help society and :
house full Of furniture.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-11-22
Why Women outtalk Men.
From the New York Sun.

"A woman can ak longer than q man
because she uses less force in speakine
IMAM the man does. A German professor
nave proved by actua and very delicate
measurements that the barytone singer
uses far more energy than the tenor and
tina the bass singer uses more force than
either.
The range Of voices differs greatly. so
the percentage varies to the same extent.
but as a general result it was proved that
the tenor uses only from one-seventh to
ne-siXteenth of the lung power of the
baritone or bass. h difference ween
the force used by the contralto and the So
prano Is also marked and the contralto
who sings In very deep tones uses at least
~ times the force Of the thrilling So
prano.
The explanation is SO simple that IT ia
surprising that the Investigation was NOT
made long ago. 1t has long been known
that the tenor or soprano brings the yo.
cal cords close together and keeps the
edges only vibrating by the emission of
air. The bass or contralto leaves the space
between the cords wider open and has to
vibrate very much more Of the mem.
branes. 80 that a considerably larger
amount of air Is required and much more
force is expended.
Persons with high. squeaky voices often
scem 10 De very loQuaclous, and the reason
Is now ~plain-they can talk with far less
effort than those who take a deeper tone
n have to use more air to utter their
words.
Here lies the real explanation OF the
ease with which a woman can out talk q
man. She has the advantage of using
from o~ne-seventh to one-sixteenth less
lung power, n even though her lungs
be smaller. the difference is never so
great as that between the amount Of air
required.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-11-22
10000 bal Japan.
From the Indianapolis News

Sir Rabindranath Tagore recently lee
s sI 70 this city on ''the cult Of nation
sers.to b an abstruse Interpretation. He
Astecksd his subject from the standpoint
g! the eaot. whereas his hearers APP
wae obscure IN his metaphysics he waa
S!ese "a What hs said Of Japan. Sir Rab.
Inaranath only recently came out os Asia.
Ell g sns csst. he probably typafes It's
,nsea,ation @ the west. I'VE In the cost
- - ~ !n An !nterviswi give al q en-.
~ ~ ~ e1lstenc0. while your emphasil
- 70 Weee = Upon the world whore God
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-11-22
Age Limit Raised for Fooh.
From london Time.

From London Times.
Paris-General Foch, who commando
an army group on the Somme. il 6i
years old and would in the ordinary
course Of events retire under the ~
limit clause. BY q decree published
In the Official Gazette he n maintaineS
in his command without restriction d
age.
General Foch 10 regarded az the first
authority In France on the. theory =
2 and 10 father Of the present sises
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-11-22

That the Titanic disaster and other tragedies at sea could have been
prevented had the suit shown above been m use, IS the claim of som sea
faring nen The suit is of the union style, made from a special quality
of absolutely waterproof material which will last for many years and r-
tain all its buoyancy indefinitely. The suit completely encoses the whole
body, except the face, and is o simply constructed that it can be slipped on
In q minutes time and without assistance.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-11-22

emperor Franz Josef possesses m
vpai sor which he once refused ~ of-
Ter OF s2Eo.ooo. It weighs II cunces
The Cordova daily times., 1916-05-26

bond, if required. within fifteen days after receipt of notice of award.
 No bid will be considered for less than 50,000 ties or 500 piling.
 On or about the 18th of each month payment will be made for all ties and piling accepted during preceding month, less l5 per cent, which will be retained until completion of entire order.
 Specilications, form of proposal. general conditions and requirements, form of contract and further iuforma- ton may be had at the offices of the Alaskan Engineering Commission, An chorage and Seward, and at the offices of the Alaska Road Commission in Valdez and Juneau.
 Bids will be opened at the office of the Alaskan Engineering Commission, Anchorage. Alaska, at 2 o'clock D. m, June 15, 1916
 The right is reserved to reject any or all bids. No bids will be consid- cred from employees of the Alaskan Engineering Commission ALASKA ENGINEERING COMMIS-
 SION.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-05-26
WORK ON J. 5. RY. ALMOST AT A
 STANDSTILL

Outgoing passengers on the steam ship Alameda from Anchorage and Seward tell stories of dull times and impending disaster to the cities to the westward unless. the government soon appropriatcs money for the use of the Alaskan engineering commission,
 According to all reports, the emer- gency appropriation of approximately s2,0Oo,O GOO, which was made available this spring, is virtually exhausted, and the commission is now working large ly on credit.
 At Seward, it is said. every unne- cessary working man has been laid off. while at Anchorage the men are worked in rotation. each man being allowed three or four days work and then laid off In this manner all the men are allowed to earn enough for expenses.
 It is freely predicted that unless the government soon gives the commits sion the money with which to prose cute the work as it should, the season will be gone, and the men who went to Anchorage expecting to get work will not have earned enough to buy a winters grubstake.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-05-26

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. Alaskan Engineering Commission.
 Advertisement.
 Sealed proposals are invited for fur nishing and delivering standard rail- road cross ties and piling to the Alas kan Engineering Commission for use in the construction of the Alaska rail- road, as hereinafter described:
 Class 1.
 100000 standard railroad cross ties, to be used in the construction of sec tion of line along north shore of Turn again Arm between Kern Creek and Ship Creek Junction.
 Class 2.
 150,000 standard railroad cross ties, to be used in the construction of Mat anuska branch line and main line from Matanuska, Junction northward to Willow Creek.
 Class 3.
 2,000 standard piling in lengths 25 to 40 feet. to be used in same terri tory as material called for under Class 2.
 Native spruce and hemlock timber for making cross ties and piling can De pIocufeu run CoItdlh ucoiShotOu sections of the Chugach National For est Reserve, and from other public lands lying without the Forest Re- serve as described in the general con- ditions and requirements.
 One-half of one per cent of the total amount involved in the bid must be deposited with each proposal as a guarantee that the successful bidder will execute formal contract with
The Cordova daily times., 1916-05-26
INSURANCE

FIRE, MARINE, LIFE and ACCIDENT
 Insure your property against fire in reliable Insurance Companies.
 We represent the Niagara, London, Phoenix. Hartford. Northern, Globe and Rutgers, and others; all strong Board Companies.
 We also represent the Maryland Casualty Company, and issue Fidelity and Surety Bonds.
 Northwestern Realty & Trust Co,
The Cordova daily times., 1916-05-26
TAFT FAvoRs coNscRlPTIoN.

NEW YORK, May 21. - That con scription should be resOrted to in the United States in case of war, so that burdens could be equally distributed was declared by eX-President W. II Taft in an address here last night at the annual banquet of the Manufac- turing Perfumers' Association.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-05-26

Ask for the "M. H." and William R. King" Cigars. Made in Cordoya.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-14

Miss Martha Hogsett of Rush
vile, and Mr.. Horace Ingram, Of
Chicago, married In Rushville.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-14

NrS- c. D. Kanouse OF Brazil, Ind.
is the guest OF Mr& Harrison Scott
at her home, Kinsey street
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-14

The ladies of the Golden Eagle will
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-14
Hair Often Ruined
By Washing With Soap

Soap should be used very carefully,
if you want to keep your hair looking
its best. Most soaps and prepared
shampoes contain too much alkan.
This dries the scalp, makes the hair
brittle, and ruins it.
The best thing for steady use Is
just ordinary mulsified cocoanut oil
(Which is pure and greaseless), and
is better than the most expensive
soap or enything else you can use.
One or two teaspoonfuls will cleanse
the hair and scalp thoroughly. Simply
mosten the hair with water and rub
1t in. It makes an abundance of rich,
creamy lather, which rinses out easily,
removing every particle of dust, dirt.
dandruff and excessive oil. The hair
dries quickly and evenly, and 1t leaves
the scalp scft, and the hair fine and
silky, bright, lustrous, fluffy and easy
to manage.
You can let mulsified cocoanut oil
at any pharmacy, it's very cheap, and
atfew ounces will supply every MEM
ear nf the family for months.-Adv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-14

street Guests of the club were Mrs.
Jams. Mrs. Leslie Wilmington was
made a member of the club. Refresh
ments we're served In two weeks
Mrs. George Hamilton entertains the
club.
Interesting announcements, read
ing as follows, have been received by
friends in this city:
Mrs Augusta Holthower
announces the marriage of her
daughter, Elizabeth Mary,
to
Mr.. Charles Henry Halle
on Tuesday, the sixth of June,
one thousand nine hundred and
, sixteen,
Salt Lake City, Utah.
Mr.. Halle was former professor at
Earlham college, and while resident
here, was a member Of the Tourist
club and was identified in active serv-
ice with the Y M. C. A. He was a
member of the choir of st. Pauls
Episcopal church. He is a professor
of Greek and Latin at the University
Of Utah, Salt Lake City.
Miss Pauline Strauss has gone to
Union City, where she will be enter
will attend an alumni banquet and
The aid society of the West Rich
mon Friends church met yesterday
afternoon at the Community house
and spent the time sewing.
An ice-cream social was given last
evening by the members of the Mems
Baraca Bible, class of the Second Pres
byterian church on the lawn at the
church. The evening was ideal for an
al-fresco affair. A large sum of money
was realized. 70
Members of the Nonpariel club were
entertained Tuesday afternoon by
Mrs. Harry Darnell.
Mrs. Josie Clouds of Indianapolis,
returned home after spending the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs c. NJ
Wilson, 220 South Ninth street.
Mrs. John Knollenberg will be
hostess Thursday afternoon for a
meeting of the aid society of the Trim
ity Lutheran church at her home, 434
South Eighth street
Circle Number Three of the Aid
society of the Second English Luther.
an church will give thimbIe party
and miscellaneous market Friday
afternoon at 2 o'clock at the church.
All friends of the church are cordially
invited to attend.
Mrs. Josiah Evans Cowles OF Los
Angeles, Cal, president of the General
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-14

Miss Cecilia Lebert gives piano
pupils recital at high school au-
ditorium.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-14

Facts relating to the Boyer street
neighborhood war viii be brought
out in city court Monday when Jerome
Goddard, 1908 Boyer street. is tried
on q charge OF using profanity in
addressing Mrs. Earl Webb, 1906
Boyer street The police say this is
the elimination Of a feud in which
several families in the neighborhood
have figured.
The Goddard and Webb families live
In adjoining houses Once close
friends they are now bitter enemies,
and Mrs. Goddard's alleged criticism
of an abbreviated skirt worn by Mrs.
Webb, In compliance to the dictates
OF Dame Fashion, is said to have been
the cause OF the row.
Goddard Arraisned.
Goddard was arraigned In city court
this morning on the charge preferred
against him by Mrs. Webb. He
entered a plea of not guilty and asked
postponment of the hearing until Mon
day to give him the opportunity of
securing an attorney. He announced
he would appear in court with seven
witnesses. Mrs. Webb has given the
names OF four Witnesses
It. VIII be brought out In the case
how the friendship existing between
the Goddard and Webb Families turned
TO bitter enemity as a result Of Mrs
Goddard's alleged criticism of Mrs
Webb's new skirt.
Witnesses viii tell Of q lively fist
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-14

asked TO decorate their places Of bust-
ness
NrS c. D. Kanouse OF Brazil. Ind.
is the guest OF Mrs Harrison Scott
at her home, Kinsey street
Whitewater Friends church win meet
Thursday afternoon with Miss Stella
Karch, TOT North Twelfth street. and
an election Of officers VIII be held
For the pleasure Of Mrs. John Field
man Of Indianapolis, Mrs. Joseph Wer-
ner and Mrs. Katherine Werner en-
tertained a number of guests In a
pleasant manner Tuesday afternoon.
Euchre was played at six tables, and
favors were given to Mesdames John
Feldman, James Coyle, Henry Engel-
brecht and John Schneider. Snap
dragons were used In decorating the
rooms. A delicious luncheon was
served. The guests were Mesdames
Carl Weisbrod, John Schepman, James
Coyle, Frank Steen, John Schneider,
William Thomas, Henry Cook, Henry
Averdick, William Meyers, John Oar
Henry Englebert, Howard Geier, Mary
Kleasner, Anna Roser, Elizabeth
Geier, Martha Geier-Torbeck, Henry
Waterman, Misses Lena Walter
mann, Ruth Schneider, Janet Geier,
Janet Tosch1og and Mary Schneider.
Miss Alice Pickett gave very en-
joyable birthday party at her home
on Sheridan street. Music and games
were the features of the afternoon.
! Pink and white was the color scheme
carried throughout the menu and
decorations. Late in the afternoon
delicious luncheon was served
| Those who enjoyed the affair were:
Martha Mitchell, Kathryn Mitchell
Kathryn Althouse, Helen Miksell, Lulu
Borton, Edna Klinger, Avis Hall
Donna White. Violet Ruby, Charlotte
Ruby, Reba Townsend, Geneva
SCHNEIDER, Charlotte Lamb, Lucille
Pickett, Alice Pickett
fight between the two young sons Of
the embattled families, during which
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-14
eMH En1 Se~Wce.

Federation of Women's clubs will be
a guest of honor at luncheon Friday,
to be given by the Woman's Depart
ment club at the Claypool hotel
Indianapolis Star.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Mcclure of North
Tenth street. visit friends in Indianap-
oils Sunday. -.
The picnic which was to have been
given Friday afternoon and evening by
the Aid society Of the Reid Memorial
hospital has been postponed indefinite
~.
Mrs. Earl Cotton of Cleveland, Ohio,
is the guest of her mother, Mrs. Her
shey, South Thirteenth street..
Mr.. Kirt Claybrooks, formerly chef
at the Flint, Mich, Country club, has
been secured as chef for the Cliff
Dale Auto club.
The members of the Woman's Re-
lief corps will sell flags Saturday at
different places on Main street and
other business districts for the bene-
fit of the corps in connection with its
relief work. All business men are
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-14

The Dayton Phi Delta Kappa fra
ternity midsummer dance will be
held at the National Cash Register
Country club. July T. Several new
ideas will be introduced.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-14
Comments on Skirt
Starts Family Feud

Mrs. Webb is alleged to have urged
her son on to victory. How the feud
spread through the neighborhood win
be related, and finally Mrs Webb Is
prepared to testify that neighbor God
dard last Sunday turned loose bonn
bardment Of profanity upon her, de-
claring himself to be a warrior, his
middle name being Fight" and also
daring her husband to come forth
from his home and give battle to
him.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-05
MEMS UMBRELLAS

American taffeta tape edge umbrellas mis-
sion and lockwood handles ..Sf, SIPS. $50
Piece-dyed silk taffeta umbrellas, handles
of lockwood and mission, $500; styles with
sterling silver trimmed and carved mission
and ebonoid handles $3.50 and $500
Union silk umbrellas, sterling silver trim
med and hardwood mission handles
$500, $685. and $500
Silk taffeta umbrellas, sterling silver trim
med hardwood mission handles
$500, Si50, $500 and 5000
CHILDREN'S UMBRELLAS
Children's umbrellas in 90, % and 24-inch
sizes ...... 75c, S1.00, S12o, S1.o0 and $500
wart-Street Floor