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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-13

When the men of the National Army
are located in the training camps they
begin to look for letters from relatives
and friends. There is a friendly ri
valry among them in the matter of
numbers of letters and cards received.
About the easiest and most agreeable
thing we can do for those we know is
to drop an occasional line or so
The men are kept busy and do not
find it always easy to get mail off also
they are sometimes dilntory. 1t is n
good idea TO address envelopes and
cards, enclose writing paper in the en-
velopes and stamp them. Mail a pack
age of this ready-addressed stationery
to the boy in camp and all he has to
do is to write and seal the envelope
ready for mailing, or merely write his
message on a ready addressed post
card.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-13
Rensw Old SILK Dress.

Cut a piece of cardboard the width
of the hem and about five or six inches
long. Lay the cardboard On the hem.
lengthwise, and trim 1t off half an
inch narrower than the hem. Open
a seam on the under side and slip in
the cardboard. running 1t back close
to the stitching, then turn the broken
edge over the cardboard and overcast.
The cardboard prevents any stitches
from showing or going through and
makes q more even edge
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-13

come to ask Secretary McAdOo for S5O0OO0 for coronation expenses), the
Most August Oracle of the People 0ncuding Mexco) numerous crackbrained
inventors, miscellaneous "chums" of the president (who just wanted to chat
with HIM, and sundry other members of the batty battalion.
One Unprecedented and ostensbly intenigent-came all the way from
California to arrest the president. He raj the secret service gauntlet at the
Onion station and calmly walked up to the White House before guards
nabbed him.
Another sage can from New York with q weird tale of the shooting of
400 German spies IN the Brooklyn bridge every day. He wanted President
Wilson to have the same system started in Washington.
Eageeyed plalncothes mel stem the tide of cranks at the Union station.
Only the ceverest crank can get ear the White House And it takes a sane
man to get inside.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-13
Model Homes for Working Glasses.

What is designated as "Model La
Dor Colony Is being started on Staten
Island by a company in connection
with the new $2,500,00O garbage dis
posal plant that is being placed in OPP
Grafton. The colony is designed to
house the working classes of this plant
and other large industrial establish
ments In the vicinity. There will be
a number of cottages of five rooms
each, equipped with running water.
electric light, bath and toilet facili.
ties, steam heat, etc. There will also
be a large dormitoyy to accommodate
single men and a restaurant for feed
Ing the entire community.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-13

along with the spoons and the sewing machine, tut n % snake v appeared.
He had given her a large collection of roots, and a number Of "benedcions"
which he signed with the names of the saints.
Another witness against Hertzog a pretty Miss Mamie Schoch, in a
short blue skirt and with a vanity box, which she used frequently. She test-
fed she had paid Hertzog 80 cents for the receipt of incarnation ito get
back her beau" who had transferred his affections to another girl
Herzog told her to squeeze a bag of salt and repeat the three hardest
words in the dictionary. She followed instructions; but her lover remained
HerHogs defense was that his customers took up his time when they con-
suited him and he was entitled to pay. He seems to have had customers by
the score for ear SON of whom seemed to like being bambooled.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-13

who passed up the herd In the days OF
its hirsute glory have been fiocking
about the corral as the buffaloes be-
come homelier than ever.
'They even pet the big brutes,-
said one puzzled attendant. He walked
over to the pen, determined to get the
secret of the feminine change of heart.
He learned the women were not
fondling the buffalOs, but trying to help
nature along by pulling out their fur.
The big beasts seemed to appreciate
it, as they stood quietly by the heavy
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-13

fed that in two years she had vainly
paid Hertzog $50 to GOV some sill
yer spoons and a sewing machine that
had been stolen. 1t turns out that
Hertzog visited Allentown every week
for consultations" with his custom
ers. Mrs. Brong said she could "feel"
when he arrived in town, and then she
was impelled to visit him and give him
money.
On one occasion, she said, Hertzog
declared the thief would the
form Of a snake and come wriggling
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-13

homeward to dine with his family and Mrs. Newton called his attention to
two articles of which she thought the assistant secretary was in need.
One W as a pair of garters. The other was the roll of bils-$50 worth of
them. Mr.. Newton seized upon the garers and thoughtuly placed the bills
inside the garter box. Then Mrs. Newton proceeded 20 impress upon him the
urgent need of the vacation.
Next morning the frugal Mrs. Newton asked if MI. Newton had put that
money in a safe place. No wife would trust wei a assistant secretary of
the treasury when it comes to his own household finances. Her suspicious
were fully justified. Mr.. Newton searched his pockets, racked his brain, and
then remembered he had put the money in the garter box. And a careful
maid, it vas later discovered. had cast the garter box into the fireplace.
1t was a case Of money to ashes, of vacation to the four winds, and Byron
II. Newton back to figuring OF the expenditure of hundreds of millions in new
taxes, but not a cent for vacation.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-13

consider it for a comparatively few hours and announce a decision. Some
times the decision is given O that of the board. More frequently the pres-
dent announces it and takes the responsibility himself.
In the whirlwind Of events it probably is thought outside of Washington
that the president has little time for entertainment Nothing is further from
the truth. Each morning at $3.50 he goes for a game OF golf. He is away
from the White House Until 1890. After a bath and a change of clothing he
Is ready for the days business. Most of his work is done between eleven In
the morning and one O'Clock in the afternoon, when he has lunch. After lunch
he receives two or three callers and then goes out for a drive through one of
the ctys parks.
In the evening he goes either for a drive oil to the theater. One evening
out Of every wee he spends at a vaudeville show. Another he devOtes to q
current theater attraction, frequently a musical comedy. Sometimes he takes
a tuna around the Speedway afer the theater before returning ITO the White
House.
The president accompnshes a great deal of work each day and undoubt
eddy he could do more If necessary. He believes, however, that a certain
amount of relaxation is necessary to keep him in the best possible trim. 1t i
only when there Is business of a very pressing nature that he fregoes the
theater and his golf game
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-13

how pears are canned. The crowd gathered thick about him.
Hasn't he big arms?'a woman whispered.
"You cook the juice to a thick sIup" Hubel said, seeming OF to hear.
"1ow thickY came a inquiring chorus.
"And then you add more sugar" Hubel continued getting ready to meas
ure the amount to be added.
"How much sugar?' screamed the chorus, and someone remarked on the
msft of HubeTs apron.
"Do you do the same for appRsT' asked a woman nudgng to the front.
My blackberry jam won't jeH" said another.
"Do o think soda is good in tomatoesT' queried n close by.
"How do you make sauerkrautT' someone demanded.
Hubel set down the pears. He wiped his brow. He turned to a conser-
walton committee member.
"You IN count me out" he said. 81 an "a apples, blackberfes, toma'
toes and sauerkraut. But I can't can tm with pears"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-13

Another convenience for the men In
environments is an inexpensive, small
portfolio, made Of linen or khaki. 1t
is about nine inches wide and fifteen
inches long, with pockets on one end
for stationery stamps, cards, and for
three blotters, one above the other,
fastened at the corners, on the other
end. At the center there are two loops,
made of narrow straps of linen, to
hold the pen and pencil. The blotters
make a writing surface, thus serving a
double purpose. Even ink can be ar
ried now in small sticks to be dis
solved in water when needed. This
portfolio is a simple affair, easy to
make and very convenient. A leather
portfolio may be taken as a E:c"el.
Made of denim or khaki the soldiers
portfolio weighs next to nothing and
will stand wear.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-13

10 recovering tlat SOU OF Lnt NtWIUn
family's money which went up in
smoke a few days ago.
AS a result Mr.. Newton, who sits
all day in the home of the greenback
and talks amiably with foreign gentle
men about billion-dollar loans, faces
two alternatives. Either he curtails a
vacation or he floats a personally con-
Quoted Liberty loan of his own to f.
nance a much-needed trip.
1t happened like this. A few eve
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-13

Numerous special boards have been
given special problems for solution.
Seldom does any board reach a deci-
sion without the presidents assist
ance. Usually a board will become
deadlOcked after considering a ques-
ton for several weeks and will rush to
the White House for the presidents
advice. Sometimes the president will
go to the Office of the board itself to
render his assistance.
Then after the whole situation has
been laid before the president he will
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-13

one parrOt, but when he left the sta
ton house his conduct indicated that
the parrot may not be long for this
world.
Mr.. Ginty, who owns a saloon at
331 West One Hundred and Thirty
seventh street, explained that early
one morning, before he shut off all
faucets and counted the proceeds, a
wretch entered his place of business
with a parrot. The parrot was good
appearing, as the police could see, and,
when he appeared at Mr.. Ginty's damp
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-13

at food conservation headquarters.
That is, he was. He canned peaches
and be canned pears, he canned to-
matoes and he canned potatoes-and
now he's canned himself.
Every morning Hubell has given a
demonstration on canning. Besides the
some odd fifty nifty maids in the
kitchen, there are some odd but not so
nifty women who come to learn to can.
They stand just outside the Kitchen
looking in.
The other day Hubell, in his most
becoming bib and apron, was showing
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-13

picket fence through which the women, reached. Now everybody is happy.
The park attendants are glad, because the buhaloes, If their flu is Pill
fered by women, won't try o rub 1t off on the trees, which generally suffer
In the process.
The bufaoes are happy because fur pulls of u lot more easily than 1t rbs
on and the former system sort of hckles.
And the women are joyous, because they are getimg q lot Of buffalo fur
which is ideal for sofa cushions
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-13
"CIients" of Fortune Teller Somewhat Peevish

A LLENToWN, PA-After a hearing before Alderman GOtthardt here,
n Isaac Herzog of Nazareth held for trial at court o n a charge Of
fortune telling: The accusation was brought by Mrs: Mary Brong who tesd.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-13
Why One Treasury Official Is Short on Vacation

ID YRON R. NEWTON, Is assistant secretary of the treasury, has had occa-
ID sion to dispense a few hundred millions for the erection of public build
tnA But such fiscal gymnastics are not helping him ne bit when it comes
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-13
Women Pifer Zoo BufaIos' Fur for Cushions

e AN FRANCISCo-The hides of the bufalos in Golden Gate park these days
y look like the next to the last picture in the "ging, going gone" advertise
ments of a certain hair res0rer. Attendants have been wondering why women
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-13
Recreation Keeps President Fit for Hard Work

z ACH day ses the solution by President Wilson in a few hours of some
II great problem which in the old days before the war would have been given
weeks and ever months of consideration before a decision ws reached
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-13

were filled to their utmost capacity
long ago. In the big State, Wal and
Navy building the corridors of every
floor except that occupied by the three
respective cabinet members are flied
with desks and busy people. outside,
all over town, vacant Office buildings
have been rented. The other day I
heard John j. Fitzgerald, chairman of
the house committee on appropriations,
who has much to do with the subject,
declared that there was not left in
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-13
Mere Man Tires of Too Much Feminine Curiosity

CT LoUIs-Fifty to one-and then sOme-is too many: A. Huben says so
- and he knows An island in an ocean of girls is mild in comparison. A.
HubeI is a cook in a Kitchen full Of cOokresses. He's the one lone man down
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-13

Wilson was elected by fraud. 1 will
drive out the usurper."
"Welcome," said a cordial secret
service man. "Permlt me to escort you
TO the White House."
Whereupon the self-styled presl-
dent was whirled to police headquar-
tiers. Eventually he held forth in pomp
at the psychopathic ward of the
Washington Asylum hospital.
In the last few months this insti-
fulton has welcomed a few other presi-
dents, the Queen of Canada (whO had
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-13

sYashington a single building for rent. The rents of apartment houses have
Joined the aviation corps, and many natives have felt compelled to seek
cheaper quarters to make room for the influx of wa boomers. Houses of the
best grade, long a drug n the market are 10Y in such demand that an
unoccupied one is hard o find. Before Mr. Wilson and his Democrats came
here this city was the favorite refuge of the rich and the overrch. Congress
had exempted all form of securities from taxation in the District of Columbia
and there was no income tax to annoy me. Since this ceased to be a haven
Cor money and also since Mr.. Wilson married a widow whose husband had
been "n trade" a lot of these people have abandoned their palaces and gone
elsewhere, leaving their Washington windows planked and the grounds
shabby.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-13
DISTINCTIVE SEPARATE SKIRTS.

with its opportunity for variation with
different blOuses and It's all-around
usefulness for afternoon and evening
wear.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-13
New York Cafe Owner Has Moving Tale Of Woe

NEW YoRK-Michael Ginty made it clear to the police of the West Thirty
seventh street station that he never again will hear without questioning
the voice Of man or bird. At two o'clock he figured himself out $50 and in
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-13
Capital Crowded as Never Before in History

e VERY department of the government is engaged in drawing recruits to the
4 national capital. More than $4,000 clerks, alone, have been brought here
since the United States cast itself into the var. The regular public buildings
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-13
Cranks From All Sections Seek to See President

xUAsH1NGToN-The real president of the United States arrived in Wash
w ington the other day. He admitted it, 81 come" he announced, Is he
stepped of the train from Keokuk: TO take possession OF the White House.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-05-18
PROFIT BY THIS
Don't Waste Another Day.

Don't Waste Another Day.
When you are worried by back
ache; -3. ~.
BY lameness and urinary disord'
orS-
Don't experiment with an untrist
medicine.
Follow Cresco peoples example.
Use Doan's Kidney Pills.
Here's Cresco testimony. -.
Verify It II you wish:
Conrad Meyer, retired farmer. 4o1
". Second Ave.. Cresco. says: "A
cold which settled In my kidneys
brought on an attack Of backachs
about . year ago. could hardly got
dressed mornings, because the pain
was so severe across my Kidneys.
Tho action Of my kidneys was too no
quent and the kidney secretionS were
unnatural. I got dizzy spells and !
came near falling over. Two boxes
Of Doan's Kidney Pills, procured rom
tho MILF Drug Co.. cured me-"
Price soc. at all dealers. Don't aim
ply ask for 4 kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
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pfops.. Buffalo. n. Z.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-05-18
ALBION.

Theodore Gunderson and family Wis
tied at the John Hammer home near
Kendallville Sunday.
Many of our farmers are busy plant
ing corn at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Rutherford, Of
Quasqueton, are guests at the &. b.
Ashley home this week. .
E. ]. Peckham of Cresco spent Mon
day at the Ed DeGrsves home.
Sorry to note that ]. j. johnson is
threatened with appendicitis.
Tom Perry, accompanied by his aunt
Mrs. T. J. Rutherford, and daughters,
were pleasant callers at the" J. w.
Wells home Tuesday evening.
Job barrow and wife of Cresco were
Albion visitors one day last week.
Mrs. John Hammer spent part Of
last week at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Theodore Gunderson.
j. w. Wells and family spent Sum
day at the Ed Easier home near Har-
mony where they were called by his
illness.
Alfred Smith, our painter is doing
some work in his line at the Otto
Steveds home.
Mrs. Theodore Gunderson enjoyed a
visit with her father, Lewis Aberg, of
Cresco last week ---.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-05-18
Notice Of School Special Election.

Public notice is hereby given, that a
special election of the Independent
School District of Cresco, in the coun-
ty of Howard, State of Iowa, will be
held on the >3lst day Of May, 1917.
within said Independent School Dis
trict at the Court room in the Court
house at Cresco, Iowa, from one o'clock
p. M, until six o'clock p. M, and that
at said election there will be submit
tet to the voters of said Independent
School District, to be by them voted
upon, the following propositions:
Shall the Independent School Dis
trict of Cresco, in the County Of How
ard, State of Iowa, issue bonds in the
sum of Fifty-eight Thousand Dollars
($6s, 600. 00) for the purpose of build
ing and equipping a Primary and Voca-
tional School House and also the fol-
lowing propositions: "A e.
Shall the Independent School Dis
trict of Cresco, in the County of How
ard, State Of Iowa, issue bonds in the
sum of Twelve Thousand Dollars
($12, 600. 0O) for the purpose of build
ing and equipping a Grade School
House in the Third Ward of Cresco.
Iowa, and for purchasing land for such
building? "
At which time and place all the vo-
tiers of said Independent School Dis
trict are hereby notified to appear.
This notice is given by order of the
Board of Directors, pursuant to prop
erty petitions each with the requi.ite
signatures, in accordance with Sec
tons 2s2O-d l ct seq, of the Supple
ment to the Code of Iowa, 1918,
Dated at Cresco, lows. this 30th day
Of April, 1917.
B. F. DAVIS,
STAT sec'y Board Of Directors.
@ WIRED CHAS. PERGLER
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-05-18
Dr.. J. ]. C|emlme +
DENTIST 49,
Office over p. A. Clemmer's
Drug Store.
--..--, ..-
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Estate of Arthur R. Walter, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given, That the subscriber
has been duly appointed Administrator
to the Estate Of Arthur r. Walter, late OF
Cresco in the County OF Howard, State
Of Iowa, deceased, intestate, and has
taken upon himself that trust by giving
bonds as the law directs.
All persons having demands upon the
Estate OF said deceased are required to
exhibit the same; and persons Indebted to
the said Estate are called upon to make
p.ymentto ruo.so,
April q. 1917 S6ts administrator.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-05-18

John Lucas took dinner with Mr.. and
Mrs. Amel Koch, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Falck. Mr.. and
Mrs. Robt. Vopava and Mrs. Hans Solied
attended the movies at Protivin, Sum-
day evening. 1.>2 &
Louis Wagner and Edward Milk
autoed to Protivin, Sunday evening, in
the formers new Chevrolet.
Ernest Peter and friends, Roy Koch
and sisters attended the movies at Pro-
twin, Sunday evening.
Harry Wiedeman and family were
entertained at dinner on Sunday by Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob Hornberger.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-12-07
HOUSE ENTERTA|Ns
ALLIED DELEGATES
GENERALS PETAlN AND JERSH-
ING CALL ON AMERICAS
REPRESENTATIVE.
ny Associated PresA.,

NFFFHFDN~NN~NNA
PARIS, Dec. Yesterday was one
of the many conferences for Col E.
NJ House, head of the American mis-
sion. Its chief event was a lunch
con which he gave, the guests in
Guiding Stephen Pichen, French min
lister of foreign affairs; Louis Klotz.
minister of finance; Etienne Glenn
entel minister of commerce; Jules
Cambon, general secretary to the
foreign office. the Marquis De Cham
hrun, Gabriel Hanotaux, Oscar T.
Crosby assistant secretary OF the
United States treasury, and Paul D.
Cravath.
General Petain visited Colonel
House during the afternoon, as did
also General Pershing. Among those
with whom Colonel House conferred
were Andre Hardieu, French high
commissioner to the United States,
and Viscount Northcliffe.
Gen, Tasker H, Bliss, chief of
staff Of the American army, has gone
to British general headquarters to
visit Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig.
Admiral William S. Benson, chief
of naval operations, has gone on a
tour of inspection of the naval
bases and naval aviation centers.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-12-07
ny Asaoclated Pre.a.l

ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS. Dec.
6.-(Thursday)-The operation the
enemy is attempting in the north
is virtually a repetition of the turn
ing movement executed six weeks
ago above Gorilla, when they broke
through the upper end of the line
and endangered the lower end. In
addition to superiority Of numbers,
the Teutons are taking advantage OF
the backward season to strike before
the SHOWS impede mountain opera
tions Austrian prisoners say the
release of Russian prisoners began
ten days ago without waiting for
Russia to release Austrians. Each
Russian was schooled in Austria's
desire to end the war and returned
to Russia to start propaganda for
terminating the struggle.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-12-07
IRON WORK RAzED
BY MYSTERY FIRE
,Wy Associated Press.,

TORONTO, Dec. Fire which
originated in the pattern shop of
the Polsen ironworks on the Toronto
water front early last night com
pletely destroyed the building and a
number of sheds and badly damaged
a large freight boat and trawler
The total damage is estimated at
from $25O,OOO to 100000. The origin
of the fire is a mystery.
William Newman. manager of the
ironworks. when asked about the
number of aliens employed at the
plant and whether they might be re-
sponsible, replied:
q don't know remember, we are
at war
Men Of several nationalities are
employed as laborers at the works
IL was stated that work Of recon
struction would be started at once.