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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-26
THE CRISIS OF THE NExT-DOOR
NEIGHBOURS BABY AND WHAT
1T REVEALED

There is nothing in the world 50
pitiful to witness as the suffering OF
a baby.
We all realized this when the maid
from the apartment across the hall
from mine rushed into my living room
holding in her arms tiny baby, rigid
and blue as it were already dead.
as the baby dead?" she gasped, he
face convulsed with grief and fear.
MY madam is at the theatre, and the
baby has been fretty for two hours,
and just minute ago he stiffened out
like this. Oh, dear! Oh, dear!" she
began to sob.
stop that Lillian Gales voice
rang out like a trumpet. ''The baby is
not dead. 1t is in convulsion. Give
it to me and run back to your apart
ment and bring me some warm
blankets"
Of the six people at our little chat
ing dish supper, so suddenly interrupt
ed. she was the only one who knew
what to do. l had been able to quiet
Mrs. Testers hysteria by telling her
at once that the baby was not her
own, as she had so widely imagined,
but was helpless before the baby's
danger.
Lillian's orders came thick and fast
Mrs. Graham, quick, get the wash
boiler, a foot bath, anything big
enough to put this baby in. Put some
hot water in it and bring it here, with
some dry mustard. Dicky, Harry.
Frank, one of you phone for doctor.
Daisy, stop crying and help me here. -
AS she spoke she had taken the
baby from the maid and was deity IN
dressing the tiny, rigid body.
I rushed to the kitchen to find Katie
already filling foot bath, relic OF
my boarding house days, with hot
water.
81 hear, Missis Graham, l tink I go-
it ready queeck, she said as she work
ed. THAT was splendid. Katie"
answered gratefully, snatching the
mustard from its shelf and hurrying
back followed by Katie bearing the
tub.
Daisy, take the baby a minute -
Mrs. Underwood laid the unconscious
infant in Mrs. Testers trembling arms
and, plunging up her loose sleeve to
the shoulder, plunged her elbow int
the water.
Just right" she commented. Here
she held out her hand for the mustard
and I handed it to her She shook a
liberal portion into the water
Stir that around SO that it will dis
solve" she said. AS did so she took
the baby from Mrs. Testers arms and,
kneeling, immersed the little body in
the hot water.
Hold him while | rub him." she
said to me. | obeyed her but as
took the baby in my arms she noticed
my face. I had never held baby in
my life and | was afraid l might drop
or injure it.
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it anyway. | hate it because it almost
makes me sick and Jesides it shows
disrespect. For awhile l quit having
anything to do with him, but / can't
keep that up because really like him
and l had taken him in hand in the
first place to make better young
man of him. He stopped smoking and
curbed his language and took an in
terest in his school work, but when
had paid no attention to hin about d
month he went back to the cd hab-
its and got some awful grades in
school.
ESTELLE.
% Practically the only thing that
will make your lower lip appear thin
is for you to practice holding it tightly
against your teeth. After you have
done this for a while-whenever you
think of it-you will find that your
lip will naturally stay in that posi-
ton and of course will look thinner.
(2) Yes, under the circumstances it
is all right Be very careful what you
write, though. Do not write love let
tiers or say anything to show that the
boys are missed back home, but in
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-26
Bolsheuik ENJOY to
England is in Jail

LONDON, Dec. 11.-By MaiI.-Com-
rade George Tsitserin, who has been
appointed by the Bolshevikias Russian
ambassador to London, is still in Brix-
ton Jail, in Southeast London, on a
charge of circulating seditious pro-
paganda.
Tsiterin is we'll known to London
socialists. Exiled from Russia, many
years ago, he lived in Belgium until
the outbreak of the war, when he
came to London. He is described by
his friends as a man of condiserabie
intelligence, Of good family, and in
dependent. He is a minimalist or
Menshevik rather than a Maximalist
or Bolsheviki, although the distinc-
ton is no longer very marked Tsi-
tserin's life in interment is similar to
that of a prisoner awaiting trial. He
is allowed to order his meals from out
side, can have any books and papers
which he wishes to read, and is per
n1itted to do a certain amount of Wis
iting
Another prominent Bolsheviki. who
is well known in London, is Lieuten-
ant Schneur, one of the Lenine repre-
sentatives in the peace parleys. He
was in London less than a month, be
fore his appearance as member OF
the peace parley committee and sew
eral Of his relatives are still here.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-26
Men Within Draft Ages Permitted
To Qualify As Flying Fighters

Draftables can become aviators
Men within the ages of the draft
are not barred from service as pilot
or balloon man in the signal service.
Captain J. S. Reeves, former Rich
mond attorney, and now reserve
officer in the signal corps, and presi-
dent of the aviation examining board
at indianapolis, in a statement issued
Wednesday said
"Applications for examinations in
the aviation section of the signal corps
are still being accepted for pilots and
balloon men and applicants who pass
the examination will be enlisted as
first-class privates, in the aviation sec
ton, signal enlisted reserve corps, and
then will be under waiting orders un-
til they are called to their training
schools.
Not True for Flyers.
While voluntary enlistments gen
orally closed for all branches of the
army Dec. 10, this is not true with
reference to those who wish to make
application for the aviation section
in the pilot or balloon division
branches. This is due to the fact
that practically all the material for
these branches is to be found among
those of draft age, the age for pilots
being from 10 to % and for the balloon
division from 10 to so.
Doubtless through misunder-
standing young men have enlisted in
other branches of the service, think
ing that til e aviation section was
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-26
CHESTER, IND.

Misses Amelia Ruger and Gertrude
Davenport of Earlham college were
Sunday guests of Wilson Kendall and
family. Miss Carrie Boerner spent
Saturday evening with Misses Bonnie
and Blanche Carman Mr.. and Mrs
Warren Stigleman entertained the fol-
lowing guests at Sunday dinner: Mr..
and Mrs. Sol. Stigleman Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Stigleman and Frank Hodgin
and family >. Everett Hunt and FAM
lily entertained the Booster class at
bis home north Of here Saturday even
ing. About sixty guests were present
49,. A Red Cross chapter is being Or
ganiZed in Chester. E, Everett Hunt
and family were Sunday guests of Aar-
on Benson and family at Lynn, Ind
Joe Parish and family of Fountain
City were Sunday guests OF James
Webster and family. Ollie Boerner
and family spent Christmas with
Charles Bond and family of Rich
mond . . Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Martin
of Indianapolis spent Xmas with Mr..
and Mrs. T S. Martin. -. Mr.. and
Mrs Michael Kendall were Xmas
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Craw
ford in Richmond.
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The French people cannot under
stand why the American soldiers in
France are so Jolly and goodnatured'
says Elmer H. Russell, of Norwood,
O.. who has often visited his relatives
and who is a private in the expedition
airy forces over there, in letter re-
ceived here.
The French, their one-time smile
gone, now have only the stern serious
ribly.
after we have been in the trench
es for three years we will lose some of
our good nature too," he says.
There are millions of men over
here. all in uniform of either khaki or
the French uniform which is blue
grey. | have been over here for over
two months and have seen hardly two
dozen men who we're not in uniform
of some kind
Expects Action Soon.
In another letter, dated Nov. 20, he
says he expects to go into action with.
in a month.
"The French are using mostly paper
money and when we get paid off in
French money they have to give it to
us in bales. About the only sensible
thing fellow can buy is pipe. These
pipes are the best things they have
in France and think I'll take a cart
load OF EN- along home with me when
I go back.
Before l came over here l was told
of the many beautiful girls France
boosted of. After a casual observa-
ton l think l will bet my spare cash
On the girls in the U. S. A.
"The main characteristic of the
French is their idea of politeness and
manners. They think some of the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-26
French Girls Aren't IN It With
Americans, Soldier Writes Here

things we do are awfully ill-mannered
and some Of US are considered heath
ems. but between you and |, some OF
the things the French do seem awful
to the Yankees
Mustache Dissppoints.
Il am learning to speak French fast.
l can say Good Morning and Give
me light The next step is to raise
bit of foliage in the region of my
upper lip. But its complete disap-
pointment, fiery. red, curly AMI wild
and more luxuriant on one side than
on the other, and the funniest thing
ever saw
I'VE have quite few boxing bouts
among ourselves and every time box
that is the first thing they drive at
Our cook is Frank l. Rhodes, who
lives at 533 North d street in Rich
mond. ! hope Fred Rossiter escaped
the draft because we don't need mar
ried men, there are enough unattach-
ed ones to give Fritz all the fight he
wants
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WEBSTER, IND.

The pupils of the public school were
vaccinated for smallpox Friday In
the afternoon a Christmas program
was rendered. Mr. and Mrs. Moody
Lamb and daughter Erma, spent
Christmas with relatives at Whitewa-
ter. ... Horatio Ring of Purdue Uni
versity, is spending the holidays with
his parents Miss Thelma Spencer,
primary teacher here, is spending the
Christmas vacation with her parents,
near Fort Wayne. =. Mr. and Mrs. o.
L. Hiatt of Economy, called on Mr..
and Mrs. Cleo Culbertson Tuesday af-
ternoon. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Feasel
of Richmond, spent Christmas with
Mr.. and Mrs, Floyd Hunt Mr. and
Mrs. John Hendershott entertained al
Christmas dinner Tuesday for Mr.. and
Mrs. Clayton Brumfield and daughter
Maria Kathleen, Milton Atkinson and
Lee Mendenhall, Miss Juanita Hender-
shott and Ralph Hendershott. =. Mr.
and Mrs. Robert WHEREBY and children
Of Richmond, spent Tuesday with Mr.
and Mrs. Nathan Wills. Miss Juan
ita Hendershott has been seriously ill
at her home here due to the effects of
vaccination. Lee Mendenhall, who
has been visiting relatives here, re-
turned home Tuesday evening His
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Menden-
hall, will spend few more days be-
fore returning to their home in Win
chester. 49,. Miss Bessie Wickersham
spent Tuesday with her par ents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gibson entertain
ed relatives from Richmond Tuesday
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-26
QUILT MADE BY
SLAVE CENTURY
AGO UNEARTHED
Piece in Possession of Mrs.
Josephine Williams, Nate
Edwards Writes.
(By Nate Edwards.)

ECONOMY, Ind, Dec. 26.-ln old
cedar chests and presses there are
many quilts that are more than 100
years old and show the beautiful hand
work of artistic skill a century ago.
One of this variety was found at the
home of Mrs. Josephine Williams to-
day. 1t is called wheel in the Mill"
1t contains six large wheels and each
wheel is made up of hundreds OF little
pieces of blue and white muslin. But
the most interesting part was the
linen thread it was sewed together
with. which was spun by an old slave
by the name OF Jane Hill. She also
designed and made the quilt 100 years
ago
Perry township showed her loyalty
again. The Red Cross committee
made drive over the township for
1918 membership and one can see hun
dreds Of Red Cross service cards"
hanging in windows IN every home in
the patriotic little township.
The Junior Red Cross society sent
camps getting in shape to go to France
and do battle for all people who are
Fighting for liberty and justice. a nice
box OF candy Those remembered
were Peter O. Beckman, Fort Benja-
min Harrison; Walter Bond, Camp
Taylor. and Harry Parker Camp
Shelby.
The Christmas entertainment at the
VI. E. church Sunday night was good
A card was read from Harry Parker.
who is in training at Camp Shelby,
Miss, which contained Christmas
greetings 10 all.
At the Morgan Creek Friends church
a treat was given Sunday morning for
the Sunday schol and members Of the
church.
Last Thursday and Friday was ex-
animation days. There will be one
week OF vacation.
Mrs. Johnny Williams and children,
Harry, Dugon and Ruby, left for Fort
Wayne Monday morning TO spend the
holidays.
Miss Christine Becknan is trying
country life with Mr.. and Mrs. Gus
Weyl this week.
Miss Mary Mumbower of Economy
was the over-Sunday visitor OF Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Pierce.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. e. Oler attended
the Mrs. John Needler funeral at
Muncie Saturday.
John Hansard and son Eugene of
Cadiz were guests of relatives here
Sunday.
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Heart and Home Problems

stead encourage them and show them
that the country is backing them to
the limit
CD You have either to talk to him
in such a way that he will know you
mean what you say, or else you VIII
have to stop going with him. He may
be of the opinion that you act dl1fer-
emily with him than with other boys,
but you must show him that you are
too young to be in love and therefore
must not be too affectionate. The fact
that this boy went back to his bad hab-
it's shows that he was not permanent
" cured of them and that your lnflu-
ence was only temporary. He must re-
form because, he wants to please you.
When he sees that it is wrong for him
to continue hts bad habits he will then
have to have the strength to stop per-
manently. You can help him to do
this, but not by sympathy or affection,
as much as by severity and real de-
sire.
Dear Mrs Thompson: ] have very
long eyelashes. At the ends they curl
I'D and do not show the prettiness and
how long they are.
CD Could you suggest something
that l could put on them SO that they
would be straight to show the pretti-
ness of them?
(2) At what age should girl go
with boy steady?
go What furs are more popular this
season? J.. X. X.
1)Anything you put on your eye
lashes will make them look artificial
and will spoil your beauty.
ca About eighteen or over.
t3) Several furs are very popular
this year: seal, muskrat, raccoon and
fox.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: Is 1t all right
for a girl to speak to boy on the
street without being introduced? He
always lifts his hat when he meets
me and he Is nice boy. Please tell me
if ! should speak to him first or wait
until he does. SCHOOL GIRL.
You mustn't speak to him until you
have been introduced. After the in
PRODUCTION. it is the girl who should
speak first.
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Revelations of a Wife
Ely ADELE GARRISON

You can't hurt him." she said en-
his back; that's right"
Katie She was rubbing the tiny
limbs vigorously, yet tenderly, as she
spoke.
Eyes, Missis Underwood Katie
dashed forward, eager, alert to help.
Bring me a wooden blanket We
can't wait for that idiot
"All right" Katie dashed for my
bedroom door, but the appearance of
the maid laden with blankets stopped
hire. She came back and, snatching a
blanket from the other girl, held it
ready for Mrs. Underworld need.
Put it on the steam pipe. Katie, -
Mrs. Underwood looked up an instant
and smiled at the girl" and stand
right by it, ready to hand it to me
when l tell you
She kept up her rubbing, while I
held the baby, afraid to breathe. The
maid had fallen on her knees and was
praying silently. Mrs. Lester. her face
showing her struggle between her de-
sire to help and her longing to rush
home to her own baby, was beside US.
Katie stood like sentinel at the
steam pipe Dicky was at the tele-
phone, where | could hear MIN trying
to get the number of a physician III
the next block. Mr.. Lester and Mr..
Underwood stood helplessly near him.
There Lillian's voice, in its relief,
betrayed the anxiety she had felt,
hes coming out of it.
/. | could detect no movement of the
little body, and looked inquiringly at
her. His eyelids are twitching," she
said in answer to my look.
ITO be continued
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WORLD PLOT
[continued From Page One.1

for the Industrial Workers Of the
World in this country, although it was
said full report on the mysterious
cargo has not yet been forwarded by
officials at the port of arrival.
Only One Of Many Signs.
The Shilka incident is only one of
many cases leading officials to believe
the connection between plotters in
several OF the allied countries may be
more tangible than the indefinite link
OF moral sympathy.
Certain Irish agitators and |. w. W.
leaders recently have gone from the
United States to Russia, after being
in close touch with each other here,
and reports have been received that
Bolsheviki organizers would come to
America before long to spread their
doctrine of direct action for communal
organization.
No objection will be raised by the
Government to any agitation which
does not interfere with the progress of
the war, officials declare.
Officials do not intend to use the
war agencies as an excuse for sup
pressing free speech except in so far
as II leads to hampering the Govern
ment in the fight against the Central
Powers.
Permits Drastic Action.
This basis of judgment, however, is
recognized as broad, and will permit
drastic action against foreign agents
whose conduct directly fosters Ger
many's war aims.
Action will be particularly swift. Of
ficials say, when armed resistance to
the law is threatened and when other
material forces are employed by the
aeitators.
Customs inspection will serve to
prevent importation of arms and the
close supervision of crews Of incoming
and outgoing vessels Is expected to
make impossible the traffic or COM
municatiops on large scale intended
- foster revolutionary activity.
There still are means of importing
money into the United States. but Gov
rrnment agents can trace remittances
and keep a watchful eye on suspicious
expenditures.
Exports of money are governed so
strictly by the Government that Off
..ials are certain that the chance of
American financing of revolutions in
>ther countries is slight.
Menace Remains Strong.
Although prosecution Of !. W. w.
leaders recently has been vigorous of
sicials have evidence which they claim
shows that the menace of this organi-
1ation believed to be supported large
~ by German money. remains strong.
Further action against the agitators
IS forecast This will be fastened il
II is found that the band is working
with Russian Bolsheviki leaders to
bring about premature peace in Ger
many's interest or to hamper America
nj home.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-If your
bureau drawer is filled with old gloves
and there is roll of leather sofa
cushions and leather postcards accum-
ulating dust on some shelf this leather
can be put to valuable use for our
boys over there. In the stage women's
war relief work-room at 366 Fifth ave
nue. the old glove tops and pieces of
waste leather are being carefully
made into windproof Jackets for SOL
diers, sailors and aviators. Here rolls
OF waste leather are being carefully
made into windproof jackets for sol
diers, sailors and aviators. Here rolls
of waste leather may be sent, or if you
prefer to make your own jockets q
pattern may be procured.
Already many of the windproof
jackets have been sent abroad to our
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closed. Others have not made appli-
cation, thinking that the general rule
applied to the aviation section.
When a successful applicant is
called to training school his pay be-
gins at once, at the rate of 500 per
month, and upon conclusion of his
course of training, which is from three
to six months, he is commissioned
as a second lieutenant, aviation Sec
ton signal officers reserve corps.
In Session Every Day.
Captain ]. S. Reeves, A. S., S. O..
r. c., and First Lieutenant B. j.
Larkin, M. r. c., are in charge of the
aviation examining board, while Cap
tain E. Dew. Wales, NJ. R. c., is in
charge of the physical examining
unit.
The board is in session every day
from s a. m. to 5 p. m, except Sum-
days and holidays.
Any young man who is DESTROYS OF
entering this service and wishes more
Information or an application for eX-
animation may have same by writing
or applying to the offices of the
board. 100 Hume Mansur building, In
dianapolis, Ind
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you tell me now TO
remedy this?
GU Do you think
lit is all right for
young girls to write
to soldiers that
they do not know?
| got the names
from friends and
these are boys who
have no parents or
relatives to write
to them.
90 What shall
| do to make a boy
stop wanting to KISS
me every time he
is with me? He al
ways asks first and
| say no, but | can't
give him very good
reasons and so does
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Top left chrysa Hern.; center starr; below Helen Ware

men and our allies. An Italian states
man visiting this country was SO
greatly impressed with the ingenious
use of waste material that he asked
for two models to take back to Italy,
one to give to his wife to inspire sim
liar thrift among the Italian women
and the other to present to the queen.
Rachel Crothers, chairman of the
stage women's war relief, Olive oliver,
Christine Blessing. Mrs. Henry B.
Harris, Daisy Humfrays, Maude O'Dell,
Grace Reals, Mrs. Ollendorf, Jean
Chamblin, Gladys Alberga, Helen
Ware, Minnie Dupree, Florence Park
err, Louise Drew. Chrystal Herne,
Frances Starr, Kathryn Ruttertield.
May Herbert and Harriet Fumade are
among the actresses who are busy
utilizing the old gloves.
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Fl ousehold Hint.c..

this bakes very quickly, fruit which
requires much cooking must be cooked
first before making the pies This
crust is very tender, possessing all
the desirable qualities of shortened
pie crust without their injurious eff
fects
Simple Dessert for Wheatless Day
From a piece of leftover Johnny
cake in size three by four inches and
one inch thick, as a foundation Use
little over pint of milk. Soak the
cake in a part of the milk for an
hour, then beat it well; to this add
well-beaten egg, one-half cup sugar.
one-half teaspoon salt, little nutmeg,
balance Of milk and butter the size
of a walnut
Graham Cookies-Add two cups
brown sugar. two cups sour milk, one
half cup shortening, five cups graham
flour 1.-TWO sifted and tire unsifted),
two tablespoons mclasses, two tea
spoons each of soda and cinnamon and
one teaspoon salt.
Use Well-2reased tins and drop bat
ter on by teaspoonful, two or three
inches apart. Dip spoon in water each
time. Sprinkle with sugar and bake
in quick oven.
Oatmeal Cookies-One and one-half
cups granulated sugar, one cup lard,
one egg, one cup sour milk, one tea
spoon salt, one teaspoon soda dis
solved in milk, one cup raisins, two
and one-half cups flour. three cups
rolled oats, cup of nuts if desired.
Drop from spoon. lake in moder-
ate oven.
Johnnycake Without Eggs-Two
cups sour milk. one level teaspoon
soda, one-half teaspoon salt, One-half
teaspoon baking powder, two table
spoons lard, one tablespoon sugar or
corn syrup, cornmeal with one-half cup
wheat flour to make about like pan
cake batter. Bake in cake tins. This
is very good for breakfast, as it bakes
quick.