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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-09-07

them ten cents worth of ice, they want
to know why he won't give them 20
cents worth. And if his ice runs out
and no more is to be had-woe upon
himl
1t was the hottest day Of the year.
For two days running a certain man
we will call him Mr.. Jones-had
gone without ice in his apartment. APP
peal to rival icemen brought forth an
swers aplenty, but no ice. AS for
going out in the street and beseeching
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-09-07
Reuenerated Life.

The best personal workers are those
who have a zeal for others because OF
their own changed lives. There may
be argument against some forms Of
reasoning and against various cults
and 'Isms," but there a be no ar
gument against a regenerated life
Something Doing
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-09-07

within the range of vision, NJ ne need wonder. As the marine would get 70
feet ahead, the sergeant of the guard would call him. Hey, you, marine. Come
back here. Leave your lady"
The wondering marine would turn and return. "Have you we been
taught to salute the fagf' the sergeant would ask.
To this question the marine would reply in the decided affirmative.
flag.
The marine, seeing the flag for the first time, would blush and start to
explain.
"Thats all right" says the sergeant Tets see you do it right now"
And The marine would march by at salute, while his girl would grin from
afr, and Camp Mdgs soldiers grouped around would smile.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-09-07

or punctureu myers anu oVerldAeu
eyes, he told her that it was intended
for another woman, there was some
thing of a scene. 1t was the basis of
a divorce suit in which a decree was
granted by Circuit Judge Dingeman.
"We had an arrangement with a
family of neighbors that when there
was sickness in n family the other
family should give all possible assist
ance," Mrs. Ruffery explained.
Erred got sick and a young woman
f,oa. khn nofnhhnrhAad mama IN onn
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-09-07

a Stacker, a pro-German, and of openly
practlcing German f~rightfulness. In
his pelicanesque manner, Bill, for two
years, has strutted about the cage. Far
from exhibiting the beautiful domestic
virtues Of the emblematic bird of the
state-the brown pelican-Bill has
consistently acted in a rude, Hunlike
manner and terrorized the other denl-
zens of the cage.
Bill has been known to chase his
inoffensive companions in captivity
about the Enclosure. peCkinp at terms.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-09-07

YOUR OWH seIII WIFI Il IOt OF PUSotHBVIS
wishing you and your child were in
Halifax-make it Jericho, it sounds
farther-and you could see she was
worried half to death. But the baby
lacked the Amer emotions. He merely
considered his lungs. OF course, II
might have been a she-being, but II
didn't matter. 1t could bawl either
way.
The woman was getting more wor-
ried every instant, and the baby
bawlier. when the oldish man who had
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-09-07

took are of him. She was a goodlooking young woman about twentyone
ears old and Fred seemed entirely satisfied with the care he was getting.
"After he got well, he went to a tore and bought the silk. l was a little
surprised, and I was more surprised at the interest he took in the making of
the dress.
"He would hover around my chair and make suggestions as to trimming. l
had never known him % be so much concerned ove my wardrobe.
"Then he told me 1t was for the girl who had taken car Of him. / was
disappointed and told him o, and he kicked me down the coal chute"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-09-07

given up his seat, caught the small things interest with his sIverknobbed cane
The baby quieted down. The man handled his cane and the baby chuckled.
The woman beamed relief The passengers smiled appreciation and the cane
man looked the pride of one who conquers And when the baby had ehuckled
itself into a doze and the a "a getting out the woman ventured to thank
him for his kindness and to say that he must be a father himself, to have such
a happy understanding of children.
"No, madam. No such good fortune. I am just an odd bachelor, but. I
must say l have a way with the young ladies'" & WHIT
/. was supposed to be a little joke and the passengers accepted 1t at full
value, especially the mother and another woman who smiled inscrutably at each
other a 9 if-as If they understood about blue ribbons.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-09-07

above the tenors, BASES, sopranos, etc.,
of her alley quartet. Nor could Prunella
discern the reason why neighbors
showered her and her band with milk
bottles, ~brickbats and fiowerpots when
she serenaded nightly with purely
American cat music, while Beauty, a
thoroughly yellow German canary bird
belonging to Mrs. Helen Dwinell of
81 caldwell avenue, was permitted to
MARBLE night and day only those airs
she learned in the Harz mountains.
Last Thursday, with murder in her
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-09-07

eAcn marine hau q girl Oh MS aTIH'
Just within the gate to the camp,
and to one side of the guardhouse, was
an American flag, standing in the sod.
It was not a large flag, neither was it
a small one, just a medium-sized Amer.
can flag.
Each marine passed through the
gate with his girl on his arm, all right,
and each marine failed to see the flag.
When 1t was taken into consideration
that the flag was just without the
range of vision and the girl was, well
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-09-07
Wife Objected to Being Kicked Down Coal Chute

n ETRoTT-It was a source of surprise to Mrs. Matilda Rufery when Fred
II her husband. brought home a handsome piece of silk and told her to make
the ncest dress she could. When: after the gown was finished at the expense
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-09-07

and looked ahead with an ever-watch-
full eye.
Each time the car stopped to let a
passenger get on or off people scut-
tied across the track with the same
apparent inscrutability that makes a
hen cross a road. No n seemed the
least afraid of being run over. Such
reckless filtration with danger sur
prised at least n strengthening
man who sat on a front seat and could
see what was going on.
,"Say, motorman, I'm new to this
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-09-07
Pelican With HunIke PrOcIivities Is Interned

NEW oRLEANs-Bnl the only white pelican in captivity in the South
~ beloved of every child who has yer visited the flying cage in Audubon
park. is to be informed for the period Of the war: Bin is CHARGED with being
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-09-07
OF Course Her Middle Name Was Generosity, But

CHE was a s gay a a knitting bag in tan pongee all over green moons set
y in pink trangles. Her fan straw wreathed with more green moons,
only they were grapes, and her tan feet were classy enough for store ads.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-09-07
Anyway, OIdish Man Had a Way With the Babies

AwoMAN with a baby over her shoulder sat down in a "a seat offered to
n her by a somewhat oldish man. The baby started in to fret. The mother
bushed the red that means embarrassment-you know how YOU would feel
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-09-07
PruneIIa's VengefuI Spirit Caused Much Trouble

NEW YoRK-Prunena, a cat at ee5 caldwell avenue, could not for the nine
IN lives If her understand why residents of caldwell and WeTcheser ave
nues did not appreciate her supercOnralto voice which she raised nightly
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-09-07
lust a Little Diplomacy, and Behold! Iced Tea

w AsHINGToN-M is fair in love and war-and hot weather If you don't
w believe it. ask the iceman. What icemen went through with in Washing
ton a week or 81 ago only icemen know. The iceman is the target of house
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-09-07
Dare Death and Injury Under Trolley Car Wheels

A SOCIAL atmosphere was given to a Avenue ar by the majority of the
serious person aboard was the motorman, who kept a firm grip on his lever
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-09-07

Moth holes In garments can be dis.
guised by scraping the fuzz or lint
from the material, filling the hole with
this and backing it with a piece of
rubber cement.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-09-07
Visiting Marines Made Victims Of Soldiers Joke

WAsHINGToN-There was a baseball game at the Florida avenue military
w reservation between the Camp Meigs boys and the marines from Guam
heo: It was a gala day: All the marines came to town to SCI the game. and
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-03
u. S. SHIP PRODUCTION
THIS YEAR so FAR Is
1,084,670 DEAD TONS

WASHINGTON. July Ship
production in the United States IN
June amounted 10 2SO.400 dead
weight tons. making the total 1918
production 10 date l.0S+,67o tons.
The June production, which Is At
the rate OF 3.364.S00 tons a year, is
new record for the United States
and g the greatest output Of ocean
going tonnage ever completed in any
one month 10y any nation. II comes
within 10. coo tons OF the world rec
ord for ship building made by the
British ship yards in MAY. but which
include all classes Of vessels
OF the months output steel ships
totaIed 20 900 tons and wooden
ships l.. 500 tons The number OF
vessels was not announced. a. it
was discovered that several had
been put into service 20 quickly after
delivery that inspectors had not
made reports on them TO the ship
ping boards Statistical department.
Tonnage figures were available from
the division Of operations.
An amazing growth in output was
disclosed by detailed figures for the
four weeks Of June In the first
week six ships OF -4.430 dead weight
tons were delivered. the second
week 10 more OF s4.I32 tons were
added and in the third week the
average for the month was made
one "a dav hv the completion of i've
ship, totslins 26o tons To was
in the last week Of the month. how
ever. that The ship builders reaily
hit their stride and gave evidence
OF The tremendous output which
may be expected from now on De-
livefies n the last week rotsled l29.-
as tons. hich IS at the rate OF
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-03

meeting will be held az the home
OF Mrs r. w Smith, $50 + Sixth
ST.. River Park Airs. r.. c. Turk
will lead the meeting.
The meeting Of the Delta Alpha
class of the First Brethren church.
which was to have been held at
the home Of Miss Lille Garwood,
III r.. Wenger ST. Tuesday. has
been postponed until next Tuesday.
July Q.
The monthly meeting Of the Lu-
Their league OF the Swedish Lutheran
church which was TO be held Friday.
June >, has been postponed a week.
The Thursday meeting of the
Nonpareil club has been postponed
two weeks Mrs. j. ". Becker will
ne the hostess July is, at the Red
Cross rooms.
The Ladies' Aid society II the Ep-
worth Memorial church will hold
their monthly meeting in the form
OF an all-day picnic at Leeper park
Friday The Aid will meet at the
Horka grocery store in time 10 take
tine 10 o'clock car.
The community center OF Ai1m ore
Will meet Friday evening at S o'clock
at the school house There will be
musical program after which a
luncheon will be served.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-03
REVELATIONS OF 4 WIFE
BY Adele GaIriSon

touch OF friendliness which is one
of her chief charms We entered
her bedroom az she spoke. the ex-
quisite rose pink boudoir which ]
had once tactlessly declared 10 be
just the setting for a young girl
realizing Immediately afterward
from my hostess agitation that il
must have been intended for her
own daughter. Of whose existence
I had not dreamed
She helped me OF with my coat.
laid my hat away. and then picked
mp my parcels OF notebooks.
We cannot talk here. she said.
giving the room a glance whose
meaning J interpreted at once She
did not wish 10 soil the room Of the
little daughter no longer hers with
the sordid recital ] was afraid I
was about TO hear.
The library is much quieter
freer from interruption. and besides
IL is my own particular den. We
shall be much more comfortable
there"
She led the way into the hall and
up the staircase Of the old fashion
cd house which she had made her
home. finally reaching a large room
lined with bookcases. Every avail
able space was filled with books A
table with a drawing board stood
in front Of one of the big windows
and typewriter desk near another
The room was a symphony in
ivory and brown Autumn leaves
looked mp at me from the rug and
ran riot over the wall paper. Heavy
draperies Of dark brown velvet hung
against the ivory doors in such fash
ion that they could be drawn over
them, excluding all sound The
draperies at the windows were filmy.
however of some thin cream stuff
with tiny leaves and vines bordering
the sides
A glorious wood fire cracked and
snapped i'm the old fashioned marble
fireplace At one side of the room.
Drawn up near il two cavernous
, chairs with wonderful brown tapes
try cushions invited occupancy. An
immense colonial sofa and two or
three other chairs. also done in
tapestry, completed the furnishings.
save for q most businessIike looking
office chair in front OF the type
writer deII
This is my cave" Mrs. Under
wood said, note OF pardonable
pride in her voice as she saw my
breathless admiration. "Of course.
| do most Of my work at the studio.
but If 7 don't feel like going out I
work here. and it is the place where
/ loaf and invite my soul always.
Harry's den is across the hall Want
10 see it?"
Without waiting for a reply she
led the way 10 another large room,
all in maroon coloring with big
leather chairs and couches-a mans
room in every particular
"Harr, has one OF the best the
atrical libraries in the country" she
commented as we turned back to
her own nook His collections Of
old programs and dramatic maya
zines are worth while looking over"
knew that she was talking
against time. that she as well as
dreaded the moment Wheu we
should face each other and she
should resurrect things long buried
for my inspection.
Ito be continuedD
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-03

why. AIRS Graham. what Is the
matter? Are YOU iH?"
Mrs. Underworld solicitous voice
behind me only added 10 the embar-
rassment of the absurd position in
which I found myself ] could
cheerfully have throttled the Off
cious Negress who was literally
pouring the contents Of the wine
glass down my throat.
There was deeper reason for my
I resentment than my objection OF be
/ ing made ridiculous. not for worlds
would ! have had Mrs Underwood
I suspect that + was excited or upset
over the coming interview And
here she found me apparently faint
/ ing away. with her maid admins
tering first aid I could have wept
I with veNation.
] sprang 10 my feet. almost up
setting the ponderous Betty as I did
So
IT am not m the least ill.," ] did
not try TO conceal my annoyance.
Your maid decided that ] needed
the wine and proceeded to admins
ter it despite my protests.
Betty shuffled off muttering
something underneath her breath
which 7 knew 70 be an uncompli-
mentsry opinion Of me Mrs. Tn
derWood threw a whimsical glance
after her
There really Is no doing anything
with Betty once she makes mp her
mind YOU need anything from a
mustard plaster 10 a glass OF wine.
She will administer it IL the heavens
fall" Her voice held a note of
mechanical gayety which I under
stood She, too, dreaded the inter-
view before us.
I tried 20 meet her mood. 1T is
fortunate for me then that she did
not decide ! needed the mustard
plaster"
Exactly" Lillian laughed aloud
| but the sound Jared, IT was 50 evil
: IDENTITY forced
Il ought TO fire her dozen times
a day she went on, but she is
genuinely fond of me. / believe. for
{ she waits en- me hand and foot. and
! besides. / think I told YOU before
\ she is one OF the best cooks in New
York. So ! put up with her Off
! ciouness"
She put her hand on my arm as
she finished and drew me toward
| her bedroom.
How remiss I am" she exclaim-
ed Ito keep you standing here with
/ your wraps on. Come into my bed
room and get out of them"
/ rs IL worth while2" / tried to
/ make the question casual. but l told
myself that / did not wish 10 he
admitted TO the intimacy of her bed
! room.
Il have "A great deal TO do today
the words came more easily as
| proceeded / expect to spend
much of my time in the reference
room of the public library. You
| see. that history class which 1 am
4 70 conduct begins the day after to-
/ morrow. and | must get my course
! outlined I have my old notebooks
with me- indicating a bundle
! carried and as soon as possible I
must get to the library. so IL really
seems unnecessary to remove my
! wraps"
Let me be the Judge Of that, %
( Mrs. Underwood replied with the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-03
PERSONALS

Mr. and Mrs. George Garwood.
III r. Wenger St. have as their
guest their son. Russell Garwood.
who has been working IN the navy
Yards at Charleston, ;. c., for the
past six months.
MIR. and Mrs. A. r. Rosenolum
and sons. Irving and Aron of
Brooklyn, y y. are visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Stouffer, 1908 Portage av.
Word has been received that
Howard r. Knepp. formerly of $40
f. Sample St, has arrived safely in
France with the 314th supply COM
pany.
AIRS. Anna Koenig. 129 +. Dayton
ST.. has received word OF the safe
arrival in France of her son. Frank
lin H. koenig of the 10th mfan-
try.
Miss Evelyn Fulmer, 1925 s.
Michigan ST.. has as her guest Miss
Iva Bishop of Toledo, o.
DR.. and Mrs. A L. Stonecipher OF
10I Lindsey 81 and son. Eugene.
left "Wednesday on motor tr!p
through ohio, Pennsylvania and
West Virginia. During the trip they
expect 10 visit "A sor, Cecil r.. who
is located at Boyer w. Va
Albert ". Anderson. 312 y. Scott
ST. and Donald W. Lee. 1908 L
Quimby ST.. left for Cedar Rapids
Ia 10 attend the annual Bapt 81
Young Peoples convention. Albert
Anderson is representing the North
ern Indiana Young People on the
board of managers at Cedar Rapids
while Donald Lee n representing the
local Young Peoples Union of the
First Baptist church
Nh. and Mrs b. r. Thomas WI
spend the fourth visiting relatives
in Chicago. They will be present
al the exercises FOR the day. at the
Great Lakes naval training station
C. r. Billiard. 52S Cleveland av.
left Wednesday morning for Camp
Meigs. Washington. u. c.. where Ms
viii enter service i'm the quartermas-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-03
WOmeR'S War Work
SCHEDULE FOR THE Federal
FOOD DEMONSTRATORS.
Friday
SEWING CLASSES THAT LED TO
AUTHORIZATIONS AMONG
MENICANS
Perley school.

ANY community wishing TO start
special classes for foreign women
is invited 10 correspond with the
state commission OF Immigration
and housing AZ 525 Market ST. san
Francisco. Calf When California
adopted the home teacher act" in
1915, which provides for teachers in
districts where large groups of for
eign women are situated, a new idea
I'm education for immigrants came
into effect. The following is taken
from report of the work OF home
teachers i'm 1917.
In southern Pacific railroa d
camp. where the families OF the
Mexican laoorers live. there seem
ed AZ first little enthusiasm for
English and sewing classes. and 80.
instead of arranging for regular
meeting place the teachers made
calls each afternoon on many OF the
women, helping them with whatever
sewing problems they might have
and answering questions on any
subject which the women chose 10
ask them
Gradually the simple words re-
quired for the asking for sewing
materials and the names Of the i'm
piements used i'm sewing were picked
up In English. and before five weeks
had passed an organized class OF
IS women was eagerly waiting for
the English hour when a definite
lesson was given. In order 20 have
good meeting place for the elias -
one woman cleaned up her house
and rearra nged the furniture 10
make more room. The teacher was
tremendously encouraged when an
other mother brought in her little
child whom she had taught 90 say
j sweep. 7 scrub, / mop yigOr-
ousiy gesticulating with the broom
and the mop as she went For this
group the railroad company Is plan
ming 10 build good house where
women can hold an sorts Of meetings
for music or parties with one room
equipped for an English class. The
superintendent OF the company said
that they could not AFFORD 10 refuse
any equipment that would make
these classes possible. az II all re-
turned two-fold 70 the company
The class which was held IN a
discarded street car near the rail
road camp is one OF the best BITS Of
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-03

ters' cops an the regular army. Mrs
Billiard accompanied him as Far as
Connersville. Ind. where they will
spend the Fourth with the formers
parents
Mr. and Mrs. r. a. brewer IA
y. Cushing St, have received word
that their son. Walter g. brewer.
formerly of Camp Shelby Hatues-
e1r =. Miss, 139th machine gun bat
TALON, has arrived safely i'm France
Miss Cathren Payne. sol Pennsyl-
vania av.. left Wednesday morning
for few weeks visit i'm Battle
Creek Mich
Edward Hudson Williams OF
Boston. Mass. formerly Of this city.
has entered the service and Is now a
cadet in the United States school Of
military aerOnautics at the Massa-
chusettS Institute of Technology.
Willard Erhardt battery G. 73rd
regiment. G. A. =, TT Heath. Mass,
is spending a two weeks furlough
with his father n. c. Erhardt. S15
W. Thomas st. Mr. Erhardt expects
overseas duty in the near future.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-03

pioneering OF the summer and pro-
ductiYe Of the most concrete re
suits In the railroad camp there
are a bout 40 families. Upon them
has been hea ped all the dislike OF a
prsJudiced American community.
and the railroad com pany has been
at great difficulty 20 keep the camp
an such clean and tidy condition that
its presence in the community will
be tolerated After a few weeks Of
meeting with the women. visitins
their houses. where the teachers
were invited the work of furnishing
a model house was begun. The fur
niture was made by the older BOYS
i'm the camp. under the instruction
Of a sloyd teacher Material for the
work was donated by the comusny-
Among other things 10 nyuaps
were built. The curtains were made
by the women. and the children
contributed pictures which were
cut out and pinned on the wall Al
ter tbe regular English hour in the
street car the women went IN small
groups 10 the model house. which
was not large enough 20 hold them
all AT once. where they had a sew
ing lesson
Before the summer was over
the railroad company applied To the
state immigration commission for
similar instruction in every camp
along its line, offering 20 furnish a
car az model and To provide trans
porta ton for the tea cheers. The SUI
perintendent frankly said that this
offer was being mace by the com
panv not for love of its Mexican Ia
borers. but because the summer
work had proved that II was econom-
ically valua BILE TO them The la Dor
supply had been more steady. The
camp had been kept in beautiful
condition and the satisfa ction OF the
workmen had shown itself i'm the
better care Of the track"