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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-21

men who had to work hard to keep
their footing among all tho young
lawyers that were constantly crop
ping up. They had reputation and
means. but they we're becoming de-
cidedly slipshod in some OF their bust
ness habits.
Selma thought OF those brown shoes
all day. That night when she came
out OF the office she walked straight
toward Hoppcr's.
The Fat s.,oe salesman Appraised
her with his little careful eyes as she
asked 10 see a pair OF brown enocs
like those IN the window. sske four.
width ". HA took the cxact size out
OF ~ box and showed Them 10 her.
Selinn was more IN love with them
than ever. She sat down and the lat
salesman took off her much mended
snoe rt.her SEQ rnfuily and fitted on
the beautiful brown shoe. Selma
looked down ~ her foo, happily. u
did look so nice.
Selma was Just going TO say that
slie would take the shoes when sne
remembered 10 ask the price. Even
IL they were 90 she atiil might man.
q % have them. Hut when the sales
man answered. "sil" she WINGED
Eleven dollars for a single pair OF
shoes. when she was ont earning
~ w ~ W I'D III hlttltu
herself 10 the inevitable.
4 really can't afford TO pay so
much rs that" she said frankly. "rd
like them, but they are impossible,
Thank you for YOU trouble" And
she walked out as calmly as though
h had mol Just parted With one OF
tho dearest illusions OF her whole lise
She kept biting her lips all the way
homo for that was the only way she
could keep tt1 tears bnck. Elevea
dollars for n pair OF brown shoes
Yet IL they had been twice that shs
would have wanted them Just tbs
same, II suppose it's lust as ailly
for a sT-a-wcek-gi TO want n din.
mond laVallicrc." she thought as sh,
climbed the dismal two flights to heI
room. only ! wouldn't care for tn,
diamonds and do care very muci
for the shoes
AZ che scwcd the thought OF thors
brown shoes was with her. II wa,
useless "a try 20 reason herself out d
the long ng for them.
Something In her which she M
never nnd 90 reckon with before de,
mandcd them. Ard that something
seemed Ia say 1t isn't vanity, ~.
honest. grown-up SELF respect and IN,
CONSCIOUSNESS that YOU ar" ~ 10 wCJi
Nl-a-pair shoes that makes YOU wan
them You know that you are WORT
much moro than ~ q week 10 tho3,
old non and they know Il. too. I'm
you'H ncNC" get "A raise unless Noi
osk FOR Il. An ycu'll never get thosl
shoes iricss ~ osk for a raise
SclIns's smooth cheeks began .,
bum, she droI ped her gewing an,
buried her face upon her arm sh'
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-21

rear tears M sho mentioned her
baby.
But yea weren't anxious thnt 10
hill any, ] take H."
NO. wasn't. wanted him to
stay al home
s. you do not care how many Cor
nan there atc;"
mo. what difference does {, maxi,
TO me"
Again the old lawyer groaned, this
time aloud.
There's some one eaihns extras"
Harper North interpreted. "fn run
out and get one"
You don't suppose there will be
anything In II about me, do your
making her anxious.
n hope not" Harper answered ga
he left the room. hut Elizabeth
could not help but not" the worried
look on her aunt's face, and also a
look OF keenest anxiety on that OF
the Old lawyer.
They. none OF them spoke for a
moment. then Elizabeth got up 20
look out OF the window
why doesn't he hurry Hhe On
claimed fretfnily. There's. that mar
watching this house again"
Before any n could speak. Hafr'r
burst into the room. the paper omen
for his cxcitom"nt.
Captain VERSIONS wife mentioned
In connection with the arrest Of MI.
Long. Mademoiseile rcrnard con-
fcssCs."
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-21
THE EVENING STORY
BROWN SHOES
scopyrssh. 1918. by W. wernsr,.

When Selina Baxter came TO Hop.
Irft big pistc glass window that
Hnowy morning on her way TO Iiarri-
. n q Wright's Law office. where she
worked. abe vas astonished To- find
that the window had peen changed
overnight. All the first aids TO bcau'y
vanished. and in their stead was a
macinetins array Of fashionable, new
hiah-prtced shoes.
At that moment Selma needed a
new pair OF Shoes and contemplated
getting them before the dav was o,cr.
rhe had saved ZIP ~ and shs intended
after work 10 20 TO a certain dingy
uttle shoe shop on i side street and
net fitted With a sensible pair OF boots
Which should bo abba 10 stand at
least two trips 10 the cobbler. But
she paused nov and pressed close to
The window. Her quick. sure glance
tpved over the whole array. Brown
sshoea she thought, might reasonably
be considered. And there vas one
phir Of brown sho2s right before her
Which she felt a sudden mighty desire
Tor. She could iust see those shocs
tram ping eheerfuily through snow and
siush 10 work every day ana coming
cut fresh aud fair for sunday. (.
came 80 Selma that she had wanted
that pair of shoes all her life.
n would have gone IN then and
There 10 ask the price OF those saoes,
but the own clock began 10 strike y,
She tore HERSELF away n fairly flew.
Five minutes later she vas clicking
nwny AZ her typewriter. All the time,
however. the memory OF the brown
shoes was growing INTO a s,upondous
reality 81 life.
AZ half pnst twelve Selma was re
hnsed with the Injunction that sh,
be back sharp, for there was wotl
/ Owding. she rose. slipped into he
thinss ard ian across the street u
The White House cafe for her sand.
wich and glass OF milk-altogcthcr rs
much as she could afford ON 81 {
week.
Selma was not given to cheap fan
sizes. Her father had died when sh'
was three and left her mother TO wori
for their Joint support. such a brave
little mother as that was! Singins
at her work when her back was near
~ broken. Sslina's first promise {,
herself hal been to hurry into earn
Ing ability as quickly - she could y,
nv to save her mother, she had want
ed an education. but she had had q
be content with two years Of higl
school and "A hasty polishing or at
business college. Then she rushei
,ntO the first job that offered. rha
was -four years before. In tho mean
time her mother had died. and sh
mad nearly come To The conclusion
that she WIS going 20 bc q failure u
the business world after All. For u
the whole four years she had not ha,
her pay raised one penny and sh,
had worked faithfully FOR one firm at
that time Her employers were OF.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-21

did net cry. but she prayed hard
When sh, AZ last lifted her head she
had resolved upoE an act Tor which
hho 'telt she was goinH 10 ave ample
courage.
Next morning ne drank On exits
cup o. tea. put on the new BLOUSE
which she nan finished over night and
made her dark hair very neat. Thea
she started for tn, office. The brown
shoes were still In Hoppers window,
and the sight ot them ncartohcd her
ANEW.
Mr.. Harrison, the scnicr ,r"r,hcr ~
The firm. and the one who had the
most money. stood at his desk. rcad.
ing q letter az she entered. He looked
pleased. for the letter was from u
big buslne3s corporation which wrote
to engage him and his partner aR
attorneys in IN important case thca
pending. "Ah-good morning, Selma,
We 9eid.
Selma responded. She took off her
things. set down at her table and
uncovered her typewriter.
Mr.. Harrison cnme n little nearer.
when you arc ready. you n take
this dictation." he said
Selma looked up nt him. On" mo-
ment first, please. Mr.. Harrison" she
said, firmly. "Refore ! do anything
more In this office I'm going 70 ask
you 10 raise my salary. I'm tired OF
living out OF paper bags and wearing
cheap shoes, Seven dollars isn't
enough
SIR. Harrison stared at her. II the
typswriter itself had spoken he could
not have beer more amazed. Selma
met HIS ewes calmly. But her heart
suffocatcd her as she waited. 80
you want a raise. oh ," he replied.
well. we'll lie felt Of HIS chin
and nodded thoughtfully. "HSw much
OF a raise do YOU want selma"
II want si2 a week" answered
Selma.
Twelve dollars a week. Hum. And
do YOU think YOU services are worth
thFt TO usT
II certainly do" said Selma.
MIR. Harrison walked down the
room ana back again, still feeling OF
his chin. We'll, Selma" he said put
ting on his glasses. II don't know
hut cure right. 7 don't know but
what you are worth fi2 q week TO US.
In fact / think-and I'm sure Mr..
Wright will coincide with me In faci
think you're worth SIS n week IN
1is. As this IN your pay daN YOU maN
draw a check for that amount 10 pay
for the week Just ended. selma
Thank you. Mr. Harrison Selma
answered, reaching for the check
book
That night selma attended 10 w,
VERY important matters. She hunted
up "A boarding place where shc Could
have sunshine in hor room and twt
no, mcnls u day. And she bought q
beautiful pair of 81 brown shoes
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-21
Latest Fashions for Americans
Ill life OF oven the young mer-
bNrs of the family has taken or

IT Ill life OF oven the young mer-
bars of the family has takcn on
eaycr flavor since the war
ended. and like mother AID grown up
sister. the very young lady Is demand
ing that she be supplied with some
party frocks.
GeorEctte, IN pretty pale shades. and
crisp taffcta are the most popular ma
~teriala for the development OF party
frocks' for little girls OF sin to twelve
year..
The frock shown in the sketch may
be developed very charmingly ~ n
number Of ways. II may be OF taffeta
with the edge of each OF the three
tiers finished with picotinE. narrow
ruffles on the sleeves being similarly
treated. or the dress may be made ~
Georgctic. each skirt or tier being
silk In contrasting color. sun a third
suggestion would bc 10 make the dress
81 Georgettc IN three colors. The
lower tier may he of pale blue. the
second tier of pale pink and the frock
proper Of pale yellow Gcorgettc. Tho
eukfH Ni INV ll'iN w AhtiNo hlbF Nv
finished with n ribbon binding. or
they may be hemstitched The tri-
color scheme may be carried out ON
neck and sleeves hy having the open
ings arranged for the ribbon edged
with material matching the lower ~
the three tiers. the ribbon itself
matching the second flounce.
Immediately after the Christmas
holidays. the wise mother usually be-
gins 20 prepare the coming summers
outfit FOR the younger members 81 the
family. This year she will find that
style designers have borrowed many
ideas from the costumes OF our allies,
Aisatian suggestions are very much
IN evidence. and French and Italian
peasant styles are influencing design
era ~ chlidren's apparel 70 o marked
degree.
with this bit 90 advance Informal
ton, u is quite possible for the home
dressmaker TO bring out some irdi-
viGuai and original frocks for the
younger members OF the family. with
cut waiting to see what the fashion
hooks and pattern makers will say on
the subject.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-21
Japanese Named
Financial Aid
To the Chinese

Washington, Dee, 2l- Information
that baron Akaiani u" Of the lead.
inn financiers of Japan has been an
nointed financial adviser 10 the
Chinese government WAS received at
the state departmcnt today from
Ambassador Morris at Toxic, Baron
Akatani IN accepting the appointment
Nj. Morris said, gave a statement to
The newspapers saving he intended to
effect "A currency reform by adoption
of the gold standard, with m ulti.
mate view 20 better trade rsl.tloni
nDtWcen Japan Md CHINA.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-21
Price of Bran
Goes Sky High
~ ,-s ...os,.rss ,.s..

Minneapolis. MINI. Dec. :i.-rho
price OF bran Jumped from ts7T5 TO
$500 a ton here today The sudden
rise was due 10 the ressoval OF all
milling restrictions by the govern
mcnt.
Washington. Dec 2O.--Fosmal an
n-ouncement was made by the food adj
m~inistraiion late today OF tie cnn-
collation. Of flour milling regulations.
including fair price schedules.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-21
Germany Is After
Fourth of Stock
OF Corporations

Benin, ThursdnN, Dec. lN-Thc
German finance ministry is consider
inc o proposition to compel all cor.
porations In Germany 10 increase
their capital stock ono fourth, which
will so 20 the state The plan is an
attempt 10 compromise on the issue
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-21

For any i,cnfns skin trouble. piles.
eczema. salt hcum. hives. Itch. scald
head. herpes. scab!es. Dhan's ONT
ment Is highly recon mended. coo q
Dor at all stores.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-21
Polish Troops
Land at Danzig
AZ ras ...oe,.rre 80.

Copenhagen. Dec. 2l.-polish troops
landed a Dan1ig, q Berlin dispatch
20 tho poliuken SAYS. are commanded
nv General Joseph Hailcr. commander
OF the Polish troops I'm France.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-21

EXTRA, EXTRA.

D Ladies wanted at Red Cross
} work rooms.
) Since peace IL declared work
) has been stopped On surgical
} dressings. but there IL an emer-
} gency demand for hospital gar-
ments and refugee garments. One
garment now Will be OF Infinitely
greater service In saving life than
} many garments three months
, from now. Tuesday night classes
} will continue but Thursday night
D CLASSES are abandoned. The flu
} will not get you while you are
, working for the boys ove there.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-08
Plans for Future Work
Discussed By Troop 8

A largely attended and important
meeting was held by Troop s on
Monday night. Plans were discussed
on how the troop might be made
more compact in the future than it
has been in the past. The duties OF
the patrol leaders and assistants
were talked over and more patrol
work will go on in the future in
stead of individual work
The music committee reported
that it had secured music from a
local dealer and work is to be start
ed on it this week.
e. Wallis has volunteered to build
shelves for the troop room to be
used for the new library being
formed. II. Kline, the librarian, has
received q number of books and a
possession of the scribe at the pres
ent time.
Tickets for the entertainment will
be printed this week and will be
distributed next Monday evening at
the meeting. The program for the
entertainment was talked over and
altered slightly.
Some of the fellows ordered diar-
les and these were distributed at a
special meeting on Thursday even
ing.
Plans for a basketball team were
discussed and a large number signi-
fed their intention of trying out for
the team. Following is a partial
list:
Centers: Reynolds, Wonders and
Shader; guards: Bowman, Smith,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-08
Troop Seven Orchestra
Rounding Out into Shape

A regular meeting of Troop Seven
was held on Wednesday night, and
details concerning the reregistration
of the troop at National Headquar-
ters in New York We're finally set
tied. Between thirty-fVe and forty
members will be on the roster when
the papers go forward to the CEN
trail Office of the movement This
will place Troop Seven well up
among the largest of the scout
troops in Harrisburg.
The troop orchestra will hold its
weekly rehearsal on Friday night at
o'clock sharp. The meeting will
occur at 234 Hamilton street as the
church is closed during the fuel
famine. The orchestra is rounding
out into splendid shape under the
able leadership of w. l.. Bailey, and
the boys will take an active part in
the anniversary exercises of the Har-
ris Street Church on Sunday after
noon at 2 o'clock.
The boys are much interested in
the eighth anniversary of the Boy
Scout movement, and wish every
troop, including their own, many
happy returns of the day" They
are also looking forward to their
own local birthday celebration
which will, in all probability, be held
on the evening of February %
or 2G.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-08
NEED FIFTY MEN :
FOR SCOUT WORK
Rotary Club to Direct Big
Drive for Reserve
Corps

To meet the increase in juvenile
crime the Boy Scouts of America are
organizing a Scoutleaders Reserve
Corps of 100000 men.
Massachusetts has an increase OF
6J per cent. in crime among The
boys within the last twelve months
Detroit reports an increase of near
ly so per cent in juvenile crime
Boys need leadership now as never
before.
The Scoutleaders Reserve Corps
offers opportunities for men of high
ideals to lead American boyhood III
National service, as commissioners,
as scoutmasters, assistant scoutmas-
ters, members of troop committees,
special instructors, examiners or lee
turers.
The main drive will be during the
eighth Anniversary Week, February
Sth to 18th.
Already Philadelphia has reported
in a preliminary campaign six hun
dred recruits, Toledo, two hundred
and sixty, Flint, Mich, two hundred.
Buffalo is organizing to secure one
thousand men.
New York plans for four hundred
new meeting places and four hun
dred sCoutmaSters.
Seattle and Louisville are among
the first to report their plans as
completed for the big campaign.
Harrisburg will go out for htty
men for this Reserve Corps, and the
Drive for candidates will be handled
by the Rotary Club.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-08
& NEWS AND NOTES OF THE,BOY S10uTzas
Scouting Notes
By J. H. STINE

This is the eighth birthday of the
Boy Scouts of America. The big
cake must be cut into 295, 900 pieces
this year, and if we grow as rapidly
the coming year as in the past, the
next birthday party Will comprise
more than half a million scouts. If
the Harrisburg Scouts continue to
grow as they have the past eight
months we will more than double up
our own number and will be well
represented at the party. This is a
chance for every Boy Scout in Har-
risburg to help along the cause.
Each Scout should continually boost
scouting amongst his friends, school
mates and associates. If every Scout
should interest one boy and get him
into a Scout troop he would be per-
forming a splendid service to the
other fellow. New York City is go
ing out for at least 400 new scout
troops this year. Buffalo wants one
thousand, Toledo secured $50 new
Scout leaders, Philadelphia 600.
Let's all boost the old game in Har-
risburg and show them what this
part of the world can do. Ready,
Scouts? Get on your mraks! Get
set! COLI!
The results of the work done by
Boy Scouts as Dispatch Bearers is
showing up in a definite manner at
on Public Information in Washing
ton. $4,000 postcards day are
pouring into the bureau asking for
more of the literature that the Com
mittee distributes. These cards
were enclosed in the pamphlets dis
tributed by the Scouts in the cam
paign the week of January goth. The
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-08

Committee has put fifty clerks al
work handling the business brought
by the demand for more publica-
tions.
Next week is to be observed all
over the country as Father and
Son Week." by churches, Y. NJ. c.
AS, and similar institutions. Many
Scout troops will hold meetings ap-
propriate to the general theme
Scouts should make it point to talk
with their fathers regarding the Boy
Scout work and the things that they
are doing in scouting. Many good
scoutmasters could be discovered
amongst the fathers of boy scouts
if the boys would only go after
them and show the need for more
scouts and more leaders.
The RED Post Cards" for Scouts
to use in the work of securing sub
scriptions for War Savings Stamps
will soon be issued. Each Scout who
obtains the signatures of twenty
five different individuals will be
awarded an Achievement button
If he obtains orders for $3.50 of War
Savings Stamps he will be eligible
for the Ace" medal. Scoutmasters
will have all the details of this plan
as soon as they are completed.
It is now stated by National Head
quarters that the Liberty Loan War
Service medals won by boys during
the second Liberty Loan will be
ready for distribution simultaneous
" with the opening of the campaign
for the Third Liberty Loan which is
scheduled to come in the near fu-
ture.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-08
SALUTE!
By REIDE RoNiIG

Boy Scouts have given eight years
of service to the American people.
Today We mark the eighth anniver-
sary of their founding.
To teach the principles OF chiv-
airy. of true courtesy and of honor.
was the first object of the Boy
Scouts. That ideal has been held
through the years which have pass
ed. In these eight years, hundreds
of thousands of boys have leanned
to know and to love the woodlands
and the fields; they have been taught
to know the beauty of the ferns, and
the rocks and the insects and rep
tiles. This bit of wisdom is going
with thousands of the boys across
the waters, to the trenches. This
knowledge is being impaired by
them to the men in the trenches
"oVer there" The old Indian GUS
tom of making a fire by rubbing
two sticks together, the art of tying
knots, a knowledge of weather fore
casting, of army and navy signals,
of the thousand and one things
which are taught Boy Scouts-these
are a few of the invaluable aids of
Boy Scouts who are fighting the
Hun.
Now comes the appeal of the Boy
Scouts for leaders. God give us
men," they cry in the words of
James Russell Lowell. the New Eng
land poet and sage. Men who are
not eligible for military service can
do their duty to their nation by en-
listing as members of the organiza-
ton and as scoutmasters, ready to
teach these manly boys the. why,
the how and the wherefore of life.
This, then, is salute to the Boy
Scouts! We lift our hats and offer
praise to them for their work, the
work of transforming the bad boy
into a good citizen of the nation.
And we pass the eighth milestone
with eager, enthusiastic outlook,
glimpsing the vista of helpfulness
which opens before us, pledging our
selves to. do the best to nation and
God!
Boy Scouts, attention! Salute!
Forward, march
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-08
COLORS SELECTED FOR
TROOP NO. TWENTY

At the last meeting of Troop 90
it was announced that all members
would be given a chance to qualify
for points 4, 6, 9 and 10, second
class requirements.
The constitution of the troop was
then read and after several altera-
tions, was approved by those pres
ent. The colors for the troop are
blue, yellow and black. The troop
council was organized on Thursday
evening and consists of all officers
and leaders of the troop. An in
teresting program will be presented
this evening to the members, the
most important part of which is the
second class examinations.
WILLIAM F. TYSON, Scribe.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-08
WHY lam in THE
BOY SCOUT WORK
What Movement Has Done to
y Train Active, Boyish
Spirit
BY JULIUS n. YOFFE,
Scoutmaster Troop 2

Every man realizes at some
times, or all the time, that he was
a boy and he knows just what tricks
he was up to when he was in the
age when a young boy likes to show
off or to show the other boys who
is King"
1T was just these sort of boys
that our local Y. M. H. A, had to
contend with. We realized that 1T
was not altogether fair to the boys
themselves to be let run around and
do these things.
First of all let me tell you what
these boys did. When a new piece
of furniture was put in the rooms
it was their pride to see who could
break or tear it first. Every even
ing they would also have battle
royal In fact things became so
that they could not be left alone.
We at once obtained permission TO
organize a boy scout troop and we
can proudly say that every boy is
now a full grown gentleman in his
actions and behavior. L want to tell
you that q better movement for the
uplift of the young boy than the
work of the Scout Movement was
never started. The boy at once real
ICES that the teachings are just what
he needs. One of the worst boys we
had at the beginning of our troop
is now patrol leader and is so
proud of it and takes such an inter
est in the scout work that his patrol
is actually one of the best of the
troop. The boys have as their lead
ers some adults who understand
scout work and have been scouts in
years gone by. These men bring
out all the good points in the boy.
THE scout has so far proved and
will continue to prove that he is a
valuable asset in this war.
"In conclusion, let me tell you
scouting pays two-fold, or 1 can
better say, there is no salary large
enough to repay for the good it has
done the American boys"