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The Evening Missourian., 1918-02-02

1Cdl COlleSe ueH Will It's peuudulS
and pillows and other accessories.
In the receiving line will be President
and Mrs. j. M. Wood, Miss Myrtle
Lecompte, Miss Laura Argue and Miss
Grace West of the college faculty;
Miss Grace Ewing, president of the
senior class; Miss Ruth Westall, pres
ident of the junior class, and Miss
Jewell Moody.
The Phi Kappa Psi fraternity will
have a dinner party tomorrow for the
following guests: Misses Susie Man
Ovill, Josephine Newell, Frances Gray
and Ada Mae Elder.
The Smoke Dance" for the benefit
of the soldiers tobacco fund, to be
given in the ball room of the Daniel
Boone Tavern next Friday night,
promises to be one of the largest So
cial events of the season. The recep-
tion hall will be decorated with large
tobacco posters. The programs will
Dt lHc VI Sl5dlCtlC PoShoSOo'
The patrons and patronesses will be:
President A Ross Hill, Mrs. Dwight
Aultman, Miss Eva Johnston, Mr..
and Mrs. C. B. Bowling, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. H. Gray, Dean and Mrs. ]. c. Jones,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. Mitchell, Mrs. W.
H. Stone, Mrs. Wood Moore, DR.. and
Mrs. Guy L. Noyes, Mr.. and Mrs. C.
C. Bowling, Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Miller,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Sydney Stephens, Mr..
and Mrs. J. P. McBaine, DR.. and Mrs.
Isidor Loeb, DR.. and Mrs. George
Lefevre, Mr.. and Mrs. Berry McAles-
ter, DIR. and Mrs. Charles W. Digges,
Mr.. and Mrs. Irvine o. Hockaday, Mr..
and Mrs. Kent Catron and Mrs. Frank
P. Blair.
The Evening Missourian., 1918-02-02


weekend with her parents in Kan
sas City.
The Phi Delta Theta fraternity will
have birthday dinner tomorrow Tor
their chaperon, Mrs. Gussie Smith.
The table will be decorated with
ferns and pink roses. The following
guests have been invited: Misses t'da
Lincoln, Hazel Babb, Helen Kicker
Katherine Miller and Winifred Locke
The Sigma M pledges entertained
the Pi Beta Phi pledges at matinee
dance this afternoon at the chapter
house. The chaper ons were: Mrs. ID.
c. Wood, Mrs. L. F. Thomas and Mrs.
Turner Gordon. Elden Menefee OF
Sedalia is a guest at the Sigma M
house.
The Phi Gamma Delta fraternity
will have the following guests to
dinner tomorrow: Misses Alice Wied-
mer, Helen Corlnett, Irma Bryant
Clyde Beedle, Ruth Harris,
Corinne Macbey, Lenore Dali
ton, Jean Bright, Ellen Peters, Mrs.
Ella D. Taylor, Mrs. Dell W. Smith,
Van Shepard ARID Murray Sprague.
Mrs. John F. Rhodes will return to-
night from Eldorado Springs, where
she has been visiting her. husbands
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Rhodes.
Mrs. L. F. Sexton left for her home
in St Louis last night after spending
few days at the Pi Beta Phi house
Three b undred invitations have
been issued for the senicr-junior re-
ception at Stephens Coll ege MONDAY
night. The parlors will be decorated
with pink and white roses and the
colonnade twined with smilax- Tine
library, in which the rchestra Will
play, win be transformed into typ
The Evening Missourian., 1918-02-02

Miss Zella awards is spending the
weekend with her parents in Kan
sas City.
The Evening Missourian., 1918-02-02

Mrs. L. F. Sexton left for her home
in ST. Louis last night after spending
a few days at the Pi Beta Phi house
The Evening Missourian., 1918-02-02

Mrs. John F. Rhodes will return to-
night from Eldorado Springs, where
she has been visiting hers husband s
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Rhodes.
The Republican journal., 1918-11-14
A FIREBUG IN BATH.

Bath is putting on it's thinking cap and
using its eyes and ears on the "Firebug"
question. An alarming number of fires,
large and small, are occurring in this
city and people are wondering what the
cause may be. Mayor Drake the other
day received letter, threatening a con-
flagration in that city. 1t was turned
over to the police department for investi-
cation. 1t may have been the work of
harmless crank and perhaps the warning
of pyromaniac, man who insanely
means what he threatens and does not
hesitate to give warning A placard
bearing the words "To hell with Amer
lea, long live the Kaiser" was the same
day found posted on Comm rcial street
pole, between Broad and Lambert streets
Both may have been the work of the
same party.
The Republican journal., 1918-11-14

of these celebrated riflemen and pistol
shooters have, would say eyes, atwinkle
in their eyes"
Richard stood alongside me and another
fellow who wanted some dope on how to
use his new micrometer. l was telling
him the best could, and turned to the
Captain for help.
He waved his hand in feigned annoy
ance, then holding it out toward us for
inspection, rubbed thumb and fingers to-
gether as one rolls cigarette one-hand-
ed, and said: "That's all the micrometer
l use." But did he stop at that2 Not
bit. After letting it sink in, he removed
his scowl The had plenty to scowl about.
for we were having to shoot the matches
with issue ammunition and went to work
and told that guy everything about using
the ''mike"
Just the same, there and then hung
on him the name "Mike" Richard-a fell
low who is the wonderful long range shot
he is and yet will not use micrometer
sight elevator is too good to be let run
around without an appropriate nickname
And here am again, at the end of my
letter without telling you about "Jawn''
DeltZ. Cordially,
The Republican journal., 1918-11-14
SWAN, Written 60.
Save Food.

During the year the American people
must save food that we may increase our
shipments by fifty per cent. This CAM
paign calls for intensive saving in every
household. Each housekeeper is cap
tain of an Independent command" says
the Food Administration, "and everyone
who eats, helps or binders the nation
three times a day. We must increase
our exports by one-half. The increase
must be made up of the food we save.
"Some idea of the magnitude of our
pledge to the Allies must be implanted in
every household. Every manager of a
household must determine for herself, by
the guidance of the war conscience, how
she can maintain the health and strength
of her family with the least possible ex-
penditure of food. She must reduce her
buying to science that will permit not
an ounce of waste.
Every home presents separate prob
lem; no two families are exactly alike IN
all their circumstances. To solve this
problem is the duty of every housekeep-
er. This campaign for nearly eighteen
million tons of food goes into effect at
once. We must pursue it with the same
vigor that we used in our drive for the
six billion dollar Liberty Loan. The
lew conservation program is an appeal
to all households to save food. 1t would
be easier, perhaps, to follow specific d.
rections, but the new program calls for
individual initiative and resourceIulness,
which is the spirit of Democracy. In
telligence aud thoughtful conscience are
required. Nourishment must be watched
intelligently, waste must be avoided in
diligently, saving must be made intelli-
gently. The consumption of food must
be reduced intelligently.
But we must remember that we have
taken over the responsibility of feeding
Belgium, which would actually starve
without US, and that there are two mil
lions of our own men in France, Eng
land, and Italy, and even in Russia, to
whom supplies must 60 from home.
In Our Keeping
One hundred and twenty million Allies
must be fed.
One hundred and five million Americans
must be fed.
Peace will add millions to these mil
lions.
They look to us-their lives are in our
keeping.
This is Americas grave responsibility
and splendid opportunity.
Whether or not these people have
enough food to keep them from starva-
ton depends on the American housewife
We have the ships to carry it. But will
the American housewife fill these ships2
To do this she must not relax an iota
her efforts in food conservation. She
must on the other hand 60 carefully over
her kitchen MANAGEMENT, looking out for
opportunities to eliminate every ounce of
waste and finding new ways, if possible, in
which she can use even less wheat, meats,
fats and sugar.
The Republican journal., 1918-11-14
Soldiers Insurance.

With single exception, every man of
he more than $50 who died as the result
of the recent epidemic, carried protection
for his family, and nearly every one was
insured to the limit of $4,000. AS re-
suit the government is now paying the
more than 81, 500, 100 of liabilities due the
families of these men.
Besides the monthly payment of $50,
which each receives on the insurance,
there is an accompanying allotment of
$25 for each widow of soldier, which is
increased to S35 where there is minor
child, and with proportionate increases
where there are several children. This
allotment continues throughout the life
of the widow provided she does not marry
again, and in the case of the children
until they become of age. Most of the
families of soldiers who died there are
now receiving in excess of $500 monthly
from the government.
The Republican journal., 1918-11-14
ENVELOPES FOR WATER CUPS.

Discarded envelopes are being used as
drinking cups by the 300 employees of the
Lynch Shoe Company. Bernard F. Greene,
treasurer of the company, is responsible
for the new method of conservation of
material during the war.
II got the idea during the recent epi-
demic," said Mr.. Greene "We had Or
dered lot of individual drinking cups,
but got word from the manufacturers
that because of war conditions they
would be unable to deliver goods for some
time. The other day went into one of
the rooms; there was an old fashioned
drinking cup at the the water tank, and
everyone who wanted drink used it.
"Others, who didn't want to drink out
of the old cup would fill bottle with
water and pass it around l wanted a
drink myself, but didn't care to use either
the bottle or the cup. So pulled an
envelope from my pocket, and it made
perfect drinking cup"
The Republican journal., 1918-11-14
Probably the only man in New England

Probably the only man in New England
who can claim the honor of having been
the father of II boys and of being young
enough to register for selective service is
Joseph Therrien of A North avenue, San
ford. Eight of these boys are living and
two of them are now fighting in the
ranks of the U. S. Army. Mr.. Therrien
is A years of age ana is native of Can
ada. He is proud of his boys and would
be willing to give them all to the service
of our country if such sacrifice was de-
manded of him. When men between IS
and As were called upon to register Mr..
Therrien did his duty by going to the
registrar and enrolling himself for the
service of his country. One of his sons,
Arthur, has recently returned from
France, wounded in the wrist and was
gassed twice.
The Republican journal., 1918-11-14
covered with fabric to match the trim
ming material are responsible for very
pretty effects that anyone can copy.
Eur STYLES


ming material are responsible for very
pretty effects that anyone can copy.
Fur Styles.
Good furs like everything else that has
quality, cost rather more this year, but
as all varieties of pelts are modish from
Raccoon to Sable, it is possible to find
something that supply the touch of fur
that every woman, almost, considers es-
sential both for looks and comfort Fur
coats are built on lines that suggest Dol
mans or capes in many of the most ex-
pensive new models, but the conservative
loose fitting straight coat, either with or
without belt is the choice of very many
clever buyers this year, was told at
Shaynes. A garment of this sort stays
in style longer, which is an important
consideration. Little coates of Hudson
seal and other close mapped furs are very
much liked, and come in great variety
of makes. One made up in fine gray
squirrel could be adjusted in nine differ
ent ways. Many are little capes that
turn into sleeved garments when the
fasteners are snapped.
Hats and Trimmings.
Hats of velvet, of beaver or plush and
those that are all or nearly all fur are the
notable things for street wear. No end
of ostrich is seen, but more in fanciful
trimmings than in plumes though plumes
are not out of the running, but are ad-
justed in new ways.
VERONA CLARKE.
The Republican journal., 1918-11-14
Cement Ships a Success.

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Nov. g. The
Faith, first ocean going cargo carrier of
cement ever constructed, has more than
paid for her cost of $3.50, 900 in four trips.
Her gross income in freight charges for
these trips is placed at $500, 600, or 20, 900
tons at an average of $40 ton. The
Faith carried salt and ore from here to
the Pacific Northwest, lumber from there
to Chill, nitrate from Chill to Gulf port
and now she has left the latter for an
island port to take on a cargo of raw
sugar. w. Leslie Comyn, who Duilt the
Faith, is pouring cement for another ship
of her type at the new government con-
crete ship plant in the Oakland estuary,
to be launched in As days. He plans still
another,
The Republican journal., 1918-11-14
MAINE MAKING TURKISH TOWELS

LEWISTON. Me-, Nov. o. A "'I .
dustry that has grown to large f'
lions here is the manufacture t..H''
towels. Before the war began ns1 ...'
ly all these towels were imports~ ''
the Lewiston mills are daily turn
thousands of high grade turks. .''
that are said to be far superior
goods formerly brought across .e'.'
tic. This is but one of the VH
sential articles other than stra0
cotton cloth now produced ''
of this city. One mill as side "r
out 80, 600 bedspreads each week ~ "
it difficult to keep up with til. ''"',55
This same mill daily produces l''-''Dt
of yards of mercerized silk. l m.
joining city of Auburn is loea..
largest factory in the world te' ''. .|
clusively to the manufactuFc oil
shoes. 1t employs 2,100 WORKERS
daily output the year round IS nt..
80, 900 pair of shoes.
The Republican journal., 1918-11-14

The sheep that John McLoon lately be-
came the owner of has done credltable
work clipping the lawns about the family
home on Grove street and is developing a
crop of wool that ought to pay hand
some profit, says the Rockland Courier
Gazette. Occasionally John loans her
for work on neighboring lawns, and to
see the antics which the animal exhibits
at the end of the rope by which John
lows her back and forth demonstrates
that lawn grass is healthful article of
diet and also that clipping your lawn
with sheep has rotary mower entirely
outclassed.
Beware of the dog"
The Republican journal., 1918-11-14
Smart Belongings
Accessories Count Greatly-Hats and Furs
-Draped Effects.
CORRESPONDENCE of The Journal

[Correspondence of The Journal
NEW YORK, Nov. II, 1918. Anyone
can spend little and look shabby, but
clever women manage to turn out smart
as ever with half their former outlay for
clothes. Standards have changed, and
people are content to wear one gown for
many occasions, rather than many
changes that used to seem imperative
The best fashion designers show clothes
that are simple in outline and for the
most part, not difficult to copy with the
aid of good pattern.
Accessories.
The small touches count greatly i'll to-
days models, and bit of contrast in ma
terial or color that catches the eye and
emphasizes line is all important IN the
effectiveness of the costume. So it be-
hooves women to choose their accessories
with special care if they desire the smart
ness that is termed style in their appear
ance, and to study their Town needs and
limitations bit so that every dollar Will
secure utmost value.
Materials.
Fibre silk, which is cotton mercerized,
and velveteen, also cotton, are both popu-
lar and save wool. Never have there
been such dressy and becoming frocks OF
small yardaae, and the quality that makes
a garment look well as long as it lasts, is
not difficult to secure under such condi-
lions. The shops show charming ready
The Republican journal., 1918-11-14
Children CRY
FOR .FLETCHER'S
g ASToRIA
Brain Blood-Supply Must Be Good.

The importance of having pure blood is
perhaps never more deeply impressed on
us than when we are told by physiolo-
gists that if the brain is supplied with
impure blood, nervous and bilious head
ache, confusion of ideas, loss of memory,
impaired intellect, dimness Of vision and
dullness of hearing, are experienced, and
in time the brain becomes disorganized
and the brittle thread of life is broken.
The more we learn of the usefulness of
the great blood purifier, Hoods Sarsa-
parilla, the more grateful we are for this
old and successful family medicine, which
has accomplished so much in removing
scrofula, rheumatism and catarrh and
other blood diseases and correcting run
down conditions of the system. If you
need blood purifier, get Hoods Sarsa-
parilla.
The Republican journal., 1918-11-14

to wear suits and frocks of velveteen,
either quite plain, OF trimmed with braid
or touches of embroidery done with darn
ing stitches which is the faddish sort
lust now and has the merit of being easy
and quickly accomplished. Bandings of
satin used like tucks are popular as skirt
trimmings, and monks collars of the
satin, and long straight collars which
finish with a short scarf end weighted
with fringe or tassel, trim the necks of
9th costs snd tccices, and admit of con-
siderable variety of adjustment Long
rows Of self covered buttons or buttons
The Republican journal., 1918-11-14
Our Rifle and Pistol Club.
Famous Shooters Who Prove That Marks
manship is Virtue.

DEAR BILLY: guess l was telling you
about some of the famous rifle and pistol
shots who are now army officers serving
as instructors in the Small Arms Firing
School, and whom l met out at Camp
Perry, Ohio, at the National Matches in
September Well, know didn't finish
up, but l could write you several letters
about any one of them and still not do
him justice.
There was Captain Under, the only
other instructor-besides Lee and Ray
mond-who slept in our wing of the gar
retin the clubhouse.
'Looney" Under.
Under is a good big fellow, solidly
built, and good looking-quite a lady's
man. Like Lee, he is a regular gun
Dug" and being besides good amateur
mechanic, when he goes at gun some
thing regular gets done to it, In fact, he
has a habit of rebuilding them to suit
himself, if only to the extent of fitting
special sights Someone dubbed him
'Looney" Linder meaning that he was
"looney" about guns A lot of us would
like to be as "looney."
You would not suspect him of being a
marksman, though. But you soon would
get on to the fact that he comes from
California. That's something they can't
hide. No doubt it is because everybody
talks about the weather so much, and
every Californian thinks his home State
is the only place where the weather de-
serves credit
Under is even more affable than T. X.
Lee. He would sure be wonderful COM
panion on hunting trip-the harder the
going the better company he would be.
Although probably under forty, Captain
Under is quite an old-timer in marks
manship of the highest rank. He has
been prominent since 1906, when he was
one of the organizers of the Los Angeles
Revolver Club. Going to San Francisco
to live in 1909, he there organized the
years later he was elected vice-president
of the United States Revolver Associa-
ton, and, in his own words, he "still is"
He is one of the country's best pistol
shots, and also a top-notcher with the
service rifle.
He is the kind of fellow whom you
would expect to give good account of
himself either with a pair of boxing
gloves or hymn book to work with, and
along with everything else he totes a
sure-fire sense of humor.
Proof That Workmanship Improves Men
l tell you, Billy, these shooting celebri-
ties are real men, every one of them.
And want to say right here that this is
the best proof in the world that marks
manship is a powerful aid to character
development.
Captain Richard, Lieutenant Deitz and
Captain Short, are others l mentioned,
but could enumerate plumb to the end of
this letter. Why, ought to write you
whole letter about Major Fort, who has
charge of pistol shooting instruction, the
finest little man you ever saw. Do you
know, if l were to be asked if there was
some particular characteristic which all
The Republican journal., 1918-11-14

Ihave .45.calibre Frontier Model Colt
revolver which want to learn to shoot as
accurately as lean, and wish you would
recommend the best cartridge for shooting
up to twenty yards, with low cost to figure
as one of its virtues
0. o. T., Ardmore, Okla.
Try the AS Webley shot. It will kick
up hardly any, has good accuracy and the
cost is low
The Republican journal., 1918-11-14
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

have been looking at little .22-Qauge
single barrel shotgun and wish you would
tell me if it is a practical gun for shooting
rabbits, and if can always get shells for it.
W. A y, South superior, Wis.
1t is, decidedly practical in the hands
of good shot or good hunter. The
shells are manufactured by the largest
ammunition. concerns, loadediwith smoke
less powder and shot of all sizes from
to H. No. 8 shot is loaded unless other
wise specified, and although this gives a
better pattern in the little gun than
larger shot, you will find No. more sat-
isfactory for rabbits.
The Republican journal., 1918-11-14
Gives Last Two Gents to Honor Tablet.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Oct. 10. Two cents
given with an earnestness is equal to one
dollar for the privilege of having soldier
sons name on the Springfeld's honor roll
tablet. So an old coiored woman was
told by officers in charge of the erection
of the tablet when she presented two
pennies AZ her ''bit" for having her sons
name inscribed. She explained it was all
she had. 80
The Republican journal., 1918-11-14
Somebody's Dollars Will Do 1T
Wonder If They'll Be Yours1
By BRUCE BARTON


will tell you what will happen some light
this winter in France. Some night when it's
cold and dark.
There will be rustling through the front line
trench, where our boys stand guard. And
heaven ladened Secretary will make his way
along.
In his hands will be great steam1ng pots: IN
his pocket chocolate and cigarettes.
From one man to another he will go, passing
cup full of hot coffee to hands that tremble with
the cold; bringing the comfort of a bit OF sweet
and a smoke
Men will hail him cheerily, slapping him on
the back; and when he has gone things will be
little easier in that trench because he has passed
that way.
How much will it cost to make that :rlp-do
you suppose? Counting the pittance that the
Secretary is paid, and the cost of the chocolate
and the cigarettes and all?
Five dollars? Twenty-Five dollars? | do not
know.
But whether it is five dollars twenty-five,
I'd like to think that it is my FIVE or ts0tnty-Fgt
-wouldn't you? That some night when Its cold
and lonesome, my money and yours might send
Secretary out along that front line trench
Let's make up our minds that scf are going to
pay for score of those trips. score OF the
nights this winter shall be our nights.
nights when the boys greet joyously the
chocolate and cigarettes that our money pro-
vided; and are happier because our representa-
tive has passed.
The Republican journal., 1918-11-14
Three Men and the Vision They Saw
BY Bruce BARTON


In certain city dwell three men. And by
accident of birth one of them is Catholic and
one is Protestant and one is Jew.
For thirty years they have engaged in busi-
ness side by side, and the Catholic has not dealt
with the Protestant; and the Catholic and the
Protestant have had no dealings with the Jew.
s'What is he to mer' each man has said.
"He is not of my faith: will avoid him.
So for thirty years they have dwelt together,
strangers in friendly world.
Then came the shadow of fearful war.
And out of those three homes three boys went
forth alone Three fathers waited heart-worn
for the letters from over there.
"There are Soldiers of Friendliness over
here the boys wrote home. "They bring us
chocolate, and motion pictures, and baseball,
and good lectures; and the memory of mother
and Of God"
"Help those friendly agencies when you have
the chance" each boy wrote home.
So it happened that the three fathers found
themselves working shoulder to shoulder in a
great campaign for funds.
Not as a Catholic and a Protestant and a
Jew-but as good citizens united in common
cause.
And as they worked they to know each
other, and they ashamed that for SO many
years they had been strangers side by side.
"Surely this is one of the compensatlons of
war;" they said, that in our deeper love for
our BOYS we have learned new respect for
another.
So new spirit was born into that city As
though in its heart it had discovered something
of the greater religion, whose God is Father;
and whose faith and creed are love.