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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-07
CARY To STAGE
BOXING TOURNEY
viii Be Held ArmiStiCe Day at
Gary Theater-TO Be An
AIl-Star Program.

Armistice Day will be celebrated
in Gary with an all-star boxing
show. in which all competing have
had service in the world war The
show was arranged at the request of
the 1000 or more soldiers who are
now doing strike duty in the steel
city. Lou Christopher and Frank
Barney. two live wires of Gary, are
arranging things.
The main go of the evening will
be between Solly Gallet OF Gary and
Bud Hamilton. Gallet is a we'll
known Gary scrapper, while Ham
ilton showed the way 10 all the rest
of the boys in his division during
the A. r. +. bouts in France. This
bout is attracting as much attention
in Gary as the steel strike itself
and many residents of the town de-
clare the strike is OF minor import
ance when the subject OF fight is
preached
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-07

what kind of a boy frankie is. and
monty couldn't induce me TO part
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-03-25
JUDGES AND CLERKS ARE APPolNFEp BY THE CITY
 OFFICIALS FOR ELECTION

DOUGLAS, March 25--A special call meeting issued by Mayor Elmer F. Smith yesterday afternoon for the purpose of having the Council men attend to all bills and City mat ters prior to the coming city election On account of few outstanding bills got in, none of the indebtedness was paid and will not be met until the evening of March 31, at which time the old Council will meect again to transact official business.
 After appointing the election board and designating the polling rlace, which will be at the City Hall and only one precinct this year, the following citizens were named for judges and clerks of the municipal election:
 Judges-Mrs Alice Loomis, Axel Kronquist and Hugh Tracy.
 ClerksEMrs Martha Miller and Wick Mccormick, Jr.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-03-25

the longing to get back to their homes occupy their minds.
 In passing their ruined villages and towns, they can be seen stand ing in the doorway of houses which have for their roofs nothing but sheet of canvas which sags under the weight of the SHOW Smoke curls up from a hole in the ground and investigation of it's source discloses q family of four huddled about a fire in the cellar of completely wrecked hone The children wear old blankets and the parents work and sleep in ragged patchwork of costume. To the Red Cross man, who visits them, the mother says:
 We would not mind if we only had few clothes to keep us warm while we work. My boy has not left the fire for three days. It's SO cold outside and he has nothing but blanket to put around him
 The gift of pair of socks by a passing American doughboy to an old peasant at Conflans brought tears of joy. The old follow talks about his socks increasingly. Another wears pair of oyeralls that were Tresented to him by an American as proudly as if it were a dress suit Of food they have little, but of clothes they have practically none.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-03-25
MUST GET PERMISSION

.TREADWELL, March 25.-Tread
 well officials in charge of the Doug las Natatorium, announced this week that on few occasions, the Nata- tpffum has been used without secur. int the consent of those in charge
 The hall has been used recently by the young people for skating parties and the Treadwell management an
 hounces that it is willing to let the hall out, hut that permission must be secured and rent paid when used. Tennis parties. basketball games, etc, are arranged by their managers md a reasonable rent paid for the lights and other expenses, so any others who in the future have oc- Easion to use the Natatorium, must secure permission from the proper tpurce. Jack Wilson is in charge of the hall at the present time He
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-03-25
MANY GARMENTS FOR REFUGEES
 ARE COMING IN
Willis E. NoWeH in Charge of the Drive Is Sure That Juneau Will Go
 Over Top Again.

The first days drive for refugee garments in Juneau yesterday was a marked success and Willis E. Nowell, in charge of the drive, is certain that Juneau again will go ever the top" and give it's quota of six tons of clothing for refugees in Belgium and France and other places.
 Packages of clothing may be left in the old Parisian location, Third and Seward Streets, or at the office of the Alaska Steamship Company. Anyone having garments or clothing to donate who will phone No 2, Mr. Novel; will be promptly attend ed toe
 Most of the refugee families manage to nourish themselves on the Government allowance and their small wages, but they are by no means able to clothe themselves. AS the present prices of clothing in France are prohibitive, the need for this kind of assistance is obvious. Accordingly, we decided to give food only when special nourishment was ordered by physician, but to con tinue to look after the clothing need is imperative.' says report from the American Red Cross in France
 It is estimated that the German invasion of France and Belgium made wanderers of 1,25O,0OO formerly happy country people of these coun- tries.
 Now that the conflict is over and the occupied territories of France and Belgium have been liberated, these refugees are hastening back to their former homes in large numbers They haze no thought of the ruins, the cold weather, or their condition as regards sufficient clothing, only
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-03-25
DR. MOTT DEFINES
 WORK OF Y. M. c. A.

NEW YORK, March 25.-Dr Mott in reply to attacks on Y. M c. A. work says 'Take the war work we have been doing on this side of the Atlantic, on land and on sea, since America entered the war There have been next to no com plaints. On the whole we were commended for doing a very good piece of work, and by none are we more commended than by the men who are being served themselves. Have men complained that we are showing over 4,000,000 feet If films each month to nightly at tendance of nearly 30O,000?"
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-03-25
AT THE LYRIC

DOUGLAS, March 25.-Beginning tonight at the Lyric, Gladys Hull lette, is featuring most pleasing drama entitled "A Crooked Ro- nance" As Mary Flynn, she is adopted by Syd Flynn, who is a crook and has served a long term in the penitentiary. The girl is brought up to be a valuable assistant to the crook in his workout see the film in order to get the full benefit of the plot.
 There is also a good comedy and a Pathe News in connection with the program.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-03-25
TO COME NORTH AGAIN

DOUGLAS, March 25. Wilbur Rergett, formerly a mining engineer and well known on the Channel, writes friends that he expects to soon leave for the North. MT. Der gett has been gun instructor at Camp Lewis for the past year and after signing free from the service of the Government, says he wants to get to Alaska immediately
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-03-25
AT THE LIBERTY

DOUGLAS, March 25.-Wm. s. Hart. in "The Silent Man." will be the leading feature at the Liberty Theatre for tonight and tomorrow night. In this picture, Hart interprets role which teens with unusual and
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-03-25
BACK FROM VISIT

DOUGLAS, March 25.-Mrs Henry Martin returned home on the last trip of the Estebeth, having made an extended visit to her mother and friends in Sitka
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-03-25

dramatic situations. As a Western prospector, he makes a rich strike Cnly to have his claim taken from his through interruptions methods in unique manner.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-03-25

has a telephone and can be found at home in the day time or at the Lyric Theatre at night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-22

Bore the various holes, then saw 20
shape and sand well.
Before painting, the parts should
all be assembled and tested to see that
they are properly related to each 9TH
er- Any necessary alterations should
be done at this time. Washers should
be used between the movable parts
and these should be in place when the
hrst assembling IS done. At this time
measurements should be made for the
grooves in the cart.
Next make the cart. No dimensions
for the grooves are given. These
should Mt To finished toy and as the
spread Of the legs will vary, it is
unwise to put dimensions on the draw.
ing.
The wheels should he as round as
you can possibly make them for the
best results and careless work will Eot
produce a good job. Lay out your
lines accurately and then work to the
lines.
In painting, try 10 set a color that
looks like an elephant. A dirty or
muddy gray is the nearest ] can de-
scribe it. Paint the toes black. the
tusks white. the eyes white with a
little black around them. Put a bit OF
red around the mouth and in the back
of the eye. The car should be painted
entirely red. All parts should be
painted separately. so It will be neces-
sary to take the toy apart to do this
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-22

in the first, because the saw is not
easily handled, and in the second. to
avoid breakage.
The best way, of course, is to cut
them out on a power band saw, ana
II you should happen to be fortunate
enough to be where you can use one
do so, provided the saw is properly
guarded and you are supervised III 10
ing the work.
If several toys are to be made
number of pieces of stock may De
fastened together with braGs and sew
eral pieces made with one saving OPP
Grafton. or course it is very essential
that you put your brads where no
saving will be done. If power saw
is used two bodies could be cut az
once-do not attempt more than TINS
unless you are very familiar with its
operation. If the saving is to be
done by hand, however, you will find
one piece sufficient. Several pieces
for the ears and legs may be cut at
one time even with coping saw.
First lay out your pattern on card
board by the method indicated in the
drawing, then transfer them to the
wood from which the toy is 10 be
made. being especially careful that all
the holes for the screws are accurate
" located. It is quite important that
the holes in the body should be laid
out so accurately that they will he
exactly opposite each other.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-22
JIMMY'S FAVORITE

M Ow this morning. children" said
"a Miss Evans as she closed the
book she had been reading
y II from, and began to pass the
drawing paper and pencils. II want
you to draw for me your favorite flow
er, your very favorite flower. And
when you're finished, you may step
quietly to the back of the room and
put your drawing on the wall with a
thumb tack you will find in the little
box. Now everybody get to work"
But everybody didn't get to work
at once because there was thinking
to be done. Each girl and boy had
to think what their favorite flower was
and then think how to draw it-and
thinking takes time. But one by one
the pupils set to work and there was
quiet except for the rubbing of pencils
and an occasional rustic of paper.
Then one by one the drawings were
finished and the proud owners tip
toed to the back of the room and hung
them in place.
IT'S a real gallery of pictures" said
Miss Evans gaily when all were hung.
land now I'm going to let each artist
go back and stand near his or her
picture. while we guess what flower It
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-22

nothing but two circles, the little one
inside of the big one. No leaf, no
stem, no anything that a flower ought
to have-what could it be? Even
Miss Evans finally gave up and poor
little Jimmy. much embarrassed, had
to tell whit it was.
you said draw your favorite flour"
he said, land mines the kind they
make doughnuts out Of so l drew a
doughnut" And then how everybody
did laugh! Even Miss Evans laughed
till little Jimmy hardly knew whether
he had done something awful or some
thing good. he was so embarrassed.
But in q minute Miss Evans stopped
laughing and said, Children, I
thought we were having a drawing
lesson and here Jimmy has turned it
into a spelling lesson so we can learn
to draw and spell both at once" Then
she wrote the words flower" and
flour" on the board and everybody
learned right then and there how to
spell them both.
And Jimmy, who by the way Is now
grown up to be a man, whenever he Is
puzzled by a word that sounds one
way and spells and means two, thinks
of the school he went to long ago and
of how he drew a picture of a dough-
nut.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-22

lied that the "Iog" was an enormous
alligators.
The reptile now turned and made
| another lunge at John. The boy
lodged him again. They were now
both in the water. Will feared to fire,
as his shot would be just as likely to
strike his friend as the enemy. Johns
gun had fallen from his hand into
the lake. viii bravely dashed in after
his friend. waving the butt-end of his
rife. John. seeing him, shouted:
60 back! Go back!'
Meanwhile Missy stood on the
bank. and John glanced up at her
with faint brave smile. knowing
that all was over for him now. He
could not battle with the monster
long, and he had already had two
marvellous escapes. He was sorry that
Missy was there to witness his hor-
! rible end, for she had been a good
sister.
AS he looked he saw her raise her
rife. level 1t and--He never forgot
| that moment!
| Missy, while a fair shot, was not an
| expert. Yet now she faced a task to
shake the nerve of the cleverest OF
marksmen. Her brothers friend ran
and danced between her and the alli-
gator. while her beloved brother
jumped like an eel on the other side.
But there was only one thing to do.
To aim. to trust God and to fire.
| There was shot and the next in
! slant John and the alligator both
struggled in the water dyed red with
blood. VIII waded out and crashed
his friend by the collar, and half
| hoated, half dragged him ashore
Mlssy's hands pulled him up on the
bank. while in the water fioated the
| alligator, belly-up. A believing WAS
heard and two huge ripples ap-
preached the corpse. an ugly head in
| the center of each. The alhgator's
| friends were coming to the funeralI
When they reached camp and told
| their story. their Cracker jumped
| up crying: Alligator steak!" and
! vanished. He soon came. back with
some fine steak for supper.
Dat whar very big critter." he id
| Hadn't known any war left Missy
/ very fine shot"
John took his sisters hand and
said:
81 owe you my life. I will never.
never try m leave you again."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-22
FOLKS CALL NE GROUNDSQUIRRE. BUT CHPMK IS MY NAME

with grain, rushing back to empty the
load, and then rushing out for an
other. Sometimes 1 would not knock
off until nearly dark, and even then,
not because I was tired, but because
the owls would soon be out, and owls,
you know, like my kind of folks. as
much as like grain and nuts. When
all the store houses were full as they
could be, one afternoon in late Octo-
Der. 1 ran over to have a farewell
chatter with my next door neighbor
who lived under the rock by the
spring. and then went indoors, not to
come out again until spring. 1t was
pretty dark down under ground. but I
soon learned to feel my way about,
and had a long. lazy rest, with moth
ing in the world; to do but eat, and
when I couldn't eat anymore. to roll
up in the carpet and go to sleep.
"as snug as a bug in a rug"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-22

II WONDER if there is any other
"a little fellow in all the out-of-doors,
n that has as good a time as 1 do?
u l am just a bundle of good ma
ture. nerves and noise, and I am
always chock-full of fun. And when
I'm not eating, I'm working, and
when I'm not working, I'm laughing.
l can climb up on my favorite stump.
and see more funny things to laugh
at, in a minute. than most folks could
in a month--so, of course. I'm hap
py, couldn't help being. When 1 laugh.
it's real, truly-truly laugh. the kind
that comes bubbling up from down
where fellow keeps his heart, and
that makes you want to laugh too
If you would like to see where I
live, some day. maybe I'll show you
the front door. but you can't go any
farther. as the door is nothing but a
little round hole under a root, Just big
enough for me to squeeze through,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-22

Now. 1 will tell you about my house
and how convenient everything is
down there. Well. from the door
passage runs straight down for about
two feet, and then 1t takes a turn
and follows the surface of the ground
for several feet before reaching the
big living room. The ceiling is about
foot above the floor, and the room
is about two feet long, and one wide.
You might think it rather small and
cramped, but it Is plenty big for
little fellow like me. The floor is
carpeted with soft, warm grass, and
the carpet is thick enough to be rolled
up and made into a bed. All around
the big room are little pantries, all
packed full of grain. acorns and nuts.
and all kinds of nice things for win
ter use. There is another entrance
leading from the back of the house up
to the surface, so If anyone is watch
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-22

find a more conveniently arranged
house than the one 1 live in. 1t took
a lot of hard work to dig out these
long passages. and the big living room,
and all the little pantries, and to
carry out all the loose earth in my
cheek pouches and scatter it about in
the grass so there would not be any
tell-taIe pile of red dirt saying, a
Chipmunk lives here"
But after all. 1 enjoyed the work,
for I knew I was making a home that
would be mighty comfortable when
the snow covered up all the nuts and
acorns. When autumn came and the
farmer folks were busy harvesting
their crops, the desire to gather some
thing too. got into my blood, and 1
set out to bring in and store away
everything that could be eaten. So
before sunrise. I'd be up and hard
at work stuffing my cheek pouches
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-22
THE Jaws OF DEATHHR22

E2 M ILLS Uncle Rodney was a
AA great traveller and adventurer
AAH and a mighty hero in Wits
wv eyes. So it was with the
widest delight the boy accepted his
uncle's offer to take him along on
trip through the Everglades OF
Florida.
There are still fairly rough spots
left in the Everglades" Uncle Rod
said. as he sat cleaning his gun. "Of
course, it's nothing now like what 1t
used to be in the old days, forty years
ago. before they took to draining the
swamps and building railroads down
that way. In those days the region
was as wild as an African jungle. But
as I said before, there are wild spots
still, and perhaps we can get hold OF
euide-'Crackers,' they are called-to
take us where there's hunting and
some real Everglades to be SEEM.
Wits parents having given their
consent, he began his preparation for
the adventure.
Now. he had chum of about his
own age. who was an orphan-a
strong, capable lad, brave and reli-
to let this boy go too. John Ryan
was tho lads name. and his twin sister
was called Missy, although her real
name was Florence. Missy had never
hncn separated from her twin brother
n all their lives, and when she heard
about the Everglades trip, she at first
begged her brother to give It up. This
he was not willing to do, it was
wonderful chance for him to see some
thing of the country. Missy then
begged to be taken along.
I'm sorry. Missy" Uncle Rod said,
but IL wouldn't do. I'd like to, but
it's out of the question. John will be
quite safe with me. so you must be
good girl and stay home"
Missy made no reply. but her blue
eyes flashed with disappointment.
Not long afterwards Uncle Rod and
the two boys were on the train headed
for Florida. Three hours had gone by
when suddenly someone came and
touched Uncle Rods arm. He looked
up, and there stood Missy!
please, Mr.. Rodney" she said
"pIease forgive me for disobeying you
but l had to come. Please let me
stay. I've brought stout boots and
one of Johns old suits along which 1
can wear when we get into the woods
I'm used to camping rs | am n Camp
Fire Girl and 7 won't be any trouble
/ only want to be with John"
John jumped to his feet. and cried:
missy! Why didn't YOU stay home ?"
Rut Uncle Rod made room for her
beside him.
IAN right. Missy" he said quietly.
you may stay. but you are taking this
trip on your own responsibility"
Their first camp was near Lake
Okecchobee. and while they sat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-22

for few minutes for I'm disguised
with this awful weather." pouted
Kitty.
"Dearie me. deare me. my little girl
got out of bed with the wrong foot
this morning." said mother.
But it's been horrid weather for
three days now. and I want the sun
to shine again."
We'll, you call Teddy and Laura
and Tom and Peg down from the play
room and I'll show you some games
to make the sun shine indoors while
the March winds blow outside"
Kitty's face cleared as she ran to
call her brothers and cousins from the
nursery BY the time she returned
with the four children mother had the
chairs arranged in a circle. Come.
sit down." she said, ct have some love-
ly games planned for you to play. Let
me see If you keep your ears open and
your mind on the game. Kitty you
come and stand in the middle. Now,
children. Kitty's name is Simon and
she is going to tell you what to do
Listen carefully and act quickly for
If you don't you will lose your place in
the ring" Kitty had played this game
in school and SO she held up her
thumbs and said very quickly: Simon
says thumbs up All the rest quickly
did what Simon did, and before they
had gotten their thumbs straight
Simon cried Simon says thumbs
down Peg was looking out at the
snow and forgot to turn her thumbs
down when Simon did and 80 she lost
her place. That made the other chill
dren more attentive and although
Kitty gave the directions-Thumbs up
Thumbs down-Thumb wiggle wag-
gle-Thumbs play piano - Thumbs
look like umbrellas-any one doing as
say Is out. thumbs up-very quickly
they all followed her lead until she
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-22

tricked them with the last order ANY
one doing as say is out The chill
dren were all SO mixed up by that.
that no one did the right thing and
the game ended in a peal of merry
laughter as they all were put out"
Now let me be Simon" said Teddy.
and Kitty gave up her place to her
cousin, as a good hostess should
Again the children listened hard and
tried to follow the quickly changing
orders. for they had all got the hang
of the game now. and were not to be
put out IL they could help it. Just
after Tom had wiggled his thumbs in
stead of putting them down. and was
counted out. mother crept quietly from
the room. The next to join Tom was
Laura. and it was not long before
Teddy had them all so confused with
his quickly said: Wiggle. Play piano.
Up. Down. Down. Up and so on. that
they were all out. Mother came in
OF steaming chocolate and some fresh
crisp cookies. "Oh. goodie." cried the
children and gathered around the table
for the party"
I'm right glad now that the March
winds did blow" said Kitty kissing
her mother when the cups had been
carried away. We've had such a good
time indoors that forgot that the sun
was not shining"
1T was shining Indoors, just the
same" smiiingly answered mother.
And the next blustery day you all
come to me for some rev games that
will make the indoor sun shine in all
kinds of weather"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-22
YRRy G11LEE1

DROPPED VOWEL PROVERBS
l. IInstysthbstplcy.
2. Nthngvntrnthnghv
g. Llswllthtndswll.
4. Stllwtrsrndp.
5. MkhstsIwl
G. TsnvrtIttmnd
FISH ACROSTIC
Primals and finals each spell the
name of a fish.
J. Transgressions.
.. Disguise.
8. A girls name.
4. The selvage of cloth
). Domesticated.
ANSWERS
DROPPED VOWEL PROVERBS
l. Honesty is the best policy. 2. Moth
ing UentUre, nothing hare. 8. AIS 1Ccll
that ends lCeU 4. Still eaters run
deep. 5. Make haste SIoloIy. It's neUer
too late to mend.
FISH ACROSTIC-
Sins
Mask
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L-iS-T
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