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The Penn's Grove record., 1919-06-13
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
To The Dependents of j. w. Slaughter

Take notice that ]. w. Slaughter died
on the fourth day of December, 1918,
as a result of an injury received while
employed by E. l. dupont de Nemours &
Co, Carney's Point.
This notice is given in order that any
of said !. w. Slaughter may
take advantage of the provisions of
napier n~lnetN-five p. l.. one thousand
nine hundred and eleven, within the
time required by law.
ANY person who was dependent of
The one named 25ove, should communi-
cate at once Nth
LEWIS T. BRYANT.
6-f3-4t.. Commissioner of Labor.
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-06-13
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
To The Dependents of Peter Zazza

To The Dependents OF ettI A"A.a
Take notice that Peter Zazza qled
1915, as a result of an injury receiEed
while employed by E. |. dupont dc Ne
meurs & Co, Carneys Point
This notice is given in order that any
dependents of said Peter Zazza may
take advantage of the provisions 81
Chapter ninety-fve P. l.. one thousand
nine hundred and eleven, within the
time required by law.
Any person who was a dependent Of
the one named above, should cohlhsahl-
LEWIS T. BRYANT.
e-12-4+ Commissioner of Labor.
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-06-13

DANIEL V. sUMMERILL. JrY.
s-s-s+ Solicitor.
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-06-13

It amt some money set aside
On impulse once awhile,
But study savin' day by day
That builds the solid pile.
Buy W. s. 5.
IS. V. Perlman.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-11
Mail Xmas Packages Early
and Often, Asks Postmaster

How about getting your Christmas
packages mailed within the next
week, or at least three days before
Christmas? the postoffice department
Is asking.
The mails are increasing only a
little each day. and the big rush
may come all at once, as usual.
IF everybody would begin mailing
Christmas presents now. and not
leave it until two days before Christ
mas to rush in here with packages for
California, we could get everything
out of the way by Christmas day."
said Postmaster Beck and Superin-
tendent of Mails Clarence Foreman,
Thursday. They explained all pack
ages can be marked do Not Open
Until Christmas" but mail put in
the postoffice two days before Christ
mas can not be assured delivery by
Christmas eve.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-11
PAGE EIGHT
Serbia Still IN Need OF
Aid Says Head Of Relief
(By Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Dec. IL Allan M.
Gale Of the Serbian Relief Committee,
commenting on q recent dispatch from
Belgrade, stating that Serbia was on
her feet again, having recovered from
the immediate effects of the war, said:
1.-THE Serbian Relief Committee of
America and all who are giving their
lives and strength to the work, know
that great as the results accomplished
appear In the aggregate, they are. in
comparison to the need. pitifully small.
Much is made of the fact that this
years harvest gives the new kingdom
a surplus in cereals above its needs,
that the food situation Is under con-
troll and that actual starvation no
longer menaces the people. But these
facts have been long known by the
relief agencies and all interested in
Serbia, and have been very widely
published by them. And it should be
equally well known that the harvest
includes the crops of Bosnia and Her.
zegovina, which, as Austrian territory
during the war, suffered very little
real damage. There will perhaps be
no genuine starvation in Serbia
through the winter. though the food
supply, neither in quality nor quantity
is suitable or sufficient for the restora-
ton of health and strength of young
children. One slight indication of this
Is to be seen in the recent shipment
by Mr.. Hoover's Administration of Re-
lief Of four large cargoes of powdered
milk for use in central and southeast
ern Europe, including Serbia.
"In Jugo-Slavia there are 100000
fatherless children Of whom 10000
are absolutely destitute. Among them
tuberculosis, eye and skin disease are
rife. OF these children, up to July,
less than 1000 had been provided for
largely because of the tremendous
difficulties attending the work in an
utterly disorganized community. The
government at Belgrade and the great
American and English relief organi
cations are now working in thorough
harmony in their efforts to carry these
children safely through the winter
They can only succeed if there is nc
stacking of effort on the part Of the
American and British publics."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-11
Red Men to Meet Sunday;
Will Haze Large Class

Thirty candidates will be initiated
into Hokendauqua tribe of Red Men at
the Red Mems hall next Sunday after
noon. The lodge will meet promptly
at 2 o'clock. This meeting was post
poned from Friday night on account Of
the coal order.
Former service men will be initiated
into the lodge without any charge, &C
cording to a ruling adopted by the
lodge at it's meeting. A large number
of service men have already taken ad-
vantage of the offer.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-11
Construction Company to
Elect Monday Euening

= Directors for the Richmond Home
Construction company will be elected
at a meeting to be held In the Com
mercial club, Monday evening, Dec. Is.
Owing to the short business hours,
making it practically impossible to
hold the meeting during the day, a
short session will be held in the even.
ing.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-11
COLLIER GIVEN COAL FIELD.

TREHERBERT, Wales, Dec. H.
George Morgan, a working collier, Of
this place has just been notified by
the government, that his claim to the
ownership Of 100000 tons of coal in
Dean Forest has been established. He
"pegged@ out" the claim on some CON-
mon land forty years ago.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-11
AID SOCIETY ELECTS

Officers have been elected by the
Ladies' Aid society Of the Christian
church as follows: Honorary presi-
dent, Mrs. Ella Kaylor; president,
Mrs. Jennie Weidner; first vice presi-
dent, Mrs. j. H. Beatty; second vice
president, Mrs. Charles Fudge; Sec
rotary, Mrs. Mabel Bristow; assistant
secretary. Miss Minnie Quinn; treas
urer, Mrs. G. w. Flory.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-11
BRITISH GOVERNMENT
OFFERING MEN CLOTHES
(By Associated Press)

: 10Y 1ASSOCIHtcU Eco07
LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE ministry OF
munitions is Offering for sale 100000
civilian suits, the surplus of millions
which were acquired for the clothing
of soldiers after their rehabilitation.
On being demobilized, the soldier had
the option OF a suit of clothes or the
equivalent in money, $12. Thinking
they could get better value for the
money. large numbers of them tool
cash.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-11
DEPAUW GETS FUEL SUPPLY

GREENCASTLE, Ind, Dec 1.-THE
immediate danger of a depletion of
the fuel supply for DePauw university
and Greencastle was averted when
ITO students and professors invaded
the woods and cut nearly 200 cords
of wood. The men began work at
8 o'clock Wednesday morning and re-
turned at 4 o'clock.
Stoner's farm, miles west of the
city, was the scene of the woodcut-
ting.
The Washington times., 1919-08-30
.Twice-Told Tales of Washington
How Captain Peck Solved the Famous Payne Jewel
Theft Mystery-Was Dubbed .eThe Master Of
Observation AS Result of His Work
b Francis de saIss Ryan

NAPT. CHARIsES 7. PECK, 81
No. ? precinct, passed through
many stormy experiences IA
''Bioodheld" hfteen years ago. He
handled many Of the most noted
police fighters IN that section Hi8.
powers OF observation and deduc-
tion won for him an appOintment
TO q detective-sergeancy some years
ago, and Il was said Of him By q
superior officer that Peck had eyes
that saw, ears that heard, and q
brain that could get more combina-
tions out OF two and two than the
next best hundred IN the Thousand.
His best case probably a. the IA
nous Payne jewel robbery case.
Postmaster General and Hrs
Payne lived. during the Mckinley
Administration, at the Arlington
Hotel. Mrs. Payne's collection OF
jewels was one Of the Earest and
most costly IN the Capitals exclu-
sive circles. One Of the diamonds
was an historic gem OF fascinating
beauty and richness. IT was the
envy OF society. It shone with q
great yellow depth, and when Ia q
dark room, after having been ex-
posed 70 the sun. It glowed out Of
the depths OF is own brightness,
with a wonderful moony CLEAN il
was priceless.
HAD Been IN For lIonfhs-
Mrs. Payne had been III for many
month";, and q trained nurse, 1[f1s
Alice French, was employed to care
for her. One morning Miss French
could not be found, and q little
later in the same morning Il was
discovered that Mrs. Payne's strong
jewel case had been forced open and
the eatire collection Of gems, in
cluding the historic diamond, stolen.
A large sum Of money which also
had been kept in the box, was like
wise stolen.
There was great excitement in
the household, but the robbery was
kept from the police and the press
while the best operatives Of the
Postoffice Department worked on
the case. When. ct the end Of
thirty-six hours, things seemed to
be just where they had started; the
Postmaster General called on po-
lice headquarters, and the case
was given to Detective Sergeant
Peck ~
with nothing except an oral de-
seription OF the missing nurse. De-
tective Peek plunged into the in
vestigation and within five hours
had caught the trail. He track
ed Miss French to New York, where
he learned fhat after visiting some
friends she had gone to q fashion,
able hotel IN Brooklyn. Hprrying
TO Brooklyn, Peck invoked Il aid
OF the local detective bureau and
placed the house under 0bserya-
tion.
Told Search Was Useles4
Nothing developed for eighteen
hours. and the sleuths were trying
to impress on Detective Peck the
uselessness OF the quest. He was
arguing with one Of them IN the
dusk OF the evening when q stylish
The Washington times., 1919-08-30

racked my heart. Had I done right
In saving her?
For. following my expose, the
house where she was born was
raided. Bodies OF many babies were
found in the furnace, charred and
half-consumed. Such would have
been her fate had not bought her.
The Question Answered.
Now shea happy wife and
mother-answers the question her
self
It was worth while. She is glad
to have been born and to have
lived. Her children are her COM
pensation. They have filled the
void left by mother hunger. Starved
to be mothered, she now pours out
her pent-up longings in mothering.
II somewhere in the world still
lives that unfortunate girl who
sold her nameless baby, 1 hope this
article will meet her eyes. 1 have
a message for her.
Wherever she Is. whoever she Is,
whatever her circumstances, the
loss Is hers. She threw away her
right, her Joy, her honor. and the
peace and comfort Of her last days.
She is forever cheated Of the touch
of those clinging baby hands, the
recollection of those loving blue
eyes, the care and devotion OF that
true, sincere heart, and the pride
and wonderfulnes of being the be-
loved grandmother to those exquis-
ite children.
1t would have made her life noble
and sweet had she held by the hand
that fatherless child and with 1t
faced the world.
Hours of Horror.
Uncomfortable and wretched
filled with bitterest pangs. often
she must have been tormented with
the thought that this little one was
suffering, was being abused. Re-
morse and fear must have wrung
her heart at every tragedy which
befell an unknown girl.
A haunting ghost must have
tugged at her heartstrings all these
years. II she married, the face OF
other children reproached her. The
ghost OF the abandoned one came
between her and the kiss she would
give another.
The child OF the Scarlet Letter
lay in the cradle bside the child
of wedloek. Its tiny feet toIdled
after the stumbling feet Of the
other. Its plaintive cry rang in her
ears while she hushed the weep'n ng
of the other. The pale, appealing
shadow OF the nameless child stood
ever between her and her children.
And It will stand at her dying
bedside. 1t will touch with cold
hands her death-wet brow. She
will close her eyes in death, fearful
that a heavenly father will deny
mercy to her who abandoned that ii
which she gave life.
Perhaps she will read and re-
member and repent, btfore 1t is too
The Washington times., 1919-08-30
By Eleanor Gilbert.

Author OF sSThe AmbltiOus Woman iE
BusinessS and OF articles Of pFae-
teal value to business girla.
M ANY Of the business wOman's
M ills and most Of her discom-
AN4 forts are directly attributa-
BILE to her clothes. is q statement
I have heard many times from ply
siclans and physical directors. The
colds that come IN the fan are not.
due to an excess Of oxygen caused
by the fresh-air hends habit Of
throwing windows wide open in all
weathers. They are due simply and
directly to inadequate or improper
clothing.
The smartly EoWned business girl
can't bear TO divorce herself from
the exquisite ilmy blouses-and ac-
essories-Which were, indeed, com
Portable and lovely IN warm wealth
er. They are treacherous in the
fall, however, and from being q
thing Of beauty become a beclxoning
finger to cold weather maladies.
And, of course. Il requires al
most a vandaPs hand to. encase q
neat ankle in swaddling high boota
and sensible hosiery instead of
pumps and cobweb weaYes.
But the deed must be done Il The
robustness acquired during the
summer vacation is to be preserved
against the onslaughts Of the win
ter work campaign.
The matter OF shoes affects not
only health, but work. Immediately
and directly. Indeed, in some voca-
tions mental attitude Is governed
by feet. Department stores that
have taken the trouble to investi-
gate have found time and again that.
the inefficiency of saleswomen was
due in many cases to wrong foot
wear.
You can't reasonably expect a
girl to stand In high-heeled pumps
most Of the day and look comfort
able and alert on the job. Early
in the morning she gets personal
satisfaction out OF the fact that
the shoe Is smart and sets off her
dainty foot to good advantage. That
neutraliZes the discomfort OF stand
ing in such shoes for the first hour
or two But the irritation grows
and at 3 o'clock in the afternoon
renders her positively unfit for
work.
InflueneinE the girls to change
their footwear 'Hnile on uuIy 70
flat, comfortable fitting shoes has
resulted in a marked increase In
the achievements OF the competent
saleswomen, and has also given
them a more cheerful mental atti-
tude.
A recent invention in women's
wear Is calculated to bring great
joy to the business woman who
wears good clothes and has a nat
ural desire to keep them immacu-
late and fresh looking. II has often
been a problem 20 the office wom-
en- 10 appear neat In on office that
the nature OF the business made
dusty and grtmy.
It's positively sinful to wear a
fresh white blouse In our office. BY
lunch time 1t Will look as though
The Washington times., 1919-08-30
What to Wear to Work

Il had been worn q week. q = bro
midie complaint. And when you
ask. wen, what does your chief
dor He must look emacuIate, es-
pecially as he probably has to meet
people" there comes the Wearied
ard envious retort:
Yes, it's always easy for q man.
He wears an ofice coat. or . linen
duster over his clothes and when
he goes cut to meet people he's as
immaculate as though he'd arrived
from the tailor's that minute. But
can't wear oYsrails or q mannish
ofiice coat!"
But the ohice coat for women has
hnally arrived. though it's not q BIZ
mannish. It's made N black sink or
pOngee; Il is q standard loose coat
that's becoming 70 everybody. You
slip Il over your froex or your
blouse and skirt as socn as you en-
ter the oniee IL envelopes you
from throat to ankle and protects
your clothes beau btffully. And it
has the accommodation OF being
becoming to every one.
The Washington times., 1919-08-30
A TRAGEDY THAT CLoUDED TWO LIVES
The Scarlet Letter Child
Nellie Bly, Tells the Story of a Baby
She Saved, Now a Happy Wife, and
the Mother Who Abandoned Her

newspaper career, I hoped to teach
the world a different method for the
care Of unmarried mothers and their
babies. For this purpose I visited
the houses in New York where mis-
guided girls bring into the world
iatherless children. Ny object was
to expose this infamous secret busi-
ness and instigate a reform which
would result in unfortunate girls
bravely meeting their responsible
ties, and nameless children reared
without having to bear the stigma
OF unmerited shame.
During this work and to prove
the evil conditions then existing I
bought from one of the houses a
newborn babe for $40. I could have
had the child for the taking, but
wanted to induce the woman to let
me see her inmates. All the babies
would take 1 could have for car
rying away, but to see or speak
TO an inmate was impossible. The
$40 unbolted the door.
The Fear of Disgrace.
I saw and spoke to the young
thing. who had just given birth to
the baby l had bought. I asked
her II she did not regret losing her
child. She turned ner white face
to the wall and replied:
NO; II would disgrace mel l
never want to see it again.
why do you not punish its
father" l asked.
Il was as much to blame as he
was" she answered.
So ] wrapped the little, red bit OF
humanity in a shawl and took Il
away. Its little closed eyes could
not see that frail mother. Its little
red. folded hands could not cling
to her.
But deep down in its heart, lived
something she could not sell and
I could not buy-the longing for
ones own, that craving to belong to
someone. 1t could not be blotted
out.
Years after, when the child OF
the Scarlet Letter heard the truth,
she came to me. Clinging to my
knees, she cried for that mother
who sold her, who turned her face
to the wall; never wanting to look
again upon the innocent soul she
had given life.
Then I questioned myself and
The Washington times., 1919-08-30
Puss in Boots
Jr.
.JT'. /.
81 David OorY.

Z you must remember that Puss
Junior IS still travelling in
New Mother Goose Land, and
that Is the reason why airships and
automobiles, and, goodness knows
perhaps submarines, are taking the
place OF old-fashioned wagons and
balloons.
Well, one fine morning, as our
little hero was trudging along
Mother Goose road, he came TO .
neat little garage outside OF which
a small boy stood looking very sad,
indeed.
what is the matter?" asked
Puss, stopping to wipe the, dust
from his red-topped boots.
"oh, dear" replied the boy.
'T had 4 little motor car
And it was dapple gray?
For eyes It had two lamps Of brass
To see along the way.
lent It TO a lady
To ride about the town,
She ran into z motor bus
And broke my auto down.
She smashed the pretty lamps Of brass.
And punctured every tire.
would not lend my auto now
For any lady'B hire"
That's too bad. said little Puss
Junior; I'm very sorry. I once met
q little boy who had a dapple gray
pony and the same thing happened
when he lent IL to lady. She
whipped him and lashed him and
rode him through the mire, and the
little boy never let anybody ride
his pony again"
And then Puss Junior said good
bye and went on his way and by
and by he came to a high mountain
on the top Of which stood q stately
castle. Let me see," he ERid to him
self. shall climb up to the castle
or shall I keep to Mother Goose
road? But being a venturesone lit
tie cat, he decided to visit the cas-
tie. For who knows" he thought,
"but what a wicked Giant may live
there, and I haven't seen a giant
since I climbed up the Beanstalk."
So up he went and by and by he
came to the castle gate, where he
knocked loudly. But no one opened
the doors, although he finally beat
upon them with the hilt OF his
sword.
Perhaps a Sleeping Beauty is
dreaming in the palace chamber"
he said. and then he looked about
for a way TO enter. for ne was de-
termined to gain an entrance. So
he took OF his boots and climbed
over the wall which surrounded the
courtyard It was deserted. so he
pushed open the castle doors and
entered. 1 think this was very
brave IN him. all alone with moth
ing but his truBty sword to depend
upon, and as soon as he entered the
great hall, a little mouse ran up to
him and said:
Come with me, for the Princess
Is asleep" and in the next story
will tell you what PuGE Junior did"
COpyright. 1879. David Cory.
CTO BE COntinued.l
The Washington times., 1919-08-30

" goWued young woman po91el.
Peek stopped short 81 his speech.
and stared at her. His thlnking
machinery got into fun action.
by George. there is Alico
French" be almost gasped cut
stop her before she gets on that
car"
~Whatis the matter with you.
kid7" asked the Brooklyn nan. ~
thought you said you had never
seen Alice French. what makes
you think that g shofn
Think 81" repeated Peek. II
don't think it'll know it she an
swers the description perlectly"
Say, you're q vfllane COP. al
right. laughed the Brcokiynita.
Take my advice and don't lei p8rbal
descriptions fool you into grabbing
people az random on the streets.
There are 10000 women who would
answer identically 20 that descfip-
tion you have Of Miss French
Gees aOn Hia oua.g
- you don't stop her. I VIII
answered Peek, and away Ne Wous
after the pretty young woman, who
was about 70 board q car.
"HoW DO you DO. Miss French he
said, cheerfuily, as he boldly
marched up to the dainty miss
what IN the world are you doing On
BrooklynF
II beg your pardon she replied.
{ c0ldly. "Kou have the wrong name
and Yen are q gtrangor 70 me-.
u think not, persistd Peek
have seen you too many tines At
the Arlington On Washington net %
know you now" As q matter -
fact Sc had never seen Miss wrench
at the Arlinston at any time.
As the young woman made q de-
termined start toward q street car.
which was Just stopping, the deteo-
tive deliberately blocked the Wa7.
while the Brookiyn detectives looked
On IN horror At what they believed
vas q gross blundeF On the Eanh-
ingtpn man's part
Just q moment Miss French.
he said nrmly. and the smile vas
gone i have come to Brooklyn %
md you and TO take you back to
Washington for the robbery of Mrs.
Payne's jewels
Hls BoIGnsus was.
The bold shot took sFset. lHss
French, for e was she. broke into
tears and pleas. and at q signal
from the detective, the Brooklyn
oaicefs came up and heard her
aekhop dsement Of guilt. And 20
Pecks delight. the entire Payne
jewel collection vas intact in the
very haudbag carried by Mss
French.
sJnst Intuition. I guess Il what
Peek e SAID - have remarked when
asled how e happened to and a.
guilty WamER "a many miles from
home on notbfng except q plain
word 'description o. her appearances.
But = New York Newspaper, writ
ing an editorial about the ease.
called Peek = master OF observe
tion," and held him up a. 3 model
for the New oFfS detective bureau.