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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-25
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ribbon were selling for twenty-five
cents apiece. She was surely start
ing at the bottom" she said when she
wrote her mother that night, and her
salary was six dollars a week.
Proves Her Worth.
Frances was not left at the ribbon
counter long. but before she had left
it. Mr.. Straus. at her suggestion, had
had the ribbon counter moved up to
the front of the store near the silks,
where there was daylight, which was
very necessary for matching colors.
For three years Frances passed
through many departments like this
and almost always, no matter how
I short her stay, she introduced some
change for the better. One of the
most notable ones was made when
she was in the gown department. Here
she became acquainted with Amy Lee,
seemingly colorless girl, who was
very evidently out of her element sell
ing chiffon and velvet evening gowns.
By this time it had become habit
| with Mr.. Straus to consult Miss Ad-
ans often concerning the department
she was 'observing," as he had come
to term her work. He happened to
ask her about the sales in the gown
department. They were poor, he
thought, and he was considering let
ting Miss Lee go because her sales
were the poorest.
| Miss Adams said, Yes, let her go;
let her go from the gown department,
but don't ever let her go from the
store. She has a most wonderful
knowledge of books, and their authors
and their bindings, to say nothing of
their contents. Why not put her in
the book department and see if she
does not do better there?"
The suggestion was taken, and to-
day Miss Lee is the head of the best
book department in the city and she
has a following so large that Mr..
Straus offered her many inducements
to give up her plan to open a book
store of her own, but that is another
story.
Shortly after this incident Mr..
Straus decided that he wanted his
store to be one of the first to intro
duce some of the theory of selling and
he conceived a new plan which includ-
ed Miss Adams, as most of his plans
seemed to do. He sent Miss Adams
to Simmons College to take a course
in craftsmanship and business man
agement. She was given year s
leave of absence and all her expens-
es were paid by the firm.
When she returned a new position
was created for her which was a far
cry from selling remnants Of ribbon
in the basement at six dollars a week.
She is what might be called a consult
ing expert, assistant manager and EN-
ployment director all combined, and
her income Is somewhat over four
l thousand dollars wear
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HEART AND BEAUTY
PROBLEMS
BY Mira. Elizabeth Thompson

Dear Mrs. Thompson--I am a girl
Is years old. | have a boy friend and
my mother does not want me to go
win him. I have a girl friend and
60 over to see him. Should l do
this? BROWN EYES.
You are going wrong by allowing
the boy to 90 to your friends house.
You are deceiving your mother who is
quite right about Directing to your
going with the boy. You are too
young.
Dear Mrs. Thompson-1 have d boy
friend whom | cared a great deal for.
He came to see me a great deal |
had a girl friend who cared for this
fellow also. She has a friend whom
she was going with occasionally. This
boy asked me for dates and l gave
him one but kept it a secret from both
my girl and boy friend. Then my
boy friend did not ask to come to see
me for some time. The girl went to
him and told him and asked him if
he cared and he said no. Another
time the friend of my girl friend ask
ed me for date and I gave it to him
but did not keep it a secret. | then
went away and when | came back
found out that this girl had been with
my former friend twice. | am going
with her friend steadily. Do you think
I am doing wrong? Is the girl or my
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-25

How a college girl started out as a
ribbon clerk and climbed to a
$1,000 year position.
When Frances Adams was gradua-
ted from small college in Ohio she
went home, taking with her her di-
ploma, man-siZed ambition and moth
ing more definite than a desire to do
anything but teach" Her widowed
mother framed the diploma, knew
nothing of her daughters ambition,
and was disappointed that Frances
would not accept the second, third
and fourth grades in the small school
In a neighboring community.
Frances looked over her home town
for two full weeks. At the end of
that time she decided that there was
nothing there for her to do. She de-
clared that she would set out for the
city and there make her fortune" as
she playfully put it. Again her moth
er was disappointed. The city was
too far away for France to be able to
get home often and then there was
the worry. Frances knew scarcely
anyone there and she would live alone
with little money and no friends.
Frances was more optimistic, how.
ever, and after many days spent in
figuring and juggling the figures that
represented the Adams income and
after many nights spent in mending
and sewing the day of departure final
ly came.
Starts at Bottom.
Frances entered the busy metrop
oils full of youthful eagerness and as
surance. She brought with her let
ter from her college president to Mr.
Straus, senior member of the Straus
Holman Company, one of the largest
and most exclusive depa rtment stores
west of New York. After the Gus
tomary preliminaries of filling out ar
application blank and sitting anxious
ly awaiting an interview, Frances
finally was able to present her letter
to Mr.. Straus. The letter was like
many others which employers receive
daily except for one sentence. Hel
president had written a formal refer
ence and then had added note which
said: II feel that Miss Adams will al
ways give something of permanent
value to her employer in whatever she
undertakes, at least If her bushes:
life follows the path Of her college
life. We feel here that there are
many improvements which we owe te
her"
Mr.. Straus decided he would try ar
experiment. He would put Miss Ad
ans through the mill and if she
stood the test-well, he decided tina
time would solve the problem of wha
should be her reward-and his
Frances, therefore, found herself il
the basement of the Straus- Holman
Company the next morning promptly
at eight. She had sole charge of
bargain counter where remnants o
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-25
Use PoSIam
For Eczema,
Itch No More

Every eczema sufferer should know
Just how greatly Poslam is able to
benefit this stubborn trouble; how
quickly it brings relief. stops itching,
cools, soothes and comforts. To spread
Poslam over an angry affected surface
is to feel that here. in reality, Is just
the healing influence the skin de-
mands Treatment is usually surpris-
ingly short and improvement noticed
every day. Poslam is harmless. Use
it for pimples. rashes and all erup-
tional disorders,
Sold everywhere. For free sample
write to Emergency Laboratories, 243
West 47th St. New York City.
Urge your skin to become clearer,
healthier by the daily use Of Poslam
Soap, medicated with Poslam.-Adv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-25

boy friend treating me right? Should
my old friend ask for a date again
or should I make up? l do not love
my new friend like I did my old one.
LONESOME BROWN EYES.
You did wrong by keeping your first
date with the other boy a secret,
Neither you nor your girl friend are
engaged to either of the boys and
you are under no obligations whatso-
ever. However, considering that yon
deceived them they are treating you
just as we'll as could be expected Tho
best thing for you to do now is to
treat them all as your friends and go
with either one Of thon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-25

Lady Henry Somerset, the noted
English temperance worker, declares
that to force prohibition now would
be the undoing Of all her years Of
labor to obtain a sober England. She
believes that America differs from
England and that while prohibition
may be all right in the United States
it would mean a revolt in Eng
land. She intends to ignore the pro-
hihition drive in En- Gland
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-25
Lloyd George Attempts
to Settle Coal Strike
(Ry Associated Press)

LONDON, July 25.-The executive
of the Miners federation met Premier
Lloyd George and other members of
the government this morning in an
effort to settle the dispute in the York
shire coal fields.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-25
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
By Mrs. Morton

utes. Now add two well-beaten eggs,
one cup Of sugar, one cup Of marsh
mallow whip.
Stir until we'll blended and then
cool. Freeze, using a mixture of
three parts ice to one part salt. Let
stand for one and one-half hours to
ripen.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-25
Islands in Bothnia
to Be Neutralized
(By Associated Pressl

PARIS, July 25-The Baltic COM
mission Of the peace conference pre-
scented a report today recommending
that the Aland islands, between Swed
en- and Finland at the mouth Of the
Gulf of Bothnia be neutraliZed under
the guarantee Of the league of nations.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-25

o'clock; Children's Day program at
7:30 o'clock. Pastor. the Rev. Charles
Shultz, OF Newcastle
Friends CEurch-Sunday school az
$50 o'clock.
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BREAD CARDS FOR FRANCE

PARIS. July 25.-France may again
be put on bread rations in September,
1t was said today that the system
of bread cards probably would be re-
established in that month because Of
a possible shortage of wheat
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-20
RETAIL MERCHANTS
VISIT CENTRAL UNION
TELEPHONE EXCHANGE

Members OF the Retail Merchants
bureau Of the Chamber OF Com
merce. following an enthusiastic
meeting in the Turkish room OF the
Oliver hotel Tuesday noon, visited
the plant OF the Central Union Tele-
prone company as guests OF the local
manager. +. T Bonds The business
men were shown entirely through
the plant and the plan OF consolidat-
ing with the Home Telephone COM
pany was described in detail A. II.
Heller. chairman OF the Merchants
bureau. speaking for the business
men. stated that be believed mer-
chants could more cheerfully put up
with the service dispensed at the To-
cal telephone plant. after actually
Witnessing the many difficulties at
present facing the Central Union
management.
Plans for Dollar day tomorrow and
for the exhibit OF merchants at the
fair. were discussed at the meeting.
4 new credit system soon 20 taken
over by the business mems bureau
was also gone into considerable
length.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-20

tenSive plans and hundreds OF bar
gains are awaiting the people Of
South Bend and vicinity.
Display window decorators have
been at work during the past week
arranging the displays that are TO
be seen in the show windows in the
down town stores. Special art sets
have been painted and selected stock
prepared for the windows This
part OF the advance work has been
carefully attended 10 and il is to
be one OF the features Of the day in
many of the stores.
Stock clerks have also been work
ing on the bargain tables and spe-
cial departments where bargains are
to be offered TO the shoppers and
arranged them in different parts OF
the store The bargain table plan
has been brought from larger cities
by local merchants and has been adj
opted by the stores Of the city.
With a promise OF better car and
Interurban service and the coopera-
ton OF the merchants to make II a
big day for the people. Dollar day is
sure 10 be a complete success II
plans run as smoothly as they have
been planned by the merchants.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-20
News of City'S
Business World
FEATURE DOLLAR
DATES IN SALES
News Times Advertisers to
Spring Novelty for Bar
gain Seekers.

Col Charles Arthur Carlisle and
other local people interested in the
reduction OF the righ cost OF living.
viii note today in TIE NeWs-Times
a two page advertisement OF South
Bend merchants VINO have decided
TO nit old II. g. Of l.. a body blow
on Dollar day tomorrow. These
merchants offer unusual reductions
- their places of business to people
producing silver dollars OF certain
dates. The silver dollars advertised
by the list OF local merchants bear
dates from 1890 TO 1907. inclusive
and each silver dollar OF these dates
is worth much more than it's face
value II taken 20 the right store.
Make Specifications.
The advertiser has sepcihed IN this
TWO page spread the silver dollar Of
the date he is interested in. and the
dollars must be taken TO the right
store The dollars must be Of silver
and but one dollar is redeemabIc
from eacn customer. The customer
IS also requested to clip the adver-
tisement from The News-Times Of
the merchant he or she desires TO
make their purchase from. Tn
usual interest will be created I'm Dol
ar day 10y the stunt. 10 is expected.
and banks OF the city are antiCipat-
ing "a big demand for silver dollars
10 take care OF tomOrro VS. shoppers.
The unique silver dollar advertise
ment was offered South Bend mer-
chants by the advertising depart
ment Of The News-Times as a means
OF stimulating further interest in
Dollar day. which is semi-annuaI
feature OF merchandising in this city.
Tomorrow Dollar day is also "a fea-
ture of Interurban day the weekly
Thursday shopping day Of the retail
merchants bureau. The Interurban
day idea is now more than year
Old and is becoming more Of a sue
cess each week
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-20
SWANSON LEE To
OPEN BIC SALE
Local Furniture Company is
Planning Initial Event.
Arrange Displays.

The Swanson Lee Furniture com
pany. 316-31s S. Michigan st. will
open their remodeled store satur-
day with big sale. The store has
doubled it's selling space and the
outlook for the remodeIed store is
promising.
Two Of the largest show windows
I'm furniture stores Of the city have
been provided and with the neatly
arranged display in them present a
fine appearance upon entering the
store. a new brick front and en-
trance has also been built which adj
ds 10 the exterior appearance OF the
building and the interior has been
refnished and decorated
Large SalcsroOm.
large salesrOom has been pro-
yided on the second floor and 314 s
Michigan ST. is also being made into
a room for showing merchandise.
making il a thoroughly modern and
spacious furniture store ranking
high in the equipment scale Of
stores in South Bend
The firm has shown marked i'm -
provement and advancement since
the initial opening of the store at
112 +. jefferson blvd, on March 10,
1916. when the firm started with
small capital but has steadily in
creased in stock, finances and loca-
ton.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-20
OLIVER WILL OPEN-

The oliver theater lobby and au-
ditorium are being painted and re-
decorated in preparation for the
opening Saturday. a crew Of work
trs are cleaning the entire house and
the theater is being generally fresh
ened up ready for another season
that IS expected 20 be one OF the
biggest i'm the history OF the house
according TO a statement made by
"a local theatrical critic.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-20
SEWING MACHINE WEEK.

Electric sewing machine week is
being celebrated by electrical stores
OF the city this week and stores are
showing numerous models in this
line of electrical equipment for the
household Demonstrators have been
working in the stores and are max
ing an effort 10 boost the sales Of
this article i'm South Bend, and a big
stock Of machines have arrived TO
fiji the orders of local women.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-20
FINAL PREPARATIONS
FOR DOLLAR DAY

The final preparations have been
made ana the merchants OF the city
are ready TO receive crowds here
Thursday for Dollar day. The final
touches have been made in the ex-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-04
SPORTS SWEATERS

SPORTS SWEATERS
For your will want don pretty silk wool
sweater and offering them in bewdering variety
of hues and styles Some have belts vests while others
sleeveless and without collar
Fibre Silk Sweaters special at ST. 95 $685. $3.50 and
SASS. ~
Wool Slp-Over Sweaters, $3.50 and $685..
QUALITY LUGGAGE
More people would travel perhaps all luggage dsnc-
tive appearance carefully constructed of quality materials
and practically designed offerings. Pack apparel
travelling bags sucases trunks and the
trip you will find in the samef resi- condition when you
started
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-04

The June Sales represent a readjustment
values that no thrifty, thinking person c
afford to miss. Here you will find fresh NJ
merchandise of all classes. Stocks are l
usually comprehensive and worth viii
and every offering is up-to-the-minute a
timely. You will find it a comparative
easy task to supply yourself and the childr
with complete outfits at costs much low
than you had anticipated. Such assortmer
and such values have not been known
many months
Evening star., 1919-04-06
NOTA BAD LAND,
MR.. LANE THINKS
Secretary of the Interior
Writes an Interpreta-
ton of Transmississippi
Readjusment Congress.

An advance copy has been made pub
lie of an essay written by Franklin K
Lane, Secretary Of the Interior. for the
Nations Business, official organ OF the
Chamber of Commerce Of the United
States.
It is, an Interpretation Of the Trans
mississippi Readjustment Congress
which met recently in Omaha, Neb.
Secretary Lane calls attention to
the fact that: Cattle raisers. bank
ers, farmers, merchants. shipbuilders.
manufacturers. cowboys. shopkeepers.
labor leaders. a cabinet officer. a
speaker who came in his private car,
but all doers-of-things and all self
made. met and participated in this
business conference.
"If this convention had been held
thirty years or SO ago." writes Secre-
tary Lane. 'these very men could
then have made up a peasants and
workmen's council. Not a bad land
whore such a growth is possible. is
itg'
~Washington Is not America: It has
not made this country. That is what
ono feels with intensity when he sees
such q gathering as tho one at
Omaha. Faith and force were there
In Omaha, and these two have been
the real government Of America.
~out of the adventurous spirit Of
such men as those at Omaha has
come the nation that can properly
hold its head high in Paris. for It
only wants that others may have the
chance that all have had here.
.At the conference Of the powers IN
Omaha they talked of much. The
first of the resolutions. adopted
unanimously, If you please. was a
plain straightforward statement that
they indorsed the principle Of the
league Of nations. Rather high testi-
mony, I am thinking.
'They talked Of giving work to SOL
diers by reclaiming lands. They
wanted business resumed. regardless
of prices. rather take a loss than
stop. They hoped for developed wa
terways that would compete with
railroads.
water powers must be made avail
able to save coal. Farmers should be
lands. Good roads must be promoted.
Little investors in stocks and bonds
| should be protected.
'srhey demanded that labor and CAP
ital shall be partners IN industry, not
enemies. This is wonderful doctrine" !"
Evening star., 1919-04-06
FINDING JOBS FOR SOLDIERS
NOW PUT ON BUSINESS BASIS
Co.. Arthur Woods Committee to "Se11'' These Wa1
Veterans on Strength of Superiority
of Merit

| the federal employment service ant
authorize the necessary funds, this
emergency committee had stepped In
to fill the breach. had surveyed the
field. and now called for every as.
sistance and facility it coud get tc
go to work, leaving talk about the
memorials in perpetuity that the COM
mittee might erect for itself in sc
doing to outsiders who had the time
to speculate.
Responsibility on All.
Certain factors in this undertak-
ing oug=.t to be emphasized" said Col
Wooass ''Ine responsibility for the re-
turning soldiers and sailors rests upon
the peopit of the country-upon every
one of US individually. Many of the
men in this returning army volun-
teered. They went because they
thought it was a matter of national
duty. And many of them were draft
ed. Facing the facts. we know that
they were merely conscripted from
civil life to serve their country. They
had nothing to say about it; and few
wanted to say anything but hurry
They were taken out of their peace
time occupations. willingly enough,
and put at wartime work. How lit
tie one resembled the other. What the
transition amounted to. to them, was
that they had been transferred from
a situation where they had been shift
ing for themselves. providing and de-
termining for themselves. carrying
responsibilities and entertaining am
billions and desires. and paying or
receiving according to their own acts
and then suddenly changed to a
condition Of life where self was al
most ob1iterated and they fought
somebody else,s battles-the coun-
try's. The individual no longer count
ed. Before that the individual had
been supreme. The war had changed
his whole orientation in the world
socially and economically he was not
the same man.
'"The government had decided. after
most long-suffering waiting. that If
we were to exist as a nation with our
old ideals. our aspirations. our de-
sire to make the most OF our oppor-
tunities, with our abilities and ener-
gies unhampered by artificial restric-
ton, We must fight for It. For this
reason alone thousands were taken
out Of their spheres Of life and put
where tho governnent deemed neces-
sary. Their interests were not con-
CONTINUED on Ninth Page)
Evening star., 1919-04-06
BY e. n. KING.

% HERE is a picture Of Arthur
Woods, assistant to the Sec
retary Of War. projected in
the mind of any one who sets
out to write something about his di-
rectorship of the new government
emergency committee on employment
for soldiers and sailors. and that is
the remembrance of his administra-
ton of the police department of New
York city. the relations he estab-
lished with the force and the indi-
vidual members with whom he came
which he left Of constructive policies.
Arthur Woods, now Col. Woods.
United States Army. with a suite of
Offices in the temporary building oc-
cupfed by the Council of National
Defense. has embarked upon the huge
work of enlisting every government
and private agency in the country to
help in reinstating in private life the
returning soldiers and sailors. Many
of the wartime departments of the
building, and Col Woods has moved
in with his personal ,staff. secretaries
and runners, with tho avowed pur-
pose Of making tho exigencies in the
federal. employment service. due to
lack Of financial appropriations. as
harmless to the welfare Of world
war veterans as possible.
No Time for Prophecies.
Those who knew Col. Woods in New
York in the days when. notwithstand-
ing the unpleasant connotation of the
phrase, The was the best police COM
missioner New York ever had" will
recognize his characteristic approach
to a diffcult problem in his remark
to the writer that he would not make
promises regarding the work Of the
emergency committee. implying that
time was q little too precious just
now, at least. to deal in generalities
about what might be expected.
"I won't make any prophecies, nor
any pledges. nor say Just what can
De 8CCOIupISaeus HOI now great II
Will be. You know I don't believe in
that" Then. turning aside to answer
q question about the equipment Of
his ONCE. he sounded the keynote of
his attack on this gigantic problem: {:
II want everything can get" he
said. Tho atmosphere Of the place
was Just thst . That because Of
<h> F>i1ura ~ Cou1ress fo ataud hack
of the valuable work being done by