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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-01-10
Regular Hours Now.

Judge. he hasn't worked for about
six months" testified an elderly won.
an In city court recently. She was
testifying against her, son, age seven.
teen, who had been arrested on a
charge Of vagrancy.
How does he spend his leisurs
timer" asked the prosecutor.
Sleeping" was the reply.
When the. boy took the stand he de.
MED that he had been out Of employ
ment for six months, and said his
mother had erred as to the length Of
time. as the last work he. did wal
: about four and one-half months ago
"How many hours day do voc
sleep7" asked Judge Pritchard, tc
which the. defendant replied that he
didn't sleep all the time but just
when he. felt like, IT., --.. ~ ill., -. =
Ever been In jau?' said the Judge.
NO"
We'll. they have regular hours
over there and believe regular hours
plus a, few days, work on the roads,
will do you good. will fns you $1a
and costs. and You can los It out ID
iail."--IndianapOlis News. ,
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CHINESE MADE EASY
New, Phonetic Writing Enables Hitter.
- ates to Learn In Month.

New, Phonetic Writing Enables Hitter.
ates to Learn In Month.
- China. has adopted system of pho
netfc writing which Is expected to rev
olntionize elementary education Of that
nation md reduce existing illiteracy. It
WIS announced at New Haven. Conn.,.
by Edwin G. Lobensteine, who has been
in conference with the Yale.in-Chinc
home office.
The system invented by the Chinese
themselves. and approved by the gov.
err,ment board of education at Picking,
consists OF only thirty-nine symbols,
Any sound in the language can be rep
} resented by combining two or at the
most three of these symbols, and .ex-
periments made with hundreds Of In:
fdividuaIs have, conclusively shown that
an adult illiterate man or woman can
learn to read by the use of system Of
this kind in three or four weeks. II
Is now being taught in all the govern.
ment higher normal schools in the
country. -
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In the back and was finished with q
deep vandyke collar that extended
over the sleeves.
In the picturesque days Of Queen
Anne women introduced the low,
square cut decolletage, guiltless ot col
lar, which our women have worn for
two decades; and in the middle OF the
eighteenth century, In the Georgian
era, women used simple decolletage
in a rounded v outlined with q
wrinkled handkerchief as 4 part Of
their street attire. s i !.
Running the mind over this slight
summary. Of historical changes in the
decolletage, 1t is easy to see, that we
have done nothing new but here Is
what we are going to do at the imme-
date moment: Revive the delta Of
the Elizabethan times, the deep square
Of Queen Anne, with Its tight, high
line at the, side of the neck, and the
U-shaped decolletage OF the, end of
the, eighteenth century. with Its mod
esty piece of lace. t. 5.-; ! -ss + '.
7:1 Return Of Lace Collars. =. s.*s s
We have gone throughya season Of
medieval severity in the neckline.
Women have. aided nature which made
them, ugly or, cheated nature which
made them beautiful BY going about
without any softening effect at the,
neck, by wearing coat collars OF heavy
homespun ,unrelieyed by whfte, and By
the use Of V-shaped lines Of heavy vel
veteen and crepe which fashion kent
unadorned. IN. .%: sa5@E
True to history this. was, but not
true to art. There were few women
who looked their best in such sever
ity. Today collars return slowly.
There ~ are still those who tell
you they are not smart, but at the
exclusive house there is tendency
to put precious lace on the new neck
line. It Is not a v-shaped ,neckline;
it is deep q which calls for soft
ening outline. and. an extremely soft
OF lace or tulle across the
bust. zs..s - .ssoas ..S :. H.,
The Queen Anne decolletage which
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,sence Of it, should have added that the
open spaces in costumes were second
In importance. = ~. ~
Cut to the bone. there is no doubt
that he was right. The contour is the
thing. It is where a garment goes
in or out that determines it's fash
ion. Few women there are who are
brave enough to 60 against the
contour of the hour, even though it
may not suggest the best there is In
their figures. 49, -,-sa-.s...... 60 -.s--s.
New DecolIetage.
The change in the neckline is per-
haps the most important to the aver
age woman. She has belief in herself
when IT comes to cutting a new kind
Of neckline. She feels that good
pair OF scissors may be the medium Of
Transforming an old gown into new
gown by the simple process Of turn
Ing an oblong neck into round one,
i a square one, or a U-shaped one.
All history Is filled with rapid
changes in the neckline. and So far we
have not had anything new. We have
rung the bells Of history all over again.
Tint Is all. ~ -.-.71
When Edward II was king Of
England the women wore the geor-
gette, which wrinkled about the neck
and spread outward over the chin and
the back of the head. This was intro
duced to fashion a few years ago
49, hNr 81 40
signer. 1t is still worn by women who
go motoring, and they make It of dark
blue crepe or yelling, rather than Of
white satin. ~
When Richard II was king his
French queen brought over the
fashion of the low neck, and 50, after
centuries, women dropped the neck
.band Of the gown from chin to collar
sbOne.
When Elizabeth was queen of Eng
ed, and it ran along with another neck
line that exposed ali the chest and half
the shoulders, and then, as If by
sudden spasm of prudery. hid the neck
and ears by an Immense ruff.
When James / came to the
throne of England his queen intro
dueed the very decollete, tight bodice
with its immense, fiaring collar of
wired lace at the back, and when
Charles allowed Henriette of
France. TO lead the fashions for
his court. there was the low, round
aeckllDc that dipped well downward
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Agea. Woman Now Wants to Pun
ish Kaiser.
She WAS BORN IN GERMANY.
because % Her Ago. Eiohty.NIns
YEARS. Her Son pid Not Tell Her Of
or,at Conflict, but When Peace Gel.
ebratlen Occurred II Was ImpossI.
bls 70 Keep sIlsnt-TeIls Of the
1 Mropos Perpetrated on the People
BY Government OFFICIALS. ...s

+ TO have lived through the great war
and not to know that 1t was going on
Isl the most unusual record of Mrs.
Berthe Spandau, -eighty-nine years old,
German By birth, now living in New
York. Her age kept her, son from
telling her about the horrors Of the in
yasion of Belgium and Of the sinking
Of the Lusitania, He didn't wish her
to, worry and fret. '< we Z: =
, But. the, day of the peace demon
tstration made 1t impossible to keep
silent, The old lady heard the
whistles blowing and the crowds
cheering. and she demanded to know
what II, was all about. When they
told her she raised her hands in ges.
ture Of imprecation and. said:
..ts'Oh. If only I could get these two
hands on that kaiserl"
9 : = Oppressive Taxes.. ..
Mrs. Spandau lived in Richen.
waldo, which is little town of about
1000 people. According to her de-
scrintion and that Of her son It Is
much like the German towns that you
used to see on the stage In the days
before they were banished from it,
There were carved wooden houses and
storks and narrow streets and town
hall and a belfry with sweet-toned
bell. -''~ '~. . ,-' = ''''~
But this was not all. There were
taxes to be paid, and when you have
six, children German taxes are, moth
Ing to be laughed at. If you cannot
pay them an officer: or an under off,
Ger comes into the house and
looks over all your things. II you
have. two. clocks. says, Mrs. Spandau,
or! two tables or even two. chairs, the
tax officers take one Of them, They
hold them for few days and then If
you still do not.pay, the things are sold
at auction and you may be sent to
prison.
If your children are not sent to
school, and 1t Is not always easy to
do this when there is nothing for
them to eat, you or your husband may
be set to work for the govern
menta, breaking stones. eor chopping
wood, and again you may be sent to
prison.
Not 4 Happy Life. >.
Z Besides this, Mrs. Spandau said,
her: husband was a. German. soldier.
Evidently. even In those days, a Ger
man soldier did not have a happy life.
Mrs. Spandau, said he. was in such
fear of. the government that he made
her promise, before he died, that none
Of his Ave sons would ever wear the
gray uniform. They never did, Sol
Spandaus explained, though there is a
nephew wearing the United States uni
form over In France. - "~
Mrs. Spandau was disguised by the
kaiser's flight to Holland. She asks
what have the kaiser. and his six sons
done that they draw a salary Of 6 000,-
900 marks from the day they are
born, while other babies have to work
for their. living. And who pays for
all the richness but the German peo-
lple?. H.. ~ =:
{ SssNo. one" said Mr.. Spandau, the
son, has been more patriotic than die
,mutter. She says, that she is sorry
that her, sons are oil too old, to- so
and that her grandchildren are all
daughters. =,
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hugs the side. Of the neck and runs
down into a narrow Lrsliaped, opening
is extremely smart, and 1t IS banded
with fur and then filed in with fine
folds Of silk net. -.
It is felt by those who have their
hands on the pulse of fashion that the
oblong neckline Of the. Renaissance Is
no longer smart, although 1t is, worn
by some well-dressed women.
49, p :. Double Neekline. o H..
e There Is a disposition on the part
of some designers to make d double
neckline, and this they do BY a subtle
arrangement Of thin fabrics. A GER
tain designer has turned out a re-
markably brilliant gown of raspberry
chiffon having H. deep U.shaped
decolletage outlined with chinchilla
which swings the chiffon with the
movement of the figure, as though Il
were q necklace. Beneath 1t, and hug
ging the, bust In, the eighteenth CEN
fury manner is a bodice with b round
ed decolletage. F..
luCiS VIII Oc du OUlUAk XSSndlSShuCS
neckline that reaches from shoulder to
shoulder, cut on tight satin bodice,
and over that will be swung q looser
bodice of colored chiffon Or tulle which
is high at the back and has a long,
rounded line In front that drops to the
waist.
Black and seal brown velvet after
noon gowns have, the Queen Anne dec.
olletage. which follows the exact line
where the neck Is placed on the body,
until 1t gets to the collar bone, where
it dips into a straight, open space half
way to the waist. This is outlined
with fur. Again, 1t may be outlined
with Venetian point.
The delta decolletage is considered
the most becoming Of all for evening
wear. Get out any picture Of Eliza
bethan times and you will see, what is
meant. In that gorgeous era the
women wore a jewe1ed piece of open
net over the shoulder to the base Of
the neck at each side, and then the
decolletage spread downward and out
ward to the arm-pits.
Take this change In the neckliue
seriously. 1t will govern the clothes Of
the next few weeks.
Copyright. 1918. by Mcclure Newspaper
STndicate.)
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Some Namei

<. According to the camp poster at
Camp Lewis, American Lake, Wash,
camp record blanks were found insult:
Client to accommodate the address of
an Australian who came indirectly
assuming name; of the individual. Llan.
Observation-Disclosures In the cour
ty Of Anglesey, North Wales. When
he Joined the army he held resi-
dence at Waenarlwgdd. Swansea road.
0overton. South Wales.
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Minina Town Eveiess.

The old mining town of Derrick, Cal,
high up in the Trinity county noun.
tains, IS today as Eveless as the North
pole. The only woman who lived there
has departed for Sacramento to spend
the toughest part OF the winter. and
does not expect to return until the rob.
ms nest III the spring.
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- T11l-7-,- N -. "
Auto for Pastor.

The ancient custom az donation par
ties" or pound parties" etc, his been
supplanted by the members Of the Bap-
fist Tabernacle of Atlanta. Ga. who
huye just presented their pastor, Rev.
John W. Ham, with e new six-cylindar
automobile. ~ ' - -. ~ -'-~- -
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To remove smoke stains from ivory,
immerse in benzine and go ever q
with BRUSH .,
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-01-11
Glarantee eTTust ca.
North caselina and Atlantic Avenues
ATLANTIC CITKY

Daniel s. white, President Henry
ilWqLeeds and Clarence L. Cole, Vice
Presidents; Herman M.ASypherd, Vice
President and Trust Omcers Harry T.
lSiekler, Treasurer,
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-01-11
TO CROSS ATLANTIC
Airplane Manufacturers Make
Long-DiStance Machines.
Tempted by Big Prizes Offered BY
Newspapers and Aviation
Clubs.

Paris.-Airplane manufacturers are
losing no time in developing long-dis-
lance machines for transatlantic
flights for which tempting prizes have
been offered by various newspapers
and aviation clubs.
The rumors persist In Paris that a
Handley-Page machine has already
crossed the ocean, from Newfoundland
to Ireland, but that the flight was
kept secret in order that the Germans
might not know that a machine had
been produced which could bomb Ber-
lin. The allies had secret informa-
ton that the enemy felt perfectly Sc
cure about the inability of %airplanes
to fly that far into the fatherland and
get back and had practically no anti
aircraft batteries posted to protect his
capital. 1t was realized that once it
became known a plane had crossed
the Atlantic the Boche would take the
tip and strengthen his defenses at
Berlin.
Farman has constructed a quadru-
pie motor biplane equipped with four
propellers and driven by engines gen.
Grating more than 1000 horsepower,
which he believes can negotiate the
transatlantic flight. This machine will
have an average speed of 10 miles
an hour and can carry gasoline and oil
for SO hours. The body of the ma
chine extends the whole length of the
fuselage, from the lose to the tail
piece and the crew can walk up and
down through the passageway. Null
tiple wheels make landings easier
and safer.
BE lot has also constructed a BIZ
motor machine, with two tractor and
two pusher propellers, which he be-
lieves can fly 1000 miles without a
stop. The Blerlot machine is a BIZ
plane, but the lower wings are much
smaller than the upper, along the
lines of the Newport chasse model.
The Bleriot plane is expected to main
tain a speed of 80 miles an hour for
"a hours.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-01-11
MUSIC CURES SHELL SHOCK
Victims In England Recover Speech
Under the Influence of
Singing.

London.-Music has been found to
be beneficial in the treatment of SOL
diers suffering from shell shock, and
now singing is to be tried on a sys-
temadc scale, with the approval of the
army authorities.
It has been found that singing has
both directly and indirectly a won
derful curative effect and there are a
number of cases on record in which
a man who, unable to speak, suddenly
Joined In with the singing and so re-
covered his speech.
An effort is being made to organize
regular singing training in all hos
pitfalls where there are Shell-shock
cases.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-01-11
USE OF MOONSHINE is
CAUSING INSANITY

Huntington, w. Va.-Use of
moonshine whisky is spreading
insanity throughout West Vir-
ginia, according to ]. B. Coster
of the state insane asylum. In
sanity is epidemic in the coal re
gions of Logan county, Coster
says. All kinds of ingredients
are used in the manufacture of
the whisky and much of it, &C
cording to the asylum officials,
wrecks mind and body.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-01-11
Four Average Ninety.rwo Years.

Bowdoinham, Me.-Living together,
in this town are Mrs. Eleanor SpaIks-
aged one hundred years; her sistert,
Mrs. Mary A. Green, aged ninetEsetgh
years; their brother. William &. Dem
ham, eighty-ive years, and his Wife
aged e~ighty-five years.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-01-11
Must Carry Medicines.

"AoA A. Hh~6iNAACSH
But the days when the life of a sail
or was a dogs life at best are now his
tory. Every vessel flying the Ameri-
can flag and engaged on long voyages
is required to carry a chest of medi-
cines suitable for the treatment of
common ailments and injuries. Fail
ure to comply with this law subjects
the master or owners of the vessel to
a heavy fine.
Scurvy, that scourge of the old days,
has practically disappeared from the
American mercantile marine because
of the liberal supplies of lime or lemon
juice, sugar and vinegar that are now
required to be carried on every ship
on a long voyage and to be given daily
to the crew within ten days after salt
provisions have been chiefly served to
them. In the days of yore salt junk"
was the main item on every foc'sle bill
of fare. This food, consigned to the
vessel in barrels, was generally slowed
below as ballast and sometimes re-
manned there for a long time before
OClhS SquAoltlOhCo " Nv Z LII
diet, with the lack of fresh vegetables,
caused scurvy.
Adequate hospital facilities aboard
ship also are provided. The law re-
quires that in addition to the space al
lotted for lodgings, which must be
roomy and well ventilated, all mer-
chant vessels of the United States,
which ordinarily make voyages of
more than three days duration be-
tween ports and which carry more
than twelve seamen, shall have a suit
able hospital compartment with at
least n comfortable bunk for every
twelve seamen aboard.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-01-11
Multiply in Transit.

Ellsworth, Me.-A local man senta q
pair of Belgian hares from New
Hampshire to his family here. aWhsR
the crate was opened at the Ellsworth
hsme there were IA hares.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-09

,ha, the Jock Is broken. or Is the fault In
w; a; WAFER 4 ss is not lubricant, and the
vii % i b y yssg,n sasS therefore the oil pump
stead Of oil or course; under this. condi-
would 4 rSpass S ss a m
m me. and drain OF the old oil ami rvnil
TO the bearing. bu. the water pockc,inE
San %s t NEAR m0x,nE part In such
t the part II you have the Knock after
you w have and to ES ste the d o. ns
examined and possibly tiEhtencd or re-
Your switch trouble is most likely due to
the contact blade OF tho switch being dirty
,i believe you have a high. tension marncto:
yours oae been The the s~.shs
eontac, TO stop the engine. which YOU must
%5ui EAfG ike ~G s5m.
NM "i,niK !" car Tor the winter / have q !9!S
shed 50 ia; and !, uS viii 4% %9oSso i
be us shs0t oSre "fvs5a lo months Rsu AND M"ma
the things to do to keep 1t in good sham.
the tires while on tho wheels In strips OF Of
they are dy rst Keep the op pHT up so
as 70 proven! mildew.
to the nearest service station. with instruc-
month to p n.ys the M.,er out hs a the COOL
ing system. In doing this. study the syx-
in and joints nt s ro
necessary to get II out. II might be well
instead of doinE this in the above way TO
drain the water out ny the pct cock ut
the bottom OF tho radiator. then pour in
couple OF gallons OF kerosene. run the
engine moment two and then drain
the Kerosene on This will leave only
Kerosene in the pockets
Take IN or the grease Guns. and luhri-
cate as though You were going 10 take a
long run.
=. Please tell me how to install high
tension magnetic III 1911 (--) car. IN
rlace OF the low-tension magnetic" Arc
the dry cells necessary with the high-ten-
sion magnetic?
4. The dry cells arc not necessary. and
there !s no way to use them unless a spc-
c!al coil IS also purchased To install tho
magnetic simpS set II the ow-tcnsIon
maEncto base. and then run wire from
the terminal on the interrupter box cover
I" sinrlc throw switch on tho dash ard
run another wire from the other switch
t:rmina! TO the ground. (The metal OF
tho enginc).
To time the magnetic. set cylinder No l.
on top dead center between COMPRESSION
and power strolsc. Retard sparls fnllv Re-.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

the light, on my 1879 Ford properly TnS ~
seem TO need adjustment. J. ". L.
~ Remove the lens and reflector. which
can be done by pressing IN on the lens fra me
and then turning the frame an;i-c!ock wise
fiu Will then ;ind tina; the bulb socket is
fastened by small screw or spring. by
ioosening which. the socke, can be slid
PACK and forth. Unless the .ockc; be TOO
!iShi while moving backward will concen-
9. would like some information about
my an'o - O.. 1911. l cannot
battery and also put in new bulbs and still
u gives poor light The battery is charged
O. Is: Just had II tested. w !. Il.
y. Possible you could use greater can
dlc-pow"r bulb II the bulbs az" reddish In
stead 81 clear white. then you may have
z Shor, circuit or poorly connected WIG.
have to examine many wires In addition
20 those running directly to tho lights as
any OF the following. by beinE short-c!r-
Quilted. would take current away from the
lights and cause them to burn dim: hat :
terry or generator 20 smmeter ammeter to
horn button. arnmctcr to lighting switch
and lighting switch to the head. tail md
lash lights.
@ have &, and owing to a. derec-
into the cylinders, causing a knock which
seems to come from the hearings. Why
IS ii that the water will do this. and how
can tn" knock be Etoppcd? The car has
bc"n nun ahou: TO miles IN this condition
There times when tho switch key viii
not shnt OF tho battery. and I have 20
chok" the engine 70 stop 1t Docs this mean
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-09

volvc maHncto shaft IN direction ct rat,
ton until intcrruptcr points lust hrrin 10
OPEN. and the distributor brush 10 touvhInp
the lower LEFT hand segment Mako ,hn
SHAFT fast. Next connect tho lower lori .
plug of cylinder y" l. tho urpcr iott hand
tho lower right baud to No J Thi, Vii
give firing order OF /. = I. :. which l..
that or your "
q. am troubled nv II heavy black rmokc
comm. from my car. have used "a hcnv.
Ter oil ana no not keen too much In tho
crankcasc. II is n I?l; d ear. Can ynu
tell mo how TO remedy this troubcr
A. II e.
IL sure siEn OF this Smoke ,iu. In to
much oil is hlnlsii- white " "
G. have Ford car and got storage
battery FOR the lights. The battery worLS.
good hut have to have II r"charg.d very
often Can couple II to tho magnetic In
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-09
Simple Remedy Sufficient.

Cars are constantly taken 10 repair
shops because OF leak from the hose
where il is attached TO the radiator.
In four OUT OF five times the leak ca
be stopped By simply tightening the
clamping hol; o: the hose clamp. or.
This failing, by looseninE the clamp.
giving il a half turn and again tight
eniHg.
At a number. Of places on the engine.
as whore The exhaust and inlet mani
fold are attached 20 the cylinders. be-
tween the dtrbUrStor and manifold
under the valve caps and spark plugs,
devices to make the joints tight are
required These are called gaSkctS.
and are shown III Figures ana \. AS
they can -. purchased for about only
30 cents per dozen. IL is advisable to
replace inc old gaskcts when repairs
requiring the opening OF these joints
are made. as the old Easkcts, because
OF the pressure they were subjected 10
viii! have become hard and so are liza
bic not To junction properly.
ON an automobile there are proba bly,
loo or more spring cottcr pins. as
shown holding the castellated nut OF
Figure =. II would be Well. therefore,
20 carry = small box OF assorted cit
ter-p!ns in the car, The writer would
also advise the carrying of some as
sorted bolts and nuts. lock washers.
valve insidcs tire tape and wire. in
addition TO a good set OF tools. some
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-09

tube and turned with little pressure.
This viii open the hole in tho end
some. so shat when the nut is screwed
tight. the end OF the ;uhc will he
pinched between the nut and the end
OF the male member, as shown in Fig