South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-07
The Melting Pot
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Would not some OF the present
confusion among passengers be done
away with If either the Yellow Taxi
CO. or the street car company would
change the color of its cars?
" Y. Z.
That is hardly necessary as the
person with discernment ought TO De
able 10 tell the difference between an
open cutout and a fiat wheel.
1t was during the trial Of a civil
case in one OF the South Bend justice
Of the peace courts the other day.
Barry Scanlon was examining a wit
ness in regard TO a conversation the
witness and another one of the l!ti-
giants had had.
Who was present when this con-
versation took place." asked Mr..
Scanlon of the witness.
For why you ask so foolish a
question ?" came back the witness.
glazing angrily at the lawyer. Mr..
Wilson was president then just as he
is now, as you should know, you
claiming 10 be lawyer"
That's all from the witness" said
the attorney.
Officials around the city hall are
wearing a dOwncast look, and il is
not caused by worry over the pay
ment Of an income tax on their in
crease in salaries. There will be no
increase, according TO reports reach
ing the city hall from Indianapolis in
regard to the salary boost measure.
II was killed as far as any benefit
South Bend officials will receive.
Anyhow. il will all go into the
hands of democrats" remarked Joe
Luther. the Col. House of the Car
son administration, when he heard
that the government is going to take
over all the liquor in the bull pen
at the city hall.
You could make your own choice
between an automobile or the latest
style in hats along Michigan St
Thursday, for they were there, auto
mobiles and the latest style in mill
linery. and they were there in pro-
fusion.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. March g.
Il wouldn't say silk stockings were
necessary. but / believe in one hav-
ing all of the extra beauty one can
afford said Mrs. o. d. O'Der, wife
Of the pastor of the Second Presby-
terian church, today. She was COM
menting on the arguments in the
Rotter divorce at Detroit, that silk
stockings were necessary.
Ct wear them all of the time but
l will not say that they are neces-
sary.'
Miss Laurel Thayer, probation Of
fcer, said she had not found them
lltNtScdIJ lOl litlStlls DuA she hntN
they cause a lot Of trouble.
They're necessary for comfort.
but I don't know about happiness,
said Blanche Thomas, shop girl
BOSTON. March 6.-Women in
terviewed here today declared with
out exception that the Detroit wom-
an who sued for divorce on the
grounds that her husband refused to
provide her with silk stockings. had
ample reason for holding silk worms
dearer than a man.
I'VE must have silk stockings, just
because" said one woman, and re-
fused to amplify, Just because"
Miss Edna ". Landon. an expert
on silk things" was more specific.
What powder is TO a wOman's face.
silk stockings are to her ankles she
declared. Why? Well. TO be frank,
because men look first at a woman's
face and then at her feet. That's
one Of the chief reasons-so sounds
shocking. but it's true
A search for a woman who had
something kind to say about cotton
stockings was fruitless. But some
said they wore them Why oh.
Just because"
SOUTH BEND. Ind. March G.
Every woman should be provided
with a sufficient number of silk
stockings to meet her needs" de-
clared one prominent woman here.
silk stockings are as much of a
necessity as things 10 eat" she main
+ains G. J. C