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El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-14
QUIERE listed APRENDER
y rRACTICAR LA TAQUI-
GRAFIA, POR 81 SOLO? =.

Para tCdas las prOfesiOnes Sc
ncccsita conoccr la taquigraffa !:
i abogado, el cOmerciante,. el
pcriodista, cl polltico, tolo el
que baya de vivir de un empleo
o de una carrera, 81 cOnoce la t"
quigrafia tiene adelantadO ell cir
cuenta por cientO Ell la reaIiza
ci0n de sn empeiiO. PerO, We
ces, va sea porque vivimos apar
tados, en- lngares en- los que no
hay un professor de taquigraf:a.
porque nuestras labOres cOtidia
mas no nos :. lermiten.. alsistir q
una clasc en- que tan it'll cOnOci
micnto sc ensefie, nos. quedamos
Fsin aprender 10 que puede ser la
base dc nuestrO porvenir, dahdO
nos eXtraOrdinarias facilidades
en- Ia, cada vez mas couplicada,
lucba por la villa.
Para rcsolver esta diiicultad,
ia gran casa editora: The Gregg
Publishing Company. de New
York, Chicago y San Francisco
ha cditado Ell ingl6s unos pri
morosos cuadernos Y librOs que
vamos enulncrar por sus titu-
los para que cada cual pueda yer
el que mas falta lie haga, aunque
todos ellos son dc suma utilidad
tanto para los que tcngan algu-
M practica, como para los que
no tengan ninguna:
Progressive Exercises, $0.65.
Expert Shorthamd, Speed Con-
Sc, $3.50.
Graded DictatiOn, $1.3O.
office training for Stc"ogra
piers, S0.95.
! Hints md Helps for The Shmi
| hand Student, $O.65.
Gregg Shorthand Reoder, $O.35.
Lessons IN Shorthdnd PEN
munSkip, 5000. =
Tales from Shakespeare, $o.3
Practical Drills in Sh1thun
Fenmanship, 5000.
The Tcaciing Of Ehortha~d
! fl.:3O.
Grcgg Shorthand 'Dictio"ary
A.5O.
La casa CanterO, Fernandez :,
go. inc, tiene este utilisimo ma
'eriai que puede enviar por co
r.rpo a cnalduinr parte De Ia Isis
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-14
Advt.-
NEGOCIADO DE MATER A
LES, IMPRENTA Y TRANS
PORTE
~ Subasta.
Subalsta.

Sc recibiran prOposiciOnes ba-
10 sObre cerradO hasta las 3 p.
M, mayo %, 1919, para ell SUI
ministro de provisiones al GO
bierno Insular, en- San Juan,
Santurce, Arecibo, Aguadiila,
Ponce, Guayama, 'Mayaguez y
Humacao, desde Julio 1 a Di-
cierbre 81, 1919, ambos ihclu-
sive. Pueden obtenerse propo-
siciOnes en- blancO dirigiendOse
al NegOciadO de Materiales, I'M
prenta y TranspOrte, San Juan,
p r.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-14
FRANCISCO SOTO GRAS

Participa a sus clientes y ami
gos que durante los tres meses
del yerano, solamente, estara au-
senfe en- los Estados Unidos.
Su bufete y notaria continual
ra SUI curse OrdinariO, atendien-
do los asuntOs pendientes y que
Sc lie cOnfien ell LcdO. Ramon Sia-
ca Jr. " Advt.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-14
IMPORTANTE-

Vendemos Cal y abono propio
para cana y remitiremos a cual-
quier estacion entire San Juan y
Ponce 6rdenes de pedidos de
veinte toneladas al precio de
diez dollars la tonelada de dos
mil llbras, respectivamente con-
cediendo plazos. Solicitamos
ageptes.
Dirijanse a sus propietarios,
PORTELA Y RIVERA. (Ba-
yam0n, Z. R.) Advt.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-14
NO HAY INFECCIONES

'fPrevengase" contra las ''en-
fermedadcs infccciosas" que de.
soIan a la poblaci6n. Compran-
do 'pape' de moscas' ''TANGLE-
FOOT Sc evita la propagation.
"LOs MuchachOs", Sues. de A,
Mayol & Co,
San Juan, p. Il.
ADV;
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-14
CADILLAC

Modelo 1917, dc Z asientos,
FORBADE, cinco gOmas Good Year
Cord nuevas; solo ha recorrido
1900 millas. Visible, lunes,
microbes y viernes, garage San
chez Morales & Co, San Juan,
de 1 a 3 p. M. Lo vendo CT,
$500, pOr ausentarmc.
Humacao, p. r., 8 Mayo 1919.
NarcisO Bass0.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-14
COLOCACION

Sc necesita un empleado para
mostrador con algdn conoci-
miento en- ell ramo de calzado.
Escriba indicandO refcrencias,
Apartado 22S, Arecibo, Puerto
Rico.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-14
Sc vENDE.
GONZALEZ PADIN co.

Tn "Truxford" de ~ tonela-
las; y una bomba de gasolina. In
formaran Tctuan &c p. 0. Box
100, San Juan, P. r. Advt
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-14
RESFRIADOS CAUsAN DO.

LOR DE CABEZA. LAXATIVE
BROMO QUiNINA dcsvia la eau
sa curando tambien La Grippe, In
huonza, Paludismo y Fiebres. So
10 hay un "9RoMO QUINlNA".
La frma de E. W. GROVE. vienie
con cada cajita. '.s Advt.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-14

Ventilaci6n yscomodidad. Sc
practican diljgcncias -personas
que desconozcan ell habla inglesa.
Para mas informes, dirijase a
!. d. Gill, Tphon. 446, Santurce,
2. T.. AdVt.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-14
Reorganization Dc IA
Banda Municipal

80. Correspondence don Miguel Fe
rrel' Il las indicaciones del senor
Alc:lde, ha sido dispuesta por ell
Concejo Municipal la reorganiza-
ci6n dE Ia Banda municipal, des-
de el mes de JUNO proximo, adop
tando ,lcl siguicnte presupuesto y
disponiendo la rcparaci5n V linn
pieza Tel instrumental Y unifor-
mes para el citado mes de JUNO.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-14
"SOCIEDAD PROFESSIONAL.

La aceptaria en- San Juan Tin
AbOgadO rcsiGente en- una ciu-
dad de las principaIes de las Isla,
graduadO en- acreditada Univer-
siiad de los Estados UnidOs, y
que tiene doce amos dc practica
professional constante, inclulsO
tres amos como juez municipal.
Trabaja tantO en- 10 criminal CO.
mo Ell 10 civil y notarial, siendO
tiltimamente SUI mayor practica
en- estOs dos ultimOs ramos. Di-
reccion: - AbogadO. Apartado
1855, San Juan.
Adyt.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-14

SE ARRiENDA una finca en-
el "Caimito" Rio Picdras, de 151
;uerdas, como a cnatro kil6me-
ttos de la poblaci6n.
l;iformari Timote0 Chapero,
Ca.lc Edo. Giorgetti, No. Is.
Advt.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-14
ESPECIAL PARA Ell
VERANO.

PrOvease con tempo de rOpa
interior "REIS" es la mejOr pa
ra los dias de calOr.
PreciOs especiales. Yea nues.
tras vidrieraS.
Gonzalez Padin Co., Inc.
San Juan, Ponce, Mayagtez
Para cafe con tOstada
- La CAFE ERA,
San Juan 6, San Juan, P. r.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-14
AVISO

Las dos companies de cable
anuncian la reduction en- tarifa
de diez centavos por palabra pa
ra tOdOs los puntOs ademas dc
EstadOs Unidos, desde Mayo 10.
COmpania Inglesa.
COmpaiiia Francesa.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-14
A LOS HOMBRES GRANDES

A LOS HOMBRES GRANDES
Les ofrecemos la Oportundad
dc poder comprar ropa interior
iina por POGO dinero; camisetas,
.'alzoncillos y 'alcetines tamaIios
grandcs.
Visftcnos 0 escribanOs ensc-
guida,
= GONZALEZ PADIN co.
Adyt.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-14
GUERRA A LAS MOSCAS.

GUERRA A LAS MOSCAS.
Compre papcl ''Tangl0fOot"
en- 'LOs MuchachOs", v cvitara
cue Sc prOpaguen las 'Eenfermc-
dades infecciosas.
Sues. de A. Mayol g. Co.,
San Juan, =. r.
= lvt
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-14
Sc VENDE

Casa de 2 pEantas. Cafe "Mar-
;sarita", Plaza ''Degctau", Pom
ce.
Gi'aa OportHnidad para capi-
talistas cue deseen invertir di-
nero en- negocio SECURE. Infor-
ma.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-14
AVIsO DE INTERES
Barberia '14a Altagracia."

Barberla la AItagracia.
Este higienic2 salon ofrece su
seryici0 en- San Francisco No. 33,
desde las seis a. m. hasta las
seis de la tarde. Los sabadOs
hasta las nueve p. M.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-14
CASA DE MADEIRA

Sc Uendc una hermosa ca
sa de mddera, dc may sotitu
comstrucci6n, con jardin, ga
rage q tetrcno para hOrtaH
"a q raca de lechc, sta en- 10
carretcrd de HdtO Rey.
Para mds informes, escyi
base u Il. o. Boz rs, Udto
Rey. ADvT
Rcjuvenezcase. VigOrice-
sc. EXpulse sus achaques
radicalmente con cl INFA-
LIBLE PatcntizadO SuizO
Gel TAPO"
Nj un solo case dcfrauda-
do.
principaics Farmacias.
CADlERNO- -Agente,
Advt.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-14
ARENA DULCE.

ARENA DULCE.
A los constructors rcmatis-
tas ingenier0s ofrecemos
Arena dc la mejor clasc.
Joaquin Rodriguez.
Telf. COG. Santurce.
Advt.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-14

Sc VENDE, EN- Caguas, una
casa de MADEIRA, de 2 plantas, ell
la Gale Muioz Rivera, No. 80.
Informara, Cipriano Manri-
que, Caguas. Advt.
Sc ALQUILA.-Un local pro-
pio para almacen o garage de
cerca 400 metros cuadradOs de
superficie librc y sin columnas,
con doble et1trad1 una de elias
para carrOs DOr la Gale del Girls
to entire Luna Y Sol.
InfOrmaran en- el Departa-
mentO No. 3 de SOlterOs, ell el
"EDIFICIO BORINQUEN." "
Advt.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-14
SE YENDE


Una maquina de escribir
UNDERWOOD, carrO de
l3'. Esta prestando servi-
clio. Puede verse en- los al
tcs del Banco Territorial Y
Agricoia. Advt.
UNA WABITACION. - Muy
bien amueblada con elegancia Y
fresca Y bicn anueblada con ele-
gancia y comOdidad Sc ofrece en-
Gale centrica de esta Ciudad.
Pida. mas irf0rmes. a Ell I'M
PARCIAI4. Advt.
Pucrfo Hico GoSG del me-
iior TaIlcr Uecdaico q de
| FuNdici0n. = Et de SWcesO.
res dc ABARCI.- San Juan.
Advt.
CERA JOHNSON, PARA
BALE. Haga su pedidO anti
cipado Ia Ferreterla Merino.
Advt.
NUEBLES: ST I'd, desea ven-
Ter comprar sus muebles obten-
Ira los mejores precios dirigi6n-
/ dose a D. CABRERA, S. Brau 80,
Plaza Colon, p. 0. Box 474. Tel.
603 verde. Advt.
CAMBIOS:
iLONDRES, ATT s
I NEW YORK, IS cvts. P.
/ PARIS, 715% d.
Sc VENDE
Muebles de sala y comedor y
| un piano marca "Cable".
Informaran, Telefono 1872
azul. Parque 80. Advt.
Sc ALQUILA.-Una casa de
2 plantas, .en "Miramar", Gale
del COngresO No. 13. Para in
fOrmes en- la No. 10.
SucesOres de Perez HermanOs.
Marina, Telef. 215.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-14
KIOSKO AMARILLO.
BAYAMoN, PUERTO RICO.

Dulces refrescos de varias clases.
Cigarros y Cigarrillos de las meiores
marcas.
Agencia de FL 1MpAkc1AL y loa
grandes periodicos de San Juan y do
eTstas extranjeras.
TRATO EXQUISITE. Advt
FACToRIA DE AZUCAR
E.sta Ell venta la Central Belve-
dcrc con maqiinaria de reciente
installation en- magnilico estado, de
unas 100 toneladas diarias de ca
pac;dad.
Hay facilidad para trasportarla
cualquier punto dc la isla por
mar por terra.
Los edilicios que la compOnen,
lie MADEIRA, son tambien do facil
'raSporte.
Els una cxcelcntc oportunidad pa
"a que un grupo de hacendados ten
,an su propia Central donde desa-
rrOllar su neg0ci0 con marcadO
rendimiento.
Para informes diriiase a;
kENIGNO RODRIGUEZ,
Trustee.
Gale Concrete No. 7,
Mayagjiez. p. II. Advt.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-14

Sc necesita una experta cafe
ra que sepa hablar Ingles. Di-
riiasc a la Ofcina del
HOTEL PALACE.
Advt.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-14

AI'ara dor1flir al frescO
LA CAFETERIA,
San JustO 6. San Juan, p. X.
Advt.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-14

Las pldntGs de hielO York
no tiencn riUdl. - SUCESO.
Res DE ABARCA, lie San
Judn, las cnt,egG hdciendo
hipI0. ADvT.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-14

b professor de musica cue es
Acitado para el desempeno de
efiores plazas debe presen
$olicitud al Director de la
M senior Manuel Tizol, Cor OBJ
que este las pueda endosar
oEgAlcalde.
Banda Municipal una vez
hnizada en- la forma destrita
AE&a funcionar desde el pri-
dAunio prdximo.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-14

HABITACION fresca Y como
da, Sc alquila en- el Edifcio Bo-
rinquen, Z 3. Preferible, perso-
na sola matrimonio sin hijos.
Advt.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-14
NO Sc DIVIDE

Ell pr6ximo Martes sera
nuestro gran "DIA DE MO
DAP. Este es ell dia para
conlprar bueno y barato,
para que vengan con I'd. a
comprar Bueno y Barato.
habra muchas cosas bue-
mas rebaiadas de prccio.
GONZALEZ PADIN co.
Advt.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-14
UN' ARCHIVO

y iCuanto tempo Sc
pierde, a veces, buscan-
do una carta Q TN apun-
te que Sc nos ha extra.
viad0! EstO Sc evita te-
niendo en- la oficiha o en-
el despacho particular
un archivo de los que
construye la gran fabri-
ca de WABASH y que
acaban de recibir CAN
TERO, FERNANDEZ
& co. T.. -. -.
S'iCon un archivo de es-
tOs, no es neccsariO te-
ncr memorial!
- -
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-14

Para refrescos exqulsitos vlsltt
LA CAFETERIA,
San Justo 6, San ,'l;an, P. X
Advt.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-14
CAMBIOS:

CAMBIOS:
iLONDRES, ATT s
/ NEW YORK, Is cvts. P.
PARIS. 712%o d.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-10-22
The spinSter sees some
"rubies" that surprise her.
(To BE CONTINUED
WATERMELON A LA FILIPINO
WeII-Meant Effort OF Native Chef
Spoiled Surprise American Army
Officer Had Planned.

The Filipinos. it seems, have more
than one way of serving watermelon.
The melons grown in the far eastern
archipelago are small in size and In
ferior in flavor. Lieutenant Smith,
stationed in one of the towns OF north
ern Luzon, hankered for the juicy
lusciouSness of a melon from his own
sunny southland. So his family in
Tennessee carefully Grated a choice
watermelon and shipped 1t TO him by
express. 1t cost him a good many
pesos, but no matter. 1t was beauty
and arrived in perfect condition.
He instructed the cook to prepare
good dinner that very day; the splen-
did melon was 10 be served as crown
ing glory. The provincial treasurer,
the school teacher and the few Ameri.
cans In the town were invited TO par
take of treat that was to be a sur
prise 10 them.
The dinner went forward success
fully: but there was much curiosity
concerning the surprise that the most
had promised his guests. and all eyes
were turned frequently toward tne
door through which 1t was expected to
appear. At last it came. The cook en-
tered, bearing aloft an immense pat
ter, and there came from the company
a chorus of "Ahsp The platter was
placed on the table under halo, no.
cloud of--steam. The melon was
boiled, thoroughly boiled
The quick rising Of the host to his
feet with the carving knife In his hand
convinced the cook that he had better
make the quickest exist possible.
which was through the window. and
involved a leap OF ten feet to the
ground. Reports from the second
barrio on the road leading north were
that he was still running when he
passed through. Lieutenant Smith mas
NOT been able TO smile about that wa
ternelon yet.-New York Herald.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-10-22

and what hotel she stayed at; and
Claire would use her exquisite hand
kerchief on her more exquisite eyes
and say she supposed IL was Hotel
d'Angleterre-they always stopped at
d'Angleterres when they travelled.
Finally managed to induce an inspec-
tor to take his eyes of Claire for a
minute and devote them to the bag
gage of middleaged person-my-
self-and he cast a glance over my
suitcase and Mrs. Delario's. which was
open on bench beside mine, and said,
That's all right. Where does the
young lady come from, and isn't it
awful her mother isn't here, and may
be she's met with an accident on the
way and been killed"
Claire heard him--and almost faint
ed into Mrs. Delario's arms.
Now just moment before he said
these words / noticed that one of the
two pairs of turquolse-studded slippers
had fallen between the two suitcases.
i picked Ii up and was on the point
Of asking Mrs. Delario IL 1t belonged
to her when Claire collapsed, and three
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-10-22
TURN FOREIGNERS
into AMERICANS
Senator Kenyon to Urge LegisIa-
ton to improve Conditions.
STRIKE PROBE OPENS EYES
Senator Labor Committee Finds That
SO Per Cent of Steel Workers Can
not Speak or Write the
English Language.

washington, Oct 1.-THE senate
labor committee returned to Washing
ton, after investigating steel strike
conditions in western Pennsylvania,
determined, first of all, to urge the
prompt enactment of characterization
measures.
Senator Kenyon, chairman of the
strike in any way, but said he was
convinced that congress must enact
legislation to teach the English Ian
guage and knowledge of American in
sfitutions to the foreign element in
the steel mills. Fifty per cent of the
workers in some of the mills cannot
read, write or speak the American lam
guage. he said
Statement by Kenyon.
The senator issued this statement:
"The committee returned from the
Pittsburgh district strongly in favor
of some Amerlcanization bill. have
thought for long while that congress
must do what 1t could to help stimu-
late Americanism. That is common
ground, upon which we all can stand,
and Is rallying point for all. When
you find that in some of these mills
over so per cent of the workmen can
not read, write or speak the Ameri-
can language: when 1t is necessary In
these mill districts to publish orders
in all kinds Vt languages, it is time for
the American people, represented by
the American congress, to give consid-
Grafton to some plan of affording
these foreign citizens an opportunity
to learn what the institutions of
America stand for and to become
AmericaniZed.
Good Material to Work On.
1--WE saw young fellows who only
had a smattering of our tongue. who
impressed us as splendid material out
of which to make American citizens.
1.-TWO bills are now pending before
the committee of which l have the
honor to be chairman, dealing with
this question. The committee meets
this week to take them up, and
earnestly hope that one or both of
them may be reported out of the COM
mittee and may be passed by congress
before adjournment.
Eight and half million people in
this country over ten years of age can
not speak, read or write the Ameri-
can language. To the correction of
that condition every citizen should re-
solve to do his part"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-10-22

didn't know--and wouldn't |. Just out
of pity. let her lie in my berth while?
My suitcase was open In the berth.
| took II out and slowed IL; and then
Just out of pity l laid Claire down In
its place and stayed with her. That
one tritling act probably changed the
course of my life; but I'm telling the
story as Ii unwound its length and
colled Its entaugling meshes over the
straight and narrow path my feet
were treading.
II was because Of our common In
terest In Claire that saw great
deal more of Mrs. Delario than l other
wise should have done. II was on the
last day out that she FIRST mentioned
her own children to me, saying that
one reason why she'd been willing To
take the responsibility of Claire was
that she was so like her Lila. q girl
Of thirteen In boarding school: and
from Lila she went on to Eugene. who
couldn't meet her at the steamer. un-
fortunately. because she'd come back
two weeks early and be was in the
West.
He seemed very near her heart, and
after talking of him for half an hour
she either warmed to Ii or let slip by
accident, / couldn't tell which, the
0rdA ''It's tie grief Of my life-and
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-10-22
Bad Sickness
Caused oy
Acid-Stonlacl

II people only realized the health destroy
ing power Of acid-stomach-of the many
kinds OF sickness and misery It causes--of
the lives It literally wrecks-they would
guard against 1t as carefully they do
against deadly plague. You know in an
instant the hrst symptoms of actd-stomach-
pains OF indigestion; distressing, painful
bloat; sour, gassy stomach: belching: food
repeating; heartburn. etc Whenever your
stomach feels this way you should lose
time IN putting II to rights. II you don't.
serious consequences almost sure to fol-
low. such intestinal fermentation. auto
intoxication, impairment OF the entire ner-
vous system, headache biliousness. cirrhosis
OF the liver: sometimes even catarrh OF the
stomach and intestinal ulcers and cancer.
If you not feeling right. see IL II isn't
scid-stomach that is the cause of your III,
health. Take EATONIC, the wonderful mod
stomach remedy. EATONIC Tablets
quickly and surely relieve the pain. bloat.
belching. and heartburn that Indicate acid
stomach. Make the stomach strong, clean
and sweet BY keeping the stomach in
healthy condition so that you can get full
strength from your food, your general health
steadily improves. Results are marvelously
quick Just try EATONIC and you will be
enthusiastic the thousands who have
used 1t and who say they never dreamed
anything could bring such marvellous relief
So get a big 5o-cent box Of EATONIC
from your druggist today. II not satisfac-
tory return IL and he will refund your money.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-10-22

Claire-till her mother arrived, and
Mrs. Delario wouldn't on account Of
her work. and what sort of work could
It possibly be?
/ saw by that that Mrs. DeIario
hadn't taken Claire much into her con-
fidence-Claire said even her father
couldn't guess what Mrs. Delario did
exactly. though he thought he knew
a little, only he didn't know that la
dies did 1t In America.
While ! was considering what I'd
better say the clock struck and !
bounced out of my chair In a hurry
it was the hour of an appointment,
and here l was five miles away, gos-
siping.
| told Claire I had to run, and she
followed me to my bedroom while ]
got my coat. and 1t was she who ex-
claimed. why. there's Mrs. Delario's
slipper She's hunted everywhere for
it. You picked ii up at the customs
house and put 1t in your suitcase"
I'm the thief" l laughed, slipping
on my coat.
Claire took couple of steps toward
the slippers and said, "rn take it back
to her"
mo, my dear-just leave 1t. don't
know which is hers-I see Mrs. Jimm-
son has mixed them all up-and /
haven't time to find out now"
ooh, can soon TELL" and Claire was
about to pounce on them, but headed
her of.
'That's a matter for me to attend
to. Claire, and entirely between Mrs.
Delario and myself"
By this time had on my veil and
gloves. and hearing the elevator stop
ping at the floor, shooed Claire and
bOlted for it,
Now I'd looked at the slippers as
Claire spoke, and they were standing
HEEL TO THE WALL, between a
pair of oxford ties and pair of
bath slippers that were toe to the
wall, as were all the rest but these
three slippers; and noticed this par
ticularly and remembered 1t later COM
ing home in the cars when the incident
required to me, and wondered why
since Claire was no longer with Mrs.
Delario--she had been so anxious to
take the slipper back. and If she need
ed an excuse-possibly- her father
for going to the house to see her
friend, and how If it hadn't been for
Mrs. Jimmson / could have let her
take the slipper and been glad to have
her do it; and how Mrs. Jimmson must
have pleased herself in placing the
slippers just that way, backs to the
wall. so they'd show off to best advan.
tage as works of art and decorate the
room at large with their beauty; and
how 1t must have puzzled her to find
three slippers all alike i'm my room
not two, not four. but three; and why
three? And what would the good
creature say if told her I'd stolen the
odd one?
These thoughts may seem too trivial
to mention, but the point is that ]
thought them and they were so obvi-
ously suggested by the way Jimmson
placed the slippers. heel to the wall.
But here's the uncanny thing that hap
pened: When ! got home one hour
after seeing them that way and turned
on the light my eyes fell upon the
slippers-THEY WERE ALL TOEING
THE WALL.
1t gave me such a shock that l sat
flop down on the bed. So far as ]
knew not human soul had entered
during my absence of one hour and
some minutes, nor was there any evil
dence that anything else in the place
had been touched-the other shoes
stood toe to the wall just as I'd seen
them when / went out with Claire.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-10-22
DEMAND ON WILSON DELAYED
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Postpones Action Because
of Presidents Illness.

Washington, Oct. IA discussion
of whether President Wilson is well
enough to perform properly the duties
of the presidency developed at an ex-
ecutive session of the senate foreign
relations committee when action was
sought on a resolution requesting GER
tain information regarding Chinese
Japanese relations. A vote on the res
olution was postponed indefinitely on
the objection of Senator Williams
(Dem.) of Mississippi. who is said to
have argued that in his present state
Of health the president should not be
called upon for information or action
In such matters.