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The mirror., 1919-08-14

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lD'31& woman of Spokane,
lHgNEGH Washington, wrote me
lNNg and asked how l got the
material for the stories / write.
Every once in while some young
woman who wants to be great
author writes to ask me that. They
usually say: ''The characters in
your stories are so quaint and odd
and yet so true to life. They
seem so real. How do you get the
material?" I am so we'll estab-
lished in the author business now,
and have such a steady trade, that
at last l feel it is safe for me to
give the secret to the world.
l get the material for my stories
by putting on my hat and poking
around until 1 find queer. looking
character, and then l ask him the
story of his life. For example, I
look in window and see an old,
gray headed shoemaker sitting on
a bench, working away at pair
of shoes. l go in and speak to
him.
Good afternoon" I say. Are
you a shoemakera"
'Yes," he says. What did
you think l was doingg Think l
was painting a fagpole on a sub
marines What do you ask fool
questions fora"
'I'm an author," say. II write
short stories and books. I'm get
ting material for short story now,
but if you turn out to be interest
ing enough l may make a whole
novel of you"
This always pleases. 1t puts
the subject at his ease. too. Some
times 1 give him a cigar. That
helps. 1t shows / am friendly and
mean we'll.
| The first thing l have to do after
the introduction is to get the local
color of the man and his business.
1t doesn't do to say, "A shoemaker
was making pair of Shoes" and
let it 60 at that. You must get
the proper atmosphere. You must
mention the tools of his trade by
their correct names. So l take a
seat and take out my note book
and a pencil.
THE smell / smell in here is
leather, 1 suppose9" I say. Il
have got to get the smell right in
my stories" !"
''Yes, that's it" he says. ''Tan-
ned leather. 1t smells like that.
That's the way it SMELLS"
And that thing that holds the
shoe-that leather strap you put
your foot through. What is thatg"
''That's the surcingle. Every
shoemaker has one. 1t isn't to
hold the shoe. 1t is to keep the
palm of my foot warm"
Il see. And that wooden thing
there, shaped like foot. What
do you call thatg"
That's micrometer. We use
it to measure micros with. If
leather has more than forty-eight
micros to the ruble, it is not good
leather"
Il think I understand" 1 say.
Il can begin my story like this:
The old shoemaker sat on his
bench measuring hunk of leather
with his micrometer, while his
well-worn surcingle warmed the
palm of his aged foot Does that
sound rigbt9"
Sounds 6ne."
but is it true? If you read
that would you see an aged shoe
maker, sitting in his shop2"
Eyes. Only you ought to men,
ton his last. Every shoemaker
has last"
"Of course! I'll mention the
last. Where is. it2"
That's it-that wad on the box
there. IT'S sort of a wax. A
The mirror., 1919-08-14
GETTING MATERIAL FOR A STORY
Find Overlooking Character and Then Ask Him the
Story of His Life
ElHs Parker Butler, in The Bookman

", IN Ihe B0Otn2Gn
you know. That means his wax
if he sat down on it he should
stick to it. He should be coarse,
rough fellow so the wax would
stick to him, and not slick, oily
fellow that the wax would slip
off Of"
Il see. And what do you use
the last forg"
To wax my mustache. All
shoemakers wax their mustaches
with their lasts. 1t is an old Gus
tom. The mustaches used to be
long-long and thin-so the Shoe
makers waxed them and turned
them up and tucked the ends be-
hind their ears. If they didn't do
that. they we're apt to thread their
needles with them and sew them
into the sole of a shoe. It was
pitiful sight to see a shoemaker
walking around the street with
shoe dangling from the end of his
mustache."
L should think it would be. l
wonder if I couldn't make that
my story-the story of a shoe
maker who sewed his mustache in
to a shoe"
And it was especially pitiful at
meals" the shoemaker would say,
when there was soup-bean soup.
The shoe would get into the soup
and get full of it, sometimes; full
of bean soup. And the shoemaker
would wonder why his mustache
was so heavy. He would go back
to his work with his shoe on the
end of his mustache splashing bean
soup down the front of his coat.
And if it was chicken soup! Dogs
and cats! Thousands of them!
Following him to lick up the soup
he spilled. 1 remember. once,
when got one shoe that was on
the end of my mustache full of
fish-codfsh. And the other shoe
the one that was on the other
mustache end-full of tea"
That's interesting. A pair of
shoes J."
mo, not a pair. Odd shoes.
One was brogan and the other
was gaiter."
Hold on. What is a brogan9
I have to get the local color right,
you know"
"A brogan? A brogan is
coarse. heavy shoe"
Il see. And gaitera"
"A gaiter is a light shoe. /
made three kinds of CATERS. I
made a very light one for wear in
the house-that was -gaiter.
Then / made a heavier one, for
wear in the street. That was
street gaiter. Then l made one
heavier than a street-gaiter, but
not so heavy as brogan. 1t was
to wear in alleys. That was an
alley-gaiter."
'An-what did you call it?"
An alley -gaiter."
"Oh! We're they cloth or lea
ther?"
Leather. The house. gaiter I
made of kid, but 1 made the street.
gaiter of calfskin. 1t was tougher.
Better for outdoor wear"
Yes, I've got that down. And
the alley -gaiter? What sort of
leather did you use for the alley
gaiters".
Crocodile"
You see how easy it is to gather
material for your stories. All you
have to do is to 60 to the man and
ask him, and he will tell you. l
have never known it to fail. As
soon as he knows you are story
writer he is anxious to oblige. and
he will simply smear you all over
with atmosphere and local color,
and rich, ripe facts like these.
Wh;In %horn 20 l;fn %horo 10 hOno
The mirror., 1919-08-14

While there is life there is hope
for everybody but the under
taker.
The Lake County times., 1919-09-20

when probably we shall charter several
big liners from America" declared Herr
Nogelsang.
The United States. in the opinion Of
Geheimrat June. will receive but an in
fnitessimal proportion OF Germany's s
army OF emisrants. The German gov
ernment at least is not encouraging emf
grafton to the United States
In the United States. said Herr
Jung. our people lose their German ma
tionality and become Americanized The
German-Americans proved this in the
war We want our emigrants to remain
German This is possible only in coun-
tries where language and customs are
sharply contrasted to our own. Countries
like Russia. Argentine. Paraguay and
Brazil are ideal for German settlements
I'VE have a report here that the Amer
lean congress has made a law. compell-
ing all immigrants to study the English
language and American history. Such
measures Of compulsion viii certainly
not appeal 20 Germans.
Russia probably will be the favori' c
point Of emigration for Germans. That
country abounds in virgin resource;
that can be exploited by industrious and
thrifty Germans"
The Lake County times., 1919-09-20
NOTICE TO suBscxrnErs.
" - - y - - -
WHENCE CoMETH w1sDoM7

SO many things done nowadays that are done
without thought; much that is seen that it
would seem as if mems minds up hastily and
without due consideration consequences. There
once was man who eschewed evil and his name was
job The unwise of the people who then gave
this man some and he spoke in a way which Is
certainly as timely He said
Where shall wisdom be found and where is the
place of understanding? Man knoweth the price
thereof neither is it found in the land living
depth saith 1t is not in and saith 1t is not
in me- 1t cannot be gold neither shall silver
be weighed for the price thereof cannot be valued
with the gold of Ophr with the precious onyx or the
sapphire The gold and the crystal equal it. and
the exchange Of it shall not be for jewels gold No
mention shall be made Of coral pearls the price
Of wisdom is above rlbes. The topaz OF Ethiopia shall
not equal it, neither shall it pure gold
Whence, then, comeh wisdom? where is the place
OF understanding? Seeing is hid eyes of all
living, and kept close from the of the air De-
strucon and death We heard fame there
OF with our God understandeth way thereof
and he knoweh the place thereof For he looked to the
ends Of the earth and seeth whole heaven
make the weight for the winds: and he weigheth the
waters by measure. When he made decree for the
rain and for the lightning thunder; then did
he see it. and declare it, he prepared yea searched
It out And unto he said Behold the fear of the
Lord that is wisdom and depart from evil is under
standing.
The Lake County times., 1919-09-20
CUPID IS NOT ON STRIKE.

Over in England they're worrying about alarming
increase in bgamy Parliament is considering measure
stricter methods identify folk who attempt
marry again without first obtaining divorce In 1914
there bigamy England 1917 there
435 Eince then the crime has become much more
common We had been to believe that marriage
ords kept scrupuously in England but il
seems there has been much laxty.
IN France they're worrying about the just opposite
condition There enough marriages instead of
being too many. Young with the mount
ing of living marrying And
government bounties talked Of Here in America,
Judging license lists and the society
columns OF the newspapers. have worry
about decline matrmony. has there any
recorded bigamy. Logic logic. the old
motto APPARENTLY believed live cheapy
one Perhaps it is because they have Bigamy
having wife too many and cynic says that
nonogany means the same sometimes But young Amer
cynical and the fall wedding prom
ises be hourishing
The Lake County times., 1919-09-20
A Union F or Pro due ito n

to recognize the fact that the only
way to create wealth is to produce.
Wealth cannot be created by working
six hours a day instead Of eight or ten,
and il cannot be produced by higher
wages unless these wages come as the
result of increased production.
"By the same rule the establishment
Of prices by law fails. Production and
commerce and business can not be
carried on by passing laws and resolu.
tions and agreements. Deliver the
aoods-thats the only way to accom-.
plish anything.
for production, for efficiency. Let or
ganized labor spend it's efforts increas
Ing the capability Of its members, in
stead of trying to scale them down &c
less work for more pay.
"All these matters are really very
simple. They follow the great law o'
supply and demand and the basic
principles of human nature. Follow
them and production, success anc
prosperity will result. Go aeains
them and things are thrown of theil
balance. When organized labor teach
es its members to do more work fo
! more pay they will get it. AS long a.
they try TO work less for more pa,
they will fail That is the whole o
] the matter"
The Lake County times., 1919-09-20
Official News Bulletin of Indiana
Federation of Clubs
Edited BY LENA Kokorno. Chairman
For THz TINES omcial County Women

indianapolis leader a luncheon for
district and county chairmen will be
held Tuesday at 1915 o'clock. at which
Mrs. John z. Moore. Kokomo Will pre-
side An art supper and conference will
be held Tuesday evening at O'Clock.
with Mrs. Jesse w. Riddle Of Lawrence
burg presiding. 4 reception will be
held at the close of the Tuesday even
ing meeting in honor of visiting club
women.
Features outlined for Wednesday Will
include a department OF education lun-
oheon and conference a 1915 o'clock.
with Mrs. o. N. Piteenger of indianapolis
presiding. an address on "Eduration for
the New Era" by Edward Howard
Griggs. noted Chautauqua lesturer. tho
Federation dinned at s p. m. with Mrs.
J. y. Patterson presiding. and even
ing address by Edward Howard Grisgs
on Browning Philosophy of Music and
the Spirit: Abt VogIer.
Thursday will also be crowded full of
good things. The department Of leRis-
lature will have a luncheon and confer
ence at 1915 o'clock. at which Mrs.
Phillip Zoercher of indianapolis will
preside An illustrated lecture on Our
Native Landscape" will be given in the
! afternoon by Jens Jensen of Chicago
A department fconservation supper
and conference will follow. with Mrs. J..
:. F'ickenscher of South Bend presiding.
Two addresses will feature the evening
meeting. one by Mrs. Ella S. Stewart Of
| Chicago on Woman the Torch Bearer. .
and another by Mrs. Thomas G Winter.
second vice president OF the General
! Federation of Woman's Clubs, on the
subject The New America"
The Lake County times., 1919-09-20

(From the CALUMET RECORD.)
"Any attempt to establish a system
Of living or system Of work that is
contrary TO human nature Is predes-
tined TO failure.
Long ago organized labor made the
fatal mistake Of trying to grade all
workers of one class alike so that all
would receive the same pay. This not
only scaled down the good workers to
the level OF the mediocre or worse,
but II removed the incentive of effort.
eff a man can earn more wages by
producing more work he will try.
There Is an Incentive. But when he
is to receive so much an hour, there
is no incentive for special effort, on
the contrary there is every reason to
slack up and soldier on the Job.
"The whole thing is very simple to
US. Right here the system fails and
always will fail. II is contrary to hu
man nature.
"AIl the agreements and laws and
resolutions in the world can not
change basic truths. II is human ma
ture for man to put forth special et
forts when special rewards are &c
come. Any attempt TO do otherwise
slows up production.
This Is the big trouble in America
! today. Organized labor does not seen
The Lake County times., 1919-09-20
DIVIDE THE TREATY.

Senator Charles Townsend of Michigan is in receipt
adopted a meeting of the Ameri
Defense Society which he has had reproduced in the
Congressional The purport of the document is
indicated the opening sentence, which reads fol-
The American Defense Society respectfully re-
quests senate United States reject the
called covenant and eliminate il from the treaty OF
peace with Germany, place thereof request the
appointment the nations which have warred against
Germany. OF committees perform those duties under
the treaty regulate the carrying out by Ger
many Defense Society played notable
part during furthering cause, and its
views on Americanism league of nations signed
by prominent of the country should
command the attention of everything
The Lake County times., 1919-09-20
AND THEY DIED FOR FRANCE.

The report that President Poncare of France has
decreed that the bodies of American soldiers shall not
be for period three years, unless through
diplomatic negotiation saddening the thou
sands of fathers and mothers whose soldier sons are
buried there They find it hard to believe the report
view of the their boys died France
As OF the for the reported decree
lack OF railroad transportation the point
inconsistency shown in the portation OF
the qualifying clause regarding diplomatic nego
tiations" hope the United States gov
ernment will yet insist the early return to their
sorrowing homeland OF those who made the supreme
sacrifice.
The Lake County times., 1919-09-20
HIGH COST OF LEAGUING.

During the recent discussion In the house on the bill
amending the Lever food control act. Representative
William A. Rodenberg charged that President Wilson in
his last address to made feeble effort
tablish sort of the present high
cost of living and league Of nations Painfully
struck rather laboriously continued Mr.. Roden-
berg, he tried the impression public
mind that the American people could expect any
of permanent nature from the prices
necessaries until the treaty of peace embodying
Utopan conception of league nations. ratified
by the You know the president said
snge-track mind The public is convinced long since
that the admission is well founded | appeal
president TO wake up and get his mind back
the track of domestic duty. | him transfer his
thoughts from Europe her intrigues America and
her necessities I implore him TO forget for a
The Lake County times., 1919-09-20
SOME PROGRAM z1rrs.

We are not permitted at this time -
print the entire program. but we MUST
give just a few hints OF the many good
things which the program committee
has in store for those who attend the
convention this year.
Among the program features which
at other conventions have proven 10 be
Of special help TO delegates were the
conferences held for the various de-
partments. There are to be several of
these conferences. most of them at the
luncheon hour.
The opening day. Tuesday. will be
marked by unusual features in the way
of council discussions. Community
Kitchens" will be discussed with Mrs.
s. z. Perkins of Indianapolis leader.
How Much and What Legislation
Should the Federation Endorse will be
discussed with Mrs. z. c. Rumpler oi
The Lake County times., 1919-09-20
REMINDED.

Prohteering and boarding preventabe and pun
shabe waremergency legislation and have been
for than years Mr. Hoover, when food admin
strator reduced these practices minimum turning
the punitive fines the Red Cross Under general
law, of il is crime for seller of TO
charge much he induce his customers to pay.
But under special law which makes the government
dictator may and punishable by fine imprison-
rnen the day Hoover left grapple with
situation Europe. until Mr.. Wilson
Europe reminded of the confded him that
law has been dead letter
Mr. Wilson would apparently have the minds of his
fellow countrymen diverted from this neglect by
consideration appeal for law.-Providence
Journal.
The Lake County times., 1919-09-20
Service /

THE TIMES is prepared by its
leased wire service to give the full
est possible news of the great steel
workers struggle impending. II
hopes to give its readers the most
accurate facts obtainable of al
eventuali6es as its news columns
today show. If you are not having
THE TIMES delivered to you
regularly do so now by all means
The Lake County times., 1919-09-20
I. 2. c. CONVENTION.

Indiana Federation which is TO be held
IN Kokomo October 21-24. are nearing
completion. Kokomo and Howard coun-
~ club women are hoping to make this
one of the best conventions aver held
Many Of the delegates will be enter
tained in Kokomo homes. Applications
for rooms may be sent to Mrs. a q
Dawson, 315 z Walnut St. Kokomo
secretary OF the housing committee
Reservations for the Federation dinner
may be made by writing to Mrs Harry
G Davis. 511 W. Taylor st. kokomo
The convention will be held in Grace
Methodist church and the Frances hote
Will be convention headquarters.
The Lake County times., 1919-09-20
A. c AkpERsoH

lsTiFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. sERvIcEl
BERLIN. Sept. 2O.-Four million Ger
mans are preparing TO abandon the faith
erland and seek their fortunes abroad.
This figures is official, furnished me by
Geheimrat Jung. director of the recently
organized Government Bureau Of Mi
grafton. 1t will take ten years to trans
port the emigrants. according to Herr
Jung. Bad economic conditions. result
ing from the war. are responsible for the
The Lake County times., 1919-09-20
FOUR MILLION GERMANS
PREPARING TO EM|GRATE
Wholesale exodus

The big German steamship companies
already have begun booking passages
for the prospective emigrants. The
Hamburg -Amerika line alone. according
TO Carl Nogelsang. director of the Ber-
lin office. has a waiting list OF 400
families destined for the United States
and South America
But of course. we cannot begin NOV
ing the passengers until the entente
powers have ratified the peace treaty.
The Lake County times., 1919-09-20

1t is often necessary for the busi-
ness woman to adopt a distinct tai
lored style and yet she does not want
suit which looks too mannish. Here
is an exquisitely cut and fitted suit
of soft wooden material which does
not wrinkle easily. 1t is smart and
attractive and has a decidedly stylish
air. The tailored blouse with its
Roman stripes gives bit Of color 70
the costume and the plain banded
sailor is in keeping with the rest Of
the outfit She is perfectly groomed
and ready for any occasion which the
day may bring forth.
The Lake County times., 1919-09-20

attorney take the steps that will
bring reduction least ten articles of provi
sons that enter into consumption of the household"
The Lake County times., 1919-09-20

RECENT West Virginia gubernat torial candidate on
antprohbition platform to be firm his prn-
ciples since he a charge operat.
ing moonshine still
The Lake County times., 1919-09-20

HOG prices drop" sensationalzes headline. Well
there lot of headlines that the average would
like to drop that have nothing to do with pork
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-10-31
NURSE RIDES ON
ROOF OF BOXCAR
American Girl Journeys $50
Miles to Carry Medicine
to Rumanian Sick.

cRAIOVA. Bumania oct 81
Riding on The roof Of box car
through 80 miles or Eumanian
mountains. Miss Georgia Watts OF
Lexington. Ky. carried a ronagn-
ment Of much-neoded medicines and
surgical supplies from Bucharest 10
the American Red Cross hospital
here.
The outbreak OF sudden cpl
demic Of typhus demanded the i'm
mediate receipt OF certain supplies
which could only be- obtained from
the American warehouses in Buch-
Arrest Miss Watts offered TO make
the trip There was not an inch of
space left in any one of the freight
ears
Miss Watts. who had carefully
packed her supplies In small cases
with an eye 10 some such conting-
ency obtained the consent Of tho
stationmaster the crates of medi-
cines were tied 10 the roof Of box
car and Miss Watts mounted 10 a
place beside them. where she cIune
as The train climbed toru0usly up
a crooked mountain trail across
many bridges and through uUmer-
GUS tunnels.
She arrived safe and sound at her
destination with her precious
freight
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-10-31
Brace Up! Don't Let
Kidney Pains Get" You

Il your life SLED with the bleak winter OF
dull. drab. morotonous days each one like
the other bsfore2 No future happiness to
dwell upoug No pleasant memories TO
5herishg Yet there IS a perpetual spring
lime to every man who Is physically ht and
Who takes the proper care OF his body
Be careful what remedies you try. A sick
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-10-31
HOLD DISTRICT MEET
OF W0MAN'S AUXILIARY

GOSHEN. Ind. oct 31.-The an-
nual district convention of the Wo-
mans auxiliary Of the Episcopal
church was held at ST. James Epis-
copal church here Thursday with
about sixty persons i'm attendance.
South Bend. Mishawaka. ElkEart,
Bristol. Howe Goshen, and ether
places were represented.
Among the speakers were Father
Young Of Chicago. Bishop Partridge
OF Kansas City. Mo-: Father Miller
Of Michigan City. Bishop Rowe of
Alaska. Bishop AYES Of Mexico. Mrs
BoedefeId of Elkhart Miss Alice
Goldthwaite and Rev. Duncan
Weeks. rector OF St James church
here. who submitted a report on the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-10-31

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