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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-02
SOCIETY

, Mrs John Hively, Mrs Willis Var
der Beck, Mrs. Schuyler Morse. Mrs
Herbert Frantz. Mrs. Mary Garner
Miss Katherine Searles. Mrs. Fet-
tiers. Mrs. Penrod and Mrs. Isaac
Calvert.
l.. l. Cunningham. former we'll
known South Bend high school stu
dent. is TO marry Miss Helen Kuhl-
man OF Auburn, Ind. on Christmas
day at the First VI. +. church In
South Bend, according 10 word re-
ceived here.
Miss Huffman has been studying
music at FIT. Wayne, Ind, since her
graduation from the Auburn high
school. She is the daughter OF Col.
a. l.. Kuhlman. one Of Indiana's best
known army officers.
Mr.. Cunningham attended the
Springfield college with Edmond o.
DOnnell. Edwin Elbel and Leonard
Waters in 1917 and Is. He was
commissioned from the Plattsburg
Officers Training school and later
served as post athletic officer at the
Massachusetts Agricultural college
, In the Allen military school at BOs-
ton, he was commander and coach.
He met Miss Kuhlman while work
ing as physical director and coach
in the Auburn Y.M.C.A. Afterward
he became an athletic officer in the
Polish army at Warsaw, Poland. Mr..
Cunningham is at present the coach
of Fisk university. Nashville, Tenn.
He will spend the holidays with
his mother. Mrs. c. VI. Cunningham,
SOC 5. Carroll St. after which he will
resume his work at Fisk.
Mr. and Mrs. George Mcguire. 500
s. Michigan St, entertained at din
ner Sunday hOnoring the 40th we'd
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Fos-
ter. III II W. Washington av. Gov
ers were laid for 10 guests. Mrs
Ella Mcintosh of New Virginia, Ia.
was an out Of town guest.
The Busy NeedlewOrker's club
held an all-day sewing meeting al
the home of Mrs. r. F.. Cromwell
1915 Dale av.. Tuesday. A chicken
dinner was served at noon TO IL
guests. on Dec. IA the club will
meet at a place to be announced
later.
Mrs. Fred woodward. 522 st
Joseph St, will be hostess at a
o'clock buffet luncheon at her home
, Friday afternoon TO members OF
the Daughters Of the American Rev
olutiOn. She will be assisted by
Mrs. L. ]. Harwood, Mrs. +. G.
France. Mrs Hugh p. DunahOO and
Mrs. John Hunter. A Christina;
motif will be furthered in the lunch
con menu and decorations. Mrs. JohT
Campbell will read a report of the
continental congress held in the
early summer at Washington y. G
The Woman's guild Of the St
| PauPs NJ r. church met Monday
might in the church parlors. supper
was served at $3.50 o'clock TO 125
members and guests. The evening
was spent socially. The next meet
ing will be held in January. the ex-
act date of which is to be announced
later.
The concert under the auspices OF
the South Bend Woman's club. wa:
| given by Steimrich's orchestra o.
| Elkhart at Healthwin Tuesday night
4 The orchestra donated its services
and the concert was greatly appre
/ ciated. The program consisted
/ chiefly OF popular music.
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Circles

afternoon business session resulted IN
the reelection Of Mrs. Slower as
president. Mrs. Ziegler as vice presi-
dent and Mrs r. Smith IA secretary.
Mrs Maggie Cottrell was elected
treasurer. An annual club custom
was followed in the exchange Of
gifts, the president Of the circle was
presented with "a leather hand bag by
the members. Mrs G. VI Zigler. 624
S. Michigan S.. will entertain the
circle The first Wednesday in Jan
uary.
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Philanthropy

yet SO fcily angry that I shivered
with apprehension. But his wife
heard the first infection. discngaged
herself from Harriet Braithwaite' =
embrace, and came toward him, 10
ali outward appearance as calm as
If she were just taking up her posi-
ton by the bedside of a patient.
wondered whimsically IL her mar
iage to this moody cousin of mine,
worn with wounds and illness. had
/ not developed into a nurse-and-pa-
tient relation. only made a thousand
times more difficult because Of he
binding marriage tie.
Yes. dear. What is it?''
Her voice held the same low, rich.
beautifully modulated intonations
that had attracted me long ago to
| Katherine. | wondered angrily how
Jack could withstand its sweetness,
and / could have beaten him, i'll as
he undeniably was. for the cold
wrath in his eyes as he looked at
her.
If you have quite finished your
"reminiscences" the words came
slowly icily, and knew that he was
depressing the desire TO blaze forth
ali manner OF angry insulting words.
perhaps you will explain TO our
| friends that we have only stopped
over between trains, and in order 10
get the next one back we can only
stay a few minutes.
She started violently. and I saw
swift little tremor OF humiliation
and dismay pass over her face.
knew that they had planned 70 stay
for several days, knew that this sud
den decision Of Jacks, born of his
temper and jealousy, was as much
blow TO her as If he had actually
struck her.
But she rallied her possession
gamely, opened her lips in what l
have no doubt was asquiescence
cleverly worded 20 shield her hus-
there came an interruption as uneX-
pected as il was welcome.
With the stately grace that makes
her always the very picture Of the
! traditional grande dame. Harriet
| Braithwaite come up 10 Jack. inter
posing herself so skilfully between
Katherine and himself that he had
no chance 10 do anything save give
her his undivided attention.
I'm that case" she said smoothly,
II must hasten to say to you some
thing that can not be delayed. VIII
you please come with me-"
She laid her fingers upon his arm,
took him down the steps and into
| the garden path before he knew fair
ly what he was doing.
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trade area in which goods for trans
shipment may be handled without
paying a duty
Facilities for grading reCoudi-
tiOning. sorting repackinE. or manu-
featuring foreign merchandise for
reshipment viii be provided The
manufacturing estg blishments would
save customs duties and delays Incl
dental 20 the handling Of dutiable
imported raw material and elimin-
ate the restrictions connected with
the use OF bonded warehouses. Duty
would be paid on goods designated
for the Canadian market and ship
ped out OF the foreign trade area.
Free areas have contributed great
ly % the growth and development OF
many Of the important European
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-02
FAMOUS RHINOCEROS
HORN GIVEN MUSEUM

NEW YORK, Nov. 3O.-The horn
OF an Indian rhinOceros. presented
to Pope Gregory XIV in 1880 TO
protect him against poisoning by its
putative medicinal properties. has
been donated 10 the American Mus
cum OF Natural History in this city.
The horn. given to the Pope by
the prior and brothers OF the mon
astery Of st. Mary OF Guadalupe in
Spain. was credited with sweating in
the presence OF poison with acting
by way OF warning and II powdered
and taken internally as an antidote.
The tip is missing. 1t was cut
of I'm 1891 and administered 10 the
Pope in his last illness.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-02
VANCOUVER MAY
BECOME FREE PORT
Business Men Propose Estab-
lishment of Foreign
Trade Area.

EANCOUNER, =. G.. Dec. L.
Plans 10 make Vancouver the first
free port on the North American
continent are being considered by
business men in western Canada. II
Is proposed TO esta blish a foreign
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-02

seaports In view Of this fact be- o.
surprising mat free areas have NOT
been adopted In American OF Canad
ian ports Changing Vancouver into
a free port. industrial experts dec
clare. would prove a wonderful face
tor in developing the foreign conn
merce of western Canada
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-02

Mrs John Hively, Mrs Willis Van
der Beck, Mrs. Schuyler Morse. Mrs
Herbert Frantz. Mrs. Mary Garner.
Miss Katherine Searles. Mrs. Fet-
tiers. Mrs. Penrod and Mrs. Isaac
Calvert.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-02

Christmas trees holly or mistle-
toe See classification 64-A BOO the
Want Ad section today.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-02

Christmas shoppers guioe--cialss-
ton.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-02

Gifts for the traveller See class
ifcation 64-A In the Want Ad sec
ton.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-02
Personals

Dr. Herbert Forster. who has been
visiting his mother. 215 y. Lafayette
blvd. has returned to Chicago.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-02

MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Ralph V. Markle, South Bend, 10
Katherine Anderson. South Bend.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-11-12

Mrs. Aldrich brought me a light
breakfast, ami one Of the Gardeners
came TO say that the dogs had been
found in the woods. They had been
fed drugged meat and were sick and
even now barely able TO stand.
| was preparing 20 90 10 Mr.. Sid
ncy'S room when the telephone rang
again. 1t was Il call from the village
Of Ilorwich. forty miles east. IA place
OF some repute, or i'll repute. for the
number and character Of its drinking
places and ~rOadhouses.
The man calling me said he was the
constable Of the township Of Norwich
and asked if he were talking to Il per-
Sol of responsibility. | assured him
he was. Then he told me that an auto
mobile accident had occurred two
miles out Of UorWich and that the only
identifying marks suggested Hartley
house as n place to make inquiries.
Re asked if l could come TO Horwich.
| cndcavOred to question him owe
the telephone. but he said there was
little information he could give, Il
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-11-12
ORIGINATED IN DAINTY VERSE
Expression That Is Considered Slight
iy Vulgar Today Traced to
Poet Cowper.

Some OF the crudcst expressions In
the English tongue had their origin
In poetry. and even religious COM
mands. Among these the phrase. ito
20 the whole hog" is il striking ex-
ample. Today it is looked upon as
a vulgarism. Yet the words were OBJ
tanned directly from Il poem by Cow
per, whose title is the pretty term,
Love OF the World R%eprOved." The
poem is the versifying OF an Arabian
story that seems well founded in fact.
MOhammed in giving forth his laws
declared that a certain part of h pig
should not be eaten. but he forgot TO
mention just what part it was that
he thought unclean. His followers, to
make sure of not violating his COM
mands, debarred the whole pig. As
there were many, however, who were
dearly fond Of pork, they met and
agreed that one would eat the steaks.
one the chops. one the feet, ana so on.
until the whole pig had been eaten,
and thus but one of the feaSterS could
he made TO suffer for Il sin. As Cow
per says: "They thought ii hard from
the whole hog to be debarred," and
adds: with sOphistry. their sauce
they swecten. till quite from tail to
Snout, It's eaten"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-11-12
STILL KEEN ON AIR TRAFFIC
Germany Actively at Work Building
Observation-Disclosures Zeppelin Said
to Be in Contemplation.

A few weeks ago Germany delivered
Il brand-new Zeppelin. the largest YET
built. TO France and another new Yep.
pelin TO Great Britain. Yet we are
told by the Airplane that Herr Coils
mann. the director general Of he Yep
pelin interests, recently returned from
the United States after negotiating
with certain firms regarding transat.
lantic air traffic. Negotiations have
also been carried on with Holland,
Sweden and the United States for tha
construction Of airships on an inter.
national basis. Ii is rumored that q
new type Zeppelin airship, with n load
capacity OF 60 tons, accommodation
for 800 passengers and fuel capacity
for Il vOyage three times the lCn-ih OF
the Atlantic crossing. Is to be evolved
Scientific American.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-11-12

Coles CarbOlisalve Quickly Relieves
and heals burning, itching and torturing
skin diseases. IL instantly stops the pain
of burns. Heals without scars. soc and Goo.
Ask your druggist. or send COO to The j.
w. Cole Co., Rockford, ILL.,, for a pkg.Adv.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-11-12
~. Do you know where Jed kept

diary. Do you know where Jed kept
it?"
mo, DOCTOR" said Mrs. Sidney. IF
there had been any chance Of finding it
we should have taken it away from
him. In his absence we have searched
his room frequently"
These people are after the manu-
script. and they are satisfied that they
have it," l said. II am sure OF that.
There was a small pearl-inlaid box.
open and empty. in the middle Cf the
floor"
1--WE never found such a box" said
Mrs. Sidney.
Then it might have been there?"
1T might"
IF it was, they have it and We must
get it back
ooh, if we can, we must" she cried.
holding her hands so tightly clasped
that the delicate bones made Il crack
ling noise.
tried TO be encouraging and conSol-
ing and, as a practical measure, gave
her a bromide.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-11-12
Meredith and Lady macbeth.

Lady Butcher in her "Memnrics ~
George Meredith" recently published.
gives the world not u littlc new iufor-
nation about the novelist which l.
moth significant aud extremely rnirr.
tanning. Here j. uur OF the passages
sl.e quotes fr0m her diary Wlirii shows
Ais amazing power 10 paint with
words:
Mr.. Meredith wei with far!rr and;
mc'to see Irving anG .,irs. Grove tnep
Ratpman) in Macbeth. lurin1 >u.,
Ter h. explained The acting OF The
rlcepwaliiug scene 10 mother. uuH
Wishing 10 describe The way thar i.ad>
Macbeth pushed tie palms OF Ir"i
hands from nose 20 ear he said My
dear Mrs. l,rauhrr'l. | assure you thar
sac came through her hands Ike Il
corpse stricken Wills manin ~ Tie aci
uf esutrcclion','--FroIn Look Cos
,iy.."
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possible without alarming her. that /
wished to speak 10 her on III urgent
matter.
in a few minutes the maid came
back and said that Mrs. Sidney could
see me. found her in the sitting
t'0n OF her suite.
lit is nothing serious. Mrs. Sicney,"
] said-"notbing that we need now re-
garl IS serious: and it does not con-
Germ Mr.. Sidney's health. There has
hccn on Intruder in the house. More
over. the purpose was to break into
Jcd's room, and .Ied's room has been
broken into. { got a glimpse OF the
person who di6 II, IL woTian. | saw n
man ard n wOman run into the oak
grove and | heard an automobile en-
CINE start on the road. l have sent II
chauffeur and a gs sdener In chase. hut
they are travelling against SO great a
start that : have no hope. What !
fear is 'hnr :hey have Mr.. Sidney's
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-11-12
Part of II He Didn't Like.

Little Francis was attending his first
party, and among the things served
for refreshments was cOcOnut cake.
Francis had never seen shredded COCO
nut before, so when the hostess saw
him busily engaged picking out the
shreds and placing them on the side
OF his plate, she asked:
"Francis, don't you like cOconut
cake?'
"Yessum, l fink I'll like it when I
get the slivers picked out of IT," he
answered.
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man and Il woman in Il car-man past
middle age. q young woman in white /;
the man was dead. the omar badly
injured.
"Tll be over as SOOn rs possible" /
said. please keep the effects all to-
gether."
There was no doubt in my mind
that the quavering little rascal OF a
lawyer with his precise way and timid
but controlling unscrupulOusness had
come to the end OF his rOad-and at
the very moment when he had sue
cess in his hand. There was no rea-
son TO doubt that the woman was the
maid Agnes whom l had surprised at
midnight stealing down the stairs from
Jed's room with bIr. Sidney's diary.
But if we were rid OF the timOrous,
graspinc little attorney. we were in
worse difficulties. With the attorney
and his Spanish client, we at least
knew the manner Of dealing. 1t was
disCOncerting-I might almost be for
given the ~cXaggeratiOn OF saying 1t
was hOrrilying-tO consider that the
diary was being handled by n con-
stable, a sheriff or Il coroner or even
by any idlcr or resOrt-kceper ip the
village Of IIOrwich.
Ir the automobile accident had dis
posed of one ingenious enemy only to
make 4 ~half-hozen equally unscrupu-
lOus ones, or 70 aPprise q was tempted
to think this was worSe) one incor-
ruptiblc officer OF the condition OF
Hartley hOuse-in either event. we
were the worse for the change in cir
culnstanCe.
One Of the stablemen knew how TO
drive Il car, and l asked him To bring
out the automobile which ! used when
| went to town. The chauffeur. when
he returned, would have been up most
Of the night. I did not want TO impose
on him. ! might be gone most Of the
day. In Il half-hOur we were away
toward HOrwich. | never had been
over the road. which ran by old farms
with stone fences and was little tray
e!ed except by the people who lived
along it..
Originally the place had Il respect
able tavern II was called the White
Owl. 1t was still. respectable. but odd
ly enough. ii was the success OF the
White Owl which had attracted the
other places.
inquired For the constable and was
told that | should likely find him NJ
the White owl, he being II frequcntcr
of That place and now having Il ease
which needed IL GREAT deal of drinkin.
and talking oye.
went to The White Owl and on en-
tering the harroon. which really had
an attractive rather than a d%isreputa-
bic appearance, saw Il group of men
about Il short. broad, square shout
dered fellow who was talking 10 the
interest of hal. Il dozen or more fcl-
lows.
My entrance made 10 diversion. and
Judging. from what ! had hepn told.
that the squat, laxative fellow WAS
;he constable and that hc WAS telling
The story ] wanted to know. ! decided
ia remain unidentified have n bottle
VI bepr-frOm the bartender. Wiin
came half hrA~teiiy from The cn;i.
stables raTrdion-aud thus "a 81
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If you had Rheumatism last year
and treated only the pains of the
disease by rubbing with liniments
and lotions, you can be sure that
soon again you will be in the shack
les of this relentless foe. You may
get some slight temporary reliet
from the pains Of the disease by
the use of these local remedies, but
Rheumatism is too real and relent-
less a disease to be rubbed away.
So many cases of Rheumatism
come from q tiny germ IN the
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CHAPTER Ix-Continued.

-II-
BY this time l had my senses fully
recovered. l ran to the nearest win
low and was just in time to see two
figures, one in white. the other indis-
tHct, at the far edge of the lawn, run
niSg. They ran into the woods, and
While l stood at the window, trying
With painful consciousness Of stupidity
and ineptitude to decide upon a course
Df action, / heard an automobile en-
zine start in the lane beyond the
woods.
out of a stupor, in which / watched
the two strange figures 60 from the
moonlight on the lawn into the dark
II the oak grove, / was aroused-poS-
sibiy by the soyhd Of the engine of the
autom0bile-with Il curse Of action
suggested.
It came Of fe;ts long entertained.
now present with Il threat of imminent
consequence. ran for tho stairs,
flashing the light, up rhe stairs and to
.Icd's room.
His door waS open As | have said,
his wing "a not wired for electricity.
| turned my light about tho room, saw
hat the fear which had caused me to
patrol the house was realized and then
hunted for the lamp, which ] found
and lighted.
Jed'S room was in the disorder in
which a Woodworking housebreaker,
intent on finding jewels he knew the
..n, ,out,;,oI ,,;nh+ 1n-n Iaft ~ It
seemed almost ripped to pieces.
On q table was q small pea~rl-inlaid
cbOny box. The lid was open the box
was empty.
AS ! stood in the midst Of the dis
array Of the room, with the empty box
he most significant thing in it, the
marvellous uEreality Of Hartley house,
II smiling dread, seemed to have visible
iOken.
The empty box, / thought, had con
aimed the manuscript which recorded
Mr.. S!dney's secret. The fash az white
which / had seen in the hall indicated
he method by which it had disap-
peared. The tNO figures crossing the
lawn in the moonlight were further
Indication. There was the sound Of
he automobile engine. / had a sore
spot on my head. The manuscript, I
Enew--Or believed-had been in the
box which stood with significant emp
tjness In the midst Of the disordered
room OF Jed. who had been kidnapped.
II my surmises were correct, Mr.. Sid
.ry's secret, upon which l knew the
happiness Of the family depended, was
IN the hands Of men designing to make
use of 1t.
Jed, being a majOr-domo about the
place. had in his room n telephone OF
meeting with the various servants
quarters. ] used it to arouse the chauf-
fcur. 1t took five minutes OF ringing
his bell 10 awaken him when he re-
SpOnded. ! told him that the house had
lecn robbed by a man and n woman,
dressed in white. who had escaped,
under my sight, through the oak grove
and had used an automobile waiting
Cor them on the road beyond the grove.
! told him 10 awaken one Of the gar
denerS, take weapons and go rs quick
Y rs possible south by the best roads.
When this had been done, I called
Mrs. Sidney's maid and told her to
awaken Mrs. Sidney and tell her, if
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-11-12
Will Rheumatism Again
Bind You Hand and Foot?

blood, that you should try a rem
cdy that has proven SO thoroughly
satisfactory in these cases. S.S.S.,
the fine old blood remedy cleanses
the blood Of all impurities. and re-
moves all disease germs that may
creep into the blood. Begin taking
S.S.S. today, and if you will write u
complete history of your case, u
medical director will give you eX-
pert advice, without charge. Adj
dress Chief Medical Adviser, 157
Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-11-12
Tc Raise House Plants From Slips.

To grow ii house plant from n slip,
three inches long. After taking or all
leaves except the upper two, plant 1t
in wet sand, exposing only half of the
slip. The sand should De kept moist.
When the roots begin to grow, trans
plant the slip into a pot with ordinary
soil. Plants such as olcander and ivy
will root in water.
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Don't Seem 70 Mind.

did YOU hear about that railroad
nagman who resigned because people
were no longer friendly"
Yes. Traffic policemen seem to be
made of sterner stuff"
why soI'
You would think they'd resign for
the same reason. but they never do
Birmingham Agc-Herald.
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To n person. tiyc fept tai siani!:G
~ The iienci, ~ >easIie. the nnri2uo
anrut Two au'. t.ree-auarters vile
away