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Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-06-12

w PARAFII Przemienienia Panskie-
Dom nowoczesny "a wasza cene,
"a m~ieszkania, elektryka, ustepy -
CORA, porcze. zadna umiarkowana O.
ferta ME bedzie o~drzucona. - An
drzej Kita, 2427 Winnemac ave-, hli
sko Western ave, 1919
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-06-12

I POKUJCWY murowarr budynek,
nowoczesny W iadnej okClicy. Cens
S4100, got6wki $1,000. - = muro-
wane domy Nd so stopowei locit,
2-6 l 2-5.pokoi, nowocz 4sle, dobra C.
kolica. Cena $9950. Gotowki s2OUU.
Rent $1116. - 5 p%okojowa muro IVA
ma nowoczesna rezydenCya, furnace
o~grzewanie. Cena $4,000, 81 hWkl
$1,000. - PA pokojowy mIrcwanv
hndynek, ladna okuliCa. Cena $500,
gotowki SS0M. - MLrowany buGy--
mex ga | 1-3. Cena $1,000, gorowhi
$500. - "a pokojowy bulylek,
pierwszy flat murowany, drugi drew
MANY. - Naprawicny 8 pokojowy
cottage, W dobrej kondycyi. Cena
$500, got6wki 800. do $500. Po-
dejmuje sic ludzmi, kt6rzy kupuja,
2 maia gotowka, pozycze pieniadze,
be- komisowego ma male miesieczl1
sp}aty. - Stein, 1850 LeMoyne ILL.,,
rog n. Hoyne ave.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-06-12

MA SPRZEDAZ byZnesowe properta
Ma Jadwigowie. ZgiosiG sic j. =.
Moeller 1926 Webster ave.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-06-12

UWAGA! Kto chce zamienie automo-
bill Ia Tote ma Bridgeporcie, blisko
koScio}a. Kto chce kupic 2 pietrowy
dom, frame ma wypiate ma BridgepG7
Gle, wplaty $500, reszta $50. mo-
s~iecznie bardzo tanio. Polskie Blu
70 po informacye zglosic sic A. j.
Kodykowski, 1896 S. Halsted I'll.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-06-12

Ma SPRDEDAZ restauracya W kom-
plecie, blisko remizy : transfer ma
roznika. 1874 n. Ashland aEe
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Ma SprZedaz

tanio Tub zamienie "a farme groser-
ME, Lofty, cottage, dwu pietrowy mu
rowany dom i basement, Z i 8 pokoi
- 9 flaty kapiel. Dobra okolica.
Congress i Sacramento boul. 1747
w. 21sza uI. Telefon Canal 1928 -
I ncarZ.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-06-12

TREY pietrowy murowany budyneK
z fronts i 2 pietrowy murowany bu
dynek z tylu Lofty. Wdowa sprzeda
"a wasza Gene. Zgiosit sic W niedzie-
lie pomiedzy 2ga a Alta p~opoludnil.
zoos w. 18ta ul., 2gie pietro.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-06-12

F'ARMA ma s~przedal Tub zamiare
ma chicagoskie properta, $50 ARROW,
jeden i pol mill cd miasta. Pc WIZ
cej informacyi zgiosic sic Genevie-
We Abalsath, 1717 n. Spaulding av.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-06-12
RAG

POTREEBA portera. ktory mole re-
bic "a b2ra. "%TS Elston ave., rog
Fullerton. IA
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-06-12

AVONDALE.
Brick 3 po 5 duzych pokoi, SLIME
zbudowany, moderny, para ogrzewa-
ny (steam heated). duly basement,
2 boilery, must bye ~sprzedany W tym
tygodniu, wp}aty $4,000.
Jan j. Berek
1855 n. Ayers ave..
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-06-12
KUPNO SPRZEDAz

MA SPRZEDAZ piano tanio. M. Swla
towiec, 1873 n. Racine ave. IA
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-06-12

MA SPRZEDAZ ~grosernia, razem I
domem ma Maryanowie. Pieniadze po
zostawie ma 1szy morgecz. 2043 y.
Wood vi.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-06-12

OTRZEBA dobrych dziewczat do M
ca naczyn. Niedziele wolne, SIS Ia
tydZien. $50 y. Wells III. IA
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-06-12
ARM

do %sprzedania tanio, z powodu me-
porozumienia We familii, 40 akr""
obsiane i sadzone, dobre zabudoWa
mia, dobre maszynerye. CO tylko po-
trzeLa do fanny z calym inwenta--
rem, grunt pierwszej klasy, owoco-
We drzewa okooi domu, 2E mil o"
duzego miasta fabrycznego PREY pol
skim kcSciele j szkole. Ktoby so5!e
zyczyi kupic / najlepszy Gas teraH,
mech sic zglosi po dalsze informL'
eye do P. Ziemba, 724 n. Ada II.
ma dole okolo Chicago ave. i NoOls.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-06-12

HELENOWO. Sprzedam bryk ma 4
mieszkania. " n~ajlepszym porzadku.
Cena $4,000. - 2249 W. Erie vi.
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VI1DNIn VcpD7CnA7
Bargain ma J~adwigowie (332)

Elegancki, nowy, try pietrowy dom.
try renta po 4 pokoje i sun paI.-
lcrs', wysoki cementowy basement.
Furnes ola wlaSciciela. Bargain
"a $4,000.
DOM kOMISOWY, 1853 Division 81.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-06-12

SPRzEDAM bardzo tanio, dom ogrod
/ kury, ladnie, jak ma farmie. hub "a
mienie ma automobil. 1920 W. Erie
III.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-06-12

MA SPRZEDAz lub zamiane buczer-
mia 1 ~grosernia z budynkami, jedno
pietrowym. Umiarkowana cena. -
A. Prazsky, 1855 Emerald ave.
12-l6-I9
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-06-12

POTRZEBA chiopca do piekarni. -
1868 Belmont ave.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-06-12

FARMA 40 ARROW, ladne budynh,
dobra ziemia, PREY mie$cie, stad 60
nil, tanio do sprzedania z poWodu
wyjazdu. Wr6bkowski, 1871 Ellen
VI. = pietrC.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-06-12

DO: ma sprzedah drewniany podmu-
rowany z 6ora. PA i %, rentu 81.
Cena $4,000. WlaSciciel 1896 Her
mitage ave.
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KUPNO SPRZEDAZ
MA SPRZEDAz dom drewniany 2
grosernia, lub bez groserni, W DO
brym porzadku, 2-6, IA, ustepy We
wnatrz. Rentu $57 miesiecznie. -
1921 Marion CT, blisko Division Ill.
Zgiosic sic do groserni.
SPRZEDAM koszykowy woZik. NIL
10 %uzywany. 1892 w. Superior ILL., 2
pietro, front.
Ma SPRZEDAZ kon j WOE, W dobryni
~porzadku. A. w. Corr, 64S n. Racine
ave.
Ma SPRZEDAZ piec gazowy ola 1u-
lei familii Tub do Interest,". 1928 y.
Fairfield ave.
MA SPRZEDAZ sklad cukierkow. cy-
gar, papierosow, tabaki innych dro-
biazgow. 1888 w. Ohio III.
-
SALON zamienie "a mniejszy. 500
w. Chicago ave.
Ma SPRZEDAZ tanio %grosernia l
buczernia, stare miejsce, W novel o.
kolicy, z powodu wyjazdu. ZgtOsic
sic pnr. 1881 Kedzie ave. !
Ma SPRZEDAz . p~ietrowy frame,
bargain, z powcdu wyjazdu mia
sta. 3O47 Monticello ave.
hVONDALE ma sprzedaz drewniany
dom ma . mieszkan.a, PA - duAa
CORA, gaz, ustepy, kapiel wewnatrz.
Sprzedam "a przystepna Gene. 3O26
Allen ave. WlaSciciel drugie pietro
- Zadnych agent6w.
BUICK 5 osobwy gotowy do uzytku
"a poi ceny, oraz organ z So rolkami
"a SIS. - 2132 Rice vi.
Ma SPRZEDAz lodownia. kredens,
debowy, wozek d%ziecinny, st6i XII
chenny / l6zko. 1888 Augusta w.,
3cie pietro. cd ty}u.
SPRZEDAM tanio nowy murowany
dom ma diva renta pc 3 pokoi, base
ment i CORA, dobra okolica ma Kali
mierzowie. 1907 S. Homan I've
SPRZEDAM dom 3 Lofty, krowe. ku:y
i gesi tanio. ZgiosiC sic 512 n. Ra-
cine III opje Metro
4 POWODU smierci Tony sprzedam
~grosernie z domem 1851 ArmitaSe
ave. Is
REQ touring automobil najnowszego
modelu, W dobrej kondycyi. Zadna Oh
powiednia oferta ME bedzie odm5--
wiona. A. Prazsky. 1856 Emerald
ave. 12-15-lT
Ma SPRZEDAz ma Kazimierzowie -
blisko koSciola 9 ~pietrowy muro ~
ny dom, 6 pokoi. CORA basement, -
bardzo tanio. PAPA S. Sawyer ave. -
2gie p;etro.
DOM ma sprzedaz Irving Park M
2 renta i , Lofty. 1919 y. Albany v
Ma SPRZEDAZ Cd wlaSciciela dom
drewniany ma 2 renta pc 4 pokoje,
sprzedam tanio. z powodu wyjazdI z
miasta. 3044 y. S%pauld!ng ave, -
9 gbloki Cd Diversey toul. Cena
$1,000, a jak "a gotowke to taniej.
MA SPRZEDAZ bialo emaliowane
l6zko. peinej wielkoSci. 1884 y. l.
coin ul.
MOTORCYCLE ma ~sprzeda5. 1884 n.
Lincoln ul.
GROSERNIA ma sprzedaz z powodn
wyjazdu ma fanny. Telefon Hum
boldt 9375.-N Me chce agentow.
Ma SPRZEDAZ dom ) pokojowy 60
ra, wysoki basement, kurnik, garcL
dwie Lofty cbok, SlicZna okolica. bar
do tanio. z powodu wyjazdu do kra-
ju. 5719 y. Major ave-, blisko Mil
waukee ave
Ma SPRZEDAZ Tub ma zamiane 200
akrowa farma, pszenica, OWES etc.
l 5sztuk bydla, 3 kon:e, SWINE ct.
maszynerya, gazolinowa trashing
maszyna, dobre budynki, 212 mill Cd
Grand Rapids, Wis. Music sprzedG,:
zpowodu choroby. Mr.. Jos. Muraw-
ski, 5120 w. 23rd pl. Cicero, Ill. -
lsze pietro.
MA SPRZEDAZ bryk ma Campbell
ave-, blisko Division ul. A pokoio-
wy flats, piecem ogrzewane. Cena
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-06-12
KUPNO SPRZEDAz

MUROWANY dom 4 pokoje. okollca
Bellewood, Ill. so minut jaZdy 4
miasta, CORA i basement, stodoia m!ej
see ma automob'l, stajnia, krowa /
ciele. 80 kur; prozna lota, ogr6d o.
kclo domu drzewkami i l akier 90
brej ziemi, blisko domu, wszystko
be- diugu, sprzedam Tub zamienie "a
dobry dom ma Tr6jcowie Tub Mo-
dziankowie. ZglosiG sic 1924 West
Superior ul., 3cie p;etro, z frontu.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-01
Expert Advice On
Income Tax Largely
"Fake," !" Says Officer

expert advice" on income tax re-
turns has become a common COM
modify on the open market, United
States Revenue Collector Loomis Of
the Omaha Office says.
There is no special law or regula-
tion about these, says Mr.. Loomis,
and all sorts of fellows are making
money out of it. Those who pat
ronize some of them have no guar
anty that their income tax blanks
are made out correctly after they
have paid their fees.
"One man in Lincoln found there
was 4 slight error on his income tax
return and went to one Of these So
called experts" said Judge Loomis.
The expert took train to Omaha,
and came to our Office where the
tax blank was properly filled out by
a clerk in about 10 minutes. The
expert went back to Lincoln and
turned over the paper to his client,
collecting a $50 fee. His profit was
$50 minus the railroad fare to
Omaha and return, and he had done
practically nothing
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-01
Levy Harks Back to
Advertising Policy in
Omaha 30 Years Ago

Morris Levy of the Nebraska
Clothing Co. was in a reminiscent
mood the other afternoon when he
harked back to business conditions
in Omaha 80 years ago. referring
particularly to advertising in news
papers by merchants.
~ remember when we paid a
newspaper $50 per month for an
advertisement three columns, inches
to be run every day except Sun
day." he said. "We did not use
illustrations in our ads in those days.
! also remember how | felt when
the ad man called one day and
stated that the contract would have
to be increased to $l00 per month.
1t is all different now. Business
men use illustrations and do not
think much of using a whole page.
They spend thousands where they
spent hundreds before in news
paper advertising space. Advertis-
ing today is one OF the important
features Of any successful busin-
ess." - .. ...
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-01
why DO PRESIDENTIAL
CANDIDATES FLOCK 10
GEN. sTIneER's CITY?
Politicians See Great Significance In
Visits to Omaha by Wood,
Pershing, Bryan and
Lowden.

Only five months till the big polit-
ical conventions meet to nominate
candidates for president Of the
United States.
These are busy days for General
A. Stinger, foremost candidate for
this, the highest office within the gift
of the people. y
Other candidates for this high Of
fee have been coming to General
SINGERS home city in increasing
numbers since the country was
startled, few weeks ago, by the an.
nouncement that General Stihger had
consented to make the race.
General Leonard Wood and Cen
eral John J. Pershing have visited
Omaha since then. Each has been
mentioned as candidate.
William Jennings Bryan and Gov
ernor Lowden, of Illinois, have seen
fit to visit the city where General
Singer lives.
Reckoning With Singer.
These occurrences have terrific
significance to people who have their
ears to the ground, as the fellow
said. Why have these more or less
prominent men felt it necessary to
come to Omaha?
They realize the power of General
Singer. They know where he
stands with the people. The general
is known as "the peoples friend
These other men who are talking of
making the~race know they will have
General Singer to reckon with.
General SINGERS platform will in
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-01
Sold Omahans Stock In
Prohibition Platform CO.
The Agents Were Young Women of Course and
Pretty Also, of Course-The Platforms Were to
\ Be of "Three-Q Quarter Saved Oak and Rein
forced Concrete, One In Each City, to Be Rented
At High Rates to "Dry" Speakers

Armed with bogus letters Of In.
PRODUCTION from William ]. Bryan
and Billy Sunday, two smooth.
tongued young women swooped
down on several prominent Oma.
hans last week and relieved them Of
several hundred dollars in cash and
Liberty boAds.
These two young women came
to my office Tuesday morning." said
one OF the victims. "They were
clever takers and understood their
game thoroughly. They introduced
themselves as Representatives OF the
National Prohibition Platform
Building society, Inc, with head
quarters at New York and San Fran
cisco.
"1he idea Of the society, they said,
was to build prohibition platforms
in every city of any Importance,
these platforms to- be leased to
speakers at a reasonable price, the
money to be sent to the National
Prohibition. Platform Building So
ciety, Inc, New York. A high rate
of dividends would be paid, they
said. ~
"They alleged the society was
backed by William ]. Bryan as presi-
dent, and Billy Sunday, as manager.
To prove these statements they pro-
duced letters apparently signed by
both Bryan and Sunday, as we'll as a
letter from local minister stating
that it was a sound proposition and
that he had bought several shares of
the stock. ..
"Three-Quarter.Sawed Oak"
"The platform, they said, would
be built of the very best material,
'three-quarter-sawed' oak and rein
forced concrete. The location of
the platform in Omaha was to be
decided by the local stockholders
at their first meeting.
"They seemed anxious to get Lib
erty bonds in payment for their
stock certificate. This probably was
due to the fact that checks made out
to the Platform Building society
would be hard to cash. The check I
gave them has not been cashed yet,
so l presume they destroyed it. The
Liberty bond gave them l consider
lost. ....... ..-
"They worked together-when one
got tired OF talking, the other started
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-01

right in where she left off, and be-
tween the two the first thing ] knew
/ had purchased some shares of
stock, which looked like genuine
stock certificates.
II did not suspect the deal was
fake until | wrote to the address
given on the stock certificate at New
York. Yesterday the letter was re-
turned marked no such address,
Was Smooth" Game.
" feel that | have been victim
of a smooth confidence game and
there's the certificate" pointing to a
neatly framed certificate hanging
above his desk. IF anyone ever
tries to sell me stock in any business,
| shall point to that.
"One thing / would like to know
is, when the stockholders in the Pro-
hibition Platform Building society,
Inc, will have their first meeting.
/ want to see just how many stock
holders there are besides me-"
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-01
Onahan Adds Story
From Chicago to
Large Repertoire

F. A. Brogan has a new story, at
least he has another story, which he
has added to his repertoire. Listen:
II was in Chicago last fall during
the worlds series games and was
attracted by the wild words Of a
man who was yelling 'Hurrah for the
Reds! Hurrah for the Reds! was
rot giving much thought at the time
to the worlds series.
Suddenly, a man who heard the
wild words in favor of the Reds,
rushed up with policeman, intend
ing to have the vociferous person
arrested for being in league with the
bolsheviki.
"The policeman noted that the
stranger had by his side suit case
inscribed, John Smith, Cincinnati
Questioned as to whether he was
red or a true blue Chicagoan, the
stranger. white with rage, explained
that he was a citizen and taxpayer
Of Cincinnati and was yelling for the
Cincinnati Reds and would continue
to yell as long as the right Of free
speech was held inviolats,"
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-01
By EDWARD BLACK.

Mrs. What's-Her-Name trippec
over to the Lefingwe1l barracks tc
hold an afternoon coniab on matters
Of more or less importance in,every.
day affairs. Mrs. Leffingwell was
engaged in the exhilarating task oi
ironing togas Tor Henry. She re-
ceived the neighbor with usual good
nature and was ready to hear an
other outburst Of inside information
outwardlv expressed.
"Mrs. Lefhngwell, I have some
thing to tell you," the caller began,
as if her hostess were not aware of
the oncoming revelations. II have
some awfu! news for you and !
know that you won't tell Mrs. So
and-So, because she tells everything
to Mrs. Twostep, who does not like
ME because she thought | was look
ing at her the other afternoon when
she was talking to the coffee man.
Well, | might as we'll tell you what
it is: My man told me that / must
not wear silk stockings because he
read that the devil is in them and
he did not think it was becoming
for a married woman to wear them,
anyway. I think that he just wanted
an excuse, so that he wouldn't have
to buy them for me, and you know
that | just adore them. I think |
would die if could not pave silk
stockings.
Church and Silk Stockings.
do you think that a woman
should belong to a church and wear
silk stockings? My man said he
wondered that the church did not
fall on me. I had good cry and
then he said he would let his beard
grow unless I stopped crying"
Mrs. Lehingwell was more con-
cerned over Henry's corns than she
was about silk stockings. Her view
point OF life led her to be tolerant
Her own lack of these articles OF
wear did not cause her to be censori-
Gus or envious.
IF you can afford silk stockings
and wearing them does not disturb
your conscience, then | do not see
why you should be denied them"
SAe repl1co 10 ner CdlieI.
"But what is bothering me is,"
whether I should let my conscience
or my husband be my guide" Mrs.
What's-Her-Name added, as she
skipped away as blithely as she had
come.
Leffingwell, the mild reservation
ist of the house, had been resting
in his easy chair, according to his
daily habit after having partaken
of evening rations. He overheard
some Of the feminine discussion and
seemed disturbed and perturbed. His
corns were bothering him and it
was about time anyway for him to
be heard.
1--WE have with Us this evening
Henry Leffingwell," Mrs. Letting
we'll thought, but she did not say it.
She just admitted it to herself. She
ieigned deep interest in a seed
catalogue while Henry was nlen-
tally getting warmed up.
II have just been reading some
thing that was written hy William
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-01

sure his victory at the polls. Here
it is:
/. Immediate increase in
wages of SO to 100 per cent las
soon as General Singer takes
ofice). ...
2. Reduction in the cost of liv-
ing of so to Is per cent (within
one month after General Singer
enters the White House,.
3. Modification of the prohibi-
ton amendment so as to allow
sale of all liquors containing not
more than 40 per cent alcohol.
General Stinger, when seen today
at his Office, declared he had moth
ing to say.
did these other candidates for
president come to Omaha to see
you?" he was asked.
II saw them all while they were
here" ne replied.
"Is there any talk OF running one
Of them as vice president on the
ticket with your"
II might be willing to consider
such arrangement he said, briefly.
This shows that General Singer IS
not bigoted. If one of the other
candidates requests to be put on the
ticket with General Singer he will
probably consent.
Nickel Campaign Manager.
The appointment of Clarence
Small Nickel as campaign manager
for General Stinger was develop
ment of the campaign during the last
week.
Mr.. Nickel, until recently, was en-
ployed in the delivery department OF
a leading laundry. Differences be-
tween him and the foreman regard
ing the amount of money he turned
in from his laundry route caused
severance of his connection with this
industry. To avoid notoriety, Mr..
Nickel permitted the amount of the
alleged shortage to be deducted from
his last weeks pay.
Mr.. Nickel says the outlook for
General Singer is the brightest pos
sible.
Victory is practically assured" he
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-01
Missouri Mule Will
Not Obey Orders Of
German Army Bosses

Coblenz, Germany,-lSpeeial.) y
Now you take Maude for instance
simon pure, 100 per cent American
that she is-she just won't stand
for any German concerts, either
She balks at being ordered around
in language that's strange to her
and dozens of German laborers in
the employ OF the American Army
of Occupation here, have been
"Gott strafing Missouri" lately.
These laborers were engaged in
improving the roads hereabouts
with the aid of a hundred Or more
American mules and were having 4
terrible time of il until an officer
OF our new democratic army hu-
namely taught them three magic
English words, whoa" Gee" and
"Giddap."
Then, and only then, did Missouri
agree to an armistice.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-01
Bouquet of Live Human Interest Stories About People

replies.
Some people aren't capable oi
giving plain answer to plain
question.
One of the questions on the in
dividual slip follows:
rs this person blind (bott
eyes)"
One woman had written on her
blank:
Eyes, both eyes," I asked to see
this person when l called and found
her wearing specs" I asked her
70 remove them, and then said
Can you see mel'
"Sure, l can see you," she an
swcred, "but I can't sew on black
cloth at night"
She was not blind, and congrat-
ulated her on having officially re-
gained her sight.
One question gave a lot of
trouble: Relationship to head of
family with whom you live?"
About all the adults claimed to be
the head of the family. Especially
in lodging houses. Sometimes as
many as 80 or 40 people living in
one building would all claim to be
the "head of the family"
Question No. 9, asking what sex
the person is, would be answered:
II am a lady," "A lone woman"
or Just married"
When ! asked people their color
they would get indignant.
But the big question was that of
women's ages. Some got mad,
some refused to answer, some an
swered under protest, some Just
naturally told tibs. One woman
said:
"Oh, dear, do I have to answer
that horrid question: At last she
said: 'I'll not tell you. You can
put down what you think is right"
I placed her in my mind ps not
much over 80, but I wrote down
as" When I was going she asked
ine whatI had written, and showed
her. Then she laughed and said l
was "a poor judge. She was "only
50" on her coming birthday. So I
put her down as 81, but if | had
IS, say, in the first place, l
wouldn't have found out her right
age. There's one of the places where
you need little diplomacy.
Marital condition." is one Of the
questions. People get that word
mixed up with martial" Some of
the answers / got were, "In the
army" good" and American"
l was taken for everything, from
4 book agent to tax collector, from
an insurance solicitor to a secret
service officer after reds" or an in
come tax collector. Often l had to
go back to the same house again and
again to ger information about some
member who wasn't home. Some
times it would happen that in cover
ng my district i would ring the same
bell twice, and then what a hubbub.
What! Are you round again?
gave you all the names and slips the
hrst time! ] guess you've lost your
senses. Mister"
4 did my allotted work in Il days.
working morning, noon and night,
week days and Sundays. Often I'd
work till midnight and be up and at
I again at 2 in the morning. A great
life if you don't weaken-but, as
'aid before, once 10 enough.