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Pueblo chieftain., 1921-12-04
BLACK STILL
SUPREME IN
-"= a
W0Mt Ms WEAR
Thus Say the Authorities or
Fashions Over In
French Capital

Paris, Nov. S.-(By MaiD--Black re.
mains supreme in the fashion world of
Paris. Despite a severe onslaught by
advocates of color, the supreme council
of style has been forced to retain the
conventional black as the dominant
motif OF all fall and winter modes and
there is every indication that colors,
except In minor trimming effects, will
not be able to- challenge black until
late spring.
Adopted at a time when economs
was the guiding idea of all feminine
purchases. black has come to be re-
garded as the most becoming color
french women say it is alone In, lend
ing Itself TO striking effects.
Dressmakers quietly gathered to-
gether before fail and winter models
We're given to the world and tacitIy
agreed that colors should have a
chnnce The adoption of black was
hurting them financially. One black
gown. carefully selected took the
place Of two or three dresses OF differ
| ent colors
bnt the French women who are IN
dicators OF the newest Developments in
style, said very emphatic mo" The
sss''and ~. ana tnis faIl was for black and the
Dig dressnakers bowed to the newt
aoie. Crepe Moroccan, velvetine and
| ials ~" te'
ihe corset makers however have
o@n osen siehtly more successful In their
e"orts to bring the corset back into
its own. Dressmakers are Jnsistinv
mat corsets are now necessary TO give
tne uncorseted look" This propa.
sanoa mas succeeded in some instance.
cui most French women. having
fought ard Won their freedom. arc
Ioath in the language OF a fen,ou,
| again.
| ri
| There are four definite feature. 90
me iall and winter modes: n worry
lons waist line. longer circular skirts
| with fun sides, eccentric sleeve, nj
gay colors and the famous Bnte.,,
neck line -
Brick red has hecn used cx,cnsIveis
as trimming and some rrccn s,ec,
ornaments for hats. purses, drcs.,.
| and even shoes are tho newest tbIn.
In novelties -
Dood knobs and nall heads cffecr,
| are used in making girdics In the cs,.
~ shoes the usual order OF things ha,
"een reversed and the smarter shoes
In Paris are ''knickerbocitcr'. shoes
with large steel buckles
lhese shoes look more like American
.hoes than anything ever before worn
py french women. alt1o the French
!ast is retained. The short stubby ioc
| footwear
Black again dominates In hats. fol.
neing the best liked materials.
rowns are much higher and the fall
mats arc So big that they interiors
With dancing. Smaller hats will be
worn with fur coats later In the xea-
SON. 80. S'N 80"
circular earrings. usually circis, Of
jet or ebony within n larger circle.
are worn by the best dressed woman
.his fall. Novelty shops cannot make
mem FAST enough. Some women ves-
| large ones, almost caunibalistic In o.
feet. IN e'
Gay color has It's only opportunity IN
evening gowns for young girls. Thess
are made in the brightest OF coiors
out me evening dresses worn by their
mothers and older relatives ave hia ~,
me Empire period has given the In
soiration for the youthful evening
dresses this year. making wearers ioof
nke Venerated ancestors. The skirt,
are large. fun with hips extended.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-12-04

Chicago. Dec. son long winter
nights when the family gathers round
the fireplace in some isolated. snow
hound arm-houvs the members need
not lack entertainment, for the air is
fun Of music, short stories ana GOSSIP
fra. to everyone prepared to receive IT,
Thousands Of amateur wireless on
orators, experts say. arc listening
nightly to grand opera. bedtime sfor-
les, photograph and band e"nceFts;
crop and weath.r reports and nerlal
soasir. Any wireless telegraph soy
can, withou, additional eg''plnent,
pick up ;ne tsdiophous messages ana
concerts.
with the inaugurs ton of vJrelfss
grand opera by Mary Garden, director
general OF the Chicago opera companE
three hours entertainment Is turpished
fiv. nights week. -
T.lephon. transmitters over me
stage at the Auditorium theater p'ok
up the opera and transmit II over
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-12-04
BRITISH PR. .SS UNION
.DISAPP0|NIED0NRAD|0
! Criticise Government For Fail
ing to Make Wireless
! Chain"

London, Nov. 12.-(By MaiD-The
Imperial Wireless Chain." which,. 1t
was predicted when the scheme was
first broschcd. would bind together
the different parts of the empire. has
not yet fulfilled the sanguine expec-
Ia tons OF British newspaper men. At
tho annual meeting of the Empire
Press Union In London. the govern
pent was much criticised for alleged
apathy and procrastlnation In the mat
ter.
Robert Donald, well-known Journal
list. said II things remained as they
were there would be no Imperial Wire
less Chain. There might be two or omore
disjointed systems but no one 90
ordinated scheme under one control.
linking together all parts OF the en-
pire. and adding to the means or dis
tributing news. -.--
The Imperial conference. he added.
came to no decision on wireless. Mr.
Churchill. as secretary OF state for
the Colonies and chairman OF the Im-
pcrial Communications committee.
took mp the subject and hoped to put
thru a scheme on a big scale but now
had aba ndoned the child of his adop-
tion and wireless had drifted back TO
the postoffice.
Premier Hughes had declared for
free action by Australia, said Mr..
The South African government found
itself unable to devote money to. wire
less for several years Canada would
have its own system. working in CO.
operation with England. Two years
ago the Indian government stated Of
f1cislly that IL did not want the post
office plans but wanted direct COM
! mupication with England. The 1uvpcr
iai Chain. as 1T had been understood.
was therefore gone.
It was true. MIR. Donald said. that
the first station in the chain. that at
several months ago and the second at
Lea field in pNfordshire, was opened
cairo was to ,be ready at the end or
the year. The designs for the othor
stations I'm the Imperial Chain werc
not vet ccmnlete.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-12-04

surprise on October 26. when in French
Lick Springs, by announcing he had
married on that day Miss Sally Jane
Hunter. nurse OF New York. The
ceremony was performed at Paoli. ton
miles from the resort. The bride is a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James Hun
ter of this city. lfer father is a sscet
car cmploye.
Mr. and Mrs. Hartman met when
he was a patient in the army hospital
at Camp Zachary Taylor, near Louis
vile. Ky, during the war and she wa :
n Red Cross nurse who had been as
signed to that camp. Sh. was his
nurse during his illness. After the
war they renewed their acquaintance,
which eliminated in their marriage.
After "a visit to Belfast. Ireland Mrs.
Berrlman's native town, the couple
will take a trip around the world and
eventually make their home in Eng
land. tf-+.4 a.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-12-04
WITH THE women OF TODAY

There are some narrow minded
people who boast that they will not
do business with woman II they can
help it, In most case this Is rank In
justice, but even the most ardent fem
mist cannot but appreciate the reason
most people would not like 10 do, pusl-
nessf with Mrs. JESSIE NJ. Lighttoot OF
King county, Washington.
Mrs. Lightfoot has the distinction Of
being not only a sheriff and coroner,
but sh1 is interested in two under
taking companies. 1t certainly sounds
as II 'once she gets you you are done
for" as one of her friends jovially re-
marked.
Mrs. Lightfoot is the first and only
woman deputy sheriff in King county
with the full power of sheriff. She
was the first deputy coroner in the
state of Washington. In addition to
her duty as sheriff she Is secretary of
the Home Undertaking company and
the Fre:mo Undertaking company
Mrs Llghtfoot is also an active clup
woman and is president of the Wom-
EMS Commercial club of Seattle. She
Ia a life member of the state legisia-
tive council OF Washington and chair
man of the finance committee OF the
King county legislative council
ODD BITS ABOUT WOMEN
Miss Alexa Stirling for five years
American woman golf champion IL
now real business woman. She has
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-12-04
SN'PW}ECKEO AND
MAR0oNED 20 YEARS

Manila, p. l.. Oct. t.-shipwreeked
and marooned for twenty years on one
of the. Caroline Islands. in .thc expert
.nce of an Amtrtoar. James Howard.
sole survivor of the American bark:
Uoroiio which went on the shoals OF
KusaI island IN 1901, The news OF
Uouard's condition vas brought here
this week by Or. William ~. HOODS
OF the rniveruity OF Michigan VINO has
been engaged In seismic research WORK
in the Caroline group.
pr Hobbs said Howard was cared
for by the natives and finally became
agent at Panope for German rao
ing concern. which place he held unul
tho Japan,se took over the irlands,
under tho mandate from the League OF
Nations.
year and a half ago. stroke of
paraiy.is made Howard almost help
less aud unable to work. Since that
time he has been taken care or by
chief Nampct of Roukiti who has
given him food. clothing and medicine.
Chief Nampci has American blood
In him. speaks English well and Is
man Of sterling integrity" said DR..
Hobbs. Howard's case was laid by
pr. Hobbs befor- acting governor.
Charles T.. Yeater of the Philippines
who has suggested to the war depart
nient that :'e japanese be asked to
furnish transportation from Panopc TO
Yokohama for Howard. so that he
may take ss.aee on an army trans
port and finally reach his home In
Utica. Ohio.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-12-04
WIRELESS CONCERTS FOR ISOLATED HOMES

The Chicago Opera a:rvioe Is the
most ambitious program OF all. At
1:s0 O'Clock. as the audience begins
gathering at the Auditorium. the in
struments are tested with a phono-
graph copcert. A few minutts before
4 o'clock the sender announces the
opera for the evening. the principal
singers. the conductor. aud then gives
brief syroposif OF the first act. ex-
planning the stage effects aud scenery.
At the I'D of each act q similar syn
opsia of ths next scene is transmitted.
In the first test, when Samson and
uelilah wns sung. amateur stations
have not onl, heard the orchestra aud
singers, but tn. clanking OF the chains
as Lucien Muratore. as Samson. paced
his prison ceii. aud the storms of ap
plause that marked each crutain call,
Tho sounds we're so clear that ampli-
Tying devices were unnecessary, or
dinary receivers lying on the table al
the receiving points spreading tho
music thruout the room.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-12-04
so CENTS MONTH GOOD RUSSIAN PAY

was the entire amount of his income.
tho man admitted that he held two
Jobs under the government and some
times got bread at two places. He
knew of men who held three Jobs and
managed to keep themselves on three
government payrolls. That was the
only way 1t was possible 10 get enough
TO live on.
It is apparently very easy to hold
government position without giving
many hours to the service, and con-
sequently the positions are held to n
considerable extent for the purpose of
getting rstions. Government en-
ployes engage in all other sorts OF
work. They run shops, sell their
belongings in tho markets. deal in
wood drive cabs and take real estate
commissions.
Russian OF high and low degree
lave undoubtedly acquired y great
teal keeuer money sense under the
;olshevist regime and the avidity with
yhich they are taking to trade indi-
ntes that they will he less thrift
ess than in old times. Children.
ar'icularly. are showing Themselves
, be sharp traders.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-12-04

Moscow. Nov. thy n Staff Cor
respondent of The Associated Press.)
The Russian wage scale under pres
ent conditions Is more puzzlinG than
a fever chart. Every workman tells
a different tale.
Apparently the standard wage for
an average workman at tho present
time Is about $4,000 rubles "A month.
at the time of writing which is rough
ly eu,iivaIent to so cents. That is the
wage of workman employed by the
government Rut in addition there is
q great variety of perauisitcs. II he
gets them.
II am supposed to get a pound OF
bread day, ALSO free car rides be
tween s and 10 in tho morning and a
and Z In the afternoon. am also
supposed to get clothing and shoe
allowance. bu II got the orders for
these things and find that tho supply
Is exhausted" one workman who is
employed with the American Relief
Administration explained. to The As
socisted Press correspondent
"Oh. yes, I get some free theatci
and concert tickets. too" he added.
When pressed 10 tell whether tha
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-12-04

ordinary land wires TO. a wireless sta =
tion on the roof of q skyscraper sev-
eral blocks away. and from there is
sent out broadcast to sny one with the
proper equipment to receive II. The
company operating tho station main
tain- three other broadcsriir plants.
one at Pittsburgh. Pa. one Mt New
ark. =. J.. and one nj Springfield.
Mass. Tho program Of tn. Pittsburgh
plant is typical Of the others
Eariv IN the evening bed-u time
story Is read by the slrding operator.
The stories gen rally con anne about
u minutes time. Next thc weather
and crop reports arc announced. fol-
lowed lv phorogrnph or hnnd con-
cent. Thts is tho weekday schedule.
on SUNDAY uiEhtr . sNeci,,ly prepared
church sermon is sent.
AZ nil TIN. stations operate on Off
fersnt lengths. the amateur receivers
can listen to all. orc after another. by
turning small dial ON their receiNin
sets.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-12-04

New York. Dec. 3.-For the second
time within three years, American
engineering skill has triumphed over
obstacles tending to prevent the giant
steamship Lcvinthan. the former pridc
OF Germany's merchant fleet, from
going to sea
the first time was In 1917, when
tho great $4,000 ton liner interned
here at the beginning of the war, was
wilfully damaged by her own enSih
eers to prevent her from being used
as n transport for American and aiiieu
soldiers.
American engineers repaired the
damage and made her ready for n trip
within n few weeks. Her record Tor
tho war was le voyages on which she
carried going and coming ls4,zsa
American soldiers. Signing of the
armlsticc laid her up.
Then the United Stntes shipping
Hoard. her custodian for the United
states government. began to plan 70
restore her to -he trans ns-Atlantic trade
as the premie, American passenger
liner Fitting uer for troops had
stripped her of her former palatial
cabins, saloons and dining hai'a
These had to be restored.
Her German builders were cabled
and asked FOR a set of blue print plans
giving details of her construction.
Th.v consented to provide tho plans
for s1.o0o.oo0.
with an estimated cost OF bctween
81 900 900 and 100000 facing then.
FOR restoration the shipping Board
declined tho offer and decided 10
wake It's own plans A small army OF
engineers and craftsmen were put 10
work to ascortai rthe details OF her
construction.
Partitions were removed in part.
floors ripped up in certain sections,
miles of telephone. electric light ano
s,rrnl wires were traced. equal miles
OF pipe lines controlling heating ana
plumbing systems were folioweo'
nlates from keel 20 hurricane deck
were bored into and measured. Tns
Inviathan was at last put on paper
TO tho most minute detail.
Crrsnuer.ry. when bids were asked
a, .hirbuilders last month to restore
.he shin to her original grandeur ana
with additional facilities and accom-
modetions. the shipping Board was
.bie to submit to each bidder a com
pteio got of plans and specifications.
Thes. bids will be opened pecemoes
20
I-ndcr plans now prepared forth :
h,dders she will he entirely restored
n, befI,tipg her size. The grandeur
81 her original great dining saloons
lounges. smoke rooms and Libraries
will he retained and improved upon.
An Immense tiled and Iuaroled plunse
bath with accompanying rooms 10,
turkish. clcctric and other baths VIII
be one of her attractions Suites once
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-12-04
BIG HUNTS PLANNED
. FOR PRINCE OF Wales

London. Nov. A.-Shooting and hunt
l'ins expenditions Will vary The round
OF. festivities and receptions arranged
Ssoei the entertainment OF the Prince
OK Wales on his tour thru the Indian
Empire now in progress.
Z Early in December he ~ expected 10
arrive at Rharstpur where he viii lie
given an opportunity to do some ducH
shooting.
-Four days will be spent ia hunting
in The Napai Ter5i where there Is eS-
'p,.cted to be excellent sport In shoot
! ins tigers, the rhinoccrous and other
bi:. game. There the prirce will have
as n companion tho Prime Minister,
Nahareja Sir Shamsher Jung, who Is
n keen sport sman and who In 1911. en-
tertained King 9eorgs.
ono OF the most Interesting OF the
Indian no,aoles who viii entertain the
| prince is the famous woman ruler Who
/ bcr-s tIp. title OF the Begun of Rho-
mi the only woman ruler in India.
! H.r. ,Iucs sons Will help TO entertain
/ tn. prince.
+ The Begun may not cat in public
.t,it a the s,aie banquet. she Will ap-
pear and make speech welcoming
! the prince. She has a good command
-, English. Part Of the program that
Z she has arranged for the prince is a
tiger and bear shooting expedition.
The, prince atso viii be given an .op-
portuniiy 10 hunt tigers In the pre-
serves at Gaaiior. where Premier
Clem.pceau. Of France, went on his
hunting expedition, several months
ago. This section is famed as one of
the most certain haunts of the tiger
i'm India. There the prince Will be
eccompsnied by the Maharaja of Sind
hia. who rendered great t'ervi-e 30 the
4 allies in the war.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-12-04
NEWLYWEDS NOW LIVE
!. IN GARAGE.A0UsEs

Lincoln. Neb.. Dec. 5.-Pioneerine
to the average American today a,so-
ciates memory of Indians. buffaIoes
sod houses. schooner trains and
prairie. but TO those score or more
families of homeseekers who have
built UP a community of comfortable
garages in the suburbs of Lincoln,
their winter quarters. pioneer II
modern word.
community OF garages Is being
built In new section of Lincoln
Young married folks. particu,a riy.
chartered in the movement Lots arc
purchased and then garage IS CON
structed. The high cost OF rents and
the absences of homes that come
within the average Young mans fl
nancial puryiew started the garage
community THE garages arc built as
a temporary lodging place on the site
they eventually hope TO build a per-
structed as TO serve as the first uni'
of the contemplated homc-the addi-
tons will be built around it.
These garage houses arc modern
with the exception in a few inst noes
Of heat. Small heating plants have
,een individually installed. or one
large plant serves four ard five
homes. The garages consist mostly
of two and three rooms.
We can't lose as a garage ,s an
investment today aryway. says one
tenant Il was paving 500 per month
for house rent before I built my ga.
rase-home. and It wasn't much better
than my present home. which cost
me $40. would have paid more
rent IN eight months than the ga rage
cost me. Others build cheaper. doing
much of the work themselves.
Four families lived in tents for
nearly a month while their garage was
being built. .,
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-12-04
READ NEWSPAPERS
TO THWART OLD AGE

Now York. Dec. 3.-Eeading news
pspcss will help ono TO keep Young
This is the opinion OF DR.. stephen
Smith. founder Of the New YORK
Health Department. who recently
celebrated his esth birthday.
Read all the news in the papers,
he advised, Read even tho murders.
I get six papers every day and read
them all thru"
up to two Years ago. Or Smith
walked eight miles every day. He sun
takes hts dniiy. constitutional. but has
cut down the distances.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-12-04
He Likes Her Dress, But More Especially Her Addres
IS SLAIN BECAUSE HE
SQUEEZED FIANCEE'SARM

sulu archipelago a. few days ago,
according to official advices recei-
we'd here from the commander OF
coustabulary in Siast.
When Salahudin learned of tho
alleged insult to his sister. he
summoned friend. They sharpen
ed up their bolos and invaded
Mahaludins household They
slashed right and LIFT with their
weapons killing Mahaludin, his sis
ter, Moro Damsa and his murder
crs arc still at large.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-12-04

Manila, n. L., oct. 15.--(By MaiD
Because Moro Mahaludin squeezed
the arm. of his fiance, Mora ,.Ju-
malia, n act believed by the Moros
to be forbidden by the Koran.
Mohammedan sacred scripture
Salahudin brother of the girl start
cd out with his bolo to avenge the
alleged insult, when he had finish
Cd his work, Mahaludin and three
of his relatives were dead.
The murders occurred on Lugos
Island, province of Siasi, in the
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-12-04
AMERICAN ENGINEERING Skill
PUTS GIANT LINER IN SHAPE
Vessel Taken from Germans Again to Be Made Grand
Atlantic Traveller Despite Numerous Handicaps
to u S. Shipping Board

designed as personal quarters for his
former Imperial Majesty the Emperor
of Germany will be retained-but sug-
gestions OF royalty will be replaced
by luxurious fittings desired by mod
ern democracy.
Who will operate the Leviathan
wher restored to service and under
which houseflag she will sail is yet
to be determined by the Shipping
Board.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-12-04
DELIVERED T0 KING
HORESHOES AS RENT

London. Dec S.-onc OF the odd
customs for which England IA famons
was seen the other day whom two
bundles Of faEots.- hatclet, a bill
hook. six houseshoes and ''siNiy aud
one" horseshoe uai,e were given to an
agent OF King George v rs rent In
kind" for n small plot of land in the
Strand where a forge originally stood
and another piece of land In Shrop-
shire The Kings Remcmbrsnccr re-
ceNcd the rent on behalf OF tho
Grown.
In tho year 1895. tourna mcnt was
being held In n fio,d where the Law
Courts now stand and during the
tournament n knights armcr gave
way. A smith repaired II so well thai
The King gave him the righ. TO erect
I. forge on the field. stipulsting that
the annual rent should be six horse
shoes and sixty and ono nails.
The rent has been so paid every
year down to the preseut one.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-12-04

ABOUT CHINESE. WOMEN
Here is what a magazine writer tells
us OF Chinese fashions:
notwithstanding the popular west
ern fancy that fashions never change
in China, the Chinese woman Is pain
stakingly particular as TO the exact
length and ful1ness-or scantiness-of
her coats, skirts ard trousers.
She is carefully precise about the
width of bias bands or braid, or lace
that she uses for trimming, the num-
ber and arrangement of fastenings,
tho shape and height of her collar.
"All these details vary as tyran-
nically from season to season--under
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-12-04

A typical open-air ErEllsh girl. with
fair hair and blue eyes. Is diss Edwins
Ashlay. who has become the richest
Young woman In Grea' britain through
inheritance from he. grandfather. the
late Sir Ernest Casscl. world famous
fnsncisr ara philsnthropist.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-12-04

New York. Dec. 3.-To complete their
honeymoon, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert NJ
Hartman, who's: marriage recently
near French Lick Springs. Ind,
crowned a romance of the war have
sailed for Europe.
Mr.. Hartman. who is a -multimil-
lionaire and brother of Mrs. Will
liam K. Vanderbilt. took society by
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-12-04

Mrs. Bessie Bruggeman of St. Louis
Is one of the members of the u. S. em-
ployers' compensation commitsion.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-12-04

Textbooks written by Miss Edna b.
Rowe of Toledo. Ohio. are used In
Christian Sunday schools all over the
world.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-12-04

become affiliated with the S. W.
Straus & Co. of New York city as a
bond saleswoman. She does not intend
to give up the game, but explains that
how much time she will be able to de-
vote to tournament play will depend
upon how much time her business in
terest, will require.