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The courier-index., 1921-03-25
Mayor Normen.'. s.a.mens

Mayor Norment's Statment
 Tn the discussion of the need and. necessity of going forward with the contemplated water work improve ment, extension of the sewer sys- tenn and permanent street improve ment at the lions Club last week, a brief synopsis of which was publish ed in the Courier-Index, the proposi- tion is of such vital importance, fur ther discussion at this time may lead to some actual results, and it is with this idea in mind that have consented to this interview. It is pos- sible to do all of this improvement without any added burden to the taxpayers. This will doubtless ''lis- ten" we'll to all and especially to anyone who may feel the tax bur den is now so great that anything added is out of all reason. There fore, the why if such statement.
 It is generally known, or at least by those who make the business of our city a part of their business. more than ten thousand. dollars is expended annually in the mainte- nance of our present streets, alleys, sewer and water systems. If this sum could be diverted to the pay ment of interest and retirement of bonds it would be ample to take care of bond issue in an amount that would provide the present and future needed and necessary im- provements. In fact some of them are so much needed that they might be classed as imperative improve Nnents.
 Under the present system the close of every year shows an actual, absolute waste of the sum of ten thousand dollars. It has never seemed to me reasonable or be- lievable that this community is will ing to sit idly by and waste this sum of money, yet we are doing it. No business man could long permit his business to be run in any such manner.
 From my experience as city official, see no way possible to stop this waste except by diversion to permanent improvement and I have been informed by good" le- gal talent that this cannot be done under the present construction. My contention IS that this IS our com munity and that every community has a right to self-preservation and assuredly if we do not exercise that right no other community will or can exercise it for our benefit.
 Shortly after I was inducted in- to the honorable position of mayor I made dilligent investigation and inquiry into why we could not divert the annual street mainten- ance waste to the payment of in- terest and retirement of a bond is- sue and failed to receive any en- couragement. 1 have not given up the idea and know if the new con stitution had been accepted or even the bond amendment to the old been approved we would not have been in the present predicament.
 l still feel that l owe to this community every effort that will aid an improvement over the con ditions under which VIC live for the benefit of the coming generation that they may be happier and bet ter contended-
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MAYOR TALKS ON
 STREET PAVING
THINKS SOME PLAN SHOULD BE DEVISED TO DIVERT PRES- ENT STREET FUNDS TO fM- PROvEMENT DISTRICT.

Discussion at the meeting of the Lions Club last week of propositions to extend paving, water and sewer age improvements has aroused a great deal of interest among proper ty owners, a majority of whom ap- pear to favor going ahead with the project. Amplifying some of the facts brought out in the discussion last week, Mayor Norment has giv- en the Courier-Index the following interview.
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VOLUME S5'

.ecent bulletin on the popula- fl f Arkansas, issued by the
 tlOn ,,s V1 bureau, gives some interest
 ing lnivt ;nstance the total population fSr rtansas, according to the 1920 'of a,s AaN is 1,752,2O4, an increase of I cer'5 eaT T55. or 11.3 per cent.
 The 1i,o area of Lee county m
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Scores of families left their homes in Bilbao, Spain, taking their furni- ture and livestock with them when steamer with one hundred tons of dynamite on board stranded off the town. Notwithstanding the high wages offered, laborers were afraid to go aboard the vessel and it was necessary to summon workmen from an explosive factory to bring the dynamite ashore.
The courier-index., 1921-03-25

They use to have a wheeze about the lemonade privilege at the north pole; it would be mint, however, compared with the Ford agency in Palestine. New York Tribune.
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The revised census returns give Morianna population of 5,074.
 ward No. 1 has population of
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S,179; Ward No. ?, 579; Ward No. 3, 1916.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-20
CHAPTER XXNI
Carried 4,Udy

TT WAS hard to decide what to wear.
Theo finally chose very simple
white dress cut square in the neck nnf!
with tiny baby sleeves. II made her lool;
very tall and straight and nun like save
for the line Of scarlet Of her mouth and
the CLINT OF her hair. and sublimely un-
conscious that her gown was the sim
plicfty of supreme art. and therefore
highly expensive, Theo went up on
deck. ......
IT was calm. still night, and the
yacht rocked gently on the surface Of
tho ocean. A tnble had been brought
up on deck and wns laid for two. When
she appeared Richard B'nkeslee rose
from deck chair md came forward.
His heart leaped when he saw the
proudly erect head. the wtllowy
arnightness Of her body, the metallic
CLINT OF her hair under the swinging
lights. She was all that he could wish
for In wife; shr would bcnr his name
as well cs any woman he might choose
from his own class. Not that it mat
tered, for he had made up his mind to
have her anyway, but il wrs pleasant
TO know that he need never be ashamed
Of her.
They chattei lightly through the
neal. and 1heo forgot everything in the
maggie Of the moment. the delicious
feeling that came from being beautifully
dressed. Of eating strange. wonderful
dishes, Of talking to a good looking man
whom she had always admired and who
seemed interested in what she had to
uAy.
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The Heart Pirate
by HAZEL DEYO BACHELOR
Cseyrtshf. 1851. bp P~bNo LEDGER Conpa.,

Afte-ward, when .he table was re-
moved. they had coffee. and then Rich
ard Blakeslee suggested walk around
the deck.
They strcllcd for few moments in
silence. Theo wondering how she could
best bro1ch the subject cf their return
tc shore. She hated to spoil the charm
Of the evening, and longed instead to
drift. to forget that she had promised
to have dinner with him merely because
he had something Of Importance to tell
her. But her conscience smote her.
She ought to be thinking Of Jimmy.
she ought to be longing to get back to
him. She ought to hate Richard
B'akcs'ec. md she was conscious that
she did none Of these things.
She was thinking Of all this when
lI'akcslce threw his cigar into the wnter
tnd turned TO her suddenly. They had
paused by the rail and Thco had been
looking dreamily out TO sea. His words
broke in on her consciousness suddenly.
and she started and turned townrd him.
"Isn't it absurd. but I don't really
know your first nnme. What is it?"
She looked up Mt him quickly, so sur
rriscd that she answered quite simply.
'Thcodora." without stopping to won
Ger why he wanted to know.
''Theodora. he repeated. 'it suits
you somehow. Theodora." his voice
snnk to whiFper. and quite suddenly
she was in his arms.
The perfume Of her hair. that Won
derful taify- -colored hair filed the air all
around him. and he buried his face in
its sweetness.
Then he was conscious that she was
struggling TO get away. and il mad
dened him. lie piniored her arms to
her sides and held her 50 that she could
not move. Her face white and lumi-
nous in the moonlight. lny against his
shoulder. her eyes closed. md wave
Of exrltatior swnDt over him.
81 love you he said suddenly. Il
want you and you're the first woman
I hav, ever wanted. ] wnnt you for my
wife-Theodora. And stopping quick
ly. he kissed her lips.
Theo's heart lcaped in her breast. and
she was conscious ot . roaring IN her
cars. For just that one moment she
wns al feeling. all emotion. She for
got to resist him and became limp in h'S
srms. Then. as his lips left hers. her
eyes few wide. the world crowded in on
ker and she knew what had happened
(Tomorrow-The Refusal.)
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uphoIds Dance Halls

Dear Cynthia-Would YOU kindly in
sert the following in your column?
Thank you:
Your column has indeed interested mo
It may seem strange to your readers
that a man who follows the profession
] do would be interested In matters ol
love. etc. am a professional boxer.
The reason ] have written Is to brinS
out to some OF your readers the wrong
opinions they have of dance halls.
read in your column where both men
and women alike refer TO the mon who
attend dance halls as "vaseline.haired, >
"iazz-craZed." etc, and to the women
who attend dances rs painted dolls"
etc. They do not even allow for eXcep-
tions. thinking all alike.
have been in dance halls throughou.
the country. ] have danced with girls
who did not know was a sporting
celebrity After the dance I havs
showed them n good time Caot the So
called wild tme) and after escur;lng
these girls TO their respective residences
7 did not ask thon for kisses in return
for tho good time I showed them.
| live a clean life. as 1t is we'll
known fact that n boxer Carnot dlssl-
pate in any form. Ard skill | attend
dance halls.
Another thing: Why do some Of these
joy-k!llers pan q fellow bcCauee he
may be wearing a t!ght.N.tirg good
looking SUIT? Also. If fellow has hiq
hair neatly brushed bach why v"f.r to
him as "vnseline- haired dpnce-hal Il
johnnie? / wear r!lk-striped gnirts: |
would not think OF going out without
brushing my hair; all my suits are OF
the siit-cuff variety. Win these Joy
killers please tell me what ie wrong in
dressirg "fashy"? Is a crime beirS
committed when doing the above" An.
other thing, I never would kiss or carecq
girl unless | were sure that she would
DE my wife. JOEY.
There are many respectable dance
halls. joey, as you say. but there are
moro that are not respcctab BILE. so It's al.
ways wise to be sure of the place before
going 10 II.
You are right; its all wrong TO con-
denim man because he wears haahy
clothes, Many a tigAt'waisted, s!t.cuffet
suit is worn BY good man. as in vour
own case. It's simply a matter OF
taste.
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She Always Gust Kno,os !" That
Something Dreadful viii Happen
More Often Than Not the A,cM Thing Doesn't Happen and
Could Be Renedied if 1t Did, but She Must Worry

oct DON'T know what to do,
mourned the nervous little woman
IT haven't thing that I can wear II
it rains during this trip. have my
big coat, but It's awfully hot. and any
how don't want to get It wet. And II
we have one Of those warm rains I'll be
perfectly miserable! I can't buy q
roincoat now." .....
Her face was all twisted with her
misery, and the whole prospect Of her
wonderful motor trip wns spoiled.
"well, maybe YOU won't have rain,'
suggested next door ncighbor.
Her face frightened Immediately. She
hadn't considered that.
"It doesn't look like rain now" went
on the encouraging friend. "And any
how. II it does they'll have curtains for
the car and they'll put them up and
you won't need coat at nll."
"well, that's so, too" the nervous
traveller conceded.
And she went on with her plans Sc
renely.
CHE always finds some dreadful
- might be every time she does any
thing or goes anywhere.
Her whole christmas" is spoiled
every time she plans one, on account OF
this thing which she ''iust knows is
going to happen.
It may be a very remote possibility,
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WHAT'S WHAT
By HELEN pECiY

When new girl is added 70 tho
stuCT, the manager may Or may not be
too busy to introduce her to one or more
Of her future associates. When this
.ourtcsy has been overlooked 1t Is usual
for one OF The older Fir,s-older in
length Of service that is--to introduce
herself and to ask for the newcomers 8
name, 50 that Miss Newcome may Oe
made acquainted with her co-workers
II the Stranger happens to make her
general introduction is deferred TO a
moro opportune' time.
\ business Office Is not governed by
'parlor rules" and, quite often. bust
ness aCNuaintanccs have no point of con-
tact outside of the off ce Yet acquaiut-
anCcs they must be for tho time being,
even for the sake Of harmonious eff
cheney so that the general introduction
Of a n"T rnCmhcr OF the staff Is good
huain 81 sense gs we'll a5 good manners
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Adventures With
Purse
YOU'RE not deceived any longer, ar

YOU'RE not deceived any longer, are
L you? You know down deep in your
heart that fall is stealthily and surely
approaching. now don't your And II
you are woman with home that de-
lights you, Of course you are beginning
to think about the things you are going
to want for the house this fall. How
about table napkins? Ones table linen
is always such an important part OF nn
attractive dining room. Let me tell you
of something saw that I consider real
bnrgain-all linen. twenty four inch
napkins for S6.T5. This. was assured.
is exactly half the regular price. The
designs are very nice, and taking it by
and large. here is an item that should
not be overlooked. Particularly IL you
nre skillful with your needle and can
he glad of your purchase.
Over in New York there has'been
play that has been running for long
| time; one, too. that has been most sue
cessful ] wish ycu could have seen II.
for know that you would have en-
joyed It. Well, anyhow. it is not
musical comedy. but there is one little
song in it-trst simple little thing
that "the girl" who has n delightful
voice. sings to "thc man," who Is all
that the hero should be. 1t reminds
one of little old English song. and
has a simple melody that you find your
self humming as you comb your hair IN
the morning provided you are not SUI
perstitious, and are not afraid to sing
before breakfast. Well, the play has
not come here yet, but the song has, and
! want to urge you to 60 to the nice
music man know and have him plny 1t
for you. II you are at all interested in
music or singing you will buy it, l
know.
Oh, yes, and speaking of table linen
again. one shop has special sale of
luncheon sets. Instead Of having the
round doilies and ccnterpiece which one
sees so much, these sets are square.
They nrn sort OF cream -colcred. and arc
decorated in The corners with mosaic
hnndwork. The thirteen piece sets are
81 80. and while have never had occa-
sion to price them before, they have nl-
ways been associated in my mind with
ever SO much more expensive linens. The
assurance is that this price is just half
their original value.
For names Of shops address woman's PAGE
| Editor or phone Walnut 5000 or Mnin loot
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-20
Through a Woman's Eues
Challenging the Years
by JEAN NEWTON

what shall 7 do? The family
think he IN too old. think it Isn't
the age but the man that counts. lie is
forty four and ! am twenty. Rut you
can have more fun with him than with
most of the boys ] know. He can do
all the things they do, dances as wc'l
as any of them and then NJ Is 30 much
more Interesting than they are"
What you say is true. Mabel bout
q man at forty four. Then II is not
the aAe. hut the man. Some men at
that age are younger in spirit than many
at twenty five. ! know n man OF al =
most fifty who is ''morc fun" than most
boys. Though well-known editor. he
will enter with more enthusiasm Into
games and other amusemcnts than many
Young people ever show for anything.
He can dance and play golf or any
young mans game NJ well rs ANY Of
them. and then he has a broader cul.
ture. wealth OF knowledge and ey g..
pertcnce, Il much more intcrcEting back +.
ground than world he possible ut ha (
his age. True. at forty -four IL isn't the
age. but the man.
Only. Mabel. have you considered that
when you are forty he will be sixty
four? OF course. there have been men
who at sixty four have retained vigor
end charm. But by thnt time age begins
TO take hand In the mattcr--it isn't
ali the man. AT sixty. four he may be
well preserved. but then he viii prob
ably not Lave "all that they have and
something more" lie will have lost
with his youth much that they have and
that yoG will still have, Mabel. The
erandfst old man in the world. though
be NAV still have same enthusiasms and
occasional youthful spirits still cannot
have the same viewpoint. the same kind
~ Interests. the same sustained spirits
fltat hf"Ne to mqu tur'ni'' "PHr~
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fer their pipes and frcsidcs ~ the
things that appeal to women Of forty.
And thnt is tho time when the differ
'nce IN age entails many sacrifices on
the part Of both, The trouble is that
me Conccding IS very likely to be one
Snrd' Age VIII not dance to youth ;
piping. 1t IL youth, usually, that must
MAKE the sacrihce'
At forty-four il is tho man. and hc
alay not be unsuitcd cmotionoIIv ar In
nnv other wav 70 pirl twenty vnors
younger. He NAV still hive tLG srdor
the fervor Of a Young lover. lIe mor
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"kensinaton" for Love Match

Dear Cynthia-So Duchess" thinks
that the pr rehistoric bump of love was
put on our worries for nothing, Ell?
Nothing could be further from the gold.
en- truth. What man or woman Is there
who hasn't thousand faults and fall.
fngs which are hidden far from the
maddlng crowds" and only come
70 roost after the parade has passed.
the bands retired beyond hearing and
the front-door changed its "nightie-
night In the rear?
Invariably we OF the male line have
two roles. In married life, one we
show our friends and the other our
wives: In business, one we palm off &c
the customer. and tho other to the EN-.
ploye. Yes,sir-ree, long before Stevenson
pulled off his solo on the milk hottie Mr.
Hyde and the noted doctor were doing
n 'land-office" business. No, you can'i
make of marriage a cut-and dried thing
like an old bashful skirt and measure
its weak and strong points with a foot
rule or yardstick. You Just put n nery.
Gus hand In the courtshlp basket, seal
the optics, pray, then Withdraw, 10 a
dark corner. Sometimes one has the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-20
Read Your Character
Rp piGbu Phillips

Extension" Ears
You know what extension" ears are,
the kind that stand out from the head
Il takes an extremely prejudiced mind
to hold that they are beautiful. They
arc even referred to at times as lack
ass ears
But those who make them the butt
Of ridicule. particularly in such terms
unconsclously bctray their own lack OF
knowledge of the subject Of character
reading at least. Tor "oxtcnsion" ears
Indicate anything but the characteris.
tics Of the iacknsS.
They indicate first OF all strong char
acter in u general sense. More par
ticularly they indicate executive ability
and expression of character.
The extension cared are the people
who are "iohnny Oh the spot" with the
frank. outspokrn practical suggestion.
Yon may find them hashful during
the immature years Of youth and in
experience. and this is due 70 their rec :
ognitlon Of their own shortcomings al
this period. n recognition which is di
rcctiy traC"ablc 10 those we'll balanced
qualities of mind which produce the
executive ability with which they are
more than normally endowed.
Given maturity and experience. the
rcticencc automatically disappears ant
gives place to thar happy faculty OF
being able to take hold of a given sit
uuti0n and hnndl" it TO advantage with
out the handicap Of too much self f-con :
SciousneSS.
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Mrs Wilson Aids Search for the Unusual
Win Soups From Foreign Countries
Russians and Poles Contribute Famous Vegetable Conbno
tons, Italy Offers Delicious Highly Seasoned Potage
and FarAUay Burma Giues Muuigata,Uny

green peppers and boiled rice usually
complete this meal.
German Vegetable Soup
Chop six large tomatoes very fine OF
two cups of stewed tomatoes may be
used. Place in bowl and squeeze to
fine pulp between the hands. Place
in a soup kettle
One and one.hay pounds Of beet
bones.
One pound Of zeal bones.
One-hdf pound OF. ham bones,
Add
Three quarts of toater,
Prepared tomatoes,
One half small head Of cabbage,
chopped fine,
One cup Of sauerkraut,
SiD onions.
Three large carrots,
Tpo large turnips,
One stalk Of celery,
One bunch of soup green, all chopped
cory fine.
A6d one Glove and one whole allspice.
Boil for one hour and then add one cup
OF washed lentils, which have been
soaked over night. Place on the sim
mering burner and cook for four hours.
Now place in q. bowl
One cup of -four.
One ieDel tablespoon of salt.
One level fedspoor of pepper,
One-hatf level teaspoon of thyme,
Onc-haIf level teaspoon OF sage,
One cup of aoater.
Mix to dissolve the -four and spices,
and then add to the boiling soup. Cook
for fifteen minutes longer and then
serve. The German housewife removes
the bones after cooking for two hours
and trims off all scraps Of meat with a
sharp knife. Both meat and bones are
returned to the soup kettle to finish
cooking.
Holland Dutch Macedoine
Of Vegetable Pmee
Wash and chop fine
Sir onions,
Too leeks,
Three large carrots,
Three turnips.
One-h head Of cabbage,
One bunch Of soup green.
Now mince fine four ounces Of salt
pork. Place the pork in n soup kettle
and cool; slowly until delicate brown.
Now add the vegetables and cover very
closely and simmer for ten minutes.
Add two quarts Of water and bring to
boil, then place the soup kettle on
the simmcring burner and cook for
three hours. Let cool and then rub
through fine sieve and measure and
return to the kettle. Now add
Ttco. thirds cup Of -four.
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II may bc just a twist Of her nervous
imagination, but II always looms up or,
nm otherwise bright horizon.
And sometimes you feel M IL it loomo
there just to give more zest to the un.
dertaking.
As II shc had got tired of plain b,us
and wanted few clouds to liven things
up a BIT. ...
She buys pair Of shoes that ara
cheaper than the kind she usually gets
They seem to be very nice looking.
and they fit well and are comfortable.
But she 'just knows" that they nre
the kind that will scuff off on the toes
more quickly than her usual ones. -
She worries about that, gazes at m.
toes until she almost burns a hole In
them, and talks and talks about how
terrible It will be when that nice shiny
look is rubbed off, as she knows it
will be. s..O.''
THEN she put up some blue curtains
l. in the sewing room this year, and
she ''just knows" they will fade.
It is such a nice bright room, so
much sun shines in every day, but. Of
course. that isn't very good for blue
curtains.
she l0eSn Know Wnat she will do
when those curtains fade. Could she
dye them? Should she get more OF the
same material and make another pair?
"a stitch in time" is her motto, but
she never takes the stitch until .he
has provided thin material that is bound
to need 1t.
Instead Of guarding against the need
OF stitches she spends her life worrying
about the necessity OF taking them and
the best way to do It.
She could save herself 80 much trou.
bic and nerves il she would either use
her power of preventing the tragedy in
the first place, or else wait until ths
time comes and then do the only obvious
thing.
pUT. Of course, this is difficult since
- most Of her worries are over things
that might happen and probably never
will.
1t is always n pleasant surprise to
expect the worst and then get the best.
But there Is such thing as carrying
the expecting little too far.