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Some Advances From McMasters
Chapter so


Twinkle, twinklei Little Start"
Thus McMasters greeted me at
breakfast. He, as the producer. and
I, as the star, had places at the
head of the camp table.
l smiled at the quotation. and fe.t
myself a hypocrite. 1t was a most
uncomfortable feeling. The mans
humor was banal. "smarty" talk
and as old as the hills. Did he think
any silly remark would please a
little girl like me?
And because 1 smiled, as if 1t
were the first time / ever had heard
the quotation, instead of the thous-
andth. l started the day out of tune
with myself and rebellious.
r6egan to loathe McMasters. Not
that he ever had been other than
.outwardly respectful. I loathed him
on account of the gossip about him,
l loathed him because Ginette had
linked my name with his and be-
cause Dick had listened to her. /
loathed him most of all because he
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Child Almost Strangied.

Mrs. G. Grab. 3116 Washington
ave-, New Orleans, La, writes: MY
child had a cough SO bad she would
almost strange coughing. Foley's
Honey and Tar relieved her cough.
and 1 recommend it to any mother"
Foley's Honey and Tar gets right at
then seat of trouble. clears nose and
throat of mucus, heals raw and in
famed surfaces, loosens tightness of
the chest and checks Group, whoop-
ing cough, bronchial and "hu"
coughs.-Adv.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-27
IF YOU ARE WELL BRED

You viii. in inviting guests to an
aftSrnoon musicale simply send your
visiting card with the word music"
in the lower left corner
You will invite the same number
Of women as men to a theatre party.
You VIII begin your theatre party
with a dinner or end IL with a sup
per.
You will never send an engraved
invitation TO a theatre party but an
nounce it with a friendly, informal
note.
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Chicago Traffic Police a Peevish Lot

CHICAGp.-Traffic policemen are Il
~ peeviSh lot. One of them arrest
ed Tony Sorenson for running over
him at Jackson boulevard and State
street during the evening rush. Ii was
not Mr. SOrenSonS fault He was
sound asleep and did not see the po-
llCcman. Furthermore. he apOlOgized.
But the policeman. John King. would
not listen 10 excuses and took him 10
Central station. where he was booked
on a charge OF disOrderly conduct
Richard Brennan is the lookup keep
er there. He recognized Mr. SorenSon
as man Of family. and endeavored 10
help him in his extremity by calling
his wife. who lives at 1000 Jackson
boulevard
Il suppose he's in again" remarked
Mrs. SorenScn in advance OF Bren-
mans announcement 10 that effect.
We'll. keep him there over Sunday.
please II isn't often we get rest.
How i the car-brOkenf"
On receiving Mr. BrennanS an
nouncement that IL was in fine shape
she said her daughter would call for
the car
Meanwhile Mr.. Screnson was awak-
ened from his slumber and began an
nOuncing 10 The jail that he was "a
lineal descendant OF G.. Washington.
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Gotham Still Maintains Its Supremacy

N1EW YORK.-With the "co-opera-
~ tive husband" case still before
the public, an even stranger matri-
monial case has developed-a man
with two wives i'm a three-room apart
ment over in Brooklyn, one of. the
wives French and the other Belgian.
The man in the case, Antonio Ruyts,
forty-five, has been living for several
months with the wives. The Belgian
talks only Flemish, while the other
only French, and they communicate
with each other by a system of knocks
on wood The two wives have been
working together for a costuming
house.
Ruyts is an iron worker. Unlike the
cooperative husband" Herbert An
drews, n stock broker, he isn't blessed
with money. Like Andrews, Ruyts is
rather handsome. He is held on 81 900
bond on a charge Of bigamy.
When the war started Ruyts and
wife No. Charlotte Marie Ludovica
Ruyts-were living in Antwerp. They
had been married In 1898. Five OF the
twelve children are still living, though
only two daughters. Virginia, fifteen,
and Philomene, thirteen, came 10 this
country
Ruyts was member of the Garde
Civique and went TO Liege TO help
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Married by Light O the Spring Moon

into song. Juan Miller her lilly
love-" appeared, clad in his cloak of
scarlet and white. Coyly, from out
the flower beds, she greeted him.
There was music and then Juanita
disappeared. In moment she was
back in the center Of the half circle of
guests-this time CARRIED in the gown
she had made herself. 1t was Of high
grade burlap trimmed with this years
eucalyptus caps.
With Juan she danced her bridal
dance-an esthetic and highly symbol
zeal improvisation, which she had Gre
ated for the occasion. There was
more music and more dancing and
love" She held in one hand the skull
of the long deceased Miller family COW
"a reminder that this life is but tran
stcry.
The music was soft. disturbed only
by the bleating of the nanny goat.
whose only child was sizzling on the
altar, a sacrifice 10 the god of love.
Juanita leaned toward Juan and their
lips met. A moment passed and Juan
ita leaped from the altar into a joyous
dance.
Legal marriage ceremony? Oh,
that's all right. The couple were mar
ried by a justice of the peace three
months ago.
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n AKLAND. CALVIN the full
" moon bathing the gardens of the
Joaquin Miller home in silvery light.
Juanita Miller, daughter of the late
poet. was bride at pagan wedding
revival. AS she was gripped in the
embrace of her scarlet-coated hus-
band, she stepped from the "cycle
of pink tulips of curiosity" into the
"cycle OF white lilies" the seventh and
final cycle OF her life. Hundreds of
"intellectuals" and few hundred
more who chiefly were curious. at
tended the strange ceremony.
The moon was just getting we'll into
its business OF smiling when Juanita
stepped into the scene. She moved
quietly among her seven flower beds,
each symbolic of one of the seven cy-
cles of her life. and then she broke
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May Again Become Famous

Bending a 60-penny spike with bare
hands.
Lifting 4s2-pound barrel of wet clay.
Lying on the floor with 600 pounds
on chest. then inviting four men each
weighing more than 200 pounds 10 get
on his chest In addition TO the 600
pounds weight then, with the 1,4O0
pounds on his chest, carrying on a
conversation.
Driving a nail in board with bare
hand. and breaking IL off with his
teeth by bending nail TO and fro.
Bending twelve G0-penny spikes in
minute 80 seconds, head TO point.
Tearing In two pack of cards in
front OF body. overhead, behind back,
between knees with hands behind him ;
and tearing three packs at one time
In two I'm front CT his body.
Holding a 10O-pound weight in one
hand and writing his name on wall
with long pencil with the same hand.
Tearing hole out OF the center of a
pack OF cards in two minutes and
three seconds, whereas the record OF
Sandow Is little over seven minutes.
Lechner's rules for living are simple.
He eliminates meat from his meals,
preferring fruit, nuts and vegetables.
He drinks two TO three quarts of milk
q day, in addition TO spring water. He
has never smoked or drank intoxicat-
ing beverages.
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and he would see about this indignity.
You haven't called my wife. have
yOu:" he inquired anXiously and, learn
ing that this detail had been attended
10. wept and would not be comforted.
That was b0ner," he said. Call Mr..
William Lynn in haywood"
What" said Mr.. Lynn, before the
police could tell him the object OF the
call, again? I'll be right down with
500 ! don't know where he gets IT,"
Just then a charming girl entered
the station 10 drive away the car. just
as the engine was starting. ont came
Mr.. Sorenson. having been bailed out
by Mr.. Lynn. and shooed her away.
"Giddap.' he said. throwing the en-
CINE into high. Tell your ma I'm go
ing out and get some Of Bill O'Dwyer's
home brew. See YOU next week"
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stem the German invasion. He was
captured and put to work by the Ger
mans, he said, but later escaped to
Paris. Wife No. /. meanwhile, re-
manned i'm Antwerp.
In Paris Ruyts met Nine. Marie
Pierre lie Barre, widow, forty-eight
years old. They emigrated 70 the Uni
ted States in January, 1920. and after
being detained at Ellis Island, were
permitted to GO ashore to be married.
Ruyts swore he was bachelor.
Last November Ruyts sent for wife
No. 1 and the children, apparently at
the urgent request of wife No. .. The
Belgian woman was never permitted
TO be away from home alone.
As Ruyts has not sought American
citizenship the entire family. 1t is said,
is subject TO deportation.
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NJ ILWAUKEE, WIS.-An unusually
WI strong man who has not exhibit
ed his strength In any professional
line OF entertainment is Peter Lech-
ner. carpenter OF this city. Mr.. Lech-
ner Is not of unusual build. He is
twenty-eight years old. Some of the
evidences Of his strength are shown by
the following feats:
Driving a 60-penny spike through a
one and one-half inch plank with his
bare hand.
Pressing his hands together. but
not linked. in front OF his body, and
and having eight men on each arm
.straining futIlely 20 pry them apart.
Lying on hard cement, with hand
kerchief over face, and 2OO-pound
man with shoes on standing on his
face.
Carrying $50 pounds one-half mile
without setting IL down.
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At times could hardly Homework medicine from the
doctor butt did not help Pkham Vegetable Compound
advertised good results able
do homework recommend medicine friends and
publish testimonial A BALI. Fayette, Ohio
An Illinois woman relates her experience:
Bloomington I'LL strong and female trouble
had backahe could
meal without with Rubbing
alcohol
Of Lydia Pikham Vegetable Compound bottles of
healthy
for MCQUTY 6l0 W. Walnut St. Bloomington Ill
The conditions described by Ball. Mcu
many who tasks Just such con-
belief
beside daily clothes
their children all the while
from those awful bearing bakach headaches the
operation inevitable II
would the three
Lydia Pnkhams
for such conditions them suffering unhappness
There hardly hamlet the United States
famous Therefore ask neghbr and you will find great
For than forty this root
habeen health
Lydia r. PnILam's Private AILMENTS Pecu
liar to Women" will be Write
Medicine
on.
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THE TRIALS OF
A HOUSEWIFE
How They Have Been Endured and How Overcome b
Lydia {. Pinkhdm's Vegetable Compound
Experience of Providence Woman

Providence, r. I.-"I took Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
for q female trouble and backache.
Itbegan just after my baby was born.
and | did the best could about get
ting my work done, but had awful
bearing-down pains so / could not
stand on my feet read in the papers
about Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound and the good it was doing
other women, and I have got dandy
results from it and will always rec
ommend it. You can use these facts
as testimonial if you wish. Mrs.
HERBERT L. CAssEN, Is Meni Court,
Providence, r. /.
Ohio woman for three years
could hardly keep about and
do her hOusewOrk she was SO i'll.
Made well by Lydia T.. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound:
Fayette, O.-"For about three years
was verynervous and had backache,
sideache, dragging-down pains. could
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17

investigated and the mapifest Of the steam
ship on which she says she arrived IL ex-
amined to find out whether her name Is ON
the list. It Is ascertained whether she mas
passport permitting her to leave her OWE
country properly indorsed with the reouisite
vice Of consul Of the United States. II 1t Is
found that she evaded inspection, she u
deported.'
What 10 meant By the secondary m
sbection' to which you have alluded " In
quired.
''The hrst inspection Of arriving aliens y
made on board the chip" was the reply.
After they are landed they undergo sec
ond inspection at the immigration station,
on what is called the registry lins, where
the names they give are compared with
those on the ships list, and where they are
required to pass the 'literacy test'-meanins
that they must be able to read or write tn st
least one lansuage--to tell where they are
going and how much money they have.
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cut and dried routine has been followed.
This applies particularly to appeal and de-
portation cases involving women and chill
dren. Henceforth women inspectors will
make their own reports in such cases to the
secretary Of labor, who Is the final authority.
''An inspector acts in q judicial capacity.
II he says that an alien shall Be admitted, the
matter is settled. II his decision 10 adverse,
an appeal may be made to the secretary Of
labor. Such appeals are referred to Q
board Of appeal in the Bureau Of immigration
at Washington, which prepafes for the secre-'
tary summary Of the facts in each case. II
10 my business to'prepare such summaries
In cases where women are involved.
"One Of the most important duties Of the
vomerf infrkctors Will be to conduct special
Investigations. Suppose. for instance, that
an alien woman In the city Of Philadelphia
Is found applying for charitable aid or
that she turns up IN the criminal courts. It
q Q matterf for suspicion. The question
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Oh satisfactory work is raised To SIoOO. To
get one OF these jobs, it is necessary to pass
an examination, which includes the writing
OF report on an imaginary immigration
ease from data furnished by the examiner.
and the answering of practical questions In
the immigration and Chinese exclusion laws
and regulations. About forty different
languages are spoken By arriving aliens, and
ability to speak and interpret one or more
Of these would Importantly help q candi-
date"
1T occurs 70 me-" interrupted, that
matrons already In the service ought to be
specially available for such appointments.
= 'srhak ID exactly the ease.'' said DR..
Herring. 'The matrons in most instances
have had long experience which should
qualify them excellently for work as In
spectou. Because Of the usefulness Of this
experience, preference Is to be given to
them in making the appointments, and many
sf them win soon become full -fsdged in
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and to make clear the fact that their PASSAGE
was not paid BY some employer Of labor u
this country, In contrsvention Of the con
trart labor law.
"Part Of the duties Of the women IN
spsctors will be to shut out immoral women.
As might be supposed, 1t Is not always easy
to discriminate in such cases. a DIS
reputable woman may be brought 70 this
country by a man under the pretenss that
she Is his wife. In an instance Of that kind,
il the fraud is discovered, the man may be
put in the peuitentiary and the woman sent
back to the place she came from, or~bsth
may be deported.
IF We deport q woman, sending het back
to the country from which she came, It does
not mean that she II deposited on the other
side of the ocean as 4 msre derelict. We
notify charitable organisations over there
. to look out for her on her arrival. Such
organizations are scattered Ill over Europs,
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DOCTOR,
KATHERINE
HERRING

civic bodies under the general direction OF
the international Council Of Women, and
with them the immigration Service CO.
operates"
What care Is taken Of the women and
children after they get here?"
"Ordinarily they are con6ded to the
charge Of the railroads. An inspector escorts
them to the station and buys their tickets
IL they have not already got them. Each
one wears tag with the place Of destination
on it. They are shipped on an immigrant
train-the railroads say they have to ship
them in bunches. 1t is not luxurious travel
for them. They pay frst-class fare, hut they
do not get first class treatment. Their
train is liable to be shunted OF upon q side
track for hours at a time while all other
trains pass them BY.
"Immigrants are not allowed under any
circumstances to travel in a parlor car,
even though willing to pay for the privilege.
MANY immigrants now coming over brought
.,,,h;nation steamship and railroad tickets
as long ago as before the war. Since then
our railroad rates have gone up; but the rail-
roads, after some controversy on the subject,
have agreed not to charge the immigrants
extra. Their tickets are good without ad-
ditional fare.
eGTHE problem Of taking care Of arriving
i women and children is vastly simplihed
hv The fact that virtually all Of them have
a.sfinations. They are going to relatives.
An ~ the women seem to have jobs already
sh,a;ned. The relatives have got the jobs
ssS them before sending them money to come
~. -. the ocean. Mostly the jobs are in
.o~i.,. Recently Mr.. Wallace, the i'm :
Iteration commissioner in charge at Ellis
I.l.nd, tried for three months to. find n
;rr,,;rrant woman who would accept employ
-, in his own household as maid servant.
as aid not succeed; every young woman
z.hos. services he sought to obtain had q
lob IN prospect already"
.swin women inspectors be required at ~
the immigration stations?'' put IN.
.sNot necessarily. We are at present try-
ius to ind out where they are needed, and
how many. Memoranda Of inquiry on tbs
subject have been addressed to twenty three
districts. Porto Rico reports back that I,
doesn't want any. Few women come %
Porto Rico from foreign lands, though many
leave the island for the United statsa
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spectors, the only requirement In their case
being that they shall frst pass an examins-
ton on the immigration law and Its practical
application. 1t IL not expected, however.
that there will be a sufficient number OF
available matrons to fll the places which
almost immediately need to be hlled.
There are twenty matrons at Ellis Island,
Eve in Philadelphia, fve in Boston, three In
New Orleans and twelve in San Francisco.
The pay Of q matrou Is only $740 year,
without board or lodging. She Is Obliged
to pay for her own meals at the immisraaon
station where she is employed. 1t u required
Of her that she shall possess character,
fair education, refinement and common
sense, and that she shall be hind but not
sentimental
MTHE mstrun d ezpectsd 70 szsrciss q
L womanly supervision over the women
and children who arrive - strangers ct an
American seaport, helping In any personal
way she can when called upon tor serviee.
She straightens out money problems ana
baggage problems, responds to emersency
calls, gives comfort and advice. attends the
bereaved with kindly sympathy, ,arrsnses
for baths and other personal needs and sees
that milk and crackers are regularly pro-
vided for little folks between meals.
That Ia only q small part Of It. The
matron sees that kilograms are properly
forwarded, and that arriving messages are
delivered. She keeps watch for callers
who win furnish funds for the transporta-
tion of immigrants unable to proceed. She
takes into custody insane or feeble minded
persons. She may be called upon to close up
home and sell the furniture. Aliens sent
out of the country can't take their furniture
back with them in the steerage. and 20 It
must be sold, and the proceeds handed over
to them. An incidental task Of hers may
be the closing Of q bank account
The matron arranges for the shipment Of
baggage, and accompanies deported women
and children to the ship on which they are to
90 back. She tries to expedite hearings for
families with infants or small children, or
for old people. She looks up afidavits, wit
nesses and the school bonds which often must
be signed to guarantee that children shall
be kept at school up to sixteen years Of age.
Often Il happens that q woman ID not met
By the husband or afianced whom she ex.
pected to find awaiting her upon arrival, and
in such a case she sees that steps are taken, to
locate the missing man."
'what then Is left for women inspectors
do doT' ventured to inquire.
Plenty Of things" replied DR.. Herring.
For many years there has been great need
of women inspectors at the immigration sta
.;o,s- Where von,sn ara Sbildrsn a.. 49,
cerned the woman's viewpoint is valuable
and important. A certain measure Of
mpathy is often needed where hitherto
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By Rene Bache

Immediately arises, How did she get into
the country? Did she undergo the customary
inspection before being admitted f-wnich
means the payment Of head tax, certincation
that she was free from disease and ascer-
tainment Of the fact that she had In her
possession at least $25 In money. She might
get In without that much money, but II is
required to know that she will be able to
support herself. 20 that she 10 not likely to
become public charge. She may show
that she has Job In prospect, or she may
Be admitted under bond, some responsible
psrson guaranteeing her.
But here is the case Of . woman alien
Who has become q public charge. or worse.
Her case must be looked up. She is sum-
nonsd before an inspector and Is required to
tell how she got in. Her statement Is then
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rs FLIRTING justifablef

lis EIlh1lNS gustiutoleE
i Quite a number of grave professors and
physicians say it is, and even 90 % far ~
TO recommend a mild indulgence for the cure
Of various ailments, mental and physical.
Do they take their own mcdicinef That
question they decline to answer on the
ground Of professional privilege.
''Flirtins Is a bealthful and invisorstins
pastime," declared one prominent physi-
rian, who hastily added that he had all the
patients he could attend to and did not wish
his name mentioned. "I frequently rec
ommend II as q tonic for dyspeptic and
bilious people," be continued.
at is quite simple" he explained. "when
two young people commence q Irritation, they
become animated and gay. Their hearts
beat quicker, and the blood circulates more
freely through the body. Thus the sluggish
action Of the liver is quickened by the in
creased blood supply. The entire system
benefits. It is hardly possible to conceive
f person who is pleasantly and slightly
excited, and with the mind absolutely free
from all thought Of ailments, not being
benefited"
Could one ask for a more agreeable curef
Whether or not 1t costs anything Is smother
matter, and those who indulge In this treat
ment should bear in mind that they are
playing a game merely. or they may suffer
from something worse than indigestion. In
dulred In for mutual amusement. flirting can
do little harm, and really improves the mind.
the professors say.
.'Flirtins 10 one Of the finest trsiners and
.ouiekeners Of the mind In existenes." one
' tsuthority declares. 'Tt makes for social
grace, balance and rapidity Of thought. yBoth
parties to q Irritation must play the game
properly and convincinsly. but at the same
time each must realize that Il is q tsme.
+, or there VIII come heart.burninEs. Those
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Furthermore. the method Of inspectios
adopted in that insular possession of ours
requires the boarding Of vessels from small
boats-not a kind Of work suitable for
women. From Seattle, I might mention.
We have already had sixteen applications
from women seeking appointment as in
spectors.
my own job is that Of special immigration
inspector in charge Of all the inspection
work that will be assigned to women. Here,
in the Department of Labor, is the bead once
Of the new woman's section. One Of my
duties will be to outline special investigs-
tions relating to women and children, but I