South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-19
Here Riddles Is
One Real Chance
for Relief Work
Read This Story of iii For
tune and Then See What
You Can Do.

Il was 90 minutes past i've on an
April morning In 1907, and 7 was q
lying IN bed awake. awakened z
strangely for no apparens reason
and lying there listening. There waa-
a peculiar hot STIFFNESS In the air. H-r
heat unusual 10 California az anF
time. where the nights are 90 COO
that a CRATE fire is almost a necas-
sity. our dog was wh.mperiug on u
the back porch. and the horse in "
the barn back OF the house stamped q
restIessly. For some reason there
was a peculiar wide awake feeling
about everything. And then sud
denly without warning. I knew why.
Deep down. Il seemed 90 come
from the very depths OF the earth, a =
roaring began. Ike thunder. only In %
finitely more ominous. Then the m
room began to sway. the house was
fitting back and forth and knew u
was an earthquake. had not time
10 scream. Mother came quickly IN
the room and picked up my baby
sister from the bed at my side
Get the boys, Jack" heard her
say to my father. and although shsti
was right next 20 me. her voice
sounded very far away through the
roar OF the earthquakes.
Ny two brothers were in the back
bedroom OF the little bungalow. and
the windmill IN the back OF the
house was bending. bending and
spilnng out all the water on the
roof. It came IN big splashes. like
huge waves.
Ny bed, which has smooth oastors
and was on a polished floor. slid
back and forth, smoothly journeylng
from side to side the house.
swayed. banging against the walls
And everywhere came tho sound OF
breaking glass as the dishes sIid
from the pantry shelves. the pictures
banged against the walls. and the
books In the library crashed through
the glass doors.
And then, before my father
could get TO my brothers and me
the earthquake was over the house
stopped rocking. there was COM
plete silence.
The great earthquake OF 1907 IN
san Francisco was over and the-.
great fire had just begun.
Fortunately for us we were living
IN Oakland across the bay. and alEa
day long from earliest morning. weia
helped IN the relief work among the[.
refugees that came over in the ferrya.
and were put up in camps in thel
race track. IN the amusement park
upon the hill The fields near our,
house were crowded with tents OF thee
men and women who were forced to-
fee from the burning city.
Mother spent the day ia making
sandwiches and coffee and carrying
baskets OF lunch TO the unfortunate. Z
She gathered together al the cloth-1'
ing that could be spared from around
the house and gave IL away. too. 81
Perhaps my sister and 7 were a.f
little too jealous IN our relief work
know that was scoIded good and
plenty for giving away my hat and,1
sweater. Mother had given away all
my other hats and every coat butt
my best.
However. I shall never forget .he
pleasure my sister and I had inl
helping in the relief work.
The young people OF South Bendf
have a chance right now 20 come tOf
the rescue OF those who are freezingt
and starving. The work 20 be d0net
Is not right under your nose. o.
course, as II was under OUTS. but Il
Is there just the same ThOusandat
Of our people are going cold ands
hungry in the devastated regiOns
around Smyrna and need the help ods
the people OF tho United States
Surely you have some extra coats
and stockings and underwear around
the house-shoes which you have.
outgrown and coats which you Think
don't look good on you" IS
Ask your mothers about u, andS
see II she won't let you pack up somsf
old clothes which are stu serviceables
and then telephone the ST Joseph
county chapter OF the Red Cross tor
call for them.
Miss Mary Stone who - secretary
OF the county chapter, VIII see that
they ere called for and sent % their
destination.