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The evening world., 1922-10-26
AUNTY's sLIGmr MIsrAkE,

On Grace Church Street here yester-
day ] saw a young woman carrying "A
bahy that was entirely wrapped up IN
a blanket. S'rcsently, pulling aside the
blhhk"ts folds to see that babylSins
was all right, instead of looking upon
its face, she saw two feet where its
head was supposed To be in the crook
of her arm, She had been carrying the
baby upside down. out fortunately NJ
harm was dome. Johnson. Rye, ". Y.
The evening world., 1922-10-26
OUR ARMY sWORE TERRIBLY IN
FLANDERS"

My husband works on an oyster boat
and went with him to-day to try my
luck at hshng When We got out
around Plum Island the boat began to
roll, for It was quite rough. At noon
IN husband ana the other man Joined
me 10 try their luck. but in half an
hour none Of us got a bite. We wcr"
about to give up when the other man
began pulling In his line. He had al
most landed big black fish when p
wave came in and hit him In the back
knocking him overheard. We fshed hin
out and he landed on deck, forgetting
| was there and swearing blue streak.
He apologized. Of Coruse. but ] don't
believe III care to go again for some
time.-Mrs Nora Christensen. No. 1872
Sterling Avenue, Greenport, l.. |.
The evening world., 1922-10-26
OUR YOUNG FOLKS.

On the street near my home noticed
several youngsters playing on a larSe
seesaw. l saw an energetic little miss
seesawing as fast as she could. singing
and chattertng all the time. and all the
while knitting at great rate. You
would think II impossible 10 make
mouth. fingers and feet work as fast a.
the same time, but our little ones now.
aday9 do wonderful things-MIrs. X.
Geigcl No. 4272 Richmond Turnpike.
L!nc.eumVile.
The evening world., 1922-10-26
FAMILY AFFAIRS.

This afternoon | saw man offering
,argains in table cloths not far from
he corner OF Hester and Norfolk Streets.
10 was asking 81 25. and a woman was
Nmering 90 cents for a cloth. They hag
led for some time and finally she bought
Z for dollar. Immediately three other
women grabbed cloths at The bargain
Price OF 81 each. was uhIut to buy
lne, when friend called to mr: "Ce.i3i
ella! don't buy. That's his wife and
he is boosting her husband's business
nd fooling The people" Sothr team
|'ork!--Ccha S, Kameiman. 10. 255 ra5,
Broadway.
The evening world., 1922-10-26
TIE YOUNG IDEA.

saw (and heard) a strolling musi-
clan on Bryant Avenue playing on a
ukelele and singing untirlngly. He
stopped to pick up an occasional coin
tossed to him. My friends youngster
watched him speculatively. and when he
passed on the young hopeful" without
a word, ran and got his own "uke." n
recent gift. A few minutes later we
heard lusty singing. accompanied on 8
luke" and the dropping OF many coins.
and when We looked out We saw pre-
cious" singing and playing. stopping
only to pick up the coins tossed to him.
He wore "A look of blissfu satisfaction
and | bubbled with enjoyment. but his
mother was mortified. Sonny. what
is the meaning Of this2" "Well. mann.
ma, saw the big man making money
so l thought I'd make some too. Sally
Fliderblum, No, 1914 Bryant Avenue.
The evening world., 1922-10-26
Wiz. CUTE.

A friend with whom I was riding IN
,n l. Il. r. subway train .chanced 20
bad n sign in the car while considering
neither the parcel post would be the
iIickest way to have a dozen pairs OF
ioso delivered The sign read: "All lost
Fticles found on pI.tforms or trains
I'm be handed to station men or train
.uards and will he redeemed. upon
ratification, at No. 1856 West 5Oth
.lAtet." AS we were stepping from the
.dr my friend dropped his box in front
q q guard and his friend received the
ackage the same day.-D. Rothmau.
o. 1919 Second Avenue.
The evening world., 1922-10-26
TOR TWENTY-FIVE CENTs.

Getting of a sixth Avenue ~ At
South Ferry Station saw Il quarter
lying on the platform. The guard on a
Ninth Avenue train Just pulling out
saw II at the same time. Quickly
opening the gate he Jumped on, picked
up the quarter and swung on the last
car at the risk OF his life as the train
was gathering speed. He also had left
the other gate open and any careless
passenger might have stepped on into
the street.-Miss Grace Donnelly, No.
Sol Bay Street. Stapleton.
The evening world., 1922-10-26
AN UMBRELLA At RIvERDALE.

a tashionably dressed woman alghtod
from "A New York Central train at
Riverdale station one day last week,
and from window Of tho train saw
her try vainly tC raise an umbrella
to protect her from n pelting rain. The
conductor 6allantly came to her assist
ance. But. when he succeeded in hoist
Ing the umbrella, II promptly turned
inside out He tried to get it back In
shape. but could not. As the train
moved on TO maintain its schedule, saw
the woman standing In the rain on the
platform. holding the useless umbrella
over her head.--Alice NJ. Rogers. No.
56 Palisade Street. Dobbs Ferry. n. y.
The evening world., 1922-10-26
STARTING THE DAl nIGur

There is a newsstand at Madison
|quare Park which is owned by a bin
han who depends upon either soldier
ia sailor. on, OF wnom appears every
to have the stand opened up. This
|lorning, as | was passing, the blind
IAN stood alone beside the stand, win ia
|ias boarded up. The policeman on post
|pproach"d just as / did, and inquired
|.hy 1t hadn't been opened. Informed
Hat neither tho soldier nor the sailor
ad shown up, the cop said: oh, III
that. Here. huld my club" He nm
thed the joD in jig-iimc, and started
|n. swinging his ctuO and whstiiug.--
ssrge ]. Corkcr No. 4 Gocrck street.
The evening world., 1922-10-26
"THE WAY WE DoN THE NAVY.

My brother came to visit me and
SAID he would stay overnight. but that
he felt dirty from the dust of his trip.
so said; Take a hath before going to
bed. | got UP before him in the morn
lnS and stretched across the stove IN
the kitchen ] saw "a line ladencd with
~. v D.'s socks and his shirt. | arked
him If his clothes needed bath too
and he said That's the way we bathe
In the Navy. from the skin out b.
Blaikie. Adelaide Avenue, Oakwood
Heights L. O,
The evening world., 1922-10-26
TWO CHANGES.

was accosted yesterday az was
mounting the steps to my home by an
"or clo' " man, who asked If | had an
old suit TO sell, Offering to pay s.
therefor. When l replied that had
nothing to sell he Immediately raised
his bid to Sc, but | dismss ssed him with
out explaining that If ] sold my "old'
suit l would be forced TO remain Ut
home.-Dudley Gordon. No, % Monroe
Place, Brooklyn.
The evening world., 1922-10-26
4 100 PER CENT. DADDY.

To-day a. approached the pub
hc school on Hoberton Avenue ! sac
a father accompanying hts son TO
school. JUSt IN front Of the bmld-
ing he stopped, took the boys books
and had him reoite his lessons. TLon
the boz tCont into qclool and his
father ran 10 catch his traIn.-N Nat-
tie l.. Riies, No. 20 NcU street, Port
Richmond.
The evening world., 1922-10-26
NH. SMITH Is AN "AIL. ROUND"
MAN

In The Evenir0 World OF oct. 10 /
sac pictures of u boz Of the Itb
Ward tUhO became Governor Of the
Empire state. When he tOdS dressed
up he parted his hair on tho ler.
When hO took his pail and Shovel to
the beach he parted ht8 hair on the
right. This no doubt indicates his
ddGpnbihty 10 all condiionS.-
ReV. Ernest E. Youts, No. $50 Tomp-
kinS Avenue, Brooklyn.
The evening world., 1922-10-26
COLD WATER.

NNE of the trials
who continually playing practical jokes another
They known
Mac sitting out in front of the
window
bag filled with
and at the moment his his Mac
saw his opportunity get hunk He
the fully uniformed
dropped not bag but bucket
was perfect And solemn
as Judge and take off the thoroughly
Mac saying Here's your coat Mac
B H. Buefeld, (Captain) T. 1852 Lincoln
street Jersey
The evening world., 1922-10-26
CHESTNITS.

saw n portable chestnut stand ar
rested. together with its Italian owner,
several days ago on Fulton Street, Man
haitian. Three policemen and a man In
citizens clothes were riding past In a
Ford car. They stopped by the stand.
ordered the vender to get in the car and,
when he objected to leaving his precious
stand and stock. one of the cops stood
on the running board and held the stand
thereon as the car sped of. Miss Edna
Vieser. No. 999 Hancock Street Brook
lyn.
The evening world., 1922-10-26

On the Lexington Avenue subway to-
day I saw a man opening his Evening
World to the What Did You See To-
Day" page. He carefully read the stories
appearing in the Bronx section and then
took a knife from his pocket to cut out
one of them. The look that came over
his face as he folded this bit Of paper
al placed II carefully in his pocket
told palmer than words that some
Doubling Thom4s' atshoine was going
to be convinced by tiny bit OF news
print.--Edward J. Hegarty, No. 27l9
Morris Avenue
The evening world., 1922-10-26
RICHMOND.
THE .pETTER HEALTno CAR.

saw commercial automobile in
which was set up moving picture ma
chine. screen was draped down the
back. The car was parked In front Of
the Produce Exchange Building and the
hlm that was being run Off was one
prevention of tubcrcu-
losis. 1t is easier to teach by the eye
than the ear.-Manette \. Pickett.
HuEuenot Park.
The evening world., 1922-10-26
AN AIRMAN SELLING VACUUM
CLEANERS.

A young man rang my doorbcll to-day
and he looked 80 disconsoiate when
told him | already had vacuum
cleaner that asked him In to demon
strate his. He expanded under tho
warmth after having been dashed by q
cold wind for some time, and this 10
what / learned from him; Here was a
young man upon whom Uncle Sans
taxpayers had expended thousands OF
dollars to train him, first In Doston
Tech and later In England. as an expert
aviation engineer. But Uncle Sans
short-sighted old women In Congress.
needless of the strides In aviation
which are being made abroad. reduced
It's appropriation to a totally inadequate
sum and flung TO the scrap heap brains
trained at enormous expense.--Mrs Ma
bel r. Hanford. No. 2sO Riverside Ave-
nue., Lyndhurst, n. j.
The evening world., 1922-10-26
on ORDERS FROM PAnEE.

on audubon Avenue. near I7jth
Street, to-day sdtO Il jGnitor Sns-
pend his t0orh OF sirccping the side
lOGlk to permit a ladU TO pass. She
tCdS Ottircd IN an Up-tO-the-m minute
costume and, rs she slrcpt past, her
stCCcpm0 panels 8JCcpt the icnlk,
completing The jdHitorS uork lor
him.-HiSs Stella Ioeptcr, No. $50
West nun Street,
The evening world., 1922-10-26
HE WANTED TO BE CARRIED

HE WANTED TO BE CARRIED.
II groS late afternoon, The sun
tcds casting elongated ShddoDS.
Ahead of me a mother carried her
ttoo- yedr-oId child from the Barclay
street ferry, setting him dorn to
tcdH ,chen hcy reached the street.
Tlco steps, tciid shriek Of terror.
and he pointed TO his grotcSquc and
tenacious Shddor. No explanation
cou,d diysipdte his fcdr. and he had
to BE- carried. Mrs. icdd HGnicy
No. 1f5 west Ie3d street
The evening world., 1922-10-26

| was passing the Woolworth Build
ing to-day when the wind was blowing
hard, and ! saw some letters carried y
thc breeze from an eighteenth floor win
dow hutter down and drift in a window
on the second floor.-Mrs John Reilly,
No. 327 West 44:h street.
The evening world., 1922-10-26
4 HOUSE ON TIE munsuN.

was riding on top Of "A bus on River
side Drive at l25th Street, when / saw
a three story house on barge that
was being towed down the Hudson
River by tug.--Mrs Jerome j. Dry-
ton. No. lQ7l -. Nicholas Avenue.
The evening world., 1922-10-26
OUT OF TOWN.
mn HALE IA DIE.

OoMING a taIicab the drive
friend tho family had taken bull
Jny, walk. of the cab, slammed the
door behind and the house We missed Jny
thorough failed We all
distressed Where 1t looked the
gobns had abandon the
the reported Your
a taxicab Shall Jiny
the family driver Fifty
please" Jiny slipped stepped
Arsda Woodb Dr I. /
The evening world., 1922-10-26
PAY NO MONEY! SEND NO MONEY!

taking part Evening
Worlds Did To-Day?" competition money
your Pay any
stances PERSONAL calls made winners II
adjudged worthy the
porter upon will carry
Ask doubt, telephone City
Evening World.
Every print the mertoous contribu-
likely
incident thing happened. keep on
trying"
The evening world., 1922-10-26
WIRETAPPER.

4 man was climbing an electric light
pole Within view OF my porch as | sat
there last evening. ! saw him remove
the bulb and plug In long electric cord
In Its place. The cord was carried through
tho second story window VI nearby
house, and soon ! heard the sound Of a
vacuum cleaner After finishing his Job
In the house the man removed the cord
and replnccd the pulb.--Brld.e Gleason.
No. az Dixon Avenue, Paterson, y, J.
The evening world., 1922-10-26
HE'LL BE rICKLEn FOOLISH,

7 was in the mems suit department Of
Wanamaker's today trying to decide
between "A dark gray and Brown suit
when woman walked in, picked out
a suit and an overcoat. evidently for
her husband. paid deposit. left q slip
Of paper on which were written the re-
quired dimensions and left the store
smiling in satisfaction. wonder II
hubby will smile?-W T.. Schneider Jr.,
No. 2f54 DE Voc Terrace. Bronx.
The evening world., 1922-10-26
AMBITION.

saw my father and mother working
h their clothing store. | went upstairs
nd saw my two SISTERS getting the sup
Ier tonight. Gee, how rotten feel at
.eeing every one working save myself!
yell, I hope get a Job soon and then
will be able to see all OF us doing our
st.-Sidney Finkelstein, No. 1881 Second
venue.
The evening world., 1922-10-26
"A FORD A DAY."
MANHATTAN.
A DAME KNOCKS A GUY DOWN..

76554 through stanton
N Street between Suffolk and Norfolk Streets boy about
old roller skates directly
path tumbled manhole fell
teeth Luckily the grabbed the bumper
@ fell between the When
he pulled himself
self said why the Nine
No. 2OS Broadway
The evening world., 1922-10-26
CAMPHOR BALLS.

While walking along William street
to-day ' saw a woman shake camphor
balls out OF the pocket of her winter
coat.--Cyrilla McKcon, No. 40 East
l36th Street.
The evening world., 1922-10-26
BEGINNING HER SECOND CENTURY.

7 was greatly surprised 10 see In tn"
Pathe Weekly an account OF the woman
lnl years Of age living hero IN Grant
City / pass her house daily and often
So" her gathering together great stacks
~ leaves 10 lun. This IS strenuous
York for woman OF her age. She also
iors her own marketing. Pauline y.
walker, So. igl Co'tGI Avenue. Grant
The evening world., 1922-10-26
THE FIREMEN's PARADE.

the Port Chester Fire Department
massed the spectators many OF
the ranks A. each company appeared
heartily appauded and not without reason.
bands the in their
uniforms splendid appearance At the conclusion
inspection and when the several companies
respective there alarm fire
which gained considerable headway in
lines laid before the fire had
ringing The that they in dress uniform did
did his full
day this Port Chester r. D.
its efficiency that the multi
mertel-Ernes Reid. "a Rye, y.
The evening world., 1922-10-26
BRONX.
ION THE FIRE."

WEBSTER AVENUE the Of 1881 Street
I which stills about from the
ground While the spot this evening entertained
by the attached Of
hiched
mobile tire to the The tire serving a swing
Directly the which
brkly
ing back the would
If
but nothing serious occurred while
learned thing from experience
wanted them choke
946 College Avenue
The evening world., 1922-10-26
WEEKLY PRIZES.

Of
| "a
| m,
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-06-06
FIVE JUDGES IN
SPECIAL COURT
Sustain Demurrer Asked by
Attorney Lesh.

Five Superior Court judges sitting en-
banc as a court OF claims have sustained
the demurrer IF Attorney General L. :.
Lesh II suit against the State for 500
600 brought by James f. Miles and Ling
Thomas, construction contractors, for al
legged breach Of contract by the state
highway commission.
The suit arose out OF contract for sup
ply gravel In Ripley and jefferson coun-
ties. The plaintiffs contended the com.
mission cancelled n contract calling Tor
the delivery II lt000 cubic yards Of
crushed stone At Rexville and 5000 yards
ut Beilcview An expense Of slJ.0N0 was
Incurred by the contractors. they claimed
In preparing to make the deliveries which
entaiIed the purchase Of rock quarrics.
teams, and the employment of men. The
state cancelled the contract, it was
charged and refused to reimburse the
contractors
The demurrer Of the State contendcd
the facts stated did not constitute saiTi-
cient cause for action, the damages HI
legged were uncertain speculative and
contingent the anticipated profits were
uncertain ana speculative. and suits To
Recover sGeh damages can not be re-
covered
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-06-06
sTICKLER FOR CLASS.

WICHITA, Kan, June 8--"I was try
ing to keep my daughter from marrying
dude Sim Ellsworth, laborer, de
Clared when arrested on a charge Of
stabhing \. =. Cole, telegraph operator,
his daughters sutton "She must marry
inside her class"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-06-06
Condition of Child
Reported Critical

The condition Of Anna Catherine Ball
man. -, shot ~ her fatiier Albert II
Railman 42l2 Sunset avenue wlo com
mitted suicide after trying ID kti his
daughter and his vie sunday moraluc.
was said to he critical at the city hospi-
al today
The buffet entered the girls right TEN.
PIE and passed through both eve sock
cts lodging III the left cheek ana ply
sicians have NOT been able 20 determine
set whether she VITA ever see IN case
of recovery
Rallmans mind vas believed to have
been affected following tho death ~ HI
mother about one month ago, according
s. his widow Abau clock sunday
morning. hc entered the room az his
small daughter and fred the shot which
may cause her death After shooting Als
daughter, struggle followed In which
BE- anaeavared ~ shoot ils nsfe she
escaped aud locked herself ii aaothor
reom.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-06-06
Police Raids Net
Booze Law ViOlat0rs

A raid on the store of Charles Fraije,
1 Syrian, 651 Blake street, yesterday aft
ernoon, resulted In the finding of 4 gal
Ion Of white mule Lieutenant Johnson
and squad Of police made the raid. ar
resting Fradje
Harry Shafer. 10 Madison avenue.
WAS arrested by Lieutenant Rominser
and police, who raIded his home ut 80
Madison avenue yesterday. Shaffer was
charged with operating blind tiger.
Others arrested on similar charges
were: Frank Smiley, 81 South East
-treet; Charles F. Holtz, 1872 Earth ave
nue.: John F. OBrien. 2243 East Tenth
street Lee Jacobs, negro, 49, East wash
ugton street; William Garyin, negro. ST.
West Fourteenth street.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-06-06
Chicago Mayor Will
Name School Board

CHICAGO. June 6-Mayor William
Hale Thompson was expected To Submit
he names of an entire new school board
Ia the city council! az Its regular meet
'ug tomorrow. esisEations II the en-
lire membership Of the old board wer.
asked by the mayor yesterday. All hnt
three Of the members complied i;uma-
1iate'y and the designations OF the other
thrs are expected today Removal IL
the ntire oil board Was decided upon
by ,ha mayor a. the NEST effective means
IF eliminating factIonaI strife that has
months
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-06-06
ME THE DOCS FAULT.

NEW YORK june G.-Becanse col
lie answered 70 fwo names from contrn.
dtetory owners puzzled magistrate te-
LAY postponed owners ~ decision indtf
LItely
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-06-06
HOMECOMING
STARTS JUNE Z
Thousands Of Chicago Uni
yersity Alumni Expected
Back.

CHICAGO June 6.--Henry D. sulcer,
formerly of Indianapolis, Is chairman
Of the alumni reunion and home com
ing celebration Of the University Of Chi
cago this year Four days, beginning
June have been set aside for the event.
Thousands of .'old timers" Of the Mid
way from every State In the Union will
take part.
Saturday, June 10, will be opened with
parade. Each class since 1893 will
be In costume. This will be followed by
q bali game between Chicago ard Pur-
due, and the reunion dinner in Bartlett
gymnasium attended
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-06-06
Would ReOrganize
Small High Schools

y proposal cfahodying the reerganiza-
sion OF the small high schools of The
State has heen made bv Rr. Alexander
iH-IiS of Harvard University and DR.
Frank 7 Bdchluan II the general e,lioa
rirn board. al result II tae clncatian
IA surrey bain- conducted by the State,
The plan would reduce the lumber &c
teachers in small high schools where
possible. ~ rotating the required first
ana second year subjects, ~ which
method the services Of one teacher in a
school colld be dropped The adoption
II this method il was said. would r.
silt IL the savfn- n about S1M0 per
year far tia services III one teachar Hi
about 80 schools throughout he STATE,
benjamin J. Rurris. state snperintead
ant ~ public Instruction. conferred with
the educators over their new plan.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-06-06
Bottle Of Mule Is
Unlucky for Autoist

Daniel oliver, - Franklin, today faces
q charge Of blind tiger and failing 10
stop after accident. He YEAS arrest
ed ut the stock yards last night after
Chris Jordan u Greenwood hal called
the police and informed them divers
truck coilided with truck owned by
Joe Duncan u Greenwood and charged
that oliver failed ta stop after the nc
cd"nt 4 bottle of white mule. said to
have been found In divers truck. re.
suited In the bind tiger charge
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-06-06
Dies in Ambulance
From CarbOlic Acid

Elijah Taylor, 4s, 1896 Caroline ave-
nue., drank carbolic acid last night and
died in the ambulance while en- route
to the city hospital. DR.. Paul Robinson,
coroner, today is investigating. In a
note addressed to Mrs. Roberts he de-
clared he did not want them" to have
anything to do with his body after
death. Taylor Is a cement finisher. He
has a brother, B. +. Taylor, living at
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