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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-03-24
Paw RX Iaunhs

st. Paul Dispatch: Babe Ruth" is
to be paid by the home run, 1t is
terrible to contemplate the suffering
this precedent will cause if, for ex-
ample, comedians in the future are
paid by the laugh.
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Cotton Production In 1921
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch. ]

washington, March 20.-Cotton
reduction for 1921 was 7,976,665
pp,nnirs bales or 7,952,539 equivalent
s00 pound bales the census bureau
onrounced today in its final ginning
report Of tins e season Sc a.S s7c The 5rn ns29
lies or 13,43s,603 equivalent 500
round bales.
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Mecumber Is For Re- election

Washington, March 20.-Senator
McCumber. republican. North OAK
ota. chairman OF the senate finance
committee, today announced his
Senator A. ]. Gronua last week was
announced as an opponent. Senator
McCumber said he would run Gas !
straight conservative Republican. >
and added tht true republicanism
always stands for progression-.
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Hicks is Winona Postmaster
wash iS9 etan March cS 2osp MPnss.r.
ter nominated today included Ed
ward Hicks at Winnna Mir
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NAMES ARE LISTED
| NUMBER UP TO965
List Must Be Checked
Up BY Official ,
REPORTTO THECOUNCIL
That Body Shall If Documen
Is Legal Order Special
Election

City. Attorney c. e. Gilmore
late this afternoon gave IL as
his opinion that any time before
the list of signatures on the re.
call petition has been certified
to the city council by City Clerk
Bates, any person has the right
to withdraw his name from the
petition, If he or she go desires.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-07

,3o4-3294-375a. Black taffeta was
selected for the Bolero 1904. white crepe
Tor the Vest 1894. and white hannel lot
the skirt 1859. Black pass stitching IN
chenille ornaments the skirt very enec:
lively. All Of the designs comprising
This costume may be employed separate
~. The Vest is fine under jacket or
coat. The Skirt is good in wash soods
or cloth a nd the Jacket is fine Tor any
Of this seasons material.
The Skirt is cut in Sizes: ~. 70. 20,
40 90 and "a inches wat measure. IL
requires 2L yards OF 81 inch material
for q medium size. The Bolero and Vest
are cut in Sizes: small. 32-S4; Medium
3S-3S Large, 40-42: Extra Large 4a-%s
go. hust measure. The Bolero re.
uuires yards Of 80 inch material. The
Vest requires ~ yard Of Sc inch ma
,erial. The width OF the skirt at tns
foot is rs yards.
THREE separate patterns mailed %
.rv address on receipt Of l2c FOB
EACH pattern in silver or stamps
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MThree;Minute IalesM
THE MILLION TO ONE CHANCE
By AID. Schuster

In New York Hetty Graham TOOK
small apartment. counted her savings.
and laid ont her campaign. She could
devote all of her sine to the search Tor
three months and the, IL she failed. she
! must find Il job.
When efforts 10 attract his attention
through the personals in the papers
failed. she took IN spending hours at
the libraries feeling certain that sooner
or later. he would visit the reading
rooms She made inquiries OF news
papermen and writer's and once or
twice found men who had heard OF
him. When the three months mao
NJ ssed she secured a position and con-
tirued the search in her spare time
She had to move TO smaller apartment.
Ons evening. as she was walking
from the subway station TO her home.
a man swung of surface car IN front
Of her and Wake | hurriedly on, his
head tilted n little to the left. She
called after him, putting flood Of
hope In her cry.
What is It. madame? Is there any
thing can do for your" 1t was a
! stranger.
Stunned by this blow. Hetty turned
hlindly and all but ran UP the walk 10
the APARTMENT house entrance. She was
/ faint and dizzy. and ready to give up.
II she could only reach her room.
The old habit. that OF loking in her
nailhox for answers 10 her constant ap-
,, peals. caused her TO turn to the row OF
| boxes. The cards seemed to dance and
| the Ie,tcr-slits rocked like sticks on the
| waves Without realizing she was on
the wrong side OF the entrance. MISS
! Hetty ran her ringers along the row or
: boxes eummoninS from her benumhed
mind enough concentration 10 recognize
her own. Mechanically she paused at
The third from te end were. from be-
hind a tiny Quarc Of beveled glass,
card stared at her:
Robert MacGeorge."
Miss Hetty pushed the button under
,;l.. name AVID tainted When she 70
! covered the search was ended. Robert
! arms were around her.
To1norrow-The Call Of the Road.
| roryriGh' 1899 George Matthew Adams
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-, =,
!" ~ "''' '''
by physinlcgsts I'M Vienna and Amcri-
-, o,d woro b,sod IN statistical studies
,., .o,irc b,h,,. Of ,,rrc rr,uns ~
u "'' e'''''h 81" ~
people III rIUCFch' "aih> OF ''e'
These investigators thought that the
arrctitc OF man would ins,inrtively
,, ,h o,,,,,r,s -, food nc yere
.,
hcS' N"''eu l" n'9 "e'o"' - wac
that tn" average amount ukcn was
about ! Oh. Of protein, reckoning water
free. i day. lhlS - approximate! the
equivalent "t a pound Of lean meat.
ChittcnJCn Vas the hrSt TO question
the idea that instructive selection was
4 good guide. and he began a series OF
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Four Dancing Feet
A BATTLE OF WITS
Bv JANE PHELPS

ing Lilly raise too.
We come toSethcr. we're "hums. and
he ought to treat US alike, Lilly hau
said
Il shan't sign the pancr I'LL read 1t
svery word ~ Il, Like Jennie told me,
and II think anythinS's crooked III
pretend | want ~ show II 70 ma, and
let Jennie take II TO her teacher. H"rue
said To herself before answering Eosen-
burg'S question.
He pushed the paper across the
table to her.
Nunchalantly Gertie picked II up.
She never had seen. let alone read, a
legal document Of any Kind. The terms
puzzled her The amount she was 20
get, and one other thing in the paper
was clear TO her-that is she thought
/, was-thought she understood II. She
was 70 have the raise for five years II
she did all right. and was on hand all
the time.
Five years--Jcnnie was u. she would
be most through High Schoo!-ycs. she
would be through. Jennie was smart.
Gcrtie uibhIed the point a. the pen. II
would be good 10 know they we're safe
for i've years Ma would be pleased
Poor ma-she worked so hard
As all this ran through Gertic's mind
she had been looking at tho paper.
CHANGING up she caught Ro>cnhurg' s
ewes fixed upon her with something; in
their depths she didn't understand; new
er had seen there before \ sort Of cum
ming eagerness She didn't couldn't
analyze the EXPRESSION but II made her
halt.
Jennie's teacher had said II there was
anything one didn't understand In a
paper not 10 sign II. There was lots
in that paper Gcrtie didn't understand,
Suddenly she decided She laid the pen
down.
I'll take the rapcr home and show II
to ma az course she amt educated.
but never do anything without asking
her" Someway she felt Il best not 10
mention Jennie. or her teacher.
That amt necessary" now his eyes
looked angry--whyH It's only civin'
you n nice raise but we has to have the
papers signed shown we both agree. |
might go back on my word and not pay
you That paper binds me, makes me
pay YOU
"I'u show II To ma. and sign II to-
morrow night" stubbornly answered
Gcrtie Something warned her he was
too anxious.
"Oh. very we'll, But there's a chance
I might change my mind YOU know
he replied sarcastically vet not much
worried. after all she had said her
mother wasn't educated. and he knew
nothing Of Jennie or her teacher.
Tomorrow--Gcrtic Is Advised.
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tive two women exactly the same
clothes. ,e&thcm equally attractive
features and figures. and one would Sttll
look far more attractive than the other
u ,hcy differed IN a certain respect
The respect 10 which | refer is in re-
gard TO grooming.
II one woman knew hn VITO put her
clothes on we'll and groom herself prop
erly. and the other didn't. there would
SIM DC a big difference IN their appear
snCe.
What Grooming Means
Grooming at course includes many
thiRgs--ha thing. the care Of the nails
and tho hair the care Of the skin and
the care Of the clothes themselves.
When wc speak OF we'll Groomed woman
We raean woman Immediately clean
t,na. goes without saying with we'll
KEEP, hands hair shampooed at proper
intervals and at;ractively dressed. shoes
veil shined and not run down At the
heels. clothes properly pressed and
brushed.
Putting on the clothes we'll is another
branch IT the same Art. II Is really
marvellous how different clothes put on
carefully can look from the same
clothes that are just scramb led into. It
IS interesting 10 watch woman who
has a talent for putting on her clothes
we'll as she adjusts herself to her gown
OF her gown 70 herself II don't really
know which It Isl. places a hat at just
me right angle. and dcf,ly arranges
that final test OF feminine skin at ad
.justIug clothcs.--the veil.
The Placing Of Hat
There IS no better tombstone Of the
different ERECT clothes can give when
properly and improperly rut ou than
the placing or nat. We all know that
q hat never looks quite the same at
home as u does when Madame 81 the
Hat shop d"ftly lowers u 1T just the
right angle upon our heads and then
stands back 10 hypnotic US with her
admiration while she bids us regard
ourselves IN q ray-fn''y chosen mirror
carefully placed n me most Catering
Of light Part Of the hats greater
charm ct thie time t. the effect Or the
lights. the becoming mirror and the cx-
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[iH9 Di *: "a nd, Health El!(?: n
4udhor Of Diet and Health wit Key to the CaIores
IMPORTANCE OF PROTEIN IN THE DIET
IMPORTANCE OF PROTEIN IN
Part |.


Many IudiguSri Indians FdG"t
'Sd"ath'" THAT is silly. but effective.
have brought thcS" up again for
| want Ia ialh "f one Of them and that
- Nitrogen.
Nitrogen il absolutely necessary to
hui!d up muscle and 10 repair tissues.
II : contained only ~ the foods which
have protein IN them and that is why
tho protein part Of the meal ia SO inn
portant
IF Won d" not &c, enough protein YOU
viii not hay" proper growth nor repair.
And n YOU got too much. thor" IS APT "a
h., an irritation OF IN" Elhudular or
gaus and the rjrCulat"rv system.
In the reducing by the Eat-and-Lirow-
Thin menus written by laymcn. In
Nhi,ii there are no carbohydrates
,.tarchaS and suCarsD and no fats al
lowed. lhorr j. d great danger Of 10"
much protein with it, resultant irrita-
ton ami degeneration. These diets arc
a'alanrcd and on" cannot live on an
unbalanced diet Very long without also
becoming unha lau""d.
MANY individuals have lost their
health through following thes" unhal-
anrei diets over = LONG period.
In tho system Of reducing lay count
ing cHloricS some who are extra fond
OF sweets. nrts breads. and so on. think
that il is all rEht tn eat as much Of
them As thoy Ike, So long AS they count
their Galleries tut th"r" is danger for
Thorn IN going To- the othc" extreme md
not r"'tiug enough protein They VIII
also hay. trouhl, sooner or la'"r II they
persist IN this error. for they Will not
Get enough nitrogen.
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Chapter -.
We'll. Cert. whatd RostuourS """'
of YOU. last night" Lilly asked as they
ler, the house together. She had gone
To supper with young man WINE
Gertic was talking with the proprietor
Wants 70 give me raise. Gerhe
said dryly.
Got any strings on IL
Not that | know. YET. lie had
PAPER for me 10 sign. hut | didn't sign
Il. I told him I'd tell him tonight
'Twant much OF a raise. | told the folks
and Jennie-she's awfully smart, lit'F'
she told me about lesson. and talk Oy
the teacher about signing papers when
we didn't understand what was In them.
Gee come. no come. near GoInG H.
IT wonder Will h" raise me TOO" |
know 7 can't dance quite as good as you.
and amt near so pretty. but | Keep
the allows jouied along. buyin' things
and al that"
IT expect he will. say. Lilly. d"
you suppose We danc~ well enough now
10 get aehance In a-well nicer place,
one wha; has sweller-on. better Gus
TONER'S"
1T dunno. Amt ever thought about Il
We dor pretty well ~ get in there.
No swell clothes nor nothing.
"T guess clothes for them big places
10 cost lot" Gertie's Toi"" was
vIstful. She would like I" dance
NN.rc = different class % people saw
Ne~. TO, tho r"uEh Kind that came ="
rcSerhurg'~ Very night Once, long
time before. Il young man had taken
her and Lilly into on" Of thN biz Broad
vav places ON their way home. To
him I, had been just a lark: 20 the two
girls a revelation.
Al Of the time GertIe was dancing. or
raSsing AROUND between the crowdr"
rahl(s chatting with the custnmers--a
part Of her job as she knew but part
shs hated-her mind WAS on Tom. hip
failure 10 write. Up 20 this time, she
rad scolded herself for expecting 4 Yet
Ter 90 soon Bur tonight something
Lilly had said cam" back to her: could
she he right Was Tom like that
like the others"
They all say th"y'll write. but they
all have good forGe,ters.' Lilly had
told her IT'S like the fellow what says
III sec YOU again soon without sayin'
when All JoShin. Gcrtie. and sure
fake when they Is like Your Tom-that
swell kind"
Sorry comfort,
Well going To sign the rarer now
RoSeNhurg heamed on Gertis. Tonight
LILY had promised 10 wait and 80 home
with her; in return sh" had said she
would speak 70 Rosenberg ahou, Civ
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The postmaster knows that behind
each Of the occasional stories "l '"t =
ter being months or years In the mails
hero * 2 reasonable excuse. Likely. II
blew OFF the table in rural "rf''e'
lodged in q crack or behind case
and was brought to light with Il shit
ing Of quarters or NY accident. mere
is no one who knows what other Tl'hN
are nlayed by the chonCc when loses
one letter in ambition. H"tty Grahan''
vic,im nf ,hc laws Of proportion. met
her problem bravery and discovered
that the long arm Of circumstances may
rescue as we'll as buffet
Mindcn knew Miss Hetty as a gentle
snInstcr 1t knew. also. three OF four
men who would have paid her court
with the slightest encouragement
There we're many who wondered a.
her choice Of loneliness which placed
her I'm the lead at the sewing circles rs
A theme for romantic speculation.
When Miss Hetty received letter
which had been three years in the malls
she placed II on the desk in her ped
room. locked the door and pulled down
all 81 the shades The handwriting
the stamped date OF the mailing
brought tho past before her with an
effort 10 forget lost their meagCr ac-
accomplishments before she tore open the
envelope.
It WrS n s'ilt"d ictIer and short. but
It brought answer to doubt and end Ia
pain. II Was the proposal she mad
once believed was coming. ard its he
lated arrival explained everything.
Miss Hc,ty. who had never admitted II,
even t. herself. wcnt for JOY AZ the
know ledge she had not been jtIted.
Then. as woman If sense. she faced
tho present and sought to rescue her
dream.
Il mast find hiHr." sh" repeated and
Snn started with her plans.
Minden was surprised when Miss
Hcr,v packed Ur aud moved I" Ne"
York THAI * wh"r" lie would h". sh"
decided. remembering his ambitions.
She had written tn his old addresses
and the letters had come back.
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as perfect cloths are an admirable thing
10 have II YOU have the money that YOU
have the right to spend that way.
One Can Pay TOO Much.
But ono can spend tim" unjuS'tNahlN
as we'll az money. With both 1t must
be a question Of the things you want
most and what YOU can afford To spend
A woman whose sister has tltS reru'a
tion Of being perfectly Eroomcd told m"
OF q visit tho latter once paid her. They
were going of on a trip for the day the
dishes had to hc done. tho house put
in order. children dressed Iicr sister
spent an hour and a half getting her
self dressed to 60 out. doing her hair
over three times before she was salts
led She did not mt a hand L. help
with any Of tho work
The hairdrcsSor in an expensive hotel
told mo that many Of The women at
the hotel came I'm twc" n day Tor 4 light
wave because that Cavc the best effect
call such things paving too high a
price for grooming. But between that
and going about with III tended nails.
III dressed hair. constantly dropping
hair pins. wrink'cd clothes and sloppy
shoes. 70 n golden medium Of reason
able caro- IN grooming and adjustment
which almost any woman can attain.
Tomorrow-A Small Boys Comments.
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SIDE TALKS
bY Ruth Cameron
ANY WOMAN CAN

CitcmeNt os a new hat but part Is also
Madamc's perfect art in the matter 81
placing. There arc some amateurs, to
DC sure who acquire ~ much viruoSity
as the professional but they are COM
naratively few.
Let the same hat be carelNSsly put on
too far back and with not enough cant
to one side and It may cease entirely to
he becoming.
Absolutely perfect grooming like per-
lection in anything. is the result of an
infinite capacity for taking palms, and
also willingness to spend great deal
OF time. II is an admirable thing to
have il. you've the time to spend. Just
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BRAIN TESTS
By SAM LLOYD
q mnint.a to Anaxer Ths.

The following jumbled arrangement
If letters Is not a sinister message
found on the person OF a suspicious alieil
lurking in the vicinity Of the navy yard.
I, - simnlv a harmless communicat ton
in cipher a. sent by one kindly old gen
tlcman TO another. They exchange puz'
zlcs. riddles and other brain fodder Oh
rnstal cards and consider themselves en-
titled to camoufiaEe their messages IN
cipher: ,.,.,,,,,
"TNGFZ NOD IBZ UMBzI UNFIT
ENGNIR ENIF y MQH EbGM
SQQRXR IP \ UMIF ZQD?'
Now let the code sharps get busy and
after they have unraveled thr mp;sage
perhaps they vii lhav- moro trouble In
answering tho question II contains.
Answer to Yesterdays.
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Do you remember the clements "hicN
20 10 make up the body" In case you
have forgotten, here they are again
Oxygen. 65 per cent. Carbon y per
cent. hydrogen - per cent. Nitrogen
. per cent. Calcium per cent" RIOS
phorua / per cert. Potassium ".35 per
cent. sulphur o@5 per cent Sodium
OILS per cent. Chloride ola per cent.
Magnesium COS per cent, Iron o."n4 per
cent. Iodine. Flurionc. Silicon. very
minute Quantities.
No better mennonite having como N
yet. I shall repeat tho one | gaN" YOU
To remember them by which is formed
by their initials: "O.CIIcrc' N"w
Come Pete Please Stop Such Chan.
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meat or about "tn--S6o &C. (iou should
not take all Of this protein in one form.)
Tomorrow ! shall give the table and
moro about this important subject.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF Protein.
Part II.
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a half tr!agles. Having reas oneo tnus
1sr the outlining OF the interlockinS
four PARTS becomes a simple matter. as
shown by the diagram.
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Bed bugs lay from to SO eggs per
batch. Matching In week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-25
RANDOM NOTES

Mrs F. l.. Stickney of Greensboro is the guest of her sister. Mrs. H. Y. Webb on Twenty first street, south. Mrs. Neill Wright. who has been the guest of Miss Lucille Morgan for several days. returned to her home in Huntington, Tenn. yesterday.
 Mir Harry L.. White is visiting in Washington, D. sC.. for several weeks. Mrs Joseph L. LaPoint is spending the week end in Anniston.
 Mir. Warren Williams. formerly of Cincinnati. is now making his home in Birmingham.
 Mir and Mrs Lyford of Chicago are the guests of their son, MT. Calhoun Lyford.
 Miss Nancy Doster, who has spent the past few months in New York, returned to Birmingham Thursday. Mrs. J. T. Gardner and Mrs Ben Spearmsn of Anniston are spending several days in the city.
 Mrs. John Walter Farmer. Jr.. is the guest of Miss Katherine Damon in Montgomery.
 Mrs Bennett Pruett and Miss Helen Pruett of Anniston are spend ing several days in the city with friends.
 Mrs. Bessie Marks of Mobile is spending several weeks in Birmlng- ham
 Miss Della Mohr arrived in the city yesterday to attend the meet ing of the state council of Business and Professional Women.
 Mrs. John Beckwith of Albion, N Y, arrived yesterday for a visit to her parents. Mrs. and Mrs. George F. Jackson. in Edgewood.
 Mrs. II, B. Miller has returned to her home in Florence after visit to friends in the city.
 Mrs. Allen B. Cash is the guest of her sister, Mrs. sydney Hammack In Hattiesburg, Miss.
 Mir. Albert c. Brewster is i'll at the South Highlands infirmary. fol- lowing an operation for appendi- citis.
 Mir and Mrs. Hugo Marks and children have returned to the city after a months absence in the east.
 
 Mrs. Haskins Williams and daugh- ter. Miss Emily Williams, have re- turned from visit to relatives in Rome, Ga.
 Mrs E. ". Sylvester. who has been f...o T Memphis, has returned to the city.
 
 Mrs William Amory and daughter Jessie, are the guests of Mir and Mrs Tom Ellis
 MT. Robert Jemison, III. will ar rive today to spend the spring holi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-25
BURDEN ANNOUNCES
 FOR C00SA SHERIFF

Goodwater, March. 24.-tspecial.)- Curtis W. Burden of Equality. has the office of sheriff of Coosa coun- ty, in the democratic primary.
 Mir. Burden has been considering entering the race for some time but make the race. MT. Burdens friends state he will make an active cam paign and will be factor to reckon with in the primary
 George D. Goddin of Goodwater. is expected to make an announcement early next week for sheriff. and wi.a the probable announcement of O. \. Burks of West Coosa. the list will close for sheriff, the list containing six candidates.
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days with his parents, MT. and Mrs. Robert Jemson, .Jr.
 Mrs. Ben Karp Is i'll at the South Highlands infrmary.
 Mrs. J. B. Anderson of Tampa, Fla, is the guest of her cousin, Abbott Straten.
 
 Mir William Jemison arrived yes terday to spend the holidays with nis parents. Mir. and Mrs. Robert Jem- ison, Jr.
 Mir and Mrs. William Mudd have named their little son, Zack Nab srs Afudd, for his maternal grandfather.
 
 Mrs. H. E. Pearce has returned from Mobile. where she attended a convention of Alabama Business and Professional Women's clubs. Miss Ida Ross of Knoxville arrived yesterday for visit to Mir. and Mrs. w. B. Leddy, Jr.