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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-17

MI Kathryn Schmidt, I22 Proctor ST..
18th Ward. Pittsburgh, Pa. writes under
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ugly Bronchial cough, that he contracted
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your hentho-LAxsns. which / think Ia
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not know of Il sooner. Il would have
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the lie ct my younger child which had
passed away with pneumonia. contracted
from a cold just two months ago. You
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-17
FOUR ARRESTS IN
BURGLARY PROBE
Police Seek Two More of Al
legged Gang.

With three men and a 20-year-old
girl under arrest and search under
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-17

What we advertise sell. What We sell
advertfses us. 30 here Thursday morning
at tho opening of this bargain giving sale.
2O4 " Delaware The London. 20l y. Del
aware.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-17

Mems $3.50 Work Shoes. So. AZ
Mems $3.50 Sweaters. So. AS
SPECIAL
Mems Leather Gloves; factory
damaged only; pair ........19C
Evening star., 1923-12-23

could get her hands on you. My!
You'd be we'll in a jiffy."
Abby smiled happily. I'm most
we'll now. son; the sight of your dear
THAT evening Bob Renshaw had a
little conversation with his broth
err and sister-in-law. You say the
Jameson Carleys bought it?"
Clarence carefully fiicked the ashes
from his cigar. Mrs Jameson Car
ley bought it. and a mighty good deal
it was. too"
Bob glanced down pensively at the
thick velvet rug. You don't think
mother would rather have stayed on
there? Fifty years. Like uprooting
an oak"
"She couldn't have stayed on there"
Clarence said sharply.
Yes" interrupted Beatrice. 'it
meant hiring some one to go there
and stay with her. besides paying for
keeping UP the place
"oh. a question of-money?"
SldT SHGe HUQuGu. dtHGT OtQn
leave anything. This selling of the
place gives mother enough to live
comfortably all the rest Of her days
"Oh. of course" agreed Bob. Her
expenses can't be very heavy. Clothes
and--board"
His brother flushed slightly. Beat.
rice attends to all of that. / have
felt it fine thing Of Beatrice to bs
willing to have mother come here to
live"
Yes, indeed. old people are a prob
lem, and, unfortunately, il we live
we all grow old" He looked at his
watch. We'll, I think I'll 60 down
to the hotel and turn in. It's been a
strenuous day
In the hall Clarence spoke apollo
getically: Sorry we can't put you
up. old man."
"Oh, that's all right. BY the way
I'm going to phone the doctor to
send up a nurse. Goodnight"
Evening star., 1923-12-23

Aunts and mothers hold their
hands up, Mortified and frightened.
Fathers, uncles, grin, uneasy, and
keep their eyes open. 'Incantat1ons"
being forgotten, the young folk (here
is another queer thingD go through
a wordless ceremony while the stuff
burns. sort of low. triumphant muir
mur, arms up-fung high in the air.
while prancing, two-by-two, in curv-
ing lines, before the heather cookery.
And there you are.
y y < r
THEY keep the bags. The parish
priest can't get them from
the mothers. sisters. aunts or serv-
ants. They are contraband, passed
underhand, like a sneaking button.
button, who has the buotton?"
Tho bags are good to bury in =
field, to make 1t fruitful Good wives
there, put pin). keep a luck bar
against their husbands jags
A pinch of ash mixed with lis
drink, on bad days. prevents his GO
ing "over the top" entirely; or makes
him drink less. or get less stewed,
or drink slower and see pink mice
earlier. while there is yet time What
will not good women do: They even
keep tradition straight. on the dead
quiet, among themselves!
Here is the last, queerest detail.
antique belief so mixed up in the last
1000 years that it has come to con
tradict itself.
The mistletoe, originally. when
properly burnt, conferred the power
! to see ghosts--in those days when
| men desired to see them. and ask
| them for tips upon the races
Hundreds Of generations tried 10
| pass the word along. Ghosts: Some
thing about ghosts! So, still, the
| mistletoe bough hangs outside OF
| Breton tavern. What for? Why, 70
| guarantee the drinkers that they will
not see things on their way home,
| sorcerers, demons, pink mice, and
| babes that come whizzing through
the air to clutch you by your black
| hair,
| When julius Caesar crossed tne
| Rubicon and copped out his good job
| III fsOTflSs lie IptG Ihef1 OF tue
Druids and their magic mistletoss
Among his friends was Publius Syrus.
capable young writer who desired 3
sinecure. Now, Pubiius was good at
maxims.
Caesar being willing, big prize
from the state treasury, was offered
for the best maxim. Publius did this:
You need not hang up the ivy
branch above the wine that will
| SELL"
1t is to be found as his sssth
| maxim.
/ .Neatr' said Publius to julius, in .
meat bit of fattery 81 remembered
what you said about the Gauls ana
their bough hung outside of taverns.S
1t made Caesar tired.
You've got it wrong" he said. with
WEAKNESS, "the things not Ivy"
| II know" answered Publius, but
! folks in Rome haven't got any mistle-
| toe. so I said ivy. You know, what
| is called poetic license"
| But. my gosh" said Caesar
where's the point with ivy?"
Evening star., 1923-12-23

everything's all right with mother.
So came and / went out to the old
place and. of course, found it all
closed up. l saw Abe Parker. He
nearly fell over when I told him ]
was Bobby Renshaw. He told me
about fathers death and how you
had come in to the city to live with
Clarence and Beatrice. Believe me.
wasn't long in getting here ]
walked in on Clarence at his office
and we came right up. | couldn',
wait a minute"
He looked around the room, at the
lighted oil stove. Say, why in the
deuce are you up here in the top gal
lery? I always hated those smelly
oil stoves. Haven't they a room or
the next floor?"
IT'S a nice room. Bobby" said
Abby hastily, "and quiet You see
Beatrice's sister is here with her
three little children, and they like tc
play in the halls"
Did you want to come here to
1ive?" asked Bob with his old-tims
abruptness. ABE said the place was
sold. How did you happen TO sell?'
The thin-veined hand in his quiv-
cred slightly. Clarence sold 1t, Bob
by. I couldn't stay on there You
see, your father didn't leave any
money
Didn't leave any money? Well
from the looks OF things Clarence Is
making plenty. Did you want to sell
| the old homestead
Abby Renshaw looked away from
those clear, penetrating blue eyes.
Tit seemed best, Bobby. But
my dear, you haven't told me thing
about-Mary?"
And from the look that came into
her sons face Abby instantly knew
much about Mary.
| You see. mother. I got typhoid, and
| Mary was the nurse who pulled me
through; and she's been pulling me
! through ever since. I just wish she
Evening star., 1923-12-23

A man came across the room.
Mother" he cried. and his voice
vibrated with all the love and long
ing of thirty years.
Bobby
The next thing Abby heard was
Beatrice's voice and it sounded miles
away. "Of all the stupidity! Clar-
ence, I should have thought you
would have known better"
Then a strange voice. yet somehow
family familiar. Il didn't realize she
was so poorly. Clarence said she was
just used up with a cold
Clarence, defensively: Il came in
and told her he was here"
Again the strange voice, She's
coming around all right
Get out Of sight, Bob" cried
Beatrice, sharply. When she sees
you she will go off again
Abby's eyes few open. mo. want
him right here" she whispered And
when her hand was caught and held
tightly in both of his she gave a
little sigh of perfect peace and hap
piness.
At last they were left alone.
Tell me about it, Abby said.
! why have you stayed away all these
years?"
II don't know why, mother" His
voice broke. Il don't see how you
can forgive me. At first I was
| angry. Father never understood me
at all and he wouldn't let you, and
Clarence was such a prig and tattle-
tale. Those first years-well. some
time Til tell you all about them. One
place, then another, finally west. and
| At last, luck. I got interested in
business and so busy making money
that almost forgot. Then came
Mary and we were married, and she
| made up to me all I'd lost and
| longed for, except, perhaps. you. ]
| kept thinking OF you and one day i
| said to Mary, I'm going east. I don't
| care much about seeing father or
| Clarence, but I must find out If
Evening star., 1923-12-23
New Mexico's Special
Christmas Observance

Y IMAGINE the barren hills OF Cali
lee. clear and cold on the win
ter's night, while shepherds
L watch their focks." Then recall
the well known legend OF Mexico, OF
the appearance of the Virgin to a
Mexican Indian lad in the hills out
side Of the gates Of the City OF Mex
leo, exhorting the young shepherd tc
go to the bishop Of the city and tell
him that he was to build a church
upon the spot where she stood, and
you have the setting and story for q
Christmas observance of the pastoral
Spanish people of New Mexico in the
year 1898.
Throughout the Spanish villages oi
this section Of the southwestern part
Of the United States the Feast" OF
our Lady Of Guadalupe. on December
10, commemorating this ancient mir
acle and opening the religious cele.
bration Of the Christmas season. ha:
been observed for generations and
generations. and probably will con.
tinue on as long as the religious zeal
Of the Spanish people lasts.
While 1t Is distinctly religious ir
nature, it has the festival elements
Of q Spanish saints day. Most note.
worthy of all is the pastoral play
LA Apariencia de Muestra Sonora de
Guadalupe" enacted in a great num-
Der OF villages by the people Of that
village
At twilight on the evening of De-
cember 10, against the wide horizon
line up and down the valleys and In
the mount aims. one may see a number
Of sudden Ares starting UP. These
bonfires, fed by dry weeds and bits
Of wood gathered by the hand OF
mother, father and children. are
lighted not many yards from the
house. The "luminaria" to Our Lady
Of Guadalupe is the devotion OF that
household for that special day, and
every day at that hour until Christ
mas Eve it's flame shoots up against
the darkening sky.
The air is clear, cold and dry. and
the silent places OF this stupendoua
country hold with impressive dis.
tinctness the crAckle OF the flames
and carry far the voice OF a paren;
TO his child as he admonishes him OF
gives him some direction in Spanish.
In some mountain villages these
bsscons dot with points OF f1re some
xigxas road that follows a cluster OF
adobe houses over the shoulder oi
the hill, and the pungent smell oi
burning pine or cedar penetrates the
air.
Down on the mesa" or nat table
land. perhaps one home, isolated
from Other human habitationsk Al
Evening star., 1923-12-23


kitchen; made them Tight a fire and
burn sinking mess OF leaves, ber-
ries and broken branches. and her
self said incantations'' (probably she
said prayersD-ali considered out
rageous.
But the wise woman was honest.
Each kid brought homo a little Tuck
bag Of those ashes.
Make the children throw those
things away" exclaimed the bourse
man to the worried parents.
They did SO. Then, when none
looked. the bourse man sneaked out,
| hunted carefully and found the Tuck
bags" which he put into his pocket.
Since then he has made eight mil
lions!
The priest, down there, has periodic
| trouble with the peasant young folk
of his parish-who put pagan prac-
| tices" into the innocent holiday cult
OF mistletoe.
girls go out in merry bands, into the
old oak forest seeking mistletoe
| where rare bougf1s Of it are discov-
l efeo Win OlIuCuIty.
There's no fun in apple-tree mis-
| tletoe" Such is the queer Judgment
OF the local young folks as to the
stun they cut, as a matter of buusi-
ness, for shipment to London at holi-
day time. Slooploads of 1t go out, in
particular. from the port of st. Malo
lOF course our American Expedi-
| tionary Force boys went out on
these trips for the girls sake. All
the same. they went out! Wandering
twilr' the girls) in the mysterious old
| forests where white-whiskered Druids
| wandered. muttering. eyes uplift-
| ed. seeking, our home boys, mod
ern, free-minded, got the magic plant
all right,
| The lad who sees the first bough ot
oak mistIetoe must climb and cut it
Rightly, it is hacked with q sharI
fiint--now, there's queer thing! He
is carried back in triumph and be
comes king" for the afternoon.
| The bough is hung above the en-
| trance door. As the girls pass be
meath 1t, they are kissed. in some.
/ thing OF scramble, with much trick.
| ery-the well known malice and in.
justice of girls" aiding. Whence, the
saying:
| Jean can catch her, with his feet
tied!"
Here creep the forbidden pagan
recolleetions.
| How can young folk recollect s.oot
| years?
| Their parents never told them. (Bu,
their parents knew it. the same way
when they were kids). The early
fathers, some 1900 years ago. sup
posed that they had switched off tn,
pagan part on to an innocent feast o:
hot chestnuts-popping. fragrant. OF
the ancient ouckwheat cake. griddie
| gradation from burnt misuetoe il
antique days; but the young foil
knew nothing of such detail, everi
Yet now. down the centuries, tn,
thing Is with them-to sneak in !;
hot tile or saucepan. break up mis-
tletoe upon it. and make 1t burn, stinl
and sizzle for the luck bag!
Evening star., 1923-12-23

, far as the eye can reach or the ear
with only the arching sky to TESTIFY
to its fealty.
Another feature of the fiesta dur
ing these days that terminate in La
| Noche Buena-Christmas Eve--when
solemn high mass is said, is arrests
fng to the traveller among these
adobe settlements. Clean-cut against
the darkening sky of evening, these
small. square-cornered roofs will be
adorned on each square corner with
light, made by placing O. taper In q
paper sack which has been partially
filled with sand. These lights gleam
like the steady glowing eyes of O
watchfui household god during the
night until the candle finally fifckers
down in the sand and goes out.
A remnant of the old miracle play
which was the origin OF the Spanish
drama remains in these communia
ties on the feast day or Our Lady OF
Guadalupe. The scenes. the stage,
the costumes. the lines. are crude
adaptations, devised by the people,
handed down by generations and
generations OF custom, with the IiniA
tations of an isolated. simple people
But the spirit Of the actors and the
interest of the onlookers need no
apology. They are an expression OF
the religious fervor that marks the
Spanish people.
For example. In one community
Los Griesos--Nuestra Sonora de
Guadalupe was the patron saint OF
the town and December I3 the Wiz
lage feast day. Early on that day
the dusty, narrow roads and lanes OF
the little settlement were filled with
men and women, boys and girls
babies walking, babies in arms and
babies In buggies, all in their gayeso
color and proudest raiment. on their
way to La Misa"-the mass--in the
adobe church.
Preparations for days and ans1ci-
patton for weeks led them fir4 to
their obligation to their patron, and
thus dancing, plays and feasting
waited on prayer.
Shortly after noon a knot OF people
began to gather around small
house with narrow wooden balcony
in front. A glimpse or red carpets
and portieres, draped over the rail-
ing. suggested the unusual, and
shortly, as dances and food were de-
serted. practically the whole village
stood before this improvised stage
waiting for the appearance OF the
players.
If the actors were awkward. they
were earnest, and the spirit OF thg
play was serious and intent
Evening star., 1923-12-23

spent Christmas away from the
old place in nifty years.
After time she became conscious
OF heavy steps on the stairs. the
sound Of voices outside the door.
Clarence came in. Well, mother,
how are you feeling? Fine enough
to see n visitor?"
Her eyes Frightened: "Phoebe?"
He shook his head. mo. some one
you've not seen tn q long. long time"
why, how strange" she mur-
INJURED. Some one I've NOT seen in
long. long time" Suddenly she
started and raised her head from the
pillow. You don't mean-you can't
Evening star., 1923-12-23
BY
MARTHA KING DAVIS

out In her feather bed under her
patchwork quilts, couldn't sleep for
happiness.
At length the eyelids dropped. TIE
old kitchen clock slowly chimed Il.
1t was the close of Christmas day.
Copyright, 1872
Evening star., 1923-12-23

'My goodness! I'll bet Phoebe is
letting that turkey burn. Come and
sit In the kitchen. mother. and boss
things. And do tell me where to find
the best tablecloth; I've hunted ev-
erywhere."
That night Abby Renshaw, stretched
Evening star., 1923-12-23
.iStletOe eand ItSMagic
Lured A. E. F. Bows

Continued from Second Paxe.)
Evening star., 1923-12-23

n n RS. CLARENCE wALLING-
fAu FORD RENSHAw put down
VI her coffee cup with q plaintive
Evening star., 1923-12-23

= EFT alone. Beatrice looked about
the room. It was q honey kind
OF room, with the low windows, the
straixht-backed chairs, the old-fash-
ionsd mahogany table, the rag rugs,
the couch with it's quilted blue cover
let. She remembered that Clarence
had said that tho Carieys were to use
the place for 3 summer home. that
Mrs. Carley was enthusiastic over the
quaint old furniture. Beatrice shrug-
ged her shoulders. She hated old fur
niture!
When Abby returned, Beatrice
glanced at her and breathed . little
to be = scene after all.
Tell me- more ABOUT it'-the- old
Evening star., 1923-12-23

A BBY'S thoughts were very busy.
It was nearing the close Of the
year, almost Christmas. She had net
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-26
Operative Plasterers
and Cement Finishers Local
No. 143

T. f. Nolin, President, 502 w. Vine.
Joe O'Brien. Vice President. 3oi T..
Hill ST.
James Dunn, Fin. and Cor. Sec. 5i3
w. Beardsley Ave.. Main 3347.
Walter Murphy. Treas, FOL N. Neil
Street.
c. +. Spreading, Rec. Sec. 2l0 W.
Oregon, Urbana.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-26
BUILDING ACTIVITY IN ILLINOIS

Building activity in the principal
Illinois cities was accelerated during
August. 20 cities reported an in
crease of SIS per cent in the number
of permits issued during the month
as compared TO July and an increase
of 2l.3 per cent in the estimated
cost of the work.
While il is true that the April,
1928, peak of S70,069, 56s.00 has not
been maintained during the last
months, nevertheless, it is true that
there is no definite halt In building in
the state. The figures for the cur
rent month are considerably in excess
of those for August, 1922, in which
month 1856 permits were issued in the
20 reporting cities, as compared TO
$3.50 during August, 1923.
The larger portion of the gain in
building took place In Chicago, In
that city there was $40, l34, $4,000
worth of work started in August,
s16,495, 10000 in July, and sl79l9,-
$4,000 in August of 1922. In April.
1923, however, the Chicago total stood
at SCI ,S14, 96500, figure not likely
TO be again reached IN the near future.
Chicago's growth outward continues
to advance. Cicero. Berwyn, Oak
Park, and Evanston all showed con
siderable expension in building opera
ton sduring the motnh. In Cicero the
estimated cost of the work jumped
over 200 per cent.
The downstate cities Just about
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-26
MINERS FORCED TO OCCUPY
HOUSES UNFIT FOR HUMAN
HABITATIoN, REPORT SHOWS

which children and animals were seen
playing at the time of the agent 5
visit was stored under one house, In.
Viting disease and fire.
In had State of Repair.
"Many of the houses were in a bad
state Of repair. with leaking roofs.
loose windows. and Sagging doors.
The roof of one house leaked in every
room, and water and snow came in
under the doors; In another IL was
necessary TO put pans around 10 catch
the water. The weather-stfipplng
was falling off some Of the houses.
Where they had been papered the
paper old and discolored. was fre.
aaently hanging in ribbons.
In such houses as these the house
wife has few convenieEees--an inef-
ficient heating system, no inside
water supply or toilet, no bath, Elee-
trio light. found in all except one or
two of the camps, was practically the
only modern convenience in most of
the miners houses.
The need of bath in the miners
home is very real one. especially If
there is no wash and change house
at the mouth of the mine. Without
a bathroom. the miners daily bath is
likely 10 be taken under uneomfort.
able and ineonvenient circumstances.
Water--a small amount at best
must be heated on the kitchen stove.
and in the small, crowded houses
strict privacy is difficult to secure. In
all the II camps only 52 of the fam
lilies ENTHUSIASTICALLY those of
the mine executives-~had baths in
their houses; so that only 1856 Of the
1928 children enjoyed what in these
days is considered necessity"