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The Glenwood post., 1924-11-20
Not Unusual TO Find
Humor Among Thieves

Criminals have almost invariably a
sense Of humor that proves their hui
manity, says G. S. Dougherty In the
Saturday Evening Post They esbA
cially relish laugh when 1t is ,n
themselves.
A rope ladder thief had successfully
finished one Of his difficult Jobs Fas-
tening rope ladder to n chimney on
a roof he had to climb down to a win
dow below, force an entrance, climb
up with his loot and make his get
away.
Coming out of the door he saw his
shadow in the yard and was SO nerv-
Gus that he fred at II, thereby bringing
about his arrest. A mishap of that
kind will cause great mirth in crimi-
nal circles.
A pickpocket worked all summer
without an accident. Every week he
sent good proportion of his money
home to his sister and mother. Com
Ing home himself after warm greet
ings. he wanted to know what had
been done with the money.
why. Jim, I'll tell you," said the
sister, hesltating little. You're
in such dangerous business that
we often feel worried about you, so
we gave the money to buy stained
glass window In the church."
After his arrest, II skillful counter
feiter told me how his undolng came
about. He had been sign painter
ana was decidedly artistic and skill
ful. Coming to New York he took n
downtown office painted "Real Estate"
on the door, and used 1t as workshop
for painting imitation banknotes.
He said that though 1t took no more
time or work to initiate Il 500 bill
than a $50. he had to make five S2Os
to get change for 500. because the
so bills were more easily passed.
1t was a 500 counterfeit that led
to his downfall. Finishing 1t late one
afternoon, he started for home, but
stopped In lower West side saloon
to buy drink and bottle Of whisky
Laying his 800 imitation banshote on
the bar, 1t came In contact with lit
tle spilled whisky and the colors ran.
leading to his arrest.
Some years later I saw him in n
penitentiary and said, "Well, Emanuel,
see you're still working at the old
ine." He was plying brush, white.
washing a prison wall.
The Glenwood post., 1924-11-20
Youth and Grace
in Wo1nan's Dress
Leading Designers Aim to
Please, Knowing Wishes
of All Ages.

Poor madame! Having 4 love of
the beautiful and q discriminating
taste in dress, and being fortunate In
the possession Of long purse. she
still is as badly off as Flora McFlimsy,
with nothing to wear-unless she has
succeeded in retaining that slim sill.
houette. Under the autocratic rule of
designers, observes fashion writer In
the New York Times an ideal has
been created and standard estab-
lished. and life, as to clothes is sim
pie for the woman who meets the re-
quirements, though otherwise 1t is a
problem requiring devoted attention
and involving many difficulties.
1t Is as If the whole world of fash.
ion makers had conspired against the
woman who is smart, yet not neces-
The Glenwood post., 1924-11-20
Girls Basketball

(Vera Belden and Madeline Barrett)
Monday afternoon after school the
girls who intended to play basketball
met in Miss Walkers room for a short
meeting. The following night they
had their first practice.
There are still four of last years
players on the team and with the new
material that Miss Walker is working
up there will be good team.
Every girl is determined to win the
championship of the Western Slope
so the trophy they have held for two
years will become the property Of g.
G. II. s.
The following girls came out for
practice:
Pauline Amichaux, Margaret Foote,
Lucille Oberly, Glenn Woody, Lura Day,
Dorothy Crawford, Lillian Raymond,
Mildred Evans, Carol Miller, Helen
Moscon, Helen Blaine, Dora Moscon,
Blanche Burdge, Della Heberling, Elsie
Wirth, Lena Zadra, Laurcnc Connor,
Stella Zadra, Mary Croyle, Vera Bel
den, Madeline Barrett, Claudia Cahill,
The Glenwood post., 1924-11-20
Assembly Program
(Helen Gregory

lhelen Gregory)
Last Thursday morning everyone en-
joyed a brief musical program in the
assembly.
Margaret Foote and Milded Bell
played two duets, Raymond Over
ture" and "The Hungarian March. -
Then part of the orchestra played
three numbers, ''IIIove's Hope,' "In
the Garden of Tomorrow and can
nette." This quartet was composed
of Alvin Foote, trumpet; Donald Bal
ley, trombone; Ralph Rawles, saxo-
phone, and Frank Pratt, violin.
Much credit for these programs,
which are given each week, is due Miss
Miller, musical director. We wish the
parents and patrons could hear these
musical numbers that are given every
Thursday at 1O:45 a. m.
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O. E. s. Patron and
Matron Entertain Officers.

Charles S. Merrill, worthy patron,
and Mrs, Myrtle Reeves, worthy ma
tron, of the local Eastern Star Chap
ter, planned and carried out very
pleasant surprise la Friday night for
l,e;r officers and substitutes.
They called for practice and urged
everyone to be present and after the
.actice asked all to remain for a So
cial time. Cards were played after
which the head officers brought forth
a delicious lunch which was enjoyed by
all.
The Glenwood post., 1924-11-20

Judged by her silhoustts-ss Il 10
de rigueur-any woman in these tines
may wear anything she chooses, and
usually she is successful. for ,Amsri-
can women are graduates In taste and
style. For them the best desisners Of
Europe and America have worked out
models that will please the fancy and
comfort the heart BY keeping youth
and grace in the figure.
The fashionable woman Of genera
ton ago was unaware Of the archi-
lecture that reconstructs the figure to
the present model. To summarize, she
wore stays, and crinoline, and bones.
These belong to the Dark Ages, as far
as concerns the modern woman; which
greatly supplies the task Of the
modiste who helps the middle-aged
woman to express taste and style in
her appearance.
The waistline dropped to the point
of the hip was the life-saving innOva-
tion. To that is drawn the long
vshaped neck, the gracefully tapered
shawl collar, the wide cascading cape.
the jabot. The skirt, in slight drapery.
is caught usually with a motif Of flow-
ers or jeweled ornament, or a garni-
ture that trails in lengthwise line to
the bottom of the skirt.
one-PIeee Gown, Real Test.
The one-piece gown, the real test,
has many variants, the essential Of
which is the coat dress. This, In light
or heavy materials, Is becoming to
every figure of any proportions. The
gown proper is made in a straight
model, with a panel, like full-length
waistcoat, whether plain and fitted. or
plated and held by belt or girdle
The Idea guides the fashioning hand
in some of the latest French evening
gowns of lace and tulle over slips of
satin and metal tissue, and is charm
ing In a subtle sort of way
The tunic, which may be three
quarters, seven-eighths or full length.
is one of the most comfortable and en-
tirely satisfactory models suitable for
older women. The silk jersey tunic
for daytime and the beaded tunic for
evening wear were brought out several
years ago, isolated, single and Tex
treme" Styles that took at once. They
concealed so much, softened so much
and were so altogether slenderizing
that they have been developed and di-
versiied into every type Of tunic pos
sible to the designer.
Worth, Beer, Jenny, Molyneux,
Cheruit are now giving us one-piece
gowns. Jenny, Alice, Bernard, Louise
boulanger, Premet, Doeuillet, Drecoll.
to mention special and representative
designers, present interesting variants
Of the tunic, and Poiret, Lanvin.
Jeanne Hallee, Doucet, Patou are
among those who illustrate the saving
grace of slight lift Of the skirt in
draped lines.
No preceding season has offered as
much inducement in material for slen-
der modelling and graceful drapery.
The soft silks, crepes, volles, marqui-
sette, and all the shades Of weaving in
sheer fabrics respond to the artistic
designs cannily established for the
clientele to whom 1t matters so vitality.
Shown In Knitted Wear.
All these are successfully illustrated
in the knitted goods-light, gOssamer
woolens, silk jersey, roshanara crepe
eponge, pongee and alpaca.
PlaIts-the tunic of narrow plating
entire-long, slender panels, and rows
of buttons outlining the frOck from
The Glenwood post., 1924-11-20

sarly slim and curveless. The most
tempting models are for the boyish fig
ure. and to place them further beyond
the reach of any other, the original
French models are confined to sizes
no larger than "3S." The saleswoman
usually displays this to the timid, al
most apologetic customer. as being
"the very largest size we carry" Many
woman knows the moral courage 1t
requires to suggest that 1t might be
altered to fit her or to continue the
search for something larger.
This applies, of course, to the wom-
an who longs to possess the original
and wishes to avoid, If possible, the
lrksome experience of being fitted. She
Of the youthful figure, with fresh skin
and hair of natural shade, still finds
that, unless she has kept her figure
and avoirdupois within bounds, she is
hard to fit and, being plump 40,
Is distressed to find that the type of
frock that was charming on "per-
feet 36" looks quite different on her.
1t Is sad disilluslonment and war
ranted to ruin the best dispositions.
To be unsylphike is handicap
enough. but to have arrived at the
period when one must acknowledge or
be reminded that moyen-age styles are
the correct thing for one Is to realize,
they say, the first gray in the other
wise bright sky of n merry world. For
the woman of fashion who has put Off
this somber day by being Industrious
in training, the way is still pleasant
and the best and most beautiful things
created by Partisan artists are for her
as long as she desires them. Hair can
be camouflaged dog collars are for
telltale necldines angel sleeves soften
sharp angles-and many another trick
may be turned. But when moyen-age
adds silver to the hair and pounds to
the figure there is cause for despair
and the question of dress becomes
acutely important
French Women Reticent.
II is something French woman
never admits except to herself. What
ever is becoming she will wear, anH
she critically views herself and de
cides that illusion and effect come of
elnpnaSls oI Her polIis OF cnarn anf
of subOrdinating, negativing, as It
were, the marks of the years and the
evidences of too much enjoyment of
ease. She knows the value of having
hair perfectly colf'ed and hands and
feet Immediately clad. She realizes
sometimes with hii of Jolt. thai Al
rounding back is betraying her age as
plainly as n she told 1t aloud, and I'm
mediately she stands like sentinel.
with perfectly fiat back and lifted chin
that fairly shout youth" !"
These points are called to the nj
tentIon of wistfui' clients by the de.
sfencrs who go into the psychology of
dress, and 1t is they who take the age
out of moyen-age In their designing.
Some oS the older artists. Worth
Pnquin. Drecoll. Redfern-master
hands ip the art Of gownlng women
seemed to have II special sense I'm this
important service. and their clients
looked always so well and so becom.
ngly dressed that the evidence of age
wns artisticaliy softened and dignifcd.
But these had not the standards of 10.
'ay to meet.
The Glenwood post., 1924-11-20

top to bottom, accentunte length and
have slenderizing effect and are
somehow younger and more chic than
the palmer models. Some of the most
exclusive shops in New York are offer
ing these semi-taileur suits in white.
whlte-and-black or collars in stripes.
and sharply marked bars. One that is
liked by ultra-fn shionable women Is an
Informal outtit-skirt Of white jersey.
plated: overblouse OF crepe, embroid-
cred In colored crewels, and three.
quarter sweater coat OF the Jersey.
with deep shawl collar. large pocket1
and narrow belt of glace kid.
The overblouse. touching the knee.
is the answer to many difficulties In
the summer outfit for moyen-age. II
Is soft, supple. yet straight. dropping
with its own weight. and Is worn un-
belted. The skirt beneath, whether II
is plain. killed on flaring adds grace
to the figure and is fattering to feet
and ankles.
The Glenwood post., 1924-11-20
Boys Basketball
CBonnie Mechau)

Basketball season is at least start
ing out "big." The first night there
were enough out for five full teams.
We have most of last year IS team, and
much new material, which should very
soon develop into dependable players,
and from all appearances we will have
a very good team this year. Our sea-
son this year is starting earlier than
usual. Our first game will be the 2sth
of this month with Silt. Some of the
boys who are out for basketball are:
Seniors-w. Julian, ]. Richardson, D..
Cahin, K. King, NJ. Allen, Q. Bell, A.
Foote, B. Mechau.
Juniors-F. Colohan, G. Tucker, A.
A. Dickson, E. Rowe, M. Hopkins, G..
Hubbard, P. Kirwan, D. Johnson.
Sophomores Burch, G. Quinlan,
r. Dow, F. Amichaux.
Freshmen-J. Quinlan, L. Tucker.
The Glenwood post., 1924-11-20
School Hotes
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PUBLICITY CLUB
The Blue Week
elizabeth Mccarthy

The, blue week has arrived again.
Every six weeks brings around an
other blue week-the cause is examina-
tions. The faithful students wander
around with tears in their eyes. Prob
ably the saddest ones are the members
of Mr.. Ewing's physics class. think
/ would be safe in advising Mr.. Burdge
and Mr.. Farnum to be prepared for a
rushing business by the end of the
week.
The Glenwood post., 1924-11-20
Celebrates Seventh Birthday.

Buddy Safer, son of Andrew Safer,
celebrated his seventh birthday Sunday
at the A. N. Thome home, by inviting q
number Of his playmates to a party.
merry time was spent together and
a delicious lunch was served including
a large birthday cake containing sew
en- candles.
The little guests were Harry Bern
ard Walz, Homer Leo Silver, Carl
Burch, Frank Thome, Leroy MacTav-
ish, Charles Bierschied, Susan Bier
schied, Margaret Thome and Marie
Safer.
The Glenwood post., 1924-11-20
(Wyrick Juhan)

The people of Glcnwood will have a
very rare treat this week end and the
early part of next week. On Sunday
the Boys band will give concert at
the Junior High under the direction of
Mr.. Andrews. The following Tuesday
the High School orchestra will give a
concert beginning promptly at eight
clock. They have spent great deal
Of time preparing this concert so that
it will be worth while. Everyone
should show his appreciation Of the
orchestra IS efforts and attend the con
cert. Under the direction of Miss Mil
Ter the following program will be given:
Selection ................. Orchestra
Cupid's Arrow
Marguerite Waltz
Violin Duet. $50. .................
Florence Thompson and Mary Crovle
Lion Do Bal
cciectiVh ',',.'.,, ...'.' NioHh
The Glenwood post., 1924-11-20
-Four Local Ladies
Give Party,

Give Party.
One of the biggest parties given for
some time in this city was attended by
one hundred and two guests last Thurs
day Mesdames Katrina Claussen, F..
N. Langston, A. W. Kendrick, and
George l.. Winters were the hostesses
and entertained at the Guild hall on
Ninth street.
After enjoying the delicious one
'clock luncheon prepared by the ladies
the afternoon was spent in playing
Monte Carlo and Auction bridge.
Mrs. Lamar Ikeler favored those
present with a vocal solo.
The Glenwood post., 1924-11-20
Beading Club Party.

The members Of the Glenwood Read
ing club and their husbands and friends
to the number Of about fifty were en-
tertained Monday evening at the T. j.
Dice home on Colorado avenue, Meg
danes l.. G. Clark, Katrina Claussen,
T. j. Dice, G. M. Hunter and the Miss
es Stella Dildine and Evaline Hollis
ter being the hostesses.
Monte Carlo Wrist was played during
the evening and delicious lunch was
served. Mrs. Katherine Borden played
a piano solo and Mrs. G. M. Hunter
and Mrs. Lamar Ikeler each gave a
vocal solo.
The Glenwood post., 1924-11-20

Gladys Dickson, Dorothy First, LaVic
Mangnall, Katherine Mccarthy, Har-
riet Hill, Aline Mangnall, Julia Alex
ander.
The Glenwood post., 1924-11-20
Mothers to Entertain
School Teachers.

The teachers of the Glenwood grade
and high schools are to be entertained
Friday evening of this week at the r.
w. McGuirk home, by the ten mothers
of teachers who are living here.
After a six CLOCK dinner the eve
ming will be spent with cards.
Entertains Sunday School Class.
CborloS & Mprri1l entertained his
The Glenwood post., 1924-11-20
Armistice Holiday
(I.aurenc Connor)

Many were the gloomy and down
cast expressions as the pupils of Glen
wood High entered the school door. It
was Armistice day, 4 big celebration
was on down at Rifle, and the pupils
had to study.
During assembly period the Fire
Prevention prizes we're awarded. The
! glo,; vanished from the pupils when
Mr.. Blaine announced that the after
l,on was holiday
A number of tie teachers attended
Ia" basketball ysrns between Silt and
Carbondale, Saturday night. Silt was
victorious in both games. The Silt
team plays winning type of basket
ball this year. The girls are coached
by former Gicnwood Hi girl, Evange-
line Moore, and they are n credit to
her. The boys team has also had ex-
ccllent coaching.
Glenwood basketball fans will not be
disappointed in the double header game
which g. G. II. s. plays with Silt, No
vember 2S. Remember the date, No
vember 2s. It's the first basketball
game of the season. Boost for cham
pionship teams for 1925.
The following story was chosen al
the best mystery story from the busi-
ness English class. After studying the
stories of mystery by Edgar Allen Poe
and A. Conan Doyle, they were asked
to write an original story. This story
was written by Lura Day:
The Tools Of Fate
Q,ura Day.
When Marylynn Hartford was re.
qucsted as n matter Of courtesy to as
sist in keeping wake over the body Of
her dearest friend, little did she realize
The Glenwood post., 1924-11-20
Madrigale

Madrigale
Vocal Solo .......... Marine Bryant
Shepherd Love
Vocal Duet .......................
Helen Blaine and Maurine BRYANT
Barcoralle
AoAu Ouo' ''.'..... ............
....Alvin Foote and Donald Baillie
Elegie
n Melody in F
Musical Reading ......... .Lura Day
An Old Sweetheart of Mime
ooio0'on '''... .............. Orcnestra
Hungarian Dance
Violin Solo ............. Frank Pratt
The Glow Worm
Vocal Solo ......... Leonard Reeves
| Hear Thrush at Eve
My Linuy Lou
Apple Blossoms
Battle of Guiguinto
The Glenwood post., 1924-11-20
Epworth League Has Party.

The members and friends of the Ep-
worth League Of the Methodist church
had delightful social time last Fri
day evening at the ID. G. Belden home
on Grand avenue.
The evening was spent in playing va
rious games and performing stunts, and
lunch was served to the forty-five
young people present.
The Glenwood post., 1924-11-20
Tho Tools Of Fate
(Lura Day.

When Marylynn Hartford was re-
qucsted as matter Of courtesy to as
sist in keeping wake over the body Of
her dearest friend, little did she realize
The Glenwood post., 1924-11-20

1IlE|$II*;|EilEGI| lG ||KzlE1 7

i boys Sunday school class and their
teacher, Mr.. Latson, Tuesday evening
at the Merrill home.
A business and social meeting was
enjoyed and light refreshments were
served by Msr. Merrill.
The Glenwood post., 1924-11-20
P. E. o. Has Interesting Meet.

=. Z. ". f1aS 4uVoIebt1u2 haoot.
Chapter 40, P. E. o., had their reg
ular meeting Tuesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. James A. Blair on South
Grand avenue. A combined Thanks
giving and educational program was
given.
Roll call was answered to with
Thanksgiving poems. Mrs. W. D. Blaine
sang two solos and Miss Miller played
two violin solos. Miss Elizabeth Ell
lott gave some of the high lights of
the recent teachers convention at
Grand Junction. Mrs. Frank Latson
was guest of the club.
A delicious lunch was served by the
hostess.
The Glenwood post., 1924-11-20

Charles S. Merrill entertained hi
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-03-27
CONCRETE 'FORDS" OR
DIPS" ON HIGHWAYS

High water conditions in various
parts Of the country have resulted
often in the building Of concrete
"fords' or dips" on highways In
places where the roads are over
flowed in the high water season by the
water of stream or seasonal freshet.
Many mistakes have been made In
the construction of these "fords," ac-
cording to George e. Duren, former
state highway engineer of Texas, who
has superintended the building of
many of these crossings in his own
states. dips" should not be con-
tructed, he contends, in places where
the funds will permit Improvement OF
the highway with bridge or culyert.
as flow Of water over a road is
bound to obstruct traffic to some ex-
tent and win therefore hold the eff
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-03-27

cheney Of the road below what it
would be If there were a bridge or
culyert Only where saving of the cost
of a bridge Is necessary should
''fords" be built.
One of the great mistakes in con-
structing "fords, he says, has been
to make their approaches too steep
with the result that vehicles are I'M
able to maintain a reasonable rate Of
speed in crossing. Some of them have
been made with approaches so steep
that speed of more than ten miles
an hour would wreck a car
Great care should be taken to
build these structures so that erosion
of the stream or freshet cannot wash
away the earth foundation Of the
"dip." To accomplish this, sloping
concrete shoulders are built on each
side of the road in the course of the
stream to carry the water up gradual
iy over the road as shown in the
Illustration.
In places where the flow OF water
over the highway is likely to become
so swift or heavy as to be dangerous
at any time, large signs should be
posted to warn those using the road
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-03-27
Knock Misleading Signs
Found Along Many Roads

Branding unnecessary danger signs
and stop" signals used for adyertis-
Ing purposes along public highways as
dangerous, many automobile clubs af-
fliated with the American Automobile
association with the cooperation of
the state highway departments are
campaigning for their removal.
In some Eastern states, where the
traffic on main highways is heavy. in
stances are reported where automatic
flash 'stop-railroad crossing" signs
have been put up by national adver-
tisers 300 feet in advance of spur
track crossing the highway, where the
tracks are used once or twice month,
Just because the location was ideal
from an advertising standpoint. On
the same highways where these signs
were needed, they were often found
missing
In New Jersey at wide place in
the road, cut-out painted figure rep
resenung a traffic officer and soma
phore on the arms of which are paint
ed the words sop with the name
OF the tea house underneath, Olocks
traffic The figure of the traffic officer
is so realistic under the glare Of head
lights that motorists who are not ac-
quainted with the deception win in
stinctively obey the semaphone.
The danger of the use of warning
signs or stop" signals on the high
ways where they are not required
makes the motorist who has been
fooled" by unnecessary signs care
less when he approaches a warning
signal which is properly placed for
his protection, points out the touring
the transportation bureau of the A.
A. A Ii is the purpose of the A. A. A.
clubs to check up on the use OF warn
ing signals on the highways in their
territory and take such steps as may
be necessary to have misleading signs
removed
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-03-27
LEGISLATURE GIVES
STATE 272 NEW LAWS

Trenton-The Legislature ad-
journed with prospects of being
called back some time later into
special session by Governor Silzer.
There has been added to the
statute books 272 new laws and
six new joint resolutions by the
1924 Legislature. Last year 205
new laws and two joint resolutions
were enacted.
Bills introduced this year totaled
841 as compared with 754 in 1923.
Bills made law by the Governor
this year numbered 239 and last
year 17S. There were seventy-three
vetoes this year as against sixty
eight last year. The Legislature
passed twenty-three bills over the
veto this year and thirty-two last
year.