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6 Women Urged i o Seek Job of Committeeman Precinct Place Important Of fice in Party Organi zation. By JULIA C. HENDERSON. It Is indeed encouraging as well as Interesting to note that one lone woman in Indianaoplis thus far has filed her name for* precinct committeeman. It has been hoped by many women in terested in party affairs that there might be a number of women who could "pre sent their name? for this important place in party endeavor. It is only through an effort to get on the Inside of affairs that woman can hope to accomplish the things she has hoped for through the ballot. Never, no never, can she accomplish anything by staying ou the outside. This was evi denced in the last city campaign, when women were placed on advisory boards which did not mean anything to any body. When the real planning and work was to be done they were not admitted to the inner circles of either party, and though loud was the protest, the women were told that they were only recognized through courtesy, as none had been elected to fill these important places. Are the women now going to stand Idly by and see these places again filled by men and make no effort to” have con ditions other than they have ' been throughout the years? To be sure it takes courage, but it is going to take more than that: it is go ing to take fortitude, character, bigness of mind and heart, a willingness to for get self for the larger good which is to come. It is going to take women who are brave and strong to give of them selves for the common good, that wom en's entrance into politics may not be only in name but for 'he good she can do her city, State and Nation. It Is not yet too late. Applications for precinct committeemen may be filet thirty days prior to the primary. And remember, your influence will be as naught if you do not get in at the main door and stay there until the end. ’t is announced that an actress-orator— Miss Adelaide Thurston—has come to our Rt.De to arouse the women to activity in polli'c-,. MU’S Thurston says, “The great mass of wcmen have not risen above lethargy, but many are doing some serious think in It Is to be hoped that she can arouse them from lethargy. If that is a right name for it, but it is more a lack of self confidence and a lack of knowledge of par'y affairs that htlos them back more than all else. As It took time to convert women to suffrage so it is going to take time to make them accustomed and unafraid in dealing with the things for which the ballot stands. It Is confidently hoped that many women will yet come forward for pre cinct committeemen and ward chairmen, which places they are well qualified to fill and which Is now their privilege under the law. MATERNITY LAW TO BE TARGET OF HOT FIGHT Organized Effort Planned to Block Passage of Measure. WASHINGTON. March 14—Organized effort to defeat ratification by the States of the Sheppard-Tower so-called “Ma ternity Law,” now on the Federal statuip books, is under way. The taxation relief bloc, formed at Utica, N. Y., under guidance of former state Senator Charles W. Wicks, Is gain ing support through formation of silimlar blocs in practically every State In which legislatures are today In session, acording to Wicks. A systematic effort for combating wel fare legislation Is expected to grow out of the movement, Wicks stated on a feeent visit to Washington. The taxation relief bloc sums up the economic aspect of the nation with the following -diagnosis: •OVERDOSE OF TAXATION'. 1. The nation is suffering from an overdose of taxation. 2. It is becoming weakened in mind and body by the unwholesome potions of alleged welfare legislation which Is "being forced upon legislators.” 3. It is subject to further disturbances unless the people themselves are aroused to a realization of its condition and bring to bear upon their lawmakers and representatives the proper Influence to canee a cessation of hasty and 111-ad vi-sed legislation which Invariably brings about Increased taxation. OTHER MEASURES ARE CONDEMNED. The bloc and its offspring organiza tions, according to Wicks, strongly con demn .the “public welfare" and “public education” bills now pending Congres sional enactment. I The so-called “matching provisions” of these three measures to which their opposition is directed—the ne cessity of States “matching” Federal appropriations In order to obtain Federal aid—saddles upon ten States a burden “for the material benefit of the remaining thirty-eight States.” "The financial condition of the Na ion which even new dulls the roar of oaehlnery in our factories and has tagnated business of evpry description •annot, it is certain, be improved by ad ding- tax burdens.” declared Wicks. “And even if the tax question were the only one involved the faith of the Na •on Is not to ho quickened by the passage of laws socialistic and bolshe vistic in their conception and paternal stlc in their tendencies.” Notes of Interest to Women The Illinois League of Women’s "Voters has announced a rami lign Intended to place a branch of the league in every county In the State. Miss Edith Lock wood, executive secrtary, will visit every cotmty In organization work. • * • St. Catherine's Day In France is a •lay when all young girls who have at tained the ape of 25 without finding a husband put on the bonnet of spinster hood. This, however, does not neces sarily mean they have abandoned hope ••f finding a suitable mate. Miss Dorothy VicaJl. a distinguished woman artist of Great Britain, has com pleted a portrait of Queen Alexander of England, which soon is to be exhibited. • • * Mrs. Eleanor Stevenson of Pennsyl vap’x, has received the Medaille tie la Reconnaissance Francalse from the French government in recognition of the work of the Women's Overseas Hospitals after the armistice in the devastated re gions east of Soissons. • • • Seven women deputies are credited with the victory of having an “alcohol law" passed in Poland, forbidding the use of beer which contains more than 2Vj per cent alcohol and imposing a 20 per cant Kt on all liquor stocks. ENLISTS AID FOR CHILDREN f T™- • ■ - ■ 1 !’T , I . . ' . .. i *’’ ’-“Hn* ’ v * I. i’ ■ *- - 11 i iMSU' itV Miss Marion Moselv, who Is connected with the Grenfell Mission. In Labrador, is in the United States to enlist aid for the children of that far northern country. Wbat she wants most are goats. That's because the children up there need milk, and the goat Is the only milk producer that can live in that climate. Misi Mosely also wants shoes and frocks for the Labrador "youngsters. P~c~ . . „ai sTygl Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Hammer ot 24_"J North Pennsylvania street, announce the marriage of their daughter. Helen, to Samuel Leslie Cox. son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cox of 2520 Park avenue. The ceremony took p r ace at the old St. Mark s Cathedral in New York City, March 10. Mrs. Karl Karston, sister of the groom was-matron of honor and Karl Karston fitted ns best man. The bridal couple is spending some time in Connecticut *nd will be at home at 33 Stuyvesant street. New York City, after April L • • • Miss Beatrice Hartly of Carlinville, 111., is visiting her relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Chiles and daughter, Marjorie, 1157 West Thirty-Fifth street, and Mr. and Mrs. Dale Carl Smith, 1124 Broad way. • • • Mrs. F. It. Kautz, 4059 North Pennsyl vania street, has as her guest, her sister, Mrs. B. F. Ninde, of Chicago. • • • Mrs. W. C. Marmon, 1119 North Dela ware street received this afternoon for Mrs. E. I". Guliek of Brookland, Mass. Mrs. Guliek Is owner of the Aloha Camps for girls in the New England States. ' Thirty-five Indianapolis girls attended the camps last summer. Mrs. Marmon was assisted by Mrs. B. A. Richards, Mrs. John Butler, Mrs. Frederick E. Watson, and Mrs. Wilbur Johnson. The serving was done by Mary Butler, Eleanor Dunn, Carolyn Richards, and Miss Elizabeth Watson. Mrs. George Freeman of Worcester, Mass., was an out-of-town guest. The house was decorated with spring flowers. • • * Mrs. James Brady. 1061 Fast Raymond street, will entertain Wednesday after noon with a card party for the benefit of the St. Patrick's academy. • • • * The Sigma Alpha lota Musical Sorority of the College of Music and Fine Ar*s will give a dance this evening for the benefit of the Indiana Federation of Musi cal Clubs. The dance will he at the Wom en’s Department Club, 1702 North Meri dian street. The committee In charge of the dance is composed of Mrs. Maudo Kranse, Miss Goldie Marlon Williams, Mrs. Christine Wagoner-Konsh, and Mrs. Bernard K. Batty. • • • Misses Irene and Mildred Morgan, 3324 North New Jersey street entertained this afternoon with a bridge party for Miss Irene Pritchard, a bride elect. The fol lowing were guests: Mrs. Thomas Luck ett, Miss Genieve King, Miss Elizabeth Parnmore. Miss Margaret' Montgomery, Miss Augusta O'Hair. Mrs. Joseph Mul lane, Mrs. Howard Johnston. Miss Mar garet Van Ntiys, Mrs. Eugen? Simms, Mrs. Jean Vollrath. M'ss Elizabeth Trook, Miss Annabelle Trook. Miss Dorothy See gar. Miss Helen Lesh, Miss Lucille Sweeney. Mrs. Charles Bosard. Miss Mar garet Fitzgerald. Miss Virginia Kings berfy, Mrs. Ralph Nessler, Mrs. Oscar Carlstedt, Miss Harriett Dithmer. • • The Present Day Club met at the home of Mrs. C. A. Cook. 3248 Washington boulevard, yesterday afternoon, for the election of officers. The foliowing will serve this coming year: Mrs. C. F. Voyles, president; Mrs. W. H. Adams, first vice president: Mrs. C. E. Teeters, second vice president: Mrs. C. A. Cook, secretary; Mrs. 1. E. Brokaw. treasurer; Mrs. A. L. Thurston, federation secretary: Mrs. I. E. Brokaw. council delegate: Miss Bertha Hill. Mrs. B. F. Live. Mrs. C. W. Cauvel, Mrs. H. E. Daugherty, Mrs. T. E. Gron Roly Rides Dynamite ' 1 t v C ~ HSoIV USED THE TZ tn. *AOOCn-J , / jf>£c-TATERS AHD } \ \ —~\ STICKIEST GLIF HF x H-a) t ° / & } O' COULD Fi NO -so \W.*.' Jn9v:/iV!£ : X attempt' to ride' { \%\f ■J/t /<£'' ) HE R °O E THE iJL f THE NX H 1 \sl £ t over the coin ) Sj) MULE m> WON SLEEPY SAM’S A CIRCUS F • lIM I (cofmwuE<>To^RCM > gakbAW \],y fi __ n**. I— n co. • gfiv*v , & luger, executive committee. Mrs. R. A. Allison read a paper on the “Illustrious People of Indianapolis." • ♦ • Mrs. John Weghorse will entertain with a St. Patrick’s party Friday after noon at her home, 33 East Thirty-Fourth street. She will he assitsed by ber mother, Mrs. Alice Slocum, and her aunt, Mrs. Fred Willis. A silver offering will be taken for the benefit of the Ladies' Aid Society. Mrs Geqrge Richardson will give a vocal solo, Miss Gwendolyn UUos and Mrs. George Itothrook will give piano solos and Mrs. U. Qnlg will give a reading. • • • Miss Dorothy Seegar of New York Is the guest of Miss Ithoda Elizabeth Trook, having come to Indianapolis for Miss Trook's wedding, which will take place March 15. • • • The March meeting of the Woman's Press Club of Indiana will Include a luncheon Tuesday at the Spink Arms. The program, in the absence of Mrs. Ernest Bross, chairman of program com mittee, has been arranged by Mrs. Rob ert A. Tyler. Mrs. Booth Tarkington will be a guest of the club. * • • The Alliance Francais Club will hear Mms. Weigeldt, Wednesday evening at the public library. Her subject will be “Mes Voyages en France.” • • • Mrs. Fred Meiere will preside at the meeting of the Study Circle of the Cooincil of Jewish Women at 2:3oo'cloek, Thursday afternoon in the vestry room of the Temple, Mrs. Demarchus Brown will speak on “Two Quaint Corners of Europe.” * • • The Irvington Tuesday Club met this afternoon with Mrs. C. H. Winders. 108 South Ritter avenue. Mrs. W. K. Miller gave “Some Irish Legends, Poetry and Drama," and Mrs. Albert Johnson spoke on “Income Tax.” • • • The Meridian Heights Inter-se Club met with Mrs. J. H. Herrill, 4515 College uvenue this afternoon. The program was in charge of Mrs. B. W. Heaton and Mrs. W. H. W heeler, who v/111 speak on the poet Sidney Lanier and the Latter Nineteenth Century Poets. • • * The Inter Alla Club will meet Wednes day afternoon with Mrs. C. F. Schmidt, 2007 Broadway. Officers for the coming year will be elected. • • ? Mrs. John S. Broom, 3924 Talbott ave nue, was the hostess of the Monday Aft ernoon Reading Club yesterday after noon. The following officers were eletepd. Mrs. R. C. Schultz, president ; Mrs. Wil liam T. Espey. vice president, and Mrs. John W. Maltby, secretary and treasurer. GIBLET SAUCE. Drain the liquor from the pan in which fowl was roasted. Take three tablespoons of the fat.; strain through a fine sieve; add three tablespoons of butter; place In a saucepan; brown richly; add seven tablespoons of flour and continue browning; stir to n smooth paste, being careful not to burn the mixture. Pour on slowly, while stirring constantly, three cups of strained stock in which the neck, pinions and glWets were cooked; bring to boiling point and season to taste with salt and pepper, Chop the glbiets very fine, first remov ing the tough parts of the gizzards, then reheat in sauce. INDIANA DAILY TIMES, TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1922. sl,ooo>ooo CUT IN CHEMICAL WAR SERVICE Results of Peace Parley Shown to Be Far- Reaching. Special to India ta Dally Times and Phlladelpl l' Public Ledger. By CONSTANCE DR EX EE. WASHINGTON, March 14.—At least one far-reaching gift from the Wash ington conference was handed to the world when the military appropriations bill cut the amount of the chemical war fare service from ttie budget estimate of $1,500,000 to $500,000 In view of the sweeping agreement to abolish poison gas as a weapon of war fare, now embodied in a treaty before the Senate, it might have been expected that the United States would banish chemical warfare from its thoughts, but a review of the sum will show that to day's drastic cut is indeed a great step toward that goal. The principal reason for this asser tion is to be found in the testimony of the chief of the chemical warfare serv ice. Brigadier General Fries. On page 1210, of the volumnous report of the hearings before the subcommittee con sidering military appropriations for th“ next fiscal year (beginning July 1) we find that General Fries appeared before the committee on Feb. 1(1. He was to be expected as a witness since the budget contained on appropri ation of $1,500,000, which the committee was to consider. Here, It is important to understand that General Dawes’ bud get was made up before the conference was held. Heneo we must not he sur prised to find money. Intended for the chemical warfare service which was es tablished after our entry Into the World War. It has been elaborated rather than diminished ever since, . ACTIVITIES OF CHEMICAL SERVICE. We find General Fries launching into ajU account of the activities of his chempal warfare service. He tells of the manu facture of poison gas and gas-masks and of the efficiency of the plant at ■Fdge wood. Maryland, when Chairman An thony interrupts significantly; “General, is there anything in the re cent i -aties that the Uqlted States ne gotiated with foreign countries that lim its your -hemleal warfare activities?’’ “No sir," replied General Fries. "The treaty simply provides that the signa tory powers will not use gases and similar materials ngainst one another In war and they invite other powers to Join.” Let us see Just what the treaty says. We refer to Article V, of the treaty signed by the nine powers at the confer ence ans representatives of Australia, New Zealand, Canada and British Tndia, “in relation to the use of submarines and notions gases in warfare.” now before the Senate as one of the conference treaties. It says: "The use of war of asphyxiating, poi sonous or analngons liquids or materials or devices having been Justly condemned by the general opinion of the elvllized world snd a prohibition of surh use bav. lng been, regarded in tr-Hitles to which a majority of the civilized powers are parties. “Now to the end that this prohibition shall be universally accepted as a part of International law binding alike the eon science and practice of nations, the signatory powers declare their assent to such prohibition, agree to be hound thereby between themselves and Invite all other civilized nations to adhere there to.” That a copy of the treat} will be sent to nil non-signatory powers for their ad herenee Is added. General Fries did not read the treaty. In testifying why the appropriation for chemical warfare service should be con tinued, but he quoted from Mr. Bal four's and M. Sarrant’s statements at the conference. These expressed doubt that unscrupulous nations would adhere to the treaty. Hence, In General Fries opinion, the necessity of r. search and preparation in chemical warfare. M \N'VFACT! KF, OF CHEMICALS IN PEACE TIMES. General Fries also pointed to possible pence activities of the chemical warfare service in developing gas masks for the bureau of explosives handling explosives and inflammable materials on railroads, for safety devices for the bureau of mines, and for the public health service In fumigating ship, and for other Gov ernment departments. However, of the twenty-seven closely printed pages giving questions and an swers about the chemical warfare serv ice, only two or throo paragraphs refer to peace use. The rest Is devoted to war prepnrededness and training of civil ian-personnel and officers for chemical warfare. That General Fries told the committee he ought to have Just as milch money this year as last is shown on page 1,230. j General Fries: i “I want to make one other statement about this $1,500,000 which was finally | Approved by the War Department. We j feel we ought to have as much money j ns we had this year, that Is, a little over $2,000,000.” I Considering this testimony snd con sidering the reduction to $300,000 In the committee's military appropriation bill as reported to the House today, we surely can see a tangible result of the Washing ton conference. The subject Is of en grossing Interest to women to whom the wholesale destruction of soldier boys is still an ever present nightmare.—Copy right, 1922, by Public Ledger Company. BAKED UESTARD. Four cups scalded milk: six eggs: one half cup sugar; one fourth teaspoon'Bait; grating of nutmeg. . Scald milk In double boiler: beat eggs slightly; add sugar and salt, pour on slowly scalded milk, stirring constantly. Strain mixture into buttered baking dish, set in pan of hot wnter. Sprinkle with nutmeg and bake in a moderate oven until firm (about, twenty five minutes'). Custard is cooked sufficiently if the blade of a knife comes out clean when Introduced into custard. Serve hot or very cold. SIO,OOO AND BED BEQUEST. WORKINGHAM, England. March 14. - Relatives threaten to contest the will of - G. Fredericks, who bequeathed $lO.- i 000 and a bed and bedding to his nurse, Janet Richardson. Young Girls Lead Wild Lives , Avers Chicago Reformer CHICAGO, March 14.—Girls In their teens are having the “wildest fling” In history, Mrs. Jessie Binford, social worker, told the Chicago Hygiene conference today. Miss Binford was advocates gent laws to supplement the lax rule of parents, said thousands of’girls be tween 14 and 16 years of age in Chi cago lead irregular lives. “In the old days,” said Miss Bin ford, “the bad women of the cabarets were much older. Now they are rare ly over 20.” DRIVE PLANNED TO RAISE FUNDS FOR GIRL SCOUTS - Local Organization Has Had Rapid Growth in Five Years. Definite arrangements to conduct a campaign to rafso SIO,OOO to be used in carrying on the Girl Scout movement in Indianapolis have been completed, and the week of March 19-25 selected to ob tain the amount, according to announce ment. mads today by Mrs. Stuart Dean, chairman of Girl Scout campaign committee. The amount to be raised la to be raised Is to be used to carry on the work of the Girl Scout movement In Indianapolis and to establish the Girls Scout summer camp this season. A budget will be completed during the next fe wdays showing In detail the ptir- for which the money Is to be used. I Plans for the campaign committee, Mrs. Dean stated, call for the appoint ment of a committee of workers who will devote their time during the week to bringing It before the proper persons ami putting over the drive. A series of demonstrations of the work being done by the Girl Scouts will be give In o number of the downtown store windows and probably before several >of the women's organizations of the city. Ait hough only five years’old in Indian apolis, the movement has grown rapidly I and splendid work is being done at the present time. The first appearance of the i Girl Scouts here was In th“ big Liberty : bond parade four years ago,f and since that time, the number of troops In the eity has been increased from one to twen ,ty nine and the total membership lias jumped from sixteen to nearly five hun dred girls. , . ■ Cooperating with Mrs. Dean in making 1 arrangements for the campaign have been Mrs. I>. Laurence Chambers and Miss Fin ney of New York City, local director of the movement. A training class for cap tains is meeting weekly for Instruction in the work, the second of the ten classes will meet this afternoon at the home of Mrs. D. Laurence Chambers. Twenty five members are included in this class. WOMEN HECKLE CANDIDATES BY THEIR QUERIES Illinois League Prepares Questionnaire to Learn How They Stand. The women of the various States are making It Interesting for the candidates for public oIIIco by plying them .with questions os to how they will stand on certain Issues in which the women have a direct and lively Interest. Announcing issues nro of more inter est than candidates, the Illinois league : of Women Voters recently has made pub lic the questionnaires which it Is send ing to all county and legislative offices. Tho questions relate to public policies the candidates will stand for if elected. The league announces It Is suggesting to women's organizations they ask can didate# to discuss these policies, "rather ; than to have them offer flattering or i facetious remarks regarding ‘fair ladies' , and unrelated appeals to political heroes i of the past.” Candidates are asked, among other things, their experience and their pres ent business conned lons, whether they favor extension of civil service to the of flee they seek, what would be the basis of nppolntmenl to positions in the office pending the passage of such a law and other questions dealing specifically with the particular office (he candidate seeks. PARIS TO HAVE NO VOICE HERE Milady's Hair Styles to Be Created In America. ST. LOUIS, Mo., March 14.—The rage of the American girl today is bobbe 1 hair, curls and permanent waves. l’arls will not be depended on for styles In the future. These statements were made by Miss Theadore Bender, secretary of the Ist. Louts Hair Dressers’ Association. I "The hair dressers of the United States i will not rely on Paris for the styles of [ the future,” said Miss Render. J “In collaboration with artists of noto ! of tho United States we will evolve our own styles and with tills in view we have arranged for prominent artists from all over the country to attend our next na tional convention which will be held In St. Louis, July 31, to Aug. 3. In order f6 create our own styles. The tendency si-cjns to be toward bobbed hair, curls and permanent waves and these subjects wilt be discussed at the meeting.” , She said about one thousand delegates would attend the convention. Noise Hampers Work BERLIN, March It.—German scien tists declare that noises In industrial . plants impair working capacity more quickly than muscular fatigue. or* -Qy AUGUSTIN rnuicw ur W. BREEDEN Adventuress r i ~~i Varied human Interests accompany tho mining expedition that loaves New York to reopen an abandoned gold mine In Mexico. Richard Henry Gladney, young portrait painter, ac cepts an invitation from his wealthy cousin, Henry Jarndyce, to join the company for the trip. Senora Trabiv jar Is on board the ship bound for Vera Cruz, with the mining outfit. She alleges that the properties claimed by the Jarndyce interests be long to her by right of inheritance, and proposes to fight for her claims, “Battling” Bourke, an ex-prize fighter, who con either be faithful to his employers or otherwise, is an In teresting character. Gamblers and other individuals, of an adventurous spirit, make the voyage an exciting one. If you failed to read the first Installment, Monday, there Is still time to start at the beginning. CHAPTER ll—Continued As the night advanced the game began to go very badly for most of the others and very well Indeed for Barnette, with little Mora for a good second. As Bar nette and Mora continued to win, Sifert became more and more bitter with his remarks. About midnight Protho got up from the table remarking that he never could have any luck in a game where More was sitting, because Mora was his Jinx. He told me quietly as we stepped out on deck for a little air that he quit because he didn’t want to have trouble with Sifert and Seriano until he had to. and that they were beglning to get ugly. “By the way, Protho, what is Slfert’s business?f I asked. "I'd rather not try to tell you, Glad ney,” said Prothe quietly. "Walt and I think you’ll see.” “And Seriano, what's his business?” “They're partners.’’ “Uh huh. thank you, Mr. Trotho. I feel greatly enlightened.” Protho laughed and said: “Let's go in and engage In a game of dominoes at the nearest table to that bunch. Then if there's a roix-up, we'll be on band.” Nelson, who, by tho way, was the sixth member of our party and whom I did not meet until I came on the ship, and v.-ho had kept me on dock during the early part of the evening relating to me brave adventures by land and sea. In each of which he was the hero, and great gaming stories in which he was invariably the winner, came up Just then, and, recognizing Protho’s voice in the semi darkness, asked what wc were talk ing about. Oh.” said Prothro dryly, “we were discussing the raising of poultry by the Fhilo system. Know anything about it?” “Well, yes,” said Nelson, and Prothro gave me a sly nudge. “I once ran a poul try farm in lower Canada —has Canada, ns the Kanucks say. I used the Philo system, ami I am bound to say I was w-11 pleased -with It. It Is certainly based on sclentffle ” Just then a lady of the Spanish type, a rathe? Interesting beauty after the Latin style, passed under a lamp close by. and Nelson suddenly left off the discussion of poultry to play the gallant to her. We two did not take up our station in the snjpking salon any too soon. Bar nette was rapidly raking in the money of Sifert and Seriano. the Spaniard, always with a sardonic smile on his handsome dark face, a smile calculated to exasper ate the most docile of men. and that Si fert was not, especially as he was suffer ing from the effect of his drinking bout of the night before. “Professional,” I heart! him hiss as we sat down. Barnette tilted hts cigar at an exasper ating angle ns if he were pointing It at the head of Sifert; his eyes twinkled, but he said never a word. "Well, I'll play one more hand,” said Sifert a moment or two later. "I didn't know I was sitting In a professional game when I sat down here” Barnette ns usual treated the remark with silence, but swung his cigar to a more Insolent angle, lie was backing four queens and an ace was treading softly for fear Sifert would take fright and not bet. To my surprise—l could see Barnette's hand —Sifert covered and doubled the bet. Barnette called him and they showed down. Sifert laid a royal heart flush upon the table. There were two queens of hearts In sight. In silence, ns If the situation required no words. Barnette reached out his long arm for the money. “No,” cried Sifert, hi? red face flaming: “you’re n cheat. Gentlemen, look at the back of his queen of hearts. A blind man could see it's out of a different pa'k.” Still without a word Barnette leaned across the table and landed the speak er a flat handed blow on the left cheek which must have set his ears ringing. At the same Instant Seriano snapped a knife from somewhere beneath his coat an irmmMlfi a reach for Barnette. But Prothro was too quick for him. ITo caught the man’s wrist In a pow erful grasp and twisted It till the knife fell to the floor. “Listen,” he said In a quiet but com manding voice. “There’s not going to be any public brawl hero. Barnette give these scoundrels back what money you've won from them, and yon, too, Mora. In the future we’ll make sure we’re playing with gentlemen.” “But ho had a card up his sleeve, and “That's enough from yon, Sifert. I know who slipped that card into the pack. And listen. Sifert, while I’m about it I want to tell you and your partner there that I've got my eye on you. I don't want to have to shoot either of you —you understand?” “Mr. Prothro, I ” “Oh you savy mo all right—l just wanted to warn you you're playing a very dangerous game.” CHAPTER 111. I did not in the least understand what Prothro meant, but T must say he bad a very masterful way about him, and not only Barne.fte and Mora oheyed him and respected him, but so also did Seriano and Sifret. That night as Sifert and l were un dressing opposite each other across the narrow runway, the others having elected to sleep on deck except Nelson, who was doubtless still courting his Span ish beauty, Sifert said to me: “I notice that you do not play poker and that you took no part in the row up there to night?’ “No. I do not play,” I said. "And I didn’t fake a hand in that affair to night because I gm not as stalwart as Prothro nor as quick as Barnette.” I managed to put Just the suspicion of a sneer Into my speech. Sifert rose to the bait. “Nor as slick as Mora,” he added. “No, nor as slick as Mora. Buy the way, all these men are strangers to me. I never set eye upon a man jack of them till last Tuesday.” “Well, you haven’t missed much,” said Sifert. “Come over and have a night cap of cognac with me.” “No,” I said, “I don't drink; not cog nac at 1 in the morning.” "Y. M. C. A?” “No, not very religious at all in the narrower Bense of the term, Mr. Sifert, but I'm looking out to do something for myself in a big way some day, and I want to keep my eye and mind clear for the main chance. Do you know that poem, ‘Opportunity?’ Well, when oppor tunity comes and knocks at my door I want to be able to spring up and grasp her hand.” “You're right In that, lad,” said Si fert. “You're a civil engineer, I take it.” “No,” I nald, “I’m neither civil nor an engineer.” "Expert accountant?” “No, I'm the most inexpert for bad accountants.” “But you’re with Prothro’s party, aren't you?’’ "Yes, in the capacity of a tot. I'm the infant of the party. I’m the man without portfolio or responsibility.” I said this with a shade of bitterness in my tone, and Sifert again rose to the bait. “That’s the wnjv with these b!g-w!gs like Protho,” he said. "They can't stand for any one else but themselves to know i anything or do anything. And Barnette s j another one Just like him. But siy, about this fellow Nelson, pretty decent ; fellow, isn't he?” j “Fine fellow, the finest ever.” ! "I think so. Nelson thinks a whole lot of you. But that little rat Mora, he fair!-, hates you—calls you a paint dabbler You do paint some, don’t you?” "Guilty, your honor," I confessed. | “When I'm weary, when I find myself with nothing to do and men of less abil i ity doing all (he work and getting all the ; money, and see that the chief has no ; confidence in me as a man of affairs, I sneak ofr and to pass the time painting a picture or two, usually of a senorita or a rich senora. Can you blame me?” | “Not by a blame sight." We bade other good night in the most cordial terms. My handful of straw had shown me pretty well the direction of the wind. The next morning, about 10, Prothro came to my deck chair and asked me to stroll with him to the after deck. "Gladney,” he asked me when we were out of earshot of all English speaking strollers, "what State did you say you were reared In?” “In southwest Missouri." (To Be Continued.) PUSS IN BOOTS, JR. By DAVID CORY. After they had seen everything there was to be seen they all went Into the eosey kitchen, Puss Junior wi:h Tom Thumb on his shoulder and the pretty girl who kept the lighthouse. “And now we shall have supper." she said. “And after that, when the lamp is lighted In the tower, we'll sit outside on the doorstep and Puss Junior shall tell me one of his adventures." “Well, what shall I tell and where shall I begin?” asked Puss, when they all were seated outside the lighthouse. "Tell me how you and Tom became fellow travelers.” said the girl, taking Tom up In her hand and placing him on her knee. “Willingly.” said Puss, stroking his whiskers and curling his great mustache, “and should I make a mistake in tho tell ing Tbm may correct me. “When I left my father at the Castle of my Lord of Carabas I had gone but n few miles when I came to To-n Thumb's house. And as soon as his mother saw me she asked me to go to King Arthur's Court and find out about her son. Tom Thumb. She had made him but a few days before a small cam bric parasol, and with this as a sort of airship he had floated off on the wind to the castle. When I got there I found that poor Tom was imprisoned In a mousetrap. He had fallen Into the dough which the royal baker was about to bake Into cakes for King Arthur. And this had so angered the baker that he had thrown Tom in a mousetrap.” “It was worse than that, I was to be beheaded." interposed Tom. “I owe my life to Puss Junior.” At this. Puss actually blnshed. for he was a modest little oat. although he had travelled much and had been royally ! treated. “Say not so. my dear Tom,” he cried. J “for King Artjiur was only too glad to comply with my request when I asked j him to release you. In fact, it was not j because he feared my sword, but because | he liked my rhyme.” “How did it run?” asked the girl. And Puss, blushing still more deeply, com menced to recite this little verse: “My good King Arthur rules this land With justice and a generous hand. Far be it that a rat shouid plead In vain that Tom Thumb shall be freed." . “Is that what you\satd?” cried little Tom Thumb. “Dear, War Puss, I shall never forget what you did for me.” And next time you shall hear what happened after that.—Copyright, 1922. (To Be Continued.) By Arch Dale. The Hoopers Tell How Five Live on a Limited Income [The Hoopers, an average American family of five, will tell the readers ol the Dally Times how the many present-day problems of the home are solved by working ou the budget that Mrs. Hooper has evolved and found practical. Follow them daily in an interesting review of their home life and learn to meet the condition# of the high cost of living with them.} * TUESDAY. Mrs. Hooper was one of those people who had to have green things growing about her or she was not really happy. Her plea lor a vegetable garden had been made upon the ground of economy. She claimed that she could only have enough money out of her food budget of 820 a week in the summer to buy enough fruit and vegetables to preserre by having a garden that would supply her table with the necessary vegetables and greens. While the garden was pro ducing enough for their daily con sumption of vegetables she could save a little every week from her allowance, and then during the canning months she al ways had a surplus in her food account to buy fruit and vegetables for canning whenever she found a bargain in the mar ket. But Henry had been very discour aging about the expense and trouble of starting a garden plot and Helen and Roger continued to be rebellious at the idea of bringing such farmer ideas to the city. Henry started right after their early dinner to examine the back yard and report cn the prospects for a garden and the family went with him. Even Baby Betty trailed along, dragging her little tin pail and shovel and hopping about with delight at the idea of “digging with Daddy. ’ She and her mother, however, were the only onc3 who showed any en thusiasm over tho possibilities afforded by the back yard. • Perfect nihes well look like,” groaned Helen as she traipsed along In the rear. \\ hoever heard of a vegetable garden in a city like Indianapolis. “Don’t be ridiculous Helen,” said Mrs. ( Hooper impatiently. “The city may be foil of vegetable gardens for all you know. Have yon asked any of the girls if they have vegetable gardens at home ?” “Well I guess not,” said the worldly wise Helen. “I never let on to any of them that I ever lived in the country.” Mrs. Hooper felt a very strong in-, cliuation to give Helen a shaking. The snobbish strain in Helen's makeup that was constantly cropping ent irritated Mrs. Hooper beyond words. It seemed as if she had been fighting it since Helen was a very small child without having j successfully made the least impression ( upon what she knew was an inheri ! tance. “I don’t know why we should eara what any one thinks of our having a vegetable garden,” remarked her father as he took the spade from Roger and began turning over the sod. “If yens mother decides that she wants one we’ll have It that’s ail.” “Well It doesn't matter to mother I suppose,” insisted nelen bodly. “She hasn t any friends in Indianapolis.” “Have yon?” inquired her fathr laughing, while Mrs. Hooper waxed more indignant at her small danghter. "H hy yes,” replied Helen. “I know two or three nice girls and as soon as we get some more furniture and a rug I want to invite them to tea.” Roger hooted. “Just listen to that will yon? Trying to do the society act! Wouldn’t she give yen a paiu?” 1 he usual row between Helen and her brother seemed imminent so Mrs. Hoop er Intervened. I suppose nntll Helen learns that Ilr log in a City doesn’t mean all the ridicu lous things she Imagines it does she'll go right on thinking that we all ougTit to make ourselves over now that onr home Is in Indianapolis instead of In Mayfield.” “But you know, I Just eouldu’t ask these girls if we didn’t have the house all furnished." persisted Helen. “They're terrible swell I” “Take them right out to mother'* kitchen," jeered Roger. “That's finished, and yi.v word it's some kitchen if I do say it who helped to fix it.” “Well if you can't have any friend# if we have a vegetable garden Helen,” in terrupted her father who had been busy spading np the earth, “I guess you'il have to go friendless because it looks as if your mother could have her garden. ' This soil is in fine shape, and”—he con tinued eyeing hts small danghter mis chievously, “it looks very much as If there had been a vegetable garden right here not so very long ago.” The menus for the three means on Wednesday are: BREAKFAST Sliced Oranges and Banana* a Cereal Scrambled Eggs Cinnamon Toast Coffee LUNCHEON' Hash j>n Toast Bread and Butteg Fruit Cookies Cocoa DINNEB Vegetable Soup Broiled Mackeral Mashed Potato** Corn Apple iPe BROWN SAFCE. Four tablespoons butter; five and one hnif tablespoons flour; two cups brown stock; one-half teaspoon salt; one-eighth teaspoon pepper. Melt butter in a sauce-pan: brown richly. Add flour and continue brown ing. stirring constantly. Add. hot stock gradually while beating briskly; add seasoning; bring to boiling point; re move from range. If these sauces are al lowed to cook after they have reached the boiling point, they sometimes sep arate. CURRANT JELLY SAUCE. Prepare a raoul of brown sauce. Add one-quarter oup of currant jelly whipped with a fork until smooth. Add one teaspoon of sweentened fruit Juice. Serve with mutton or vension. OI’STERS AND SPAGHETTI A LA BECHAMEL. Cook two cups of spaghetti broken in small pieces in boiling salted water to cover, until tender. Drain and blanch Butter small ramekinn and line bottom, with a layer of spaghetti then a layer of oysters previously plumped in their own liquor; sprinkle with salt and pepper, add a layer of Bechamel sauce and re peat until dish is filled. There should be two layers of oysters and a layer of sauce over two top. Sprinkle over thick ly with buttered crumbs and place in the oven until the mixture is heated throughout and crumbs are brown. Time required depends largely on size of bak ing dish. A large dish will require twenty minutes; smaller ones from twelve to fifteen minutes. Woman’s Rotary Club Elects New Members The Woman's Rotary Club held a busi ness meeting in connection with ils luncheon session yesterday in the Flor entine room, Claypool Hotel. The following persons eligible to mem bership were voted in to the club at the meeting: Mrs. Emma Vonnegut, orchard ist; Miss Anne White, real esiate; Mrs. Charles Dyer, manufacturer of school and fraternity jewelry; Mrs. J. A. McKinney, buyer and manufacturer of ostrich feath ers; Miss Helen Hare, teacher of social service; Flora E. Krauch, manufacturer of children’s garments. Mrs. Myra R. Richards, president of the club, presided.