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The White Desert
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By Courtney Ry /ey Cooper
CHAPTER XIII.
Old Judge Mason, accustomed to sec
ing Barry in times of stress, tried his
best to be jovial.
“Welt, bey, what is it this time?"
"Money.” Houston came directly to
the point.
"What’s the money for, running ex
penses?”
"No. Machinery. I've got to have a
good, smooth-working plant—otherwise
I won't be able to lire up to specifica
tions.'’
“Ton’re not." and the old lawyer
smiled quizzically. "going to favor your
dearly beloved friend with the order, are
you?”
“Who?”
“Worthington.”
"The district attorney?”
“That was. Plutocrat now. He came
into his father's money and bought the
East Coast Machinery Company. He’s
president.” again the smile, “and I know
he'd be glad to have your order.”
Houston continued the sarcaspi.
“I'd be overjoyed to give it to him.
Itt fact. I think I'd refuse to buy any
machinery if I couldn't get It from such
a dear friend as Worthington was. It
wasn't his fault that X wasn't sent to
'he penitentiary.”
"No, that's right, boy.” Old Lawyer
Mason was quietly reminiscent. “He
tried his best. It seemed to me in those
day he was more of a persecutor than
Prosecutor.”
“Let's forget it," Houston laughed un
easily. "A persecutor * * * You've
given me an Idea, Judge. I'm going to
New York.”
And the next morning. Barry Houston
was in New York, swirling along Seventh
avenue toward Beilstrand Hospital
There he sought the executive offices and
told his story. Five minutes later he was
looking at the books of the Institution,
searching, searching—at last to stifle a
cry of excitement and bend closer to a
closely written page.
“August second," he read. “Klibane
Worthington, district attorney. Boston.
Mass. Arc. by I'rs. Horton, Mayer and
Brensteam. Investigations into effects of
blows on skull. Eight cadavers."
With fingers that were almost fren
zied. Houston copied the notation, closed
the book, and hurried again for a taxicab.
It yet was only nine o’cloek. If the
traffic were not too thick, if the driver
were skillful —
He raced through the gate at Grand
Central Just as it was closing It was
night when he reached Boston, but Hous
ton did not hesitate. A glance at a
telephone book, another rocking ride In a
taxicab, and Barry stood on the veranda
of a large house, awaiting the answet
to his ring at the bell. Finally it mine.
“Mr. Worthington.” he demanded.
Kitbane Worthington was seated at
the large table, ranch in the manner
which he had affected in court.
“Well.” he asked somewhat brusquely,
‘‘may I Inquire—”
“My name is Barry Houston, son of the
late William K. Houston. You and I m°r
—ln the courtroom You owp did me the
very high honor to achise me of murder
and then tried your level best to send me
to the penitentiary for life when you
knew, absolutely and thoroughly, that
I was an Innocent man I”
CHAPTER XIV.
The former district attorney started
slightly. Then, coming still closer, be
peered" into the tense, angry features of
Barry Houston.
“A bit melodramatic, aren't you?” he
in a sneering tone.
“Perhaps so. But thii murder Is al
ways melodramatic.
“The point is this: I am thinking of
suing the city of Boston for a million
dollars.”
“You're talking blackmail"
“I l*eg your pardon. Blackmail is
something by which one extorts money.
I'm here to try to give you money—or
at least the promise of it —and at the
same time allow you to make up for
something that should weigh rather
heavily on your conscience."
“If you’ll corns to the point.'
“Mr. Worthington. [ have convincing
evidence that you know 1 was innocent.
Further, that you knew it a' the begin
ning of the trial. Bur that in spite of this
knowledge, you continued to persecute
me notice. I don't ay prosecute to per
seciite me in a hope of gaining a con
viefion. simply that you might go be
fore the voters and point to me in prison
as a recommendation of your efficiency
9S a district attorney. I don't mind giv
ing you the names: Pr. Horton. Hr.
Mayer and Pr. Brensteam. all physicians
of the highest reputation. 1 would like.
Mr, Worthington, to know, why you
did not make use of them in the trial?”
“Why—” The former district attorney
suddenly changed the subject. “YTou
spoke of t suit yefu might bring when
you came in here?”
Houston waited for a moment, then
wen 4 on.
“But personally, I don't want to file
the suit. I don't want any money—that
way. I don't want any bribes, or ex
culpations. or statements from you that
you know me to be Innocent. You owe
me something. And I'ti here tonight to
ask you for it.”
“I thought you said you didn’t want
any bribes.”
"I don't. May I ask you what your
margin of profit is at your roarlrnery
company ?”
“I suppose It runs around twelve per
cent."
“Then will you please allow me to give
von twelve thousand dollars '.n profits?
I'm In the lumber business. 1 hr vc a
contract that runs into the mil Ions:
surely that is good enough security to a
man" —he couldn't resist the temp'ation
—“who knows my absolute innocence.
It Isn't good enough for the bankers,
i
SISTER MARY’S KITCHEN
Preparing Finnan Haddie
AI.T and sm<*ked fish
can be used for
many a delicious
spring dish. As the
weather grows
*K2T~'2it{ warmer fresh fish i
J W difficult to procure
ItS?' H\ in many sections of
J the country, so let
TO every housewife keep
\i\ ’ J£ > m mind that dried
i MM tisii is a digestible
I food.
| Finnan haddio is
'———■' I delicious. Fillets of
haddie are very convenient for serving
and are the choicest part of the lislt They
can be broiled or baked In milk.
To freshen salted suioked fish pour
boiling water over fish. The ti.-h should
•>e placed in the nan skin side up. led
stand until the water is cool. Ir:iin and
wipe dry before cooking.
KROII.KD FINNAN
HADDIE.
t'ne and one half pounds fish. 1 lemon.
- tablespoons butter, parsley, paprika.
If possible choose a three pound l addie
and split in half. Four over boiling wa
ter to cover and let stand till cool. Drain
and dry. Brush over the flesh side with
meltPd butter and lemon juice. Place in
a well-oiled broiler and broil flesh side
first. Turn and broil skin side. Broil
each side tilt an appetizing brown. Re
move to a hot platter, dot with bits of
who still believe me guilty, so I've come
directly to you. 1 need one hundred
tbousand dollars worth of lumber-mill
machinery. 1 can pay for It—in install
ments. I guarantee to give you every
cent above my current running expenses
until the bill is disposed of. Ail I want
is t have you do what you would do to
any reputable business man who came
to you wiih a contract running into the
millions of dollars -to give me credit
for that machinery. Come in with me on
ir. and we'll forget the rest. Stay out
—and I fight I”
I’or a long moment. Kilbnne
ton paced the floor. Then, at last, he
looked up
“All right.”
CHAPTER XV.
It was a grinning Barry Houston who
leaped from the train at Tabernacle a
wee„ later nnd ran open-armed through
the snow toward the waiting Ba'tiste.
“Y'ou got my telegram:'' He asked It
almost breathlessly.
Ah, oui! oui I oul; Bacre, and you Hre
the wizard.'"
A moment he surged with another Idea.
“But. now, Ba'teese have cot! He shall
go to Medalne! He shall tell her to
write to the district attorney of Boston
—that he will tell her ”
“It was part of my agreement. Ra’tisfe,
that he be forced to make no statements
regarding my innocence.”
Slowly Ba’tiste nodded and slapped the
reins on the back of the horse.
“Ba tecse will not see .Medaine." came
at last, and they went on.
Again the waiting game.
A month went by. to bring with It
the bill of lading which told that the
machinery was at last on Its way.
March, and a few warm days, which
melted the snows only that they might
crust again. Back and forth traveled
the bobsled to Tabernacle, only to meet
with disappointment.
“I’ve wired the agent at Penver three
times about that stuff,” said the Taber
nacie biographer and general supervisor
of freight. “He's told me that he'd let
me knew as soon as if got in.”
A week more, and winter had returned
for a last fling.
They tried the bobsled. Ba'tiste and
Houston, only to give It up. N The horses
floundered and plowed about in vain es
forts at locomotion, at last to plunge In
the terror of a bottomless road.
“F.ot Is no use.” canv> finally. “The
horse, he can not pull. V.'e must make
the trip on the snowshoe."
They turned back for the bunk house,
to emerge a few moment* later—bent,
padded forms, fighting clumsl'y against
the sweep of the storm. Ghosts they
became a most immediately, snow covered
things that hardly con!.? !>e discerned a
few feet away, one hand of each hlbling
tight to the stout cold which led from
waist-belt, their only Insurance against
being parted from each other in the
blinding swlr- of w inter
The features of the agen*. as he stared
up from the rattling key. were not con
ducive ;o relief.
“Your stuff’s on the way. if that's any
news to you.” came with a worried
laugh. “It left Penver h! morning
behind Number Eight. Eight isn't past
Tollifer yet.”
“Not past ToTHfer?” Houston stared
anxiously. “Why, It should be at the
top of the range by now."
“Goofi reason. They're getting the
snow worse than here. Penvpr reported
ten Inches at 11 o’clock—and It's fifteen
miles from the range"
lie rattled and banged nr the key for
a ’oug moment, cursing softly, Only the
dead "duck" of a grounded line an
we red him
“Things are going In bad in this
■ imfrj if this keeps up. " came at last.
‘There ain't any too gnat a s.ock of
food"
At last the wire open* 1 again, nnd
the operator 01011* once more to his desk.
He bent over the k-’-y. His face went
white— tense.
“God!”
“What's wrong?” The two men were
close beside him now.
“Number one eleven's kicked over the
hill. They’re wiring Penver. from ( rest
line. The second plow’s up Pore in
Ihe snow-shed with th l ' crew. one of
"em's dead. The other’s—wa It :• minute,
i have o p r ;t tng; h r “
A ,l!..,ire. exe.-d f, r pie rat Hi- g ~f the
key, l.rokr 11. j: gg. and. ■ dart* . m• <■ of
tiie distance, faint In the rur and whine
of Ihe storm, yet penetrating as ir
carried th" news of a far away world a
world where the three waiting men
knew that all had turned to a white hoi I
of wintry fury.
(Continued In Onr Next Issue.)
KERAMIC CLUB
ENTERTAINS ON
25TH BIRTHDAY
Three hundred members and friends
of the Indiana Kemmle Club held a guest
day meeting Monday afternoon at th*
Woman'- Pep;art ment Club. 1702 North
Meridian street. Monday was the twenty
fifth birthday anniversary of the Hob.
Mrs Alice Ross Had ey, who was tin*
first president of the club and who lias
been the president for this last year, was
in charge of the meeting. The commit
tee in charge of the arrangements was
Mrs. \V. T. Fugate. Ms. A IP Dewey.
Mrs. W. P. Hail, Mrs C K. Kramer.
Mrs. Percival Brown. Mrs E If. Meyer.
Mrs. W. H. Welch. Mi'S Mabel Emery
and Mrs. L. T>. Millikan. Mrs. Pay id Fair
gave several selections of readings, and
Mrs. O. T. Behynier and Miss Mary Engle
of Martinsville sang solos.
butter, sprinkle with paprika and minced
parsley and sctve at once.
FINNAN HADDIE
A I.A NT. (iliOKtiK.
Due pound finnan haddie tablespoons
bit:ter. I cup milk. 1 teaspoon mined
on . n. I dessertspoon minced parsley, j
eggs, few graftings nutmeg. to.asj
pepper. teaspoon paprika, brown
bread.
Pour boiling water over fish and let
stand ten minutes. Drain. Remove skin
anti bones and divide into large flakes.
Heat milk and add fish flakes. Sim,tier
fifteen minutes. Drain from milk and
chop fish finely. Save milk.
Melt butter in a stew pan. add minced
onion and cook five minutes without
browning. Add fish and parsley and
| one half cup hot milk in which the fish
was cooked. Beat eggs slightly with two
tablespoons hot milk find stir into first
mixture. Season with peppt r ami nutmeg
| and cook over hot water until mixture
thickens.
Cut brown bread in slices about oqe and
j one-half inches tJiiek. Cut out rounds
and cut a little hole in the center of eaeh.
Dip iu melted butter and crisp in a hot
oven. Fill each cavity with the fish mix
lure and sprinkle with paprika, t.nruish
1 with a tiny sprig of parsley.
Finnan haddie is often eonked and
flaked as in the preceding recipe and
served in white sauce with slices of hard
boiled Args- Copyright”. IP'.’i
Middy Still Worn
The middy is almost more than a gar
ment; It has become an institution.
It apepared more than a dozen years
a go, yet the middy still enjoys univer
sal popularity. No other garment - has
been able to displace ir in the school
girl s wardrobe, no other is likely to for
years to come.
Though it i> realty a kind of uniform,
the versatile middy has achieved un nl
most incredible variety through being
developed in so many colors and fabrics
,iwh tdifTerent little changes from year
to year to keep it quite up to the min
ute in’smartness.
The middy of this spring, for B stance,
is following the long watsted mode of
the moment, and the fullness is gathered
Into a wtde girdle which buttons 011 each
hip with three buttons.
\\ hite. navy, red and khaki are the
traditional colors for the middy, but new
est and gayest !s a bright hunter’s green
flannel middy, trimmed with white braid
or none at all. Worn with gray tweed
knickers, such a middy Is Just the thing
for camp days, toward which half the
girls In the country are eagerly looking
Linen or some stout cotton Imitation
of if are usually used for the summer
middy, but a sturdy white tub silk of
rinse, firm weave Is also us'd, and for
strenuous tenuis games nr other active
spirts will found cooler than linen.
The short sleeve is usually liked for the
summer middy.
Dr. Bishop*s Talks
what do you
mean by catarrh?
r This word is one
Y 1 the commonest
m I in use today for
-{**' I describing certain
vl H Indefinite ailments
of. 8 that people are af
i\ “ I dieted with
■ 1 has transformed
A I ; to* word from a
'“ion! die medical
rs.ni indefinPe and
' often misleading
descriptive. The term originated in (lie
days when physicians and medical prac
tice was young. Physicians at this time
believed disease due for the most part
to the conditions of the fluids or humors
of the body. Thus catarrh, originally,
was led. a symptom of a local disorder
but rather that of a blood disease or
other ronsni utb mil disorder.
There are several seats of catarrh. The
head, lh r at. stomach 'and bowels are
usn.ii'y the commonest.
Cat rrh of the h.-ad 1* chronic Inflam
mati iu of the membranes of the nose
' .■li. ,[;>■- iif ■ inflammation is due to
!;i k ..f clean iue-s and care : sometimes to
;n a'ttc sphere laden with smoko and
dust Often p result" from the thicken
• : and overgrowth of the nasal mem
brnnos. Pally cold bath* and open air
often effect a cure.
Catarrh of the throat is usually a con
tinuation downward of that of the
“head.” It Ir very difficult to cure. The
best results are obtained by moving to
a climate wbero the dr is free from dust
and smoke.
Catarrh of the stomach nsnally results
from such hnb. as indulgence In alco
holic beverages c: in highly spiced foods.
Regulation of food and exercise are t
large part of the specific treatment.
Catarrh of the bowels is due to causes
similar to those of catarrh of the sto
mach. Constipation is great factor,
especially in women. To effect u cure,
tn*-sage, rest, dieting, baths in fact such
treatment" as an institution alone can
give must be employed.
STAMMERS BACK
IN POLITENESS
Premier Briand's Courtesy Un
usual Quality.
A beautiful example of eouriesy was
shewn recently by Premier Brland of
France during a ceremony nr which he
conferred a tuedal- of honor upon an
American soldier. Monsieur Briand does
not speak English: the American soldier
spoke no French. The boy had. however,
learned a little French speech. But when
he rose before the distinguished audience
the French words deserted him. He be
gan cot thorngh the sentence, stut
tered In the second hestnted reached into
his mind In vain for the rest of the for
eign words and Gun finished his thanks
1n English.
The expression of the face of the Frenh
Premier never changed. When the boy
had finished speaking. Monsieur Briand
began a few English words he had
learned : “I have a great affection for
your country and a veneration for " He
hesitated and finished in French.
It was a delicate way to make (lie
soldier feel that the Premier of France
was a* poorly equipped in I tie soldier's
language ns the soldier had been in
French. And this is manners. Back of
that kind act was solely a desire to make
a fellow being more comfortable.—From
the March Delineator.
GEOGRAPHIC PUZZLES
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O ♦ MAN - N ♦ HAT - T 53
INDIANA DAILY TIMES.
The ADVENTURES of
Raggedy Raggedy
Jpg. Ann and Andy ||§|
By JOHNNY QRUELLE OPE*
Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy were
sitting near the teeny, weeny home of
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Grasshopper, so
when .Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Grasshopper
came pushing the baby carriage down the
little path, they found Raggedy Anti's
apron right in their way. Mr. Grygory
Grasshopper pushed and pushed until lie
had wheeled the baby carriage right up
on Raggedy Ann's lap. |
"Here are the Grasshoppers out for a
walk I” laughed Raggedy Ann as she
smoothed her adroit so that Baby Grass
hopper would not tip out of the baby
carriage. “ YVliy don't you let Baby
Grasshopper get out of the baby buggy
and play around upon Raggedy Ann s
nice clean soft apron?” Raggedy Andy
asked.
“That would he nice?” Mrs. Gregory
Grasshopper squepked In her tiny Grass
hopper voice: and with this, she lifted
Baby Grasshopper out of the buggy and
placed her upon Ann’s clean, wlbe apron.
“How old Is she?” Raggedy Ann
asked.
“Just 0 week old yesterday I” Mrs.
Grasshopper replied.
“She's spry for her age'." Raggedy
Andy laughed as Baby Grasshopper gave
a kick with both hind feet and Jumped
as high as his head.
“We have to keep her tied In the baby
buggy!” Mrs. Grasshopper said as she
hopped 10 where Baby Grasshopper had
fallen in tlie grass and lay there kicking
with her feet up in the air.
"If 110 didn't," Mr. Gregory z;rassbiop
per explained. “Slic'd be hopping out
all the time and we would spend most
of the time hunting for her in the grass
at the side of the road; for you see,”
he added, “she doesn't know how to use
her legs yet nnd she Just Jumps helter
skelter nnd Jumps into everything which
happens to lie iu the way. Bee?” he
laughed as Baby <, ra sh ,pp<- r gave n
kick and hopped right n.;t of M■ s
Gregory Grasshopper's lap and hitmpi 1
into Raggedy Andy's shoe button eve
Raggedy Andy caught Baby Grass
hopper before she felt in the grass
held her on his sos: white cloth hand.
“Inn r me!" Andy exclaimed, ns he
looked closely at Baby Grasshopper, “I
SIX CENTURIES OF STYLES
FASHION PERIOD CLOCK.
Our First Year
Chapter XXXVl—Terribly Te mpted
"I'll never feel safe v: *il I got Bonny
married,” Mr. Tearle explained. “She's
unmanageable. She's already given up
cigarettes for a pipe, a carved nicer,-tiaum
- gold and amber trappings but still a
pipe! She thinks it's cute. Same way,
she thinks its cute to elope!"
Mr. Tearle dropped into my largest
overstaffed chair. I was glad I lind
something big enough to make him com
sortable.
“And so. Peg, I've come to you!"
"Bonny Isn't. In love with George," 1
assured him. “nor with your Swiss ebanf
feiir. I really think that child Is suf
fering from what she considers a broken
heart. Mr. Tearle, don’t yon know that
she's been in love with Bart Elliot a
long time?”
"Then she's going to have him! YV hat’s
the matter with the boy?"
“You see he scorns flappers! Loatims
them! Ni ver looks at them! So Bonny
takes to ol' George as supply ing more ex
citement than hoys of her own age."
"So Elliott lias some sense after nil? I
supposed lie was only a matinee hero."
“Bart's a peach--awfully poor no fam
ily nothing! But he's too good—for
most girls!”
do believe she Is chewing tobacco!” “Y'es
sir!” Raggedy Ann agreed as she leaned
closer to see, "She has a whole mouth
full!”
Mr. Gregory Grasshopper sprang upon
Andy's hand and held Baby Grasshopper.
“Why sure enough!" he cried. “I’ll have
to punish you !" and he started to spank
Baby Grasshopper.
"Wait a minute!” Raggedy Andy
laughed as he held Mr. Grasshopper with
Ids other hand. “You seem to be chewing
tobacco too!”
“And so is Mrs. Grasshopper!” laughed
Raggedy Ann.
“V.'e are not chewing tobacco though,"
said Mr. Gregory Grasshopper. “I don't
know how Baby Grasshopper learned
such a bad habit, so 1 must spank her to
teach her better.”
“I do not think It would be right to
spank her for doing things that she
learns from you!” Raggedy Ann said
very seriously, “For she does not know
it Is wrong when she sees you doing a
thing!”
"Maybe If yon and Mrs. Grasshopper
quit chewing tobacco, Baby Grasshopper
will quit, too!” suggested Raggedy
Andy.”
“My goodness!” Mr. Gregory Grass
hopper laughed.” I see what you mean,
but the food that we eat makes us look
as if we were chewing tobacco, but really
we are not, so of course Baby Grasshop
per isn’t dong anything wrong!"
Raggedy Andy put his hand down upon
Raggedy Ann's apron so that Mr. Greg
ory Grasshopper could step right off and
put Baby Grasshopper into her baby
buggy; and when Baby Grasshopper was
tied In tightly, he and Mrs. Grasshopper
walked down the little path and disap
peared under the overhanging grasses.
'Alien the Grasshoppers were out of hear
ing, Raggedy Ann laughed and said,
"How quick some folks are to find fault
with others!”
“Yes, indeed!” Raggedy Andy laughed.
“Lots and lots of times, what wo do
seems all right to us. but when we see
others do the same tiling then we soon see
that it Is not right!"
“I guess the best way to do 1s always
to look at our own faults and try to cor
root them, then those who follow our ex
amples will always be doing nice kindly
things.” said Raggedy Ann. “and. she
added, “w hen *e are unselfish and happy,
those with whom we play see bow nhe
we are and they want to be the same way;
so the happiness and kindliness grows
and grow* until all our friends are as
sunny as we!’ Copyright. 1922.
DID YOU
KNOW—
Y 011 should not engage In bmg
controversies with a friend to decide
wjii h shall pay the carfare.
Such sessions only annoy the con
,p : . :.. r run! oilier passengers and
w.:te every one's 'line.
Try to have the change ready and
pay inconspicuously. N
If you happen to bo with a person
who demands she be allowed to pay,
hotter let her do so and not start a
dismission.
RY A BRIDE.
I “Peg. I'd accept any son In law on
your recommendation! Elliott can have
Imy money if lie cun win iny daughter!''
I "But we'd better noi put it so to him!”
: I laughed.
“But we can put It so to ourselves,
Peg!” Then we laughed together.
“Get her out of town, can't you? Get
her away from Bradshaw, and threw her
and Bart together. Propinquity! That's
everything! Throw them together!"
“Mr. Tearle, could you lend me a ear
or two for a motor party In the Berk
shires ?"
“All the cars you want new cars, If
yon say so. Pegging, I'll give you a car
If you separate Bonny from Bradshaw!"
“.Suppose Mary Smith and Atuly Smith,
and Jack ands ami Bonny take a trip,
and I invite Jeanne Allison and Bart to
jgo along?”
! "i’eggins. as a little girl you were al
ways the cleverest in our neighborhood.
There's a big dividend from this if you
1 succeed. And I guess I'd better give
you one of tiie ears, anyway!”
After the dear man tiad gone I sat me
down and meditated upon several ex
citing possiblltles.
Bonny and Bart —what a fortunate girl
Bonny would be! And a fortune for Bart
—without working! Really, matchmaking
was a wonderful game!
And a brand new car for me. whether
or not I saved Bonny from ol' George!
Mr. Tearle often had given lovely pres
ents to me, ind to all of his daughter's
friends. I-Ic had given me a chest ot fiat
silver when I married. Nevtheless, .1 aok
never would let him give us an auto.
,\n use of trying to make Jack see any
thing like that!
Well, then- what if 1 were to ask Mr.
Tearle to give me a elieek to cover all
those horrid Dills in my desk?
Just by explaining to Mr. Tearle, I
could pay them all! And dear old Jack
never would need to know! -Copyright,
1922.
(To Be Continued).
‘WRAP-AROUND’ SKIRT IS NEW
Is the absorbing question of what is
or is not fashionable keeping you awake
of nights?
Just fold the drapery of your skirt
about you and you may lie down to
pleasant drpnms. Add a fringed hem
and you will be ns fashionable as It's
good for any one's pride to be.
The formula is simple. Just wrap it
around, ravel out Ihe bottom or slash
W Society §1
Edwin F. White, (MS East Thirty-
I'ujrth street, announces the engagement
of his daughter Marjorie to Thomas
Evans Jordon, son of Mr. and Mrs. YV.
It. Jordon, 3104 College avenue. The
wedding is planned for .Tuue 2. af the
Third Christian Church, the Rev. T. \V.
, Grafton officiating.
Mrs. Russell YY'hlfe. sister of the brlde
eloet. will entertain for her Wednesday
afternoon.
• • •
The wedding of Miss Opal Isabel Ross,
a former Indianapolis girl, and Earl
F. 'artfield of Cleveland was solemnized
In t lie Holy Gross Church of Cleveland
Saturday morning. The Rev. Joseph
Byrne officiated. The attendants were:
Bridesmaid. Miss Margaret Ryan, nnd
best man, Harold Ryan, cousins of the
bridegroom- The at home annonuce
aiinouuoeinents are for .",600 Lexington
avenue, Cleveland, after June 1.
• • •
! Miss Tarqulnna Voss. 1301 Bmadw-ny.
' and Mi's l’cnrl Randall, 1433 College ave
; nue .are visiting in I’hiladelphla, whore
; tiioy will attend the convention of the
general society. Daughters of the Revo
lution. They are the house guests of
Mrs. Charles E. YValbert. president gen
eral of the convention.
• • •
Mrs Arthur Bradford Grover enter
mined Saturday evening with a dinner
party at the Gauntry Club, lit honor of
Mr anti Mrs Charles Harvey Bradley Jr.
Saturday evening was the formal opening
of the club.
♦ • •
The committee in charge of arrange
meats for the Needle YY ork Guild lunch
eon given Monday at the Hotel Lincoln
In honor of Mrs. Morris Wilson of I‘hll.n ,
dolphin, national treasurer, and Mrs.
Robert F. Harding of Ft. YAayne, State
chairman, were Mrs. Elijah Jordon, Mrs.
E. E. Hodges, Mrs. F. F. Chandler, Mrs.
It. M. YVainwright and Mrs. YV. Rolte.
Reports from the convention held last
we 4: lit St. Lott I* were given by the del
legate*. other guests at the luncheon
were The officers of the charity organiza
tions for which the guild sens,
• • •
Mi" \<lit 1 1 la <„> Jones, Mrs. Martin
j KhofuS' Jr. nnd Mrs Emma Sneetser of
Itlie Indianapolis chapter of the Alliance
; Era 1 -calse, have returned from New York
City, where they attended the annual
1 federation meeting of the organization.
| The local chapter held the last meeting
jof the year Wednesday at the public
library and re-elected oil of last year's
officers.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Stockton, who
spont the past winter In Florida, have
returned to Indianapolis and are at home
at 529 East Twenty-Fifth street.
* • •
Mrs. Jesse Marshall. 3134 North Dela
ware street, will be the hostess Monday
for the regular meeting of the Welfare
(Tub.
• • •
“Daughters' Day” was observed Monday
nt a meeting of the Monday Afternoon
Reading Club at the home of Mrs. Wil
liam C. Harrison, 3628 North Illinois
street.
• • •
Miss Ruth Rowlns nnd Mrs Eugenia
Street will be in charge of the Tuesday
evening meeting of the Writers' Club,
which will be held iu the auditorium of
the public library.
• * •
The Independent Social dub will meet
Tuesday at the home of Mrs. W. H.
Trevebaugh, 22 MeKlui avenue.
Mrs. E. H. Bingham, 2256 North
Meridian street, was the hostess Monday
afternoon for a card party, at which
members of the Proctor Club were
guests. Tills meeting Monday was tiie
Inst of the year for litis organization.
• • *
A guest day meeting was- observed
Monday by tiie Irvington Coterie Club,
which met at the home of Mr*. Luther
Shirley, 5377 East Washington street.
Mrs. F. T. Davenport. Mrs. J. K. Kings
hur.v and Mrs. C. E. Donnell made up the
committee in charge of the afternoon's
program.
• * *
“Air Mail Service" was the subject of
a talk by Mrs. George E. Turner before
the Present Day Club, which met Mon
day at tiie home of Mrs. C. If. Breaker.
2158 College avenue.
. * .
The program Os tiie Monday Club,
which held its regular meeting Monday
afternoon at the Propylaetim, was made
up of a discussion of "Problems of an
American City.” by Mrs. YY'. C. Demiller,
and vocal numbers by Mrs. Jean Mc-
Cormack. accompanied by Mrs. Herbert
Atkinson.
• •
Mrs. James B. Nelson. 29 Hampton
court, was tho hostess Monday for a
luncheon at the Woodstock Club. The;
guests were members of the Monday
Bridge Club.
* * •
“Ancient History in Medicine” will be
the subject of an address to be given by
Edwin M. Pitkin at the meeting Tuesday ,
evening of the Century Club, which will
lie held nt the Metropolitan School or j
Music.
* * *
Mrs. Nora McCain. 2214 Ashland avenue, j
and daughters, Elsie a> and Gladys, and ;
son Everett, motored to Camden for the|
week end. tain den wn * formerly tlieirj
home. The Baptist CUu'Ch of that city. |
It into fringe and button it up the front
In ease the material doesn't lend itself
to raveling tho desirable effect may tie
obtained by sewing matching fringe
around the bottom.
The “wrap.around” skirt is made of
homespun, ratiue. tweed, flannel or one
of the new sport silks--crepe knit or silk
homespun. As to colors—-you have full
paint-box range.
of which they are members, held its an
nual basket dinner Sunday.
• •
The Inter Alia Club will meet Tuesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. A. V.
Roberts, 4257 Turk avenue. The home
will be decorated with spring flowers. A
round table diseusslon on Hawaii has
been pianhed for the program.
The Fortnightly Literary Club will
meet Tuesday afternoon at the Propy
laeum. A discussion of “Frederick Har
rison ' will in* led by Mrs. I.ueia Moner
and “Accepting the I'tiiverse, ’ by Mrs.
Grace Brnitb Hornbrook.
The members of the Indiana Beta
chapter of the Delta Sigma' Sorority will
give a benefit dance Friday evening at the
Hoosler Athletic Club. . ’ MV'B Mildred
Beale is chairman of the committee on
arrangements. The out-of-town guests
for the dance will include the members of
other chapters In the State.
• m *
The ITarmonie Club will be entertained
at the country home of Mrs. Charles A.
Pfuffltn, near Ft. Benjamin Harrison.
The dogwood nnd erabapple trees, which
are now- In bloom, will form the scenery.
A large banquet table will be set in th“
yard and decorated with spring flowers.
It has been planned to have an im
prompti! musical program Miniature
pianos tilted with candy will be given
as favors. About seventy five guests are
expected.
• • •
The Irvington Tuesday Club will meet
at the home of Mrs. Charles M. Cross,
322 Downey avenue. Mrs. Don Hayden
has charge of the program and will talk
on "Some Phases of the United States
Foreigu Relations.
• • •
Mrs. T. C. Dowy, 4533 North Illinois
street, will be hostess for the meeting
Tuesday afternoon of th* Meridian
Heights lntcr-Se Club. Mr'. L. G. Roths
child will discuss “The American Drama"
and Mrs. It. I. Williams “Some Drama
tists and Their Plays."
Miss Esther SuLivan and Miss M ry
Craig were the hostesses Saturday eve
ning for a surprise kitchen shower hon
oring Miss Grace Ilarhold. nt Nit" liar
bold's home. 1021 Arsenal avenue. The
marriage of Miss Harbold and Earl
Greenland of Anderson will take place
May 19. Decorations for the shower were
pink and white. The following guests
were present: Miss Alice Craig, Miss
Mary Craig, Miss Velma Brown, Miss
Vivian Newland, Miss Ethel Callahan,
Miss Mary Milton and Ernest Brown.
Frank Lee, Roy Newland, Emmet llar
bold, Floyd Shockley. Andrew Buckner,
Mr. and Mrs. Garfield Walker. Mr. YY'alk
er sang several solos and Miss Margaret
nnd Miss Martha YY'alker gave piano
numbers.
SUMMER FROCKS
WILL RESEMBLE
PORCH CUSH/ONS
ft Isn't going to he safe to sit down
casually this summer iu a hammock or
upon a porch bench. For what looks
like a gay pillow may prove lo be your
hostess curled tip reading, or her child
taking a nap.
They will be arrayed in cretonne or
chintz, you see, and when human beings
set out to rival the decorations in their
own sun parlors, it's ouJy prudent to
watch out.
A smart cretonne frock is a straight,
one piece dress of gray, black and jatle
green figured cretonne, piped with black
and worn with black and white foot
wear and a large white hat draped with
a jade green veil. Can anybody suggest
a costume more suggestive of country
club, vacation and piquant style?
Bold flower or fruit designs arc some
times veiled iu organdie, or parts of the
costumes, such as collars or deep cape
berthas, pockets, are made of the or
gandie. single thickness, tine such frock
seen in New York was of a gay pink rose
design, anil its trimming consisted of
green organdie, used for a deep collar, for
pockets, and a fluffy sash. The effect was
very summery anil youthful.
Many of the newest cretonnes tire fruit
patterns, and these make dtdightful
frocks for children, provided that t lie
patterns selected are not too large. One
of red and yellow apples was seen, with
collar and cuffs of unbleached linen upon
which were appliqued single cut-out ap
ples.
bet none think, however, (hat flowers,
fruits and conventional designs alone are
chosen for costumes. Birds of rare
plumage, trees and rivers, rocks and rills,
woods and templed hills, may be seen
upon the frail figure of some petite dam
sel.
FINDER MARKS.
Rub the finger marks off the door with
a little piece of flannel which has been
dipped in paraffin oil.
A SIBSTITITE.
If you haven't" an ironing board use
a thick pad of newspapers on an ordi
nary table and cover them with an iron
ing sheet as yo<u would n board.
MAY 8,1922.
WOMEN VOTERS
INVITE MEN TO
CONVENTION\
Luncheon Clubs Given Special
Invitation to Attend
Meeting.
The officers and members of th* Optt*
mists. Lions, Rotary. Kiwanls and
Realtors clubs have been iuvited to ba
Special guests at the Indiana League o£
Women Voters' convention Wednesday
evening, May 10, at the Fowler Hotel,
Lafayette. A group of special scats will
ba reserved for them.
They have been asked especially by the
State board of the Indiana League of
Women Y'otors because the Wednesday
evening program deals entirely with those
problems of civic interest and community
enterprise which these clubs are organ
ized to promote. There will be nothing
of a partisan political character about
I lie meeting. The time will be devoted
largely to organization for the promotion
of good citizenship and efficient govern
ment.
The feature of the evening Is to be the
speech of Walter Millard, Philadelphia,
field secretary of tho Proportional
Representation League, whose time la
largely given over to lectures before men s
luncheon and business clubs in all parts
of the country. His topic for the evening
will be “Proportional Representation,” or
a summary of those systems of votiDg
which give the minority a chance to be
represented and allow every man’s vote
to lie counted as he wishes it to.
An Interesting feature of the convention
will be the election of directors and offi
cers which will he carried out on this
new system as explained by Mr. Mlllardf
and which, it is expected, the delegates
will find much more thrilling and Illu
minating than the Australian ballot ot
a voting machine.
011 Friday. May 12. the League o#
Women Y'oters from (Tawfordavill® will
be taken to Turkey Run by the Chamber
of Commerce of that city.
The delegates are taking this trip tflf
the park to dedicate the new hotel, fol
lowing their two days’ convention.
YY'hen the delegates arrlvd In Craw
fordsville. no matter if they number fifty
or one thousand, they will find plenty o{
automobiles, with prominent business men
of that city offering their services as
chauffeurs to pilot them over one of ths
finest scenic routes to the State rcservs
tiou.
41 STATES ACT
ON MATERNITY
INFANCY BILD,
Four Still to Be Heard
From and Three Re
fuse.
By CONSTANCE DREXWL.
WASHINGTON, Slay B.—Forty-on*
States have already accepted the provl
| sions of the Sbeppard-Tow ner maternity
' and Infancy act, four more still have to
|a> t and only three have turned Ir down
) for the time being, according to a state
> ni“nt prepared for the Public Ledges
service by the childrens' bureau today.
The three States in whose legislatures a
| State bill appropriating the necessary
money to accept a Federal appropriation
on a fifty fifty basis failed In the pres
ent sessions are New York, Massachu
setts and Rhode Island. Louisiana,
Washington. Nevada and Maine have not
yet taken any action whatever.
Os the forty-one States where the Fed
eral bill has been accepted, thirty- one
I did so by acclamation of the Governor
1 because the State legislatures were not iu
session this year. The remaining ten of
j the States have passed ail the necessary
state legislation necessitated by tba
•Sheppard-Towner act.
j So few legislatures are meeting this
year th.* women urged Congress strongly
to pass the bill during the session early
last year. It finally passed the Houso
late in the special session, in November
and wa" signed bv the President tha
day before Thanksgiving. That Is why
the provision was put in the bill enabling
Governors to accept the provisions of tba
bill, their actions to hold good until
six months after the legislature meets.
"People are stating the bill has to do
with birth control. It has not. That iC
provides for compulsory registration of
pregnancy, which it docs not. It is said
| to be In danger of foisting upon the
mother rare which she does not desire,
which the bin itself expressly states ir
sun. permitted to do." writes Dr. Noble,
Me!' of the Division of Child Health.
T he Children's Bureau says the opinion
of 1 lie attorney general of Massachusetts,
is not to lie taken seriously unless suit
is entered in the Supreme Court of tho
Unite dtSates and unless the Supremo
Court should happen to uphold the Mas
sachusetts opinion, which the authors of
the bill consider out of the question.
Perhaps it may be wondered what
State Lellgsatures have to do with a bill
that had been passed by Congress. Th*
answer is tba Sheppard-Towner act Is a
fifty-fifty arrangement, most of the Fed
eral appropriation depending upon a.
like appropriation from the State.
The general purpose of tho bill is t*
stimulate the States themselves to entet
upon a campaign of assisting in the
care of maternity and Infancy, with a
view es decreasing not alone the death
rate, but the sickness rate In both.
New Y'ork turned down Federal aid
largely, it is whispered, because Mrs.
Frank Yander'.lp. chairman of the New
York State League of Women Y'oters.
did not call In the help of Mrs. Arthur
E Livermore, vice chairman of the Re
publican State committee and president
of the Republican Women's Club of New
York, also member of the Republican
national executive committee.
Thus it was that Mrs. Vanderllp mad*
the mistake of go'ing up to Governor
Miller, who doesn't like the league any
way. without the support of the Stale
organization of Republican women, and
though she seemed to have the backing
of every women's organizailon in th*
Slate, she lost out.
However. It is pointed out the babte*
of New York got a boost anywt*.
Though the Legislature turned down the
Federal aid offered in the Sheppard-
Towner bill, a bill did pass which ap
propriated SIOO.OOO and created a State
board of maternity and Infancy. And
what Is better still. Dr. S. Josephine
Baker of the Vew Y'ork City health de
partment. who has made such a sucres
of saving mothers and babies in the
crowded tenement sections of the great
metropolis, has agreed to serve on the
board as a consultant.
Thus the rural districts and other lo
calities In New Y'ork State where the ma
ternity and infancy death-rate is very
high, will have the benefit of the experi
ence of New Y'ork City in educating wo
men to take proper ea.e of themselves and
of their liaides at the most crucial time of
their lives. It is done largely through
consultation confers, clinics and visiting
nurses.
All in ail what may be termed the first
great national effort 1n legislation of
American women after securing the
rights of suffrage, has borne fruit. Is it
net a vindication nnd a justification of
their desire to enter politics that the
first great effort shCttld have been made
for tiie benefit of home and family ties?
Copyright, 1922. by Public Lodger Com
pany.
CLEANING HINT.
When you're cleaning house sprinkle
the clothes closets with a little water in
which tobacco has been steeped and then
sprinkle with a little spirits of camphor.
The latter destroys the odor of th*
former and together they will prevent
annoyance by moths.