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Saving Olympia From
Scrap Heap
A movement has been launched by patriotic Amer
icans to rescue the United States cruiser Olympia
from the naval scrap heap. Representative Cochran
of Missouri, has pending in the lower house of con
gress a measure designed to preserve Commodore
Dewey's flagship as a memorial, but that body moves
slowly, and unless something is done promptly, the
recommendation of a naval board for its junking un
doubtedly will be carried.
Twas on a dewy morning
In the dewy month of May,
When a gentleman named Dewey
Sailed up Manila Bay.
Thus went the old song, so popular in the months
following Commodore George Dewey's famous victory
which made sure America's occupation of the Philip
pines. though, as a matter of fact, the sail up Manila
Bay was made on the night of Saturday, April 30,
1898. But it was on a dewy morning in the month of
May—Sunday, May 1, 1898—that the Spanish fleet
was sent to the bottom. It was a glorious victory,
costing not one single American life, and it was di
rected by Dewey from his flagship, the Olympia; the
commodore was made rear admiral a few days later,
and thereafter was given every honor that tongress
could confer.
It will be an everlasting disgrace if the American
people should permit the Olympia to be scrapped. In
stead. it should be placed in condition and stationed
at or near the nation’s capital, where it would be ac
cessible as a shrine to those who revere and appre
ciate the fine and noble achievements of the United
States navy in every line of national trouble. If It j
becomes necessary for the people, themselves, to pre
serve the Olympia, as they have saved from utter de-!
struction the Constitution fOld Ironsides) by popular
subscription, then let it be done that way. But it
would be more appropriate if the congress should act.
as provided under the terms of the Cochran bill.
Poverty In Limousines
More than 30 years ago the original "Coxey’s army" :
Wended its footsore way to Washington. Now another
army led by Coxey is in the act of descending upon
the national capital. But the army of 1929 is alto
gether unlike its weird predecessor except in weird
Ideals. The army of the nineties was a weary and
hungry horde of tatterdemalions making progress
Wa sh i n srt on - ward by blistered feet and dirty box cars
whereas the present movement is conducted by limou
sine and trucks with army tents and a fairly well
filled commissary.
The difference between the two armies separated in
time by the third of a century accentuates the differ
ence of early nineties and this year of grace. Poverty
and unemployment were widespread when Coxey and
his lieutenants stepped upon the capitol grass and
were conveyed to a capital city Jail. But poverty
gesturing from a limousine is unimpressive. There is
no national unemployment now and no widespread
manifestation of poverty. In the present crazy drive
across the Appalachians there is none of the grim
ness that suggested tragedy when the march of the
nineties was under way.
Being selected Premier of France must irive Briand
the same kind of a thrill Lindbergh would get out of
a ride on a merry-go-round.—Miami News.
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BOS DRUMMONDS FAMOUS RAT CATCHING Do<S
MAYBE A HUMDINGER WITH "THOSE Rats AT
THE FEED MIUL, BUT HE WAS NO MATCH
FOR. THAT CHEESE,FED RAX THAT HANGS
f around OOE FENNS GENERAL- STORE
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By E I PHILIJP8
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GETTING THE OFFICE FORCE BACK TO WORK
Sir: As a business man employing a large number
of stenographers, I am very much puzzled by their
inefficiency following summer vacations. They are
listless, indolent and preoccupied. My company is
four weeks behind in its correspondence. Rebuking
the help doesn't seem to do any good. What would
you suggest? ANXIOUS MERCHANT.
• • • •
Ans—Your complaint is a common one in most
business houses during early September. The girls
are having difficulty readjusting themselves to hard
work after the summer freedom. Many of them spent
the last two weeks of August at the shore, and much
tact is required to get them back into the indoor mood.
They cannot be driven or bullied. It takes tact and
ttudy.
First of all. you should realize that a young woman
who has had a long vacation at the shore is most un-.
comfortable In the clothes usually associated with of
fice work. She should be allowed, for the first three
weeks in September at least, to do her work in a
bathing suit Let her change to swimming attire as
soon as she comes to the office and you will note an
Immediate change in her attitude toward the )ob.
If you, when dictating letters, would wear your bath
ing suit, too, and strum a ukelele between letters it
would help.
It is also a good idea to have a little beach sand
(two or three barrels will suffice) dumped in a comer
of the office so the stenographers can play in it in
leisure moments. This sand should be fairly clean
and white, but it would be well to throw in a few
clam shells, cardlne cans and pieces of broken glass
for the sake of realism.
Every office, too, should have Ice cream canes and
hot dogs for the help and distribute them every hour
or so. Until a stenographer has completely readjust
ed herself It Is unwise to expect her to take more than
ten or & dozen letters without time out for a hot dog,
a cone or some pop tom.
If real efficiency is desired it Is not a bad idea to
put a canoe in the office and let the stenographer
take her letters sitting in this. You will be surprised
to see what a difference this will make in the mental
attitude of a working girl who has just come tack
from a wonderful vacation.
After ten days or two weeks the beach sand can
be withdrawn so gradually that she will not miss it.
Next it can be suggested gently that as it is getting
cool she should c$ase typing in her bathing suit.
Then, when she appears to have become fairly well
readjusted, the canoe may some morning be whisked
away. It should then be safe to suggest that the
forget all about the vacation resort stuff and get down
to rerious work.
LIKE THAT
“TweetI Tweet!” laid the ntreet
And the stocks did room;
“Boo!” laid Babson—
And they nil went boom!
• • • •
“Roger Babson speaking, folks; kindly stand by for
a few margin calls!”
• • • •
Dr. Willing, an Oregon dentist, defeated Cyril! Tol
ley and probably said Just before they drove off.
“Now, I'm not going to hurt you a bit."
• • • •
A dentist, it seems to this department, ihould tl
ways make a good golfer. Look at the wrist move
ment!
• • • •
What no sport writer tells us is whether the
dentist-golfer pulls a ball.
• • • •
A STRANGE RESEMBLANCE
Premier Mussolini has another baby. It is raid to
have its father's I’s.
Vitamins have been found in hash, but the name
of the painstaking explorer has not been made public.
—Toledo Blade.
There doesn't seem to be any sane reason for re
pealing a law simply because criminals don't like to
stay In Jail.—Toledo Blade.
Our idea of a difficult position would be that of a
conductor on that Manchuria railroad listening to
contradictory orders from a Chinese and a Bolshevik
boss —Macon Telegraph.
Oklahoma undertaker, house-cleaning, discovers a
body embalmed 15 years ago that has never been
buried. That, men, is why friend wife insists on
house-cleaning twice each year!—Washington Post.
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READ THIS FIRST:
Charlotte Chatterton, nicknamed
Chatty, is a born gossip. Her moth
er, a widowed dressmaker, through
a wealthy customer gets Chatty a
position as telephone operator at
the Van Nuys Co., Bonds. Chatty,
with her incessant chattering and
gossip, creates havoc. She falls in
love with on of the up-and-com
ing bond salesmen, David Jordan.
He is interested in her. but when
her gossip cause's Agnes Herford to
lose her position David passes her
up. Later Chatty listens in on ali
of David s phone conversations and
he finally ’ calls” her down in front
of the office people. Chatty’s girl
friend. Biliie Langenau, a file clerk,
and Winnie Talcott. Mr. Van’s sec
retary, have some lively parties.
Chatty has dates with a newcomer
to the office. Bryant Dunning, who
Is married but says his wife has
left him. Chatty goes with Bryant
more to spite David.
Chatty overhears a phone con
versation, and learns that David is
going to leave Van Nuys and go to
work at the Midas bank. Chatty
believes David is copying the bond
buyers’ names at Van Nuys’ and
runs to Mr. Van with the story.
Mr. Van knows all about it, and
tells Chatty she can apologize to
David or leave her position. Chatty
quite rather than a pologtze to Da
vid. Later, she meets David as he
is leaving, and secretly apologizes
to him. Chatty looks for a new
position.
tNow' Go On With the Story)
busy law office; Winnerton, Win
nerton, Hastings and Glover was
the name on the door.
Mr. Glover, the junior partner,
Interviewed her. He asked only her
name, address and experience at
first. When he heard that it was
limited to a few months in one
place he turned away.
“Sorry. We want a girl of at
least two years’ experience!”
So that was that.
Chatty began to feel a little dis
couraged. But she plodded to the
next address, which was a commis
sion house. Belling food supplies. It
was in the market section of thfe
city, and Chatty turned up her lit
tle sharp nose at the fishy, meaty
smells.
Mr. Gorham was a fat little man
with nervous, pig’s eyes; he was al
most entirely bald, and his ears
stood out from his head. Chatty
took an instant dislike to him.
“Pile clerk, eh? Pretty young,
ain’t you?” he asked. “But maybe
you'll do—”
Chatty’s heart leaped.
“What kind of a girl are you?
Like to stay home with mother
and read? Or do you like a little
party now and then?
Had Mr. Van Nuys asked such
a question, Chatty would have
| known the answer. But there was
a leer behind the question, and a
flash of the narrow little eyes that
told Chatty that if she wanted his
job she'd better like parties and a
good time.
Something inside her turned up
side down; she felt sick.
“I neter go on parties!” she an
swered ihortly. "I am a home
girl.”
Mr. Gorham turned away indif
ferently. “Too young!” he stated.
Chatty left with her head high
and her cheeks burning!
But it was an easy experience
compared to the next place she
tried for! This was in a bank
Chatty had not visualized the ad
dress, and when she found herself
in the great banking room of the
Second National her heart leaped
again—for David was to work in a
bank! Suppose it was this bank!
j Even if it wasn't, didn't bankers
i visit each other's banks?
j Chatty was directed to the second
assistant office manager; to her
great surprise she found that the
part of the bank which didn’t show
was bigger than what did. Up
stairs were dozens of great rooms
and. apparently, hundreds of clerks.
"If you can qualify, can you go
| to work right away?” was the first
question. “We need another oper
ator this mintue—”
Indeed she could! She’d begin
at once! Chatty began to draw off
her gloves!
“Just a minute. Where did you
work last?"
Chatty told him.
“Oh, I know Mr. Van Nuys well!”
The officer drew a telephone to
him and called the familiar num
ber. Chatty froze in her chair.
What could she do? Where could
she turn? Mr. Van Nuys would
say!—Dh, what wouldn't he say!
But there was nothing to do but
sit there and take it.
She heard her name spoken, then
a long silence. Then “Thank you,
Van!" and the phone clicked.
Chatty’s face flamed red. She
rose without waiting to be dis
missed.
But the bank officer was very
gentle. He said only: “I am sorry,
Miss Chatterton, but Mr. Van Nuys
tells me that you were only on the
switchboard a short time. I am
afraid we need someone with more
experience!”
Chatty blessed him in her sore
heart for being a gentleman.
Of course Mr. Van Nuys had
torn her reputation to pieces! She
could hear the words in imagina
tion: liar, tale bearer, trouble
maker—
,| At the end of the day, havinj
answered her six advertisements
with no success, and having listed
her name with two employment
agencies, to one of which she paid.
a twc-dollar fee, and to the other !
of which she promised her first |
week's salary in any position she
accepted through them. Chatty re
turned home, disspirited and blue.
She found a note waiting for
her: “Call me, six-thirty. Bryant.”
She sighed in relief. Just a little
ride. Oh. yes. David and his smile!
But a girl must have some fun!
And Chatty wanted sympathy.
She got it—and many kisses—
from Bryant, when she went riding
with him. She also had several un
wise drinks of gin. not mixed in a
cocktail, but straight from the hip
flask. By ten o’clock Chatty had
forgotten her blue day. her jobless
stahte, her longing for David, her
shame at her discharge, her trou
blesome tongue.
“Give me another driving lesson.
Bryant, darin !” she begged. “And
, then—Oh. then take me home to
; your diggings and let's have a lit
tle private dance and another 111
i drink!”
Chatty missed the flash in Bry
ant's eyes. He was all attention in
the driving lesson: and Chatty,
i keyed up by her excitement and
I the poisonous liquor, responded well
i to his efforts. When she finally
; succeeded in shifting gears without
a clash, not once, but again and
again. Bryant applauded wildly. His
words were punctuated with kisses.
“Now let's go home!" he suggest
ed. “I can show you something
there, too, about steering—in a
dance!”
“All right!” agreed Chatty. She
had sobered a little, and rather re
i gretted her offer. She remembered
she had agreed with herself that
she had better not go to Bryants—
But fat. in the form of a police
officer, interfered with Bryant's
plans, if any. In a great hurry to
got home. Bryant “stepped on her”
so hard that he did not hear the
galling gun explosions of a motor
cycle. Only when a khaki-clad arm
waved him over to the curb did he
realize that he was arrested.
' What do you think you are. an
express train?” demanded the offi
cer. “Drive to the second precinct,
young fellow', and if you’re wise
you'll do it at twenty an hour or
less! I’ll be right with you—"
“Aw, officer. Have a heart and
give me a ticket. Don't you see I
got the little lady with me?”
“Sure I see! You can put her
In the first taxi we pass, for all I
care! But we don’t give tickets
for forty miles an hour driving! On
your way—”
Bryant pleaded and begged, but
the officer was adamant. To the
station he drove. Chatty refused
to leave him and go home in a taxi
It wasn't sporting. But she found
the station rough and uncouth, and
the men who stood around In it
eyed her impersonally as if she had
been an Insect.
Luckily. Bryant had the collateral
they required—twenty-five dollars.
“You were a decent sport to stick
around!” Bryant said, as they
started home. “Let's forget it now
and—”
But Chatty had changed her
mind.
“I don’t feci like it now. Bryant,
and neither do you. Take me home
please.”
It was after two in the momlnf]
when his car drove up in front oi
her home. Knowing that her eve
ning was Innocent more by chance
and good luck than firmness on hei
part, Chatty kissed the “boj
friend” good night very soberly, anc
crept into the apartment on tip
toe. hoping her mother would noi
hear.
Being jobless and a good sport ai
the same time was not as easy m
she had thought. _
; (TO BE CONTINUED)
CHATTER XLI
Chatty had checked half a dozen
advertisements in the help wanted
column: four of them called for
P. B. X. operators, and two for fil
ing clerks. All of them were “ap
ply in person.”
Chatty's confidence in getting a
job was due to inexperience; she
had so easily stepped from her first
to her second and only other posi
tion. that she had no idea of the
difficulties sire was to encounter.
■ The first place to which she ap
plied was a large department store.
She asked a floor walker where to
go. He sent her to someone call
ed a “personal officer." Chatty had
to pass a telephone girl and a
secretary before she was finally ad
mitted to the presence of this aug
ust official; to Chatty’s surprise
"he" was a woman!
”1 called to apply for the position
of switchboard operator!” began
Chatty, confidently.
The woman looked at her ap
praisingly. Then she handed Chat
ty an application blank. Chatty
had to till it out; her name, age,
address, married or single; if mar
ried, living with husband or not,
children or not; previous experi
ence; last place, reason for leaving,
references, religion.
Chatty wrote happily until she
reached “last place" and "reason
for leaving." What could she say?
But hesitation would never do!
The woman was watching her. She
wrote “Van Nuys, Bonds” as her
“last place” and “desire for new
opportunity” as reason for leaving.
Then sne was faced with the prob
lem of giving references; Van Nuys,
of course, would not do. Chatty
wrote “Bryant Dunning.” and gave
his home address, and “Robert H.
Haddon,” who was the family gro
cer!
The “personel” officer looked over
her sheet, nodded casually and
said; “If we want you, we will send
for you. Miss Chatterton. Good
morning.”
And Chatty knew, without tell
ing, that she would not hear fur
ther from this application. Wlmi
she did not know was that too
much powder, rouge and lipstick
had told the personel officer thai
Chatty was not the mental type
desired on a busy switchboard.
Her next application was in a
Health and Right Living
BY ROYAL 8. COPELAfO. M. D.
Former Commissioner of Health
We are beginning to appreciate .
more than ever that sunshine has !
the most beneficial effect on the
health. All of us should plan to be
out in the sun part of each day.
Children and young people require
perfect health for their future work
in the world. If they are to have it
they must be taught the value of
sunshine.
But there is another way too, to
aid the necessary building-up pro
cess to make us strong and fit. That
is the diet.
A report made at a meeting in
Atlantic City of noted physicians
interested in tuberculosis cited the
fact that there had been a great in
crease recently in tuberculosis
among young women. These men
believe that diet and late hours are
the principal causes of this increase.
It is their belief, also, that many
other constitutional disturbances
are trcceable to improper diet. 8ince
the fad of reducing, like that of any
other fad. has been carried to ex
tremes. many young women have
impaired their health by the rigid
requirement of rapid reduction. This
is a serious matter.
You nr girls at adolescense are
often on the border line of anemia.
In some cases it has already begun
At no other time is proper food
more important than during this
growing and developing period.
Anemia is a condition brought
about by a lack of red bloor cor
puscles. Sometimes it is temporary,
but often it becomes more or less
permanent. This type is known as
pernicious anemia. The first thing
to do when anemia is suspected is
to consult your physician for a
thorough examination.
There are many diseases in which
proper diet is essential. But tuber
culosis and anemia stand out as
those most commonly found.
Special experiments have been
made with foods that will supply ;
the right properties to aid in the j
building up of the red corpuscles
Liver ranks first for a blood build
ing food. It may be calf’s, beef,
pig or chicken liver. All have sim- (
ilar properties.
Due to the Intensive work that
has been done to check these con
stitutional diseases, new ways of
serving food have become doubly
important. For instance, you could
n't eat liver cooked the same way
every day. But you could take it
If it were served you in some tempt
ing new dish. I saw a booklet giv
ing endless ideas about cooking and
serving liver and this struck me as
an excellent little volume.
The same applies to any article of
food which must be served day after
day. Variety ana surprise make it
a pleasure to cat what would other
wise be regarded merely as a duty.
In these days, the diet of young
girls who take part in sports and
athletics is carefully supervised
Thus the vigorous exercise in the
fresh air. plus the right food taken
in the right proportions, builds up
the brain and body with the result
that they are strong and rugged.
Sunshine, fresh air, exercise in
moderation and proper food will go
far in maintaining your good health
and in restoring it.
lend a self-addressed, stamped en
velope and repeat your question.
• • •
8. P. 8. Q — What will help
asthma?
A.—Take lots of fresh air. Avoid
dust and violent exertion. Get rid
of any food poisoning you may have.
E. J. D. Q.—What should a boy
weigh who is 15 years old and five
feet seven inches tall?
A.—For his age and height he
should weigh about 132 pounds.
Grab Bag " |
Who am I? Who are my daugh
ters? What film magnate is ray
son-in-law?
Who was in command of the Graf
Zeppelin on its homeward Journey
from Lakehurst. at the end of its
round - the- world -flight?
What American mining engineer
was tried for complicity in a South
African revolt and sentenced to
death?
“When once the master of the
house is risen up, and hath shut to
the door, and ye begin to stand
without, and to knock at the door,
saying. Lord, Lord, open unto us;
and he shall answer unto you. I
know you not whence ye are."
Today's Horoscope
Persons bom on this day are af
fectionate in their homes yet some
times have spells of violent temper.
They have brilliant minds.
Star Lore
THE GALILEAN MOONS
By Arthor DeV. Carpenter
Four of the moons of Jupiter are
known as “The Galilean 8atel- y
Ittes,” because they were discoverer 4
! by Galileo in January. 1610, with his
newly invented telescope, for they
supported the Copernican theory of
the earth's rotation around the sun,
Galileo remarked about this: "We
have a notable and splendid argu
ment to remove the scruples of those
who can tolerate the revolution of
the planets around the sun in the
Copernican system, yet are so dis
turbed by the motion of one moon
around the earth, while both ac
complish an orbit of a year’s length
around the sun.’* This discovery was
the final blow to the Ptolemaic uni
verse.
( More tomorrow.)
Answers to Foregoing Questions
1. Mrs. Margaret Talmadget
Norma, Constance and Natalie;
Joseph M. Schenck.
2. Capt. Ernest Lehmann.
3. John Hays Hammond.
4. 8t. Luke, xili, 25.
ANSWERS TO HEALTH QUERIES
G. W. D. Q—What's the best
remedy for nasal catarrh?
A.—Try using a good spray in the
nose and throat. This is often help
ful. Send self-addressed, stamped
envelope for further particulars and
repeat your question.
• • •
E. U. Q—What causes mucous
colitis?
A.—Colitis is an inflammation of
the lowex bowel. Improper dieting
and constipation will cause this
| condition. For further information
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