Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 January 1915 — Page 3

INTERESTING ITEMS FROM THE CITIES

Burglars in Minneapolis Do the High Wire Act

MINNEAPOLIS.— Robbers working in Minneapolis the other day performed feats that rivaled anything by the motion picture actors posing for the most perilous perils. The safe crackers made their first attack at the Min- • neapolis branch of the Schlitz Brew-

Job. Leaving the brewery office the cracksmen back out the window to the annex roof. Nearly sixty feet to the north was the feed store of Johnson & Olson. In the store roof was a skylight. Electric light wires passed from the roof of the brewery to the feed store. They seemed to offer the only available route to the skylight. The robbers took the chance. Tracks on the annex roof indicated that there were two of the cracksmen. The sagging and twisted wires told the story of the tedious and risky journey through the air from one roof to the other. The two men had apparently traveled hand over hand along the wires for the entire distance. Once they had gained the roof of the store it was an edsy matter to enter the place through the skylight. There they were more successful than on their first visit. They knocked the combination off the safe and then pried open the cashbox. In the box they found $25 in good cash and three counterfeit dollars that had been taken in by mistake. The robbers counted over the money, threw out the counterfeit dollars and left them on the counter. Then they left the building by opening a street door.

Chicagoan May Have Nonedible Watchdog-Goat

CHICAGO. An educated goat combined goating with watch-dogging at the jfruit store of Mike Supalos, West Madison street and in the Supalos apartment upstairs. But that was before the neighbors got Supalos’ goat

One morning recently the noble though slightly odoriferous animal had disappeared. Supalos called for the intelligent animal in the gentlest tones, then listened in vain for the plaintive “Erp-erp” with which Stan-, ley, as the goat was named, was wont to answer. Supalos went for a walk In the back yard. He looked over the fence, and with horror beheld Stanley’s beard and horns. A great rage seized Supalos.

Supalos took the beard and horns and fled to his apartment, there to meditate upon vengeance. As he passed the flat of John and Gus Luntris he smelled a feast in preparation. He sneaked into the flat and found fried goat on the table. “Loafers,” he cried, or Greek to that effect, "you cannot fool me. Even when he is cooked I know my goat by his odor.” They did not even invite Supalos to help eat Stanley, so he went to Judge Caverly. . ; —r. -» § _ i “That got£ could make more noise than a couple of bulldogs,” Supalos told the judge. “I want a warrant for that Luntris. Also I want advice whether I should get another goat or a watchdog. They would not be so likely to eat a bulldog, but I like a goat better.” "You may have both the warrant„and the advice.” the Judge said. “Better get a bulldog and tie Stanley’s horns and whiskers on him. Then you will have a noneatable watchdog-goat.”

New York Is Filling Up With High Class Crooks

NEW YORK. New York Is full of high class crooks and flimflammert, Europe has literally dumped her whole museum of artistic blackmailers, swindlers and light fingered gentry into this country. With Monte Carlo,

The night life of Europe is under military regime—to be exact —but to those •who thrive in the shadows it is dead, inert. Their mecca now is New York. Here they know there is always a fresh crop of those individuals vulgarly known as "suckers.” In one prominent Broadway lobster palace the other night a detective who spends much of his time ferreting through the night life of this city counted half a dozen strangers, all foreigners, and all branded with that unmis takable stamp of dishonesty that a good detective recognizes on sight. The women are more artful than the men in slipping into a niche in the night life. Most of them are stunning of face and figure; their foreign manner isms are resistless to many opulent individuals that frequent the cases. The problem of these foreigners has already been felt by the police. Stool pigeons are daily bringing in reports of this and that new arrival, or how so-and-so was relieved of a quantity of money and was afraid or ashamed to report it to the police.

Omaha Officials Want to Know When Is a Child

OMAHA.— When is a child? The question has been put up to City Attorney Rine, the Omaha city commission, the Omaha Street Railway company and the teachers in Creighton university and it has not yet been solved.

A city ordinance provides that the street railway company shall sell at certain reduced rates tickets good for the transportation of “children attending school." Several days ago a party of Creighton university students boarded a Harney street car and tendered the conductor the reduced rate tickets. The conductors refused to accept them, and the young men refused to either- pay the full rate or get off. When the dar arrived at the univer-

sity grounds they got ofT and went their way. , t Later a committee of the students called on the street railway officials and another committee went to see toe city commissioners and then to City Attorney Rine. Mr. Rine looked in the dictionary and found various definitions of the word “child.” ' “We come under every one of those definitions,” argued the twenty-Mgbt-year-old, six-foot “child" at the head of the committee. And City Attorney Rine had to acknowledge that he was right. "But the ordinance says these reduced fare tickets are goodfor children Otdy/' the lawyer reminded them. ■ —'-r* “And if we are not children, then the dictionary Is Wrong,” quoted Ut* ,six-foot U <uhild.** And so the case stands.

ing company. A string of boxcars on a railroad spur running alongside the building gave them their chance. Scaling the ladders on the cars, the robbers climbed from the car tops to the roof of a one-story annex. From this roof they pried open a second story window in the main building and entered the offices of the brewing company. They knocked the combination off the safe, but failed tcf throw back the bolt and gave up the

Paris, and London dead, they have come here to make a “living.” The cases and lobster palaces *long Broadway at night are now dotted with this new class, who are the real elite in the ranks of unlawful money getters. There are among them be-diamonded adventuresses, comely as Cleopatra, with wits keen and ever alert for unsuspecting gentlemen who have weaknesses for feminine charms; there are counterfeit counts and earls galore, all on the still hunt for the long green.

THE EVENING* REPUBLICAN, RENSSELAER. IND.

Semifitted Princess Dress of Broadcloth

WHEN one has tired of new fads in the fashioning of gowns and wishes to turn to something that always looks "fit” and is superior, it is the gown in one-piece or princess style that comes to one’s relief. And if it is of plain broadcloth the chances are that It stands high in the estimation of its' owner and leaves the mind at rest. It is like the plain well-made street suit of serge, tried and not found wanting—like a good friend. A very attractive semi-fltted dress of plain broadcloth is pictured here. It has nothing in the way of novelty to boast, and needs nothing. All its points are excellent and it is a dress of which no one will grow tired. Besides there are several small details in its makeup that bespeak the artist. The bodice is short-waisted with

IT IS NOT so much what is worn in apparel as it is the manner of wearing it, that counts for style in dress. No matter how chic the costume as it comes from the hands of its designer, it is quite possible to lose all its class on a woman who has no sense of clothes. And we all know people who can wear rather plain things in a way to make them seem full of distinction. All of which goes to prove that if one chooses certain gowns according to good Judgment they may be worn for several seasons and sot look out of date or lose their attractiveness. In selecting a gown for afternoon or evening wear, with, a view to getting more than a few months of usefulness out of it, the first requisite which it must possess is real beauty of outline. ,If it fits the figure rather vaguely, seta well and is more like a pretty draping than a garment cut along definite style lines, it may be counted upon to outlast the life of those gowns that are merely exponents of a passing style. An afternoon gown which does duty for a reception or dinner dress is jhnwn here, made.of satin, and moire-. It may bb worn with a lace guimpe, and, with the new little accessories each season brings in, could pot

Dinner or Reception Gown

skirt attached. It is draped at the front and back with a plain piece of the material which is cut out in a round neck, finished with a small piping, and fastens on the shoulder with button and buttonhole. There is a small guimpe of satin finished with a frill of plaited lace which is'doußled at the front. Short sleeves of the broadcloth are supplemented with big long undersleeves of satin. The skirt fastens down the left side and is decorated with barrel-shaped buttons covered with satin. There is a smart straight hanging sash of broad ribbon fastened near the front. Worn with this is a smart sailor hat with a sash of wide ribbon and a single large rose posed at the front.

be called in the least out of date. Recalling the modes of the past five years it would be rather difficult to deter* mine in just which particular season this dress might be placed as a type of its style. A coatee of beaded net enters into the composition of the gown, but is not used on the left side of the bodice. This side is made of chiffon and decorated with rows of passementerie. Chiffon forms the foundation of the other side, also, with half the body of the coatee draped over it. At the left side the drapery is caught with a pointed buckle of cut steel. The coat skirts fall about the back and hips and a pointed satin tunic-forms the upper part of'the skirt, with the underskirt of moire. ' , • •

Plain silk stockings and satin slippers with small rhinestone buckles certainly belong to the modes of the hour. Also the high hair dress, with part at the left side and narrow band of rhinestones, speaks of the hairdresser’s last triunSphs. Altogether the toilette is one that compels admiration. It Is graceful and pleasing in its details and its wearer has shown a clever discrimination in selecting it JULIA BOTTOMLEY.

SMILES

REFINING INFLUENCE.

“I suppose your company experiences b'eneflcial results from reform.’* “Yes,” replied Senator Sorghum. “It is having the effect of making the boys more refined. Music is having a boom out our way such as it never experienced before.” "Music?” “Yes. The fellows who used to be waiting around to collect cash for their votes have all learned to play some instrument. The only way to get money out of politics now is to belong to a brass band.”

Caught.

"I was looking at some S2O hats today,” said his wife, “and I brought this one home to see what you think of it.” “Frightful,” said her husband. "That’s what I thought This is a cheap $5 hat; let me have $15.”

IMPROVING.

Miss Stoute (as swing descends and she bumps into Mr. Slim, who is swinging her) —You’re doing much better now than you did at first. Mr. Slim —Yes, I seem to be getting the swing of it, all right!

An Encouraging Sign.

“Cheer up,-old boy; you’re going to win out all right.” . “Do you really think so?” “fam sure of it. Just keep going.” "What makes you feel so sure that I can succeed?" “All the wiseacres in town are predicting your failure.”

Practical Answer.

Teacher—Now, if I paid one man £2 a day for seven days, another $3.50 for ten days and another $4.75 for six days— Reddy Backrow (whose father belongs to the union) —You'd have the durndest strike on your hands you ever saw, teacher. —Puck.

Jeer for Jeer.

-"Ha! ha!” said the man who was elected. “I thought you said you trusted the wisdom of the plain people.” “I still believe in it,” replied the man who was defeated. "The wisest people want a joke now and then.”

Its Translation.

“What do these fool novel writers mean by saying of the heroine that the subtle perfume of her breath brushed the hero’s cheek?” "I guess its cracking up the sleeping success of the brand of chewing gum she used.”

EXCEPTION TO THE RULE.

"That rich man’s son Is a wonder.” "How’ is that?” “He can earn his own living.”

The Cycle.

Pour score years he knew With all that man esteems; In youth his dreams came true. In age his truth turned dreams.

Not Cyclopedic.

Wife—l’m a woman —understand — who knows my own mind. Husband —You don’t know much; that’s true.—Judge.

Radium.

A price for radium they get That moves men to unearth it, Though ail that it has done as yet Dow not seem really worth it. fe-.:

The Caviar Bird.

Two ultrasophisticated New Yorker* were admiring the wainscoting in » certain Philadelphia hotel and got to arguing over the name of the wood used- Finally they asked a waiter. Me didn’t know, and asked the bartender. “Wbatta yuh call that wood?” ho said. “That wood?” said the bartender. “That stuff costs a lot of money. Ifo Russian caviar.” "Piflle , " snorted the New Yorker; “caviar’s not wood; it’s a bird.”

No Pedestal for Him.

"Whatever you do,” said Senator Sorghum to his faithful campaign assistant, “don’t let my friends overdo it in representing me as a great and lofty figure. Don’t let them put me on a pedestal.” "What’s the matter with a pedestal?” "I have been studying the statuary in the park. Putting a man on a pedestal generally means that he’ll have to stay out in the cold by himself."

Sensitive Suspicion.

"You don’t seem pleased when I suggest that you have a lovely disposition.” "I’m not,” replied Miss Cayenne. “Telling a girl she has a lovely disposition.is usually a sort of apology for not being able to say she is either good looking or interesting.”

A Gruesome Sneer.

“I have discovered a means of sawing health and prolonging men’s lives," said the exultant scientist. “That’s a good idea,” replied the cynic. “There’s no telling when some of your political scientists will need men in order to'demonstrate the efficiency of new military machinery."

Overshadowed.

"I don’t quite see how you figure that this foreign conflict is interfering with your political prospects?" “It’s very plain,” replied Senator Sorghum. “The papers out home haven’t space to print my speeches. And if they did print ’em nobody would read ’em.”

RIGHT MAN IN RIGHT PLACE.

The Latest Shade —When on earth I was an antomobilisL His Satanic Majesty—Ah! Then please be kind enough to crawl under that furnace and see what’s the matter with the grate; it seems to be clinkered np.

Equine Indifference.

“Charley, dear,” said young Mrs. Torkins. “I don’t see how you can tell which horse to bet on.” “Well, you see, you have to study it all out very carefully.” “Yes, and when you get It all figured out you can’t make the horses understand it, so they go right ahead and do as they please.”

Valuable Experience.

“Why do you insist on spending A certain amount of time in a seaside hotel every summer?” “It makes our fiat seem so roomy and comfortable by comparison.”

On the Contrary.

“Did that bottle of patent medicine do your aunt any good?” “Mercy, no! On reading the Mrcelar that came around it she got two new' diseases."

Valuable Member of Society.

“Wherever that man goes, he raises the standard.” “Is he such a model?” “No; he just carries the flag for s militia regiment"

Not at Home to Callers.

Visitor —Is your husband in, Mn>» O’Brien ? Mrs. O'Brien—Yes, sor! Visitor—l’d like to see him. Mrs. O’Brien—You can’t sor; he’s in for free months. —St. James Oar sette. ; v

Correct.

“What As a raffler. asked the Boob, gsgj “A raffle,” replied the Grout*. “Is' a scheme in which you buy 49 chances ; S and tbe other fellow buys one chanos and wins the prise.”