Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 222, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 January 1922 — Page 6

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IN THE REALM WHERE WOMAN REIGNS

fJTTLE HOPE FOR BETTERMENT IN COAL INDUSTRY Big Falling Off in Production Shown By Pennsylvania State Department. TOO MANY OPERATING HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 26—No wellgrounded hope exists for a general betterment of conditions In the coal industry, which is declared to have passed through the most prolonged and decisive period of inactivity in its history, according to the report of Deputy Chief of the State Department of Mines Frank Ball, covering 1921 coal mining operations In Pennsylvania. “The year of 1921 probably will stand is a record for a long time to come of Jrastic curtailment in demand and exceptional difficulties In wage adjustments,’’ says Mr. Hall. “There Is also in utter absence of any well-grounded hope for a general betterment of conditions in the near future. The extraordinary demands upon the trade during the war have left both the operator and :he miner up in the air, and It is beyond human ken to know when they will get back to a practical, sensible state of mind. LOW PRODUCTION RECORD. During the last year coal production n Pennsylvania reached anew low record, with an estimated output of ISi.932,285 tons, of which 87,5*10,102 tons was anthracite and 97.402.183 bituminous coal. Anthracite productlcon is 2,195.934 tons oelow the 1920 record, while there has been a falling off of about 70,000.000 in bituminous production. Coke produolon was 7,000.000 tons, as compared with £ooo,ooo' to 1920. the anthracite regions 550 persons a4g!&Jdlied In mining accidents, while PBSyjaiitleß occurred In the bituminous Anthracite miners worked an iverage of 263 days, ns compared with ’67 days In 1920, while in the soft coal regions estimate is 133 working days, is compared with 223 days in 1920. The absence of coal orders from industries, Hall soys, is the most disturbing factor at the present time, but he declares that the domestic demand has helped materially over the dull period with all but the small industrial sizes >f coal. Hall says the anthracite industry “stands upon a solid foundation —is well organized and intelligently controlled.” TOO MA NT IN BUSINESS. Jn $ cussing the bituminous field. Hall says: “The fundamental weakness lies in the fact that there are too many people in the business and too many mines in op“ration The “check oft” system Is declared to have many disadvantlgeß In the bituminous field.” The usual difficulties in wage adjustments, strikes and check-off system troubles are looked for this year, according to Hall. He looks for no resumption of coal business until the Industries return to their old-time activity and believes that then the question of transportation facilities will be unsolved for years to come.

Mrs. Ovid Butler Jameson entertained with a charmingly appointed tea this afternoon at her home, 1035 North Pennsylvania street, in honor of Miss Fay Bainter, star of ‘"East in West,” whose performance this evening the League of Women Voters is sponsoring Miss Bainter is a member of the Indianapolis league, of which Mrs. Jameson is a director. The house was attractively decorated with bowls of spring flowers and tea was served by several of the season debutantes. Mrs. Kalen Warrum lObappel, in Chinese costume, snug the aria from ‘‘Madame Butterfly.” Mrs. Chappell was formerly a member of the Metropolitan Opera Company of New York. Miss Margaret June Alexander, a pianist, aud cousin of Mrs Jameson, gave a short program. * * • Miss Dolly Coleman will entertain the members of the Alpha Beta Gamma Sorority at her home, CIO North Temple, Friday evening. * • Mrs. Hilton T. Brown. SOFT East Washington, will return Monday from a week's visit In New York City, * 4 * Mrs. James Base entertained the members of the On-Ea-Ota Club this afternoon at her home in Linhurst Drive. * • • Winfield Taylor Durbin, former Governor of Indiana, is visiting Hoosier friends at the Royal Palms Hole! in Miami, Fla. Mrs. Demarchus Brown, 251 South Audubon, who is visiting in Florida, went to Miami Monday to give one of her travel talks for the Women’s League of the First Christian Church, several of the members of which are Indianapolis persons. * * * The Neighborly Club met this afternoon at the home of Mrs. S. G. Stockwell, IC3O Park avenue. * • * Mrs. Yolney Fow'er and little daughter Jeanan, apartment 43 the Spink. Illinois and Thirteenth streets, will leave tomorrow for a week's visit in Ohio. The Indiana Beta Alumni Club of the Pi Beta Phi Sorority will entertain with a dance in the Ri’ey room of the Claypool Hotel Saturday night for the purpose of raising money for anew chapter house at Indiana University. The committee in charge of the arrangements consists of Miss Helen Woody, chairman; Miss Laura Barrett. Mrs. T. A. Stroup and Miss Myra Allison. The hosts and hostesses for the dance will be Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hatfield, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Willson. Dr. and Mrs. W. P. Garshwiler. Dr. and Mrs. D. O. Kearby. Mr. and Mrs. Hays Buskirk, Mr. and Mrs. John E. Spelgel. Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. Fletcher, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Winslow and Dr. and Mrs. Raymon C. Beeler. * • Patronesses for the dance to be given at the Women’s Department Club Saturday evening for the mcmb rs of the junior department include Mrs. S. E. Perkins. Mrs. Lorenzo Chapman. Mrs. D. C. Kalleen, Mrs. Harry Chamberlin, Mrs. B. W. Thompson, Mrs. G. C. Bryant and Mrs. Alvin T. Coate. * * * Mrs. H. J. Kiefer. 417 Kealing avenue, was hostess for a business meeting of the R T. S. Club this afternoon at her home. * • # The regular business meeting of the Et Cetera Cub was held this afternoon In the parlors of the Women’s Department Club. • • • Mrs. R. B. Weaver entertained the members of the Thursday Lyceum Club St her home, 4022 Ruckle street, this aft-

WILL WALK ROPE OVER NIAGARA

Mile. Eleanora, tight rope walker, 17 years of age, and well known throughout Great Britain. Is going to cross the Niagara Falls on a tight rope In June. By performing this feat she will emulate the act of Blondln fifty years ago. The picture shows Mile. Eleanora as she will appear when crossing the Niagara.

ernnon. Mrs. R. O Weaver spoke on, “The 4th of July in Bolivia." President's day was observed bv the members of the Past Chiefs' Association of Myrtle Temple No. 7. Pythian Sister.-, with a noon luncheon today at the home of the president, Mrs. Eenore Goodwin. 2221 Ashland avenue. Covers were laid for thirty guests, the table being attractively decorated with bowls of red roses and valentine favors. A musical program followed the luncheon. Parisienne Enjoys Her Black Pipe PARIS, Jan. 23.—The fashion of pipe smoking for women may not be said to obe growing by leaps and bounds in France, but it certainly is gaining adherents. Only a few nights ago a beautiful girl in evening dross and with a glittering array of diamonds sat throughout an entire evening smoking a long black pipe In Mexim's famous restaurant. When she aarose to da n eone of her two main escorts looked after the pipe- She frequently retllied the bowl from a tiay gold mesh bag. Unt!' a few years ago only the laundry gris of some of the seaport towns or 01-. peasa it women on the French farms dart'd .ake their tobacco whiffs through a Ion;; stem. But now tin, French newspapers predict that the winter season at Monte Ca’lo, Nice and Cannes will see a great Increase in the number of female pipe smokers. Colorado Dry Agent Holds Tough Job CRAIG, Co 1 .., Jan. 2*.—Facing blizzards In the snow-covered Rocky Mountains and tracing down moonshiners and bootleggers on skis Is the exhilarating pastime of Dale Hunt. Federal prohibition enforcement officer In this territory. It is estimated Hunt has traveled several hundr G n il< s oi ■ snowshoes in art effort to make Northwestern Colorado bone dry. Hunt arrested and secured the conviction recently of one of the most notorious moonshiners in the West when he captured “Squawman” Brown following a sensational ten-day man hunt in the hills. Brown is a three-quarter Cherokee Indian. Bank of France Erects Buildings PARIS. Jan. 27.—The Banque de France can teach American financiers a thing ot two. Asa semi-official institution It Is required to divide its profits with the French government. This year its profits should have amounted to about 240,000,000 francs, at-

Mr. Crow’s Friends are Surely Loyal

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cording to an authoritative newspaper investigation. The French government, with its sorely-straitened finances, could have well used its share, but the bank preferred to sink its surplus money into buildings. Despite the present high price of buildi. _ materials u i or 1 nearly a dozen palatini structures in various towns in the provinces. Tile prodigality of these buildings is said to rival that f it,,, nork-barrel postofficea in the United States. MEETINGS. Kolola com. ti. of T . will give a card party Friday evening In Druids Hall, ICbj East Ohio street. The Loyal Mothers’ class of Olive Bfanch Church will hold a pio social this evening in the basement of the church. The Wtev. E. G. Love la pastor of the church.

New Legion Chaplain 1 * * ? g-V*'.' >-J , hi, "| jWrt^frviowI ri-n'i ‘i i--a ißarrl A. BJAchnvxn j The Rev. Earl A. Blackman, the newlyelected chaplain of the American Legion. The Rev. Blackman was n chaplain in the aviation service of the A. E. F. and is pastor of a cliuren at Chanute, Kan.

INDIANA DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1922.

Short Skirts Still Subject for Argument Bold Men Have Criticised Women’s Costume Since 7'ime Began. BY JULIA C. HENDERSON. Why all this recent talk In the papers about the short skirts? Are the men not yet accustomed to them? It would seem from the length of time they have been in vogue that they would be considered us one of the passing fads of the day and men would know that in ume some other 6tyle for women would come in for their criticism. For Is It not true that from time immemorial men have criticized women's wear In,; apparel no matter what that style might be? A few years ago when the s:yle of wearing a slit skirt with a piece of some bright colored silk inserted which might have taken on the appearance of a petticoat the men locked, laughed and look again as if a real freak had come to town. Perchance, even that showed a little bit of the l"g, the men never dreaming of what was yet to come In those latter days. But, really Is It. n.o true that men have become so accustomed to the short skirls that there Is no longer a bevy of men standing on the street corner or huddled together in a corner drug store on a rainy day to watch the coin lags and goings of the women who had to be out In the elements? Thai Is a thing of the past, and if the short skirts have accomplished nothing more than the doing away with that dtsgus iug and abominable practice it has Justified Itself. Dr. Any Kaukonen, mayor of Fairport, Ohio, speaking of charges against the modern girl, says: “The girl of today Is criticised for wearing short skirts. The majority of worm n wear them, not to be bold, but to be In style. I wear short skirts myself and I don’t see why a girl should hide her ankles any more than hes elbows. Men are attracted to women by the faults they condemn In them. There isn't a man living who doesn't approve of short skirts on some other man's sweetheart or wife. To be sure there are extremists in this style as In everything else, but it is safe to say that if the matter was put to a vote of the women the short skirt would win. Grandmothers, mothers, wives and daughters alike would cast their vote In Its favor and would stuff the ballot box if need be to mak It carry. "Its cleanliness, the ease and grace of the style the saving in matereial, the ! neatness in whi h the feet may be kept ' all make their appeal to the women, ! and sad will be tie day when It is i discarded. Let it be hoped that the [da ywil! come when men, too. will be j satisfied to let well enough alone and • quit trying to control women's dro-s A good story Is told of a up nster who, (upon hearing an argument from a disgruntled man about the women wearing silt skirts, retorted: “Well, you men have been wearing slits In your coattails f-hi'-e 1 can remeiub. r and I never knew of the women carding tie papers about it or trying to have the style changed because they did not like it." Men have condemned the wide skirt, the narrow skirt, the long skirt, and the short skirt. So where are the women t>> land. There baa never been u happy medium that they-have favored. After all is said, It is true that women dr.-s-t more for the admiration of their own sex than to please men. There is no woman who is not gratified over the notice given her by lo r women friends f- r she realize* and known that the compliments come from those who are capable of faking In the details of her costume which the average man would never no t li e. Let the women have the moderate short skirts and the men may have the short trousers, the slit !n their coat tails, tin [coats with wai t lines in the middle of the back, th< an< v be t ... ts and overcoats and the perky b-.ws on the backs of their hats and wo will call the matter closed.

Men Yon May Marry By ETH E L R. PEYSER Has a man like this proposed to you? Symptoms: Sceins to bo gracious, conciliating, kind, sweet, gentle and all the other things you love, hut you sco that he is only these things by dint of hard work. For he is really intolerant, tenacious, obstinate, grasping. Yet he has fought the fight to make himself lovable and lovely. Ho lias a good sense of humor, is intellectual and subtle and you can see that he has not always led a happy life and in fact he has told you that because he has studious ways and was not particularly robustly built was always a butt for his fellows. IN FACT He might have been a butt, but he knows how to be a butter. Prescription to his bride: GiV Take him as he is. Don’t let him go on fightw L ing his way through. Give him rest, admiration 4 and content. Absorb This: THE VIOLET BLOSSOMS IN QUIET PLACES. (Copyright, 1922.)

MYRA’S FINGERS By A . R . FARL EI G H

This remarkable story continually grow* in interest. Milticent Campion creates a scene in the courtroom when she relates the story of her life In the slums and her meeettng with Ben Campion, whom she marries, and who Is burned to death In his workshop on Long Island. Campion’s death was the result of an alleged insurance swindle scheme planned by his step-brother, Dr. Abner Campion. Ben's life was Insured for $120,000. Myra, a daughter by a former wife, was made beneficiary to the amount of SIO,OOO. These sums the insurance eoinpantes refused to pay on the ground that the body found in the burned shack was not that of Ben Campion, hut a cadaver obtained for the purpose of swindling the company. It whs alleged that Ben Campion was not dead. Myra's mother, first wife of Ben Campion, has a spiritualistic vision and talks with the dead. She obtains sufficient Information from the Beyond to clear up the entire mystery. CHAPTER IX—Continued. “You helped him, too?” “Oh. the drinking? 1 promised him I would not drink. If was no trouble for me. I never cared for liquor, never and nk it alone at any time, always with company, always to have a good dime. Ben did not drink between his sprees. Maidhoff (Bank ilothing but water. He said to me one day, eight months after we were married, ‘lien is starting again. M y'. you ca- hold him off. I never ■an ' I got 'm to let me take the bottle he brought .o Peekskill. ’I said we would finish It together We fought It off, side by side. He had an awful time without It. but finally he won through. So our life went on Gil Maidhoff died.' “Poor Franz!” Again Mrs. Farnbatn startled the court with her involuntary ex< alnmtlon. Myra bioke-i at er mother wonderingly. L 8 ’.,, were to be called to the stand what strange tab- of old days could she tell at.out herself and Ben and Abner and Franz Maidhoff. M.s. Campion ent on i h her story: “The little cottage was sold We came down to the Bronx—-and I think that is all--ur'H the fire.” Here she burst Into tenrs again. Her ad was over. Tbe defense asked many more questions. To toll the whole examination would ake a book, but tbe judge order ’ a r ' ess. Mil'll out left the room, leaning on Mr 's arm. Abner Campion was the next witness. Mvr, had learned all his story He added nothing to it on his direct examination. A fiery, sarcastic, little lawyer, with trick dust hair, s long lock of which he was continually twisting over his forehead with his thumb and fingers, conducted the cross-examination. Ho f,, r t and Abner to confess that he had obtained his medical degree from a Western college by paving tuition fee* but not attending in person. Thereafter he referred to the witness ss “the quack" or ‘the correspondent-school physician." Suddenly he asked ; "Where were you on the night of the fire?" . ■ In my boarding house in New Rochelle.” ■ H w far is that from the shack?” ••About fire miles. ’’ "What did you do on the afternoon of that day?” I was* In my office till six, went to my room til! seven, went down to supper, was at table till after eight o'clock, cok s short walk for the air, ret -ned st twenty minutes'to nine, joined tho company In the parlor or drawing-room 111 a quarter past nine, went to my room, retd a while and went to bod." Did he swear to this? Yes. to that? Yes. To the other? Yes, Abuer sw< to to his every movement. "Swear you did not hire an automobile at Gearing's garage at 0:43 p. in.?” “Yea.” "Swear you did not return the auto-

mobile at 8:50 p. m. ?** ’’Yes.” “How long were you out of the house?” "About twenty minutes.” "Sure It was not two hours.” “Sure of It.” “You say you found in the ruins of the shack several metal objects, a knife, a steel tape, a watch with the plaintiff's baby picture in the case. You did not testify at the Inquest to finding thee<j things. Why.” “I had not found them at that time.” “Huh! did not find them the morning after the fire?” “No.” “When was the inquest?” “Two days after the fire.” “When did you find these things?” “The day after the Inquest." "Huh! had time to plant them then, eh ?” No answer and a very decided objection to the remark. “How did you come to find them at that time?” “I had made a superficial examination when I first went there. Thinking it over it seemed strange to me that I could not find anything, so three days later I made a very thorough examination, sifting all the ashes and opening the kiln. 1 found the tiles and the statuettes baked hard and also the metal objects In the ashes.” "Three days after the fire?” “Three days after the fire.” Abner was allowed to depart. The defense seemed to have laid the foundation for proof that tbe witness had hired an automobile that night and presumably driven to the shack and carried Ben away and also that the metal objects had not been in the shack when the body was there, but had been "planted” three days later as evidence that the cadaver was the physician’s brother. Myra's lawyers now put forward three physicians who had examined the body In the grave. They thought it might have been that of Benjamin Campion, but on cross-examination admitted hat It was only possible to Bay that It was the body of a man. They testified very positively, as experts, that a cadaver, a body prepared for a medical college, would not bleed. A grave, dignified, white-haired lawyer made the opening address for tb* defense. He used the ugliest, most offensive words In the dictionary, culled them, but delivered them in a soft, low voice, without a shade of feeling, Implying that duty, and duty alone compelled him to call a spade a dung-fork. “We shall preesnt.” he said, “the proof of a conspiracy to rob a number of life Insurer co companies of two hundred thousand dollars, a conspiracy formed by a drunkard, a quack and a Chinatown countess n—" Then the storm broke, protests, objections. calls to the Judge for order, even a threat of personal violence. Warned to moderate his language he continued. sadly: “I most humbly apologize to this court if 1 have used Improper language. The three nouns 1 employed are descriptive nouns, descriptive because based on th plaintiff's witnesses' descriptions of themselves. I could have used stronger nouns, even more descriptive: the Jury can supply those synonyms from their Bible and Shakespeare.” “As the testimony unrolls, you w'U see the parts each was to play. The — dip j son) an lac. Benjamin, was to take out the policies for $200,000. provide the place and material for a fire, In which he was. apparently, to lose his own life; the ; correspondence school phys'eian, the head and brains of the conspiracy was to provide the money for the premiums and a cadaver, a body to be cremated in B>nijamin's stead; the—the —the—the woman, I suppose I must call her that, was to throw herself on the charred flesh, dead a second time, press her lips to the calcined corpse and cry 'My husband! my husband!' ” He went on to tell again the story of how these “ghouls” had traded on Myra's patriotism and then said he would prove that Abner swore falsely as to his movements on the night of the fire, that he was no* in his boardinghouse at the hours mentioned and that be did hire an automobile and return It the same uigbt, “All was now ready for the woman to Dlny her part,” he continued. “She ()iaveil it well, at the shack and on the witness stand. Better acting there never was on any stage. You have heard a rate of loTe and redemption—all twaddle, gentlemen, all drivel. We will show you hat Benjamin Campion remained a Irunkard to the dny of his flight from his own simulated corpse. He was treated for excessive drinking only a few weeks before be disappeared. He aud the woman were two outcasts when they met and they were two outcasts when they separated at the shack. “But gentlemen, we do not need to prove anything. Not one of the plaintiff's witnesses had Identified the body found In the shack as ahe body of Benjamin < atnpion. There is no evidence before this court that Benjamin Campion Is dead.” The defense begnu by calling physicians who had examined the body taken from the grave. They did not think It was at all like Benjamin's body, but admitted on cross examination that it was Impossible to Judge what the buried man looked like when he was alive. They also testified, as experts, that water thrown on a cut or mangled cadaver would show signs of blood, “bloody water.’’ Honors were even on both sides. The body from the grave might have been and It might not have been that of Ben Campion. William Acker, a dentist, told about the teeth of the body from the grave—very bad teeth—much worn—two molars missing—lost long before death. (To Be Continued.)

Daily Fashion Hints

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BY AGNES AYRES. Star in Paramount Pictures. In spite of the long continued vogue of the cape, there is one real novelty this season, and, happy combination, an eminently practical one. I mean that newest of the new. the shoulder cape >f fur. Utterly charming in Itself anJ wrap enough for the warmer winter days, it is particularly useful as an additional wrap, to be worn over a suit or a light coat on cold ones. It is curious how our taste In furs varies from season to season. Up to very recently we have shown a marked preference for tbe long haired, fluffy, luxurious fox and lynx and skunk. This year we have utterly reversed the order, going In for tha very short haired, close cut vprleiles. Natural broadtail and caracul are among the best. Ermine, that fur of royalty, has been practically taboo for hibernations. This season nothing is smarter. All of the most beautiful evening wraps are made of It, trimmed or lined with it. There are scarfs, collars, hats, and the ether day I saw a Hudson seal wrap collared tilth ermine. Alaska seal would be coming back if it were possible to obtain more of It. Squirrel and mole are excellent, too, the short cape In the sketch being made of the former youthful fur. It Is a plain, circular cape, with a rolling collar, cut shorter across the elbows to allow of more comfort and freedom.

Notes of Interest to Women

Former Congresswoman Jeannette Rankin addressed a mass meeting of union representatives of Loulsvvllle this week at the meeting of the United Trades and Labor assembly on the minimum wage law before tbe Kentucky Legislature. The Indiana State Parent-Teacher Association has endorsed the educational motion picture and lantern slide servkv being put out by the Indiana University extension Uivisiou. The name of Mrs James A. Curless of Swayzee has been placed on tbe honor roll of the Indiana State Normal School at Terre Haute. There were forty-eight students out of the 900 who made four or more “Aa” during the term. Mrs. Curless had five “As” and was also on the honor roll of the preceding term. Mrs. Curless is a widow. Miss Mary E. Dutton, who owns and operates two cafeterias in Chicago, is planning to open a third cafeteria which will bo the largest place of its kind In the world. Tbe League of Women Voter* of Allen County will give a dinner Saturday evening at Ft. Wayne, celebrating the recognition of Allen County women as Jurors In the county courts. The Daughters of the American Revolution In Indiana are actively engaged in raising SSOO as the State's part in the Washington memorial at Valley Forge. A bill to prohibit women from smoking in hotels and restaurants has been Introduced In the Massachusetts Legislature. Pontiac Puts Ban in Clise-up Dances PONTIAC. Jan. 25.—Fontiae dances are going to be mighty tame affairs if the city commission passes an ordinance prepared under the direction of the Girls’ Protective League. Here's a few of its provisions: Dancers must maintain a “proper distance.” Hends and cheeks must not touch. “Ladies" must not hug their partners. All kinds of unusual or suggestive dancing is tabjo. The proprieiors of all public dance halls must provide chaperones. Midnight is set for the closing hour for all dance halls. A girl under 17 would not be permitted to remain after 9 p. m. unless accompanied by parent or guardian.

Bv Arch ■Hale.

The Hoopers Tell How Five Live on a Limited Income Problems of Home Solved by Practical Budget Given Daily in Times, fThe Hoopers, an average American family of five, living in a suburban town, on a limited income, will tell the readers of the Daily Times how the many present-day problems of the home are solved by working on 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 conditions of the high cost of living with them.] “What are you planning to do today and can't I help?” It was the Bride's cheery roles over the telephone. Mrs. Hooper realized many times each day how much she would miss the sound of it in the new home in which she would soon be settled. “Just as soon as lunch Is over,” Mrs. Hooper replied, "I am going in town to do my last shopping.” “Shopping!'’ exclaimed the Bride. “How perfectly absurd! Why shop In Mayfield when you will have a chance so soon to buy every thing you need in a real city!” "Oh you know how I feel about shopring here,” returned Mrs. Hooper. “I know where everything is and I can do i* so quickly.” “Yes that's true.” said the Bride. “But you'll have to pack them and move them. What in the world do you want to buy?” “Roger must have anew suit aid I want to get him his next winter’s overcoat. and there are really some very good bargains at the sale that begins today,’* continued Airs. Hooper. "Weil I think it's perfectly silly if yon don't mind my saying so,” laughed tha Bride. "Roger will want something much more up-to-date when he gets to the city than what you can buy In a Mayfield department store.” “Now see here my dear." said Mrs. Hooper, "what Roger needs is a gooo serviceable suit that he can wear to school, and an overcoat that will last him two winters, and I know from experience that It Is perfectly possible to get clothes of excellent material from our local store If you know exactly what you want and are a Judge of good quality when you see It.” y “But you know it is never the latest style,” objected the Bride. “I'm sure I never said that It was.” agreed Mrs. Hooper, “but Roger Is being taught to be neat and well groomed Just now and a well made suit of serviceable material is what I shall continue to buy for him for sometime yet. no matter what city styles may seem to demand.” “You are going to have an awful time with Helen on that score,” volunteered the Bride, “though you may be able to reckon more easily with Roger.” Mrs. Hooper laughed. “Oh, I know It. Helen already believes that mov'ng to (be city means that the era for wearing , clothes that I make for her has passed. It is curious how that child has inherited her Aunt Belle's extravagant desire for dress and all my frugal economical bringing up and the example of my own simple tastes has had no effect whatever." “Well, at least you have taught her [ that care and attention to every detail I of her clothes Is essential to being well ’ dressed,” the Bride went on. “She is as neat as a pin. which is remarkable for a child of her age. and I suppose if a love of clothes is born In her you'll just j have to make up your mind to it.” I “Well, are you coming in town with me after lunch." Inquired Mrs. Hooper. -We've been holding this wire a long j time Just gossiping aud I have my packi Ing to finish today.” 1 “Oh, I’ll go,” said the Bride, “what I rang you up specially for and then forgot it. was to ask if you'd heard from Mr. Hooper yet.” ! “No." answered Mrs. Hooper, “but I see the postman coming in the front gate new and I'm sure he ha3 a letter.” Mrs. Hooper was right. A long letter from Henry was handed over to her by j the genial letter carrier, who said: j “Here’s what you’ve been waitin' for, i Mrs. Hooper. Hope you find everything 1 all right.” Henry's letter said in part: “My dear. I'm sure youU like Indianapolis. It’s a lovely place. Good schools and churches ' and the people look friendly In spite of j the crowds. I've found a boarding house ! but I knew at once that it wouldn't do for yon and the children and so I started i out after work last night to find something that would be inexpensive and ; that we could manage to get along with i until you found a house. I had no luck j snd expected to go out again this evl ning and look. But something very lucky happened this morning. Mr. Allen, who has been very friendly because of j ills brother’s Introduction, sent for me : and said he understood that I was looking for a place for my family to live 1 until we could find a house. Then he went on to tell me that one of the men connected with the company who has a five-room apartment has been called away by tbe death of his father and that be and his wife and children will be away all next month and that he thought be : would be very glad to let ns have tho place while he was gone. I've just seen him and It Is all settled. Mr. Allen has recommended us so highly that he ia anxious to leave his house In our care for three weeks or so. He won't even accept any rent as he is Just anxious to have someone in the place so it won't be vacant, and he knows you will take good care of everything. I haven't seen the house, but it solves the problem of our living quarters until you can find a h o qse—and will bo much pleasanter for you than boarding-—and much less expensive.” The menus for the three meals on Friday are: BREAKFAST. Preserved Pears Cereal Vegetable Hash on Toast Coffee LUNCHEON. Cold Sliced Veal T.osf Hot Corn Bread Jam Cocoa DINNER. Cream of Corn Soup Codfish Cakes wit! Tomatoe Sauca Hashed Brown Potatoes Boiled Onions Coffee Jelly and Whipped Cream FRIED CHICKEN KENTUCKY STYLE. Clean, singe and cut Into pieces for serving two young chickens. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and roll in ffour, having the chicken wet, so that as much flour as possible will stick to the pieces. Put into frying pan In very hot lard and cover closety, and brown well on all sides. When the pieces are all browned, remove them to a hot pan. and pour off ibe fat and add flour and brown In two tablespoonfulg of butter, and to this add milk to make a rather thick sauce. While sauce is boiliug, loosen all the brown carmel from bottom of pin, to give the sauce a good flavor and also color. Just as you go to send to table, add one-half capful of good cream. Arrange the chicken on hit platter, and pour the sauce over the whole. Garnish with cress.