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NEWS FROM OVER THE STATE
What It Oolno on Hero .and There
That It of Interest to the Read-
ra Throughout Nebraska
and Vicinity.
Lincoln Tho Nebraska Twenty-year
Teachers' club hold Us second annual
banquet at the First Christian church,
Friday night. The club Is composed
of teachers who have been following
tho profession for twenty years or
mure. Sixty were present. Dr. C. B.
lieBsey of tho Btato university had
been longer In tho service than any
teacher present. Ho began teaching
In Ohio in 1863. Dr. J. A. Dcattlo of
Cotner university, secretary of tho
club, was tho Becond In tlmo of ser
vice. Ho began teaching In Ohio in
1865. Both of tho men started as
country school teachers and tho
school houses in which they taught
were not many miles apart.
Good Roads Association Officers.
Lincoln Members of tho State
.Good Roads association elected olll
ccrs for tho coming year, at the final
session held hero in connection with
the organized agriculture meetings.
Those cho6cn wero: W. U. Banning,
Union, presidontj C. W. Meeker, Im
perial, first vice president; H. M, Al
.lison, Superior, second vice prosldont;
R. E. Dearborn, Osceola, third vice
president; R. F. Johnson, N'JiIgh,
fourth vice president; John M. Clark,
Auburn, and William G. J. Dan,
Hooper, fifth and sixth vice presidents.
A. W. Richardson of Lincoln was,
elected secretary-treasurer to succeed
W. S. Whitten. also of this city.
Fatally Injured In Runaway.
Grand island Floyd Miller, a,
young farmor residing near Wood
Rivor, passed away hero before an
operation to relievo his condition
could bo attempted. He was taking
his brother to school on Sunday ev
ening. Their horse became fright
ened at a mover's wagon and tho
rig waa oyerliirned. Flovd was ap
parently unhurt. Tho next day, how
over, ho becamo ,111 and unconscious,
and was brought to thlB city for an
i operation. It waB found that tho skull
had been severely fractured, although
there had been no outward evldeuceB.
Mistook It for Cherry Juice.
Hastings. Thirsting for a drink of
cherry juice which IiIh mother made,
Clarence Yager, son or Mr, nnd Mrs.
P. N. Yager, nearly lost his lite. He
seized a Jar from tho pantry shelf
which he thought contained tho
"cherry juice, and took a big swallow
of "a liquid containing poison, used for
picture film developing. His father's
presence of mind in administering nn
antldoto of raw egg immediately,
probably saved hlii life.
Arrested for Running Sunday.
Fremont Managers Llvlngstono and
Dunbar of tho Dest theater, tho or
chestra nnd ushers wero arrested ten
minutes after they opened up for their
Sunday performance. Bond wan given
and tho throe men wore released. The
theater was Jammed and 500 people
stood outside unablo to gain admit
tance. City Attorney Abbott headed
tho police. The crowd hissed when
the presence of tho officers becamo
known,
Commemorate Blizzard of 1888.
Fremont. Exorcises wore hold In
tho schools of Snyder last wook com
memorating tho tragic event of the
blizzard of 1888, when tho two little
Westphalcn girls wero frozen to
death, Tho glrle were pupils at the
East .Webster school. A monument to
their memory stands in the Crulck
Hhank cemetery, It was oreetnd hy
Dodge county people.
High Price for Land.
Howc11b Charles Dworak, a farmor
Hying ono milt Hon th of HowoIIh, Hold
forty ncrcB of his land for $200 nn
acre. The only Improvement on this
land la a barb wlro fonco. Threo
yars ago this samo land was bought
for $lfJ0 nn ncre, tho record price at
that tlmo for Colfax county land.
'Lincoln The Nebraska Pure Grain
nnd Seed Growers' association elected
ofllcors for tho coming year at a moot
ing held horo. Those choBen wero.
Frank J. Rlst, Humboldt, president,
Wi F. Johnson, Harvard, vlco pros,
dpnt; T. A. Kisselbach, Lincoln, secretary-treasurer,
Nebraska City I'lanB for tho build
ing of a $25,000 hospital by tho trus
tees of St. Benedict's Catholic church
are now under way and commlttcos
have been appointed to attend to tho
details of raising the money,
Under 8lx Tons of Coai.
Fairbury Martin W, Walker, a pas
senger locomotlvo flromnn ort the
Rock Island, who resides here, wua
burled beneath six tons of coal at tho
Lincoln chute. Tho engineer hur
riedly shoveled him out, and Walker
escaped with a few minor bruises.
Fremont Tho temporary Fremont
baseball association, formed a few
days ago for tho purposo of taking
oyer tho State leaguo franchise, Iiub
been mado permanent and articles of
incorporation and by-laws adopted.
Tekamah. Tho ilnal chapter of a
tragedy In the terrible blizzard of 1888
was ended hero a few days ago when
Dr. Isaiah Lukons of this city had tho
remains of his brother, Deo Burnott
LukeiiB, disinterred from their resting
place at the formor homo at Chambers,
Holt county, and burled In tho Teka
mah cemetery, Tho funeral services
wfro conducted by the Rey. R. W. Tny
lor of jbo Presbyterian hurch, twenty,
five years after tho death, nono hav
ing been neld before, as when the re
mains wero found four montliB nfter
the dcwtli in the bljzzard, they wero
put jn a pine box, and at once burled.
2HEHB
EAGHEHS
NEW APPOINTMENTS.
n E. Hurman, Holdregc, deputy food
iommlEsloiipr
('. V. Tool, Tecumseh, deputy laboi
JommlBsioner.
N. J. Midi. Wuhoo, Btnte printer.
OuBtav Itutciibeck. Ulica, chief
game warden.
V. M. Ifahn, Valentine, deputy cam
warden,
V. S. Austin, Central City, deputy
oil Inspector.
John Hosoman, Morrill, bank examiner.
The above appointments wore an
nounced by Governor Morehcad Fri
day morning. The uppolntees to these
Important positions are nil well known
Nebraska democrats and have been
closely Identified with party actlvltlos
for many years.
C. W. Pool, tho new labor commis
sioner, was a candidate for governor
at tho democratic primary election
last spring, but later withdrew. Ho
Is a well known newspaper man of
Vccumseh.
Clarence E. Harman, who has been
appointed food commissioner, wa
twice n candidato for railway commis
sioner. Ho is an actlvo young man
and should bo well qualified for hlfl
new dutlos.
N. J. Ludl, who has been named nr.
state printer, Is the editor of tho
Wahoo Doniocrat. He was a candidate
Tor chairman of tho democratic state
central committee at, the Grand Island
contention last summer.
Wants Penitentiary Investigation.
Investigation of tho Btnte peniten
tiary bj a sonata committee Is the ob
ject sought In a resolution introduced
In that body by Plazek of Saunders.
Tho resolution provides for n thor
ough examination of all records at the
Institution and prepares the way for
comprehermlvn report h on nvery phase
of nffalrs at tho big prison. Tho Btnte
prison standing committee was named
for tills duty on BUggostlon of Komp
of Nance.
Will Report University Removal.
Lincoln.- University removal, or the
McAllister one-mill levy bill, will be
reported from tho committco on reve
nue and taxation, without recommen
dation, to bo plnced on tho general file.
Such was the notion taken by tho
committee, to whom tho bill hud been
referred, after n lengthy discussion In
favor of removal had boon made by
Regents Coupland and Whltmorc and
McAllister, tho framer of tho bill.
Ackerman tor Hotel Commissioner.
Phillip Ackerman of Lincoln has
been nppolnted hotel commissioner by
Governor Morohead, Ackerman Is a
traveling Balesman. Ho will take tho
place formerly hold by R. D. McFad
den of Hnstingfl. The position pays
$5 a day and expenses while tho com
missioner Is engaged In tio work.
Tho hotel commission fund is at pres
ent depleted and appropriation wilt
not bocomo nvallnblo until mado by
tho present legislature.
Bill to Reduce Wire Rates.
A flat Jtato of 25 conta for ton words
and 1 cent for each additional word
on all telegrams sent fiom ono point
to another within tho stnto will bo
proposed by Hopresontntlvo Stebblns.
Ho will lntroduco tho bill making such
a rato mandntory. At present tho
basic rates are 25 cents nnd 40 conts,
tho latter on messages sent from enst
ern to westorn Nebraska or vice veisa.
Sunday Baseball Bill.
Tho Bartling Sunday baseball bill
appeared In tho house under tho sig
nature of MoKiBsick of Gage. It pro
vides that such sport shall bo logal but
gives cities and towns tho right to
forbid it within their HmltB. This
la tho bill vetoed by Oovornor Aid-
rich two years ago because It did not
provldo merely thnt cltloa might ad
mit such Sunday sport and in other
places to prohibit It.
Smith Bill Panes Senate.
Tho senato has passed tho Smith
bill providing for an annual occupa
tion tax for express companies doing
business in tho Btnte, Tho bill pro
vides that 2 per cent of tho groBS re
ceipts of th compnny shall bo levied
against it regularly, such receipts to
bo those resulting from business
transacted at otations In Nebraska.
Walrath for Oil Inspector.
E. A. Walrath. n newspaper man of
Osceola and who linn been secretary
of tliA populist statu committee lor
Boveral years, has been nppulu(el oil
Inspector In tho Fourth district.
Inspector of Bees.
Stebblns of Dawson hnfl Introduced
a bill appropriating $3,600 for tho
maintenance of a bureau of nplary In
opection, making tho state entomol
ogist tho Inspector and giving hlmtlie
right to name assistants.
No Booze for Holidays.
Tho snlo of liquor on Decoration
and Labor days Ib prohibited In a
meiiMiiio Introduced In tho senato by
Hongland of l.ancnstor. Tho monsuro
has tho support of local labor organi
sations nnd toinpernnco associations.
Proposed Salary Amendment.
A constitutional nmendmont pro
posed by Palmer of Clay would In
crease tho governor's salary to $5,000
per year, mako his term four years,
and rofuso him n ro-olectlon. This Is
In accord with the pro-oleotlon Btato
moijta of Governor Morohead, nnd in
part with hlfl message to mo legisla
ture. Bollon of Knox propdsea two
amendments to tho constitution, ono
providing for tho recall of publlo of
ficials according to statutes that may
bo puBsed, the other providing for wo
man suffrage.
Talcott's United States Senator Bill,
looking to tho ratification of tho
federal constitutional iimondment pro
viding for tho dlroct election of
United States Bonntors, Talcott of
Cedar has introduced a bill placing
the Nobraaka loglBlaturo'B approval
upon tho national moasuro. Both
partloB favor tho stop and it is-llkoly
hat tho measure will Blip through the
legislative maohlnery with ub much
tase or. tierhuDU. moro case' than any
ther bill sent up during tho preeunt
I tension,
INDUS
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DEVISE CHEAP PIPE WRENCH
Implement Described That Is 8lmple
and Moat Efficient No Danger
of Crushing Work.
Quito frequently it becomes ncccs
sary to hnve a pipe wrench, especially
for brass tubing, that will not mar tho
work and yet at tho samo time will
permit of using sufficient forco to pro
duce tho required results without
crushing the tubing.
Hero Is described ono of the cheap
est, simplest and yet most efficient of
pipe wrenches. It consists of two
parts: A piece of hard wood about
l&xl '6xl8 Inches nnd n pleco of
strong two-Inch leather bolting about
thrco feet long The Btrap should bo
riveted to the wood with rivet heads
well sunk below the surface of the
wood on tho side opposite tho strap
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Wrench for Polished Brass.
side of the lever. Tho loose end of
tho strap should have holes punched
at Intervals of ono Inch or bo, to
made it adjustable to the work, with
tho stud tho opposite sldo of tho bar.
Tho strap should bo turned down
over tho end of the lover, then up and
around, the opposlto end, whore It Is
fastened to the stud on the under aide.
Tho object of throwing the strap
around the end of the lever rather
than to fasten 11 at the end Is to in
suro n maximum amount of pull on
tho strap with a minimum strain
whero if is fastened to tho ntud.
Use this device like any other pipe
wrench. To release tho wrench for
another pull, simply pull It away from
tho pipe far enough to nllow it to
loosen its grip, and begin for tho now
pull hy simply repeating tho first op
eration Th nd of (If Htrnp must
not bo taken from tho stud after It la
adjusted until tho operation of turning
tho pipe ifl completed.
With tho ubo of this wrench an oven
strain is placed upon the tubing on Its
entire surface without any possible
danger of marring or crushing It.
With a few trials tho work can bo
done ns quickly as with an open pipe
wrench.
HANDY IN FARMER'S KITCHEN
Ingenious Combination Gas Qenerator
and Burner Takes Place of
Ordinary Coal Range.
An Ohio man haB patented an in
genious combination gas generator
and burner that as shown in the illus
tration takes tho placo of coal for tho
kitchen rango. Tho apparatus sets In
what wduld bo tho oven of tho stove
and on a wall bracket near tho range
1b a reservoir of oil. Through a pipe
this oil flows into tho gonorntor. which
Converts it Into gas. The gas thus
formed spreads through n burner pipe,
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Oil Supplied From Tank.
whore It can bo lighted, and it heats
up tho top of the Btovo JUBt as If thoro
waa a coal flro below. An advantngo
of this device in a house not provided
with a regular gas Btovo la that It ob
viates tho necessity of keeping a coal
flro going all day, as It taken only a
Uttlo whilo to heat a stove with it
and thoro Ib no fuel wasted when no
heat Ib needed, which Ib an item of
economy.
Power of Battleships.
Germany's newest battleship cruiser
is oxpoctod to bo driven by 90,000
horso power onginos, while England Is
building a similar craft that will have
engines of 100,000-horso power.
Hats From Curacao.
During tho first quarter of 1912 Cu
racno oxportod 30,962 dozen of jlpljapa
straw hatsi Invoiced at $91,126 Tho
lncroasod salo over previous years Ib
duo to great improvement in their
quality wrought by tho colonial school
of Instruction, whoso director visits
homes all over the Island Instructing
tho braiders.
Increase Value of Mantle.
An incandescent gas mantlo which
has becomo carbonized or blnckened
hy ubo may bo cleaned by throwing a
quantity of suit upon It while it Is
glowing. This has the effect of
cleansing tho carbon off, Increasing tho
efficiency of tho light and prolonging
tho llfo of Uio mnntlo.
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Washing Automobiles.
A now hoso nozzle for washing nuto
inoblloB has a rubber tip that, can bo
comprosBod with tho Angora to form
n spray, while tho water can bo shut
off entirely with a valvo controlled by
a button resting lu tho palm of tho
band.
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IRON AND GOLD PRODUCTION
In Year of 1911 27,878,282,094 Tons of
Metals Mined In U. S. Valued
at $788,925,046,
The total production of all metals
In tho United States In 1911 was 27.
878,282,om tons, valued at 7SS.l25.
016 In tho volume of "Mineral Re
sources," published by tho United
States .geological survey, Is a short
chapter by II. D. McCaskoy that con
tains a unique tablo In which, for tho !
sake of comparison, tho production of
nil metals is reduced to short tons.
Thus, pig Iron, with a production from
both domestic and Imported ores of
26,048,1 C2 short tone, vnlued at $327,
324,621, Ib contrasted with platinum,
tho production of which was less than
a ton (0.999 ton), valuod at $1,308,
480, and gold, with a production of
190,704 tone, valued at $114,981,080.
In tho ficvcral mining Industries
various units aro commonly employed
which do not admit of convenient
comparison. For Instance, the pro
duction of nnthraclto coal Is always
Htatod by the producers In long tons,
but that of bltumlnoys coal is given
in Bhort tons. Again, the "flask" (75
pounds) is tho customary unit for tho
measurement of quicksilver, excopt
whero tho metric ton is used. The
Troy ounco Is used for measuring tho
predoiiB motals.
As shown by the tables In this re
port, however, tho value of the total
production for 1911 was $80,732,580
less than that for 1910.
Another tablo gives tho production
of domestic crude metallic ores, and
this, together with Imports of foreign
supplies treated In domestic metal
production, shows tho sources from
which these metals aro derived. Tho
total production of all ores In 1911
was 105,258.492 short tons.
WATER GUARD ON GRINDSTONE
Upshootlng Moisture Is Deflected
Back and Down Into Basin Below
Prevents Wet Floors.
A grindstone that rotates with a
small part of Its lower clrcumferonco
Immersed in a reservoir or basin for
tho purpose of moistening the stone,
has a tendency to pick up tho water
and throw It in tho direction in which
tho stone is turning. Tho larger the
stone, tho greater the amount of wa-
Guard Attached to Grindstone.
tor thrown out, and tho result Ib an
unBlghtly nnd unsanitary floor, be
sides being an annoyanco and incon
vonlenco to the man who attempts to
grind tools on that side of tho stone.
Tho accompanying sketch shows n
pyramid-shaped guard, A, that can be
secured to the framowork of the
shaft, says the Popular Mechanics.
Tho upshootlng water encounters It
and Ib doflectcd back and down Into
tho basin below. Tho guard's shape
1b such that it Is nol n the way of
anyono working on that Bide of the
Btone. It Is constructed of galvanized
iron or hoavy tin.
INDUSTRIAL
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fejNOTESS
A new roofing material Ib Btoel coati
ed with-.lead.
Moro than half of the lake ship
ments consist of iron ore.
The demand for their hides In South
Africa Ib met by batching alligators
In Incubators.
There aro 180,000 drygoods stores In
tho United Stntes, and of these 27,000
aro department stores.
Builders of a 200-foot concrete chlm
ney in Germany used tho reinforcing
Btecl ns a lightning rod.
About one-third of tho world's prod
uct of pig 'iron is accounted for in the
United Kingdom. United States and
Germany.
Invented by an American but built
In Switzerland, a now cigarette ma-
chlno will turn out 600 perfect clgj
aretteB a minuto.
For Joining lead nnd iron pipes thoro
lias boon Invented an easily applied
coupling which Ib a combination of
union, Joint and nipple.
An ounco of common soda dissolved
In three or four ounces of vinegar will
eleiuiHo It on runt and calcium deposit
from glass tubes of wator gauges. i
Joints riveted with nickel-steel rlv-1
etB havo been found to bo moro than ,
twlco ns strong an thoso In which
wrought Iron or mild Btoel rivets are
used.
In tho woolen trado, durlng.tho past
ten years, Groat Britain has made near
ly five times as much progress as Ger
ninny, and 15 times as much as
Franco
A fortunate landslldo In China re-'
cently uncovered a rich deposit of
coal many miles from whero any coal
had been known to oxist
In 1912 United Stntes railroad and
Industrial corporations hnve issued
$1,779,022,000 in now securities, an in
creaBQ of $250,000,000 over 1911.
Success has attended experiments In
England with spinning a textile flbro
from a form of sea weed that grows
plentifully In Australian waters
A French engineer has Invented n
sand box for locomotives. In which a
stream of water Is usod to carry tho
sand to tho ratls with but Uttlo wasto.
Tho brick mado In tho ynrdB along
tho Hudson rlvor In Now York slnco
1901, If laid lint, would mako a sldo
walk twenty foot wldo around tho
world.
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Colored clock facoa, lighted from be
hind, havo been found available for
telling tho time In motion plcturo
places without their light interfering
with tho pictures.
Turbodiura is tho name given a uow
alloy tor propellers of lurblno engino
steam vessels which Ib Bald to resist
oroslon about six timos as Ions aa
high tension bronze.
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A Perplexing Query.
It is right for a girl twenty-six years
of nge. keeping house alone in ono
room, to rocelvo visits from gentle
mon? If not, is It right If she has a
private sitting room? Is the Bitting
room of a boarding house always at
the disposal of tho boarders? If
there is not a sitting room, what Ib a
girl to do with gentlemen vlBltora?
Jane S.
The living room of a boarding houBo
should always bo at tho disposal of
the people In the house, nnd It Bhould
bo attractive, bo girls should feel no
qunlmB In asking their friends to call.
You would bo open to adverse criti
cism If you ontertalned In a room
nlono; If yoij have a sitting room ar
range for a chaporon, then your self
respect will be maintained and your
men friends will think all the more of
you.
Entertainment for Young People.
Would Hko to entertain a crowd of
about twenty girls and boys (ages
from eighteen to twenty) at an ovn
nlng party, but am perplexed as to tho
entertainment. All of our parties
seem ao very much alike. Can you
.help me? Jim.
One of the liveliest parties I ever
flaw was conducted In this fashion;
Ench of the boys wob asked to come
wearing something to represent Ql fa
mous man and each of the girlo to
dress as a famous woman. Programs
and pencils were provided to write
down "who was who" and prizes were
awarded. There waB "Paul Revere"
with his lantern, "Washington" and
his cherry tree, ''Betay Rosa" and her
flag, "Francis Wlllard," wearing a lit
tle white ribbon, etc. Try it.
Two Questions.
Will you please toll me where I can
get a good book on etiquette? Woufd
It be correct to have the day of the
weok best suited for me to receivo
callers put on my calling cards? Mrs.
A. L.
For your first question I muBt ask
you to send mo a self-addressed
stamped envelope.
It will bo perfectly correct for you
to havo an "at home" day engraved
upon your visiting card. But bo sure
you ndhero strictly to the day given
nnd remain at homo all prepared for
visitors.
Mourning Veil.
Will you please tell me how a widow
should wear her veil? Should It be
worn over the face, and for how long
and should It bo worn thus at night?
W. H. H.
At the funeral and for a few weeks
after a widow usually wears her veil
over the face; after that a face veil
of flno net borderod with crape Is
,worn, the long veil falling from the
back of tho hat or bonnet. The veil Is
never worn over tho face at night.
Acknowledging Wedding Cards.
Will you kindly tell me how to ac
knowledge a wedding announcement?
Grace.
Unless tho wedding announcement
Includes tho "at home" address of the
happy pair, no notlco need be taken.
If It does, mako a call upon the day
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Here aro two original blouse
sketches. Tho styles selected aro cs
sontlally of the day after tomorrow
whilo oach roproBonta an nverago rem
nant length of soino double-width ma
torial, such ns channouBo or heavy
crepe do Chlno.
In my toxt, tho Illustrated examplo
Btnnds comploto In a dark-tonod char
mouse with an ornamentation Bupplled
by mock loops and Bolf-covered but
tons of tho satin, A small detail I
would fain call attention to is tho sug
gestion of a plnlt on tho Inside of the
arm JuBt abovo tho bond of the elbow.
mentioned, or, If that Is impossible,
nrnd your card to arrive upon that
date. If the announcement Is from a
very dear frlond, a personal note of
lovo and good wishes would not be
amiss.
Refreshments for Bridge Tea.
I am going to have a friend to visit
me for a week and wish to glvo a
bridge tea In her honor. What re
freshments can I servo besides sand
wiches, tea nnd candy? Would nn Ice
bo proper? I want to do tho correct
thing and will depend bo much on
your answer. M. A.
1 presume you wish to serve re
freshments after the game. A fruit
salad, served In grape fruit shells,
with cheese, crackers, a bit of bar do
due in center of each; with it serve
coffee. I would pass an lco or frappo
during the middlo of tho afternoon,
when one lo apt to bo thirsty. You
could servo Individual russo and hot
chocolato or oyster cocktails and sar
dine sandwiches, with coffee.
"G.'s" Questions.
When one is dining out and the host
serves more than you really care for,
Is it a breach of etiquette to leavo tho
plate quite well filled? f I am nineteen
years old and the eldest girl In tho
family. How should my visiting
cards be engraved? G.
One Ib never compellod to eat more
than is desired. It might be well to
caution your host by saying, "That Is
quite sufficient, thank you.' Your card
should be engraved simply, "Miss
Brown." To your other questions I
must say I fear tho reply Is too late
to bo of benefit. I only havo Just so
much space and only a limited number
of letters can bo answered each week.
Use of Place Cards.
I havo never used place cards, ana
I think them a great convenience. Do
you write the names of the guests and
put them at the placo you wish them
to alt and aro thoy supposed to carry
them homo with them as souvenlra?
"Ignorant."
The placo cards bear the names of
tho guests and aro put at the places
they are to occupy. They are usually
laid on the napkins and are retained
by the guests to bo taken home If
they wish.
Where there aro many to bo seated
or few these cards certainly make it
easier for everyone.
The Matter of Cards.
I am at present visiting here In the
city, but live In a small town. Quito a
few people have called on me. In re
turning their calls .do I leave my card,
providing I find them at home? A. L.
When returning a first call lt la
quite the proper thing to leave your
card as a matter of record, as well aB
to Bhow you know the proper thing to
do. In tho case of very lntlmato
friends whom one calls upon frequent
ly, It Is not necessary to leave a card
if tho person Is at home.
MADAME MfcKm.
New Fabrics.
Most delightful aro tho fabrics press
ed into the service of now models of
the nature of costumes tailleurs and
afternoon frocks. Rateen In every va
riety Ib offered us. Tho rateen or
this season haB gained In beauty con
siderably slnco It first laid claims
on our affections last year. It still
retains, however, Its rough surface,
although It has acquired a lovely vel
vety finish In addition. This mod
ified "mirror" effect shows to ad
vantage in the new shades of rich
rods, deep purpleB and chestnut
browns.
New Handbags.
Handbags are seen In a variety of
form. Tho newest is the long double
sac bag, passed through a ring to wear
over tho fingers or sufficiently largo
to wear ns a bracelet. These bags
aro embroidered In steel or dull gold
beads on colored velvet or moire, to
match tho gown worn.
This Is n very prevalent touch of'
sartorial subtlety JuBt now, and con-
stltutes itaolf much valuo In pro-i
vldlng movement for tho arm in
alcoves that, below tho olbow, aro Just
as tight as It Is possible for the
wearer to bear them. Then thoro la
the pretty Bubblo frill of flno not,
or tho very filmiest handkerchief lawn,
a Jabot of tho samo trickling down
t o front entrance, In a gently gradu
ating lino For we are onco again per
mitted, whenever It 1b In any way pos
sible, to fasten our blousoa in front
London Madame.
10 STUDY PROBLEM
BUREAU OF SOCIAL HYGIENE IS
EXPLAINED BY JOHN D.
ROCKEFELLER, JR.
WAS FOUNDED TWO YEARS AGO
Son of Retired Oil Magnate Describe
the Origin, Work and Proposed
Plans for the Investigation of Vis
Conditions.
Now York, Jan. 27. In order that
the public might better understand
the Bureau of Social Hygiene, John
D. Rockefeller, Jr., on Monday gavo
out a statement explaining the origin,
work and plnns of that Institution. Tho
bureau, he said, came Into oxlstenoe
about two years ago as a result of the
work of a special grand Jury ap
pointed to Investigate the whlto slave
traffic In New York city. This Jury
recommended that a public commis
sion be nppolnted to study the social
ovll.
Mr. Rockefeller waa foreman of
that grand Jury and he thereafter
gave the subject deep thought and
conferred with a largo number of lead
ing men and women. "These confer
ences," Bay3 Mr. Rockefeller, "devel
oped tho feeling that a public comrals
slon would labor under- a numbor of
disadvantages, such aa the fact that
it would be short lived; that its work
would, be done publicly; that at best
it could hardly do moro than pre
sent recommendations. So the con
viction grow that In order to make a
real and laBting improvement in con
ditions, a permanent organization
should be created, the continuation of
which would not be dependent upon a
temporary wave of reform, nor upon
tho life of any man or group of men,
but which would go on, generation
after generation, continuously making
warfare against the forces of evil. It
also appeared that a private organiza
tion would have, among other advan
tages, a certain freedom from publlo
lty and from political bias, which a
publicly appointed commission could
not bo easily avoid.
"Therefore, ob the initial stop, In
the winter- of 1911 tho Bureau of So
cial Hygiene was formed. Its pres
ent members are Miss Katharine Bora
ent Davis, Hiiperlntendent of thu New
York state Reformatory for Women
at Bedford Hills, N. Y.; Paul M. War
burg, of tho firm of Kuhn, Loeb &; Co.;
Starr J. Murphy, of the New York bar,
and John U. Rockefeller, Jr. As the
work develops new members may bo
added.
"One of the first things undertaken
by the bureau was the establishment
at Bedford Hills, adjacent to the re
formatory, of a laboratory of social
hygiene, under Miss Dnvls direction.
In this laboratory It is proposed to
study from tho physical, mental, social
and moral aide each person committed
to the reformatory. This study will
be carried on by experts and each
case will be kept under observation
for from threo weeks lo three months,
as may be required. When the diag
nosis is completed, It is hoped that the
laboratory will be in position to rec
ommend the treatment most likely to
reform the Individual, or, It reforma
tion Is Impossible, to recommend per
manent custodial care. Furthermore,
reaching out beyond the individuals
involved, it Is believed that thus Im
portant contributions may be mado to
a fuller knowledge of the conditions
ultimately responsible for vlco. If
this experiment la successful tho prin
ciple may prove applicable to all
classes of criminals and the conditions
precedent to crime, and lead to lines
of action not only more scientific and
humane but also less wasteful than
those at present followed."
That Its work might be done Intelli
gently the bureau employed George J.
Kneeland to make a comprehensive
survey of vice conditions in New
York, and Abraham Flexner to study
the social evil In Europe, and their
reports are now being prepared. These
studies will be followed by others in
various American cities, and it is the
hope of the bureau that, based upon
all of them, may be devised a prac
tical plan for dealing with the social
ovll.
In conclusion Mr. Rockefeller's
statement says: "It cannot be too
strongly emphasized that the spirit
which dominates the work of the bu
reau Is not sensational or sentimen
tal or hysterical; that it is not a spirit
of criticism of public olilclals; but
thai It Is essentially a spirit of con
structive suggestion and of deep sci
entific as well aa humane interest in
a great world problem."
Caihler Is Short $100,000.
High tirldgo, N. J.. Jan. 24.Tho
High Bridge National bank la tempo
rarily closed as the result of a con
fession by Abram L. Beaver, cashier
of the Institution, that he had taken
approximately $100,000 of tho bank
funds. J. Henry Roso, vice-president
of the bank, said Beavers had turned
over property valued at $25,000
Shields for United States Senator,
Nashville, Tonu., Jan. 25. The Ten
nessee legislature Thursday elected
Chief Justice John K. Shields of tho
Btato supromo court United States sen
ator for tho term beginning March A
next.
Morgan and Aldrlch at Naples."
Naples, Jan. 25. J. P. Morgan, ac
companied by formor Senator Aldrlch
of Rhode Island, arrived hero Thurs
day afternoon en route for Egypt.
Both motored out to see tho ruins of
Pompeii.
Murder Jury Falls to Agree.
Minneapolis, Jan. 24. After deliber
ating nineteen hours, tho Jury in the
case of John C. Conley, charged with
the murder of Mrs. Bertha Anderson
here on January 4, failed to agree, and
waa discharged Wednesday.
Labor Loader Released on Bond.
Leavenworth, Kan., Jan. 24. Wil
liam C. Bernhardt of Cincinnati, who
entered the federal prison hero with
other leaders oonvioted In connection
with tho dynamite conspiracy, waa r
iMsad on bond Wdnoiday.
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