Plan to Send Immigrants Where Needed is Favored The response to Commissioner Frederick A Wallis' suwstion that immigration be distrihuted necordinir to iabor n«>eds has be-n immediate and general thnmchout the country, he Informed the Fnited Press today. -State and municipal official-, manufacturers' associations and farmers' organizations have endors<-d bis plan and urged that the proposed system l>e made effective as soon as possible, offering all possible co-operation. This plan contemplates diversion of immigration—no »• flowing in at the rate of a million a year—from the co rested centers of population to sections where there is a demand tor labor of specific classification. This not only would prevent nonemployment in larger cities and tend to reduce high prices ar.d hlch rerts. but would burnish farmers with skilled agricultural worKers. manufacturers with artisans, md so on. said he hoped to have the plan In aetn operation shortly. The first st«4> will he a series of tri weekly lectures for Immigrants at Ellis Island, which will he instituted next week. These lectures, under the direction of the war branch of the Y. M. C. A., will provide the newcomers with specific information regarding industrial, social and climatic conditions in various Parts of the country. They will be Munrated with motion picture*. State, city and commercial bodies have been invited to send lecturers. The commissioner also is preparing to seek naturai aidtely yj gmhceoWm to seek national aid at the approaching session of Congress to aid in carrying out this work and to provide for closer inspection of immigrants.

A gentleman coming out of his office met another man. who inquired of him if-he had seen anywhere around a tall man with one ey.- named Jones. The gentleman promptly replied: "'No. What is the name of his oiher eye?" “Well Johnnie, are you able to keep : your place In your classes?" Johnrie—“Yes. sir: 1 began at the I foot, and there - * not n single boy been able to take It from me." Nails should be sold at auction, j They will go well under the hammer

Cossacks Kill Three American Red Cross Men United State* Cmernwert ami the Bolsheviki were fop-seen hen- a* a resuli of the reported murder o: I'apiain emmet Kilpc.trick, t.'ninntnwn l*a~ Ued Cross man. by Red raider* near Sulvudo station. A dispatch from Sabstopol. headquarters of the anti-Bolshevik, leader Baton Von Wrangle, said that Kilpatrick and two other Red Cross men had been slain by Cossacks, believed to be pa-i of the command of General Budenny, which too ksuch a prominent part in the operations arainst Poland The killings were said to have be* n marked by cruelties. There was considerable doubt here as to what action If any might be taken by the Fnited State* government. The American government never has reeignized the soveit government, but at the present time it is permitting its national* n trade with the Bolshevik! at their own nsk The immediate result of the report of the raid on Kilpatrick and hi* companion- was fear that other Red Cross workers along the Russian Front would be imperiled. The Red Cross has a Irge number of worker* stationed at positions where they might be cut off by Bolshevik raid*. Stepher A. Venaar. of Albany. V. Y, 1 and J. r >. HeddittBer. Baltimore. Md.. Red Cross workers, apprently narrowly escaped death In the Cossack raid, according to advice* from Sebastopol. They were In another pari and remained concealed until the raiders had departed. The names of the other two Red Cross workers slain were not given.

“Augustus." said the young man’s mother, “you were very restless in "Yes'in." was the penitent response “You never see papa behaving in that way. Why couldn't you be quiet, like him?" “Why. mamma." he answered frankly. “you see. 1 wasn't a bit sleepy." "I guess the day for me to be on lop Is past." soliloquised the battered derby hat in iht ash barrel "but even now I'm no slouch, and never will be.

The Largest Flower Known In Mindinac. the farthest souiheast••rti island In the Philippine group, upon one of its mountains, the Volcanic Apo. a party of botanical and and ethnographical explorers founl recently. at a height of 25<M» feet above the sea level, a colossal flower. The discoverer. Doctor Alexander Sehadenberg could scarcely believe his eve* wb-n he saw amid the low crowing bus! es the immense buds of this Comer, g owing like gigantic cab bag- heads. But h » was still more astonished wh n he found a specimen in full bloom -a five-petaled flower, nearly a yard n diameter, as larze ns a carriage wh -el. in fact. This enormous blossotr was borne on a sort of vim- creeping on the ground The naive who accompanied Doctor Schadenb.Tg called it "bolo." The party had n • scale by which the weight of th flower could be a>- . ‘-rtained. but they improvised a swimint scale, uslt g their boxes and t-neci-ments as w- ights. Weighing these when opportunity served. It was found ] that a sitigh flower weighed over twenty-two pounds. It was Impossible to trans|K>rt the fresh flower, so the irav.-ler* uhot--graphed it and dried a number of Its leaves by the heat of a Engine Blows Up and Runs Down Hill Mt. Carmel, Pa.—Two men were killed, one fatally scalded and several other persons were Injured when a I>*high Valley engine exploded east of this city and then ran down the steep grade and crahed into a passenger tram standing at the station.

When a crate of crocker- falls through an elevator shaft UV a little the worse for the ware. Every boy has an Idea that if hi* father bad lived at the'rigbt time be could have thrashed Goli: h. •'Why do people always say UiF when hey want to stop a horse cab?" "They don'i like to tantalize the horses by sayig 'Hay!’" When a man invests his money in the iron trade, he naturally expects to do a heavy business from the start.

Listen, My Dear, You May Be Stylish and Still Have Hips! New York—Fifth Avenue'- showing of real midwinter dresses is playing some tricks on the straight-line chemise dress. A glimpse at the windows ali bedecked with rich gowns for burly burly winter weather gives a strong hi"' that by springtide the dresses will be fuller and a wee bouffant. It I* the uptown houses which exploit original models and imported creations" that are ringing the “string bean dress " They are following Unexample of Paris which hns swung away from th straight lin* dress for so long that it I about ready to swing bark to it. America's swerv«- from tic universally-becoming type of dress wilt be more gradual, however. The couturier are using oil their cleverness to merely fleck the gowns with sonu phase of the new trend. Thus, one of the leading gown house* of America is showing a col lection of duvetyns and velvets whose main deviation from the lines of the chemise drees if found in irregular hem line which curves upward at the front of the gown. The hem continues into a wide contrasting facing. Thus, a model of cochin brown velvet continues its up-and-down hem line into a wide front banding of marigold colored brocaded satin. This upwar'. sweeping from line la found in many of the late winter models and gives promise of a directolre or Empire line before long, as a high waistline seems to blend best with this mounting bhetn. Other houses are sponoring a new silhouette by Inserting umbrella fold* at the sides. Rich metallic brocades or saUns are combined in this nay with the main fabric of vplvet. duvetyn. or of a heavy wool velour. This ex ploitaUon of the hips is very contrary to the prevailing straight-line mode. Other hints of a coming season's bouffantness are given by horizontal pin tucks at the hips or fan-«hap*Ml pleating* of contrasting, lighter-weight fab-

ric*.

Panels at the aides are ah-o being used. This fad is especially toted in black and white costumes. One house is showing an importation of wide wale white serge or twill banded and panelew in black satin. Small pearl buttons outline the bandings and hip panels. Panels by the way are very-

chic when used a* over-tunics. An o'her importing house is showing a street gown of midnight blue serge and black satin. The satin Is UBed as a rather clinging underslip and the serge is the tunic. It l» about kneelength and is cut into deep points < f uneven length. Some of th- points an { edged with tiny silk tassels that flop about most plquaatly. Midwinter frocks, however, are not forsaking all the fashion decree* of the earlier fayl season. They are more chary' of the tins- - ! and embroidery that grouted the gowns of y estermonth, hut they are exploiting the craze for insets of contrasting color and material. The naivdUtle pastime which ;• popular song epitomized some tImago. known as “looking through the knothole In father's wood -n leg” had no view at all compared with that of th- flip little ros-ttes. dabs and le-ad* and other gewgaws that are poki-d through a slash eyelet in the bodice or skirt of a gown or the front of a

blouse.

One house is showing a new mod-1 of sell colored duvetyn. If one mil seen the fabric “in the piece" it would surely have been called damaged godos tor It Is eratically covered with oddly shaped holes and slashes. As made, however, the openings come at the top of the skirt over the shoulders, and at the middle front o! the bodice. These apertures are filled with almond colored chamois skin. Other dresses are full of large eyelets embroidered in colored silk and filled in with tiny dabs of gayribbon or even tnfts of fur. One house Is showing is showing a gown of black velvet promiscuously slashed. The slashes are underlaid by ermine paillette*.

Those Army Mules After demobilization, two friends met and began speaking of their military experiences. "I was In the Air Force." began cne. “Were you?" exclaimed the other, in surprise. "I thought you enlisted in the Army Service Corps ” "So I did. but 1 transferred." ■•Why-" the question was asked in astonishment. "Well, they put me in the horse transpon and if* like this. An aeroplane may throw you out. but it doesn't trample on you and bite you wh- n you

are down.

Briefs Wb-n the goat tackle.] dynamite, yon ought to b., butter fly: Cncle Treetop (on hi* . I dentist's office]—"Most h;.. , ^ stop aching by the time ! :. . ’* -hair If it do<-a. m > made a mistake and tell >,, . haircut." "Papa.” said Abner, "if t . roe a printing pri-s-. m j,. ■ newspaper every day. and ' won't have to spend yore 5 newspaper*." Jones-- Brown, did you . . sawfish ” Brown—“No; but I one- -

fish."

When the suspicious man airship whizzing away in tj he is justified In thlnkinc : : ,

something up.

Bertie—"You say he rail-.! _v ; , donkey. What did you do*"

Fred—"Nothing."

Bertie—“Well, if a man cal!- ] donkey. I'd kick him with bo'b Fred—“Just so! Any donkty

do that!"

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years ago.

Over 2.000.000 children, b-twe; ft ages of ten and sixteen work it 4 Fnited States Shaving Is said to hare orintw from the fact that in battle the btc formed a good grip for an enemy "I don't know- which is worse.' is guidly remarked the Europeat tn arch, as he read of another attMg on his life, "my people's disloyalty J their marksmanship." Bobby—“Where have you bc-u ’ Willie—"Fishing." Bobbie—"Catch anything?' Willie—"Naw. but"—Iriumphat'J--"I spoiled a suit of clothes." It is much easier to stop the i».-fcj o! a dog than the ainging of a M

quito.

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