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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-23
LISTEN TO YOUR MOTHER.
Dear Miss Fairfax:


/ am eighteen and have been go
ing with young man of nineteen
for little over a year. He claims
he loves me and I love him dearly.
He promised me a diamond ring for
an engagement ring, but now his
mother says he can't marry until
his sister gets married, and she has
no fellow yet. My mother scolds
me every day. Tell me what l
shall do. FB.
n scolding every day is trying or
deal, both for your mother and your
self.
End it by putting a stop to all need
for rebuke. There is no prospect OF
marriage; he can't afford ring. Let
there be no engagement.
In five years he will be, 1 hope, in
position to buy you a ring, regardless
of his sisters unappreciated righ+.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-23
ADVICE TO THE LOVELORN By Beatrice Fairfax

known the young man for year,
but was never introduced to his sis
ter. She, however, desires to go
with a lady friend of hers who is
also invited. ETHEL.
The acceptance Of such an invitation
would make her the guest Of a woman
she does not know.
There would be no great improperly
in this, but it would be display OF
better taste If she refused.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-23
ASK HIM, oE COURSE.

Dear Miss Fairfax:
/ met a young man who called
on me several times and has taken
me out. / learned he was q married
man, and later heard he was di-
vorced. Would it be proper for me
to meet him, and make him explain
his conduct, or let It pass and not
notice It?
+. SMITH.
IF he is married, YOU must know it,
of course, and accept no more of his
attentions. If he has been divorced,
that may not be altogether to his dis
credit, but at least he owes you an ex-
planation if his intentions are at all
serious.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-23
NOT IN BEST FORM.
Dear Miss Fairfax :

JtdI NIIoo T III TN.
Is it proper for young lady to
accept an invitation from young
man who is giving a surprise party
in honor of his sister? She has
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-23
HEART

Unless you have the assistance OF a
father or brother you can not en-
force your demand for your photograph
am sorry you gave it to him, but since
you have done So waste no time In re-
grets. Let both him and the ma tier
drop. You only strengthen his convic-
ton that you care for him by writing
him
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-23
+. SMITH.
MOUNTAINS OUT OF MoLEHILLs

Dear Miss Fairfax:
| am a young boy seventeen
years of age. Recently lady friend
of mine was invited to a social
gathering and asked me to be her
escort, / consented and we attend
ed the affair. The next day | MOTTO
ed she was very angry at me. /
think / know the reason.
Is 1t proper to bring a present to
sociable? Was It proper for me
to bring my lady friend a bouquet
of roses or only n few? Are roses
the right kind of flowers for So
ciable? Was it proper for me to
dance with another girl?
HENRY b
You paid her pleasant attention by
taking her roses: no flower is more
appropriate, and you did no wrong
in dancing with another girl.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-23
HIS LOVE is COOLING.
Dear Miss Fairfax

Dear MISS Fairfax:
l have been going with a gentle
man for the past four months who
is one year my senior. He has
my photo and will not return It.
How can l get the same returned?
l have written him several letters
and have not received an answer
to one of them. Is it for the rea-
son he does not care for me, or
what Is the cause?
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-23

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Dear Miss Fairfax:
If, While OFT walking, you meet
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-23
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-05
FRANCE and TARIFF.
View Is Set Forth in an
Official Statement.

Paris Dec 5-Adverse comments
in both France and the United States
on the effect of the new American
tariff on the trade Of the two coun-
tries has led the French foreign Of
flee to authorize Daniel Abel Cheval-
ley, chief of the bureau for American
affairs at the foreign office, to give
EXPRESSION of the governments view
Of the situation. M. Chevalley did this
in an informal statement to. Myron 7.
Herrick, United States ambassador, as
follows:
You know personally what is the
feeling and responsible opinion In this
country toward yourself, your presi-
dent and the United States. Nothing
in the world can prevail against it.
las regards commercial interests the
new tariff although it has needed and
still needs friendly discussion has not
produced any bad effect on the COM
mercial relations Of the United States
and France. Although the United
States sells much more to France than
it buys, the expectations from France
to the United States have grown by
nearly 100 per cent. in the past five
years and the imports by 60 per cent.
No market is more worthy of atten-
ton from the United States than the
French market and this is reciprocal.
Above all it must be borne in mind that
unreasonable customs regulations VIII
only serve the commercial rivals of the
two countries. FORTUNATELY America
and France areaanwilling to be ma
neuvered from inside against each 9TH
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-05
FOR GAS
Is Recommended for Typesetting Ma
chimes In Government OFFICE.

Is Recommended for Typesetting Ma
chimes In Government Oftce.
Washington, Dec. 5.-Recommenda-
ton for increased wages for employees
of the government printing Office
amounting to about $4,000 year is
contained in the annual report of Cor
nelius Ford, public printer. 1t is con-
templated to increase the pay Of the
compositors and bookbinders from 30
to SIS cents an hour and of the book
binder machine operators from SIS to
60 cents an hour. A general increase,
however, is not recommended.
Mr.. Ford urges that the gradual cleo
trification of the greater part of the
public printing establishment be un-
dertaken. He estimates there will be a
large saving IL the use CT gas for heat
ing the metal pots of linotype ma
chimes is abolished. The saving in the
typesetting machine section. alone. he
says will be more than 5000 a year.
The cost of changing the equipment
would be about $4,000.
1t is made plain in the report that
congress should appropriate sufficient
funds tc erect a new building to re-
place the old printing Office which on
several occasions has been condemn
ed as unsafe. He estimates that a new
structure to conform with the present
printing office would entail an expendi-
ture of about 81, 0OO, 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-05
LOSS 0E$2O0,0OO.
Is Alleged by Packing Companies
Through sCalf Corner"

Kansas City, Dec. Stir cross
examination by counsel for the de-
PENDANTS in the case of John HI.
Aikens and orlando s. Bone. charged
In. the circuit court with manipulate
ing the local calf market. failed to-
day to shake the testimony of John
Eldridge, former buyer for a local
packing company, who testified he
bought calves from Aikens and Bone
at rs to 40 cents a hundred above the
market price.
Eldridge said he received by agree
ment a commission of five cents a
hundred pounds for buying calves for
his company from the Missouri and
Kansas Calf and Cattle company con-
Quoted by Aikens and Bone. 1t is al
legged the loss sustained by packing
companies through the operations of
the calf company exceeded 100000.
II have done wrong" Eldridge said
on cross examination. land my mind
is made up now to tell the truth about
it,
Eldridge said in three years he had
paid $4,000 more for calves than the
calves would have cost in open mar
ket and that amount he said went to
the Missouri and Kansas Calf and Cat
tie company which the state charges
with conducting a "calf corner" He
said Aikens and Bone usually fixed the
price as high as they desired and that
he would pay it without dispute.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-05
POOR LITTLE FELLOW;
He Osuldn't Go to School Cause He
Had No Clothes.

He couldn't 60 to school" cos ne
didn't have no clothes. And he was
summoned to the juvenile court
charged with truancy. He trudged into
the room-w-apped In q mans coat that
tapped below his knees. Judge Mac
Farland looked down at the sr Ill
darby, who said his name was ray
Lewis, and pulled his volumtnous coax
over a pair Of patched and raggeu
trousers.
Fay belonged in Washington school,
but couldn't go without a Jacket. HIS
mother has been i'll, and he had been
unpro1tably spending his time haunt
ing alleys and railroad yards. picking
up coal. Mrs. Lewis followed her SON
to court, told the judge she was bet
ter. had a coat for Fay. and was going
to send him to school next Monday.
The Judge entered the boys name on
the long list of Shawnee county tru-
ants-and dismissed him.
Roy Girton. another colored young
ster. who accompanied Fay, apparently
stayed away from school because he
wanted to. He considered stealing coal
more manly employment. There
wasn't any good reason why he
shouldn't be learning his multiplica-
ton tables. His parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Caesar Girton, 926 Centre street. were
arrested by Probate Officer Rooney, and
charged with being delinquent. Both
youngsters, according to their parents.
will be sent to schooEbooks, coats,
and alEthc first of next week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-05
NEEDLE PRICK P0IS0NS
Victim Causes Arrest of . Student of
Pharmacy.

Newark, Dec. 5.-A common darn
ing needle found today in the theater
box occupied last night by Mrs. Mar
jorie Graf, bride of a week. is be-
1ieved to be the instrument by means
of which Mrs. Graf was inoculated
with a subtle poison which caused her
to fall insensible within a few min
utes. This developed today with the
arraignment of Armand Megaro, q
student pharmacist, the other occu-
pant of the box. on a charge Of as
sault.
To determine the nature Of
the poison the needle was SUBJ
mitted to chemist. Megaro
stOutly asserted his innocence
when confronted by Mrs Graf on the
witness stand. She repeated her story
that she had felt a sting in her hand
as If she had been pricked by q pin
or a needle, that her hand had quick
1y become numb and that the feeling
spread to her arm.
She left the box and went to the
women's waiting room, where she fell
unconscious but was soon revived.
Megaro, who sat behind her, was ar
rested before leaving the theater. He
was held in $40, 900 bail today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-05
PENNIES TO DOLL AIRS.
That Is Plan Of Savings Departmenl
OF Posto@ce.

Save your pennies.
That is the slogan Of the postal saw
ings department of the Topeka post
office. This department has been re-
moved from the first to the second
floor of the federal building, room -.
1t is the only other Office in the local
postal business that is still in the old
building, with the exception of the
postmaster's Office. The work here -
in the hands Of r. C. Caldwell and his
assistants, John Banks, Chas. Stewart
and Geo. Lyon. Nearly 700 depositors
are on the list and the total amount
received this year is over $4,000.
The plan Of the postal savings bank
is to induce people to make small de-
posits- BY a system of stamps. 1t u
practical for any one to build up q
large account by merely saving dimes.
The small depositor purchases q card
with blue savings stamp on II Tor
ten cents On the card are spaces for
nine other similar stamps. These
stamps can be purchased for one dime
apiece and when the card IL full 1t
can be exchanged for one dollar In
money and an account can be opened.
1t has been the habit of several
prominent Topekans to save their
nickels or dimes, and at the end OF
a few months they have a snug &C
count with Uncle Sam. Many dollars
erwfse have been carelessly spent.
Several men. women and children
in the city have fostered accounts in
this way that run up to $50 or more.
One three-year-old boy saved all OF
his pennies and in less than a year
turned in 500 of them to Caldwell. In
q stil shorter time, q business man
saved $50 in dimes. The postal saw
ings business has developed into q big
one and every small account il cared
for. The department has only been
in organization for a few years, but
has been growing steadily every year.
1t is under the charge Of A. NJ. Dock
cry, third assistant postmaster gen.
eral and former Missouri congress-
man. The department was organized
under the last administration by The
odore L. Weed.
A large number of children have
become patrons of the postal savings
system. All children over ten can
open regular accounts of one dollar or
over. Those under that age can have
similar accounts opened for them by
parents or guardians. Any person,
however, can purchase the ten cent
stamp cards which are transferable.
According to Mr.. Caldwell, one state
house official purchased IS cards last
month, many of the state officials
having opened the small accounts. 1t
Is not q olmcult mater 10 get one III
tie card. 1t is easy to add to the card
by purchasing more dime stamps. In
| an incredibly short space of time,
there is a new account for the saver.
The government pays interest of
| per cent on accounts a year old. The
Topeka postal savings bank has given
out 800 in interest this year. It is
not the interest SO much, according
to the postoffice authorities, as the
habit of saving small pieces Of cur
rency.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-05
FEDERATED sPuGS.


Washington, Dec. S. National
scope to the so-called "spug" move
ment-Society for the Prevention Of
Useless Giving-is being organized by
the wonian's department of the Ma
tional Civil Federation. under honor
airy chairmanship of Mrs Woodrow
Wilson. wife Of the president. The
movement. which began in New York,
ID now to be federated in Washington
through committees from various
states. the chairmen including Mrs.
August Belmont Of New York. presi-
dent Of the society, and Miss Marga.
ret Wilson. daughter of the president.
In. a statement outlining the ma
tiOnal scope OF the organization. Miss
Maud Wetmore, chairman of the wo-
mans department of the National
Civic Federation. tells of the good to
be accomplished in reducing useless
giving among shop girls and other
wage workers. and says the national
organization stands for individual
freedom in Christmas giving and for
gifts which spread happiness and
helpfulness as against collective CIV
ing and formal exchange of gifts
Some of these latter practices are
characterized. as forms of petty
graft and as senseless and stupid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-05

Every person who sells milk in the
city of Topeka must register with the
city milk inspector and pay a registra-
ton fee OF Is cents. This is required
by city ordinance. The ordinance
specifies that every year must date
from January 1. SO it will be up to
every person who sells milk to produce
his little two-bits just as soon after
January as possible or take the
chance of being prosecuted.
Not only the person who is making
business Of selling milk, but owners
of family cows who sell quart or so to
their neighbors, must also register.
mot only the man who retails milk,
but the farmer who sells to a creamery
or milk depot. and every other per-
son who sells any milk whatever in the
city, must register" said DR.. George r.
Babb, city milk inspector. THE ordi-
nance means just what it says and 1t
says every person who sells milk in the
city of Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-05
WILL GO AHEAD.
Commercial Club Authorizes 'City
Plan" Contract.

The board of directors of the To-
peka Commercial club today author
ICED the civic Improvement committee
of the club under w. J. Rickenbacher
to make a contract with Charles Null
ford Robinson of Rochester, N. Y,
to make a city plan" for Topeka and
to raise the necessary money to pay
for the work. Mr. Robinson has
drawn up plans for many of the live
cities of the country. and is consid-
cred the best man in his line Of work.
Two hundred dollars has already
been raised to go towards paying Rob-
inSon for his services. His price is
$500 and expenses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-05
LAWYERS REMEMBER.
VIII Hold Services for Three Who
Have Died.

The memory of three veteran To-
peka lawyers-ex-Governo Samuel j.
Crawford. ex-senator John Martin, and
Attorney John Archer-win be honor
ed tomorrow at a meeting Of the To-
peka Bar association. Captain ]. G.
Waters. president of. the association.
and Otis 8. Allen. secretary, have called
a meeting to take action on the mat
ter. The deaths Of three of the oldest.
best known and most honored MEM
bers of the Topeka bar occurred last
summer. The meeting will be held in
the district court room of the first di-
vision at o'clock tomorrow morning.
The usual resolutions will be passed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-05
At the Onhuen.

The performance at the Orpheum
for the last half of the week consists
OF three vaudeville acts and four reels
Of pictures. The first act was the
Aloha twins, singers. dancers and in
strument players. The Hawaiian sis
tiers were good singers and gave orig
inaI dances. The character Of the
singing was Hawaiian. Owing to the
fact that the singer booked did not ar
rive last night, a substitute sang at
one Of the evening shows. The main
attraction. however. was the act of
the three Meyer brothers. acrobats.
The three brothers did many difficult
feats. showing surprising strength.
The Generals Children" a two reel
drama, when Brothers Go to War"
Mexican drama. and SANDY and
Shorty at the Circus" comedy, were
the pictures shown The same vaude-
vile acts AND four new reels of pic
lures will be at the theater today and
Saturday. -.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-05
AT THE POSTOFF|CE.
They Are Getting Ready for That
Christmas Rush.

The parcels post business for the
Christmas rush will be heavy. accord
ing to local postofi1ce employees. Be-
cause it is expected that the office will
be literally 'swamped'' by holiday
packages, plans have been made to
take care Of all the business Of the
office.
The incoming packages for the
weeks preceding Christmas will be
sorted on the main floor into four Sec
lions. These four sections are for the
different parts of the city. After be-
ing thus distributed on the main floor,
the packages will be sent through a
chute into the basement. Here will
be kept a huge rack of mail sacks,
each sack for some small portion of
Topeka Several competent men will
be employed here continually. sorting
the mail into the various sacks.
After the mail has been placed ip
the sacks, 1t will be carried into the
street and put in wagons. Each one
Of the wagons will have a driver and
two carriers. The wagon will go to
for the nearest block will be taken out
into the middle of the street. The
carriers will sort it into the right and
left sides of the street and will take
the packages to the houses on the
block. The driver by that time has
reached the next street crossing and
has taken out the packages for the
next block. BY this method, a large
part of the city can be covered in a
short period. -
The parcels post business for q
Christmas is of unknown quantity, but
1t Is believed that the Number of
packages will be several times the
number now. Since the recent rails
ing Of the maximum weight from 4 to
IL pounds outside of the first and Sec
ond zones. and from IL to 20 in those
zones, it is evident that tons of pack
ages will be received
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-05
EXODUS OF CATS.
Prize Winners at Show Object to Be-
ing Photographed.

Washington, Dec. 5.-Prize winning
cats on exhibition with the show of
the. Washingtn Cat club object to hav-
ing their pictures taken. The appear
ance of a newspaper photographer
with his little black camera was the
signal for a general exodus of high
priced felines who are now roaming
the streets of the capital.
Today nearly the entire police force
are out searching for the animals.
while physicians are busy treating
bites and scratches to hands and arms
as result of the scramble that was
made for the cats as they gained their
freedom Several persons were Sc
verely bitten.
Champion Lady Sonia a high
priced Persian cat owned by Mrs. F..
Y. Mathis of Greenwich, Conn.,. is one
Of the missing animals. She was VAL
ued at $500 and around her bushy
neck was a $1,000 collar of turquoise
and gold. Four felines were lined up
in front of the camera and as the
photographer said hold still now
the cats jumped The last seen of
them was when they disappeared
through the door.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-05
Topeka Riflc club Activities.

Topeka Rifle club which was reorgan-
lied Thursday night at q meeting held
in the office Of the H. b. Howard
Athletic Supply company. Other Of
ficers elected were: Secretary, H. B.
Howard; team captain, C. C. Trim
mer; scorer, J. C. Stewart. A special
campaign for new members has been
started as the club is DESTROYS of en-
couraging beginners and amateur
riflemen. Special evenings will be
given to the different classes. A medal
will be given to the high score man.
The usual membership fee Of five dol
lars will be eliminated for the next
thirty days. Until further notice the
club will meet on Thursday and Satur-
day evenings at o'clock. Visitors are
invited to attend the contests.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-05
CROCKETT IN HOSPITAL
Topeka Merchant Doing Well After
Serious Operation.

]. e. Crockett. owner of the Crockett
dry goods store, has just undergone a
serious operation for appendicitis at
Christ hospital but it is believed he
i'll late Thursday afternoon and rushed
to the hospital. The operation per-
formed was of more serious nature
than usual. but the Topeka merchant
stood it well.
This afternoon the hospital authori-
ties reported that he was resting well
and that he is not in a dangerous con-
dftiOn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-05
Hello Girl wins Dam.xes,

scess on her left ear as the result of
q shock she ,receEed while working an
4 telephone operator. Miss Caroline
Knippfng has been awarded $4,000 by
the appellate court yesterday. The
suit had been brought against the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-05
Killed e,S0l Rats.

Washington. Pa, Dec 5.-A two
weeks rat hunting competition in
Kirby, Washington county, closed last
night when Charles e. John, captain
OF the losing team. rendered ban
quet to Harry Stephens and his II
winning teammates. A grand total of
e,S91 rats was killed during the CAM
paign. stephens marksnen killed