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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-11

satisfactory. 1t is in the shape that
Mrs. Castle in this country and Mrs.
Samya in Paris wear when they are
dancing and which has ear flaps, Hol-
landaise. which turn up at each side.
The cap which the bride wore was
of point lace with seed pearls around
the crown The girl who cannot afford
either will look just as well in cap
of fine thread lace with imitation pearls.
Do not have them cumbersome.
Now if the veil at the back is desired,
there You have a most attractive foun-
dstion for it. 1t may be attached
directly at the back with invisible
stitches. The veil over the face was dis
carded a year or two ago and rev
brides keep up the tradition 1t was diff
ficult to handle at the altar, for the
custom was for the married woman to
come down the aisle with uncovered
face. One bride dispensed with the veil
in front and fashion eagerly caught up
the innovation
Another thing this bride did that may
be a suggestion to those who are taller
than the groom. She wore heelless slip
pers of white satin laced around the
ankles with white MORE ribbon in the
manner adopted by those who dance.
This brought her down to his level in
height and they made far better look
ing couple than when she rehearsed for
the ceremony in slippers with French
heels
Strange, isn't it. how the dance has
lowered the heels of shoes and slippers.
despite the opinion of the doctors that
womans arch needs support unless
she has worn heelless slippers since
bahyhood On every hand one sees the
new satin slippers with the veritabie
French heel, not the spurious edition
that has masqueraded under that name.
One of the best shoe shops in the city
is busy making colored as well as white
and black satin slippers for customer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-11
When Tomatoes Are Ripe.

With a basket of red ripe tomatoes at
her side a resourceful cook should never
he at loss for something interesting to
prepare for luncheon or dinner. What in
finite possibilities there are in basket Of
tomatoes. How many WAYS of dressing
up the usual articles of diet. meat and
macaroni and potatoes. if they are plenty
of tomatoes for flavor and garnishing
TOMATOES AND CHEESE-A stewed
tomato dish out of the ordinary calls for
ten tomatoes. a quarter of a pound of
cream cheese and tablespoonful of
butter. Scald the tomatoes and remove
the skins and place in granite
stewpan with little water. Cook for
two hours slowly and season to taste
with butter and salt and pepper. Take
from the fire and stir in the cheese and
serve Immediately.
TOMATOES IN CASSEROLE-One of
the most appetizing ways to serve baked
tomatoes is in individual casseroles.
Small firm tomatoes should be chosen
one for each small casserole For half
dozen tomatoes make cream sauce of
half pint of milk scant tablespoon
full and tablespoonful of butter Boil
the cream sauce until creamy and season
to taste with salt and pepper. Scald the
tomatoes and peel them. Then put
Tablespoonful of the cream sauce in the
bottom of each casserole and lay one to-
mato in each dish and pour the remain
ing sauce over the tops of the toma toes
Bake in moderate oven for thirty
minutes.
TOMATO SOUFFLE-Scald, skin and
slice three large tomatoes Cook in a
double boiler with one bay leaf. a tea
spoonful of salt, a slice of onion and six
peppercorns fer a half an hour until the
tomatoes are thoroughly cooked Now
melt two tablespoonful Of butter and
add two tablespoonfuls Of flour Cook for
few minutes and then add one cup of
the strained juice of the cooked tomatoes
Keep over the fire and when smooth pour
into il the beaten yolks of three eggs and
set aside to cool. When cool add the
beaten whites of the eggs and bake in
a moderate oven. Grated cheese should
be sprinkled over the top just before put
ting into the oven
CURR1ED MATOES-Perhaps the
mention of tomatoes. bananas and curry
powder cooked into one dish is not es-
pecially tempting. but as matter of fact
the combination is especially appetizing.
This rule calls for four ripe tomatoes
which should be scalded. skinned and cut
INTO halves and pressed lightly to rid of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-11
BY LILLIAN E. YOUNG.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
PARIS, June lit is not to be won
dered at that the prospective bride, or,
in fact any woman who desires the best
in undergarments, should seek out
French products, or if Fer purse permits
make a trip to Paris for her supply.
The art of creating all that is daintiest
and wondrously fine has reached its
height in Paris.
l have noticed particularly the quantity
pretty mules that are shown as an
essential feature of the room gowns.
made up in materials to match and rich
in brocades or metal cloths. I'm sure
they might easily have excited Cinder-
elias envy, so daintily are they fash
toned.
Three lovely bedroom mules are pic
tured in the accompanying cut The
first, in THE lower left-hand corner, was
of plain satin and came in pale blue.
pink. green white. Its opening was
finished with a pleated chiffon frilling
backed with firm net to give 1t body
There was cluster of small chiffon
roses at the bend and a satin-covered
French heel. The inner sole was of
quilted white china silk.
The middle design was of brocaded.
pearl gray satin. with scarlet heel and
an embroidered lacing over the instep
and ankle. The third was in white bro
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~ FTE
kI%sf1'EN
PANTRY
Carlton Salad.

Separate French endive. clean. drain
and chill. Cut cold boiled beets into
small, fancy shapes. Arrange pieces of
endive through beet rings, on lettuce
leaves, allowing two leaves. two punches
of endive in rings and five shapes for
each portion. For the dressing mix one
half teaspoonful of SALT one-fourth tea
spoonful of pepper. few grains of cay
enne, two tablespoonful of vinegar. four
tablespoonful of olive oil and three table
spoonfus of chopped walnut meats. Chill
and shake before using.
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Cocoanut Custard,

Beat five or six eggs slightly and add
one-half cup of sugar and one-fourth tea
spoonful of salt; then pour on slowly four
cups of scalded milk Strain. add one half
cup of shredded cocoanut and turn into a
slightly buttered mold Set in pan. half
surround with hot water and bake in
slow oven until firm. During the baking
care must be taken that the water sur
rounding the mold does not reach the
boiling point, or custard will whey. Chill
and turn on a serving dish.
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cade with a narrow heel guard and a
front portion bound along the upper
edge with black velvet ribbon. The
front opening was pointed and ran down
to the oval silver buckle with its black
velvet bow beneath.
The airy summer matinee with cap to
match was of fine dotted swiss, which is
always effective and quite inexpensive
There We're white net rulings and small
pink roses by way of ornament, while
an azure blue ribbon is used across the
front of the cap and again as a finish
ing bow over the bust
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seeds Chop two onions and cook until
tender in two tablespoonfuls of butter.
Add a tablespoonful of curry powder.
bay leaf. teaspoonful of tumeric and a
half pint of water. Cook this mixture
and when it reaches the boiling point
add the tomatoes. Cover the saucepan
and cook slowly for twenty minutes. \
cup of rice boiled till flaky should be
pat in the center of a platter. The un-
broken tomatoes should be placed around
this and the strained sauce should be
poured over the rice and tomatoes. The
dish should be served at once with baked
tomatoes.
Copyright 1914)
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tablespoonfuls OF salad OIL Stir until
they are thoroughly amalgamated. then
add pinch of salt. and. very gradually.
six ounces of -four. previously dried and
sifted. When all is thoroughly smooth
add gradually one gill of tepid milk. Beat
for quarter of an hour then cover with
a cloth and let stand for an hour or two.
When wanted, dip the apricots in the
batter and fry in boiling fat until a deli
cate brown. Drain. sprinkle with sugar
and serve with cut lemon.
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Dreamed Sweetbreads.

Parbol one sweetbread. cool and cut
in one-half-inch cubes Sprinkle with
salt dredge sparingly with -four and saute
in butter until surface is Drowned. Then
drain on brown paper. Melt two table
spoonfus of butter, add three tablespoon
fulS of flour and stir until well blended
then pour on gradually, while stirring
constantly, one-half cup each chicken
stock and milk or cream. Bring to the
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THE DAILY MENU.
BREAKFAST

..# BREAKFAST
Grapefruit Cereal
Hamburger Steaks
Potato Puffs Coffee
LUNCHEON
Egg Sandwiches
Hot Potato Salad Waters
Fruit Cake
Tea
DINNER
Tomato Soup Toasted Crackers
Lamb Chops French Fried Potatoes
Peas with Butter Balls
Cucumber and Onion Salad
Cherry Pie Coffee
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Lemon Bread Pudding.

One quart of milk one cup of dry bread
crumbs. one lemon. three eggs. one
quarter cup sugar. Soak the bread crumbs
in the milk and beat until foamy Beat
the egg yolks and add. Crate the rind of
the lemon, extract the juice and mix
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boiling point, add sweetbread cubes and
season with salt and cayenne. This dish
is greatly improved by the addition of
one-fourth pound of mushroom caps.
cleaned, broken In pieces and sauted in
butter.
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Apricot Fritters

Strain a dozen bottled or timed april
cots, put them in fat dish and sprinkle
with sugar. Put the yolks of two eggs
into a basin and mix them with two
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Cooked Radishes.

When radishes are plentiful they are
nice to serve as a main dinner vegetable
Boil them till tender in sailed water.
then drain and reheat in a cream sauce.
They are more delicate than turnips and
make a very attractive looking dish.
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Cleaning Stone Steps.

When cleaning stone steps and hearths
mix the white hearthstone or red ochre
with thin starch instead of water. This
causes it to stick to the stones. and it
will not be washed or worn off so quickly.
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Household Hints.

To prevent moths. before putting away
shades or rugs sprinkle with cayenne
pepper.
When peeling onions hold them under
cold water, as that will keep them from
smarting the eyes.
In making buttonholes in materials
which fray easily it Is a great help to
stitch twice around on the sewing ma
chine before the hole is cut. as a firmer
foundation is secured and no fraying re-
suits.
Always leave the teapot or coffee pot
lid open a crack to admit the air and
prevent mustiness when not in use.
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with the sugar. Mix all together. add.
ing more sugar. II desired. Bake in 4
moderate oven. When baked, add the
whites beaten stiff as for a meringue.
Set in the oven and brown lightly.
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piece Of paper slipped in is sufficient t.
keep it open.

Remember that the yolk of an egg if
placed in a cup and covered with little
cold water will keep for couple of days
The water can easily be poured off when
the yolk is used
To apply hair tonic to the scalp use a
medicine dropper. as it enables you not
only to gauge the amount, but to apply 1t
to the spot desired.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-24
TOpekans Break Even Will
Bears ut Denver.
TalliOn Hit Home Run With
Two On I'm Ninth.
REGULAR PITCHERS BATTLE
But Harrington Weakened In
the Last Inning.
Lou McAllister Led Team
Cooley Denied Admission.

Denver, June 24.-With the team
under the leadership of the veteran,
Lou McAllister, the Topeka club won
the final game Of the series with the
Bears here by the score of to l. This
gives them an even break on the
series. The game was pitchers
battle between Ridgeway OF Topeka
and Harrington of Denver.
Owing 20 the temporary suspension
Of Manager Dick Cooley by President
Tip O'Neill, Dick Cooley. manager OF
the Topeka club, was denied admis-
sion to Broadway park.
Pitchers Ridgeway and Harrington
engaged in a pitchers battle for eight
innings with honors about even and
each club had scored but one run. but
in the first part of the ninth, Harr1ng-
ton weakened and the Topekans scored
three runs. Ridgeway maintained his
gait in the last part of the ninth in
ming and held the Bears without an
other score.
Topeka was the first to score and
that was in the first inning. Cochran
and Potts were out and Forsythe drew
a pass, Koerner singled and FOrsythe
scored.
Denver's only run was scored in
the fifth inning, when Block and
Fisher doubled in succession. Ridge
way. pitching for Topeka, was master
of the Bears at all times except one
inning.
Forsythe opened the ninth inning
with three-base drive. Harrington
Intentionally walked Koerner to get
Rapps and the latter struck out. Tall
lion followed and hit a home run to
right field and the three runs re-
suited.
This was the second home run Of
the series for Tallions The youngstcr
played great game during the en-
tire series. Koerner, the big first
baseman, who has been in a batting
slump, has connected with the ball
squarely in the last two games and
appears to be recovering his old time
form. The score:
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the times have been recorded by Mr.
Root In his history Of the Overland
Stage. written q number OF years ago.
His acquaintance with the famous In
dian scout dates from that time 20 that
their occasional reunions in Topeka
bring back recollections which are
shared by but q handful OF men alive
today.
AZ express messenger Mr. Root COW
cred nearly $4,000 miles on the swaying
Coach seat, conveying valuables Of cv
ery sort across the prairies where In
dtaL1 and highwaymen were part #
the routine to be looked for on every
Journey. He made 80 trips between
Atchison and Denver. For years Mr.
Root was a newspaper man and was
publisher Of the North Topeka Mail
which afterwards was consolidated into
the Mail and Breeze.
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ROOT IN PARADE.
Topekan VIII Ride in Buffalo Bin's
Stage Coach.

In accordance with the custom which
he has observed ON each of his previous
visits here Buffalo Bilr' has invited
Frank A. Root Of 829 North Quincy
street. to ride on the old Concord
stage coach in the parade. An invi-
tation to Mr. Root came by wire from
Pueblo, Colo. advising him that his
companion Of 80 years ago when the
Topekan was . messenger OF the Wells
Fargo ON the overland stage run would
expect him to take his place ON top
Of the coach when It appears here in
the parade of the Sells-F1oto circus
Thursday morning
The message read:
..Mr. Frank A. Root. Topeka, Kan.:-
Have got the same old Concord Dead
wood coach. You are engaged to NIL
your old position a. messenger the
same a. in the sixties. win be glad
to see you. Your old pard.
CODY"
When Colonel william r! Cody (Buf-
fa1o BID was scout and Indian fighter
ON the plains, Mr.. Root was riding
stage coaches across the plains from
Atchison to Denver and Occasionally
farther west ~ messenger for the
Overland Express Indian fights and
an sorts OF interesting exporiencee e
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Topeka 100 OOO OO3-4
Summary: Stolen bases-Koerner 2.
Two-base hits-Fisher. Block. Three-base
hits-Forsythe. Home run-Tallion. Struck
balls-Harrington s. Double play-Ffsher
to Corey to Faye. Tfme-1:35. Umpires-
Gaskell and Lemon.
Omaha Z; St. Joseph 8.
Omaha, June 24.-Styles. a new pitch
er, made a good showing and Omaha
defeated st. Joseph. Ragged fielding
behind him was responsible for the
most of the runs made by the visitors.
Score by innings: R.H.E
Omaha ................ sol 900 or II 3
st. Joseph .......... .O02 900 O01-3 8
Batteries-Styles and Crosby; Duffy,
Sterzer. Piercy and Griffith.
Summary: Two-base hits-Thomason.
Congalton, Ward, Thomas, Patterson.
Stolen bases-Dunlop. Sacrifice hits
Krug 2. Wall. Sacrifice fly-Griffith
Double play-R. Watson to Wall to
Patterson. Struck out-By Percy, z;
by Sterzer. i; by Styles. 5. Bases on
balls-On Styles. 5: of Piercy. 8. Hit
by pitched ball.Patterson. Hits-on
DUFFY. in 1-3 innings; OF Piercy. s
in "a innings; on Sterzer. 2 in in
ming. Time-2:30. Umpire-Fyfe.
Sioux City g; Des Moines 8.
Des Moines. June A.-Sioux City
evened up the series here by winning
the last game by a score of to 3.
Score by innings: RHE
Des Moines ........ oil DOL OOO-3 10 4
Sioux City ........... ZOO 500 OILS 10 3
Observation-Disclosures, Collier and Haley,
O'Rourke; Klein and Crisp.
Summary: Two-base hits Smith.
Klein, Reilly, Baird. Home run
Jones. Bases an balls-On Kinsella. l.;
on Collier, 2; OF Klein, l. Struck out
By Kinsella. 2: by Collier, 4; by Klein.
g. Hits-On Kinsella, s in innings; on
Collier, in innings. Sacrifice hits
Hunter. Reilly, Baird, Klein. Stolen
bases-Reilly. Breen. LeJeune 2. Wild
pitch-Kinsella. Left on bases-Des
Moines, 8: Sioux City, 8. Time-2:00.
EMPIRES Stockdale and CASTOR.
Lincoln Al: Wichita ii.
Lincoln, June 2.-Lincoln won the
first game of a double header with
Wichita by a score Of 4 to /. The second
game was called at the end of the sixth
inning to allow the Wichitas to catch
train. and stood at tie, each team
securing a run. The visitors excelled
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HOLDING DAIRY COWS
Pswnee County Men Retain Stock
and Can't Pay Expenses.

Larned, Kan. June 24.-That the
quality of dairy herds IL now high in
this section OF Kansas il indicated
when H. H. Reed. president of the
Larned Business Mems association,
refused an offer OF $3.50 per head for
q herd of 20 cows on his dairy farm
just west OF Larned. The offer was
made by Emery Fravel Of Hutchin-
son. who came here to buy dairy
cows instead of going to wisconsin
and other dairy states. Mr.. Fravel Is
having poor success buying dairy
stock here. though he is offering high
prices to farmers who are forced to
borrow money from banks to pay
their harvest expenses.
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Many FYshermen Drowned.

Frfedrichshafen. Germany, June
e4.-The bodies Of ten fishermen were
recovered this morning from Lake
Constance and at least rs more are
missing. believed to have been drowned
In a sudden storm which broke over
this region. The storm came Sd
quickly that the fishermen were un-
able to reach land. only a mile or SO
away.
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Fa<t OF NOrth and South Road VIII BE
Open Fourth Of July.
Anthony. Kan, June INSTRUMENTATION
work or the Anthony & Northern,
western Kansas new north and south
read. 10 fasr being pushed northwest
from 1uka and President o. p. Byers
hopes to have the road in operation to
Strickler by the 4th of July. From
Str1ckler the track viii pc pushed on to
the Naron Eeighb0rhood and the big
wheat country in northwestern Pratt
county tapped by fall.
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FARMER INvENTs THREHER.
Mike Hines Of SpearyfIle Meets Sue
cess with Small Machine.

Spearville. Kan, June 24.-Mike
Hines. Jr.. young farmer near here.
has q -rvest Innovation that is be-
ing watched carefully by Ford county
farmers this year. 1t IL q combined
harvester and thresher Of his own In
vention. Mr.. Hines is cutting and
threshing with the machine on his
farm and SO far has met with success
He claims that the machine is an
improvement over other combined
harvesting machines in that it is
small. The big types used in the
northwestern wheat states have re-
peatedly failed in western Kansas be-
cause of their size.
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Buyers Near LaEned.
Jetmore. Kan, June z4.-The re-
cent action OF State Dairy Commits
sioner Hines in instructfng cream sfa
ton operators to pay at least 3 cents
per pound more for first grade than
Tor second grade cream has within !,
Few days caused the receipts Of first
grade cream at this place to Jump
over 20 per cent. Farmers as wen al
cream buyers are praising the order.
saying II fills q long felt wanf IN ths
Kansas cream industry.
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CAPTAINS WIFE AT JEWELL.

Former M1tcheII County Woman nc
turns for Visit.
Jewell City. June 24.-Mrs. o. G.
Palmer and daughters, Lenore and
Corinne. are here from the Philip
pine Islands. guests of Judge Palmer
and other relatives. Captain o. G.
Palmer does not accompany them. he
being detailed on the Mexican bor-
der. Mrs. Palmer was formerly Miss
Hattie Hobbs OF this place, her faith
er at one time practicing medicine
here.
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Formoso, Fan. June Fit is mo-
ticed that Topeka has had about sew
en- inches Of rain this month. For
moso and vicinity had thirteen and
one-half inches of rain from June
to the fifteenth. Every kind Of crop
in Jewell county is in the best condi-
ton it has been at this season for
several years. A heavy first crop of
alfalfa was cut and the second crop
is still better than the first. 1t will
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CATTLE HAVE BLACK LEG.


Cheyenne Bottoms stock.
Hoisington, Kan, June 24.-Local
veterinarians have been busy niKht
and day for the past week treating
cattle afflicted with black-leg in the
Cheyenne bottoms district near here.
A shipment OF vaccine Just received
will, 1t is hoped. check the ravages OF
the epidemic Losses during the past
few days are said to total several
thousand dollars.
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Manhattan. Kan. June 24.-The en-
rollment 1T the summer session OF the
Kansas State Agricultural college is
now 4O1, with new students coming in
every day. The total for the entire
summer term last year was $50. This
year is confidently expected to show
an increase Of at least 100. The ma
jority of the students enrolled are col
lege graduates. The attendance In
cludes many teachers and many who
are seeking state teachers certificates.
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In batting In bOtn games, out AlncOIn
punched hits and ran bases better.
First game-Score: R.H.E.
Lincoln .O1O OSO W. L
Wichita .>.........100 600 O00-1 3 0
Batteries-Cooney and Rapp; Clemens
and Jones.
Summary: Two-tase hits Quillin.
Miller, Bills. Double playstCooney to
Rapp to Mullen; Lloyd to McGaffigan
to Mullen; Rapps to Henry. Stolen
basesHCollins, Rapp. Struck out-By
Cooney, 5; by Clemens, 8. Bases on
balls-Of Cconey. 4; of Clemens, 1. Hit
by pitched oall-By Cooney. 2. Wild
pitch-Clemcns. Time-1:45. Umpire
McCafferty.
Second game-Score: R.H.E.
Wichita ..................00 1 O00-1 2
Batteries-Jordan and Rehor: Lam
bert and Jones.
Summary: Two base hits-O'Rourke.
Stolen bases-McGaffigan. Mullen. Mich
olson, O'Rourke. Sacrifice hits-Mc-
Gaffigan, Rarps. Struck out-Bt Jor-
dan. 2: by Lambert. l. Bases on balls
or Jordan, 1; off Lamber. 3. Hit by
pitched bai-By Lambert. l. Passed
ball-Renor. Time-1:37. JJmpire-Mc-
Cafferty.
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KiIled by Interurben a..

Cofteyville, Kan, June 24.-Win-
field w. Smith. agent for q Kansas City
newspaper. was killed here when q
motorcycle ridden by him was struck
by an interurban electric car on e
grade crossing.
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WOOdStOn Wants HarveSteTs,
WoodstOn, KAN, June 24.-Ideal har-
vest weather here. There is still a
shortage of hands. Corn is looking
tine.