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"Cupid's Morgue."

"Cupid's morgue" in the city post of- ice is not the gruesome place of blasted hopes and affections that one might imagine it to be, but is in reality the most interesting and cheerful de partment in the mailservice; the great est amount of trouble is taken in dis eliminating where the different mat ter shall be sent, and no books or printed valentines are distributed with put first being carefully looked over.
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Helpful Valentino
 BNee5 5h'ppsy

I ELDON had found the one girl
 E Nellie Hastings. Nellie had
 great, lustrous eyes. When Eel
 don recited his own poetry she would gaze intently into his face with rapt expression, as if thinking of new hat she would like to buy. And probably she was.
 When he finished reciting she would be silent moment and then murmur: {: ''How exQuisite!'' She didn't say what was exquisite, but Feldon thought he knew. But I would wager a little on the hat.
 Feldon's family and looked on his romance with extreme disfavor. But he would brook no criticism from his relatives. That was why he happened to be lodging with me in the studio temporarily. Being only a friend I knew Feldon much better than his family did and was wise enough not to show my disfavor for his suit.
 knew Nellie, too. and felt sure her union with Feldon would not be best for all concerned. Feldon was really a fine chap. He was original. He did not even initiate other men in their vices, as most otherwise original men do. He had a fine scorn for philander- ing and excesses. He did not love to eat and drink or indulge in any other common appetite. His appetites were spiritual. felt sure the girl for him would have to be modern Pallas.
 But that is just what he thought Nellie was.
 "She has a wonderful soul!" he would cry. Ut looks out of her eyes. Every glance is lyric, every steadfast gaze perfect poem!"
 When man who tells you his love is too deep for words gushes forth like that about thirty times day it usual ly ends in life sentence There's no saving him.
 Still we tried hard, the family and l. The family pleaded, stormed and threatened. I tried sundry strategic moves. But all proved futile. Feldon and Nellie decided to marry in May. They wouldn't be married in June be- cause so many people get married then. It was early in February when they definitely decided on the date, and then the family and I lost hope.
 But few days later he came in looking so agitated I felt hopeful of calamitous news. His hair was di- sheveled, his collar awry. his tie hump backed. He paid no attention to me, but began at once to pace the floor feverishly, muttering unintelligibly as he walked and stopping frequently to claw his hair frenziedly. I waited pa nently for the tloodgates to burst, but aothing happened. Occasionally he would stare at me. but did not seem to see me. Finally he sat and began to write. 1 could not restrain an ex- clamation of profound disgust.
 "So it's mere poem you're working on!' sneered. q thought something had happened" i
 He looked up dazedly a moment. . Then he seemed to recall where he was and that was a human being. Then nis excitement flooded back.
 "A mere poem?" he cried. tThis poem should be 'an echo and a light anto eternity It should symbolize the { most perfect love which ever existed
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TEN MEXICANS DIE IN FIRE.

Mexico City, Feb. 13.-At least l0 persons were killed and many others wounded in fire which destroyed a Mexican Central warehouse late last night. The casualties were caused by the explosion of dynamite and gun cartridges stored in the building.
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between human beings. St. Valentines day is coming, you dolt. That day am to pour out my heart in poem to Nellie and she hers in a poem to me- "The deuce you say!' I exclaimed II didn't know she wrote such stuff." "Her every thought is a poem," he declared.
 For week, Feldon labored inces. sanity over that poem. He would hop out of bed in the middle of the night to change n word or put in a comma. He revised it dozen times every day. It was q truly beautiful thing when he sent it away by messenger the morning of St. Valentines day. The same messenger brought back Nellie's valentine.
 : What sounded like the gasps of a dying man called me to Feldon's side five minutes later. He had fallen back pale and limp, on couch. I propped up his head and ran for a stimulant, but he waved me away.
 Don't save me-" he pleaded. Life is all too taunting mockery. I thought I had found soul perfectly responsive to harmony and melody and beauty and symmetry. But just look what she wrote!'
 He held up Nellie's valentine, and read:
 This valentine
 To you doth say
 I'm yours all the time
 For ever and for aye;
 So when this you see
 Do not forget To remember me
 Your own
 Nel-lee. I read the valentine through twice, believing l saw possibilities in it. Tel don groaned steadily the while. Feldon shamelessly deserted Nellie, leaving for an extended trip through
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GOTHAM'S COLDEsT p''

New York, Feb; ls;--Nss ;Sssv VI s'' coldest day developed 'vHS v,HfS;cisly temperatures dropped 9i ,in,e sel the zero mark for the flrst tha rs,aI February 13, 1914. wnei' was one degree above.
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ONE-CENT LETTER
 POSTAGE LOSES

Washington, Feb 13.--By vote of 37 to 34, the senate today refused to suspend the rules and permit the at tachment to the postoffice appropria tion bill of an amendment increasing the postage rates on newspapers and magazines and to decrease to one cent the rate on drop letters.
 Belgiums population at the out hraak Of tha war wac ' 700 000
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GREEK SHIP sUNA'

London, Feb. lS'mh'' an stesnsF nounces that the GreeS has bel Aghios spyridion, 76S tons men men hsVs sunk by submarine. Fate ,,tein and r been landed. but the csp'd drowned mainder of the crew were u'
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BRITISH LABOR fAhIl

London, Feb. 1s.--Tne medssl'nl sss 1T of the British Labor party oon n' to !. creased CT from 37e,oOO in lsVV " 22O. .OOO at the present tlnie'
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the West without stopping to say good- by. Both his family and felt greatly relieved. Shortly afterward I married Nellie myself. And ever since then the dear girl has made handsome living for both of us by writing 'ly- ricS" for popular songs.
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The Trenton, of the uniss' nS;a is navy, was the first wa aa',sectriciys world to be lighted by e'ee'
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CUbA'S PRESIDENT ASKS VOLUNTEERS
 FOR HIS FORCES
Report Says Former Presi- dent Gomez Leading Rev.
 olutionary Party.

Havana, Cuba, Feb 13.-President Menocal has just issued a decree au- thorizing 9 call for volunteers be- tween the ages of IS and 45 years, to serve for period of 90 days. It is rumored that the former presi- dent. Gen. Jose Miguul Gomez, has
 landed at Camaguey, and that Lieut. Col Quinones, commander of the Camaguey forces, has revolted with all his men. Communication with Camaguey is still severed, and no train has arrived here since yeste~- day.
 Another report was trat rebels, be. lleved to be under the command of Col. Baldomero Ocosta, mayor of Marianao, who were attacked by rurales this morning, escaped in the direction of Canas. 40 miles from l Havana. Later the rebels came in contact with army forces, and fight ing is reported to be going on. The presidents decree calling for volunteers announces that it is not necessary for those responding to the Cuban citizens, nor that they should
 De able to read or write Spanish. General Gomez is one of the lead- CTS of the Liberal party in Cuba. and
 was often mentioned as possible canaldate for reelection as presi. aeht. He was once quoted as say ing the election of President Meno- cal would mean a revolution. It was
 reported he left Havana aboard his
 prlVate yacht Friday just before the
 revolutionary outbreak.
 Urges MenOcal to Resign.
 New York, Feb. 13.--Dr. Orestes Ferrara, speaker of the Cuban house of representatives who is now in this city, made public tonight a cable message he had sent to President
 Menocal, calling upon him to resign m favor of Vice President Verona, if ne would leave name that shall not be cursed by you. children be- cause connected with your brothers Dloodshed and loss of the republic" Washington Disturbed. Washington, Feb. 13.-The Ameri- can government is much disturbed over the revolutionary outbreak ill Cuba, and altho it stands ready to take any step which may become necessary to protect it's interests, ap- parently no preparations are being made for active intervention Of any sort.
 Tonight, neither the state depart ment nor the Cuban legation had re- celved any information to clarify further the press dispatches regard in gthe outbreak.
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Oakland is opposing a movement to annex it to San Francisco.
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HENRY MARK co. The Name is Guarantee
YANKEE SEAMEN'S
 PLIGHT AROUSES
 KEEN RESENTMENT

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"In the Spring the young mans fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love"

so sang the poct-so sings the whole World
 It just natural for the in the Spring, adorn person properly it for the trees to put forth leaves the flowers blossom. the birds to their plmlagc
 always prepared this of the year show the newest prettcs things of personal for the YOUNG MAN-the array of Shirts of Ties of dainty Silk Iu kelclcs and Clothes. We the young the fellows from years of carry the kind of apparel they want.
 Of course, please the older men, too-dont think intend negectns your wants You know you always little later
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-30
BUNDY IN ENGLAND
Former Reporter on State journal
With Canadian Rifles.

V. Z. Bundy, a reporter on the To-
peka State Journal the latter part of
last year and the first part of this
year and who went from here to
Canada to join the Canadian Mounted
Rifles. a part of the Dominion Over
seas forces, is in Shorncliffe, Kent,
England, according to a letter re-
ceived here from him. He is waiting
to go to France after having seen his
regiment dismounted into infantry.
Bundy's letter, in part, follows:
I'm blighty, at last. Have been
so busy since landing here that 1
haven't had time to write Out of
Difference to the censor will not say
what ship we come over on or when
we landed. We are now in Quaran-
tine camp and will probably be al
lowed to see the country in a few
days.
Had a highly interesting trip, uE-
eventful except from landlubber's
point of view, except for one day
when We had a real gale
Had one short march here and
got to see a bit of very quaint old
English countryside. Our camp is in
sight of the English channel on one
side and the shrine of Thomas a
Beckett on the other.
Instead of a cavalryman I'm an
1nfantryman now, owing to the trans
mogrification lis there such a word)
of the Canadian cavalry into infan-
try. They need infantry more tkan
cavalry"
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is MAKING MEN
Former Topeka Actor Tells of Doctors
Work in Army.

The war will make" more men
than it kills, says George Sharp, actor,
well known in Topeka, who is spend
ing a few days here on leave from
Camp Funston where he is a mem
Der of the 323rd field battalion, signal
reserve corps, regular army. Sharp
points to the splendid record of medi-
cal men in Funston for picking out
men in bad shape physically and
making strong active soldiers out of
them.
Sharp volunteered for service with
the signal corps seven weeks ago. A
few days ago he was one of the seven
selected out of his battalion to be sent
to an officers training school which
opens in January.
Sharp played for more than a year,
about four years ago, with the North
Brothers Stock company at the Ma
jestic and with a company owned by
Roy Crawford. He played in the
Crawford company with Albert Jack
Roscoe who al pears at the Iris next
week co-starring with Theda Bara in
a screen version of Camille"
He also played with road companies
at the Grand and in vaudeville teams
at the Novelty
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Crowds Say Farewell.
CRACK AT ZIMMERMAN
Calls One of ex-Foreign
Ministers Treaties, Treason"

e Dresden, Saxony, Nov. 29.-During
the budget debate today in the lower
house of the Saxon diet, Deputy Fleiss-
ner, a socialist, made a severe attack
on the German foreign policy and
said he had in his possession copy of
treaty signed by DR.. Alfred Zim-
norman. former German foreign sec
retary which if it had been drawn up
and signed within the limits of the
empire, would have been equivalent to
high treason. The deputy's assertion
caused some excitement, especially in
view of his offer to read the treaty
in open session. The president of the
chamber asked to see the document
which he turned over to Count Won
Nitzthum, Saxon foreign minister The
count made the following declaration:
4 Il have not discovered anything in
the document which would incrim-
mate German diplomacy or could be
construed as not permissible. L am
unable to vouch for the genuineness
of the treaty and confine myself to
stating that it concerns a treaty
concluded during the war and is di-
irected against. power which is at
war with US and therefore recon-
mends only such measures as cores
pond with war time usages and in
ternational law. 1 emphatically re-
ject as wholly unfounded the speak
er's reprOach of Former Foreign Sec
rotary Zimmerman
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PLAY CAME here
Funston and DOniphan Teams
May Clash in Topeka.
Game Would Draw Record
GridirOn- Crowd.

a report was current in Topeka to-
day that a movement is on foot and
being backed by prominent sport en-
thusiasts to have the football teams of
Camp Funston and Camp Doniphan,
Fort Sill, Okla, play game in To-
peka, probably next Saturday week.
The game, if arranged, will be played
at WaShburn field, and it is expected
to draw the largest football crowd To-
peka ever turned out.
The Camp Funston team is consid-
cred one of the best that was ever or
ganized in the state and will be COM
posed of the same players who par
ticipated in the big Army-Navy game
at Kansas City last Saturday. Captain
Wilmington, one of the biggest grid
iron stars ever turned out in the east,
is coach of the Funston team and
there are several well known Kansas
stars in it, including eX-Captain Lind
say, of K. u, and 'POtsy'' Clark, for
mer assistant K. U. coach.
The Camp Doniphan team has sew
eral Topeka stars on it's roster, includ-
ing Dr.. Pete" He'll, who is a lieuten-
ant in the dental service, and "Pinky''
Beals, old Washburn star who is with
Battery A
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ANOTHER BELGIUM
Same Fate Melted by Huns to
Captured Italy Provinces.
Women and Children, Used as
Battle Shield, Are Slain.

Washington, Nov. 0.-Austro-Ger-
man troops are making a second Bel
GUM out of invaded Italy, official
Rome cables today stated.
Near Venson, the Germans placed
women and children in their first line
trenches as shields against Italian
fire Hundreds of these innocent vic
tins were sacrificed. said the mes
sages.
In the Frieumi region the Germans
have levied the same eXorbitant war
taxes as in northern France and Bel
GUM. Labor is being conscripted
with German thoroness.
While Austro- German agents spread
stories of benevolent treatment to the
Italian villages, Austro-German SOL
diers are Communicating every NOV
a BILE article of value in Italy.
Women Captured by AustEians.
Official orders were found on cap
tured Austro-German soldiers to take
away what is movable, detach what
is attached and use what is useful
Along the Piave river front the
Italian soldiers report that the terri
fed screams of women in Austro-
German hands make the night
hideous.
Italian aviators report that the en-
envy is feverishly active along the
Tagliamento river, where he is COM
pelling the civilian population TO as
sist in the construction of lines of
defensive trenches ana works on the
eastern bank of the river, to which
he probably would fall back in case
of a reverse along the Piave.
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RED CROSS MEETING
Topeka Delegates VIII Attend District
Conference in Kansas City.

At an informal meeting of the Red
Cross committee of the Chamber of
Commerce this noon it was announced
that Horace Hall, c. B. Merriam, w.
A Bibv, T. d. Hammatt, Walter John
son and Morton Albaugh would at
tend a meeting of the Red Cross of
the southwest district in Kansas City
tomorrow noon. The meeting is for
the purpose of planning the-Christ-
mas membership drive in the south
west district
The meeting will be addressed by
George W. Simmonds, president of
the Simmonds Hardware company,
and by J. l. johnson, a prominent
banker of St Louis. Both of these
gentlemen are devoting their entire
time and energies to the work of the
Red Cross. and this without pay of
any kind. Simmonds is the general
manager of the Red Cross in the five
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LOCAL MENTION

Afford Bradford, Is years ola, was
sent to the state reformatory today by
the juvenile court. A confession,
signed by Bradford, shows where he
has stolen wheat from box cars num-
erous times. He lives at 500 North
Tyler street.
The Idle Hour Dancing club will
give a dance toni. hit at the Barrett
hail. 1000 North Kansas aven1e Dr.
c. Hickey. manager.-Adv.
K. W. Du Bots, formerly with the
Pioneer Mortgage company here and
later transferred to the Oklahoma
City offices. has returned to Topeka
from Camp Stanley. Leon Springs
Tex. where he was given a first lieu
tenants commission in the officers
training camp. He is spending a few
days here visiting friends.
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OFF 6 WEEKS AGO
$1,000 Men in Rainbow Divi-
sion Left Week Oct. Is.
Entrained at Fort Mills, N. Z,
in Night for Transports.

Camp Mills, Hampstead L. l., Nov.
30.-In the darkest hour which pre-
cedes the dawn, thousands of Sam
mics of the rainbow division marched
away from their camp here. en- route
to France, while the townsfolk cheered
and showered them with gifts. De-
tails of the rainbow's secret departure
can now be told, following the an
nouncement that this unit had safely
arrived lover there"
About 8 a. M on October Is, the
rainbow division engineers marched
away. Last farewells had been said
several days previously when every
man was given an extra long leave.
Many married during that furlough.
As the engineers tramped thru the
dark to their entraining point, the
toWnspeople of villages scattered
ed hastily and came to their doors -.
the chill of the early morning, to bid
the departing boys Godspeed.
Are Fully Equipped.
This was the beginning of an exodus
that lasted more than a week. During
that time $1,000 men, fully equipped
for fighting, with all their baggage
Camp Mills en- route to France. Hun
dredS of residents were in on the
great secret, but that secret was kept.
While the nation slept thousands of
ralnDoWS embarked on tnelr trans
ports.
Toward the latter part of that week
the entraining time was changed to a
daylight hour and the khaki-clad hosts
marched quite openly.
who are your" the crowd would
shout as new body of sta1wart young
Americans swung in sight, and back
would come the answer:
"Io-way" or New York, this is the
old Sixty-ninth."
Farewell balls, parties and dinners
by the hundred were staged in Hemp
stead, Mineola and nearby villages foA
the departing fighting men. Three
hour leaves were granted many short
ly before time to hike. Headquarters
kept track of the men by telephone
And prosaic, jangling telephone bell
instead of the mellow bugle call of
romance sounded the signal for end
ing most of the balls as the command
was passed for the units to fall in and
get ready to start.
Crowds Say Farewell.
There were stirring scenes at the
entraining points, when cheering
crowds thronged about the men, toss
ing them cigarettes and other pres
ents, shouting and laughing-some
women quietly weeping. Troop train
after troop train ratified away for the
embarkatiOn point, with soldiers wav-
ing from the windows
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-30

All persons living within walking dis
lance of the state house who can ac-
commodate one or more of the visi-
tors will confer a great favor on the
Chamber of Commerce by notifying
the secretary concerning the number
of rooms they have for rent.
This convention will be, with the
exception of tie Teachers convention.
the largest Topeka has entertained
during the year, and if this visit is
impressed on the minds of the officials,
they in turn will carry a hearty APP
probation and possibly a determine
ton to make the meeting an annual
affair
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BEEKEEPERS COMING
State Convention Program for Decem-
Der Is Announced Today.

The program for the northeast Kan
sas beekeepers' convention in Topeka
December was announced today by
A R. Hockensmith. president The
convention will be held at the Cham
Der of Commerce rooms. the program
beginning at 1 80 o'clock in the after
noon. The program follows:
1:30-Discussion of topics of inter
est to beekeepers by the officers and
members of the association
OBJ Question box
(c) Election of officers.
(d) Miscellaneous business
(e) Recess till 1880.
7:30-'sWhy We Should Produce
More Honey Prof Jos. H. Merrill,
Kansas State Agricultural college.
Investigations on the Honey Bee by
the Department of Entomology. Uni
versfty of Kansas" Prof. S. j. Hunter
University of Kansas.
General discussion
Unfinished business.
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states comprising the southwest dis
trict, and Johnson is the general chair
man in charge Of the Christmas MEM
bership campaign.
The luncheon at the Baltimore In
expected by the local Red Cross Off
eials to mark the beginning of def
mite plans for the new drive. Sim
monds and johnson both TEEN with
new ideas and the Topekans expect to
learn some new wrinkles and twists Of
membership campaigning.
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Rich Sd. Joe NI,Iou ne,a

Los Angeles. Nov. 3O.-Funeral ar
engagements we e being made TODAY
FIR Mrs Katherine Tootle, widow Of
r. Tootie, a banker of st. Joseph.
MO-. whose estate was estimated to
have amounted to twenty millions or
mere. Mrs Tootle died Yesterday Al
her home l. suburb She was IS
years old
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FAMILY IN AUTO CRASH
Nine in Car When 1t Overturned
One Is Killed.

Omaha, Nov. 30.-Charles r. Robel,
manager of Lord Lister hospital
Omaha, was killed early today, neal
Oakland. Iowa, when a car in which
the parents and six brothers and sis
tiers of the. dead man were driving
ran into the ditch because of a heavy
fog and overturned. They had been
spending Thanksgiving with another
brother, an officer at Camp Dodge.
The others were only Slightly hurt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-30

Wall St. New York, Nov 30.-STOCKS-
Latest peace proposals and adverse railroad
earnings accounted for today's gross recess
sions of to points in active stocks.
Sales appropriated $4,000 shares.
Extreme recoveries of lrage fractions to
. points attended the hardening process of
the final hour The closing was irregular.
Liberty bonds sold at 9T.94 to 97.96 and the
3N g at 9S.SS to 30.
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FATHER OF NAVY DEAD
William Eaton Chandler Was Member
of President Arthur's Cabinet.

Concord. N. H, Nov. 3O.-William
Eaton Chandler, who as secretary of
the navy in President Arthur's cabinet
was largely responsible for the begin
ming of the modern United States
navy, died at his home here today.