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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-07
CAPPER, ALLEN



precincts and towns and counties
thruout the state. showed that the top
line candidates were on their way.
By 10 O'Clock Tuesday night it was
apparent neither candidate could be
stopped with an injunction. The only
question was the size of their plural
tiles or even majorities.
In the governorship race, w. Y.
Morgan of Hutchinson, will finish an
easy second, altho he may be 10000
away from first place. S. NJ. Brew
ster of Troy, attorney general, is safe
ly in third place, while James A.
Troutman of Topeka is fourth. The
final position of candidates was gem
orally predicted, altho the extent of
Aliens winning amazed even the
Wichita mans campaign managers.
Stubs in Second Place.
Walter Roscoe Stubbs, former gov
ernor, is safely holding second place
and will probably finish>in that posi-
ton in the final cout of votes. Charles
F. Scott of lola. will land third place
and Joseph L. Bristow of Sa1ina, draws
the fourth position. The Stubbs-Scott
fight scattered the Capper opposition
and in the judgment of practically ev-
cry observer. removed all chances OF
defeating the governor in his senator
ial ambition.
freely circulated to the effect That
Scott would be second in the senator
ial race with big lead. The effect ot
\ this move held much positive Cappel
opposition in the Scott camp and d.
| vided the fighting forces against Cap.
| per in such a manner that the govern
or's success was easily foreseel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-07
HARNESSES THE ENEMY
Foch Makes Situation Difficult for
Boches All Along the Front.

New York, Aug. Marshal Foch's
persistent development of local at
lacks in the Montdidier sector is for
the purpose of gaining advantageous
positions from which to threaten dis
aster to German retirement at this
critical corner.
There is no longer any question but
that sooner or later the German front
will have to be shortened to provide
Won Hindenburg with enough men to
defend his essential positions. One of
the chief lessons of the second Marine
victory is that German man power is
already insufficient to hold the extra
ordinary heightened German lines in
France.
Chance for Heavy Blow.
When the full retirement begins,
the angle at Montdidier will present to
Marshal Focli the best opportunity for
separating Won Hindenburg's northern
and southern armies. Just as Won
Hindenburg tried t. divide the British
and French armies along the southern
flank, SO Marshal Foch is preparing
in advance to retaliate in the same
measure. Along the Montdidier Sec
tor the Germans facing west and those
facing south have thier meeting points
When the backing up process begins
there is bound to be serious consterna-
tion.s especially. If Won Hindenbure
waits overriding before ordering the
double retirement. The situation that
will follow may then be seized by
Marshal Foch in an effort to break
thru the German front and double up
Won Hindenburg's southern armies.
Defensive Tactics Necessary.
The preparedness of this threatening
strategy will of itself exercise an i'm
portant influence upon Won linden
burg's plans. Instead Of being left
free to encourage public opinion Al
home by offensive assaults Won Hin
denburg must begin at once to ar
range for gradual abandonmehts OF
dangerous local positions in the Mont
didier area. This is the only way he
can answer Marshal Foch's new
thrust. These Withdrawals nHIst in.
crease the pessimism among Germans
at home already so greatly depressed
by the Marine retreat. 1t seems, there
fore, to be Marshal Foeh's present
plan to continue using the initiative
not only north of the Marine, hat al
other opportune places. while delaying
! his major offensive, until America is
fully prepared to strike
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FIGHTING HEAVIER

trontInued rum Ego IneI
will attempt definite stand between
the Vesle and the Aisne is not yet
clear but it seems apparent he Is ire
pairing for further efforts to check the
allied advance. His medium cai1er
guns are bombarding the allied POSI-
tons south of the Vesle intensely and
he has been making strong efforts to
dislodge the French and American
troops holding bridgeheads IN the
north bank. All his attempts, how
ever, have met with failure.
Rain Hampers Allies.
1t was to be expected that sew raj
days would elapse before the ellies
could be in shape to renew their Of
fensive across the Vesle. The bad
weather has hampered the movement
of guns and reinforcements as well as
aerial scout work. Rain is reported to
have fallen again on the battle front
Tuesday afternoon.
When infantry fighting does reopen
in force it probably will mark new
phase in the years campaign. The
Marnea pocket has been cleared Of the
Premier Clemenceau announces that
the German losses included $1,000
prisoners and 700 guns.
What VIII BOche Do?
Interesting reports are received from
Paris concerning the future plans OF
Lh6 herman some
observers assert the Germans will
strike the British front simultaneously
with an attack by the German fleet
on the BI lisa fleet. Another report
is that the Germans will shorten their
lines on the western front for the
special purpose of gaining more man.
power from lack of which they are re-
ported to be suffering seriously.
Intense bitterness has marked what
little fighting there has been between
. Scissors and Rheims. The American
forces in Fismes and north of the
river have been subjected to heavy
bombardmeEt from cannon and ma
chine guns, but have held on. Yves
of Flsmes, Tuesday. a German batter!
builders along the Vesle. The entirt
force was wiped out by American ma
chine gunners.
Southwest of Morlancourt the Ger
mans attacked yesterday and tool
some of the ground recently won b!
Australians astride the Bray-Corbi'
road This morning the British coun
ter attacked, won back the positions
Some of the enemy troops were takel
captive. London claims that all tn
detectives fixed for the counter at
tack have been secured.
Blunt the Lys Salient.
British troops at, the apex of tn
German salient IN Flanders hav
pushed forward their outposts sti
farther on a front of 1000 yards i
the Pacaut woods Prisoners wer
captured by the British.
American troops in the Woevre hav
repuIsed two German raids. On tn
remainder of the western front ther
has been no activity. Heavy artiiler
duels are in progress on the ttaha
mountain front and in Macedonia.
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LIVES Are LOST
WHEN HURRICANE
HITS GULF COAST
Six Killed at DeQuincy, La,
One at Lake Charles.
Heavy Damage Done Thru
State of Louisiana.
DEATHS ARE PLACED At Is
Several Towns in Path of Storm
Wrecked.
Property Damage VIII Run
Into Millions.
Heavy Damage Done Thru
State of Louisiana.
DEATHS ARE PLACED At rs

Lake Charles, La. Aug. Twenty
five lives were lost and property dam
age estimated at several million dol
lars was wrought by the tropical hur-
ricane which swept this section late
yesterday
Three Towns Wrecked.
Orange, Tex, Aug. Three towns
are badly wrecked. the death toll IS
estimated at fifteen, Gerstner aVlatlon
field at Lake Charles. La, is compete
w wiped out, and nearly 100 parsons
are injured. .ro,;-
,,i s+orTn which struck the Gulf coast
Lake Charles. a city of 10000 pop
ulation. suffered heavily: Kehorts
reaching here today declared TWO
thirds of the buildings and houses IN
the city were wrecked, anu thrEe pei
sons are known dead.
six were reported killed at De
Quincy. La, while the town OF sui
Dhur was blown off the map.
THE Louisiana oil fields east NJ Lake
Charles also suffered heavily, hardly
a derrick being left standing: IL.
Rice crops were reported ilea'Ay
damaged.
Washington, Aug. THE tropical
storm WnlCA SlFuCh lilS NNAA $500
southwestern Louisiana yesterday a1t-
ernoon apparently had spent IT'S iorce
TO-DAY. Weather bureau reports said
if had greatly diminished in intensity
and no longer was storm OIL -mpor-
tance.
Houston, Tex. Aug. 7.-Three Hives
were lost in Tuesdays windstorm at
De Quincy. La, and three negroes
were killed at Hammons Camp, TWO
miles east of De Quincy, a relayeo
telegram to the Gulf coast lines re-
ports. At De Quincy the storm broke
at four o'clock. A restaurant man
named Nelson and his son are among
the killed The message said that at
least fifty residences had been de-
stroved and that stores and churches
were wrecked.
Wires are down east of the Texas
border and the Gulf coast track is lit
tered with trees. The storm followed
a narrow path but was very severe.
DE Quincy is rs miles northeast OF
Lake Charles, where great damage
was done.
Lake Charles. La. Aug. 7.-One
dead. several injured, and thousands
of dollars of property damage was the
toll today of the tropical storm which
swept in from the Gulf late yesterday
and struck this city.
Buildings at Gerstner field, gov
eminent aviation school, were re-
ported badly wrecked.
Dozens of buildings were smashed
and overturned in Lake Charles, and
only the heavy rain which accom-
panied the wind storm prevented dis
astrous fires Wire communication
turnout this section was dem oralized
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-07
MRS. HOLLIS FUNERAL
Burial in Hoyt of Mother of Mrs. G..
j. MuIyane.

The death of Mrs. Martha A. Hollis
occurred Tuesday. August s, at the
home of her daughter. Mrs. G.. ]. Null
vane, SIS Taylor street The funeral,
which was private, was held this after
noon at $50 O'Clock. and the body was
sent to Hoyt for burial.
Mrs Hollis has made her home in
Kansas for the last twenty years. She
was 50 years of age at the time of her
death. She formerly lived at Hoyt, but
has been in Topeka for two or three
years She is survived by four children
Mrs. Mulvane. Miss Mary E. Hollis ard
Bert Hollis oil of Topeka, and o. d.
Hollis of Tampa. Fla.
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AMERICANS ARE


Contlnned from Page One.s
dead, all shot in the back when the
position had become untenable. They
had fled rather than surrender.
Germans Fear Yanks.
Two wounded boches who had been
hiding three days begged not to be
killed. when they were brought in.
They said their officers told them the
Americans took no prisoners.
An American balloon observer made
a sixth daring leap to safety when a
Hun plane brought down his gas bag.
In five previous attacks the boches
had not got his balloon but had
forced him to jump. Yesterday after
noon his balloon was shot down in
flames. hut the observer landed safely
after a parachute ride.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-07
BRAVE UNDER FIRE
American Bridge Builders Fear
= ~
less in Work.
Throw Foot Bridges Across the
Yesle River.
(By the Associated Press1

With the American Army on the
Nesle, Tuesday, Aug. 6.-The Germans
appear to be determined not to per.
NIT American engineers to throw
bridges across the vesle and as a re-
suit several American officers have
mad thrilling experiences. The bridge
with their work despite the German
fire and their officers have had &c
mold tn I'm back.
Lieut.. E. F. Mail. OF California, or
tuesday was under cover with sixty
men on the south bank awaiting 3
iull IN the Ger: an Smelling in order
t" build bridge. 1t was intended e
build foot bridge on the foundations
of a bridge destroyed by the German.
ana then to put up a larger structure
Rather than expose his men Lieuten.
ant Mail, carrying two planks, started
self.
Bullets Didn't Stop Him.
The lieutenant reached the southern
pier just as the German machine gun
ners commenced a heavy fire. Thi
did not stop him. He tossed on,
plank into a tempo rary position ane
the put the other in place from tn
south pier to the pier in the middle
of the river. The enemy fire becom
ing warmer, Lieutenant Mail jumped
into the river and took cover on tn
north bank. Afterwards he recrosset
to the south bank and rejoined hi
command amid cheers from the sol
diers.
At another point farther west 0
, F'ismes Maj Francis Newcomber AM
c lpt. James P. Gro .yden. during day
light, helled a tree across the Vesl
and crossed to the north bank. Their
| they chopped down another tree which
| fell toward he southern bank. 500
afterwards they had competed foot
bridge with he tree trunks as string
| ers. Newcomber and Growden la
gone, ahead of the bridge buildin
gang to the position and when tn
gang arrived they found the work We
started. The enemy discovered h
| footbridge soon afterward and sine
| has Subjected 1t to q lively fire.
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Grants Wage Raise.

Washington, Aug. Wage in.
creases ranging from 10 to 33h pei
cent We're awarded today by the wal
labor board to employees of the St
Joseph Land Co. at Herculenum, Mo
They are retroactive to April 81 last
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WEATHER REPORT
WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
w Partly cloudy, unsettled, not so
warm, tonight and Thursday.

othy, s2s5oQ27.5o choice prairie. $500;
choice alfalfa, $2950d30 90.
SHORTS-$l.52@1.6
BRAN-$14 4@1.5O.
wHEAT-Receipts 4O7 cars
BUTTER-Market unchanged.
EGGS-Market unchanged.
POULTRY-Market unchanged.
CORN-August S1.591z; September.
$1.61A: October, $1.62%.
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Chicago, Aug. 1.-BUTTER-Market un-
changed.
EG3S-Receipts 1854 cases. Market I'M
changed.
POTATOES-Market lower. Receipts s.
cars. Virginia barrelied Cobbiers. $4.550
4.15: Minnesota Earl Ohios. bulk. se.0O0I
e1O: ditto sacked $215G2.2O; Illinois Early
Ohios. $2.0O6f210.
springs, Bic.
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New York, Aug. 7.-BUTTER-Market
firm. Creamery higher than extras, 45A@
i6Hc.
EGGS--Marlet Irregular. Fresh gather
ed extras. AGA 41c.
CHEESE-Market firm. State, fresh spe-
Gals, 2j7, a &c.
quoted: dressed. steady; chickens. 39n acc
fowls, 29TI Csc; old roosters, ga 2Gkc.
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Chicago, Aug 7.-HOGs-Receipts 1000.
Market mostly 15c to 2Oc higher. Big. pack
ers buying sparingly and trade very slow
in common packing grades. Butchers,
S10.150I 1890: Hight. $la.5OG 1895: packing:
SIS. OO6i 10 90: rough S17.7501S.OO: bulk of
sales. SIS ESQ 1885: pigs. good and choice.
ST.. 75M1S5G.
CATTLE-Receipts 5000. Market very
dull; no Quotable changes from yesterday
calves steady to &c higher.
SHEEP-Receipts 1900. Market opened
fully steady; supply late getting in choice
native lambs sold $1T.GO
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Chicago. Aug. 7-CORN-Close: August.
81. 5sss: September, 81 G11s@1G2; October,
81 o. i al G:;9s.
OATS-August. 691sc; September. e3ssc
October. 1GAc.
PORK-Septenber, sA.25.
LARD-September. S26T1; October. s26.I
SHORT RIBS-September s2i.7t; October
S24.9..
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Kansas City. Aug 7.-wHEAT-Cash :.
Market steady to 1sc higher. No 1 hard.
s21Sd219. No . s. 15102 ZIG: No. l red.
Sis: No. 2. <2.1J.
CoRN-Market steady TO Ic higher. No.
mixed, $113HI16: No }, nominal: No
white, SOFA 193- No 3. nominal; No. 2
yellow. $1.566l1 IS; No. 3 nominal.
OATS-MaFket -teady to 1c higher No
white HI2c. No mixed. s04@51c-
KAFIR AND MILO MAIZE-SI.32GI:;.:ai
HAY-Asrket 5OcGS3 higher. Choice TIM
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New Orleans, Aug. 7.-COTTON-Spo
steady and unchanged: sales on spot q
bales; to arrive, none; middling, Is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-07
CONCERT AT CITY PARK
MarshaIl's in Municipal Entertain
ment Beginning at O'Clock.

A municipal concert will be given
tonight at City park by Marshalrs
band. beginning att o'clock. The
program follows:
March Viking Observation-Disclosures. King
Overture, Martha" (by request. .Flotow
SaxOphone Quartet ............. Selected
DR.. A H. Marshall. Leo Gilmore, Herman
Jungk. Harry JunSk.
Waltz, June" .Ba Nter
Intermezzo. Just a GEM. .Tobani
Intermission.
March. shoulder to Shoulder. E. Holmes
Selection Isle of Champagne. Moses
Patrol, Salvation Army. Williams
Descriptive Sunrise in Summer -. There
Star Spangled Banner. ....arr. Ripley
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Wall St. New York, Aug. 7.-STOCKS-
Stocks opened ut nominal recessions to-
day but soon extended their reversale on
renewed pressure against equipments. utfl-
acted a point with Crucibie Steel Ameri-
can Telephone and Western Union. were
lower by large fractions to point. Genera
Motors yielded points and Sumatra and
American Tobacco lost 1 and points re-
spectively. Royal Dutch Oilbwas the ouly
issue to record more than a slight gain.
advancing 3Is pdin.s.
The market manifested more confusing
tendencies during he morning. the most
conspicuous fc: .Lre being an slI poin,
break IL, General Motors. Other speciaities
extended their Iosses. American Tobacco
dropping POINTS and LeriiIard ErefeTreh
and common. 2 to az points Mating pre-
declining 81. points Steeis recovered their
losses and baldwin Locomotive was rela-
lively strong. gaining point. Rails were
completely ignored EXCEPT for the rDnderafc
activity MI strength Of st. Paul, especial
~ preferred
New York Sugar Market
steady: centrifugal G.o55; fine graduated.
TJe.
Kansas City Live Stock Market.
Kansas City. Aug 1.-HoGS-Mark et u
GI5c higher Bulk of saleS. SIS 909f 1876
heavy s1g436719.1O. packers and butchers
SO. .oal 1890: light. s1s75@19-5o: pigs,
CATTLE-Isereipfs IGOO0. including GAN
southerns. Market steady to strung.
Prime fed steers. s17 2.,6f1s25; dressed beet
steers. S12 .seG 100: western Steers. siO.W
&. i ooSf il 90: heifers. s. 5oa1aso: stocker,
aud feeders. 81 .5oN13.5o: bulls. sG0o0a.lO
calves sG.Jsm1100
SHEEP-Receipts 4.0oa. Market strong
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Kansas City. Aug


New York. Aug. T--MONEi-Mercnnt
paper, months. C: & months, 6. = Sterling
GO day bills, 4.72E; commercial. GO day
bills on banks, Az; commercial. GO day
bills. 4.71A; demand. 4.151a cables. 4.7G1a
Francs, demand. 5.10as cables, 5.6914. Bal
silver. a95soR Mexican dollars TIC. Govern
ment bonds. easy railroad bonds. irreg
u1ar. Time loans. strong: co days, C bid
30 days AMI months. 6 bid.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, Aug. 7.-CoRN-welcome rain
in the west and southwest giving some re-
lief to threatened crops had a benrish eff
feet today OH the corn market, general
selling took place. but on the break COM
mission houses became active buyers, Fore
casts OF additional moisture, however
tended to check upturns Opening prices,
which ranged from sc to PIC lower with
September SLIGO to 81. 81 and October 1.60
to S1.G01a. were followed by moderate rail-
lies and then by new says.
OATS--Seaboard demand gave firmness
to oats. At first, however. the market
weakened, owing to the break In the value
of corn. After opening 1sc to M@Ac low
err with September 0SHc to 6Slhc. prices
assembled to above yesterdays finish.
PROV1SIONS-Streng in hog quota
lions made provisions relatively steady.
Sales of hogs wera reported at within
cents Of the highest level known.
Chicago Grain and Provision Market.
Tue rauKe of Uraces grain .uIureR vD
;iirago Board of rade as reported by
rhos. J. Myers 3cI N E. RldR.b
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The following sales Nv giad, this morn
ing at the Stool .ards Kausae ;'ity. and
reported .sve. .aBe distance telephone dt-
rect to he State journal by clay Robin
sob & Co. i've stock commissico mer
chants,
Kansas City, Aug. 7.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 10000 head. Market weak to lower.
HOGS-Receipts 10000 head. Market De
to Toe higher. Bulk of sales, $1,000 10 IS +:
top. $19G5.
SHEEP-Receipts 1900 head. Market
DC higher. Lambs $I7.35; wethers. <1i.25 ;
yea rIinas S13iO
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FURNISHED ny the r"prka Packing Con-
many. corner l.H,srs-rf an Madisonl
Topeka Kan, Aug l.
Springs. over lbs 2fir old ROSTERS nc
broilers- III to = lbs and under. 2Sc: hens
over z Tbs. 2ic: hens under Iba, lie
EtasS-37c
BUTTER -fGd sJc.
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FURNISHED ny Derby Grain Co., corpe
Kansas Ave amt Curtis 81
Topeka. Kan, Aug. Z.
MINED ttORN s1.50.
WHITE CORN-sf.65
OATS-6Oc.
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Lambs. s1h00d1TG0; yeariings sfi.O0gn
1900; wethers. S10.On14.G0; ewes, $SOO0
1900; stockers and feeders, $600Q17.00.
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(The ~-Hnge OF fr.,es on graIu INJURIES o.
hausas :ty 3ard ri Trndr as repuried
oy Tbos Myers 2iil RlfRl
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Topeka. Kan, Aug. Z.
ALFALFA-<I5IB
ptAHIE HAY $500
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Topeka, Kan, Jug. 3.
pRAR1E HAY-s15OO.
ALFALFA -$1SO0.
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washington, Aug. IA murine
casualty list issued today shows:
Killed in action. 81; died of wounds
2; wounded severely, SO; wounded
degree undetermined. zoe; total. 292
Killed in action: Sergt- Samuel l.
Copeland, Wichita. KANSAS: Pvt
James A. Alsebrock. Chaffee. Mo
Wounde severely: Pvt. Andrew T
Castlen, st. Louis.
Wounded, degree undetermined
Lieut. John C. Schneider if. st
Joseph. Mo-: Sergts. Arthur E. Goertze
Fora. Mo-; Christie NJ. Peterson, Lyon
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7 New York Sugnr Market
. New York Aug. s.-SrGAR-Eaw.
steady: centrifugal. 6o55; fine granulnted.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-02-07

members of the Dorcas society at the
home Of Mr. and Mrs G. w. Hutchinson,
on Wednesday evening. One of the
main entertaining features was an auc
ton sale of articles, to which each of
the hostesses contributed. Miss Ena
Hutchinson was the auctioneer, which
added to the amusement Of the evening,
and helped to swell the proceeds.
Mrs James Fox Of Linden is here
caring for her daughter Mrs Garfield
Bottoms.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs James Chappell,
Monday, January %, a daughter.
DR.. William Reese of Dodgeville was
here Wednesday and Saturday.
Uriab Gardner and daughter Anna
returned Monday from visit at Linden.
Mrs Garfield Bottoms had the mis-
fortune Wednesday, to slip and fall in
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-02-07
DADD SEVEN[N(
A|RY TALL 0X1
SAMMY SAUSACE'S IDEA.
~ MARY GRAHAM BONNER

Il think there should be a presi-
dent Of the pig pen," said POrky Pig.
And l agree with you," said Broth
er Bacon.
$50 do l." grunted Pinky Pig.
Il think the same" squealed Master
Pink Pig.
CAS- we all think alike" said Porky
Pig, there need be no further discus
sion. / am now President Porky Pig
of the pig PEN
"Oh," they all squealed in horror.
"Oh,' they grunted and snorted.
whats the trouble?" asked Porky
Pig.
Il thought I'd be president" Broth
er Bacon said
"And 1 thought the same" said
Pinky Pig.
Il thought" said Miss Ham, hurry
ing to the center of the pen, that you
would have lady president and that
I'd be chosen"
"Well, of all the things said Perky
Pig. "Here I unselishly suggest that
I should be president"
"Unselfshly!" they all squealed.
EYES," said Grandfather Porky, cts
unseltish of me to think of the welfare
and good of the pigs and not of my
self. But if you're nice pigs and
choose me as your president | will
give you all honorable positions. l
will make one the chairman, one he