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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-24
THE PROMOTERS WIFE
NEIL CARELESS REMARK TO
BLANCHE ORION ANNOYS
RARRARA
CHAPTER XIX.

1HAPl Eft ~AlN.
What haa caused Blanche Ortor to
make that remark? Had there been
something said about her and Neil,
and was she repeating it to i'm? Or.
PERHAPS, ne was retailing SOMETHING
to her, Neil always talked more
when he had been drinking That
was the way I always knew when ne
had been indulging himself. He never
showed il in any other way.
1 had listened intently for Neif
reply to that speech of Blanche Or
toms as we rose from the table. lie
had leaned toward her and said just
two words;
You rogue"
Someway those two words hurt me
more than if he had said more IL
showed an intimacy of which had
not dreamed. I knew of Neirs man
ner with women, how he carelessly
said tiattering things, meaning them
for the moment, then forgetting the
woman and what he haq said In an
other instant. But this was different,
this intimacy with Blanch- crtcn.
sensed danger to my Happiness. yet
could not let Neil see how ] felt. He
was so willfIi, SO headstrong. that an
objection on my part to his intimacy
with her might drive him further. in
stead of hating it.
Not that l thought for a moment
that Neil was seriously engaged or
had in any way compromised him.
self with Blanche orion. trusted
him too perfectly. But l also knew
his disposition. 1 knew he was in a
dangerous position. But she would
have to make fight for him IL that
was her idea ITO take him from ms.
should not ct go easily.
You rogue" The words, the
manner Of their saying. came back
again and again as / continued to
talk of oil wells ETC.. with our guests.
while Neil and Blanche turned over
the music to find something they used
to sing together.
1T went like this. Neil" / heard
her say, then she hummed the tune
don't you remember? You should
laughingiy. you made desperate love
to me that night"
Mr.. Frederick. the man with whom
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-24

American trade abroad has lost
nothing by the close of the war. The
value of the shipments of domestic
merchandise from the United States
during December and January, the
first two full months of peace trade
was approximately 1900 million dol
lars. This is by far the largest eX.
port business in any like period in the
history of American commerce, either
before or during the war
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-24
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: Up
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THE OUT-OF-DOORS MAN.
There's something to this life. say, when
all the skies are blue.
And trees are turning green once more.
and all the grass is new
There's more than gold and more than
fame to gather thru the years:
It's good to be on hand to greet the robin
that appears;
It's good to feel the earth grow warm be.
meath the Kindly sun.
To wander out of doors once more and
know a wanderers fun.
When nature wakes her children gay. and
dresses them anew
In all their frocks and calico in every
style and hue,
they miss a lot who hold
That life is just round of strife for
earthly fame and gold;
For flowers and birds and shady woods
and every breeze that blows
Hold just. sweet enchantment as the
ones that wealth bestows.
He has not spent his life in vain who loves
the patch of blue
Above his head when days are fair. and
walks the meadows thru
And he who whistles to his dog and
Has found found ao, source es Of happiness that
And who shall say he is not rich, tho
little gold he spends.
Who has the trees for comrades true and
singing birds for friends:
There's something to, this life. say. far
more than wealth fame:
There is n splendid happiness which every
man may claim.
And when the green is on the trees and
all the brooks are clear.
There comes a balm for every ache. q
smile for every tear
For he who steals the hours from toll to
claim the joys of spring
Thanks God that he has lived once more
to hear the robins sing.
Copyright 1919 by Edgar A Guest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-24

A roseate view of the immediate
future of business is taken by Forbes
Magazine, which says: Buyers can
not hold off very much longer Build
ers cannot afford to sit semi-idle in
definitely. Foreign ordering unques-
tionably will increase enormously in
the near future, and ships to carry the
merchandise will shortly be forthcom-
ing. Wall street will not forever and
a day see only the black outside of
clouds. The masses of military ma
terials overhanging markets are being
quietly disposed of by the government
without playing havoc with business.
Only one more huge war loan is sched-
uled, and it will soon be out of the
way. Spring is coming on apace and
its arrival should modify the unem-
ployment problem. In short, every
thing justifies expectations of a dis
tinct revival of business activity be-
fore another moon wakes and wanes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-24
One of the cities that has bee

One of the cities that has been fore
most in beginning to solve after-the-
war problems is Portland, Ore. Ac-
cording to plans the city will construct
no fewer than 1000 houses this year.
$4,000. and since the census of 1910
has added 100000. In 1911, 3,224
houses were built, aggregating in
value s7,915, 250,000. From that year
to 1917 the records show a decreasing
amount of construction. 1t is esti-
mated that there is need in America
today for no fewer than 100000 new
homes. While the cost of building a
home is higher today than it was
prior to the war, there is every in-
dication that rentals will continue to
rise while the prices of building ma
terials. with the tremendous amount
of building work Immediately ahead,
cannot be expected to reach much
lower levels than the present. This
is most propitious time. therefore.
for the development of a great home
owning movement. which should be
given special encoura cement also be-
cause it will help in the solution of our
great social and economic problems.
Widespread and successful hometown
ing activities in the United States this
spring would do more to alleviate So
cial unrest and build a bulwar X
against the Entertainments of Bolshe-
vism than any other single develop
ment. Men who own their own homes
have a sense OF stability. an apprecia-
ton of property rights and a respect
for the orderly processes of society
that preclude the possibilities of their
being misled by any fanatical or over
radical influences. a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-24
ON THE SPUR
OF THE MOMENT
BIZ ROY X. MoULrON
The Ultimate Prohibition.

the ultimate fFohipietuH.
Dear old Mr.. Pickwick must depart
From our public libraries,
Also jubiiant Sam Weller,
His renegade dad, Tony Welter,
Mr.. Snodgrass, Percy Tupman
And about nine thousand other
Dickens characters, because
Whisper it softly
They Enthusiastically
prominent temperance woman
Who lives in New Jersey has said it,
The libraries will be combed
And all objectionable characters
Will be rooted out.
There won't be q rumhOund left.
Dickens, aitho he has been dead
For number of years. is held
To be a propagandist for liquor.
BY the same sign, We must lose
From our literature
Will of Avon and Bubble Burns, .
Dear old Oliver Goldsmith,
Alexandra Dumas, Balzac, Poe,
And intact every one else
Who has ever written about
Any character who touched liquor.
We don't know what the reformer
Is going to do about the Bible.
There are always annoying questions
Just like that popping M
To take all the joy out OF life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-24
Postmaster General Burleson IS he;

Postmaster General Burleson as head
of the telephone and the telegraph
services has come in for more than
Ordinary attention. says the Buffalo
News. because of his insistence on ad-
.vancing telephone rates in utter dis
regard of states rights And while
rates have gone up the quality of serv-
ice has gone steadily down. AS a pub
lie utilities director he is a failure.
That applies to his work as head of
-;he postal department as we'll as chief
OF the wires
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-24

return guaranteed by the government
to the companies. The net operating
income earned in these three months
was sI04.OOO,OOO. while the average
operating income earned in the same
three months of the fiscal years 1915.
1916 and 1917-the years on whose
net operating income the guaranteed
standard returns to the companies are
based-was over s215.OO0,OR0.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-24

IL the members of the peace con-
ference in Paris will but provide for
universal disarma lnt it will not mat
ter what form the5 constitution of the
league of nations shall take. No ma
ton VIII start war if it have not the
wherewithaI to fight. Disband the
armies and dismantle the munitions
factories and the rest will be easy.
Willingness to do these things will be
the strongest evidence of sincerity ot
purpose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-24

is unable to see-or describe-that
something of the SOUL of the man.
Even the picture of a face is won
derful. i see the face of my Mother
and l immediately think of all the eX-
tending love of her life.
/ love to study faces-it is a more
absorbing study than history. more
thrilling than any book of fiction, more
instructive than written biography.
Faces are made day by day. And
as the days accumulate into the years.
does your Face Value become appar-
ent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-24

= Another advance of railvay rates
will be necessary. in the opinion of the
Railway Age, whether government
operation be continued or the rail-
ways be returned TO private operation
1t points out that in the three months
following the signing of the armistice
sihe railways failed by approximate
~ sl1o,0O0.O0O to earn enough net
operating income TO pay the standard
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-24
DINNER STORIES

A shy young hostess In an effort Ia
be genial led aside the comparative
stranger whose name, somehow. eiud-
ed her.
'Oh, er-Fve paired you off with
that lady in the corner. VIII you take
her to dinner? NY husband. naughty
man. says she's bit of an old trump
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-24

but she's got lots of money and one
of his clever friends las just married
her for 1t, so we must be very nice to
hsr.'
II am sorry. madam" glared the
outraged guest. but ! am the clever
friend in question"
Don't talk 70 me about the won
ders of past ages" said Uncle Joe
Cannon. THE world today is fnr
more wonderful than ever before.
just think. 1t took Columbus as
many months as 1t now takes dayI to
cross the ocean, and we talk about
flying and travelling "a mile a minute
as tho they were nothing
why. the other day ] dropped into
country school just in time to ncbr
the teacher ask.
Johnny. into what two great
classes is the human race divided?'
And Johnny answered promptly:
Motorists and pedestr ans
That's what 1 call progress After
a while there won't be any pedes-
TRANS.
teacher was trying to impress
upon her pupils recently the fact hat
history repeats itself and THAT many
things which happen today are the
counterpart OF similar things that
happened years and years ago.
Now. will any one tell me OF any
thing new of importance tnat has
happened during the last twenty-five
years." inquired the teacher.
Je. answered one OF the pupils.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-24
EIevating TIE Drummer.

If the conductorette is busy with
pad and pencil and fails to stop her
car when you want to get off, treat
her gently. She is writing play. If
the barkeep stands with his back to
you for twenty minutes when yol are
in a hurry to catch d train, do not
disturb his muse. He would like to
have you think he is adding up the
days takings, but he isn't. He is busy
on the second act of his play.
The teamstera are wiring plays
while waiting at corners for traffic sig
nails, and the BARRIERS are jotting down
ideas on the shaving paper between
strokes of their raZors-
The other day, when a street car
ran off the track and down an en-
bankment fiftee amateur playWrights
got their manuscripts all mixed up,
and the PUBLIC is going to have some
trouble in getting the run of the plots.
These plays will proba bly, be Gale
'revues,'' which start nowhere and
end three miles further down the read
| Between the writing of plays, and
| even during the writing of them, peo-
pie follow many professions and
| trades So long as he is writing a
play, the average man doesn't ,are
| what he does on the side to make n
! living. There is even one man Who
drives a hearse in the afternoon and
writes on his play mornings and even
, mss.
| Whenever a person can't find any
| thing else to do, he takes off his coat,
/ tiglterG up his belt and says We'll,
1 guess I'll write a play"
| An average of 3S5 authors are writ
| ing plays on the sa ne subject. The
! next 3S5 are at the same time writing
/ plays on another su oject, the two sub
| Jects being diff in that in one of
| them the husband fools the wife and
! in the o-her the wife fools the hus-
| band.
Out of az possible 2.946,465 plays
| written every year 81 .465 of them are
read by producers, 455 are acct pied
| for production, 60 are produced and
1 five last more han two weeks.
/ But it's a great game, and just as
profita BILE as gaJding the streets.
Is This Advertiser an Undertaken?
A soldier from overseas has sent. in
the following advertisement from d
| French paper;
! VERY SERIOUS FIRM
! Wants to represent American e Eng
! lish for Saleable articles in France.
Address 43 Rue do Trevise, Paris.
| In Alaskan towns the newspa pePs
sell for 20 cents each. In;-smuch as
the days are six months long, they
probably get two morning papers a
year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-24

: Hun sailors have refused to man
merchant ships which were to be
turned over to the allies. Very well.
No ships; no food.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-24

The Kansas 1919 legislature prob
ably will be remembered longest for
the laws which it did not pass.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-05
SAVE YOUR HAIR!
A SMALL BOTTLE
STOPS DANDRUFF
Every bit of dandruff disap-
pears and hair stops
coming out.
Try this! Your hair appears
glossy, abundant, wavy
and beautiful.

Thin, brittle, colorless and scrag-
" hair is mute evidence of a ne
elected scalp; of dandruff-that
awful scurf.
There is nothing so destructive to
he hair as dandruff. 1t robs the
lair of it's lustre, its strength and its
sery life; eventually producing fe-
yerishness and itching of the scalp,
which if not remedied causes the
lair roots to shrink, loosen and die
then the hair falls out fast. A
title Danderine tonight-now-any
ime-will surely save your hair.
Get a small bottle of Knowlton's
0anderine from any drug store or
.oilet counter for few cents, and
lfter the first application your hair
will take on that life, lustre and
uxuriance which is so beautiful. 1t
will become wayy and fluffy and
nave the appearance of abundance,
md an incompatible gloss and soft
less; but what will please you most
will be after just few weeks use,
when you will actually see lot of
Inc, downy hair-new hair-grow-
ng all over the scalp.
Danderine is to the hair what
'resh showers of rain and sunshine
are to vegetation. 1t goes right to
he roots, invigorates and strength
ms them. It's exhilarating and life
producing properties cause the hair
% grow long, strong and beautiful.
ADV.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-05
Omaha Girl Heads the
Quarterly Honor Roll
University Of Chicago

Miss Valeska Pfeiffer, a member
of the June IL graduating class Of
the Central High school, heads the
honor roll of the University of Chi
cago for the quarter which closed
last month. Miss Pfeiffer took three
subjects, one of which required lab
oratory work, and received a grade
of "A" (95 per cent? in each, making
II grade points. She is fresh
man at the school and is the daugh-
ter of Mrs. Charlotte Pfeiffer, 1924
Lake street.
Daniel Hirsch, who graduated
from Central High last June, car
ried the same amount of work and
received two "As" and one a"
He was awarded an entrance schol-
arship to the university last Sep
TENDER.
Miss Madeline Cohn, who holds
the scholarship record at Central
High, received one "a" and two
As" She is a junior at the uni
versity, having been given credit
for full years work because of
extra subjects taken while at the
high school. She entered on an
honor scholarship and continues to
hold it. She is the daughter of
Rabbi and Mrs. Frederick Cohn.
Miss Adah Lee is the fourth
Omahan on the list. She made
CA" in three SUBJECTS, receiving
"A" in three subjects, receiving
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-05
Ends Stubborn Coughs
in a Hurry
For real effectiveness, this old home.
made remedy has no equal. Eas.
lily and cheaply prepared.
NNNNNNNNNNANNNAAAAA

You'll never know how quickly q
bad cough can be conquered, until you
try this famous old homemade remedy.
all night, will say that the immediate
relief given is almost like magic, It
is Wery easily prepared, and really
there is nothing better for coughs.
Into a pint bottle, put 215 ounces
of Pinex; then add plain granu.
lated sugar syrup to make a full
pint. Or you can use clarified mo-
lasses, honey, or corn syrup, instead
of sugar syrup. Either way, the full
pint saves about two.thirds of the
money usually spent for cough prepare
lions, and gives you a more positive,
effective remedy. It keeps PERFECTLY
and tastes pleasant-children like &c.
You can feel this take hold Instant
", soothing and healing the mem.
branes in all the air passages. 1t
promptly loOsens a dry, tight cough,
and soon you will notice the phlegm
thin out and then disappear altogether.
A days use will usually break up an
ordinary throat or chest cold, and it is
also splendid for bronchitis, Group,
whpoping cough, and bronchial asthma.
Pinex is a most valuable concen-
trated compound of genuine Norway
pine extract, the most reliable remedy
for throat and chest ailments.
To avoid disappointment, ask your
druggist for "215 ounces Of Pinex"
with directions and don't accept any
ching else. Guaranteed to give abso-
lutte satisfaction or money refunded.
The Pinex Co, Ft Wayne, Ind.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-05
Commissioner FOWL
Tells Pupils About
New South Side Park

Commissioner Roy FOWL, speaking
before an enthusiastic audience of
South High school pupils yesterday
afternoon, discussed the construction
Of an athletic park for the use of the
high school. The park will be To-
Gated in the vicinity of Twenty
second, between L and NJ streets. A
deep hollow marks this location. Mr..
FOWL proposes to fill this in in the
course of the next three months. The
estimated cost is $4,000.
A base ball diamond, and perhaps
foot ball field are among the pos
sibilities of the field. South High
athletes have long felt the need of
place to practice outdoor sports.
1t is hoped foot ball stadium will
eventually be erected about the
field.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-05
South Side W. C. T. U. to Hold
Jubilee MEETING Thursday

The South Side w. c. T. U. will
hold jubilee tea at the home of
Mrs. L. C. Banner, 3O0s South
Twenty-third street, Thursday after
noon. An interesting program has
been arranged. Rev. c. F. Holler,
who has always taken a very active
part in w. c. T. U. work, and who
was a candidate on the Prohibition
ticket for vice president of the Ma
tional Convention at Columbus, o.,
in 1908, will give the principal adj
dress. Mrs. Clagget, president Of
the Douglas county division, will tell
of the midyear conference. Miss
Bess Laverty will give a reading.
The Misses Evelyn Wore and Lucille
Bliss will render a guitar duet, and
Mrs. Roberts will sing vocal num-
Der. The public is invited.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-05
Disappearance of Borin
Mystery to His Family

No word has been heard from
Charles S. Borin, manager of the
BORN Grain company, 408 North
Nineteenth street, who has been
missing since last Thursday. Mrs.
BORN, his wife, is distracted over
his disappearance. Upon her return
to Omaha from a visit with her
mother, Mrs. BORN learned thather
husband was missing.
mo doubt he is on a business
trip" she said. "Be he left no word
about where he was going"
AS yet, police have not been no.
titled of Mr.. Borin's disappearance.
Mr.. Borin's stenographer at the
office in the Grain Exchange build
ing declared she did not know where
her employer went. "Mr. BORN has
been way since Thursday" she said,
and | don't know when he will re-
turn"
She declined to discuss his bus
mess matters.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-05
BREAKS A COLD
in AFEW HOURS
First dose of "Pape's Cold
Compound" relieves all
grippe misery.
Don't stay stuffed-up!

Quit blowing and snuffling! A
dose of "Pape's Cold Compound"
taken every two hours until three
doses are taken will end grippe mis-
cry and break up a severe cold
either in the head, chest, body or
limbs.
1t promptly opens clogged-up nos
trils and air passages; stops nasty
discharge or nose running; relieves
sick headache, dullness, feverish-
ness, sore throat, sneezing, soreness
and stiffness.
"Pape's Cold Compound" is the
quickest, surest relief known and
costs only a few cents at drug
stores. 1t acts without assistance,
;astes nice, and causes no inconven-
fence. Don't accept a substitute
Adv.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-05
MORE OFFICERS
ARE likely TO
Be GIVEN GAFF
Ringer Says That Graham and
Franks Are to Be Suspended
if Investigation War
rants Such Action.

Trial of Chief Of Detectives John
Briggs and Detective L. L. Wade,
charged with misconduct in office,
was set for next Saturday morning
at 9 o'clock before the city council.
Police Commissioner Ringer yes
terday asked to have the trial set
for a week from Wednesday. While
the vote of the commissioners was
being taken on this it was discov-
cred that it will be February IL. a
legal holiday, Lincoln's birthday.
Mr., Ringer then suggested the next
day.
That's the 18th; it's unlucky,"
said Commissioner Butler.
It'll be unlucky for somebody"
remarked Mayor Smith.
Lets have it this week and get
it over witt" the mayor suggested.
why not have it Friday, the same
day as Danbaum's trial?"
Mr.. Ringer thought there might
not be time for the three hearings in
one day, and Saturday was fl y
agreed upon.
Many Witnesses.
at will be necessary to summon
a large number of witnesses and we
don't want to call them twice" said
Mr.. Ringer.
Suspension of two more detectives
may come at any time. These are
]. H. Graham and Fred Franks, ac-
cused of beating and kicking, with
out apparent reason. colored
prisoner, John Aytch, whom they
arrested at Eighteenth and Web
ster streets last Friday. Commits
sioner IRE saw the arrest and wit
messed the alleged beating.
He made a formal report to city
council yesterday and it was re-
ferred to Commissioner Ringer for
investigation. ~. ...
"The affair is already being inves-
tigated," said Mr.. Ringer.
Aytch also wrote a letter to city
council which was read. He alleges
that Detective Franks struck him
behind the right ear as he was get
ting in the patrol wagon. Then he
says he was kicked. In the wagon
he says Franks struck him in the
stomach and both officers beat him
so that he pretended to faint. He
was pushed around" when he ar
rived at the station. Aytch lives at
the Warden hotel. Sixteenth and
Cunning streets.
If the investigation warrants the