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By Mrs., Kemble waite, Chairman

presa.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
executive board Of tFairmont chapter.
American Red Cross. met IN head.
quarters. IN the city building, January
9Th, at $50 r. d. Mn. sleredith, the
chairman. being m. MFs. Cohoway,
the yice-chlirnan, presided. Twelve
members were present. The rosigna-
ton OF n. A. Williamson, treasurer,
was read. This was aceSted With
mach regret, for Mr.. Williamson has
been OF invaluable service to the Red
Cross, because Of his thorough mcwl.
edge Of national and local Red Cross
organization. IN his untiring efforts
for Red Cross he has given his time
and service as q patriotic duty at the
expense CT bic own personal interests.
Mr.. Williamson submitted the fol.
1nSuiSNe VnnAeA.
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their governments have assumed the
AZ fading the refu0ae

their governments have assumed the
responsibility Of feeding the refugee.
1t will be as unpatriotic to neglect this
work today as II would have been to
neglect II before the armistice.
The unspeakable crimes Of the Ger.
man soldier challenged the manhood
OF our American boys, who let no
such challenge pass. giving their lives
II need he, to right the wrongs Of
these refugees and to restore justice
to them. Re we fail the refugee we will
fail our boys BY neglecting these help
less ones 10 their dire need. The
American hoy has taught these desti.
tute ones 70 lnok to us for help. Those
who Will return TO joyously tell us how
II all happened vii say keep 1t 80.
ing" But what Of those who never
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over there ls would have o,er in.eYn.
ed L;onths TO"
] meditated for q little time, then
laid my last card down:
But ! cannot see that anything
which happened last night yerifes
your suspicins. Eloise."
yes, l know it is easy for me to be
suspicious,' Eioise smiled sadly. my
fathers house has been leyeled by the
guns OF the invader. I have pulled
weeds In o potato field by the side 81
q woman Of the Sums. Ny bridegroom
vas torn fun my arras and tossc.i
aide to lie = lis wouais alone! why
should ! not be suspicious? But, as i
lel, az ! s." az ] must spsak. I see
Hun pr2aganda spreading here in
America because yot are too unsus.
pecting! The Eihn works on your sym.
pathies by bowling that he is stafy.
ing! He would make you quarrel With
,l'rssia, t" we' Id set al c4ts a. the
leaders q. the peace table--to save
himself from the punishments he de.
serves! And how does he plan TO work
this eveil? Through clever men whom
you Americans accept too easily as
friends
Eloise threw up her hands in ges-
ture Of despair.
But Certeis Is so rich, money could
not bribe hint" exclaimed, feeling
greatly delieisJ becaussl had discov.
cred an incontestable fact,
Money could not. but power could. !.
said Eloise. Had Germany won the
war, new Kingdoms would have -four.
ished in every corner OF Europe. And
for every throne-a king friendly 10
the Hunt.
see. ] seem 1 whispered solemn.
y And in truth. I saw much moro than
I cared to ccrfide to Eolise. / saw e
sunken u.boat with a treasure Of gems
in its hold. "For every thrones
king Eioise had said. .And for every
king said to myself, "a magnificent
hoard Of crown Jewels
ITO be ContInued.)
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TERRIBLY SWOLLEN
Suffering Described A: Tortur.
Relieved by Black. Draught.

Ressville, Ga. Mrs. Kate Lee Able =
his place, writes: my husband Is 40
engineer, and once while liiti eip
Ilui(d himself wttfz rete = heavy ma.
chi ery. across AefR Did men. He was
90 sere he cou4 DBL Bear to press on
Tins. Pc al, Of chi os abdomen. He
'weigafd l65Ie,. fell Of until he
weigh 4 40 &s b We ).
He q caue q h and itlooked
IKE he kcMd i, bad three different
iecters, Yet lll sir tedicinc. his
ats: llle BY al pr oil. and drink
~, OF lee DAT id tuecession. He
"a tbs yeL wishsutresl We became
desperate. be suffered Sd He was swol-
len terribly. He told ne his suffering
could only be described astortrre.
lsent and bought Thediord's Black
sDraught. lmade him. take a big dose.
and whenit beganto acthe tainted, he
was Ia such misery. butte gotrelief and
began 70 mend at once. He got well,
and We both feel he owes his life 10
Thediofd's Black Drought"
Thedierd's Black Drausht helpyou
% keep al, ready ior the days work.
Tvhl Ne-l3i
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cHAprER t2s.

II
$50 you were not flirting with Dr.
Certeis," said to Eloise. putting my
hand in her own. as II apologizing for
the remark. 1T worried me to see you
50 gay, SO soon after the tragedy OF
the lilac walk"
Flirting With Dr. Certcis? pity
the woman who ever tries that" she
said with scornful emphasis.
l found myself flushing guiltly
Was she warning me?
why" inquired.
Let ma answer by telling you the
rest Of the story" she replied. "There
was some talk Of a marriage between
my sister and the Duke Of Riminez
You know the foreign systematic
marriage arranged by the parcnzs. I,n.
negotiations were broken off; his ex-
cellency departed: and my sister wept
for days. That is why I remember.
But was too young to be told the
reason. Years afterward, when the
great war made my people mobilize
so hastily, r'v brother swore that he
YOU'D XIII Hlmlnez on SigA. were
they ever to meet. He vowed that
Riminez was a clever spy known to
all the secret service bureaus of En-.
rope! He accused him as one Of the
chief agents who had made q swift
war possible for the Germans!
Through him, and men like him, the
Hun had collected information for
years. The Duke Of Riminez, under
cover Of a visit to our home, had
served the secret plotters against our
country"
But Spain is not an enemy coun.
try, protested.
"This man nv material descen. Is an
Austrian" explained Eloise. "And, be.
sides, he is an international spy; he
has no country.
my dear / cannot see why such q
remarkable parsonage as you describe
should be staying in our inland town,
thousands Of miles from the seat OF
military operations"
Ills. own work was well done before
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come 10 all the crestfal'en weary and
cad. He dreamed that he was nome,
ard tte Singer millions his. And the
Hindu, too, had not won his sweet.
heart, but had gone to where he be.
longed, in the East. His first and
childhood love was his wife. Once
more he was rhyming and chanting
songs Of love to the girl who had bsen
his inspire ton and caused him TO come
to the great, writhing Babel and strive
against fate. He had reached HE goal
realized his ambition. Love had rot
trifled with him; 1t had made him and
the mate whom he so fondly ndored
happy. But the delectable, beautiful
vision did not last long.
He was soon awakened by sharp,
singing rap on the skin-thick solcs OF
his shoes. His beauteous thrill van
ished. Tho blood no longer tingled in
intoxicated fascination in his veins;
1t boiled In incensed passion at his IN
diligence in allowing himself to GoIe
away and thus bring him into the
clutches Of the law.
He endeavored to collect his senses
and try and elude duress at the hands
Of the being who disturbed his nap. He
stretched himself and yawned for
time. Something Tapped poignantly
against his nose. fluttered with the
wind in his eyes. Slowly he opened his
sleepy organs OF vision, wondering
what 1t might be. The sunlight was
very strong, but he succeeded in MAX
ing out an inscription-it was his
name.
He has to brink several times be.
fore he could really see, for or Soils
candescence hurt his somniferous
sight, Now he grasped the paper in
his hands and read 1t in a spell-bound,
!increditing wonder and astonishment.
Evidently he did not believe what he
saw, for he rubbed his eyes and pinch
ed himself to ascertain that he was
mot seeing things in seance.
Another sharp wallop greeted his
surprise. He turned up his eyes to
the unknown bystander. who held up
his feet.
wake up, sleepy poet-I've decidd
to take You back. 1guess was wrong
| His surprise was even greater when
he discovered that the imaginary min.
ion was his stubborn and bigoted faith.
er, who always loved to have his own
way. His heart beat loud for Joy when
The beheld the second person. He
wished to speak, but his tongue be-
came paralyzed. Darling" was all
he could say.
The girl's buxom countenance be-
came suffused in red. She attempted
1 to hide her deep emotion by saying:
1.-THE Courier will published in book
form the 'scripts-the, er. very per.
sonal and friendly verses that you
wrote to me from the time we were
little children"
"They are your property" interposed
honest Bill.
mo, they're yours argued the Just
girl; you wrote them. And this is
thesinitial check for ten thousand. The
company is famous for its word. The
provisions for royalties that have
| made will be faithfully carried opt.
"And," continued the youth. huski,
ly, you remember. when should
make good-you remember the old
contract-will 1t be carried out, Mar
jorte7"
The girl could no longer control her
u
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silk and straw confect,cns. For the
average won.sn q straw hat before the
strain IN her famous common sense.
For the new hat OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
satin II 7ou would be in the mode
and blue satin IL you would be very
smart indeed
AT the lets is sketched such navy
blue satin toque. the brim softly
draped with satin folds, the top GOV.
cred smooth The only ornament is q
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GRANDMOTHER
There Was Nothing So Good
for Congestion and ODDS
as Mustard

But the oId,fashioned mus md pIa,tlI
burned and blistered while e acted. Get
the relief and help that must ard
plasters gave. without The nltslsr and
without the blister. q
MrAterole doesit. Il Is 4 clean. white
ointn INT made with oil q mustard II 's
,cieft fcaily prepared, 70 that It works
wonfds snd yet dog re blister the
Just nass3ge Must With b. I'm
ger.tipA genEly. See ~ lniflIly It brings
lslief ~ spssdi' =. I'll. c'..p,.'
chN lsliti5 ap, IS n.,R ,''.
nsus b ass||e a'o' 1|snE|sy
the hack you spE il sire muscles:
bruises dilbl8 ns, 81 iEet colds Of
Soc and sc iaIs g tital slss 52to
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. YSSNeSb
Mrs. Roster. reporting for the home
service department. stated that 142
families had been dealt with, OF which
lie families had been rendered ser.
vices and 26 families had been given
information. Financial assistance 70
the amount Of $27s.42 had been given
during December. The budget for the
department had not been compiled.
An advisory committee, composed Of
Mrs. p. Fay Hartley, Mrs. D. s. Brady,
Mrs Florence Smith, Miss Margaret
Mckinney, Rev. Clarence Mitchell,
and Mr.. Simon Goodman had been sc,
lected by Mrs Roster to assist her II
her department. for the ensuing year.
Mrs. Williamson reports that sup.
pies from the emergency hospital ia
the number OF Is blankets. SO towels,
and 80 sheets had losn sen. 10 the
Day nursery through the Salvation
Army CAPTAIN o'Bierne.
6S1 refugee garments were ccl1-
fpieted and shipped by Mrs. Steele from
1.-THE wofiroDm during the month gt
December.
at the monthly meeting Grant Town
auxiliary was represented by Mwj
Mrs. Devisson, and Fairview by Mrs.
CumMins
Due to the illness Of our chapter
chairman, Mrs. J. A. Meredith, and
Mrs, Fickineer. chairman Of knitting.
and also the absence Of Mrs. Steele,
from the wolkroom, the work ct head
quarters has been very much handi-
capped. III
Mr.. w. q. MichAels, chairman OF the
chapter school committee, Of Marion
county exclusive Of Fairmont, Union
aud Warrington districts) gave BIZ let,
liter the personnel Of his committee,
which is as follows: George 6. Barbe,
route 6, Fairmont, secretary and treas-
urer, Miss Gertrude Conway, Bar
racksville. director Of activities; SD.
perintendent, David A. Ward, Far
nington; director Lincoln district,
Supt. Herachel b. Ice, Barracksville;
director Fairmont district; Lloyd j.
Rinehart, ESerson; director Grant dis
trict, Miss Clara Wilson, FairvieW;
director Paw Paw district, Rev. l. A.
Barnes; director Union district, Sam.
luel Harris. route 8, Fairmont, dicector
Winfield district.
Keep Il Going.
The response TO the call for workers
on the refugee garments has been fas
from satisfactory. TO keep our work
going according to our usual standard
we must get busy. II We could ill our
room with workers for the remainder
Of the month we could not now hope
to complete our months allotment. Il
We lag and neglect this sewing the
work will drag into the summer,
There are hundreds Of CONT Portable
little nighties yet unmade. The Red
Cross has assumed the Obligation Of
clothing the refugee: while the nations
OF war swept Europe and Asia through
Y ? X =
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tasssels down the hack.
In the center Is a large, oddly shaped
hat, reminiscent OF the tri-corner, fash.
Toned Of black satin, with It's high
crown becon.irgly draped. with Q SIN
gle Jet ornament for trimming.
Another navy blue satin touue,
preached in gold, and finished with q
handsome quill! is the hat at the right.
middle OF March is an impossible
cascade Of three small blue chenille
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Me 90 to Laundry and getie ilifI
more clothes. Como 70 GRIND FydfX
and Saturday and see Why tt6ll
Koo should have more cloth IlIl
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T IE p ALLY
81 I0R STORY.
"a l'ernperarlental Boob.
le6t5fights dg1s, BY the Mcclure
Nev6paper synd!cate.)

IS I4..Hliff - 4 = 6efA 81. a.
tSAp, ~ tne Mcclure
NeNggAler synt!cate.)
IIN N that's right; want TO see
glle editor IN chief OF the
Courier, and want to see him
04's|f
lAe uttef anazement OF the Hit
p'< e lmtekerbockers who sat IN
re gsl!e leading TO the editorial
1I,'sa oksthe giant publishing house q
.s'' nAslea4 visitor. with general
81 yeefance, made the above
r z, 90 indinerent and oven
.sq s9fk q tone.
eccnd the Office boy was on his
ts t1 not careiessly leaning back
~ ~ clAir, with his feet upon the
nI'.c. worn and misused. vanished.
sefa cAed table, IS though his only con.
ma Ambition were to shirk and
~ til'il
onk card, please" respectfully
tue awning youngster.
ne lnnlly newcomer looked sur.
ptlse
erdl he queried. unbelievingly.
ehFd Tell the editor In chief that
9 tleHtan wishes to see him-and
num- There's no use In my giving
YOU ny card; the editor doesn't know
M anyway.
BeMtldered by the visitors impunity,
.ng pQx looked him over from head to
loot How neat and clean-cut was his
N9lel 'lt 9 closer observation reveal.
% tl.At his patrician appearance was
Rt'tittctal. His clothes were Of expen-
w exture, indeed, but shiny spots
ABOUT the knees betrayed their years
% ear HIS shoes were genuine patent
stAeEsS but 80 much worn that wrin.
Zieg lioWed even IN the profusely col.
Qfed tan; and the soles seemed thin
nek tAeu paper. To crown It all, linen
ana hosiery bore the familiar unsub.
stantiAl shade and transparentness
Common TO all cheap wear; and the
Flowing silk" tie came direct from
ne window Of . ten-cent store.
co ctlating on the value for gold"
itaAderd the at first interested urban,
md even servile boy now appeared dis.
efRhtled. For moment he revered
ne commanding stranger. Now he
.heught different
What d.ye think you are?" scoffed
re little uffian; "man or half Q man?
i editor won't see any one without
ifet linowin' him name an learnin' his
'n6l,tess
ltlg about some manuscripts In
efrnptnd the newcomer, in an agitat-
I'D. impatient, eager way.
The 6cy};Weut on talking nonsense,
he seltconfeased writer suffering
cute torture and waiting for seconds
hat seenaed ages.
Gcn Zee. BUD now a little more
mt haute1r Of the caller had vanish.
d ~ almost got canned once for let.
in g, crazy poet that thought he
RAa The marvel Of the world, before
ne BOSS could decide whether he (the
alter Ras IN or not. !"
" I see the editor in chief!"
Sfiter.
Gimme your card, first repeated
ha cruel and heartiess urchin.
sclont0und it!" calculated the young
,1n III n "a S1if n 1nsntn r1i. ,,ai.s 80.
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When the autumn bonnet takes on a
passe air. ano the winter winds still
laugh derision at the early spring
styles" coQuettipg at us from the coy
warmth OF plateglass windows-it Is
time to choose the mid-season hat!
Only the birds Of paradise who can
ny to PALM Beach and points south
must to listen to the siren call Of the
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come back, must We let them |IS 81
vain? FNo- their sake We must en-
1t all happened will say keep e y.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-11-07
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Noon lunch Cremerie Cafcteria.-Adv-
The annual meeting of the Modoc
club will be held Monday evening at
the home of Tom Powell, sol Fill
more street.
When a correspondent begins writ
ing postal cards in default of letters ne
or she is too busy to write, 1t spells
the near end of the correspondence.
The negro lads who played and sang
at the Shrine party Wednesday night
picked up S12 in nickels and dimes
thrown to them by the pleased
Shriners.
A mass meeting of the local railway
clerks union will be held at the unions
hall. SCI Quincy street this evening.
Six shop crafts unions were invited to
attend the meeting.
1t is surprising to note the number
of young men who enjoy the cold air
in front of drug stores on Kansas ave-
nue. while the teachers convention is
in Topeka.
Hog cholera in the Highland Park
and Berryton neighhorhoods has been
reported to DR.. H. NJ. Graefe, in
charge of hog cholera CONTROL work of
the federal bureau of animal industry.
There is, some talk of young at
torney who hasn't enjoyed any. poiltl-
cal plumS to speak of jumping into
the county attorneys race and making
the Fisher-Lee fight a three cor1ered
affair.
John Van Hook, 10. Topeka, was
fined SIS and costs before a police
judge at Dodge City for shooting a
squirrel in park near that city, ac-
cording to a report appearing in a
Dodge City paper.
Miss Everingham of Washburn col
lege presented Miss Elsie Miles in d
piano recital at Boswell hall at 1880.
Thursday afternoon. Miss Miles was
Lulu Ealy, Mrs. Marco Morrow and
Miss Zelda Kern.
Lena Royse, ZIG Harrison street. to-
day filed a petition for divorce from
Ralph Royse, an employe of the Bea-
trice Creamery company. Extreme
order was issued against Royse today:
i They were married at St. Joseph in
1913.
Elisha Scott Topeka attorney.
says that Augustin Alba, city detective,
always provides the connecting link
necessary to elinch the conviction of
his client. Zone time said Scott to-
day, some boys were caught in an
old stone house with a pair of dice in
their pockets Alba told the judge he
heard the dice rolling thru the stone
wall.
Governor Allen today granted a
requisition for the return of Melo f..
wanted on a charge of nonsupport of
minor children. Application for the
writ was approved by Governor Allen
following lengthy argument today be-
fore Judge c. w. Smith. executive
clerk. HaIderman is wanted in FL
Paso county. Colorado. He was ar
rested recently in Marion. county, this
state.
Many negro farmers are expected in
Topeka November II. u, 13 to attend
i the eleventh annual convention of the
SunfIower Agricultural association at
the Topeka Industrial and Educational
institute The address of welcome
will be given by Mayor Herbert j.
Corwine. Gov. Henry j. Allen will be
Other speakers on the program will
discuss subjects relating to farm work
and buying of farm homes by negroes.
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CURE TUBERCULOSIS IN AIR
Britis., Plan Ships That Can Float
About Above Clouds for Many
Weeks

London, Nov. THE employment
of air ships as sanatoria for the treat
ment of tuberculosis and other diseases
is advocated by a doctor who was at
tached to the British air force during
the war, according to the Globe. The
patients, it is pointed out would be
able to live for several days or even
weeks at a height of about five thou
sand feet. enjoying complete rest and
breathing air as pure and invigorating
as that of any CT the famous mountain
resorts which only the rich can afford
to visit.
The big airships built by England
for war purposes, the doctor says, can
be fitted up as sanatoria for patients
suffering from consumption. anaemia,
neurasthenia and other ills and except
in very bad weather can cruise about
for weeks at a time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-11-07
HORN new HEAD
Appointed Chairman Shawnee
Fair Price Commission.
Caldwell To Act Until Former
Councilman Accepts.

c. W. Horn, 424 Topeka avenue, was
today chosen chairman of the Shaw
neei county fair price commission to
take the place of F., d. Coburn. who
rendered his resignation several days
ago. Announcement of Horns ap
pointment to the Craftsmanship was
made today by Hugh T. Fisher. coun-
ty attorney. following conference
with Mayor Herbert j. Corwine and
Postmaster W. o. Rigby. who were
appointed on a committee to select
members of the commission.
Whether Horn accepts the chair
manship or not. Fisher stated that the
commission will function Immediate
ly, as arrangements have been made
for Robert c. Caldwell. assistant post
master. to act as vice chairman await
ing the formal appointment of Horn to
be received from Ed T. Hackney, Well
ington. state fair price commissioner.
Topekans with complaints against
grocers, restaurants or any other bust
ness establishments may register
grievances with Caldwell and the COM
mission will take action following an
investigation.
Under Lever Act.
Copies of the Lever act under which
the commission will operate have been
received in Topeka by Fisher and
members of the commission. 1t is
pointed out that under this act the
county attorney. legal representative
of the board. has full inquisition pow
er to delve into the profits of any bust
ness concern in the effort of the board
to-decide upon the prices that shall
be charged.
Hackney points out in a letteF at
tached to a copy of the Lever bill that
each committee is a law unto itself as
to the matters it shall take up and
the prices it shall fix.
Conditions are SO various" he
writes, that g uniform price cannot
be fixed for the various communities.
Each committee must determine for
itself what is a fair profit under the
conditions that exist in the particular
trade and place, giving due considera-
ton to the profits made prior to the
war and the increased hazard, if any,
caused by after war conditions"
Skinner Also Appointed.
Horn. prospective chairman, was at
one time member of the city coun-
ell and was head of the old E. Horn
Co He could not be located today.
Fisher also announced that c. d.
Skinner, Merchants Transfer Co., had
been appointed to take the place of
H. A. Perry on the commission.
Perry declined to act as a member.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-11-07
in BOYS CLOTHES
Runaway Detention Home Girls
Tested Disguise ON Police.
May Involve Sons of Prominent
Families in Scandal.

Topeka boys from the '.blue stock
ing" section of the city may become
involved in the grade school scandal
following disclosures made by Hazel
McEwen. IA. who with Bernice Boz
Earth. IA. were captured Thursday
morning. They escaped from the
county detention home Sunday night.
The McEwen girl stated that on
Sunday night they met a boy in front
of the high school, who went after
another lad and the four of them went
to a room in a house on one of To-
peka's fashionable west side tffbro-
fares. There, the girl says. the boys
gave them mems clothes which the
girls wore and to test their disguise,
they passed police headquarters sew
eral times.
The girls first story was that they
spent the first night on the benches
at Central park. This. the McEwen
girl denies today. Her story is being
investigated by county authorities.
The Bozarth girl has the measles and
cannot be taken to the detention home.
She is ct the home of her parents
north of Topeka.