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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02
TAKE UP MEAT HEARINGS
House Committee Starts Again on
Talk Leading to Legislation.

Washington. Jan Hearings on
proposed legislation to regulate the
meat industry were resumed today by
the house interstate commerce COM
mittee, with Chairman Colver of the
federal trade commission continuing
testimony begun before the holidays.
1t was announced that representa- tives
-of the packers would be heard Janu-
airy 8, 10 and II, and live stock men
January IT and 49,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02
THE ToPEKA DAILY STATE Observation-Disclosures JAUA

ing further developed in efficiency ey-
ery day. The staff of nurses make
their regular visits to stores, large Of
fees. and other businesses in which
many people are employed in conpar-
atiyely confined space. Inside the
esta ADJUSTMENTS, employees are coming
to feel more in harmony with the new
idea, and it is expected that the entire
system will prove a tremendous value
in preventing the rise of another emer-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02
John E. Williams Dies.

Streator, ILL.,, Jan. 2.zJohn E. Will
liams, former federal. fuel admins
traitor, died at his home here today.
He was born in Wales but came to
the United States as a. boy and worked
in the Illinois coal fields until he was
80 years old. He was widely known
as a mediator in labor disputes. Mr..
Williams administered the fuel situa-
ton in Illinois last winter. He re-
signed several months ago because of
Illness
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02
WARSHlPS SHELL RUSS
Berlin Reports State That koiko and
yakko Have Been Bombartied.

Berlin, Jan. ALLIED warships
have .bombarded Kolko and Vakko, it
was officially announced today, Es-
thonian troops have occupied the
Juminda and PrispAa peninsulas.
The Poles in Poseh> have issued an
ultimatum to Germany demanding
immediate surrender of the airmen
who bombarded the barracks at Re-
val
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02
A. o. U. w. Notice.

The annual election of officers of
Upchurch lodge No. 244 will be held
Friday evening at 1880 p. m. Other
business of Importance will be
brought up.
HARRY SLOWER, NJ. w.
H G. THOMPSON, Recorder.
ADV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02
MASONIC NOTICE

Orient lodge No. 81. A F. & A. NJ,
will hold its annual election of officers
Friday evening, January 8. at 7:30
o. clock, by special dispensation. - 4
e. B. SEWELL. Master |"
EVAN DAVIS, Secretary. ADV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02
THE COST is HEAVIER
Naval Program for Three Years VIII
Be Half More Than Expected.

Washington. Jan. 2.-Completion of
the three-year naval program will cost
from 40 to so per cent more than orig
inally estimated, Admiral Taylor told
the house naval affairs committee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-02

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Attention, stays:

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| ton of officers and other special bust
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ADV.
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Adv.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-03

want me to know how humble her home
was. As if cared for that. 1t was
so near light knew She would be safe
but stood there on guard for few
minutes after She left.
"B"icvc me. | was right on time at
the Dock and she came soon after
did. She had on plain. dark suit
neat little shoes and hat down over
her eyes like tho girls in movies wear.
d passed corner on the way to the
boat whore they sold flowers. There
were some viulctS that looked like her.
| bought big bunch and when | gave
them to her @hr sort of gaSpcd and said
nc one had ever bought flowers for her
before. was glad To hear that.
II asked her hadn't She ever had n
fellow. and she said she hadn't. told
/ her ! couldn't see why. unless if was
because she didn't want one. She looked
up at m" sort of shy and said she
might h"N" had one most any time.
but that there had never been one she
cared for before.
'l could have huggcd her right there
on the dock for that 'bcforp.' but il
was time for the boat 10 start There
weren't many going. It was early in
the season, she said. We went up on
deck ami sat by the rail and maybe
old LAX" Michigan didn't look spark
ling Everything looked sparkling to
me. Sh" was as happy as kid with
new doll, because she had never been
on a boat before. When we got to the
J placc-St. Joe. she said it was-thcrc
"a nf H. IL,
Chicago ali to bits for n good time.
There was n big sandy beach that made
mo want tC go in the water, but she
said il was too early. SO we sat in
the sun warmed sand and watched the
waves. and we got our pictures taken.
and tried a wheel of fortune. We
went to a big hotel and had good din
n"r. though they didn't have any of
. tn" things that were down on their
program. The waiter said it was a bill
of fare LETT over from last year. We
didn't mind that. After dinner we
! rode out 10 n place to see some guys
/ that looked like pictures in the Old
Testament They lived in navid's
House. too.
''lt was an awfully short afternoon
sOmcway. We had supper at the hotel
: and took the boat home. What few
passengers there were besides us STAYED
shut up in the cabin so We had the
deck and the light of the now moon
all to ourselves.
'Shc Shivcred a little. but had
brought an extra coat. because i had
seen Reilly before 7 went and he told
me to take one. ] wrapped her uD in
it. and when | buttoned it around hcr
chin. I did what I'd been aching to do
since ] first met there, but had SliDped
on my courage. She was looking down
i'll a shy, little way she has-and |
kissed her.
when she lifted her eyes there was
such surprised little look in them
felt just as if had hurt n baby.
I didn't mean to do it, | said
but l couldn't help it, Will you for
give me-
III forgive you she said in n
low voice after moment, but you
mustn' n't-again.'
''She meant it, SO l didn't. but she
let me hold her hand and we sat quiet
) and watched the moonshine on the
water.
II asked her if she had good time.
and she told me it had been the most
Wonderful day of her life-diffcrent from
all others.
: Honest | asked.
'She didn't answer. but looked off
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-03
Penny of Top Hill Trail Z:

Maybe I wasn't feeling good when
I'd got her out Of there and stccred
her through the streets. She was a
little mite Of thing, and young, but
very quiet; her eyes had n sad look.
I'VE went to Reilly's: lie was up
here in the hill country once for va
catios-thc time you were out on the
coast. We fellows gave him some time,
and he liked it fine. Well, he told us
the place was ours. The music was
great, and we started right out on the
floor. Say was feeling as fit and
stepping as lively as il l had a million
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-03

key. He has come to help us rescue
you," answered Peggy.
Rescue me?" cried the girl in sur
prise. Then she rose eagerly to her
feet. "Oh, you dear, dear fairies, will
you take me out of this lonely tower
and beyond the tangled wood and over
the great stone wall so that / may see
what the world is'like? Take me, take
me, even though it be for just one
hour !"
"Of course we will take you. That's
what we came for" declared Billy.
But as quickly as it had come the
eager look died out of the girls eyes
and the sadness deepened in her face.
but do you think it would be per-
fectly prim and proper?'' she asked.
"What do you mean, perfectly prim
and proper?" demanded Billy.
why, perfectly prim and proper is
the way l have been raised by my
perfectly prim and proper Aunt Prus
ever since my father and mother died
when was small child years ago."
explained the girl. Everything / do
Is perfectly prim and proper, all the
books read are perfectly prim and
proper, every person l see is perfectly
prim and proper. And that's why I
have spent the eighteen years of my life
in my perfectly prim and proper room
in this perfectly prim and proper castle,
ard I'll be here until grow up into a
perfectly prim and proper woman and
marry perfectly prim and proper rich
old man in perfectly prim and proper
manner. am Penelope, the perfectly
prim and proper girl"
And don't you go outside the cas- :
.le;" demanded Billy.
mo, because Aunt Prue says there
are so many persons there who are not
perfectly prim and proper" sighed the
girl.
"And haven't you ever Lad any play
or fun?" asked Peggy.
What are play and fun?" asked
Penelope. 'They don't sound perfectly
pr'm and proper-but they do sound
nice," she added.
Huh She is eighteen years old and
doesn't know what play and fun are.''
snorted Billy. This prison is worse
taan / thought it was. Come with
US and we will set you free 90
Free? Is that perfectly prim aud
proper?' questioned the girl.
Come and see !" cried Billy.
Penelope hesitated moment. Then
she gave Peggy end Billy each hand.
THE fairies / have read about in my
books have always been perfectly prim
and proper" she exclaimed. 'I'il 20
vita you, my fairies"'
And Billy winked at Peggy.
(TomOrroD ,oiH 6e told iohat The
perfectly prim and proper Girl fads
beyoad the castle Walls.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-03
Perfectly Prim and Proper

rylHE screams of the girl in the tower
i ceased as suddenly as they had be
gun. Rollo, the monkey, who had
frightened her by climbing the rain
water pipe and appearing at her win
dow, gave an anxious squeak.
"She has fallen over on the floor and
is all white" he screamed to Billy and
Peggy.
The thought made Peggy and Billy
want to run away as fast as they could
But they were not the runaway kind
If they had caused trouble they wanted
to straighten the trouble out.
''Pull up the rope ladder" said Billy
to Rollo in a loud whisper, The mon
key drew in the fish line that was fast
ened to his belt. Fastened to it was
the rope ladder. Rollo threw the enc
of the ladder over the high post of the
girls brass bed, and Billy went up the
swaying ropes hand over hand and foot
over foot, Peggy followed him quickly
though she was frightened by the height
of the tower and the way the frail lad
der swung back and forth over empty
space.
The girl in the tower, wondrous fail
even in her chalk like paleness, la!
where she had fallen.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-03

''Is she dead?" whispered Peggy.
''No. She has only tainted" an
swered Billy, who was already rubbing
the girls wrists to get her blood flow
ing. At that moment the girls eyes
futtered open and she sat up, looking
at them with staring eyes.
"What are you? Fairies?" she
murmured, Then she caught sight Of
Rollo, the monkey, who was grinnins
and chattering with delight now that
he knew she wasn't dead. "Oh, there's
that awful goblin Save me, Fairies -
she gasped, clutching Billy and Peggy
by the hands.
why, that's only Rollo, the mon
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-03

drinks, but hadn't had one. There
was no getting around it. That little
girl in her white dress had landed me
one right over the heart.
She slipped into my arms as quick
as she had into my heart. too. !
danced the way | felt. and She-wCll,
she was right with me every time the
Slickest little stepper | ever saw. Not
dance mad, like those professional kind ;
she let me set the pace and she followed
any lead.
Reilly came up 90 us on the floor
and offered to introduce us to folks.
l asked him if he remembered the time
| gave him out west, and he said he
could never forget it and he was now
aiming to return it best he knew how
Take it from me- | said. that | can
get right returns from you if yOu'l not
give any other fellow the chance to butt
in on these Dances I'm on. he said. .
and he let US alone.
I'VE danced every time without talk
ing any. When 1t came closing time.
Reilly came up again and said This
is the hour we quit. but it don't mean
for my guests. Conc back in this little
room and have refreshments on me
He showed us into a little ring
tnounu thr rosy room with llghtS malt
off and asks: 'Whdt'll you have
" Coffee. | said quickly and warn
go, """ '"' "'N s"lu Il nave Tue
! REILLY laughed-Oecause took cof-
zee. suppose. We got 1t good and hot,
Win sandwiches and pickles thrown in.
linen we talked. Some way she got me
70 40 most OF the talking. She wanted
10 near al! about ranches and cowboys
ana me her eyes got bright. and she
Saiu IL was Detter than movies, and she
"iSneu sne couId see my country. |
to'u ner She would because | was going
20 laAe her more she dldn say any e
:"'"s " 'nu'' iFrt'F soon hellly comes
ana te!IS me Il" wants to give US
Wv peSI '''l'e ne NhoWS now all right
cut "err W" P.anh'hS TO stay to break e
iest' Mhen l saw what time 1t was
! look the mint ana we got right up.
asheu MN "hal there was to pay and
NJ eaiu l 'rled 10 pay d nave to
uo II over MS dead body. We went
TuV ihto the nlght. only twas morning.
asheu her "hat her folks would say.
~, nave no lo'Ss' she SAID KIND OF
'aoalhe'
nat maze me teel good.
am slau OF that' tod her'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-03
Lady of the Night Wind .

/ of the secret service was therefore in
stantaneous.
Julius did not return to his cottage
at~once to wait for Katherine, as she
had directed. There were duties that
he had to perform first, and so II was
little more than an hour afterward
when he entered it, and there discovered
Roderick awaiting him.
Roderick took a step forward and
stretched out both hands, Julius
grasped them with his own, and for
time the two were speechless before
one another, and, oddly enough, it
seemed as IL Roderick was the more
greatly moved of the two.
II was Julius who spoke first.
Mr.. Roddy! Mr.. Roddy! Why,
Mis- tub Rod -dy, it don't seem mo-
the day befo' yesterday since l was
totin' yo' 'roun' with these old hans
uh mine; it suttinly don't, Mr.. Roddy."
Dear old julius ~ Roderick replied.
You knew me the moment you saw
me last night, didn't you?"
~ suttinly did, Mr.. Roddy."
-- Then you never believed that l was
dead and buried, did you?"
II know'd you wasn't, sub. Mis-
Kitten told me"
He stopped, and when he spoke again
his voice had note of stern displeas-
ure in it, as if he were, in reality,
speaking to the lad of years agone, and
chiding him.
"Why haven't you told Mis- Kitten
about yourself, sir? Don't you know
that she's been eatin' her poor little
heart out for you all these yeahs? Why,
sir, only just-a little minute ago ! was
. talkin' to her, and it was all / could
do to keep myself from blurtin' it all
out. Why amt you done told her,
Mr.. Roddy, befo' now?'
Never mind about that, Julius. i
shall tell her very soon.'
"Yes, sir"
Now. julius, want to question you
on another NATTER
Eyes, SIR" Julius was instantly on
his guard, for he guessed what the next
question might be, and he had no idea
of betraying Katherine's confidence,
even to her brother.
II. have been searching, Julius, and
my meu have been searching all day
all the time since Belknap disappeared.
They have not been able to obtain a
trace of the man.
"No. sir, reckon they amt"
81 have got notion, julius, that
he has found a way to get inside of
that little house on the bluff at the end
of the dam. What do you think about
that?"
~ don't think anything about it,
SIR
Zone of the windows has been un-
covered within the last half hour, Ju-
lius, and ! saw somebody peering out
of it,
"Then you saw your own sister, Mr..
Roddy.'
mo, julius, 1 know better than
that. It's my profession to know
things"
Then you sew double, that's all.
You just thought mebby he might be
there, an so you thought you saw him
there" julius insisted.
Possibly" Roderick replied; but he
was more than ever convinced that he
was correct about it.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-03
Fulfilling the Compact

THERE was yet another person who
l. was both puzzled and troubled in re-
gard to the Nest, and that person was
Bingham Harvard, one time alias the
Night Wind.
For Bing had seen the face at the
window the instant he stepped his foot
upon the boathouse platform, and he
knew that the face was not Kath-
crimes.
1t had been Belknap's face, of course,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-03

(TomorroD piH 6e told iohat The
perfectly prim and proper girl fads
beyoad The castle ~alls.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-03
DREAlNLAND ADVENTURES DADDY
-. "THE GIRL IN THE TOWER"

(Whcn Rollo, the monkey, tells
Peggy aud Billy about a beautiful
maiden pho is imprisoned in a toner,
they 90 TO the reScue.)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-03
Rotjerick and Julius

Black Juliuss instinct was like the
scent of favorte dog. 1t know.
His positive recognition of Roderick
Maxwilton in the person of Carruthers