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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23

DATRIOTIC women all over the
L country hope the distribution OF
surplus army food in Washington re-
Gently marks the beginning Of a
clearer understanding between house
wives and thu officials
The average, housewife can read,
and she does read the papers. OF
late years she does not stop at the
death notices. the society news and
how to turn stale sponge cake into
charlotte russes-though the major
ity Of them haven't discovered this
yet
Probably every woman who has
been through the fifth grade OF the
public schools read every word OF the
federal trade commissions report re-
gardlng the packing and canning in
dustries as set forth in part one to
President Wilson on the "evtent and
growth OF power OF the five packers
in meat and other Industries"
You hear women discussing IL ev-
erywheres even the most frivolous
women whom you do not credit with
an idea above chocolate fudge and the
latest movie. You hear them talk
ing about IL IN department store ele-
Vators, on street cars. on excursion
boats, and the things they say ought
OF men-officials and food purveyors.
Housewives feel that their inter-
ests have not been looked after over
well, only they say IL stronger than
that And some women are not the
political cyphers they were a little
while back The women's vote is
going to count in the next election
and count tremendously.
There is no denying the sacrifice
and answering devotion to patri-
otto ideals OF American women during
the great war. Always creatures OF
generous impulse, they outdld them
selves during the great struggle. They
heard themselves branded as extrav-
agant, and they determined to mend
their ways. Tey began by carrying
home their own marketing-''ta taking
the money in the basket and bringing
home the provisions IN the purse"
as the national Joke was at the time
canned vegetables, and they cheer
fully went in for voluntary ration
ing They did without meat, wheat
and sugar, they bought Liberty Bonds
and Thrift stamps.
So they are feeling a little sore
about the amount Of canned goods
about ninety million dollars WORTH
If remember the figures correctly,
that were held up to stabilize the
market
Nor have they enjoyed reading the
testimony Of Gen Peyton c. March,
chief Of staff OF the army, that-one
and a half million pounds Of surplus
ham and bacon were allowed TO spoil
in the warehouses through the failure
OF the Quartermaster to facilitate their
sale to the public.
They Recall Prices.
Reading about that million and a
half pounds OF bacon, they recall
what they hnra hnnm nar-fnn- for ham
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23

United states sanitarium at Fort Ray
ard, II. 81. yesterday and two - 49,,
were captured in FL Paso lssf $3.50
S. c. Pratt. a mining man. Ieft for
New York this afternoon
j. H Campbell former secrets---
OF the chamber Of commerce. Is con-
fined to his room at Stockton. Caiff
according to letters received in the
city.
4. +. Schmucker. inspector in charge
OF the local immigration bureau, has
gone to Las Cruces on business
City clerk Percy McGhee. who has
been suffering from an attack OF acute
Indigestion for about 10 days. came
to his office yesterday but was obliged
to return to his home early in the
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Carr have gone
to Mineral Wells.
Oliver Carr has returned from Cali
fornia- He visited salt Lake and
Denver on his return trip
Complaint has been made to the
mayor Of the number OF lQunEers on
the steps and curbs OF the federal
building. Police officer Mcdonald was
busy today driving off the loungers-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23
By WHeeLan

panies, must experience a good deal
Of sa-laaming. and so must an official
for that matter. But the women who
read the papers, and who will cast
votes at the next elections. are not
doing any sa-laaming-
Keep Body Alive
On the contrary. they are grimly
remembering what il has cost them
to keep body and soul together. They
remember the report Of New York
Cfty's board Of health that one child
in every five is undernourished- And
they are looking at the children OF
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23

You were ready enough to blame
Cliff for letting her walk home alone
one night Yet here you keep Liz
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23
II Years Ago Today

D EPORTS from Portsmouth concern
Ming peace negotiations between
Japan and Russia show that japan has
made fair concessions and now presi-
dent Roosevelt is exertlng every ef-
fort to induce the car to meet them
Six soldiers deserted from the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23

spoke. NO" he said, Il am aware Of
that fact The farm IS as good as
sold already"
"You-you-" the farmer Easped-
Curse youl"
And as he spoke he made a rush at
abe young man, who stood still
awaiting his coming.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23

things shall be done? Not satisfied
with that, you have the nerve to warn
me to be careful what I say about
Wade, as II he was the president HIM
self Wen, III have you understand
that he's not going TO own this farm
much longer"
He paused for breath, and Butler
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23

Chnptn Grows Furious
you are letting yourself get IN
necessarily excited, Mr. Chaplin" But
Ter remarked with exasperating self
possession Until you can talk more
calmly, 1 think We had best postpone
this discussion
He saw with & twinge OF concern
that Amos's face was dark red-al-
most purple-in hue, and that the
veins on his forehead stood out like
Whipcords.
Yes" he repeated. well postpone
further talk"
He started toward the door, but the
farmer stepped in front Of him
We'll postpone nothingi" he blus-
tered Wen have this out here and
nowi What right had you-a young
whipper-snapper just out Of college,
who never set foot on this place or
heard OF It until this year-to come
here saying what's what and how
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23

There are more women than men
doing fine professional work in book
binding, Illuminating. etc
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23

Reading about that million and
half pounds OF bacon, they recall
what they have been paying for ham
and bacon when they could afford to
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-11-28
AoH, NOW YOU HAVE DONE It'll.

synopsAaor people
lin Of
mischief
quite in keeping with the most predictions BY the time Geo1
about the most important Family the world AZ ball
monopos
the piest and fanousy with
Of
adner Isabel
hadb
of
Morgan Georges father dies George
intention gentleman Of leisure Lucy dsapPo and George
Morgan with his mother makes him see red
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-11-28

what Aunt Amelia said about people
talking. You denied It And that
wasn't the only time; you'd attacked
me before then, because I intimated
that Morgan might be coming here too
often. You made me believe that
mother let him come entirely on your
account. and now you say"
II think he did," Fanny interrupted
desolately. II think he did come as
much to see me as anything-for a
while it looked like 1t. He did act q
good deal that way-and IL Wilbur
hadn't died"
"You told me there wasn't any
talk"
II didn't think there was much.
them" Fanny protested. II didn't
know how much there was"
"What!"
"People don't come and tell such
things to persons family, you know.
You don't suppose anybody was going
to say to George Anderson that his
sister was getting herself talked about,
do you? Or that they were going to
say much to met"
"You told me-" said George, fiercely,
shat mother never saw him except
when she was chaperoning you"
''They weren't much alone together,
then" Fanny returned. Hardly ever.
before Wilbur died. Everybody knew
that he'd been engaged to her"
whats that?" George cried.
Everybody knows it. Don't you re-
member your grandfather speaking Of
1t at the Sunday dinner one night"
HE didn't say they were engaged
Or"
swell, they were! Everybody knows
It; and she broke 1t off on account Of
that serenade when Eugene didn't
know what he was doing. He drank
when he was young man, and she
wouldn't stand for 1t. but everybody
in this town knows that Isabel has
never really cared for any ,Other man
in her lifel Poor Wilbur! He was
the only soul alive that didn't know
It'll"
Nightmare had descended upon the
unfortunate George; he leaned back
against the footboard Of his bed. gaz-
ing wildly at his aunt. ~ believe I'm
going crazy" he said. "You mean
when you told me there wasn't any
talk. you told me falsehood?"
"No!" Fanny gasped.
"You did!"
II tell you I didn't know how much
talk there was, and it wouldn't have
amounted to much IL Wilbur had
lived" And Fanny completed this
with a fatal admission: II didn't want
you to interfere"
George overlooked the admission
his mind was not now occupied with
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-11-28
CHAPTER XIV.

George took off his dressing-gown
and put on collar and tie, his fingers
shaking SO that the tie was not his
usual success; then he picked up his
coat and waistcoat, and left the room
while still in process of DOMINIC them,
fastening the buttons as he ran down
the front stairs to the door. 1t was
not until he reached the middle Of the
street that he realized that he had for
gotten his hat; and he paused for an
irresolute moment then he decided
that he needed no hat for the sort OF
call he intended to make, and went
forward hurriedly. Mrs. Johnson
was at home, the Irish girl who came
to the door informed him, and he was
left to await the lady, in room like
an elegant well-the Johnsons' ire
ception room"
Mrs. Johnson came in, breathing no.
ticeably; and her round head. smooth
ly but economically decorated with
the hair of an honest woman, seemed
to be lingering far in the background
Of the Alpine bosom which took pre-
cedence Of the rest of her everywhere:
but when she was all In the room, 1t
was to be seen that her breathing was
the result Of hospitabie haste to greet
the visitor, and her hand suggested
that she had paused for only the brief
est ablutions. George accepted this
cold. damp lump mechanically.
'Mr. ANDERSON mean Mr.. Nina
fer!" she exclaimed. "Tm really de-
lighted; 1 understood you asked for
me. Mr.. Johnson's out of the city,
but Charles downtown and I'm look
ing for him at any minute, now, and
he'll be so pleased that you"
II didn't want to see Charlie"
George said. II want"
do sit down." the hospitable lady
urged him, seating herself upon the
sofa. do sit down."
"No, I THANK you. wish"
"Surely you're not going to run
away again. when you've just come?
Do sit down. Mr.. Minafer. I hope
you're all well at your house and at
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-11-28
Won On Ms ionhaSnl sMhktI AeI.s

you doing over there?" -
: 'She told me to leave the house."
George said desperately. II went
there because Aunt Fanny told me the
whole town was talking about my
mother and that man Morgan--thak
they say my mother is going to marry
him and that proves she was too fond
Of him before my father died--she
said this Mrs. Johnson was. one that
talked about 1t, and I went to her to,
ask who were the others"
Ambersonss jaw. fell in ,dismay.
"Don't tell me you did that! !" he said.
In low voice; and then, seeing 1t was
true, "Oh. now you have done itl' -n..
'I've done itf' George cried. "What
do you mean: I've done lit And what
have doneY ess< s* Is
Anderson had, collapsed into an
easy chair beside his dressing table,
the white evening tie he had been
about to put on dangling from his
hand. which had fallen Imply ON the
arm Of the chair. by Jove!r he NUT
tered. ''That Is too bad!'
George folded his arms bitterly.
"Will you kindly answer my question:
What have done that wasn't honor.
able and right? Do you think these
riffraff can go. about bandying my
mothers name"
"They con now" said Anderson. II
don't know If they could before, but
they certainly can now" sa
''What do you mean by that2"
His uncle sighed profoundly. picked
up his tie. and, preoccupied with de-
spondency, twisted the strip Of white
lawn till it became unwearable. Mean
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-11-28

analysis. "What do you mean." he
asked. when you say that If father
had lived. the talk wouldn't have
amounted to anything?"
''Things might have been-they
might have been different"
''You mean Morgan might have mar
ried your
Fanny gulped. mo. Because I
don't know that I'd have accepted
him." She had ceased to weep, and
now she sat up stifiiy. II certainly
didn't care enough about him to mar
ry him; / wouldn't have let myself
care that much until he showed that
he wished to marry me. I'm not that
sort Of person!" The poor lady paid
her vanity this piteous little tribute.
"What mean is. If Wilbur hadn't died
people wouldn't have had it proved
before their very eyes that what
they'd been talking about was true! !"
''You say--you say that people be-
lleye-" George shuddered. then
forced himself to continue, in SICK
voice: ''They believe my mother Is
is in love with that MANI"
''Of courser~
sand because he comes here-and
they see her with him driying-and all
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-11-28

while. he tried to enlighten his nephew.
"Gossip is never fatal. Georgia." he
said, until it is denied. Gossip goes
on about every human being alive and
about all the dead that are alive
enough to be remembered, and yet
almost never does any harm until
some defender makes controversy"
"See here" George said, 81 didn't
come to listen to any generalizing dose
Of philosophy ask you"
"You asked me what you've done.
and I'm telling you." ANDERSON gave
him a melancholy smile, continuings
"Suffer me to do 1t in my own way.
Fanny says there's been talk about
your mother, and that Mrs. Johnson
does some of it. don't know, because
naturally nobody would come to me
with such stuff or mention it before
me; but it's presumably true-I sup
pose it is. I've seen Fanny with Mrs.
johnson quite lot; and that old
lady Is notorious gossip. and that's
why she ordered you out of her house
when you pinned her down that she'd
been gossiping. ] suppose it's true
that the whole town. lot of others.
that is, do share in the gossip. In this
town, naturally, anything about any
Anderson has always been a stone
dropped into the center Of pond,
and a lie would send the ripples as
far as truth would. You can be sure
that for many years there's been more
gossip In this place about the Amber
sons than about any other family.
dare say it isn't SO much so now as
1t used to be, because the town got
too big long ago, but it's the truth
that the more prominent you are the
more gossip there is about you, and
the more people would like to pull you
down. Well, they can't do 1t as long
as you refuse to know what gossip
there is about you. But the minute
you notice 1t it's got you! I'm not
speaking Of certain kinds Of SANDER
that sometimes people have got to take
to the courts; I'm talking of the
wretched buzzing the Mrs. Johnsons
do-the thing you seem to have such
a horror of-people 'talking'-the kind
of thing that has assailed your mother.
People who have repeated SANDER
either get ashamed or forget 1t, II
they're let alone. People will forget
almost any SANDER except one that's
been fought"
as that all2" George asked.
II suppose So" his uncle murmured
sadly. A
swell. then, may ask what you'd
have done in my placer"
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they said she was in--in love with, him
before before my father died?" u.
She looked at him gravely with her
eyes now dry between their Redeemed
lids. "Why George" she said, gently,
"don't you know that's what they say!
You must know that everybody In
town thinks they're going to be mar
ried very soon."
George uttered an incoherent cry
and sections Of him, appeared to
writhe., He was upon the verge of
actual nausea.
"You know it !" Fanny cried. getting
up. you don't think I'd have spoken
Of 1t to you unless I was sure you
knew it?" Her voice was wholly
genuine, as 1t had been throughout the
wretched interview. SOMEBODY must
have told your"
"Who told you?" he said.
"What?
"Who told you there was talki
Where is this talk? Where does 1t
{ ome from? Who does it?"
"Why, / suppose pretty much every
body" she said. II know it must be
pretty general" i.z8
"Who said sop
"WhatT
George stepped close to her. "You
say people don't speak to a person of
gossip about that persons family.
Well, how did you hear it. then? How
did you get hold of it? Answer mel"
"Why-" Fanny hesitated.
"You answer me p'
II hardly think 1t would be fair to
give names"
"Look here" said George. "One Of
your most intimate friends is that
mother Of Charlie Johnson's, for in
stance. Has she ever mentioned this
to you? You say everybody is talking.
Is she one?"
*Oh, she may have inti-nated-" e
"rm asking you: Eas she ever
spoken Of 1t to your"
"She's a very kind, discreet woman,
George; but she may have intimat-
ed"
George hid a sudden intuition, as
there flicke-ed into his mind the pic
ture of a street-crossing and two alb
sorbed ladies' almost run down by a
fast horse. "You and she have been
talking about it today!" he cried. 'You
were talking about it with her not two
hours ago. Do you deny it,"
Ell"
'Do you deny it?"
"Now 6.l,
"All right said George. "That's
enough r.
She caught at his arm as he turned
away. "What are you going to do,
George?"
"Tll not talk about 1t. now" he said,
heavily. II think you've done good
deal for one day. Aunt Fanny"
And Fanny, seeing the passion in
his face. began to be alarmed. George,
you know I'm sorry for you, whether
you care or not" she whimpered. 81
never In the world would have
spoken Of 1t If I hadn't thought you
knew all about it. I wouldn't have
But he had opened the door with his
free hand. "Never mindT" he said.
and she was obliged to pass out into
the hall. the door closing quickly be-
hind her.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-11-28

"You're not wanted in
this house, Mr.. Morgan, now
or at any other time.'
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-11-28

GRO IN coNTTNuEDs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-10-17
rs YEARS AGO In TOPEKA
From the columns OF
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL


The new Y. NJ c.. A. rooms on East
Eighth avenue were formally opened last
night and hundreds of visitors were shown
thru the rooms by officers of the as
ISOLATION who acted a reception commit
tee. The rooms have been fitted up at a
cost of SO, 600 and are complete in every
detail The old high school room has been
cut up into small apartments to be used as
bath rooms and reception rooms. There
is also parlor and a reading room
Old music hall has been turned inc a
gymnasium. and every conceivable APP
paratus known to the gymnast is there.
The physical instructor is F. c. Gugel
The officers and board of directors of
the association are as follows:
H. r. Hilton, president; c. H. Morrison,
vice president; c. w. Douglass, recording
secretary; Jesse Shaw, treasurer; J. ?.
G. Boon. c. w. Douglass, H. r. Hilton.
D. W. Thomas. F, Q. PoPenoe, James
Mullin. f. W. Mink, Jesse Shaw, C. II.
Morrison, c. G. Blakely, j. 7. Fulton.
]. G. Waters says he is '1nvulnerabIe to
ither flatter or abuse"
c. C. Baker will lecture on his foreign
trip at one of the city churches October 80.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-10-17
WOULD CHANGE NAME
Think Word "AutomobiIe" Should Be
Added to A. H. T. H.-EIect officers.

independence, Oct. 1.-THE thirty
eighth annual session of the Anti
Horse Thief association of Kansas
came to a close last night. John w.
Lapham, postmaster of Chanute, was
elected president; W. C. Salome. of
Mount Hope, vice president. Dele
gates to the national convention at
Jacksonville. Ohio. in 1920 are: E. r.
Rash. B. Williamson, T. c. Roberts, S.
E. Wilkinson, c. E. Kirk and T. c.
Roberts. G. J. McCarty of Coffeyville
was reelected secretary and the old
executive committee. composed of T.
H. Bohrer, Arkansas City; G. r. Hare,
Coffeyville. and Oscar johnson, Alta
mont, was also reelected.
Salina was selected as the place for
the next state meeting.
President Lapham in his speech to
the convention urged that the word
automobile be added to the name of
the organization and that the name at
the next national meeting be changed
to the anti-automobile and horse thief
association
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-10-17
WOOD is A FAvORITE
Stanley Picks Lowden and johnson as
Presidential Possibilities.

Wood, Lowden and johnson lead
the field in the list of presidential pos
sibilities, according to Fred E. Stan
ley of Wichita, Republican national
committeeman. Stanley listed the dope
sheet favorites in their order while in
Topeka. He is returning from a con-
ference with Will n. Hays, Republican
national chairman.
Il would say at the present time.
General Wood, Governor Lowden and
Senator johnson, in the order named,
are the most popular probable candi-
dates said Stanley in listing presiden-
tial prospectives.
Stanley will be in charge of much
of the organization work for the ma
tional committee in central states. He
will have headquarters in Chicago.
Governor Allen, who has been in close
touch with national leaders latesly,
has already promised much time in
the next campaign and will speak
sometime this fall in Massachusetts,
New Jersey and Maryland.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-10-17
TYPHUS MENACEs SIBERIA
Country Is Threatened With One OF
History's Greatest Epidemics.

Omsk, Sept. 9 (by maiD.-Siberia is
threatened with one of history's great
est typhus epidemics according to re-
ports received here from Col. Rudolph
Balling Teusler, former director of St.
Luke's hospital. Toxic. now a member
of the American Red Cross. who, with
a party of the Red Cross. has been
in western Siberia for six months.
Cases among the Siberian troops
since January 1. according to Doctor
Teusler have aggregated 10000 and
since July l, forty thousand. New
cases now number thousands daily
All the resources of the disinfection
hospitals are overwhelmed and the
fever is rapidly spreading among the
healthy soldiers and the civil popu-
lations of western and middle Siberia.
By mid winter the epidemic is ex-
pected to reach enormous proportions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-10-17
DIES FROM WRECK INJURIES.
GaIatia Man Was on Way to See Sick
Wife.

Great Bend, Kan, Oct. 17.-Louie
Hickman, of Galatia. a resident of this
county for more than thirty years, died
Thursday at Hoisington hospital from
injuries he received late Wednesday
afternoon when the auto truck he was
driving was hit by a Missouri Pacific
freight train, four miles west of Hois-
ington The crossing is better known
as the Boyd hill and has been the
scene of many other fatal accidents
during the past twenty years. Hick-
man was about 35 years of age and was
on his way to Hoisington to see his
wife, who is ill in the hospital there
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-10-17
MUTILATED HER BODY
Sheriff Charges Strikers Make ssEvi-
dence'' Out of Mrs. SeIlins.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Oct. 17.-Sneriff
William S. Haddock. of Allegheny
county, has sent to Chairman Kenyon
of the senate committee investigating
the steel strike. a letter in which he
practically charges that the body of
Fannie Sellins. an organizer for the
United Mine Workers, who was shot
and killed August 26, at West Natrona.
where there was a strike of miners
has been deliberately multilated after
the official autopsy to make it appear
she was shot in the back.
The death of the woman has at
tracted much attention because of
charges made by labor union men that
she was murdered by deputy sheriffs.
The coroner's verdict declared she was
killed during a riot.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-10-17
TO FIGHT GUARANTEED PRICE
Barnes Opposes Any Attempt To Ex-
tend 1t to Another Crop.

Chicago, Oct. 17.-Julius H. Barnes,
United States wheat director, gave
public notice last night that he would
oppose any attempt to extend to an
other crop the present government
policy of a guaranteed price on wheat.
The announcement was made at din
ner in his honor given by the direc-
tors of the Chicago board of trade.