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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-18
MY HUSBAND AND |
BY JANE PHELPS

had made me learn to cook; and that
1 had practised that accomplishment
in the first years of my married life.
1 made tasty dishes out of cheap cuts
of meat. and my warmed-overs Neil
declared were better than the first
serving I cut out sweets save occa-
sionally. using fruit for dessert-when
we had it
But I was troubled Neil had be-
gun to lose his rudy color gained
when he worked in the garden He
had great dark circles under his eyes,
and seemed tired, too tired to talk
often. / argued with him, telling him
if he became i'll it would only take
him the longer to pay off his debts.
He replied:
Il haven't said much, Bah, but I
can't stop thinking how nearly l
ruined your life and Roberts. 1 know
that had it not been for Frederick 1
should now have been n jail serving
my sentence like any other criminal.
Sometimes I wake UP in cold sweat
thinking about It, dreaming myself in
behind prison bars. while you and
Robert are ostracized because 1 want
ed to get rich quick. Not that so much
as by the riches I gained l wanted to
show what 1 could do. I guess it is
worse to have a great. ambition di-
rected into wrong channels, than it is
to have no ambition at all"
But you are doing all you can to
repair the wrong-you did yourself
as we'll as others 1 tried tc comfort.
Yes, I am doing all I can. But
som eway, Bah, 1 feel as if my soul
had been scared. 1 guess my con-
science is waking up. It was dormant
all those years. l never thought or
cared how I was hurting others. how
I was damning myself. But I have
begun to see myself as 1 was: self
ish. arrogant. thinking only of self,
and ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. Even you
and the boy were second, tho 1 loved
you. 1 am beginning to hate myself,
Neil Forbes, the jail bird-almost-"
When he talk this way l was al
most frantically anxious to soothe
him. Yet I now know that he was at
that time going thru a process Of re-
generation. and had it not been for
his awakening our future would have
been very different So 1 worked
waited aud trusted that all would
come right some day. 1 knew my
husbands ability was unquestioned.
1 felt sure his honesty would never
again be impeached-
(Tom visits Neil in
his new environm snt.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-18
THE PROMOTERS WIFE
NEIL'S CONSCIENCE TROUBLES
HIM.
CHAPTER CxIx.


CHAPTER CxIX.
Gradually Neil became so engrossed
in his business that he grudged every
minute spent away from it, Even his
garden was neglected, and 1 did the
best I could with it in the little time
L could spare from my care of the
house. and other work 1 had taken
upon myself. My flowers suffered.
but vegetables just at that time were
to health than flowers. The cost of
living had risen rapidly, and all we
could save would mean that we would
more quickly be out of debt.
was always tired in those few
weeks of unaccustomed work. My
arms and back ached so I could
scarcely sleep. But not one penny
would be spent for household help.
Neil was struggling, working all day
and half the night to gain a foothold
in the business world again; to make
men forget that he had only escaped
arrest by the skin of his teeth as he
expressed it. Why should I not do
my share? I had unquestioningly ac-
cepted his wealth, had spent his money
lavishly had lived an easy life when
my share of the burden?
Neil had insisted upon giving me
an allowance. 1t was a fairly gen.
erous one considering everything.
Will De DETER ne na0 SdAh
when objected. 'I can plan more
satisfactorily If I know there will be
no unforeseen demands. But make
it do for everything. Bah. Thank
goodness we both have clothes enough
for some time"
We had. but Robert grew. so fast
that he was constantly in need of
something. I added sewing for him.
making everything he wore save only
his coats and trousers. 1 economized
in every way. I did the washing and
ironing as well as the cleaning. When
Neil-who supposed I hired a woman
for the rough work spoke of my hands
Il laid their changed appearance to
gardening. and laughed because he
complained of their roughness.
It may seem that. when so great
an amount was owed. the little could
save would not materially help. But
il was surprising how fast 1t counted
up. Three people %th no servants
and fine garden to supply all yege-
tables can live very reasonably il the
housekeener IS economical. Many
times a day felt grateful that mother
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-18
SANTA FE NOTES
Notes and personals from Santa r,
by Frances Jones. Telephone $3.50.

Notes and personals from santa Fe
by FRAMES Jones. Telephone $3.50.
Mrs. J. w. Gibbons, sr.. has returned
to her home, She was called to Kansas
City by the death Of an aunt
Miss Hazel Lehvitt will return Sunday
from sailor Springs, Ill, where she hao
spent two weeks vacation
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Snyder viii leave
Friday evening for Newton to spend sew
ernl days. They Will be guests OF Mrs
Snyder's, brother. Mr.. Wilbur Kinnear.
VINO has recently returned from Frame
Mr.. and Mrs.. John Armstrong and cbiI.
dren have returned home. They spent thefr
VACATION In Des Moines. ana Decatur III.
Mr.. Joseph Lortie has been absent from
work several days because Of Illness. M.
Lortie has been suffering with a case ~
blood poisoning
Mr.. Paul Dalrymple Of the water service
department will speno next week IN sea
ton. Ill. visiting his parents.
Mr.. John Sandifer Of the car reuair
shops has been released from the comranv
hospital. Mr. Sandifer underwent an ON.
ing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-18

In order to ascertain the causes of
the alleged sugar shortage and also
to determine whether present whole
sale and retail prices are reasonable,
Representative Tinkham. of Massa-
chusetts. has introduced a resolution.
which If adopted, will cause an i'm
mediate investigation OF the situation
By the Federal Trade commission.
whether or not there be an actual
shortage of sugar there seems to be
amp, reason for its existence. when
Il Is remembered that the quantity Of
refined sugar exported from the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-18
WHAT ADVERTISING HAS DONE.

Few persons realize. perhaps, the
extent to which the existing prosperity
turnout the country lie due to adver-
Using. Newspapers everywhere have
advertised the coming business boom
day in and day out and in many cases.
they have been ably assisted by their
patrons. For months the United
States government urged all business
men to realize that they could "sell''
prosperity to the country by big. bold
advertising. 1t urged everybody to ad-
advertising. to increase their expendi-
lures and broaden their publicity cam
paign; and II they were not advertis-
ing. to begin an aggressive campaign.
Never was better business advice
given, never was it more fully accept
ed. and never was there a greater
demonstration OF the wisdom of such
advice. Business men commenced to
advertise more freely and on broader
lines. Many men who had never done
much advertising saw a new light and
began to advertise, while old-time ad-
vertisers made larger appropriations
and gave greater heed to the almost
limitless power of publicity.
The result is everywhere in evidence.
The confidence displayed by heavy ad-
vertising grew. The optimism of ad-
vertisers created optimism. Many men
at first did not see just how advertis-
ing could help their individual bust
ness, nevertheless they, too. II broad in
vision and patriotic in spirit. began to
advertise, following the governments
advice, and soon they felt a pride in
their part toward bringing prosperity
to the country.
Largely as an outcome of this work.
vigorously conducted by the secretary
of labor. everyone now realizes that
the country has taken the right road
at the forks, and is headed straight
on to Astounding national prosperity.
This is largely due to the power Of adj
vertising, which created an air of OPP
timism. The nation is now thinking
in terms of publicity created prosper
ity, and it realizes as never before that
advertising is the great power which
has saved us from stagnation and I'M
employment, and that advertising, big,
broad and intelligent Advertising will
keep the nation travelling safely on the
road of prosperity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-18

sion's departure for the States.
war you'all ben scrappin' in dis
var war, boss? ?" meekly inquired the
colored soldier
"Why, we've been fighting up in
Belgium and Flanders with the Brit
ish," replied the New Yorker,
proudly.
''Wel, we been down IN dem woods
-watcha call 'em woods way down
south?"
THE Argonne? suggested young
Knickerbocker.
"Yas. vas, denis de woods-d'Ar-
COME"
You know our division was the
first to break the Hmdenburg line,
colored boy" explained the Twenty
seventh man.
''Wns it you wot did dat trick ?
Y'know. boss. we felt dat oil line sag
way down in d'Argonne."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-18

the first year of the war. was $780,
10000 pounds. in 1916 100000, 900.
in 1917 1850. 900. 900. in 1918 575.0OO.-
600 and in 1919 approximately 1900
900, 900 pounds. This makes for the
year war period approximately s.
600. 100000 pounds of refined sugar
exported. while in the SO years prior
to the var the quantity Of refined
sugar exported was. in round terms.
but 1000, 900. 900 pounds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-18
KILLS A Sheriff
Slayer Is Then Fatally Wound.
ed by Officers.
Shot Down After Running Bat
tie for Eight Blocks.

Nevada, Mo, July 1s.--Fred Dawes,
sheriff OF Vernon county, was shot and
killed instantly at IL o'clock last night
and his slayer. Lee Mccormick, was
fatally wounded in a running battle
with members OF the sheriffs office.
after the sheriff had surprised Nc
Cormick ard an accomplice in the act
company here.
After shooting Dawes thru the
heart Mccormick opened fire on two
under sheriffs, wi1o were with Dawes
and then dashed thru a window into
the street. closely pursued by the
deputies. An eight-block chase in
which fifty shots were exchanged
ended in Mccormick being shot down.
He died at eight o'clock this morning.
The dead burglars accomplice made
his escape when the men were de-
tected by the officers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-18

Exemption from federal income tax
Of mortgages up to $4,000 in order
to encourage immediate construction
OF more dwelling houses in this coun-
try Is recommended by the Merchants
Association of New York. Not only
should real estate mortgages be ex-
empted from federal income tax. but
they should be free from any and all
form OF taxation. The tax on mort
cages is paid by the borrower. There
is no escape. The capitalist will not
lend money without obtaining the cur
rent rate of interest. The taxes are
included in this rate. The interest
rates. on real estate loans have been
advancing recently because of the in
crease in taxes. The Kansas legisla-
ture. last winter had an opportunity
to correct this injustice in our tax laws
but It would not.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-18
Is YEARS AGO In TOPEKA
From the columns Of
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL

July IL. 1904.
The st. Ananias club held Its biennial
meeting last night and decided that in
case the pending equal suffrage amen1nient
carry, the privileges and benefits OF their
club should be extended TO the women
citizens Of the state Accordingly steps
were taken to organize a Sapphira annex
to the st. Ananias club. aud Mrs. Annie
Digs was NJ once posted as the first char
ter member. Mrs. Lease conrs next.
Col. James Burgess was elected chaplain
Of the club to euccecd Judge W. c. Webb.
who is said to have worked too much
politics into HE inrocafions.
Last evening at the home Of Mr. J. L.
Lagefstrom on Tyler street, Mrs. Margaret
Jones and Mr. J. NJ. Furry. both Of Virden.
IL. were united in marriage By the Rev
DR. McCabe. The bride is IN aunt Of Mrs.
Lrrerstrcu. Mr.. Furry is prominent
dry goods merchant in Firden where they
y u make their home
Miss Lslla Brubsker nnd Mr. II. w. Del
by will be married this evening at the
brides home on Van Buren, street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-18

The Kansas wheat crop is expected
to place 100000, 600 in the pockets
Of the farmers. But the wheat crop
is only a part of the wealth which
viii come to Kansas this year A corn
crop is in the making which will bring
500, 900, 900 more. And then there is
the alfalfa crop, and the fruit crop,
and the oats crop, all of which today
are in prime condition. to say nothing
Of the fat cattle and hogs which will
be sold at top prices.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-18
LETTER 100 YEARS OLD
James Brfer Has One That Was
Written by Grandfather.

James Brier, wen known Topeka
rear estate man. has an interesting
letter IN his Possession. 1t is just 100
years old today The letter was writ
ten by James Brier, grandfather If
the Topeka man, on July Is, 1919. and
was Addressed TO his wife. Tie adj
dress given was Mary Rrier near
Dayton, Ohio"
The writer sent the eais,ie from,
Hamilton Bridge. Ohio. James Brjer
has loaned the letter TO the yyaRSouer
& Goodrich drug store. where IL ia
attracting a great deal of attention in
the window.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-18
LOCK OUT 100000.
Action Taken Against Striking
Chicago Builders.
Men Spurned Order To Return
to Work This Morning.

Chicago, July 1S.--One hundred
thousand building and street construc-
ton workers were locked out here to-
day on orders of the Carpenter Con-
tractors association and the Building
Construction Employers association
following refusal of $4,000 of the men
to return to work.
The men asked a fiat increase of
20 cents an hour. The employers
agreed to grant them 1874 cents more
than they were getting. An ulti-
matum was issued last night giving
the men until a. m. today to resume
work. When no men showed up at
that hour the lockout order was is
sued.
Building Is Tied-up.
The lockout ties up more than
100000 worth of building and
street improvement work in Chicago.
Dozens of projects were pending. The
daily loss to the men thrown out of
work was estimated at 100000.
The two employers associations
have a membership of 100 con-
tractors in the Chicago district Two
thousand letters were mailed to the
employers and union agents notifying
them of the lockout.
z. N. Nockles. secretary of the Chi
caSO eOeraLlOn OF LABOR, declared the
builders will not go back to work until
their demands are granted in full. He
said their wants will be supplied by
contributions from other labor unions
and from the public in general.
Last Lockout in 1899.
The last general lockout in Chicago
occurred in 1899, when 10000 men
were out thirteen months.
The possible extent of the lockout
realized whan IL was stated that
$4,000 other workers in gravel pits
lumber yards and cement mills may be
thrown out of work if the lockout con-
Times for a week or longer neriod.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-18

The man whom Mr.. Wilson defeated
for the presidency and our only living
ex-president. Republican. are for the
league of nations. 1t is not difficult
to understand the opposition of Borah
and Johnson. They are against any
thing that the old line party leaders
want. But what Is the matter with
Lodge and Knox? Can IT be that the
presidential bee is buzzing in their
vicinity and that they are trying to
make an issue out of the league? 1t
will be cold day for the candidate
who goes before the people on plat
form of opposition to the League of
Nations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-18

Pop was smoaking and thinking in
the morris chair and 1 was just think
ing on the floor. and after a vile
sed, Pop, I've invented a crate ideer
how to make a lot of money.
Money is a cerse, but no money is
2 cerses, and of 3 cerses choose the
leest. sed pop.
Do you wunt to heer the inven-
ton, pop? 1 sed.
I'll proberly heer it weather 1 wunt
to or not, so make it short. sed pop,
and I sed. its a iceer for making the
taist of chewing gum last longer, so
insted of throwing their chewing gum
away after they've chewed ii a little
vile. people can keep on chewing 1t
and getting taist out Of it till it wears
out.
quite a puplick benefacktion. I'm
sure, sed pop. And he kepp on
smoaking and thinking as If he thawt
that was all, and 1 sed, But I dident
tell you wat the invention was yet.
pop.
So you dident, sed pop. and I sed.
Its jest a simple invention, all you
need is a bag of sugar and a bottle
of lemnin jooce-
Have you. taken a patent out on 1t
yet? sed Pop.
No. sir. 1 sed. you put the bag Of
sugar in one pocket and the bottle of
lenmin jooce in the other pocket
and wen your chewing gum starts to
taist as if il dident have any taist
left you take a mouthful of lemmin
+ooce and a handful Of sugar and
the chewing gum will have as mulch
taist as ever and maybe more. and
YOU jest keep on doing that all day
If you wunt-
Well hasent It occurred to you that
for the price of the sugar and the
lemmin iooce you could buy about
so sticks OF chewing gum ssd pop.
And ho kepp on smoaling and
thinking and I kemp on Jest think
ing. and after vile I SEQ, I never
tflart Of that.
And went out to see If eny Of the
fellows was out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-18

The senate is about to set a COM
mittee to work to formulate a plan
for budget system. No more sue
ceasful way of delaying action on en-
important matter than turning it over
to a committee has been found.
Everybody outside Of congress appears
to favor a budget system and it has
been endorsed by both political parties
in their national platforms. Surely
there should be somebody In congress
capable of drawing up satisfactory
measure without the necessity of turn
ing the matter over to a special COM
mittee. The fact that this is not done
possibly will arouse a suspicion
that certain special interests are being
served rather than those of the gen.
eral public The government was
never 80 greatly in need of system
in the handling OF its expenditures as
it is today. The people are being taxed
as never before and they have a right
to know how their money is being ex-
pended. =. - known that there has
been enormous waste of public funds.
It is time to call halt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-18
COUNT STRIKE VOTE
Machinists Employed by Frisco May
Walkout Over Springfield Trouble.

Machinists Employed by Frisco May
Walkout Over Springfield Trouble.
Kansas City, July 1S.-Ballots on
the question of a strike by machin-
lists employed by the ST. Louis e. San
Francisco (Frisco) railway will be
counted here today. according to j.
]. Bowling, general chairman of the
Frisco Machinists' union, who arrived
here last night for that purpose.
The possibility of strike arose over
the appointment of a foreman for the
Frisco shops at Springfield, Mo. For
fifteen years, according to Mr.. Dow
ling, the foreman at Springfield had
been some member of the nachinists'
organization. but recently a locomo-
tive engineer was transferred from
Neodesha, Kan, and made foreman.
The question of union or nohunion
workers is not at stake. Mr.. Bowling
said, for the present foreman was a
member of the locomotive engineers
organization Result of the vote will
be referred to the federal manager
for this district for the railroad ad-
ministration.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-18
Ex-SOLDIER INJURED
Carl b. Morris Hurt Boarding Train
at Clay Center.

Clay Center, July 1s.-Carl e. Nor
ris. former member of the 41st infan.
try was seriously injured here Thurs
day afternoon while trying to board
west bound Rock Island freight
train. He was bound for the harvest
fields. Morris's right hand was sew
cred at the wrist. one leg was broken,
and he was injured internally. He
gave his home as Pennington, Mo.
This is the second accident in a week
near Clay Center. Monday afternoon.
r. p. Garnett failed to hear the warn.
ing signal of an approaching train and
was struck by an L. X. & w. motor,
He died from the effects of his injuries
Wednesday afternoon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-18

Building permits issued from the
fire marshaTs office show that the
erection of new dwelling houses has
been begun in earnest. At last the
people appear to have become con-
WINGED that it is useless to wait for
lower prices on material and labor.
The movement may be confidently
expected TO attain large proportions
before winter sets in.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-18

Testimony before the committee,
which is investigating the quarter
master corps of the army. shows that
a surplus of canned goods to the
value of approximately $4,000. 900 Is
in the hands OF this branch of the
army and that the amount is constant
~ increasing, on account Of deliveries
under cancelled contracts. Is 1t any
wonder that food prices as well as
cans are high?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-18
>"NICE PLAYTHINGS"
Woman Says Husband Thinks Girls
Are Fit for Nothing Else.

Girls make nice playthings and
that's about all they are good for"
This is a statement accredited to her
husband by Margaret Pearl Schneider.
SE6 Monroe street. in a petition for a
divorce against her husband, Richard
e. Schneider, filed today in the office
OF Mrs. Mary L. Chaplin, clerk of the
district court. Schneider is a Rock
Island telegrapher living at Alta Vista.
His wife is attending a business col
lege in Topeka.
Mrs. Schneider names Eunice Furnev
as the "other woman" and repeats This
statement regarding girls being play
things" as reply given to her by her
husband when he was asked about
the Furney girl. She also charges her
husband with not taking an interest in
her and telling her ito cut the soft
stuff" when she would sit on his Ian
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-18

IF the CIR! who wonders why she
is not popular would make up her
mind to forget self and to think only
Of those about her. she would find the
world opening its arms to her" says
Laura A. Kirkman. in the Christian
Herald. Naughty OLD worldl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-18

The railroad administration is begin
ming to hear from it's patrons relative
to the operation OF the eight-hour day
The most obnoxious feature incident to
this new era in railroading concerns
the duties Of station agents Patrons
complain that those roads which ad-
here strictly to the letter Of the ruling
Of the administration on the eight
hour day do not furnish even ordinary
service. as all trains Go not pass during
the eight consecutive hours that the
agent works These conditions are
found largely at small stations, says
tho Railway Review. and as a retalia-
tory measure, farmers and small ship
pers are resorting to the motor truck
to haul their products to the markets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-18
Eth TO REMAIN AT FUNSTON.
Regulars Will Be Stationed There
Permanently. Report.

Regulars VIII Be Stationed There
Permanently. Report.
Junction City. July 1e.-The Sew
enth (regular) division Is to be sta
toned permanently at Camp Funston,
according to the latest report. The
Seventh reached Camp Funston from
overseas a few weeks ago and the gem
eral understanding had been that IT
would be recruited to peace Strength
and then assigned to some other post
or camp for permanent station. The
new report that it will be stationed
permanently at Camp Funston has re-
suited in a scramble for light house
keeping apartments and furnished
homes on the part of its married Of
ficers and non commissioned officers,
who desire to bring their families to
Junction City to live. The Seventh,
after all emergency men had been
mustered out, numbered about $500
men, but this total is being increased
daily as new recruits come in.