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the fleet from taxicab window. I'm
der ordinary circumstances this is not
a very hard job, but when one tries
to watch the fleet and the taximeter
al the same time the job is very try
ing. I sustained a wry neck trying it.
In the course of that taxi ride we
drove around several hundred acres
of apartment houses, l should say,
and l never saw a happy kid or any
one except an anxious-eyed man or
woman or two. We almost ran over
two or three persons. blew out "a tire
and, at cost of $1,000. had a per-
fectly miserable day.
Sunday landed back here in Wash
ington. The sun was shining. the
flowers blooming and the hackmen
shouting their wares-said wares be-
ing principally very old hacks with
very dirty seats. l hired one for sew
eral hours and leaped into it with
avidity.
X i: X i:
Going out 10th street, one might
have thought from the attention at
tracted that I was person Of some
Importance. Everybody that l know
in the town saw and yelled at me.
OF course, it was a trifie embarrass-
ing to the colored driver. but he man
aged to make out. And 1 certainly
did feel that l was among home folks.
Out 10th street and then 1 picked
up couple of lady friends and
moved over into the park. Were you
in the park last Sunday? II you were
l don't see how in the world you ever
could dislike Washington. I made up
my mind then to stay here until the
District authorities drove me away or
some other sort Of court action was
taken against me.
Most of the town was out, I should
say and most of the town knew most
of the rest Of 1t. Kids! I never saw
so many kids before in all of my life.
And old folks. and young lovers. too.
And all of them happy Likewise
were the animals and birds in the
park happy. Nothing really seemed
to matter. I did not even get mad
when the two front rubber tires OF
the hack fell of when we were pass
Ing through the creek. Nor when
some rude person in a high powered
motor car swept through the creek
and threw water all over u.s. I even
appreciated walking up hill behind
the very tired old horse.
If you anticipate a lovely summer
In New York. see me. I know my sum-
mer resort even IL the mercury mounts
to 500 degrees. which. hope. 1t won't.
THE OBSERVER.
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ing the still vigorous Saw-horse: and
having unwound slender golden
thread from her girdle the Sorceress
threw it over the head of the painting
and helpless Griffin, and so destroyed
the magical power Of Mombis trans
formation.
For the animal, with one fierce
shudder, disappeared from view,
while in it's place was discovered the
ly at the serene and beautiful face Of
the Sorceress.
you are my prisoner, and it is use
less for you to struggle any longer
said Glinda, in her soft, sweet voice.
Lie still moment, and rest your
self, and then l will carry you back
to my tent"
"Why do you seek me-" asked
Mombi, still scarce able to speak
plainly for lack of breath. What
have I done to you 20 be so per-
secuted?"
You have done nothing to me-
answered the gentle Sorceress; but
I suspect you have been guilty of sew
eral wicked actions; and If 1 find it
is true that you have so abused your
knowledge of magic, l intend to pun
ish you severely"
81 defy you" croaked the old bag.
you dare not harm me-"
X X 4. X
Just them the Gump flew up to- them
and alighted upon the desert sands
beside Glinda. Our friends were de-
lighted to find that Mombi had finally
been captured, and after a hurried
consultation it was decided they
should all return to the camp in the
Gump. SO the Saw-horse was tossed
aboard, and then Glinda, still holding
an end of the golden thread that was
around Mombi's neck. forced her
prisoner to climb into the sofas. The
others now followed, and Tip. gave
the word to the Gump to return.
The journey was made in safety.
Mombi sitting in her place with
grim and sullen air; for the old bag
was absolutely helpless SO long as the
magical thread encircled her throat.
The army hailed Glinda's return with
loud cheers, and the party of friends
soon gathered again in the royal tent.
ing their absence.
Copyright. 1919 by L. Frank Baum. for Geo.
Matthew Adams Service.)
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habit why in the world he continued
to live in such a place.
ooh, think of the things you can
see" he said. "One can get anything
he wants here"
What, for instance?" I inquired.
well, the shows for one thing" he
said.
Curious about this answer, for it is
the usual one that the average New
Yorker gives you when you inquire
about his town. / asked him what
shows he had seen this year. He told
me, and. would you believe it, !, who
go to New York only occasionally. had
seen more Broadway headliners this
year than he had! He told me he no
longer was interested in small town
things, but when told him what a
high time 1 had at the circus the pre-
vious night he certainly got a small
town look Of longing in his eye.
One day of the time 1 was in New
York I devoted to reading the real
estate advertisements and then look
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Glinda's eyes had been noting the
rose in his buttonhole, and now she
imagined she saw the big red leaves
of the flower tremble Slightly. This
quickly aroused her suspicious, and
in a moment more the Sorceress had
decided that the seeming rose was
nothing else than a transformation of
old Mombi. At the same instant
Mombi knew she was discovered
and must quickly plan an escape, and,
as transformations were easy to her,
she Immediately took the form of a
Shadow and glided along the wall of
the tent toward the entrance, think
ing thus to disappear.
X X X x
But Glinda had not only equal cum
ming. but far more experience than
the Witch. So the Sorceress reached
the opening of the tent before the
Shadow, and, with a wave of her
hand, closed the entrance so securely
that Mombi could not find crack big
enough to creep through. The Scare
crow and his friends were greatly
surprised at Glinda's actions, for none
of them had noted the Shadow. But
the Sorceress said to them:
Remain perfectly quiet, all of you!
For the old Witch is even now with
us in this tent, and I hope to cap
ture her"
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ME- witch was at hrst fright
ened at finding herself cap
tured by the enemy. but soon
she decided that she was ex-
actiy as safe in the Tin Woodma nj
buttonhole as growing upon tho
bush. For no one knew the rose and
Mombi to be one. and now that she
was without the gates Of the city her
chances Of escaping altogether from
Giinda were much improved
But there Is no hurry" thought
hombi Il will wait awhile and enjoy
the humiliation of this Sorceress
when she finds ! have outwitted her"
So throughout the night the rose
lay quietly on the Woodman's bosom,
and In the morning, when Glinda sum-
moned our friends to a consultation,
MEX Chopper carried his pretty flow
pr with him to the white silk tent
X X X X .,
For some reason" said Glinda, I'VE
have failed to find this cunning old
Mombi; so ] fear our expedition will
prove failure And for that / am
sorry. because without our assistance
little Ozma will never be rescued
ana restored to her rightful position
as Queen Of the Emerald City"
do not let us give up so easily"
said the PumDkinhead. Let us do
something else"
Something else must really he
Done replied Glinda, with a smile:
yet ! cannot understand how l have
been defeated SO easily by an old
Witch who knows far less of magic
than ] do myself"
+. while we are on the ground I be-
Iteve 1t would be wise for us to con-
Quer the Emerald City for Princess
Ozma. and find the girl afterward."
SAID the Scarecrow. And while the
girl remains hidden I will gladly rule
In her place, for l understand the
business of ruling much better than
Jinjur does"
But l have promised not to modest
Jinjur," objected Glinda.
suppose you all return with me to
my kingdom-or empire. rather" said
the Tin Woodman. politely including
the entire party in royal wave of
his arm. ut will give me great
pleasure to entertain you in my castle,
where there is room enough and to
spare. And IL any Of you wish to be
nickel-plated, my valet will do it free
of all expense.
While the Woodman was speaking
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me desire to leap into the turgid Hud-
son, and one time when l was there for
ten days ! actually found myself work.
Ing toward He'll Gate, where the water
is said to be very dangerous.
l am just back from New York again
and, after hobnobbing with the denizens
Of the island and reading terrible stories
In the papers about the high rents that
are being charged and the low wages
that are being paid and going out on
Long Island and getting fogbound.
end all that sort of thing, I'm glad to be
back in our beloved village by the Po-
tomac.
The rent thing seems to be agitat-
ing York folk more than any other
thing right now 1t seems that the
landlords have gotten into the habit
of leasing their entire buildings to
spectators and. in turn. the specu-
lators just hike the rent up some
thing terrible. Every day one reads
In the papers about widow women
with children each being thrown out
because they refuse to pay an in
crease Of 500 a month, or some such
sum as that.
X X \: X
The situation is so bad that taxi
cab driver actually enlisted my SYM
patty. That was the first time in his
tory that I know of when I felt
sorry for taxi driver.
IL get 81 a day and I'm paying $50
D month rent" he explained.
ANY kids?" / inquired.
"No--thank goodness" he said. "If
there were any more than the wife
and me I'd probably be taking the
dough away from passengers with q
gaspipe instead Of by the gentle
methods I now am using"
Up in the roaring 1905, I was told,
the flats are SO small that one can
not wear a wide -brimmed hat in them
in any comfort. Hence, when one
sees q New York resident take his
hat off out in the yard in that town
1t is not always safe to accuse him
outright Of being polite; he might not
be able to enter the house otherwise.
It's going to be hot in New York
this summer. know that because the
heat was Just boiling up out of the
streets there last Saturday. thought
was going 10 die. so I asked a
friend of mine who has the New York
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ing up the properties advertised. They
were just like lots Of such ads have
read-wonderful prospects, but poor
results. For instance, I looked up one
beautiful home in Whitestone, de-
scribed as modern in every way
and I am sure that it was one of the
many houses in which George Wash
ington slept when he was up York
way. And, furthermore, no repairs
have been put on the house since he
was in it.
The prohibition thing is hitting
New York hard. Some. folks up there
actually have begun to believe that
there may be something in this pro-
hibition talk, after all. Why, one or
two men--and women-said that
maybe the country would go dry on
July 1. And maybe it will; 1 don't
know. Until I went to New York it
seemed to me that it was almost GER
tain to go dry.
Way out on the bay side of Long
Island at place called Beechhurst, l
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found an old Irishman seated in a
summer house. 1t was the dreariest
place I ever have seen. The Irishmap
was the only soul in sight. outside it
was raining, SO I went into the sum-
mer house. The old man greeted me
joyously.
you're retired. suppose" said.
NO" he said, "just resting"
"Well, 1t seems to me that you could
find better place than this to rest"
l said.
He smiled broadly.
"Since liquor has gone up to a quar-
ter. there isn't much Of any place for
me to loaf" he said.
I wondered how many men had
found themselves in that situation
and If they were taking as dreary a
way around to find a loafing place as
the old Irishman.
Downtown, I found folks shaking
their heads sadly and saying it would
be an awful thing not to have their
cocktails and such after July 1. Most
of them seem to think that there
won't be quite SO much dancing with
coffee as there is with rum.
X X X X
1t was in New York. you know, that
the mo Beer, No Work." button first
appeared. Some people still take it
seriously. I heard a comedian sing
ing:
No beer, no work: NO beer no work:
This. then, shall be my battle cry;
No beer, no work. no beer nor work,
After the first of July.
Something for the childrens society
to look after, 1 should say.
l heard so many men saying that
they did not care a thing for drink,
etc., but when any one tried to tell
them what they could do and what
they could not do. ETC., they resented
1t. etc. And yet SO many New Workers.
laugh when they see such things on
the stage as a farmer" with a straw
in his mouth. Funny. isn't it. that
they don't appreciate the humor that
is running around New York streets?
Nothing that I know of will make
a man appreciate Washington more
than to take a taxi ride in New York
and then come home and enjoy one OF
our good old carryalls that we have
had around the town for so many
years. It's the difference between
misery and comfort.
On Saturday I dashed about the
town of New York trying, to See
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These words so alarmed Mombi that
she quickly transformed herself from
shadow to Black Ant. in which
shape she crawled along the ground,
seeking a crack or crevice in which
to hide her tiny body. ~
Fortunately. the ground where the
tent had been pitched, being just be-
fore the city gates. was hard and
smooth and, while the Ant still
crawled about, Glinda discovered it
and ran quickly forward to effect it's
capture. But just as her hand was
descending the Witch, now fairly
frantic with fear, made her last trans
formation, and in the form of a huge
Griffin sprang through the wall of
the tent-tearing the silk asunder in
her rush-and in a moment had dart
ed away with the speed of whirl-
wind
X X X X
Glnda did not hesitate to follow.
She sprang upon the back of the Saw
Horse and cried:
Now you shall prove that you have
a right to be alive! Run-run-run!"
. The Saw-Horse ran. Like a flash
he followed the Griffin. his wooden
legs moving so fast that they twin
killed. like the rays of star. Before
surprise both the Griffin and the
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x The Observer Compares New York City and the Capital *

BOUT week Of New York
city is all that I ever can
stand at one time. A longer
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-08-09
OFFICERS BLAMED FOR
PRISON CAMP BRUrALlrlEs

Scores Of instances of brutal treat
ment OF American soldiers IN prison
camps In France. declared In some
cases as amounting to system of
torture, responsibility for which was
placed by the witnesses on high army
officers, were related before the CON
gressional subcommittee which is in
vestigating the disciplinary system OF
the American expeditionary force.
The committee. consisting of Repre-
sentative Royal g. Johnson of South
Dakota and Representative Oscar II.
Bland Of Indiana, met in the disciplin-
airy barracks on Governors Island.
The third member, Representative
Flood of Virginia. was not present.
The mon higher up who were d.
rectly charged by witnesses OF re.
sponsibility for prison conditions, in
cluded Brigadier General w. w. Harris,
former commander OF the American
troops In the Paris district; Major
General Frederick Smith Strong of the
40th Division; Colonel Edgar Grin
stead, commander Of the 15sth In
fantry. and Colonel ]. s. Maui of the
field artillery.
A number of captains and lieuten-
ants also were named as having taken
an actual part in the brutal treat
ment Of prisoners.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-08-09
OPEN DISCUSSION
or THREE TREATIES
SUBMITS THE ALLIANCE

The century old custom Of consid
ering treaties in secret will be broken
next Monday when the long pending
| Colombian treaty is taken up.
This agreement for open sessions,
regarded possibly as forecasting pub
lie consideration OF the peace treaty,
the FranCo-AmeriCan agreement and
subsequent treaties. followed unani-
nous approval by the foreign relations
committee of the Colombian conven-
ton calling for payment to that ma
ton of s25. 900, 000 as claims growing
out of the partition Of Panama
When the Colombian treaty was sub
mitted formally TO the senate in execu
tive session late Tuesday, Senator
Fall, New Mexico. republican, moved
that the senate consider the conveu-
lion in open session. Republican Lead
or Lodge asked unanimous consent for
an order opening the senate's doors
when the treaty is called M next Mon
day and the agreement was approved
without objection Opposition TO the
treaty Is expected. but ratification IL
deemed a certainty and, II Is under
stood, the revised treaty also ia as
sured of Coombiss approval
few minor changes were made I'm
the treaty and clause added In the
resolution of ratification providing
that in event of war between Column
bia and another country her shipping
shall not be allowed Panama Canal
transit without payment of duties and
tolls
The special treaty with France.
promising immediate American aid to
that republic In repelling any unpro-
voked attack by Germany, was sent
to the senate by President Wilson. In
his message urging ratification the
president declared the promise ten
porary supplement" to the treaty with
Germany and the league of nations
covenant designed to give France pro
lection in an emergency. He pointed
out that similar promise had been
made by Great Britain and said that
by the obligation the United States but
partially discharged debt to France
which nothing can pay" In full
The senate received the message.
which was delivered by messenger, I'm
open session and referred the treaty,
without discussion. to the foreign re.
lations committee
1t is likely that the treaty will be
taken up by the committee within .
few days and considered Jointly with
the Versailles treaty. Before this ia
done. however. the committee will
hear several Of the experts who I'D.
vised the American peace delegation.
Tho senate spent most of the day
the league OF nations. Sen.
ator Thomas tdemocrat), Colorado. In
IN address. expressing doubt a. to the
efficacy VI the league in attaining In
tsrnational concord, told his col
leagues he had not yet decided wheth.
or he could support It.
Senator Gay, democrat, Louisiana,
urged it's ratification without reserva-
tons, and Senator Nelson, republican,
announced that while he
wanted to see 1t ratified, he thought
necessary.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-08-09
JAPANESE 70 WITHDRAW
EBnEH MI


Katsuji Debuchi, counselor and
charge daffaires Of The Japanese en-
| bassy said that Japan viii withdraw
/ from Ghantuug every Japanese sol
der and restore to China her sover
eighty over the leased territory OF
l[iaouchuw
Mr. Debuchi admitted that he spoke
without any instructions from his GOV
eminent. hut his declaration is under
stood here to coincide with assurances
given to the Chinese delegation by the
allied and associated representatives
at the peace conference
Allegations have recently been made
that Japan intended to militarize
Shantung and to exercise full sover-
eighty over the territory. TO this al
legation Mr. Debuchi was asked to
make reply and he said
Il am not IN a position at the pres
ent moment to give YOU an official
statement. nor am ! authorized by my
government To speak on the point
mentioned by YOU Hut | may say
that according to my opinion Japan
is firmly determined to return 20 Chi
ma her sovereignty over the leased ter
ritory Of Kiaouchow. the exercise Of
W hich was given by China to Germany.
Japan win of course withdraw
from shantuug every soldier as soon
as practicable
when win that be-" Mr. pebuchi
was asked
but as soon as practicable. But yoH
must clearly understand that il would
he difficult to say anything in n def
mite way at the present moment, when
China is stll not siguatory party TO
the peace treaty with Germany. Every.
thing is subject to tacit agreement
between China and Japan In regard TO
the Shantung settlement"
Mr. Debuchi was In conference at
the state department with Secretary
Lansing Monday morning Neither
the Japanese embassy nor the state
department would give any intimation
of the progress Of the conversations
going forward between the Japanese
and American governments In regard
10 the recommendation made original
ly at Paris by the United States that
Japan make a public declaration In
respect of her intentions concerning
Shantung
II was learned at the state depart
ment that the United States never has
withdrawn the request the American
delegation made of the Japanese dele
cation at Paris that ali official Jap
snese declaration be made. and there
Is excellent reason to believe not only
that President Wilson has directed
since his return to Washington the
attention of the Japanese government
20 the American advice given at Paris.
but that the Japanese government It.
self lie interested In the popular opin-
lon of the United States, which has
concern for q public decla-
ration by the Japanese government.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-08-09
GERMAN FAILURE TO
MAKE PEACE DISCLOSED

Germany's national assembly wit.
messed a dramatic scene when Matthias
Erzberger. finance minister, disclosed
that Germany had rejected an oppor-
tunity to make peace in 1917.
The conservatives were responsible
Tor neglecting the opportunity, Erzber-
ger charged Cries of "murderers"
came from the socialist delegates
Erzberger revealed the peace offer
with dramatic effect when he read
papal correspondence concerning the
British minister to the vatican He
already had admitted some of Ger
many's war mistakes" when a mem
Der of the assembly threatened the
government with vote of censure.
The letter he read was dated Au-
gust 10, 1917, written by the papal
nuncio at Munisk to Michaels, then
chancellor Erzberger explained the
letter covered telegram to the pa
pal see from the British minister to
the vatican. II read in part:
"A declaration IL desired with re-
gard to the imperial governments in
tentions toward the complete indie
pendence of Belgium and the payment
of damages to that country. Your
attention also Ia directed to the ques-
ton of guarantees for Belgium's politi-
cal, economic and military independ-
ence.
eff satisfactory declarations are
made on these points, an important
step will be taken toward peace nego-
tiations.
"The British minister has informed
his government that the nuncio will
answer these questions as soon as the
German governments reply is re-
ceived.'
Declaring Michaels had answered
evasively, Erzberger turned toward
the conservatives and shouted:
You are responsible for the con
defeat"
A tremendous uproar followed. the
socialists assailing the conservatives
with cries of "murderers.'
Erzberger characterized the former
government as military dictator
ship" charging II had withheld truths
from the public. especially with regard
to the blockade and the submarine
He was convinced at an
early date. he said, that the violation
of Belgium was a mistake
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-08-09
American Boy Held for Ransom.

Philip Thompson, II years old. son
of John West Thompson. an American
citizen. was kidnapped from his fathers
ranch, thirty miles from Mexico City,
and il being held by Mexican ban
dts for 1900 pesos ransom, the state
department was advised. Urgent rep
reservations have been made to the
Mexican government. 1t was annouHc-
ed. The bandits took a horse and
revolver from the boy before taking
him from the ranch. and they were
said to have threatened to execute him
unless the ransom was paid.