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The Topeka state journal., 1919-03-22

it? But you see why L like his books
now, trash or no trash, don't you? And
some day he VIII write something
great, you Sec''
He should, for the faith YOU put in
him, if for no other reason" said the
man, looking at her with a curious in
tentncss. You see" he went on, "he
was poor, oh, 50 poor. little lady of the
storm, and his good things nobody
wanted to buy. So he took to best
sellers-just because he must have
bread and butter and things like that.
But now-I will do something better
for YOU"
You will? you are-Chester Lane q"
she whispered
Yes, Peggy Trum bull, 1 am. And
you-why. you were the smallest little
girl I ever saw, and such a good sport
| remember thrashing your brothers.
both of them, when they called you a
baby To think that you should have
grown up like this. and
And" she interrupted when a
storm came and frightened me almost
to death l came right here. | might
have known it would be you"
In silence they looked at each
other, and thru the open window burst
q ray of late afternoon sunlight-all
the brighter from it's release from the
storm.
Peggy rose. II must go now" she
said. Isn't it a shame? I'm staying
with the, Branfords across the valley
andstarted out right after lunch for a
| tramp. Your mountain looks so nice
| from the valley. Good-by. holding
out her hand, land will you forgive
me for saying your book was silly?"
Lane had his cap and walking stick
| in his hand before she finished. will
forgive you2" he repeated. MY
world I'm going to marry you. you
know. You'll be needing me to keep
! away thunder storms and brothers and
| things. and I'm not going to let you
out of my sight. or you'll vanish as
suddenly as you came. And I've heen
waiting here for you all these hum
dreds of years. My dear. would you
mind very much marrying me-"
That was n very nice thunder
Storm said Peggy.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-03-22

skinnie legs of the gilt chair they
was uaing for the contest. wfch they
put II together agen to look as n /,
hadent bin broak yet. and Puds is
wondeSisg weather his mother Will
think the setting down contest IS q
good enuff Of Excuse wen she finds
out
Bewty Departmint. Deer editor.
how can make myself bewtifIIl IL l
aint? Skinny Martin
Anser- Ware a bewtifilI faIts face.
Intristing Facks About Intristfnz
People. Sam CroEs always gets dizzy
wen he looks down on the ground
frum away high up. For this reason
he is seldow saw on roofs.
Sissiety. A electrick door bell by
pushing button has Jest bin put in
Miss Mary Watkinse3 house iusted of
the kind ~ou half to pull the mob.
being easier TO werk but not making
the door open eny sooner.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-03-22
THE PROMOTERS WIFE
BAB IS ANXIOUS BECAUSE NEIL
is DRINKING.
CHAPTER XVIII.

Sf1AI L n V III.
did not relish the idea OF enter
tanning business people in my home,
but, as in all else. if Neil thought 1t
necessary that was enough for me.
But 1 confess I was astonished one
night when he remarked quite cas-
ually:
II have asked a couple of western
oil men up to dinner tomorrow night.
Have things bang-up. / met Blanche
Orton on my way uptown. She said
she'd come over and help you enter
tain them"
'Is Mr.. Orton coming"
1 asked the question as carelessly as
could. 1 had no intention to let
Neil know that a feeling of jealousy
against Blanche Orton had been
aroused; or that l objected to having
her invited. But 1 was a little sur
prised at his reply:
''No-he scarcely ever goes out you
know And Blanche said he was not
as well as usual 1t must be jolly
annoying to be married to man WHO
is always ailing."
So Blanche Orton was coming alone.
Surely Neil might have consulted me
before inviting her. Once 1 had heard
a man call her: "a man eater" Of
course he had said it jokingIy. but
now the epithet required to me.
! before you invited her"
TOO late now. What's the matter
with Blanche? Jealous of her and
! want to entertain both men yourself ?
You women are beyond me. She is
always gay and dresses stunningly.
One would think you would be de-
| lighted that L was thoughtful enough
TO ask her"
| I'm sorry you asked her, all the
/ same. Why didn't you invite Lorraine
Morton stead2 Shes single
'Lorraines all right. Have her too.
| If you like. But when it comes to en-
| tertaining people who count in a busi-
ness way. there Is no one like Blanche.
She's great little pusher for man"
! But Neil. you wouldn't ask another
| wonla n than your wife to help you in
a business AFFAIR."" I asked. astonished
and puzzled at this phase of affairs.
| TIL ask Lorraine. hut ! have a hazy
| impression that she said something
| about having a date for tomorrow
| night"
AS feared. Lorraine had an en-
| gagement. But I had learned to ac-
! cent the unexpected where Neil was
4
The Topeka state journal., 1919-03-22
LITTLE BENNY'S
NOTE BOOK
BY LEI PAPE

Park Ave News
Weather. People that dident hold
their hat on wishing they had vile
other people chase it
Big Perrade- A big perrade of about
10000 soldiers frum the war marched
down Broad Street last Satidday fol-
lowed rite in back by Benny Potts. Ed
Wernick, skinny Martin and Leroy
Shooster.
SpoartE. Puds Simkins and Lew
Davis had a setting down contest in
Pudses parIer last Thersday TO see
wich one could set down the hardest.
Puds winning BY breaking one of the
The Topeka state journal., 1919-03-22
CURRENT COMMENT.
Important. or Otherwise.

at was a famous victory" to
quote the language of Robert Southey
in his reference to the Battle Of Blen-
helm.
Now let's proceed to business. the
most i'm! ortant of which for Topeka
Is tns construction and completion of
1.-The IIott' Kansan" at Ninth and
Kansas avenue.
incidentally, the Crawfords. follow
ing the testimony in the late case.
might put in better repair their exit
on the south side of the Grand Opera
house. and consider. it is to be hoped.
plans for the construction of a new.
modern, fireproof moving picture and
opera house that would be monu
ment to the home town of the Craw-
fords and d building to which all To-
pekans and their visitors could point
with pride.
"Ah. ha," says Foxy Quiller. So
Robert Stone is to endeavor to obtain
a restraining order to prevent the
county commissioners from building
| the County Home in the country;
] wants it in the city!
According to the Topeka Capital
! this morning, to quote our morning
contemporary. actual war is expected
! to be declared today Cupon the county
commissioners when Robert Stone,
attorney for the Rotary club. arrives
| in Topeka from Kansas City"
| The motto of Kansas is "Ad astra
per aspera," which should also be the
motto of Topeka for we as a city
progress with difficulty. The inevi-
table restraining order or injunction
I bobs up. 1t has bobbed up many
times before. 1t bobbed up when we
undertook to build our auditorium; it
showed it's ugly head when Topeka
undertook to replace its mud street
on Kansas avenue with pavement.
| When this writer came to Topeka,
| Kansas avenue after a rain was full
of mud holes. Wagons at times sunk
to the hubs; there were board side
walks where the Crosby Bros. COM
pany stores now stand. Progressive
Topekans undertook to have Kansas
avenue and a few other streets paved
Some of our wealthy citizens, among
them G. G. Gage, lamented and now
of fond memory to Topekans, got out
an injunction to restrain the paving of
Kansas avenue. Mr.. Gage afterwards
saw his mistake and deplored il
deeply. He made amends to a large
extent by his generosity along with
other Gage heirs, in securing in his
name and heirs beautiful Gage park
west of the city for Topeka and heI
people.
- Robert Stone has endeavored to ere
strain other building here. Why does
he block our city's improvements? He
does not live in the city of Topeka, but
outside the city and he has lately mov-
ed part of his office to Kansas City.
Don't, Robert, please don't!' The
county commissioners might be dis
pleased with your action, a large part
of the Medical Society of Topeks
would be displeased and many of the
Rotarians would object to your re-
straining order.
Let US construct and stop this wan
ton obstruction and destruction in thi:
community.
Give Topeka chance to become the
Great Convention City of Kansas ant
of the Middle West.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-03-22

Let US construct and stop this wan
ton obstruction and destruction in this
community.
Give Topeka a chance to become the
Great Convention City of Kansas and
of the Middle West.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-03-28
HIGHLAND COUNTY DIRECTORY.
County and District Officers:

County and District Officers:
Henry w. Holt, Judge of Circuit
Court, Staunton, Va.
Terms of Court-4th Tuesday IN
April, I'd Tuesday July, I'd Tuesday
October.
Edwin B. Jones, Commonwealth At
torney, Monterey, Va.
w. H. Matheny, Clerk, Monterey, va.
Hubert Smith, Sheriff, Hightown, Va.
Willis Gibson, Treasurer, Vanderpool
Va.
J.H. Pruitt, Commissioner of
Revenue, Monterey, Va.
1. L. Beverage, Co. Surveyor, Monte
rey, Va.
Walter Mullenax, Supt. of Poor, Grab
bottom, Va.
R. E. Mauzy, Supt. of Schools, High
town, Va.
Blue Grass District
J. w. Hevener, Supervisor (Chrm.)
Hightown, Va.
&c. Herold, Overseer of Poor, High
town, Va.
]. F. Colav, Constable, Crabbottom.
Va.
D. o. Bird, Justice, Valley Center, Va.
E. D. Swecker, Justice, Monterey, ,Rtl
G. D. Dudley, Justice, Hightown, Va.
Monterey District:
4. J. Terry, Supervisor, Trimble, Va.
D. e. Samples, Constable, Monterey
Arthur Hevener, Overseer Of Poor,
Monterey, Va.
]. H. Samples, Justice, Monterey, va
/. D. Gutshall, Justice, Vanderpool'
Va.
J. H. Burns, Justice, Bolar, Va.
Stonewall District.
J. H. Armstrong, Supervisor, McDow-
ell, Va.
]. w. Simmons, Constable, Headwa-
ters, Va.
Chap. Pitsenberger, Overseer of Poor
Doe Hill, Va.
L. M. Pope, Justice, Doe Hill, Va.
G. A. Propst, Justice, Mcdowell.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-03-28
j. 5. ARMY
RUNS UNIVERSITY
Takes Over Great Educational.
Z Scheme in France
PERSHING BUYS MANY BOOKS
Arranges For Nearly 100000 Worth
From Y. M. C. A.-Enroll-
ment At Sorbonne,
1893.

Washington.-Gene Pershing has
arranged toSpurchase from the Young
Mems Christian Association nearly ST.
100000 worth of textbooks covering
practically every phase of general and
technical education from elementary
schools to postgraduate courses in the
great French and British universities.
A recent cable said the estimate
placed the Y. M. c. A. officials on the
books already obtained by their agen-
cies in connection with the army edu-
rational work was $964,702 and that
this estimate had been accepted by
the army.
The transaction, it is understood,
marks the transfer of the complete
educational program abroad, with its
post and technical schools, the A. e.
F. University, near Paris, and the
postgraduate scholarships to army
control. The project was initiated by
the Y. M. c. A. and the instructors
were obtained through the same
agency which also selected and as
sembled the textbooks upon which
the educational framework was erect
ed. In cooperating with a specially
created section of General Pershing's
staff, the army educational commits
sion of the United States aided in
getting the system into motion. With
the approval of the Y. M. c. A., how
ever, the entire machinery. now is
passing into the hands Of the army
itself.
An indication Of the quick advan-
tage taken by officers and men Of the
educational opportunities offered is
contained in a report which has just
reached the War Department showing
that on February 20 the enrolment Of
the American Army at the Sorbonne,
the great French university, totaled
1898 men. All of these presumably
are graduates from American uniyersi-
ties or colleges who are making the
most of their chance to obtain post
graduate courses, in France. The
greatest number, 79S, are enrolled for
advanced scientific courses, $50 are
seeking degrees in letters, 400 in law
and $50 in medicine.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-03-28
WASHINGTON

Washington Is much mystitied by
cable messages from Paris in whieh
President Wilson says the League OF
Nations will be included in the peace
treaty, and Captain Andre Tardieu
says the two will be separate. Sena'
tors warn Mr.. Wilson that ratification
of peace treaty incorporating the
league covenant will be very long de-
layed if it is voted in the end.
The American proposal for a lew
and more formidable type of, warship,
termed the composite" may be car.
ried to the peace conference by other
nations, who foar the enormous naval
budgets such a change would necessi-
tate.
Commissioner Roper appointed five
tax advisors Of the new board, which
will act as final arbiters in settlement
of income tax questions.
Five hundred Of The best special of
ficers of the Internal Revenue Bureau
are being organized by Daniel L. Por-
ter, assistant chief of revenue agents,
to operate in New York upon the day
prohibition becomes effective.
When the President calls Congress
in special session he will find the
Republican majority ready for action
with a comprehensive legislative pro
gram. This was determined upon BY
the Republican steering committee.
Shipping Board released eight more
ships for C numerical use.
Rear Admiral Glennon has been
named to succeed Rear Admiral Usher
as cOmmandant Of the Third Naval
District, with headquarters at New
York, and Rear Admiral Robinson is
detailed to Boston.
Edward N. Hurley predicted that
New York business men soon would
be taking and placing orders in South
American ports by wireless telephone.
Treasury department announced es-
tablishment of a credit Of $5,OO0,OOO to.
Rumania.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-03-28
GENERAL

Relatives of Sergeant William J.
Shaw will attempt to bring his body
to America from France so that it can
be buried beside that of his father,
veteran of 1865, according to the dead
soldiers request.
New York business men lead coun-
trywide fight to oppose bone dry law
as attack on it is begun in the fed
eral court.
Re-establishment of a state militia
Is desired by the War Department,
which will assist in reorganizing a
new National guard. General Organ
will be asked to cooperate with fed
eral officers in this project.
Pacific coast senator's are aroused
by the demand Ambassador Ishii, Of
Japan, in a speech in New York, for
clause in the League of Nations
covenant prohibiting racial distinc-
tion. They regard this as raising the
American immigration question in the
Peace Congress.
Patriotic citizens of Nanayunk,
Philadelphia, prevented meeting Of
"Reds'' at Masonic Hall.
Major Nick. Peterson, American ace
who brought, down twenty-thRee Ger
man flyers during the war, is killed
In a seventy-fve foot fall in a prac-
tice flight at Daytonia Beach, Fla.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-03-28
FOUR Treaties NEEDED
TO FORM PEACE PACT
One Each With Germany, Austria,
Turkey and Bulgaria Must
Be Signed.

Paris.-Captain Andre Tardeu OF
the French peace delegation held his
usual weekly conference with the
newspaper correspondents.
Responding to an inquiry whether it
is impossible that the peace treaty will
be signed by March 90 Captain Tar
dieu said he believed such a contingent
cy quite impossible, although he eN-
pected great progress TO be made with
in the next week. Four treatics will
be necessary, one each with Germany,
Austria, Turkey and Bulgaria, Cap
tain Tardieu explained, and these, he
said, probably would not be signed TO-
gether. The treaty with Germany, be-
ing the most important, would he sign
ed first. The others will be drawn
along similar lines and will place
limitation of armaments upon the 9th
er central powers, but there was less
hurry about framing these, Captain
Tardieu added.
Asked If the signing Of peace would
permit Germany to resume commercial
activity, Captain Tardieu said the
financial and commercial sections Of
the treaty will contain important regu-
lations of enemy trade, but that ship
ping will be resumed unde" certain req
ervations.
Answering an inquiry whether the
Germans would be permitted 10 come
to Paris to sign the peace treaty, Cap.
tain Tardeu said it was not certain
that the Germans would be summoned
to Paris-that the conference had nor
decided this point.
Attention has been given by the
American experts to the possible result
of the adoption of the German non-con-
scription plan in the United States
upon the projected system for univer-
sal military training of the youth Of
America, and the opinion is general
among the American experts that it
would deprive the plan completely Of
compulsory features, leaving training
in schools optional. They consider,
however, that the National Guard per-
petuated by Congress could he relied
| upon for a sufficient number of trained
soldiers to form the nucleus Of any
army likely to be required in America
in case Of the successful working of
League of Nations
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-03-28
FOREIGN

The United States was awarded sew
en- of the German ships turned over to
the allies for food.
Coreans have appealed to the peace
congress urging the independence Of
their country, where anti-Japanese dis
turbances, centering at Pingyang, have
become general, many rioters having
been killed by the Japanese troops.
American troops will guard the
Transsiberian railroad as far as Chi
ma, the japanese holding the line
thence to Irkutsk and the Czechoslo-
vaks continuing. the defense to Chelia.
binsk, near the European frontier, &C.
cording to the latest arrangements for
protecting Siberia from the Bolshe-
Wiki.
Sentence Of death was the court
martial verdict against Emile Coffin,
the anarchist, who recently made an
attempt upon the life Of Premier
Georges Clemenceau. The verdict was
unanimous. ,e..>
Corea is seeking independence, free
from the rule of Japan, and leaders
of the movement have arrived in Pc
king, claiming that they have 3,000,-
600 adherents and reporting that the
Japanese have arrested 10000, Co.
reans
1.-THE next war will be between the
allies and the Bolsheviki. You have
more Bolshevik agents in France,
England and America than you know.
If the allies fail, Bolshevism will de-
stroy the culture of the world and the
yellow races will become supreme"
Such is the prophecy of General Hoff-
mann of Brest-Litovsk fame.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-03-28
TEUT0NS WILL YIELD
SHIPSAT ONCEFOR FOOD
Desperate Needs of Population,
Especially Children and Aged,
Pictured by Herr Won Braun.

Berlin.-Under Secretary Of State
Won Braun, before leaving Berlin to
participate in the food conference at
Brussels, informed the correspondent
that Germany was prepared to begin
Immediately the surrender Of her ell
tire mercantile fleet. She will also
conclude an agreement covering the
other conditions in return for a def
mite agreement specifying the amount
of food deliverable until the next har-
vest, the price and conditions Of pay
ment for it.
! The German mercantile tonnage
that may be surrendered to the en-
tente at the Brussels food and ship
ping conference is approximately
2,250,000 tons gross.
Regarding food conditions in Ger
many Herr Won Braun said Chemnitz,
Dresden and other cities of Saxony
were on a potato ration Of only two
pounds weekly, while Cologne, Aix-la-
Chapelle> and other western cities had
none whatever.
Herr Won Braun declared the milk
and butter situation was hopeless.
The weekly ration of butter and mar
garine scarcely averaged 35 to 40
grammes throughout Germany, and
milk, which was reserved entirely for
children and invalids, could not be
found in sufficient quantity to give to
infants Of one and two years the daily
quart to which they were limited.
The minister added:
The Americans do not realize the
lamentable effect of this utterly made
quate and unsuitable diet on. our ba-
bies in arms and the population Of
more vigorous ages.
I am unable to give you complete
statistics for Germany covering the
present lamentable situation, but I
have succeeded in getting for you dg-
nres showing the great increase in
mortality among infants under year
old for the last three months of 1918
in 20 Of the largest cities of Germany.
The deaths during this quarter
amounted to 6142, as compared with
ALTO in the preceding year, or an in
crease Of Al per cent.
Food conditions reached a point
where nursing mothers could not even
nourish themselves.
Unless immediate and adequate re-
lief in the shape of food supplies
comes our rising generation is con-
demned either to death or to weak
ened maturity. 1 cannot believe the
American people wish that, or that
our aged people, on whom the food
shortage and semi-starvation fall with
equal severity, should be swept away
by death as is now the case.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-03-28
WORLDS NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

PEKING.-The United States Con-
sui at Tien-tSin was stoned by Jap
anese when he went to investigate
the arrest and mistreatment of two
American soldiers. One of the Amer
leans is said. to have been found
wounded and nearly naked, lying in
the Jail yard begging for water, after
the Japanese had denied making any
such arrests.
WASHINGToN.-A Navy Depart
ment statement diScloses preparations
made for great air raids this spring
ON German cities with helum filed
dirigibles. The armistice halted plans
then well under way.
BERLiN.-A Berlin court martial
orders "a of the Spartacan Marine
Guards put to death and 250 more
under arrest for fighting are awaiting
the action Of the court. Fighting still
continues in the suburb Of Lichten-
berg.
NEW YORK.-fsomer S. Cummings,
new chairman of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee. in an address here
says the party would welcome Il league
of nations issue in The next campaign.
WkSH!NGToM.--AII the big petrc-
leum companies form an alliance 10
continue the cooperation begun dur
ing the war.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-03-28

SPORTING

Pennsylvania's basketball team de-
feated Princeton by. 80 to 15. =
Naval Academy fencers defeated Co.
lumbia, 7 bouts to 2, with the foils and
4 to 0 with the sabers. The Naval
Academy gymnasts defeated Priceton
by 561a points to 77a. Both contests
were held at Annapolis.
At the annual meeting of the Ma
tional Association Of Amateur Oars
men it was decided to hold the nation
al regatta at Lake Quinsigamond.
In a novelty race at the Havana
track a foot runner beat race horses,
automobiles and motorcycles.
Bethlehem defeated Robins Dry
Dock by 8 to 2 at socker football.
Waldren Belknap, manager of the
Harvard football eleven, announced
that the Tufts College team would play
Harvard on November 10, the Satur-
day before the Yale game. This game
completes the Harvard schedule.
Mrs. George w. Wrlghtman Of Bos-
ton won the women's national indoor
singles tennis championship, and, with
another Bostonian, Miss Marion Zin-
derstein as partner, carried off the
doubles title.
The Cardinals have sent Bruno Bet
eel and Frank Davis, pitcher, to the
Louisville club Of the American Asso-
citation for Catcher Vernon Clemons
Clemons was once with the Cubs.
DR.. Albert Fl. Sharpe has been
chosen director of athletics at Yale.
Jack Johnson made an alleged con-
fession that he threw his fight with
Jess Willard, at the same time de-
claring that Willard must meet him
again or forfeit the title Of champion.
An offer will be made by Paris pro-
moters to hold the championship fight
between Willard and Dempsey in
France. s.
Tex Rickard, who returned to New
York city after a tour of western
cities lasting several weeks, an
nounced that he has not yet selected
the place for staging the heavyweight
championship battle between Jess
Willard and Jack Dempsey.