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Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-10
Diamond Pin Valued at
$500 Lost in Storm Zone

A diamond bar stick pin valued at
$500 was lost Tuesday by Mrs.
Jessie Rosenstock, 1903 New Hanil-
ton apartments, in the tornado dew
asted district.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-17
WOMEN RAISED $7,827
Total in ia Drive Now $22,646-
Plan Moving Picture Benefits.

The women's teams working in the
Jewish-Armenian relief fund campaign
reported S7,S27 last night, bringing the
days total up to S22.646. This is the
best record that has been made in the
same length of time in any of the war
drives. The women's division will
probably turn in nearly third of the
entire quota by the time the drive is
over.
A fund being raised as a memorial
TO Faye Friedberg, a Topeka girl who
died of influenza in Washington, while
serving the government as a war clerk,
now amounts to S166.75. This fund is
expected to pass the $500 mark to-
day.
Benefit performances at three pic
ture houses will be given Sunday The
Cozy, the Orpheum and the Gem have
offered to give entertainments, and
to give the proceeds to the fund.
The amount raised by the performance
a the Gem is to be donated thru the
Friedberg memorial fund Miss Ruth
Wright, of the Cozy theater. will have
a. program of special music furnished
by the CoZy orchestra and Ray Halls
orchestra. and a feature picture also.
G. L. Hooper, of the Orpheum theater.
is arranging l concert by his theater
orchestra, the Modoc club. the Liberty
seXtet. and the First Presbyterian
mixed quartet. At the Cozy. Mar
guerite Gohlke will sing. 1. L. Tello.
of Washburn college, will play the
violin and Myrtle Radcliffe will play
accompaniments
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-17
French Steamer Chaproi Sinks
in Straits of MesSina.
$50 of Passengers Saved by One
of British Vessels.
MOSTLY GREEKS, SERBS, RUSS
Steamer Down in Four Minutes
After Striking Mine.
Dead in Disaster Ma. Mount
Up to $50 Persons.
(Ry tl,e Associated Prees.l

Rome, Jan. 1.-THE French steam
er Chaproi has struck a floating mine
in the straits of Messina, sinking in a
few minutes. Five hundred passen-
gers, mostly Greeks, Serbians and Rus
slams, have been drowned. Another
steamer saved $50 of those on board
(By the United Press.l
Palermo, Jan. 17.-Five hundred
were missing today from the French
steamer Chaproi which struck a mine
in Messina strait and sank in four
minutes.
The steamer, a vessel of $500 tons,
had $50 passengers aboard. The Brit
ish steamer Cageston saved $50. The
remainder are believed to have perish
ed. The Chaproi sailed from Mar
seilles.
Neither Chaproi or the Cageston are
registered in Lloyds. 1t is possible
that the names were garbled in cable
transmission. Messina straits sepa-
rates Sicily from Italy. 1t is a mar
row deep waterway with a strong tidal
current which is very dangerous to
shipping. The mythical monsters
Scylia and Charybda, were situated on
this strait. Scylla, a rock, was located
on the Italian side, and Charybda, q
whirlpool, was on the Silician side.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-17
FORM new ORDER
Women School Executives Or
ganize Their Own Council.
viii Cooperate With Men in
Administrative Affairs.

The women executives of the
schools of Kansas have formed a new
orga nization, THE Kansas Council of
Executive and Administrative Wom-
en-" The first steps toward the or
ganization of this body was made al
q called meeting just after the mora
ing session of the council of admins
tration OF the Kansas State Teachers
association.
The WomenS organization will be
perfected Saturday morning at meet
ing and breakfast at 7:45 o'clock at
Pelletier's tea room. The society is
to be an auxiliary of the National
Council of Executive and Administra-
ton Women. which was organized in
1915 in California.
Called by Miss Scott
The meeting was called this morn
ing of the women attending the coun-
ell by Miss Lillian Scott a teacher in
Baker university and former president
of the Kansas State Teachers associa-
ton The purpose of the new club OF
women executives Of schools is to
strengthen the sense of fellowship be-
tween women teachers, and to CO.
operate with the men in affairs of in
terest to Kansas schools. The society
Will probably give what assistance il
can to the legislative committee of the
Teachers association in getting its
bills thru the legislature.
Miss Scott was asked by the nation
al club of which the Kansas organiza
ton is to be a branch, to become its
vice president.
Honor to Organizer
The national president of the society
is the chief executive for the entire
organization. and each state has its
vice president and its secretary and
treasurer and executive committee.
The officers will be chosen at the
breakfast party Saturday morning.
The new society does not propose
anything radical in its program. and
SO far is developing no demands for
recognition of women in the higher
offices of the association. Other or
ganizations of women among the
teachers of Kansas have at times
frankly declared that to be the pur-
pose of their separate societies
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It has been the impression, which
was borne out by the decision of the
directors of the organization, that
Merriam, who has served during the
last year as vice president. by reason
of his experience with the work and
aims of the organization and the
heartfelt interest he himself has taken
in every project adopted by the city S
representative business men, was with
out question the desired man to place
in charge of the direction of the work
for the coming year. 1t is felt that
during the business disruption con-
current with the reconstruction period
just beginning, that the leadership of
a particularly strong man who is vi
tally interested in pushing the work
is a matter of grave necessity.
After the election of officers. the di-
rectors entered into a discussion of
contemplated work for the coming
year. Nothing definite was adopted,
altho various schemes and projects
were considered and discussed.
The matter of conventions was given
a considera BILE amount of thought as
it is felt that nothing is of more value
to city than that il may be made ii
convention center.
The bringing of warehouse. factories
and various industries of that kind to
the city also aroused a good deal of
interest. 1t is fe't that Topeka, thru
its Chamber of Commerce. has been
a little negligent in the past in push
ing the matter of bringing conventions
here and also that it has never gone
far enough out of its road in efforts
| to make attractive propositions to fac
tories and industries of the right kind
| to draw them to Topeka. which is a
! known transportation center and
should prove the logical place Of loca-
/ ton for many industries.
The Chamber of Commerce admin
7 to-,
| George McEntire has been most sue
cessful in war work activities. Presi-
| dent McEntire has conducted his Of
! flee in an aggressive manner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-17
TO INVESTIGATE 18Th
Campbell Has n Bill in
Congress Now

shington, jan IA resolution
calling for investigation of the reports
that false strategy and handling of the
35th division in the battle of the Ar
gonne caused the loss of seven thou
sand men was introduced in the
house by Representative Campbell,
Kansas. Many of the men in the di-
vision wee KanSans.
Representative Campbell cites in
the resolution the charges made by
Governor --ilen of Kansas that the
men were given no artillery nor aeri-
al support. little food and ammuni-
ton and that some of their chief Of
ficers were replaced by subordinates
the day before the battle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-17
AGED MAN WILL DIE
No Hopes for John CURE Who Ran
Into Hobart Motor Car.

No hope is expressed today at Stor-
mont hospital for the recovery OF
John Guire. III West Sixth avenue.
who ran into a motor car driven by
Mrs Frank Hobart at Sixth and Kan
sas avenue Wednesday evening
Guire is &c years old and the acci
dent will cause his death. physicians
say.
Guire was walking west across Kan
sas avenue and Mrs. Hobart. who lives
at 1884 Tyler street. was driving south
on the avenue. The aged man stopped
in the middle of the street. apparently
confused. according to stories told by
eyewitnesses. and by his niece. Miss
Mcmahon. SIS Monroe street. Mrs.
Hobart also stopped. Then Guire
started to run across in front of the
automobile and struck the fender. He
fell. his head striking the pavement
The relatives of the dying man place
no blame on Mrs Hobart.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-17
DR.. .CRUMBINE ON COLDS
How To Avoid Winter Troubles by
Adopting Simple Methods.

You have often heard a man say:
Il have one cold right after another
during the winter"
Is it necessary for the winter season
to have this effect upon the man or
woman?
The answer OF course. is no, en-
phatically no.
DR.. S. J. Crumbine. secretary Of the
state board of health and contributor
10 the State Journal with his most
valuable column. How to Keep
Healthy" discusses the matter of
colds in his original easily understood
way tomorrow evening.
His advice will be of distinct value
to you
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-17
TRUCE
Allies and Germany Will Con-
tinue the Armistice.
NJ. Erzberger, German Commits
SiOner, Signs Document.

Amsterdam, Jan. 1.-THE armi-
stice between the allies and Germany
has been extended, the agreement TO
that effect being signed by Matthias
Erzberger, the German armistice COM
missioner at Treves, late Wednesday,
according to a Berlin dispatch re-
ceiVed here.
Order Banker to Spa.
London, Jan. 17.-Rudolf Haven
stein, president of the imperial bank
of Germany (the Reichsbank), has
been ordered to Spa by Marshal Foch.
according to a dispatch from Berlin,
to attend a conference concerning the
entente financial demands on Ger
many.
A Copenhagen dispatch of December &C.
1913, reported that Doctor Havenstein had
resigned as president of the Reichsbank.
However, there has been no official con-
firmation of the report
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-17
REFUSES A MILLION
Texas Church Turns Down Offer for
Graveyard Drilling for Oil.

Fort Worth. Tex. Jan. 1.-THE
Merriman Baptist church Of Ranger.
which already has acquired an in
come of 100000 year thru oil wells
sunk in it's church yard. has refused
one million dollars for the right to
develop wells in It's graveyard which
adtoins the church, IL became known
here today
The grave yard now is surrounded
by oil wells and numerous companies
have made the congregation. which
has only fwcnty-nine members, fabu-
lous offers for the burying ground.
The congregation has voted that none
OF its members shall profit personally
by is good fortune. but that the en-
tire income shall be devoted to the
glory of God. One hundred thousand
dollars already has been distributed
among Baptist institutions in this
state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-17
HONOR MEMORY
OF FRANKLIN BY
VISITING GRAVE

Philadelphia Jan 11.--Christ
church burying ground in the heart
OF the wholesale district OF Philadel-
phia. was today the mecca for thou
sands Of persons who desired to honor
the memory of Benz jaTnin Franklin on
the 213th anniversary of his birth Be
cause of MS famous sayings on thrift
and economy the federal governm ent
has placed his likeness on the 1918
issue of war stamps and designated
the anniversary of his birth as
thrift day"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-17
MORE FINE WEATHER
Whole Country Is Basking in Spring
Brand of Sunshine.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR KANSAS:
Generally fair touight and Saturday; not
much change In temperature.
The shippers forecast warns to protect
sc hour shipments north and west against
temperature of 20 degrees; east and south
again a temperature of 81
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The beautiful brand Of weather VIII
continue thruout today and tomorrow,
according to the prediction made by
S. d. Flora, state meteorologist. The
weather map indicates no cold weather
any place in tho United States Amar-
lilo, Tex, with a record of 0 degrees
above zeT) was the coolest in the
Continued IN Page Two.l
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COAL RULES OFF
Zone and Price Regulations Are
Lifted February 1.
Applies to Coke and All Coal
Except Pennsylvania Hard.

Washington, Jan. 17.-Zone and
price regulations on coke and all coal
except Pennsylvania anthracite were
suspended by the fuel administration
today, effective February /.
Suspension of the price regulation
includes provisions touching purchas-
ing agents commissions and wholesale
and retail margins. Notice is given
that the suspension is subject to re-
instatement if price, wage, labor, pro-
duction or other conditions arise that
require action.
Denial Is Forthcoming.
Washington. Jan. 17.-Reports that
the railroad administration plans to
force down coal prices and conse-
quently miners pay drew a formal
statement in denial today from Direc-
the railroad administration said the
director general, "to avoid at this time
any undue concentration of its pur-
chasing power of coal and to accom-
plish this purpose by permitting each
road to purchase its own coal. 1t is
further the policy of the railroad ad-
ministration to require that all bids
made and accepted shall be based on
the existing scale of wages.
There can be no excuse, therefore.
for the making of the claims that coal
operators are forced to reduce wages
by reason of the railroad administra-
tion accepting any prices which may
hereafter be offered it for coal. 1t is
already fully understood that the rail-
roads are not to use the car supply as
means of affecting prices" Spe-
cific instructions were issued to rail-
road purchasing agents defining the
policy outlined.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-17
CALL GOVERNORS IN
Senator kenyon Wants Them To Talk
Over Labor Problem.

Washington. Jan. IA confer
ence of governors here to work out
plans with the department of labor for
putting the growing army of unem-
ployed to work at once was proposed
today by Senator Kenyon, Iowa.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-17
MERRIAM IN PLACE
Progressive TOpekan New
Head Chamber OF Commerce.
Directors Discuss Future Pros
poets for Growth.

In accordance with the settled eX-
pectation of the business men of To-
peka, Carroll B. Merriam was today
elected president of the Chamber of
Commerce for the coming year. Other
officers were elected: Chas l. Mitch
ell. first vice president; S r. Cobb,
second vice president, and George w.
StanSfield, treasurer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-17
Cathedral Is Burned.

Montreal. Jan 1.-THE Roman
Catholic cath -dral al Chicoutimi. Que
bee. was destroyed by fire last night
The building and fittings were valued
at sS5o,000. An original paiDting by
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-17
WANTS S2.26 WHEAT
Governor Robertson of Oklahoma
Asks Legislature for Action

OklahomaNCity, Jan. 17--Governor
Robertson today asked the legislature
TO memorabilia congress to make ef
fective the guarantee wheat price Of
s226 a bushei. Price drop to s1-25
is likely. the governor fears. unless
congress acts Thousands of Okla
hona farmers would be bankrUpted.
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Hear tl.c Complaints.

Washington. Jan. 17.-Charges of
the Kansas City street car men that
the company there is not abiding by
the decisions of the war labor board
will be heard again by the board here
tomorrow.
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Local dealers are generally of the
opinion that the removal of the re-
strictions will have no effect on the
price of coal in Topeka. They point
out that the cost of production, freight
charges and other expense will re-
main about the same and that the for
mer margin allowed by the govern
ment of s2.4O ton on soft coal and
$2.98 on Bernice and semi-anthracite
is considered a fair profit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-17
LENINE IS IN SPAIN NOW
Among Russians Who Land at
Barcelona, Says Report.

Madrid, Jan. 15.-Nikolai Lenine,
the Bolshevist premier of Russia.
was among Russians who landed at
Barcelona recently, according to
newspapers here
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-17

WHY not service stripes for those
w who fight thru n legislative scs-
lion!
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WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Fair tonight and Saturday; not
much change in temperature.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-08-28

He was TO depart at ten. The hour
drew near and he had had no opportu-
nifty for detached conversation with
Miss Cameron. He had listened to her
bright retorts to O'Dowd's snllies. and
marveled at the ease and composure
with which she met the witty Irish
man on even terms
Not until the very close of the eve
ming, and when he had resigned him
self to hopelessness, did the opportu.
nifty come for him to speak with her
alone. She caught his eye. and, to his
amazement. made slight movement
of her head, unobserved by the others
but curiously imperative to him. There
was no mistaking the meaning of the
direct. intense look that she gave him.
She was appealing to him as .
friend-as one on whom she could do
pend
The spirit Of chivalry took posses
sion Of him. His blood leaped to the
call. She needed him and he would
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-08-28
CHAPTER TX.

The First Wayfarer, the Second Way.
farer and the Spirit Of chivaIry
Ascendant.
The wide green door. set far bnck
In recess not unlike kiosk, was
opened by man servant who might
easily have been mistaken for waiter
from Delmonico's or Sherry's.
"Say to Mrs. Collier. Nicholas. that
Mr.. Barnes is here for dinner" said
De Soto. 81 will make the cocktails
this evening""
Much to Barnes surprise--and dis
appointment-the interior Of the house
failed to sustain the bewildering effect
produced by the exterior. The en-
trance hall and the living room into
which he was conducted by the two
men were singularly like others that
he had seen. The latter. for example.
was Of ordinary dimensions. furnished
with thought for comfort rather than
elegance or even good taste. The
couches and chairs were low and deep
md comfortable. as II intended for
men only. and they were covered with
rich, gay materials; the hangings at
the windows were Of deep blue and
gold: the walls an unobtrusive cream
color. almost literally matched with
etchings.
The stairs were thickly carpeted. At
the top his guide turned to the left
and led the way down long corridor.
They passed Mt least four doors be-
fore O'Dowd stopped and threw open
the fifth on that side Of the hall. There
were still two more doors beyond.
Suggests q hotel, doesn't itr' said
the Irishman, standing aside for
Barnes to enter. "All of the sleeping
apartments are on this floor. and the
baths and boudoIrs and what not. The
garret Is above. and that's where we
deposit our family skeletons. intern
our grievances. store our stock of
spitefulness and hide all the little
devils that must come sneaking up
from the city with US whether we will
or no. Dabson." addressing. the man
who had quietly entered the room
through the door behind them. "do Mr..
Barnes, will ye, and fetch from
Mr.. Dc SOto's room when you've fin
ished. leave you to Dabson's tender
mercies. The saints preserve usl
Look at the mans bootsl Dabson.
get out your brush and dauber first of
all. He's been noundering In bog"
The jovial Irishnan retired. leaving
Barnes to he "dose" by the silent.
swift-moving valet. Dabson was young
and vigorous and exceedingly well
trained. He mude short work Of do
Ing" the visitor; barely fifteen min
utes elapsed before O'Dowd's return.
Presently they went downstairs to-
gether. Lamps had been lighted. many
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"D0 NOT DESERT MEw

synopsIs.-Thomas X. Barnes,
wealthy young New Yorker,
on a walking trip In New Eng
land near the Canadian border,
Is given lift In an automobile
by a mysterious and attractive
girl bound for house called
Green Fancy. At Hart's tavern
Barnes finds stranded troupe
OF transforming" actors, of
which Lyndon Rushcroft is the
star and Miss Thackeray" the
leading lady. They are doing
hotel work for their board. He
learns Green Fancy is a house
OF mystery. That night two
mounted men leave the tavern
under odd circumstances. One
Is brought back dying. Barnes
comes under suspicion. He stays
to help clear up the mystery.
O'Dowd Of Green Fancy says
that that place of mystery Is not
concerned In any way. Barnes
gets into the Green Fancy
grounds and sees the mysterious
girl. She gives him the cut d.
rect and O'Dowd politely elects
him from the grounds. sEnter
another man Of mystery, Mr..
Sprouse, 'boOk agent"
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not fail her. And II was with dinl.
Guilty that he contrived to hide the
exaltation that might have ruined ~.
erythingl
While he was trying to invent a pre-
text for drawing her apart from the
others she calmly ordered Van Dyke
to relinqulsh his place on the couch
beside her to Barnes.
"Come and sit beside me. Mr..
Barnes" she called out gayly. ri Will
not bite you or scratch you or harm
you in any way. Ask Mr.. O'DOwd.
and he will tell you that ! arm quite
docile. don't bite. do I. Mr.. O'Dcwdr'
"You do" said O'Dowd promptly
"You do more than that. You devour
Bedad have TO look In a mirror 10
convince meself that you haven't swal.
lowed me whole. That's another wAy
Of telling you, Barnes, that she'll ab
sorb you entirely"
For q few minutes she chided him
for his unseemly aversion. He. was
beginning to think that he had been
mistaken In her motive, and that afteS
oil she was merely satisfying her van
lty. Suddenly, and as she smiled ints
his eyes. she said, lowering her voice
slightly:
"Do not appear surprised at any.
thing ! may say tD you. Smile a. II
we were uttering the sllIiest nonsense.
So much depends upon II, Mr.. Barnes"
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Barnes, "bound forever"
makes suggestions to the
girl that . promise excite
ment.
lTo BE coNTINUED.)
stavIno on Old Ace.

Among many other extraordinary
plans for prolonging ones stay on this
Interesting planet may be mentioned
that Of South African farmer who
advised people to eat every day four
pounds Of bananas stepped In sweet.
ened whisky, and that Of a professor
In tho University Of Pennsylvania who
believed that much could be done II
the way Of staving of old age by frs
quent,y having ones feet tickledi
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crackled In the cavernous fireplace at
the end Of the living room and grouped
nboui Its cheerful. grateful blaze were
the ladies Of Green Fancy.
The girl Of his thoughts was there.
'nnding slightly aloof from the 9th
rs. hut evidently amused by the tale
with which De Soto was reaIIng
them. She was smiling; Rarnes saw
the sapphire lights sparkling In her
eyes and experienced Q sensation that
was wofully nkin to confusion.
hut ever. thing went 0n quite nstu-
psilv. He tavcred Miss camsr0o With
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.wyomIno Led Al states.

Wciaen acted as Jurors In America
almost half century ago. The first
grand jurye which included members
Of the ''weaker" sex was impaneled
at Laramie. wyo.. As years ago. The
territory of Wyoming was organized
In 1868 out Of part Of Dakota. Utah
and Idaho. and one of the nrst official
acts Of the new territorial government
was to grant women the right to vots
and hold Office