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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-17

And into Martha Foote's face there
came such a look of mingled compass
night, looking down upon the lights of
Grant Park and the sombre black void
beyond that was Lake Michigan. A
tiny satin bedroom slipper on a chair,
its mate. sole up. peeping out from
under the bed. A pair of satin slippers
alone, distributed thus, would make a
nuns cell look disreputable. Over all
this disorder the ceiling lights. the wall
lights, and the light efrom two rosy
lamps. beat mercilessly down; and
upon the white-faced woman In the
bed.
She stared, hollow-eyed, and Martha
F'oote, in the doorway. gazed serenely
back upon her. And Geisha Mccoy
quick intelligence and drama-sense
responded to the picture of this calm
and capable figure in the midst of the
feverish, over-heated room. In that
moment the nervous quicker between
her eyes ironed out ever so little. and
something resembling a wan smile
crept into her face. And what she said
| was:
1T wouldn't have believed It."
Believed what?" inquired Martha
Foote. pleasantly.
That there was anybody left in the
world who could look like that in a
white shirtwaist at 80 A NJ. Is that
all your own hair?"
Strictly"
Some people have all the luck
sighed Geisha Mccoy, and dropped list
lessly back on her pillows. Martha
Foote came. forward into the room. At
that instant the woman in the bed sat
up again. tense, every nerve strainec
in an attitude of listening. The mu-
| latto girl had come swiftly to the foot
of the bed and was -clutching the foot
that, Anna?'
"Dumka-"
Its called a dumka. It's song of
| mourning. you see? OF grief. And OF
| bitterness against the invaders who
have laid her country bare"
We'll, whats the ideal" demanded
Geisha Mccoy. What kind of hotel
| is this. anyway? Scrub-girls waking
people up in the middle Of the night
with a Polish cabaret. If she wants to
sing her hymn of hate why does she
have to pick on mel"
I'm sorry. You can go. Anna. Nc
sing, remember Sh- sh-sh!"
Anna Czarnik nodded and made her
| unwieldy escape. =
Geisha Mccoy waved a hand at the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-17

awry where she had stood there during
a feverish moment of the sleepless
board her knuckles showing white
'Listen!" a Kissing whisper from
he haggard woman in the bed. WHAT
that?"
VIVA dat!" breathed the colored
girl, all her elegance gone. her every
,ook and motion a hundred-year throw
back to her voodoo-h haunted ancestors
The three women remained rigid,
listening. From the wall somewhere
behind the bed came a low. weird
nonotoaous sound. half wall. half
croaking moan. like a banshee with q
cold. cIanking. then. as of chains.
A ss-swish. Then three dull raps,
seemingly from within the very wall
itself
The co!ored girl was trembling. Her
lips were moving, soundlessiy. But
Geisha GcCoys emotion was made OF
different stuff.
Now look here" she said. desper-
ately. Il don't mind a sleepless night.
I'm used to 'eTn. But usually can drop
of at five. for a little while And
that's been going Orwell, I don t
know how long. It's driving me crazy.
Blanche, you fool. sop that hand
wrinsing! I tell you there's no such
thing as ghos, :. Now you"-sae turned
to Martha Foote again-eyou tell me.
for Gods sake. what Is that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-17

over ten, including shoes. hair. and
hooks and-eyea. And q fresh white
blouse. It was Martha Foote's theory
that q hotel housekeeper. dressed for
work, ought to be as inconspicuous as
a steel engraving. She would have
been. too. If It hadn't been for her eyes.
She paused q moment before the door
Of six-eighteen and took deep breath.
At the first rat-tat of her knuckles on
the door there had sounded a shrill
Come in!" But before she could turn
the knob the door was flung open by a
kimonoed mulatto girl, her eyes all
whites. The girl began to 5abber, in
ooherently, but Martha Foote passed
on through the little hall to the door of
the bedroom.
Six-eighteen was in bed. At sight of
her Martha Foote knew that she had
to deal with an over-wrought woman,
Her hair was pushed back wildly from
her forehead. Her arms were clasped
about her knees. At the left her night
gown had slipped down SO that one
plump white shoulder cleaned against
the background Of her streaming hair.
The room was in almost comic dis
order. 1t was a room in which strug-
gle has taken place between its occu-
pant and that burning-ey eyed bag, Sleep
lessness. The hag, it was plain. had
won. A half-emptied glass of milk was
on the table by the bed. Warmed, and
slipped slowly, 1t had evidently failed
to soothe. A tray of dishes Uttered
another table. Yesterdays dishes, their
contents CONCEALED. Books and mag
azines, their covers spread wide as If
they had been flung, sprawled where
they lay. A little heap of grey-blaclI
cigarette stubs. The window curtain
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-17
Bible StMdu
BY MRS. c. r. MENNINGER
Published every Saturday evening In
Topeka State Journal.

The following rhymes express so clearly
the purpose of each book Of the Bible that
they would be of value placed at the top
of the page to which they belong. do not
know the author:
IN GENESIS the world was made by Gods
creative hand.
In EXODUS the Hebrews marched TO gain
the promised land.
LETTICUS contains the law, holy, just
and good.
NUMBERS records the tribes enrolled all
sons of Abrams blood.
Moses. in DEUTERONOMY, records Gods
mighty deeds.
Brave JOSHUA into Canaan's land the host
In JUICES their rebellion oft provokes the
Lord to smite.
RUTH records the faith of one pleasing in
In first and second SAMUEL, of Jesses
son read.
Ten tribes In first ana second KINGS re-
The first and second CHRONICLES see
Judah captive made.
EZRA leads a remnant back by princely
The city walls Of Zion, NEHEMIAH builds
again.
ESTHER saves her people from plot of
In JOB we read how faith will live be-
meath affection.
David-s PSALMS are precious songs to
every child Of God
The PROVERBS like a goodly string of
choicest pearls appear.
ECCLEsIASTES >teaches men how vain
are all things here.
The mystic SONGS OF SOLOMON eKaltS
sweet SharOns rose.
Christ the Saviour and the King, the rapt
ISAIAH saw.
The warning JEREMIAH apostate Israel
scorns.
Jeremiah's LAMENTATIONS Israers aw-
full downfall mourns.
EZEKIAL tells in wondrous words of daz-
cling mysteries.
Kingdoms and empires vet to come DAN
lei in vision sees.
of Judgments Of mercy HOSEA loves to
tell. y
JOEL describes the blessed days when man
with God shall dwell.
Among Tekoa's herdsmen AMOS received
his call
OBADIAH prophesies of Edom's final fall.
Christ.
MICAH pronounces Judah lost, lost but
again restored.
NAHUM declares on Nineveh just judg-
ment shall be found.
A view Of Chaldea's coming down HABAK-
KUK'S visions give.
Next ZEPHANIAH warns the Jews to turn,
repent and live.
HAGGI wrote to those who saw the temple
built again.
ZECHEIIAH prophesied of Christs tri-
umphant reign.
MALACHI was the last who touched the
high prophetic chord.
On next Tuesday evening, May u, at
o'clock, the closing exercises of the Bible
class will be given at the First Presby-
terrain church. The general public are well
come to attend. Fifty mine women and
girls compIete the four years course For
for five and more years. Twenty -five ave
had a perfect attendance record for this
year and seventeen others have been absent
only once. The study has been in the Old
in spite Of many hindrances was most
successful year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-17

Martha Foote sat up in bed, now
preparatory to the heoric fiinging aside
of the covers. NO." she assured her
self, at can't be as bad as yesterday"
She reached round and about her pill
low, CROPPING for the recalcitrant hair
pin that always slipped out during the
night; found it, and twisted her hair
into hard bathtub bun.
With a jangle that tore through her
half wakened senses the telephone at
her bedside shrilled into life. Martha
Foete hairpin in mouth, turned and
eyed it. speculatively, fearful1y. 1t
shrilled on in her very face. and there
seemed something haunting and vim
dictive about it. One long ring. fol-
lowed by a short one, a long ring, a
short. "Ca-a-an't it? Ca-a-a-an't it ~
Something tells me I'm wrong
Martha Foote told herself, ruefulIy, and
reached for the blatant snarling thing
"Yes?"
Mrs Foote? This is HeaIy. the
night clerk. Say Mrs. Foote, I think
you'd better step down to six eighteen
and see whats"
Il am wrong" said Martha Foote
Whats that?"
Nothing. Go on. Will I step down
to six-eighteen and
she SICK. or something. Mysteries,
I'd say. As far as I could make out it
was something about a noise, or e
sound Or Anyway. she can't locate
it, and her maid says if We don't stop
it right away"
I'll go down. Maybe it's the plumb
| ing. Or the radiator. Did you ask %
| No. nothing like that. She kept
| talking about wall"
"A what"
"A wall. A kind of grooming, vor
know. And then dull raps on the wall.
behind the bed
Now look here. Ed Healy; I get up
at $50. but 1 can't see a joke before
ten. If you're trying to be funny
Funny! Why, say. listen, Mrs.
Foote. I may be a night clerk. but I'm
not so low as to get You out at half
past six to spring thing Ike that in
fun. I mean II. So did she"
| But kind of moaning! And then
dull raps."
Those are her words. kind of
| e."
Lets not make a chant OF 1t. !
| think I get you. III be down there in
zen minutes. Telephone her. will you?''
Cant you make it five?"
Not without skipping something
| vital''
Still. It couldn't have been a second
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-17

/ mulatto maid. Go to your room,
Blanche. I'll ring when 1 need you.f
The girl vanished. gratefully, withou:
backward glance at the disorderll
room Martha Fcote felt herself dis
missed, too. A d yet she made no move
to go. She stood there, in the middl-
of the room. and every housekeepe.
inch of her yearned to tidy the chaos
all about her. and every sympathetic
impulse urged her to comfort the
Something of this must have shone in
her face. for Geisha McCoy's tone was
half pettish. half apologize as she
spoke.
You've no business allowing things
like that, you know. My nerves are all
shot to pieces, anyway. But even If
they weren't, who could stand that kind
OF torture? a woman like that ought
to lose her job for that. One word
from me at the Office and She
Don't say It, then" interrupted
Martha Foote, and came over to the
bed. Mechanically her fingers straight
ened the tumbIed covers. removed a
tumble Of magazines, f1icked away the
sion and mirth as to bring a quick
flame of fury into Geisha McCoy's
eyes.
Look here. you may think it's funny
but
Il don't I don't Wait a minute.
Martha Foote turned and was gone. An
instant later the weird sounds ceased.
The two women in the room looked
toward the door. expectantly. And
through It came Martha Foote. smil-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-17

Never mind. Nellie. I know. But
ve never argue with guests. You know
nat rule as well as L The guest is
ight-always III send up the linen
.-oom keys. You get fresh blankets
new ones. And no arguments. But ]
want to see those-those VILE"
Listen, Mis- Phut" Irish Nellie's
voice, until now shrill with righteous
anger, dropped a discreet octave. 80
seen 'em. An they are vile. Wait g
minnit! But why7 Becus that there
maid of hers-that yella' hussy-give
her a body massage. wit cold cream
an all. usin' tn blankets f'r coverin'
an smearin' 'em right an lift Thu
was afther they come back from tn
theayter. Tn crust of thin people
using the iligent blankets or'n the
beds t."
GOOD night. Nellie. And thanh
you"
Sure. We know I'm that upset II
distarbin' yuh. an all. but"
Martha Yoote cast an eye toward
the great walnut bed. That's all right
Only. Nellie"
"Yesm'm."
IF I'm disturbed again on that wo-
mans account for anything less thar
murder"
"Yes'm?"
We'll thereIl be one, that's all
Good night
Such had been Mondays Cheerful
close.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-17
SEVEN Sentence SERMONS.

Keep your fears to yourself, but share
your courage with others.-R. L. Steven
No person is sure that he can stop
in time US the man who has already gone
too far-Anon.
Grow old along with me.
The best Is yet to be.
The last of life for which the first was
made:
Our times are in his hand
Who smith, "a whole I planned.
Youth shows but half; trust God; see, all,
nor be afraid"
Robert Browning.
We would willingly have others perfect
and yet we amend not our own faults
Thomas Kempic
Give us this day our daily bread
Matt. III.
But no night is so utterly cherries
That we may not look for the dawn.
Phoebe Carey.
1t does not Jake a great man ts be
Christian, but it takes all there is of him
The Evangel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-17

But no night is so utterly cherries
That we may not look for the dawn.
Phoebe Carey,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-17

Give us this day our daily bread
Matt. GIL.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-17

Keep your fears to yourself, but share
your courage with others--R. L. Steven
son.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-17

We would willingly have others perfect
and yet we amend not our own faults
Thomas IL Kempic
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-17

No person is sure that he can stop
In time US the man who has already gone
too far.-Anon.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-19
Secretary. State Board of Education
NOTICE To CoNTRACToRs

The Board of Directors of the Ari- zona Deaconess Hospital and Home invite bids for the complete finishing Of hospital building and power house certain portions Of which have been constructed under contracts now near ing completion; and for the installation of plumbing, heating, refrigerating and electrical system in accordance with plans and specifications therefor which may be seen at the office of the architect, V. 0. Wallingford. Goodrich Building, Phoenix, Arizona
 Bids will be received up to 2 o'clock ?. m. of Monday. April 21, and there after considered.
 Each proposal shall be accompanied by a certified check for five per cent of the amount thereof, which check is intended to guarantee the intent o1 bidder to enter unto contract for his portion of the proposed work at the amount named.
 Checks will be returned to unsuc- cessful dibber on demand.
 The right is reserved to reject any or all proposals received.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-19
Legal Advertising
PROPOSAL FOR TEXTBOOKS

PROPOSAL FOR TEXTBOOKS
 Sealed proposals for textbooks for the common schools of Arizona for a period of five years will be received at the office of the State Department of Education until 12 o'clock noon, May :, 1919. and will be opened immediately thereafter. Proposals must be directed to C. o. Case, Secretary of the State Board of Education, and be endorsed Proposals for Textbooks" A certified check for s5o0 must accompany each bid
 Bids are invited for text books to cover the subjects of Language and Grammar for grades to inclusive and additional text books on the sub- jects of Human Anatomy and Physiol- ogy for upper grammar grades, United States History with European back. ground of intermediate grammar grades, Home Economies for upper grammar grades, Reading for 7th and Sth grades Literary Content Readers)
 Sample copies of the books bid upon must be filed with the State Depart ment of Education and with each mem- Der of the State Board of Education before bids are opened.
 Successful bidders win be required to enter into contracts and give bonds in sufficient amounts to indemnify the State in case of any delinquency.
 Bids must state a wholesale intro- ductory and exchange price on books offered and all bidders must submit bids under each of the following con- ditions of delivery.
 (a) A bid, naming price per book, delivered. freight prepaid to any rail- road station in Arizona, as directed by properly authorized state officials and consigned to County School Superin- tendents, shipments to be in units of not less than 100 pounds.
 (b) A bid same as ta) f. o. b. Phoe- nix.
 Co A bid same as (a) f. o. b. pub lisher's shipping points.
 (d) A bid per book f. o. b. cars at a central depot, Chicago, books to be packed and labelled as ordered by properly authorized State Officials.
 Said bids shall be made with the un- derstanding that books shall be ham, died through such depository or deposi- tories as may be designated by the State Board of Education.
 The Board reserves the right to re- ject any or all bids or parts of bids.
 c. O. CASE,
 Secretary. State Board of Education.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-19

terday's average. Bulk Of sales s20.25 @20.55; heavy weight s20.40@20.65; medium weight .25620.55; light weight S19.75@20.45; light light $1S.5e @2o.l5; sows .s1s.50G19.9o; pigs s17.25 @1S.75.
 Cattle-Receipts 2,00o; general mar ket strong to higher; five head of Ca nadian choice steers 5000, one head at S21.00. Heavy beef steers s11.T5@20.a5; light beef steers s10.4091S.50; butcher cows and heifers s7.S5@15.35; canners and cutters S6.15@10. 40; veal calves s14.00q16.00; stocker and feeder steers ss.5o@15.75.
 Sheep-7,oo0; fat lambs fully 25c higher; top wooded lambs s2o10; shorn s16.75; no sheep offered; quotations on wooded stock, lambs S4 pounds or less s1S-25@ 29Io: s pounds or better s1s.oo
Arizona republican., 1919-04-19

@2000; culls s1450@1S.e0; ewes, med ium and good s12.00@15.5o; culls and common s6.00@12.00.
 Kansas City KANSAS CITY. April 18.-(U. s. Bu- reau of Markets)-Hogs--6, 1000; lower. Heavies s20.20@20.50; lights $15.00m s2o.oo; picking s1s.oo@2o.oo; pigs s1s.oo @19.30. @1930.
 Cattle-1,S0o. steady. Steers s1e.5o@ 1885; cows and heifers s6.50@15.s5: 150o
 Sheep-2,000; higher. Lambs s16.75G 1s.65; ewes S10.25@17.75.
 DENVER, April IS. Cattle-Re- ceipts, 600; steady. Beef steers, S14.00 @16.00; cows and heifers, $S50@13.25. stockers and feeders, s1oo0Gl4.oes calves, sfs.50g15.75.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-19
RESOLUTION NO. 354

A resolution of the Commission of the City of Phoenix declaring it's in- tention to improve certain portions of Third Avenue, in the City of Phoenix and determining that bonds shall be issued to represent the costs and ex- penses thereof, and declaring the work or improvement to be of more than local or ordinary public benefit, and that the costs of said work or improve ment shall be assessed upon a certain district and providing that the pro- posed work CT improvement shall be performed under Title VII, Chapter XIII,, Revised Statutes of Arizona, 1913. Civil Code, and amendments thereto.
 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CON- MISSION OF THE CITY OF PHOE- NIX:
 SECTION l.
 That the public interest and con- venience require, and that it is the in-
Arizona republican., 1919-04-19
Legal Advertising

to pay the costs and expenses thereof, under and in accordance with the pro- visions of Title VII. Chapter KILL, Revised Statutes of Arizona, 1913, Civil Code, and subsequent acts amen datory thereto.
 Approved April 18th, 1919.
 PETER CORPSTEIN.
 Mayor. I hereby certify that the above and foregoing Resolution No. S54, was duly passed by the Commission of the City of Phoenix, at meeting held April 18th, 1919, and that quorum was present thereat-
 FRANK THOMAS,
 City Clerk
Arizona republican., 1919-04-19

generally little stonger. Some buying on contract is reported from South Utah at 43 to 45 cents.
 Secured: Texas fine 12 months, s1.3S @1.42: fine, months, s1.25@L30.
 Territory: Fine staple, S1.65@L70; half blood combing, s1.4561.50: three- eights blood combing, $L0S@1.15; fine clothing, $140@1.42; fine medium clothing, s1-S5 @1.3S.
 Pulled extra: s1.55@1.6o; A sL500 155; 4 supers. sL4o@1.45; Mohair, tdomestic) best combing, 55G60c. best carding. 504 s5c.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-19
E(drketNews'
WOOL

BOSTON, April 18.-The Commercial Bulletin tomorrow will say:
 Prices in the Philadelphia sales this week have been hardly as strong as in the Boston sale last week and with drawals have been heavier but the wools have also been poorer, so that on the whole there is little change in the situation.
 The market for fine goods is still strong but later buyers are not finding it easy to get satisfactory deliveries. The foreign markets are all firm and
Arizona republican., 1919-04-19
LIVESTOCK Chicaao

CHICAGO, April tS.-U. $. Bureau of Markets)-Hogs 23,Ooo market dull and weak mostly 1oc lower than yes
Arizona republican., 1919-04-19
Orchestra

MUSIC furnished for all occasions. 'hone 3614 An
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-17
MINERS RESCUE CAR
AND VETERANS ARRIVE
Will Take Part in Demonstrations
to Be Given by Department
of Interior.

Life-saving veterans of a hundred
mine explosions arrived here this
morning with their specially equipped
rescue car to take part in the expo
sition to be held by the Department
Of the Interior, commencing Monday.
The car is at the government fuel
yards. Half and I streets southeast.
The purpose of the visit is to illus
trate modern rescue methods that
have been introduced into United
States mines by the bureau of mines.
AS a result of the introduction OF
scientific life-saving after explosions.
5000 miners today are living who
Would not have recovered from the
gases and demolition caused by ex-
plosions since the beginning of the
war. officials state.
The car itself is a new one just
from the shops and of the most ap-
proved type 1t is fitted with special
devices and is to be sent to the coal
fields of Indiana with headquarters at
Vincennes. The rescuers. picked from
other rescue cars of the bureau. for
this crew are emergency men needed
ington only three days. from today
until Monday. The car is open to
public inspection.
A special demonstration of the work
of the departments rescue men will
be given members OF Congress at the
invitation of Secretary Lane tomor-
row and Monday. The rescuers VIII
put on a number of life-saving drills
for the benefit of visitors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-17
CENTRAL HIGHS ACTORS
GREETED BY BIG CROWD
Dramatic Association Successfully
Presents Barrie's equality
Street."

The Dramatic Association of the
Central High School scored q distinct
success last night in it's opening per-
Torrance Of Quality Street." by Sir
James Barrie, before a crowded house
in the school auditorium. The play
will be repeated this afternoon and
this evening and is being given under
the direction of Mrs E. r. Walton. Its
purpose is to raise funds to carry
on the various school interests and
for the fund of $1.100, which the
school has pledged to the Red Cross.
Leading characters who carried off
the honors were Miss Madelaine
O'Brien as Miss Susan Throssel. Miss
Marion Trabue as Phoebe, Hugh Mont
gomery as Valentine Brown, Edwin
Trusheim as the recruiting sergeant
and Francis Thorne as Ensign Blades.
Cast of characters, besides those
mentioned: Miss Mary Willoughby,
Louise Jacobs; Miss Fannie, Rose Sill
er; Yokel "a passerby on Quality
street), Mannix Walker: Patty, Mary
Vaccaro and Dorothy Conrad; William
Smith. Charlotte Conrad; Georgy,
Gladys Whipple; Arthur, Joseph Jer-
man; Isabella, Josephine Vaccaro;
Charlotte, Evelyn Ritehie; Gallant,
Dimon; Maj. ,Budd. Edwin Trusheim;
Maj. Linkwater, Henry King: Lieut..
Spicer. Leland Hedgcock: Harriet,
Elizabeth Bourn: first girl, Wilma
Jerman; second girl, Patience Dag
gett; the girl with Phoebe's shawl,
Florence Morford.
Faculty committees were: Stage
manager, Mr.. Claghorn; costumes.
Miss Morgan (chairman), Mrs. Kirk.
Miss Merrill. Miss Dalton, Miss Sum
my and Miss harrington; scenery, Mr..
Rathbun. and Mr.. J. Wilson; direction.
man; music, Mr. Hoover and Miss
Margaret White: candy, Miss Bache;
flowers, Mrs. Merrill and Miss S.
Baker; ice cream, Mr.. Hecox. Miss
Ditto. Miss A. Clark, Miss Marian
White and Mr.. Kimble; house man
ager, Mr.. Wallis; in charge of ushers.
Mr.. Thomas and Mr.. Smith; advertis-
ing, Miss Jessie Baker; printing, Mr..
Lawrence.