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The Topeka state journal., 1919-03-07
= At the Novelty.

vaudeville Is a strange beast, vaude-
Vile is. Here is a bill of it without
any brilliant flashes, without any
riots, without even any act bad enough
to be aggravating; and it ensembles
into one of the most satisfactory en-
tertainments of the season. One rip
snorting knockout would have put the
show on the bum. It's a big-bully-
bill-the kind that makes the audi
ence work; every act has something
to sell, and has the ability to sell it
My one little criticism, vague in a
measure, might be, there is a bit too
many women singing songs. No. l.
Doherty and Scala opened, right af-
ter they got Pearl White hung Sc
renely on the window sill for a week.
this offering set the show on it's way
with hit. That little woman is chuck
a block with ability and personality
No. Hickey and Hart. two girls
that are good to look upon. Both lay
the footlights. You'll like that red
head at the piano. I did. The other
girl is r-e-g-u-l-a-r feller. with per-
feet enunciative power. No. $50 far
as I am concerned, seeing Raymond
Bond and Co. in "Remnants'' is one of
let is packed with whimsical charm
and it does seem pretty good to call
something charming for a change; it's
an intelligent delightful. well bred Of
ISIAS, uSiHeTeu Dy TWO ratlOnal ar
lists in heart-warming fashion. No.
4-Mayben Phillips. She's a plump,
| thick individual with lots of yeller
hair and ability to tell kid stories that
| kicked 'em for a goal. Her stories
are just as full of laugh as she is full
| of fat. No. ellis Nowlan troupe
presents a typical circus tumbling act.
1t seems so good to see regular aero
| bats work. especially after a lot of the
trash we have been having. They are
| amiably assisted by ONE goose.
At the Orpheum.
| ''The Midnight Stage is film of
the west-the stage coach days of
| forty-nine. Double roles have ~lost
| their novelty and the types portrayed
| by Frank keenan,, an honest man and
| a thief, have been shown many times
before on the screen. Maude George
| impresses as the discarded mistress
/ She is first in a triple flounce fringe
| trimmed dark skirt and lace mantilla.
| Later in short ribbon trimmed jacket
| of the period, and sailor hat. she tries
reforming. but drifts back to the dance
| hall of THE Red Flare" in an effort
to get information to save her bene-
factor who has been unjustly accused
| A velvet and lace gown, revealing
much shoulder and back, is attractive
ly vampish. The gambling room an6
dance hall at Ell Monte, the mountain
Gus country and hazardous stage coach
ftrail registered good photography an6
the picture is sincerely western. 1t.
Frank Keenan, at his best. And. oh.
nearly forgot to tell you, scenery ISM
everything. I knew the Smith Broth
ers when they didn't have a drop. AND
guess that will be about all.
N.S.A.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-03-07
YOUR FRECKLES
Need Attention in March or Face May
Stay Covered.

Now is the time to take special care
of the complexion if you wish to look
well the rest of the year. The March
winds have a strong tendency to bring
out freckles that may stay all Summer
unless removed. Now is the time to
use Othine-double strength.
This preparation for the removal of
freckles is usually so successful that
it is sold by druggists under guarantee
to refund the money If it fails Get an
ounce of Othine-double strength, and
even a few applications should show a
wonderful improvement. some of the
smaller freckles even vanishing en-
tirely.-Advertisem
The Topeka state journal., 1919-03-07
stecher Wins From sandow.

Battle Creek. Mich, March Joe
Stecher. scissors king. won two
straight falls from Jack Sandow. .susing Z
the scissors both times, last night The
first fall was recorded in AZ minutes
and the last in 81.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-03-07

Expert advice on all matters per
tanning to Income and Excess Profits
Tax. Don Henry. 526 New England
building Phone SS.-Adv.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-14
Nervousness and
Headaches Caused
by Acid -Stof11ach

There is q much closer connection
between the stomach and brain than
most people imagine. 1t is because of
this close connection that indigestion,
belching, sour, gassy stomach and
other stomach miseries-all OF which
are sure signs of acid stomach-are SO
often followed by severe attacks of
binding, splitting headaches.
Nervousness, sleeplessness, irritable
ity, mentaldepression ,melancholia and
many other disorders which affect the
brain can also nearly always be traced
to the same sources cid-stomach.
So often you hear people say 81 am
SO nervous l think I'll fly to pieces"
or "Itseems 1 never get good nights
sleep any more, my nerves are all on
edge" Little do they dream that acid
stomach is the direct cause of their
troubles because very often there are
no pains in the stomach at all. So you
see, you can't always Judge an acid
stomach condition by the way your
stomach, itself, feels.
II you are weak, nervous, unfit
you are not up to>your old time form
If you lack your accustomed enthu-
siasm, energy and pep-make this test
and see If it isn't acid-stomach that is
holding you back - robbing you of
your health, strength and vigor. Get
big box of EATONIC-the wonder
Jul modern medicine that so quickly
puts an acid stomach TO rights. 1t is
in the form of pleasant tasting tablets
that you eat like a bit OF candy.
EATONIC rids the stomach of excess
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-14
THE SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT.

or course the recent endeavor to
have The senate approve the proposed
federal amendment which would upon
ratification by the necessary number
Ct states give. the women the right to
vote was disappointing to those who
have been endeavorins to bring about
the passage. It is a question whether
they believed that sufficient votes
could he relied upon to obtain the
necessary two thirds, but there was
no disposition to let the opportunity
80 by without trying. BY a large ma
iOrity tho senate showed that it is in
favor of the submission of the amend
ment 20 the states, there having been
"a who declared in favor with %
ncainst. but the necessary ore vote to
obtain the two-thirds vote was lack
ing. Il is easy to point out any one
Ct several senators who ii they had
voted tho other way would have been
the means Of changing The result so
that by now the amendment could
h.Fe been on the way to the states.
MT the test has been made and
though the house approved it no fur
tnor action viii be possible during the
few weeks that remain of the present
congress.
For some time there has been mani
Tested o growing tendency to bring
aHout this reform. There are those
who feel that had certain foolish tao
ties been eliminated it might have
even now been up fer action before
the states. hut he that as it may, AMI
whether any lesson is taken from il
or not, ii can be anticipated that tbs
sensible endeavors which are being
made in its behalf viii not be relax
Cd Having come so near to getting
The approval of congress it can be
anticipated that the efforts will be
continued, and with the coming
| changes in the senate al the next
| session it is not unlikely that the nee
o=sary favorable votes will he secured
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-14
SURPRISING FATHER


It's awful declared the middle
aged man, The way the young girls
do and dress nowadays. You'd think
they were born in Mammoth cave and
had no eyesight and never
read all the warnings in the papers
about how to keep well. 1 saw
IT know exactly what you are going
to say" broke in the Second fatherIy
looking man, land I entirely agree
with YOU What you saw was a slim
young thing who wou!l have blown
away in draft had YOU opened the
door on he suddenly. wording her
way to the shops on a bitter and blus-
terry morn. She wore a fur coat. Ev-
cry girl wears fur Goa this year in
spite of the widespread poverty among
fathers. This coat had a ten inch COL
lar turned up to her eyes and it rip
pied thickly around her below the belt.
She wore a snug little nat that COW
cred her head down to her eyes. Prob
ably she carried a large muff She
was equipped for an Arctic winter
"But hold" ordered tie fatherly
looking man after drawing his breath.
Beneath her skirt, which was some
fourteen inches off the ground, pro-
truded pipestem legs and ankles
weather in flmy silk that might be
pulled through a finger ring The silk
en- ankles ended in tiny patent leather
pumps, and what the cruel icy wind
didn't do to those shivering extremi-
ties in the way of torture wasn't worth
mentioning. Will You tell I1e why the
pneumonia rate isn't higher
81 will no." declared the first mid :
die aged men. "All know is that
guardian angels must be working
overtime Why. if man insisted on
his daushter's wearing thick stock
ings and galashes she would sue him
for damages
Il saw a couple the other day" re
sumed the second fatheriy man. 1T
was on Michigan avenue and there
was 4 ny mile gale and that deadly
chill from he lake that aimlets your
very bones. All the men and sensible
women We're bundled up ami Wore red
noses and pan pie cheeks an2 had wa
terry eyes. Yet in the teeth of this
blast these TWO girls came careenine
down the street. Thor shirts werr
skimpy and they moved by Siding
along and they wore the we'll knowr
silk hosiery and poke footwear. Theil
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-14
EDITORIAL NOTES,

This certainly is great winter for
the department Of agriculture to be
advising the farmers to cut ice.
General Pershing wants an inquiry
regarding the treatment OF the officers
of tho 2Gth division There have been
some harsh things said in regard to
dismissals in that division and it is
cutie ri"ht that the general should
think the situation should be cleared
up.
There is nothing of course that
should interfere with proper observ-
ancc Of st. Valentines day.
The man on the corner says: The
suggestion that gasolenc famine
would be great fat reducer isn't SO
bad
With prospect of the nation 60
ing dry everything points to the fact
that there will be more attention
given to the quality Of drinking wa
ter.
Senator Gore has assured the wheat
growers that they will get their
money but what sort of assurance
has he got to hold out to the tax
PAYERS?
The New York police inspector who
has been reduced to a captaincy prob
ably understands that there are times
when kick amounts to boost
Thomas A. Edison at 72 was able
to demonstrate again that when hi
| kicks he believes in kicking ahead
like the real progressive that he is.
There are many Of those striker:
who are going back to work or are be-
ing ordered back who must wcndei
Why there was any strike at all.
The patriotic are still going to- have
| a chance to show where they are b!
| the way in which they respond to thu
| call for taxes and the purchase o
| more government bonds.
| Germany insists that it has RICH
TO join the league of nations. Mex
thing we know it will be demanding
! the right to coach from the bench.
Probably those German factorie.
which are secretly turning out ammu
| milton will claim that it is necessar.
in order to overcome unemployment
Just because winter has been es
tablishing a new record, it is posi-
| bic that all the other seasons will at
tempt to do likewise.
AS soon as the peace conference
concludes its business there will be D.;
great opportunity for opening up i1ey
classes in geoSxaphL
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-14
T. E. BABCOCK
Attorney-at-Law
40 sHETUckET STREET

their money to persuasive lawyers, if
they find more comfort in that form
of permanently parting, with it. but
one would suppose they wo1id need it
to engage n new lines Of business
Perhaps, though. they have such a
surplus they need not be careful about
vain and wasteful exped;tures.-Bris-
toll Press.
AS long, however, as labor resorts
to force rather than reason and refuses
to recognize the operation of natural
law, strikes and lockouts must con-
tinue Hundreds of millions of dollars
in increased wages have been granted
to railroad employees which will have
to be passed on to railroad consumers,
the bulk of which will fall upon work.
ingInen themselves. Wages of coal
miners, farm hands, textile mills, steel
mills, etc, in fact, all classes of labor,
have been necessarily advanced. This
means high prices for all these services
and commodities; and once more labor,
being the chief consumer, must pay
much of the higher costs which it has
forced. There is no relief except
through economy, increasing the pro-
duction and reasonable adjustment
of wages in accordance with what the
traffic will bear.-WateEburay Demo
crat
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-14
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Fishing in Gardner Lake.

Mr.. Editor: After numerous IN
quiries as to my status concerning
Senator Waterman's bill restricting
fishing in Gardner Lake which was
presented at the present session of the
legislature on Jan. 30th, l feel it to be
my duty and am glad of the oppor-
tunity to state that l am as greatly
interested in this bill as I have al
ways been in the past regarding any
legislation pertaining to fish and game.
| am an advocate of the conservation
and increase of fish and game in order
that we ourselves may continue to en-
joy and that those who come afte~ Us
may also find pleasure in the foi csts
and on the streams of our state.
Any legislation 70 further the inter
ests of our fish and ga1ts must be
bereft of all selfish thought and must
be based on the equality Of rights Of
the people regardless of whether a
man is rich or poor, and must recog-
niZe the man who labors six days a
week, Offering him an equal and fair
privilege with the more fortunate
gentleman of leisure. Any person or
persons moved by selfshness, ignor-
ance or spite are not suited even to
attempt interference with the fish and
lame situation.
| Here is the proposed law:
! Senate Bill 166-1C.
! Sec. /. No person shall take, assist
| in taking, or attempt to take any fish
| from Gardner Lake in the town of
Salem between March LIST and Dec. list,
except on Tuesdays, Thursdays and
! Saturdays.
Sec. . Any person violating the
provisions of this act shall be fined
not more than $40. or imprisoned not
more than 80 days, or both.
sec. ,. This act shall take effect
from its passage"
! I have liberated in Gardner Lake
i or been instrumental in having liber-
attd there as many if not more fish
! than any other single person in the
past few years, but I do not desire to
stop the general public from angling
there on the only day they have. The
! fish in Gardner Lake belong to the
state, and that means to the people
Therefore, the majority of people
should be considered when new legis-
lation is planned.
In reference to this bill. which Is
| aimed directly at all spcrtsmen an6
at the landowners about Gardner Lake
who have always been very liberal !
permitting the public to enter upoI
their land, my position is empahticall!
in the opposition and l will do my lit
tie part to defeat it.
Read the bill over carefully. Do
bit of thinking. Then you. too, ge
into action.
GEORGE SETH BROWN.
i JeWett City, Feb. u, 1919.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-14

acid. Brings instant relief from indi-
gestion, heartburn, sour belching, food
repeating, bloat and gas and makes
the stomach cool, pure, sweet and
comfortable.
Dentists warn US against the bad
effects of acid mouth, pointing out
that the acid eats through the enamel
of the teeth, causing them to decay.
You can easily i'm CINE then the
amount of damage excess acid will
cause to the delicate organization of
the stomach!
Thousands of people are using
EATONIC and the results obtained are
so remarkable as to be almost unbe-
Eevable. Yet their letters of gratitude,
many of which are received daily,
prove absolutely that EATONIC does
all and even more than we claim. The
medical profession, too, recognizes the
great value of this wonderful remedy.
A learned Michigan doctor wrote re-
Gently: II have had such wonderful
success with EATONIC that I want
every one to know how quickly it will
neutralize the acidity of the the stom-
ach (acid- stomach) and the stomach
will soon be sweet and normal again,
and the sick man well and happy
once more"
So be sure to get a big box of
EATCNIC from your druggist today.
II it fails in any way to give you the
kind of satisfaction you want, take it
back-he will refund your money. He
doesn't want one penny of YOUR money
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-14

along the hne of what has been done
previously in breaking UP the great
tracts of western land for homestead
ers.
1t is interesting to note, however,
that'the Canadians who have been in
the expeditionary force are enthusiast
tic over the chance which is offered to
them for out of the 100000 of the
forces overseas over 10000 have sig
nified their desire to take up farming
in Canada and of that number about
three fourths have had agricultural
experience, while nearly half of the
number indicated that they were will
ing to work for wages in order to get
some or better experience. 1t seems
therefore not improbable if the proper
appropriation is made by this govern
ment that there will be a greater in
terest manifested in this opportunity
than might be expected.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-14
THE NEW GERMAN GOVERNMENT

While much attention has been
given 20 what Is going on AT the peace
conference. not little has been de-
voted 20 the situation in Germany.
That country was well aware OF the
fact that the old order of things could
not return. it recognized The demand
for change and hE the authority
shown uv tho government which Sic
Ceeded the ksisr-s control and its
ability TO nut down Tho radicals it is
ny no means surprising that the ma
tionai assembly should adopt q con-
Sii'ution that would conform 5n a
largo degree TO the lines advocated
IS such leadership
Thai Frederick Ebert should be
chosen rho first president or Ger
Tanv. even though r. was not posi-
bic 20 bring about tho cIi1ina ton Of
the word "emu.r.- lr the constitution.
create no surprise. Tie was strongly
supported iu the struggle for supre-
macy when tho campaign was on for
The selection of delegates to the
constituent ASSEMBLE. He had no easy
fasi, but Do was successful I'm hold
hat The organization that he repre-
scented cast nearly q majority Of the
votes. RE was able to put down the
revolt which was directed against him
and made it evident that Germany
was not inclined TO the radicals and
terrorists
It is OF course no small honor which
has been conferred upon Ebert. but
there arc evidences that there is no
disposition from the outside to place
tho utmost confdenCe IN the new gov
eminent II is IN a position to have
a proper trial and If is upon that that
much will depend. Ebert has a chance
20 show the world that Germany has
turned over a new leaf and judgment
IS going 70 be rendered upon tbs
showing that is made.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-14
OTHER VIEW POINTS

Mayor Ole Hanson Of Se>ttle must
be careful not to get the big head. He
fills the emersencT position created by
the strike to popular satisfaction. But
when somebody declares that he is the
right man for president he lad better
be deaf.-Wa=erbury American.
The fact that the late C0ioMcl Roose-
Welt left a fortune of but $50a. coo. most
of which h1 earned witt his pen. in
vites the reflection that no man worth
million has yet been president of the
United States. -Bridgeport Post.
The legislators at Hartford are due
to be strangely surprised. according to
the South NorwaIk Sentinel 1t seems
that Game Warden Wilbur Smith was
recently called upon to investigate the
damage done by a flock OF ferocious
gray squirrels that have gnawed
through the window sashcs OF a house
in Rowayton in order to set inside.
The Sentinel says that Nr. Smith will
go to Hartford shortly taking with
him a dead squirrel thac he found in
the unoccupied house and see what
can be done in the case When MI
Smith appear; with thai dead squirrel
there is likely to be stir IN Hartford.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-14
FARMS FOR SERVICE MEN.

a million and quarter OF the sol
diers and sailors. both those who
have been in Europe and those who
have been in camps in this country I'm
anticipation Of going across, have been
demobilized. Many have returned to
their old jobs and others have taken
ID new employment. but there are
many who are looking for work
Il Is not known as yet how many
have been sufficiently impressed by
The suggestion Of giving n farm to
those who are willing TO buckle down
and put unused land in shape for cul-
tivation 10 make application for such
grants. but the idea is a worthy one
and II will doubtless appeal to many
who have either had agricultural ex-
perience or who have given some
thought TO the possibilities which are
held out BY that kind Of work.
The idea is not one which originated
here. II has been put into operation
in other countries, and it is Of course
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-14

gowns were 1imsy and they wore
these long fur things tina; wrap around
their shoulders and stand away from
their necks so the hrecZH can seek
them out. They might hsvc been a
tritie warm IN the Fourth of July, but
on this particular day they were fore
doomed Just to crisp, freeze solid and
break into brittle pieces.
Il give YOU my word, those Two im"tg
travelled along perfectly composed,
with every hair in place. unmovable
pink and white compilations snowy
noses and apparently perfect circula-
ton. BY all rights they should have
gone home with sore throats. grip, flu
and double pneumonia and had an on
ion poultice slapped on their chests,
but I'll bet a dollar hey never even
had the sniffies and danced till 8
o'clock that very night. It's outrage
GUS going against nature"
Il know il is" said the first man
gloomily. "And I'm going to exert my
influence toward reform as far as
can. I have told Josephine precisely
what she may do and p1ay not in re-
gard to her clothes"
isn't thai a coincidence" inter
rupted the secord fatherly man. Il
hdIluled lhe SITUATION IN my family Ill
the same way. ! told Gertrude exact
ly how I felt about it, and the reasons
why I was right. and requested her to
be sensible and dress like d sane indi
vidual. I at least have the satisfaction
of knowing that my daughter-''
That's the situation exactly at my
house! I won't have Josephine
They stopped short as two pretty
girls came along the station platform
They wore FIR coats with big snuggly
collars. tight little hats, brief skirts,
| thin silk hosiery and mere excuses for
shoes. And they wore than airily, but
decidedly simultaneously the two
men melted away in the crowd. They
wiped their foreheads and regarded
each other out of the corners of their
| eyes.
| Well, doggone it," said the first
| fatharly man defantly. ''whachu going
to Go when your own daughter is as
silly as the rest of en-" And she had
The nerve to agree with mo when I lee
| ured her.
| why, so cd Gertrude" gaspad the
l second parent aghast. Don't it beat
all?"-ChicagQ News.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-14
18th Wan Fair PIay.

Mr.. Editor:-The 37th regiment, c.
y. c., was at a port of embarkation
at the time the arrnistice was signed.
1t was sent back to Fort Hancock,
y. j., to be demobilized and there all
but about 500 were mustered out.
These 500 were sent up to Fort Wright
to be mustered out and we were told
the reason this wasn't done at Fort
Hancock was because it could not be
accomplished in time to take care Of
another regiment which was coming
there.
That was two months ago and here
We are yet with no sign of getting
cut, although a lot Of regulars came
in and were mustered out since we ar
rived. We ask for fair play and would
like to know what they intend to do
with US.
Two other regiments were organized
ahout the same time the 37th was
the SSth a short time before and the
S0th three weeks after and both of
these regiments have been mustered
out. We are all in the service for the
period of the war and we are mostly
from around Norwich.
ONE OF THE 18th RECT.
Fort Wright, N. Y, Feb. Il, 1919.
Railway travel teaches people to
know their station and stop at it.