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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-28
Reds Threaten Austria.

Berne. March 2S.-Russian Boil
shevik forces penetrating eastern Ga
licia are advancing so rapidly that
Austria is threatened. according to ad-
vices received here today. The i'm
portant oil region of Galicia is said to
have been completely occupied.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-28
TRACTOR DEALERS ARE HERE

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-28

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas;
Saturday.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12
HOROSCOPE.
Friday. December II. 1919.

Copyright. lgs ~ ,he Mcclure Newspaper
syndieste.l
Astrologers read this as a doubtful
day. Uranus and Mercury are In evil
aspect. while Venus is friendly.
Uranus is In a place that IL read as
forecastinG progress through icono-
elastic measures.
There is a forecast OF reforms in
which the press renders importan nj
aid. but they will not be brought
about until much trouble has been
overcome.
The destructive power OF the planet
will be strong in all lines OF business,
fear causing ruin to the timid and
precipitating financial difficulties.
Bad news will be published in the
last days OF the worlds most eventful
year. History will write on its blood
stained pages that record brilliant
deeds. shameful facts that concern
the poor and the oppressed.
The seers declare that the stars give
warning of crisis that may be de-
layed. but cannot be averted, except
through the exercise of the golden
rule Again attention is called to- the
menace seen for April or May.
Venus presages success for social
affairs of all sorts and seems to fore
cast continuation Of eNtravagant
hospitality. THIS is one OF the signs
of gravest portent.
Jupiter transiting Leo seems to indi-
cate that rulers will emerge from the
most serious anxieties and responsi-
bilities. This means that the Pres,-
dent OF the United States will IN a
measure partake Of promised benefits
Children born at this time probably
will be unusually beautiful and gifted.
astrologers assert. for they will profit
by the best results produced by war
and will benefit from the psychic con-
ditions brought about by the world
battles.
Persons whose birthdate Il Is may
have ups and downs in the coming
year They should guard against
losses. Changes will not be lucky.
Children born OH this day will he
but they may be restless
and difficult to guide. Jupiter Is their
principal ruling planet
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12
Christmas
Offs
IN WASHINGTON SHOPS

As the time draws night we grow
more and more anxious about
Christmas. 1t isn't so, hard per-
haps to decide about ones immedi-
ate family. They have expressed
their needs and wants IN, q dozen
different ways. However. Il Is
rather dimcult 10 choose gift that
Is not too personal and yet signi-
ncant OF gratitude and love for
the mother OF some friend. the
ministers wife or even just one OF
his" girls. In my recent shopping
tours I have seen nothing more
suitable for such gift than
flowers. At GUIDE Brothers they
have actually made up boutonnieres
no larger than a full blown rose
but in reality a mass of the tiniest
pink buds the size OF a young girls
inger tip. These have a little paper
holder. with stems covered with
ribbon to match the dainty bow
with which they are tied. They
look lovely on a fur. caught close
at the neck. Larger bouquets de-
veioped in the same style would
adorn any home. Starting with
perhaps a rose in the center. they
employ all Of the seasons beauties
and are softened by sprays of blue
heather. Begtnia plants in fancy
flower pots will last right through
the holiday season and make an
exceptionally good gift to a family
OF friends"
But We don't give men flowers. do
we: have decided this Christmas
that it's just because we don't look
in mems shops and their depart
ments iD stores that We think men
are hard to shop for. At the Young
Mems Shop saw some lovely silk
, ties. One young girl bought two
Cor her father. A conservative
black one with scattered design In
white Just suited her genteei taste.
I She said she was buying the purple
one with large torquoise blue floral
design shimmering TO the front to
suit dad. That. by the way. Is
what ! hear everywhere. Dad Just
won't grow up. He even wants
loud socks and won't wear black
ones IN pinch. Some navy blue elk
ones with narrow Alice blue stripes
gave the same general impression
as the drop stitch ones adopted by
smartly dressed women some time
ago.
Pictures make acceptable gifts to
couples just starting Housekeeping.
Two OF the most popular ores this
Christmas are Aaxieid Parrish's :
Garden OF Allah and a scene from
the Rubaiypt. These can be OBJ
tanned at practically all OF the at
stores. At the Neerho1 Galleries
they have a copy of the latter in
! a very dainty frame. At the Quality
Shop a heavy moulding encases a
copy OF the same picture and indeed
they can be obtained without a
frame for that matter. At Wooo-
ward and Iothrop's they are very
successful with a large stock OF
extremely small copies ot Parrish's
and Wallace Nuttine's pictures
These make dandy little gifts for
milady's boudoir.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12

just going TO grab the bunny by The
ear. when. all at once, out stepped
Aunt Lettie. the dear. little. fussy.
nervous goat lady.
oh Aunt Lettie' How do Won do"
cried Uncle wirgily politely. as ne
raised his tall silk hat to make how.
as he always did on meeting a lad.
I'm so glad TO see you
Uncle Wigvlly almost forgot the
Skeezicks. but no sooner had the bun
ny raised his hat than out shot the
red bayberrieS all over. They pat
tered on the Skee's nose and toes and
he was so frightened that ne cried:
'oh. dear me! Uncle wigEiIF has
his hat full OF red bullets, = didn't
know he was a hunting rabbit; he'll
surely shoot me with the red bullets
away he ran. not hurting the bunny
or Aunt Lettie at all.
We'll. I'm Glad he's gone" said
Uncle WiEgily. 4 didn't know bay
berries were good for soaring q
Skeezicks. as well as for making
sweet smelling candles for Christ
mas"
Il didn't either" bleated Aunt
Lettie. Then she helped the bunny
pick up the bayberries and put them
in his hat. Nurse Jane made some
candles and gave the goat lady one.
and everybody was happy except thu
Skeezicks. who didn't deserve to be
And IL the air in the auto tire
doesn't blow the leaves of the rub
Der plant and make them bounce on
the head OF the pin. IN tell you
football.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12
Virginia Lees Personal Answers
To Herald Readers Questions

of the girls. Their acceptance OF
your expensive gifts may not mean
that they thought seriously of you.
Do not hold the independent girls
Indifference against her. Marriage
is a serious thing and you should
wait until you meet the girl who
will make good wife and who
will inspire you to make a good hus-
band. One that you really love.
District of Columbia.
Dear Mis- Lee: Please give me sane in
fo. nation concerning the District Of Columbia
and its Szs:-Anxious Rea6sr
The District of Columbia with Wash
ington as capital. is the Federal Dis
trict Of the United States. Its size.
6s.2@ square miles: 1890 acres.
No Connection.
Dear Miss Lee: viii you please tell me il
there Is any connection between our psstof &c
and that OF StAchooka in the County Of LutSk.
Russa?-I. S.
The foreign mails division OF the
PostoffIce Department informs me
that We have not resumed connec-
tions with that district.
SqueakinE Shoes.
Dear Miss Lee: May I ash you what | can
do to keep my new Shoes from squeaking? I
have tred water and grease to no sVail.-DN-
In a light turn soled shoe the piece
between the inner and outer sole
called the shank sometimes becomes
loose and causes the squeakins. To
remedy this you should raise the in
ner sole and put in some powder
Even a strip of cardboard will help.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12

There's something else / want you
to get for Christmas besides holly"
said Nurse Jane to Uncle Wiggily.
Il know you are, very busy. but IL
you could manage 10 get some bay
berries would like them very much" {"
They are red. baybcrries are. and they
grow on a bush.
Outside the berries is a covering
or little coat. OF wax. 1t has a lowell
smell too. want 10 make some bay
berry candles for Christmas. as they
bring good luck
I'll try 10 get them for you" prom
ised the bunny. as he put on his tall.
silk hat and red mittens.
Over the fields and through the
woods he hoped. and pretty soon he
came 10 a bush on which were grow
ing many red berries. 4 faint per
fume came from them. and Uncle
wiggily could scrape a little wax OF
the outside with his paw nail.
Il guess these are bayberries all
right" said the bunny TO himself. and
he began picking them. He nIled the
pockets of his fur overcost with the
berries. and also his tall silk hat
The bunny did this. putting as man
OF the sweet-smelling. red. waN-coV-
cred berries into his tall silk hat as
II would hold. and then clapped ii on
hts head.
All OF a sudden. out from behind a
bush jumped the bad old Skeezicks.
''Oh. here you are cried the Skee
10 the bunny.
II haven't had any soUse in a long
time. and now I'll take an extra lot
to make up for lost times"
Tie reached out his paw. and was
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12

in January. 1917. He has been sta
toned recently at Charleston. S. =.
or widespread interest Is the an
nouncement made by Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward F. Garry, OF Chicago. Of the
engagement OF their daughter. Miss
Margaret Garry. TO Edward A. Cud-
ahy, jr.. OF Chicago. Mr.. Carry was
one OF the chief aides OF Edward n
Hurley, chairman Of the United States
Shipping Board during the war. and
Miss Carry spent a winter in Wash
ington. where she was continuously
feted
Mr.. Cudahy now is vice president
OF the Cudahy Packing Company. OF
which his father. Edward A Cudahy
Is president. He served in the world
war as captain OF coast artillery.
- Nineteen years ago he was kid
mapped by Pat Grove and ransomed
for $35.0oO.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12

Cover the box and lid with light
striped blue gingham pasted tightly.
An ordinary ivory ring. covered with
visited blue silk. makes a good han
lie, sewed to the lid. Narrow strips
Of black silk tape outline the lid at
several spaces. Now comes the maya
zine-perhaps a pretty horal design.
Or as in the Illustration. a ballet
dancer, appears in tho magazine. Cut
it out for a pattern. cut the broad
cloth from this pattern as a silhou-
ette. and paste it upon the silk. re-
peated to make a row around the
box.
On the other side Is a telephone
screen. Three pieces Of cardboard
hinged together with buckram. and
covered with. say. yellow silk The
edges may be bound with black silk
tape or with broadcloth. Then. from
magazine patterns again. cut the
black broadcloth in suitable designs
and paste them on. This particular
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12
Divorce.

Divorce.
Dear Miss Ire: Eight years ago I married .
man who deserted me a few months later.
have not heard from him since. Am I entitled
to a dyrprce? II 81 hoS shall go about getting
onei-Thelms.
cause you have grounds for di-
voice. II may be that you will.
have, to move to Virginia or Mary
land to obtain an absolute divorce
on the grounds of desertion. In
required in Virginia. two years in
Maryland.
Eye, Ear and Throat.
Dear Miss Lee: Can you give me the ad-
dress of a free ete. ear and throat dfspensary:
Viii sweaters Be worn next Sring?-S c.
Send self-addressed. stamped en-
veIope for name OF free dispensary.
Knitted materials are to be very
popular next spring and sweaters are
said to be gaining in popularity.
Betwesn Two Fires.
Dear Miss Leo: I am a young man q years
CT age and would like TO marry. go with two
10. and I believe both of them love me. I have
given one a diamond ring the other a handsouls
'ictrola. and yant you to help me decide be
tween them One Of them is very distant at
times which has caused me to be doubtful OF
Happiness with her.-M J.
would not advise you to marry
either of them. Usually when it
comes to a draw neither one Is the
right one. You are all young to
be considering matrimony and I do
not believe you really love either
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12
HOMEMADE
FERTILIZER
FOR PLANTS

A very simple homemade fertilizer
is made by dissolving in a half pint
Of very hot water two ounces Of nj
trate OF potash. When the mixture
is Thoroughly dissolved bottle it and
cork tightly. When using in water
for plants add one teaspoonful TO
three quarts OF lukewarm water.
Keep it labeled poison" and set out
OF the way OF children or where it
may be mistaken for medicine.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12

!
screen was beautified with bird sill
houettes.
In the center at the bottom is
shown a pair OF book ends. The
foundation is pair OF plain metal
book ends. over which is pasted white
muslin to prevent the silk from cut
ting at the edges. A double piece OF
tan silk, cut the size OF the ends and
.ewed together at the sides. Is slipped
over the book ends as a jacket This
may berhtted at the right angle with
4 seam and binding OF black silk
Then a spray OF flowers. or whatever
else appeals, is pasted upon this
background. A binding OF black and
the thing IL done.
A lamp shade frame and an or
dinary waste paper basket may be
purchased at little cost. and covered
In the same way. in this case. past
ing the silk upon a foundation OF
light buckram. With rose or possibly
Nile green silk. they are transformed
into wholly attractive gifts.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12
BROADct0TH APPLIQUED ON
PALE SILK MAKES
SILHOUETTE.
Page the scrap bag. please!

FdgB .CIt scrap Udg' pIedsV'
Almost every Christmas the old
family scrap bag shows its value.
Now delve into It again. and this
time bring out all the pieces OF broad
cloth to be found. preferably black.
With odd pieces OF silk in soft shades.
odd pieces OF broadcloth. a bottle OF
good paste and some cardboard-Oh.
yes. and some magazines. in addition
to a very few inexpensive purchases
Christmas gifts of a new daintiness
are to be evolved.
From nm Old Hat Box.
First. the possibility of a roomy
sewing box is easy IL a mans oval
hat box, now discarded. can be found.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12
MISS FICKLEN
ENTERTAINED.

Miss Daviette F1cklen was hostess
! at a luncheon at the Shoreham yes
terday entertaining in compliment to
Miss Virginia McKenney. debutante
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
ID. Mckenney. The guests were Mrs.
$. p. Ffcklen. mother OF the hostess:
Miss Gladys Bennett. who is visiting
Miss McKenney: Miss Mona Blodgett.
Miss Myra Morgan. Miss Eleanor
Harris. Miss Beatrice Pollock. Miss
Barrine Drake. Miss Mary Custis Lee:
| Miss Anne Dulsny. Miss Marie Pat
terson. Miss Grace Beach. Miss
Gladys Kaime. Miss Margaret Cre..
son. Miss Madeleine Austin Miss Pa
mela Henry. Miss Marguerite Simond ,
and Miss Elizabeth Jetfires.
Col. and Mrs. Samuel BurIefsh
/ Milton entertained informally at
, their home in Eighteenth street
! Wednesday evening at chafing
dish party in honor OF Mrs. Mil
toms son. Chalmers Seymour Nc
Conncn. Of the diplomatic service
who will sail for his post in South
America from New York, December
Is. Mrs. Milton's guests were Miss
Inez Uribe. Miss Margaret Ripy.
daughter Of Representative and
Mrs. !. c. Cantrill: Miss Eva La
Toilette. Commander Barbanti Of
the Italian Embassy: Lieut.. Nicolo
Nasta. of the Italian High Commits
sion: Manuel Torres. of the Mexican
Embassy; Mr.. Michaelson. OF the
Colombian Legation. and Mr.. J.
Torres.
Mrs. Milton will also entertain
this evening at a dance which win
be in the nature of a farewell party
to Mr.. Mcconnell. who will 60 to
New York late this evening.
One OF the most elaborate balls
Of the year Is to be given at the
New willard Hotel, Tuesday even
ing. December 16. by the Govern
ment Recreation League. Of which
Maj W. w. Grimm. U. S. A.. is pres
ident The ball Is given in the ma.
ture Of benefit to raise funds for
the enlargement and activities of
the league.
The Secretary cf Commerce JOS
eph W. Alexander will he among
those Of the Cabinet present and
Secretary Tpmulty and Mrs. Tu-
-muIty will represent the President
and Mrs. "llSon. Ine navy will
he represented by Admiral Nc
Go~an and Admiral Koontz and
many other officers of high rank
Maj Gen Barnett will represent
the Marine Corps. and Admiral
Grant. Capt Hunt and Commander
Pence will be among those who
represent the navy yard. The army
will be represented by Gen. March.
Gen. Burr. Gen. Rogers. Gen. Lord
and many others, and Congress by
Senators Jones. Henderson. wads-
worth. Spench and Representatives
Ferris. Garter. Of Oklahoma. and
Anthony. OF Kansas.
The Congressional Club is resuminc
its Friday afternoon. receptions this
season. the first being given this aft
,rnu. tt wren the guest of honor will
he Co! Richard Gilden CholmeIey-
Jones. director OF the War Risk In
surance. His subject will be, War
Risk Activities" The following women
are invited to act as hostesses: Mrs
Alben W. BarkIey, kentucky: Mrs.
Thomas c. Blanton, Texas; Mrs. Will
lam G. Brantley, Georgia: Mrs. Frank
H. Briggs. Maine: Mrs. Albert H. Yes
tai. Indiana: Miss Meile Watkins.
louisiana. Mrs. Anderson H. Walters.
Pennsylvania, and Mrs. Wallace II.
White. jr., Maine.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12

Ambassador. Is en- route to this
country She sailed aboard the
Frederick VII from Copenhagen
She was formerly Miss Lillian May
LanSham.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Golden Donald
son have returned from a visit in
New York.
Adm. Albert Gleaves. commander
of the U. S. Asiatic Fleet. and his
wife and daughter. Miss Evelina
Gleaves, who are in Toxic. were
presented to the Emperor and En-
press of Japan on December Z.
An imperial duck hunt in honor
OF Admiral Gleaves was arranged.
and there will be a series of din
ners given by members Of the Jap
anese Cabinet, Roland s. Morris,
American Ambassador to Japan,
and Capt. Edward Howe Watson.
naval attache at the American En-
bassy.
Mrs. R D. Dear has gone to Bfr-
mingham, Ala. to visit Mr.. and
Mrs. Ted Cottrell,
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12

WEDDING OF
INTEREST.
Miss Helen Phillips. daughter of
former Fish Commissioners Edward
S. Phillips and Mrs. Phillips, of
Cambridge, was married Wednesday
to Congressman William ~ An
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12

Maj. Joseph H. Earle. corps Of en-
glneers Of the army. has been re-
tired on account OF disability incident
TO service. Maj. and Mrs. Earle are
well known In Washington, where the
FORMER has been stationed several
tines. The latter is from Washing
ION; was formerly Miss Virginia
Mheeier. sister Of Mrs. William Burr
harrison. Maj. Earle is a native Of
south carolina. he was. graduated
Iao. ,n"in tne Military Academy in June.
1904. and reached the grade of major
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12

drews. Representative from the
First Maryland District at the c.
dars her parents home. The
Rev. William D. Gould. rector of
Christ Protestant Episcopal Church.
performed the ceremony.
The bride wore a travelling suit
OF navy blue velvet trimmed with
squirrel fur and a hat of French
blue velvet and squirrel. She carried
roses. Her sister, Mrs. Robert n
Grier. jr.. was matron of honor and
her younger sister. Miss GwendoIin
Phillips. was flower girl. Vernon
S. Bradley was best man.
Shortly after the ceremony Con-
gresham and Mrs. Andrews left
for a wedding tour.
Miss Jessica Randolph Smith, OF
this city. is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. A.
c. Zollicoffer at her old home in Hen
derson. Ala.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12

The Italian Ambassador. Baron
Avezzano. has returned from New
York. where he went the end OF last
week
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12

The Secretary ot the Navy. JOSEF
phus Daniels. will return tomorrow
from Charlotte. NJ c. Mrs: Daniels.
who - In Raleigh, n. c., will re-
turn Sunday.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12

The newly appointed Ambassador
Or Peru and Nine. Pezet. who have
heen in New York for several weeks,
VIII arrive in Washington at the
end of the week
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12

Mune. Grouitch. wife Of the Minis
ter Of the Serbs. Croats and Slo-
venes. will be at home today atAthe
legation and will have her guest.
Mrs Jerome Landfield. OF New York.
with her. Nine Grouitch and Mrs.
T4andheld will go to New York on
Sunday.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12

The return OF Princess EnGalitchefr.
of Russia. is Of interest to Washing
ton. She recently arrived in this
country from France and Is in Chi
cago. She was formerly Evelyn Flor
ence Partridge. daughter of the late
Charles w. Partridge.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12

in January. 1917. He has been sta
toned recently at Charleston. s. =.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-06-19
CHEAPER GAS
That Is What J. II. Stickney Has
Promised Alma People.

j. II. Stickney has acquired a plot
Of ground at the corner Of East
Superior and Pine streets, where he
is now having a gasoline station con-
structed, and which he claims will
cheaper the price of this smelly, but
highly desirable commodity for the
automobile users of Alma and vicin-
ity.
Mr.. Stickney is planning on the
erection Of a modern gas station.
such as is seen in the largest cities,
consisting of a small but neat struc-
ture, with a gas pump one each side,
with driveway, so constructed that
gasoline may be procured at either
side of the structure.
Workmen are now busy with the
construction Of the new gasoline sta
ton, which will be completed within
very short time. At present large
tank with a capacity Of 10000 gal
Ions of gasoline is being sunk in the
ground. When this work is complet-
ed, il is the intention to construct a
pipe line TO the sidetracks Of the p.
VI. on the south side Of Superior.
This line will be underground.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-06-19
PIONEER GONE
One of Real Pioneers of County
Passed Away Last Week.

In the death of Samuel f. Ander-
son last Wednesday, Gratiot county
lost one of her pioneers, and Alma
one Of those staunch citizens of the
early days, who aided in the hueing
of a village from the wilderness. He
was born in the township of Bayham,
Elgin county, Ontario, October 3,
1884, being "a years of age at the
time of his death.
When a boy of seventeen years he
entered a cabinet factory, but not
liking the work he started at the
carpenterss trade in 1854 In 1855
he did his first work as a contractor
and soon after went TO Chicago, and
then to Joliet, when the later place
enjoyed its building boomJ after Joil-
ct had been selected as the site of the
Illinois prison.
In 1864 he moved to Alma from a
farm south of this city, on which he
had located the previous fall. In
1865 he superintended the building Of
Hulbert's three story frame hotel
here, and in 1867 constructed the
grist mill then known as Alma En-
pire Mills" The work for which ne
was best know, however, was the con-
struction of the Alma Union school,
which for many years was not only
the graded school that it is today,
but which was also the high school.
When he arrived in Alma he found
no organized church or Sunday school
and he Immediately wrote to Rev.
Perkins of Elm Hall. asking him to
come to Alma and aid in the starting
Of a Sunday school. Rev. Perkins
came TO Alma on June ~, 1864 and
preached and through the interest
thus created Mr.. Anderson was able
to start a Sunday school the follow
ing Sunday.
1t continued for sometime, when
Seventh Day Adventists came to AL
ma with tent, and gradually the at
tendance grew smaller and the SUM-
day school went to pieces. Later
through the efforts of Mr.. Anderson
il was again started.