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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-13
"Pershing Will Remain
Senior General l"-March

Washington, Sept 13.-General
Pershing will remain senior general
in the United States armies during
his life, Chief of Staff March told
the House Military Committee, ex-
planning that the War Department
Army reorganization plan only ga &c
the rank of general to the Chief
of Staff as long as he held that po-
sition.
There can be no permanent gen.
eral army staff" declared General
March.
The Regular Army of $4,000
men, promised by the department
can be filled by volunteers without
difficulty, General March predicted,
MISS TOTTIE HOFFER DIES
Miss Lottie Hoffer, aged rs years,
died Thursday evening at her home in
Carlisle. Miss Hoffer, who was an aunt
of Miss Margaret G. Schwarz, 129 Pine
street, is well known in this city.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-13

CONTINUED from First PaSc.l
when such a question was unanimous
ly referred to it by the council. The
assembly also must act unanimously.
he added. so that in either council or
assembly the one vote of the United
States would constitute a veto power
The unanimous rule, added the
President. seemed to him the only
weakness of the League. but it was a
weakness in the direction of throw
ing a safeguard around national SOW
ereignty.
Mr.. Wilson also discussed at length
proposed reservations to the treaty
and asked for its unqualified accept
ance.
He asked the Republicans present
net ito think of 1920 when thinking
of the redemption of the world" add
ing that he himself did not for a mo-
ment do so.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-13
BORAH ON sHANTUNG


Omaha, Neb.. Sept. Ex-senator
Borah, who is on speaking tour in
opposition to the Peace Treaty as ad-
y9cated by by PreSident Wilson wilson address
here last night. He denounced the
transfer of Germany's rights in Shan
tung to Japan as the turning over
of 40,0eG,00O friendly people to our
any ally unsurpassed in history.
The sending of American soldiers to
Siberia was declared to be in violation
of the Constitution of the United
States. First mention of the word "Si-
IBERIA" brought a roar of cheers from
the crowd and when he asked How
be exiled in Russia? Who sent these
boys of ours to Russia?" man near
the front row gained great applause
by shouting English interests. Bor-
victims OF the imperial greed of Ja-
pan, re-enforced by England.
CALLS LEAGUE PATCHWORK
81. Louis, Sept. 13.-Trailing Presi-
dent Wilson through the Middle West,
presenting arguments opposing the
ratification of the League of Nations
of California, last night addressed
a large mass meeting at the Coliseum,
where President Wilson spoke when
he visited st. Louis week ago.
In his plea for the defeat of the
League of Nations in it's present form.
| Senator johnson described the Treaty
| of Peace as a patchwork of the secret
treaties between the Allies, unknown
to America. before and during the war
and challenged the recent declaration
| of the President that failure to con-
| cur to the settlement of the terms of
peace by the United states would put
a stain upon our national honor which
we never could efface.'
Does the President intend to say
| that it will put stain upon our hon
or if we do not carry out the secret
| bargainings which were, with du-
| plicity unparalleled in the world 3
| history, concealed from us?" asked
| the Senator.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-13
DECISIONS MUST
BE UNANIMOUS

[Continucd from First Pagc.l
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-05-15
THE CREAMERY FOR HIGH
POINT.

The creamery proposition has met
with popular favor. Subscriptions
amounting to more than half of the
capital stock of $4,000 have been
secured and it will be easily secured.
The people in the surrounding COM
munities are much interested
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-05-15
PLANNING FOR BIGGER THINGS.

The merchants bureau of the Cham
Der of Commerce is now headed by
G. w. Clark, president, and E. A.
Hatcher, secretary and treasurer. The
merchants desire the road from High
Point to Archdale put in good condi-
ton.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-05-15

We never knew before that human
ity was SO interested" in one anoth-
er. Most every fellow has a special
friend at certain times. The people
in the world are a little better as
whole than some people think. 1t is
a good sign.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-05-15

vo have millions to loan the Gov
unment, thousands to give for war
..novoIences, but to go down in our
.o,ots lust to educate High Point
b;ldrpn is too much to ask.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-05-15

CaISus Comes Or Like Banana Peel!
your toes. Look at this picture. -
A few drops of "Gets-It" did the
work. The callus comes loose from
the true flesh. No irritation what
just like a banana peel-peacefully
painlessly. "Gets-It" does the same
thing to any corn, without the use
of sticky plasters, irritating sa1veS,
greasy ointments or bundIing tape.
There's no fussing-no knife, no
scissors to use. "Gets-It' is used by
millions, because it's common sense.
and it never fails. Try it, prove it.
"Gets-It," the guaranteed, money
back corn-remover, the only sure
way, costs but q trifle at any drug store.
MID by e. Lawrence & Co., Chicago. Ill.
Sold in High Point and recommended as the
" )rld's best corn remedy by Mann Drug CO.
Hart Drug Co. and Ring Drng CO.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-05-15

Best Jewelry to be had. comprises
the line at Stamey's Jewelry Store.
1O6 N. Main. Phone 275.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-03
BRUNO DUKE, SOlUer 0fBuSi1ess Problems
BY HAROLD WHITEHEAD author of The Business Flint"

wives shop in their home town. Phew T.
he blew heavily after such long
speech.
And the result?" | asked, although
| guessed what it was.
'Well-er-they said that their wives
didn't want any encouraging exactly
and that their wives were much like
Mrs. j., and bought what they wanted
in the way of clothes without bother
ing their men folks and as for keeping
money in the town, Henry Parr said
that as / bought the goods from out of
town, the money left town, anyhow.
They all were sorry and all that-but
sorrow don't butter any parsnips.'
so far the second spring you did
nothing effective. What did you do for
the second fall?" was my next question
II spent slather of money in adver-
tising a high grade full line, had reg
ular opening day and all that. Planned
it to come the week before Easterly 5
show. Well-er-I had lot of look
ers, but mighty few buyers. They saw
what | had and then wanted to com
pare it with. Easterlys.
The result was.' he rubbed the top
of his shining bald head affectionately.
that | was struck with stock of ex-
treme models which l had to take a
heavy markdown on to get rid Of
Il see. That's too bad" | really
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-03
Art SWindles

The Paris correspondent of American
Art News says that there are no less
than forty seven pirated 'Rodins,'
each work signed and bearing compli
mentary inscription to the pseudo own :
err. now in the possession of unsophis
ticated buyers who have been swindled
by unscrupulous dealers, AS illustrat-
ing the gullibility Of the nouveau richie,
the correspondent says that one Of
these dealers sold Louis XIV commode
to customer who supposed it to be
genuine and paid $4,000 for it. The
customer found it TO be a fake and
forced the dealer to refund the money
Next week he found the same commodt
in friends house. "What did you
pay for that?" he asked.' Five thou
sanI," was the reply.-Outlook.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-03
THE PROBLEM OF THE OUTSIDE
COMPETITION
A Losing Fight

"YoU are staying over at the Hor-
- ton House, aren't you, Mr..
Flint?'
eyes l said wonderingly, for
couldn't see what my staying at the
Horton house had to do with Easterly S
competition with him.
"Of course. you do--er-only place
to stay. Did you notice their ballroom?"
II did; why?'
"Well-er-that' where Easterly s
Put it over. You see they circularize
the people with money-not all Of 'em.
| y understand, but all those who be-
lcng.'
Belong? Belong to what!'
You know. Mr.. Flint, belong to--er
the society crowd. Well. they send
them letters saying that on certain days
they will show their newest creations
at the ballroom of the Horton house.
They bring lot of manikins with them
and have them parade up and down the
ballroom.
"The people buy because-er-be-
cause they think that if they buy from
Easterly's they get Fifth avenue style
and that there is no chance of the
ordinary people getting the same thing
see the idea?'
I saw it quickly enough. 1t was just
about as Duke had told me before l
left. At that time it seemed to me a
pretty hopeless proposition for a shall
man like Jackson to compete with East
erly S.
Jackson felt that way, too. for he
added Il don't see that anything can
be done, but I-er-thought I'd see if
Mr.. Bruno Duke could do anything
as / said to Mrs. j.. if he cant it's
hopeless.
"What have you tried in any way to
meet this outside competition of East
erly?" l asked him.
Every d. thing | can think of.
Pardon, Mr.. Flint--er-my bad Ian
guage-but this d business has got
on my nerves."
I'm sure it has," said sympathetic
cally, "but tell me how long Easterly' s
have been coming here? Exactly what
have you done to fight them?'
Exactly three years next, month.
tho;, .z.4
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another as a/whiff of the smelling salts
! turned them back into living, breathing
creatures.
Then there was rejoicing and merry 4
making as the princes clasped thcih
wives to their hearts. There woulV
| have been dancing. too, around tho
statue of Red Beard If the Bronze Geni@
had not given sharp warning.
what Billy said is true-Red Bearf,
will soon recover from the effects dlI
the charm His rage will be terriblda
and woe to us if. we are within rangH
of his magc.'' t
At that the husbands of Beauty AND
Sleeping Beauty gathered up their wives
and galloped away with them. MrsS
Blue Beard and Sister Anne were car II
ried away by their brothers. CindeffI
elias coach was magically restored4|
horses, coachman. footmen and all, and|
Cinderella graciously took into 1t her
stepsisters. Little Red Riding Hood and
Goldie Locks. -
AS for Peggy, she was lifted by WI
Bronze Genie and set back in her tT 4
wheeled cart The Genie picked up
thills and set off swiftly. with BA
galloping beside him on Balky sam.
As they neared the top OF the
| Peggy looked back. Red Boards
tendants were already trying to revt
him, holding the smelling salts to
nose. Red Beard staggered to
feet and shook his fist after them "
they were so far away that they WI
beyond the reach of his magic. u
Faster and faster ran the Ger
gaining the top Of the hill and start1
down the other side. Suddenly
stubbed his toe and tumbled head o1
heels. The cart went over his hea\
flying through space, until. strange
say, it landed right in Peggy own yarI
and there she found herself, sitting
her chair, as safe as you please.
I'm nc1t ,oeeb's story Peggy ledr1
that the Genie is an old triend.)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-03


NA into a new apartment on Loweh
avenue. 1T was in a fashionable part
of the city. THE apartment was up to- :
date, with Rll modern Improvements
and vet. what was there about it that
did not suit Mrs. Wentworths artistic
! taste?
I'm going to have some changes
here she said to her ncighbor in the
suite below.
But you don't know Mr.. Bunk
err rctortcd the other. "You won't
get thing done, Ipromise you that !;
none of us can. I've been trying my
self for the past five years to have him
do few little things for me and
haven't got Il thing yet. He's the
most stingy man | know of; won't put
out cent if he can possibly help it,
"Well, we'll see.'' Mrs Wentworth
replied with her usual hopefulness.
Yet this brave little woman was not
daunted by her neighbor's report. She
knew just what she wanted to make
the house what it ought to be and she
meant to have it. Very sweetly and
humbly Mrs. Wentworth sought Mr..
Bunker: perhaps you haven't noticed,
Mr.. Bunker" she began. with one of
her most fascinating smiles, "but the
paper is falling off from the living room
walls. 1t must have rained in some
time; and the ceiling is stained and
cracked Don't you really think some
thing ought to be done?''
"Why, yes, yes Surely" assented
Mr.. Bunker hurriedly. "It must be put
in order, of course. / meant to have it
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-03

indescribable sound not human, hardly
even animal, he had heard before.
charged with anger and hatred and
vilest threat.
He walked on quickly. taking no no
tice, but alert and ready for any at
tack. and up to the very edge of the
wood he still had the idea that he was
being followed and watched by some
thing unknown and little terrible and
very vile. But the pursuit, if so it
can be called, ceased once he was away
from the trees, and unmolested he car
ried his unconscious burden across the
open space that separated the house
from the wood and through the garden
to the front door. He had to put her
down while he got the door open, and
only then ywas he aware how much
he wasSsxhausted. He stood for a mo
ment painting and resting, and then he
stopped and lifted her again and carried
her within and put her down on the
sofa in the drawing room.
1t was nearly dark indoors by now,
and the first thing he did was to strike
match and light the lamp that stood
in the drawing room and the other
hanging lamp in the hall. and he
found their light and the radiance they
gave very comforting indeed. Quickly
he secured the front door, and then
went back to the unconscious girl.
She was still very pale, and her skin
still had that cold and clammy feeling
that had frightened him so much but
her breathing remained perceptible.
Very hurriedly-for he could not free
himself from the fear that if he left
her even for moment she might van
ish in some mysterious new way-he
ran into the kitchen and got some water
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-03

had happened they fed in panic,
crowding into the castle and barring the
doors and windows.
"You are saved !" shouted Billy.
'But we will have to get out of here
in a hurry. for 1 don't know how to
make the charm stay fixed, and Red
Beard win soon be himself again.
But we can't go without our hus-
bands-our poor, poor;. husbands, ~
walled the wives. covering the faces of
the princes with kisses.
Billy was puzzled for moment. Then
his face lighted up.
HAS any one bottle Of smelling
salts?" he asked. All shook their
heads-all except Cinderela's older
stepsister. She held out a bottle to
Billy, but was so proud and naughty
she would not look at him.
Billy held the bottle under the nose
of the Bronze Genie.
"Achoo!" sneezed the Bronze Genie.
Immediately coming to life. And
"Achoo.'' sneezed the princes one after
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-03

was sorry for him, for he certainly way
up against stiff problem.
You're right, Mr.. Flint, but the
worst of it was that when the society
danes saw the models I had shown
them marked down and sold to the la \
boring mems wives they actually said
that it was a good thing they didEf
buy from me, or else the 'commW
people would have been wearing modd(
like theirs. - III
Just then Mrs. Jackson suddenly ap4
peared. She treated me to one of thos@
weird grimaces she thinks is smilel
and, turning to her husband, she said,
Merry, it's o'clock"
l knew that the meeting was .ad-
journed until morning.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-03
THE DAILY NOVELETTE,
MRS. WENTWORTH had moved done b.
TACT
BY JULIA A. ROBINSON

done before. I'll send man round "a
see about it at once. Pick out tAsi
paper you want
Overjoyed, Mrs. Wentworth picked
fout the prettiest paper she could find|
and the most expensive.
When Mr.. Bunker came around tt set
the progress of the work pretty Mrs.
Wentworth stood in her front hall.
oh, MIR. Bunkcr.'' she cried in q
pleading voice, yet with the chceriiiE
spirit that was usual to her. and thaH
made her so attractive, don't you saA4
how dull this hall is with this dreaii{
full green paper that makes the who'll
place look dark How can fix anyt\
thing pretty here? How much mordIl
artistic pearl gray would be! II woul@|
set off my things and be just loy ely. M
We'll, go ahead and have it done,'N
he returned with a half grin, as be
passed cut of the door. Aas4
The hall was papcred in artistic grayd|
but that was not the end III
go ahead and have it DONE" MrlI
| Bunker assented when she, told himl
how much prettier it would look tai
have the porch finished in gray instead
of the dingy red brick. 1t was done inI
gray and the ceiling sheathed She setI
out her jardinieres of potted plantsl
her little work table, with nef kritT
ting bag and basket. She arranged
small tables for, afternoon tea. With
tiny cups and cut flowers. Then shx
invited her neighbors. "a
''YouI got all that they exclaimed
In, acfn uioh,, ~
dare ask?'
"Well, you see, Ijust asked :. and Il
didn't seem so very hard after I'd onc@|
made beginning. 1t seemed to com5l
kind of natural after the first, though
l did ,tremble tiny bit then, l con
fess."
But she wondered to herself how SID
had managed to do it, when they alA
thought it was so hard to get anythinfg
out of him. Then one day MIR. Bunkei
himself enlightened her.
'"Do you know how it was you goN
so much out of newly did so mudlB
for your he asked. 1T was becausN
you asked for things kind of gradualiH
and didn't pounce on me for them all
at once, as the others do, and demand
them as your right and actsas If you
were going to tear me to pieces if VOID
didn't get them. You went at it easnl /
like, just as II you expected me M
want to do it, and | did, after / had
begun. You see, they came along kind
of naturally. When ] saw how mnch
better the house was looking j made I'D
my mind that you had taste and knew
just what was needed to make the pla}d
attractive thought it would be ti}i
best policy to kt YOU go ahead atd
finish your work and have what yd,A
liked. Then, too" he added, with u
twinkle in his eye, you have a way
asking that one cant resist.
The next eompIete noyelstts Ewl
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-03

other dwelling within miles. 1t seemed
to him all he could do was to wait till
morning in the hope that whoever had
left the milk and eggs he had found
on the sill of the kitchen window would
come again on the morrow and would
be willing to go for help.
| For a little indeed he debated within
himself whether he ought to make an
effort to carry or convey by some means
the unconscious girl to some place
where she could have help But he dis
missed the notion as impracticable: it
had taxed his strength to the full to
get her even the short distance from
where he had found her in the house
and besides, he dared not take the risk
when he knew that in the night without
there lurked some unknown and hostile
force ready to take him unawares and
at a disadvantage.
| . lere seemed to him nothing for it
but to watch and wait till morning, and
so he made his patient as comfortable
as he could, removing her shoes and
loosening her clothing at the throat, and
covering her up warmly with rugs he
found upstairs.
He left the lamp burning by her side,
and taking an arm chair, he placed it in
the hall on the threshold of the drawing
room and prepared to pass. the night
there.
Slowly the long hours passed away.
When he could sit no longer he got
up and walked about the hall. and every
now and again he went to the side of
the unconscious girl to see how she
was. So far as he could tell no chang,
took place in her condition, and q
dreadful fear possessed him that she
would never recover, but would pass
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He ran toward il, and as he drew near
from a bush upon his right there came
a sound like nothing he had ever heard
before, not human, not animal either,
but as il were betwixt the two, and
somehow vibrant with hate and fury
and obscene disappointment.
The moment that he heard this sound
he turned and leaped right at the bush
whence it had seemed to come. and as
he sprang he saw something--but what
he could not tell--slip away and vanish
behind tree, something quick and low
and small, crouching near the ground
and running quickly. His instinct was
to rush in pursuit, but he checked him
self and turned and ran back to the
PROSTATE girl, feeling that the first
necessary thing above all else was to
assure her safety, and that If he let
himself be drawn away, for no matter
how short a time or distance, she
might have vanished before he could
come again.
She was quite unconscious when he
reached her side, her face was very
pale. her skin cold and clammy to the
touch, so that for one dreadful mo-
ment he thought that she was dead, till
he saw that she was breathing family.
Her long soft hair had become dsar-
ranged and lay about her shoulders in
tangled mass, but so far as he could
tell she did not seem to have sustained
any injury. For moment or two he
hesitated, but plainly he could not leave
her there, and so he stopped and lifted
her and carried her away, hardly feel
ing her weight at all, for she was
light and he was strong to the highest
pitch OF his powers. As he went thus
through the trees. walking very quickly,
her unconscious form in his arms with
her head upon his shoulder and her long
loose hair hanging down like a soft and
scented cloud, he had again that sensa-
tion he had experienced once before in
this wood of being watched and fol-
lowed. And once he heard, or thought
he heard. close behind him rnat same
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-03
Copyrioht, 1918, bp Alfred A. Knopt. mo.
Coppffcht, Public LEDGER Company.
~THIs STARTS THE STORY

TITO oihHiS EHG olohH
Keith Norton. tramp, arrives at
the Solitary House, helps himself to
food, bathes. clothes himself in clean
rsiment, and is taking a quiet smoke
when he has two visitors. The first,
girl. asks for her sister and insists
upon searching the house. In an up
stairs room she sees something that
causes her to faint, but she won't
tell Norton what it is. The second,
the village clergyman, calls Norton
"Mr. Wentworth" and incidentally
remarks that the neighboring wood is
believed by the villagers to be the
home of very personal devil. That
night Norton is awakened by some
body clutching his throat. He beats
off his assailant and searches the
house, but finds nobody. In the box
room be discovers a box of jewels and
is tempted to steal them. but is de-
tered by the memory of the girl.
And at that moment she again ap-
pears.