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The Washington times., 1919-07-27
Synopsis of Preceding Chapters.

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the position Mrs Theodore Bans Southern nome
her flaming
nightly
set on eose
think the mouse
haunted Miss arrival Paul Dabney to- examine @ w
bhiy for the tragedy But his suspicious cannot shake ne %
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great wealth. but is hidden In the
library late night Janice startled by the apparon OF
who her exact double With this clue the mystery to
work she determines outw whatever vainy foot She
learns kill Dabney life the risk Of her
That abor The
her double she with the writer
offers translate certain which Janice had
Vouy taken from its secret hiding place in the library janice
slips where Russian
translates the Slavonic memorng this she
destroys it. cruelty beaten by
her double finding seeks
The night evades the watchers
admission muchsought
urean celestial robe and hky encrused with Jewels
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Continued on Page 70.
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Copyright, 1919, by Star Company
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1919-04-24
Fifth ViCtOry'Liberiy Lean

Last Monday began the fifth and
last bond loan. The Victory Liberty
Loan is 10 put the flashing touches on
job begun two years ago. The last
nail will be driven home in this drive,
which makes the construction com.
plete, but without which the whole
.difce will be weakened.
Our previous loans equipped our
1oys and put them over there. The
Huns said we couldn't do it, aud if we
did our boys couldn't fight, 1t was a
handsome and safe boast while 5000
miles Of water rolled between. How
ever, difficulties were overcome, OBJ.
stacles surmounted, and a thin stream
Of khaki clad boys trickled over. This
thin sirem, fed By converge OF other
streams, and fed by deluge Of dollars
and aroused American sentiment, be.
came a mighty stream, and soon the
Huns saw that il they hadn't boasted
first, they would have had no chance
to boast.
The boys attacked their Job with
enthusiasm backed by the whole
American people. They met and
matched bTawn with the bes; the Prus
sian autocrats could produce, and we're
victorious in every encounter, Alas.
many oil them will not come back to
receive our plaudits, and our hearts 90
out 10 those who will no longer re-.
spond to earthly tributes, TO those who
swelled the price America paid for
liberty, which cannot be reckoned in
dollars ard cents.
Nov, the actual fighting has sub.
sided, the tumult IS stilled. but we
cannot forget that we haqe boys over
there" yet who must be cared Tor, and
returned 10 their homes. Our dulT is
not done until the last bog is sale At
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1919-04-24
Will Pay in 0straCiSm

How many generations will it be be-
fore the haad Of civilization will again
be extended 10 the GermanH A good
many possibly.
Germany will pay in osiracism, in
hatred and in distrust and she will pay
In other ways a, we'll as in a financial
sense, But the Germans have only
Germany TO blame,
1t is not going to be easy for US 10
forget that she broke through all the
conventions Of civilized warfare. Thst
her soldiers were turned loose 10 do
their worst wherever they invaded a
country. They ran amuck at Louyain,
that they plundered in Liege, that
they devastated all France, that they
destroyed churches, that they plunder-
ed like savages.
And no man has ever heard OF read
In the orders Of the old German army
Of single one Of these lootefs and
murdefsrs being punished for their
crimes. We want 10 recall all these
things. Just recall them and keep
them in mind while the drive for the
Fifth Loan, the Victory Liberty Loan
is on.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1919-04-24

his own firesde. It is therefore as
important as any ether loan.
There is another phase to the ques-
ton. This loan has 10 succeed; the
money must be iourthcoming. This
sum has to be raised. II not in the
form Of a loan, which will bring the
money back with a good interest, then
in taxes which will not be paid back.
Loan or taxes, one OF the or the other.
Which Is the best business PROPOSE
tion1 You will not hesitate. Your
patriotism, your gratitude 10 the
boys, your business sense all tell
you, Support the loan and quickly
put old Taney once more over the top.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1919-04-24

April 18th is Americas great pay
dav, when one hundred and fifty mil.
lion dollars in Liberty bond interest
will be paid to twenty million families,
The Liberty bond interest cupons will
will be received al the post cffice in
exchange for thrift stamps and war
saving stamps YOU increase your say.
ings with no effort or sacrifice on your
part and working for yourself and your
country,
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1919-04-24

The workmen's compensation bill
passed by the House and now before
the committee in the Senate, will
probably be reported out favorably
with few amendments. The principal
change will be in striking out the state
insurance clause aud substituting com.
petitive insurance.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1919-04-24

The re.districting bills, drafted 10
correct the Democratic gerymander
@nder which the Democrats have been
enabled TO control the senatorial and
congressional districts Of the state for
oearlY SO years, will soon come up for
inal passage in the House. It can.
aot be charged that these bills are
political or that the proposed districts
IRE unfair to the Democrats. The pro,
posed districts are laid out according
% law, irrespective Of their political
complexion and are compact, con.
;iguous and nearly equal in population,
The congressional districts under the
dill introduced would normally enable
he Republicans to elect about six or
even Congressmen out Of the total Of
l%een, anu are DaSeu on population
With an average Of 100000. The
senatorial districts, az proposed under
he re districtiug bill, would, under
formal conditions give TO the Republi.
;ans sixteen senators and the Demo.
Gratis eighteen senators. The greatest
number Of districts carried by the
he Republicans under the present
gerymander is twelve. These bills
will unqueStonally be passed in the
House and it remains to be seen
whether fairness or politics will con troll
The action Of the senate.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1919-04-24

The criticism that the Mccullough.
Morgan road bill, which has passed
both branches Of the Legislature and
IS now in the hands Of the Governor
ior approval, will destroy the system
Of building hard-Suriaced roads pro-
vided for in the Hawes law, is denied
BY the State Highway Board. In a
letter to the governor the board mem
oers say that the apportionment oI
money under the new bill would re-
suit in the building Of hard surfaced
roads as we'll as good dirt roads.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1919-04-24

II the bill introduced BY Representa-
tiv9 Farris and engrossed in the House
becomes law, the MaAllister. Sullivan.
Middlekamp scheme to abolish the
Tax Commission and transfer many Of
its functions to the Board OF Equaliza.
tion with unlimited sppoinlive powers,
will be knocked into a cooked hat,
This bill provides that the state tax
rate be reduced from IS 10 10 cents,
that all property be equalized at its
true value in cash and that the Audi.
tor be secretary Of the board with pow
er 10 appoint a clerk.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1919-04-24

The Kansas City election bills, seek
ing relief from gang rule and TO pre-
vent wholesale fraud, are on the calen'
dsr Of the House foT third reading and
final passage.
House are Il
these measures. .La. p..sage in the
House, which would put the PROPOSE
ton up squarely to the Senate, de-
pends on united front OF the Repub.
licans, who have a bare constitutional
majority. There are twelve bills in
the group Of Kansas City election
measures. Two Of these have passed
the House and they are considered as
most important. One provides for the
adoption of the Australian ballot or
blanket system; the other provide
that clerks and judges Of elections re.
siding or employed in the ward may
serve as clerks and judges Of election.
The ten remaining bills will come up
for final passage in a few days. The
proposed laws have the endorsement
Of the independent Voters League
and are intended to take care Of the
crooked methods employed in the
Norlhside wards, where it is claimed
that in every election from 5000 10
7 900 fraudulent votes are counted.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1919-04-24

The Morgan'McCullOug road law,
which provides for the distribution Of
more than S3,00O,O0O Of state funds
among the counties oil the state for a
system Of state highways, was passed
by the House by the overwhelming
vote Of l2S to 4. The Senate bill,
which recently passed the Senate, was
substituted fer the house bill. Rep.
resentative Morgan Of Putuam county,
one Of the authors oil the bill, said the
bill contemplatcs the spending Of
$18,000,0O0 Of state and federal
money on system Of state highways
during 1919, 1920 aud 1921. The
state will use its state road fund to
match the federal money and will then
turn over approximately $4,000 10
each county to be used in grading 50
miles road. The only support the
counties must furnish are the plans
and specifications for the work and in
addition build all bridges and culveus
over 20 feet vide,
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1919-04-24
Jefferson City Letter
April l4th, 1919.

A resolution in the House iavors a
public health conference to be held
a! Springfield May 10Th to June lst.
It proposes that bi partisan commits,
sion outline a comprehensive state
wide educational program whereby all
teachers and pupils Of our schools re-
ceive instruction in the principles Of
personal hygiene and household sani-
tation.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1919-04-24

In accordance with the new law
which authorizes the appointment oil
three additional Supreme Court Com.
missiouers, the court has appointed
the following; Chas. E. Small Of Kan
sas City, Republican; N. A. Mozely
Of Bloomfield, Republican; and w. T.
Ragland Of Paris, Democfaf. The
old commissioners re.appointed are:
Robert T, Railey Of University City
and Jas, 7. White oil Springfield, Dem
ccrats, and Stephen 7. Brown Of St.
Joseph, Republican.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1919-04-24

The mortgage recording tax bill
which had the endorsement Of Gov.
Gardiner as revenue producing
measure, was refused engrossment in
he House by vote OF 49 for to 90
'gainst. The principal objection
came from the county members ines.
pective Of party lines.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1919-04-24

The Elmer Foster contest in tn,
House was 1isroSed Of by the adoption
oi the majority report Of the Committe,
On Elections, which provides that il
view Of the charges and counter
charges Of irregularities in the elec
ton, the county clerk Of Dent county
IS directed TO make a recount Of the
ballots and that the result be certified
70 the House.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1919-04-24

The corporation franchise tax bill,
increasing the tax from IS cents 10
sl.00 on the $1,000 capital stock,
passed the house by a unanimous vote.
The measure has passed the Senate
and is now in the hands OF the Gov.
ernor for approval. 1t is said that the
measure will provide additional revenue
to the amount Of S3OO,OOO per year,
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1919-04-24

The House is to be commended for
its advanced step to correct the cleh-
cal force abuses by engrossing a bill
which limits the number Of clerks to
IS, the pages TO 10, the jinitors to 10
and the House elective officers 10 II;
1 to'a' OF l09 employees.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1919-04-24

In the Governors biennial message
We read: The state treasury showed
4 cash balance in the general revenue
iurd December 3lst Of $27l,679.24.
This balance will be ample to pay any
claims that may be presented after
December 3lst, against sny approved
appropriation" Last week the House
.ngrossed a deficiency bill providing
ior the payment Of unpaid bills amount
pg to 1913, 200.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1919-04-24

The attempt TO legahse betting or
horse racing by a bill introduced br
Representative O'Brien the lone Dem
)cratic member from ST, Louis, wa,
lipped in the bud when the bill CANT
Up for engrossment in the House, by ?
vote OF 81 to IL.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1919-04-24

Representative Wagner's bill to give
he State Board OF Health power tc
regulate and control social diseases
vas defeated in the House by two
votes.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1919-04-24
1t Is Good Business
to Subscribe to the
Victory Liberty Loan

-
| T is freely stated that the VICTORY LIB
L. ERTY LOAN should be Aoated on a business
basis. is contended that the rate of interest and
terms should be attractive to banks and investors
with idle funds
We are assured that the terms of the Loan
will be attractive but matters not what the terms
are, there is not enough idle money available to
take up loan Of five or six billion dollars.
1t would be bad business for the banks to alb
sorb the Loan. 1t would be bad for the banks and
it would be bad for our community.
Good business demands that the banks keep
their funds in such shape that they can loan money
to their customers when it is needed II the banks
use their funds to purchase Liberty Bonds, their
ability to loan money to business men and farmers
is lessened. The question is shall the banks loan
their money to Uncle Sam or to our people?
If our people buy the Bonds the banks will lend
them the money they need to complete the pay
ments This will not affect the ability of the banks
to take care of the loans to our business men and
farmers, because the banks can rediscount the
notes given for Liberty Bonds and thus replenish
their funds
1t is good business for our people to subscribe
to the VICTORY LIBERTY LOAN and thus
keep the banks free to take care of their regular
borrowers.
If business can get the money it needs, more
crops will be grown, more goods will be made,
more people will be employed.
For purely selfish business reasons our people
should subscribe to the VICTORY LIBERTY
LOAN. For patriotic reasons, also we should all
do our part The money raised by the VICTORY
LIBERTY LOAN will be largely used to pay for
bills already contracted in winning the war. We
must keep the credit Of our Government unfair
nished. What American would refuse to do his
share in keeping bright the name of our glorious
country2
We are not cutters. Let's finish the job as
only real Americans know how.
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PRESIDENTS GOODS
NOW BEING PACKED
& JEAN KNOTT
H. ROBERT j. BENDER
CUBIted Press star C0FresponAen1

NO1ANNu AEGA4 ONaH N0EEGhD0D1GnNla
PARTS, Feb. They were already
packing up at the Murat palace today
While President Wilson is not
scheduled to sail before next Thurs
DAY. his and Mrs. Wilson's gifts and
souvenirs we're being boxed prepara-
tory 20 shipment. The pounding OF
hammers echoed merTily through the
ancient house as rare paintings,
books, statues, jewelry and cigarette
cases were slowed in wooden cases.
They weigh hundreds of pounds avoir-
dupois and are worth hundreds OF
pounds sterling.
1t has not been definitely deter
mined whether the President Will re-
turn to France, yet tho wilson's are
cleaning house" as though they had
no intention of coming back, despite
the fact they would almost. certainly
occupy the Murat palace again on 4
second trip.
The President. despite the long
hours he devotcs to peace work, finds
time 10 read interesting letters from
all parts o. the world. many Of which
he answers personally. One arrived
todsy from Harold II. Rucker, seven
year Cd. of Wichita, Kan. who said:
81 an .-tudying as hard as I can in
school 20 I will be able to do some
Thing important when I am a man"
The President replied: 81 am glad
YOU arc beginning early TO have ~
ambition. and / hope you will grow
UP to think OF the country you love
before YOU think of yourself
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Wins
POLISH ELECTIONS

PARIS. Feb. THE elections in
Poland for members of the constitU-
ent assembly resulted in the list
headed by Premier Paderewski and
NJ Dnowski obtaining so per cent Of
the total votes. The Polish socialist
party got Is per cent, and the re-
maindera went to- Jewish candidates,
according to telegram from the
Polish official news agency to the
Polish committee of Paris.
or $4,000 eligible voters. $50, 900
voted. Women voted in great num-
bers. There were twenty-one nomi-
nation lists prepared under system
of proportional representation.
In the election the bourgeoise par
ties gained 420 seats, the socialists
so and the Jewish party IL, accord
ind to a Vienna dispatch transmitted
by the Zurich correspondent Of the
) ournaL
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-02-07
SOLON WANTS LAWS
MADE BOOZE-PROOF

. officials OF the Anti-Ssloon League
appeared before the House Judiciary
Committee today to urge that law
10 enforce wartime prohibition be
enacted at this session of Congress.
. Prohibition forces hope that the
mschiRery thus set up will be made
permanent when constitutional pro-
htbition goes into effect next January.
/. The measure which is now before
Congress IS tho Barley bill. intro
duced by Congressman Barley Of
Kentucky.
r II provides for the appointment by
the internal revenue commissioner
OF law enforcement combustion to
report all prohibition violations to
the proper prosecuting officers.
Any place where liquor is sold
would be declared a common nuisance
and the owner, IL he had knowledge
that liquor was being sold on the
premises, would be liable as well
,as the person who did the selling.
The sum of 81, 500. 900 is appro-
priated in the biTlto put it into force.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-02-07
Official COmmunique From
Peace Conference

PARIS, Feb. THE official com
on peace matters issue,
yesterday afternoon says:
The mnissiou on the league
of nations held its third meeting
last night. Appreciate progress
was made in the consideration Of
the draft. II was further unani-
mously agreed, in accordance with
tho decision Of the conference at
the QUai d'Orsay yesterday. that
Representatives, Of CZecho-SIoya-
hia. Greece. Poland and Roumania
should rec associated with the
commission in its deliberations.
In their second and third scs-
SONS the commission have covered
practically ouc-third Of their
task. Thcv have discussed tho.o
articles which deal With the me-
tir"s behind the formation OF =
league Cf nations and the object
winch would safeguard the con-
stItuJiou "r its chief, ur-dhs an"
thc qua lifica' ions for membership
IN the league.
While Tie decision, Of i"c
90 nmissiou with regard 10 each
article arc prov iS:oua!. many a.
p4rcn; difficulties have alrcad,
hecn IcsVlvcd and general
.a-T cement ha. been reached on
Ihc PRINCIPLES which undcriic the
NnVlc drait. II = therefore To be
,NPcctcd iva, ihc remaining ar
tici-a WIZ b. covered quicki,.'
An official communication l~~u-u
c9tCrdzy 49,:
Tine President OF the Uul;cd
states. the premier and foreign
IN nistCrs 81 the allied and aG.o-
dated powers. and Japan rep
rcsCuiHtivc on I'cbruaTT Is heard
Prince lcisai. who presented th:
"Iac OF the Arab.
The Comm ...vI on -'nier-
t.UHsl labor legislation under TIC
rhaI BlHnsnip OF NT. GOnPcrS
alsV me- The commission 90 IL
rnenccI - detai.cd examination
~ the draft of r convention whicn
provides for the creation Of
general Organization With , Nic"
{" securing the progress ot the
International laLui legislation
Small states. members OF the
league % NJ tioDs, would nec@5-
sarily be members Of this organ
i@atioR.. The two Grst articles OF.
the draft were adopted"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-02-07
RUSS GRAND DUKES
EXECUTED JAN. e

( HELSINGTORS. Feb. T-The first
details OF the execution OF four Rus.
sian grand dukes show that it took
Elace on January IS in the courtyard
c, the prison OF DeriabinslS 4 suburb
OF PetrOgrad, by the order or the
extra ordinary commission combating
! the counter-revolution. although no
sentence whatever was pronounced by
I a tribunal according 10 a copyrighted
dispatch to the Philadelphia Public
! Ledger, today.
| With the grand dukes, 1G2 other
/ persons were shot, 144 men and
! twenty-eight women. accused by the
/ Bolshevists OF having taken part in
/ The so-called Anglo-French organize =
ton. The majority Of them We're
among large number OF hostages
arrested in October OF last year.
Kept I'm Small Cell.
Grand Duke Nicholas NnchaelovItch
vas arrested at the end OF December
and kept. with four other in small
cell in the Kresty prison. Being a
historian, collector, editor OF art
orks, who had taken no part in po-
liticsI or military life, he was ac-
cUsed of having recently favored the
cadet party,
Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovitch.
uaucle OF the Gear. was detained un-
I'll January at Vologda. then trans
ferred toa PetTograd prison. where
during his examination by a COM
mission he learned that his son Pail
haS been shot at AlapaievslS. in tie
UEalS. Another son. DmitTi, ia At this
moment in England
ReReEradc Is Shot.
In the same cell with the grand
tukS was Stoyanovski. former
Bo'silevist Commissioners. who fell
irto disgrace for facilitating the 'es-
cape OF prisoners to Finland, and
who now also has been shot
To add to the sufferings Of inn
prisopment, the Boishev lists last De-
cember removed him 10 the place OF
execution. but after he had witnessed
the spectacle there, at the last mo-
ment they returned him 20 his cell.
Grand Duke George Micha eiovitch,
who was arrested in September. had
been kept the whole time ia prison
with criminals, Only in the last few
days before his execution he was
transferred TO the Deriabinsk prison,
the scene of his execution.
Carried to His Death.
All four grand dukes died with
dignity. Nicholas Michaelovitch, III
and suffering gravely from starvation,
had to be carried to the courtyard
for execution on n handbarrow, and
in this position was shot With him
were shot thirty other persons, com
pletely reduced by famine. The eX-
ecution was carried out in the morn
ing at a temperature of seventeen de-
grees below zero Fahrenheit, by a
OF sailors and Chinese. in
the presence of delegates OF the |
commission.
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DR.. GORDON PREDICTS
REVOLUTION IN AMERICA

pa,s Of unusual pIusPc!Ift VIII he
followed b, political revolution with.
iu the next few year., according 20
the rev. Dr. James L. Gordon. of th,
T'irrt Cong rc-aIicnsl Church. "A no an
sNcred the question boz last richr
Answering bone dry" inquiry. D.
Gordon said thu. whiIc il might result
IT, an increase OF the use Of tnb4r,o
education would enable people To di..
peuSg with stimulsnts OF any dc,crip-
ton in the future.
The Church Wa the subje Z Of
and address ny the Rov. Henry Allen
Tupper II the FRS, Baptist Church
last night.
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Jap Wakes Up to Find
Peace Table Deserted;
FOrgets Secret Papers

PARIS. Fell. THE secretary
OF the Japanese delegation at
tending the league OF nations
meeting Wednesday night went
sound asleep. He woke half an
hour after the conferees had de-
parted and broke all speed rec
ords getting out OF the Hotel
Crillon.
Another japanese dashed into
the hotel searched frantically
about the ante-room. discovered
the portfolio OF secret documents
which the secretary had left be-
hind, and dashed out again.