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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-03

also knew that he wanted her very.
very much indeed 1t was difficult to
know how best to express Z his
thoughts He decided that his habit
ual frankness was the best course and
after that she must take the situation
in her own hands.
You have asked me a straight
question, little wrath" he said, and
despite himself n great softness crept
into his voice ami eyes, so L must
tell You that if 1 had my own way i
would not let you go out of the studio
again. You have co ne in of your own
free will just to humor a within which
will perhaps pass as quickly as it
came, but you have thrust something
into my studio and into my soul that
1 desire greatly to keep"
So brilliant color famed into
Gretchens cheeks and so tremendous
light into her eyes that West stop
ped speaking. had annoyed her be-
yond forgiveness.
The sun trailed down and away
from the window. leaving but the
steady war;. glow of twilight
L should not have told you this, :"
he continued finally; "yo'- are the
wife of another man
But I'm not-n wv Gretchen put
in quickly, TREMENDOUSLY. 4 would MOI
have come back to studio days had h
alone with so much money that it
weighs me down and 1 just wanted to
come back to Bohemia and paint
dreadful pictures and get sRippy little
checks for them and" it was she
now who stopped, blinded by the hap
piness that Vests eyes reflected.
Then you are free--free t. sit al
my tea cart every day-free to let
me keep that ewhich has come into
my heart and free to be happy in the
dear old studio way?"
Gretchen nodded silently and be-
cause West wanted to take her in his
arms but didn't think it quite the
thing he walked over to the window
and stood looking out at the twilight.
Gretchen arose swiftly and stood be-
side him, her slim hand touching his
sleeve.
Love makes the world a very WON
derful place to live in, doesn't it?''
she asked softly.
THAT smock is so absurdly big it is
difficult to find you in it," observed
West.
Still. I feel that you found me, ,
laughed Gretchen as together they
gazed happily out over the housetops
from the studio window.
Copyright. 1919. by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicatel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-03
LOCAL MENTION

Fire companies were called to the
franklin Service company, at 206
West Sixth street, this morning at
1890 O'Clock. A short circuit ignited
some gasoline on the floor. The fire
was checked before the firemen ar
rived. No damage was sustained.
DIR. Lyngar, Dentist, 500 Kan. Ave.
ADV.
Cash for liberty bonds John Klein
hans, S22 w. 9Th Phone 2761 ADV.
DIR. E. F. Wolfe, Dentist. s1s Kan.
wishes to announce that his successor
will be DIR. E. H. Thompson of Kansas
City.-Adv.
Safety razor blades sharpened bet
ter than new. 25c-S5c doz. Erunt-
Martin.-Adv.
A big motor car carrying three girls
and man drove up in the midst of
the crowds in front of the State Jour-
nal bulletin board election night. The
girls got out of the car, followed by
the man. Just as the man stepped out
a pint of liquor went crashing to the
pavement. The fumes struck the i'm
mediate crowd like magic and a buzz
developed into a hilarity of comment.
The three girls and the man jumped
back into the car and drove into the
night.
L. E. Decker. formerly at the Anti
septic barber shop, wishes to announce
that he is now with the Antlers. where
he will be glad to meet all his old
friends.-Adv.
Wednesday morning a black sateen
covered sofa pillow lay drenched in
the rain on the curbing in front of
the State Journal building. A street
wagon picked it up. This cushion was
used from o'clock until II by a
Tandy supporter~who sat frs tenthu-
siastically and then listlessly listening
to the election bulletins Tuesday eve
ming.
The Y. w. c. A. held the election
of board members Wednesday at the
association building. The following
men were elected to serve on the
! board for a three year term: Hugh
McVey, David Bowie, Judge Rad NJ.
Lee, o. H. White. II. c. Kibbee. r. ].
White and Arthur Capper. The off
GERS for the board for the ensuing
year will be elected Friday. April II.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-03
MY HUSBAND AND |
BY JANE PHELPS

''what are you two discussing ?"
Mr.. Dantzig asked. SIS Rayburn tell
ing your fortune. Mrs. Forbes?'
Move were discussing charac-
ter"
Which he reads-or thinks he can.
By jove you can, too. Rayburn, That
is, you can at times 1 recall that man
in San Francisco you warned us
against, and whom we all liked sp
well we would not believe you. You
were dead right in that case. He turn
ed out to be the biggest scalawag I'M
hung"
What did he do?" 1t was Blanche
Orton's drawing voice that asked the
question, Did he refuse to come in
with you on some deal?' yelled sar-
casm in her tones.
why insinuate, fair LADY,"
81, too read character at times-I
am only following your lead"
The conversation puzzled me. What
did Mrs. Orion mean? l looked to-
ward Neil, and he was scowling. Pres
emily he raised his glass and proposed
a toast to success. 1 imagined he did
it to change the subject
For the remainder of the dinner the
conversation was general. But later,
in the drawing room. Mr.. Rayburn
rather devoted himself to me. Neil
was seated on a divan talking earnest
ly to Blanche orion, and Mr.. Dantzg
seemed to be trying to interest Mare
Wilson
Have you been in Mexico?" Mr..
Rayburn asked.
mo, Mr.. Forbes has not been there
since we have been married. 1 hope
to go with him, should it prove neces-
sary for him to go again. 1 have
great curiosity about the country
You will be delighted with Mexico
City. Many of the-old Spanish fam
lilies are very delightful, and entertain
on scale of which we people of this
country cannot conceive unless we
have been recipients"
Il am more anxious to see all these
wonderful mines than anything else,
1 think. ] want to see just how they
are worked, and understand all aboue
mining
You are asking a good deal for a
promoters wife" with which enig-
matte remark, he turned to reply to a
question Neil had asked.
| (ToHnorrow-Neil tells Barbara more
about his business.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-03
NO OFFICIAL TOTALS
Not Until Friday Will City Make Final
Count on Election Vote.

Several members of Topeka's
naughty naughty boys have called the
State Journal inquiring as to their OBJ
legations to pay off bets on the recent
city election.
1t seems that hundreds of dollars
and hats and boxes of cigars-are
changing hands following the news
that Corwine won the mayoralty race
from Tandy by forty-four votes.
The State Journal doesn't wish to
enter into this betting game but as
long as the deed is did 1t will be of
no harm to give the facts. The city
election really isn't over. The pre-
liminary count at the office of the
city clerk shows that Corwine has
won by a few dozen votes. The city
board of canvassers meets tomorrow
to make the official tally. A mistake
of only a figure might change the tide
of the election and place Tandy in Of
flee. The canvassers many times have
found as many as three or four hun
bred votes miscounted in elections. In
the primary this year mistake of
nearly $50 was found in one table.
The betting boys should wait until
Friday before they exchange the cur
rency of the realm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-03
THE PROMOTERS WIFE
FINDS THE DINNER
CONVERSATION; ENIGMATIC.
CHAPTER XVIII.


Again. as had been many times of
late, 1 was worried becaus of what
Neil drank Miss Wilson touched
nothing. neither did, l. But Mrs.
orion kept the men company each
time their glasses were filled. Not
that any of them drank so that it
would hay Leen noticed; Lut 1 knew
the effect il had on Neil. and was
anxious.
The talk had soon drifted to BUSH
ness. l was astonished at Blanche
Orion. She appeared conversant with
even tho details of the mining deal of
which they were talking. l timidly
asked where the mines ere. and
was told: ain Mexico"
Mr.. Rayburn then turned to me and
asked:
Are you also interested in min
ing?"
Certainly Isn't wife always in
terested in what he husbar l does %
1 had sp ken lightly. yet 1 meant my
reply to be heard and no-=cc I, es-
pecially by Neil and Mrs. Orion. They
were conversing in low tones but very
earnestly.
"a man is fortunate who can enlist
the interest of two charming women
his soft voice giving the words, a
meaning.
.'Two?" the question slipped IN
consciously from my lips.
"Yes'-he glanced knowingly a Neil,
whose head was bent toward. his
hostess as he listened intently to some
thing she was saying
"Oh. Mrs. Orto1!" He must not
think thoce was anything going on of
which 1 was ignorant. ''She is inter-
ested in everything and anything"
"A very clever woman, and a
dangerous one"
you read character"
Yes At times. 1t is easy to read
a woman of her sort. Charming, fas-
cinating. Unscrupulous-when it suits
them"
was surprised that he should speak
in such manner. and proba bly,
showed it. because he added.
"Of course I make Mistakes We
all do-save the professionals"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-03

The government is continuing its in
tensive campaign, inaugurated last
winter. for the purpose of inducing
the people to build. But 1t carefully
refrains from practicing what it
preaches.s Sites have been purchased,
plans haYe been drawn and appropri-
atoms made for scores of federal
buildings yet nothing is being done
toward starting them. On what the
DRY do the officials at Washington
urge the people to do what they will
not do themselves? The North To-
peka postoffice situation is case in
point. Judging by the size of the ap-
preparation bills there must be many
others.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-03
1T Is ALL "HOT AIR"
No Agreement Reached in X. c. Street
Car Fare Dispute, Higgins Says.

Attorneys for the Kansas City rail-
ways company. better known as the
Metropolitan, appeared before the
Kansas public utilities commission to-
day and requested a conference be-
tween themselves. the State and the
city of Kansas City, Kan, looking to
the settlement of the increased Kansas
City. Kan. street car fare controversy
The conference was granted and set
for tomorrow morning at ten O'Clock.
A meeting. it was stated. was impossi-
BILE today owing to the fact that II
was impossible for the city of Kansas
City to be represented. r. ]. Higgins
attorney for the street car company.
asserted today that the company has
no definite plan to submit as yet. Re-
ports that the company would offer
proposition providing for 5 cent fares
and a one-cent extra charge for trans
fers were denied by Higgins. The
scheme, even If made to the company.
would not be acceptable because of
complications that would arise in con-
nection with Missouri side traffic. ac-
cording to Higgins. He denied abso-
luteIy that any such scheme would be
offered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-03
POLITICS AT CITY HALL.

The new administration at the city
hall brings forth rumors of changes
in department heads that arouse in
digna ton in Topeka.
The latest report is to the effect
that Fire Chief HanIon will be re-
moved to make room for some sup
porter of the new mayor in the recent
campaign.
Here is one department where poll
tics should be barred. If the city of
Topeka is to be protected against fire
loss by chief who depends more on
the chances of his reappointment I'M
der political shifts than on his eff
cheney and success in departmental af-
fairs then it appears that we need
radical change in city government.
The fire department. above all 9TH
ers, should be hands OFF, affair so
far as political complexion is con-
cerned. This means, of course, that
the attitude should be unanimous
the firemen. also, should keep them
selves separated from ward control.
When a mans house is burning he
has no inclination to inquire as to
whether the firemen are for Tandy or
Corwine. What he wants is quick and
efficient service-the kind that his
taxes are paying for. Nor does he
want the organization of the fire de-
partment dependent upon a new
mayor every two years
The fire department IN Topeka has
been happily free from political inter-
ference. There have been only two
fire chiefs here-the late George o.
Wilmarth, who was in the position for
more than thirty years, and Joseph
Hanlon, trained under Wilmarth and
we'll fitted to the place.
1t is to be hoped that Mr.. Corwine
will not allow political patronage to
rob Topeka of her real asset of safety
and protection-the fire department.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-03

Is 1t is being suggested that the Huns
may refuse to sign the peace treaty
unless it measure up to their idea of
what II should be. Such refusal might
prove to be a fortunate circumstance
for the civilized nations. 1t would en-
able Marshal Foch to complete the
job that he had so we'll under way
when the armistice was signed in Mo-
vember. BY the time he got thru
with them they probably would be
willing to sign anything. that is, those
who were left.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-03

Out of the fund provided by the
Elks American citizens, injured under
a foreign flag but in our cause may
now receive the same opportunities
and benefits as are given our own SOL
diers, sailors and marines. The fed
eral board for vocational education at
Washington is DESTROYS of locating all
such men, and requests that citizens
who know of such men will furnish
their addresses to the board $50 that
these soldiers may be given their
chance of rehabilitation. The United
States has no record of its citizens
wounded in armies of the allies. 1t is
common knowledge that the total en-
listment was large, and there are
doubtless hundreds of these men, dis
abled thru their service to the COM
mon cause and who until now have
not been eligible for relief.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-03

The population of the Hawaiian is
lands is 256,1SO. OF these 1O6.SOO are
Japanese, 22,25O Chinese and O.4OO
Americans and Europeans. And yet
the white man appears to mai.itain
control of the country without diff
Guilty. Why should we object to the
settlement of a few Japanese farmers
in Lower California? They probably
would be much better and more
peaceable neighbors than the Mexi-
cans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-03
DOROTHY DIX TALKS
BY DOROTHY DIX
Worlds Highest Paid Woman Writer.
The Kissed and the Unkissed-1.

The Kissed and the Unkissed-1.
Listen, girls!
Did you read that story in the pa
pers about a Boston man who had
kissed a girl, to whom he had been
engaged, every day for twenty-five
years, and then deserted her and mar
ried girl whom he had never kissed
at all?
OF course he did. It's human ma
ture, and especially is it masculine
nature, to get weary of the things
we have and know too well, and to
yearn for the thing that we haven't
got, and that we have to struggle to
get.
This man who had kissed the girl
every day for twenty-five years had
sampled every possible variety of
kisses that she carried in stock. The
clinging kiss, the rapturous kiss, the
wet salt tear kiss, the perfunctory
kiss, the kiss of forgiveness, the well
come kiss, the goodbye kiss, the ham
and-eggs kiss He had tasted them
all and they had cloyed on his palate.
What he craved was kiss with a
brand new Favor. something novel,
piquante, Win a thrill to it, and he
married IL. girl who made we'd
uIlS I1IS the VI SuCll a hiSS III
stead of handing it over the counter
free gratis, for nothing.
There's food for thought in this
little story of the Boston man and
his Tilted sweetheart, girls, and it has
a moral that each of you will do well
to lay to heart. And the moral is
this:
Every man takes a girl at her own
valuation, and then some. If she
holds herself high, he regards her as
something very precious and to be
valued and treated accordingly. But
if she holds herself cheaply, he dis
counts her valuation, and holds her
more cheapfy still, and his conduct
towards her is colored by the con-
tempt that we all feel for common
article.
You see men know that they have
no tests and measures by which to
tell the worth of a woman, but they
think that the woman herself must
know what she is worth, and so they
accept the price tag she writes for
herself on its face.
This is why, quite aside from any
sense of delicacy or modesty, girl
is foolish to permit any familiarities
from men. By doing so she takes
herself out of the fine, desira BILE, just
beyond-reach class. and puts herself
down in the commonplace, every day.
ordinary. take-me-or-leave-m -as-you
please class. And we all know which
class most fires our fancies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-03
Is YEARS AGO IN TOPEKA
From the columns OF
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL



The Western Sdrosis club will continue
the discussion of Mrs. w. c. Campbells
paper, "A Woman in Busino ss,'' this after
noon. The club has extended an invitation
to DIR. and Mrs. Tilmarth of New York to
stop on their way to Denver in May and
Mrs TiImarth who is president of the New
York Sorosis club, will deliver an address.
The Columbian Republican club was or
ganized last evening and elected John II.
Calvin president AMI w. II. Nipps secre-
tary. The following delegates and alter
mates were chosen to represent the club at
the league meeting: John II. Calvin, presi-
dent and ex officio delegate. A. Il. Quinton
T. ID. McKeever and L. S. Ferry delegates
and Robert Stone, J. B. Ferry and c. j..
Gore alternates.
The bachelors" will give n social to-
morrow evening at the home of Mrs. Geo.
Noble.
Messrs. Harmon Ryus. ". 7. Radcliffe
Guy Hagar. Frank Merrick. Henry Tasker.
Geo. Heytlen and Galen Nichols saw DE
Wolf Hopper in Kansas City last Saturday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-03
W. C. L. u. HAS A SCHEME
Rosedale Organization Would Use
Bootleggcr Goods To Fight Booa.s.

With John Barleycorn taking the
last count, the Rosedale w. c. T. U. is
seeking to add another dreg to his
knockout drops, and if a request made
to the office of Richard J. Hopkins,
attorney general, is granted the equip
ment of bootleggers will be turned
into cash to fight Demon Rum in this
state.
Hopkins has received a letter from
the Rosedale white ribbons" asking il
an automobile, and numerous travelling
bags, grips and suitcases confiscated
from bootleggers and whiskey runners
in Kansas City, Kansas, by the attor-
ney generals office there cannot be
sold and the money turned over to
the w. c. T. L. The w. c. T. U. would
use the cash to carry on the battle of
the drys.
Maurice Mcneil, assistant attorney
general in Hopkins office, has taken
the matter under Amusement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-03
War Legally at End.

Louisville KY. April 3.-In line
with an informal statement from the
bench on March "a. Federal Judge
Walter Evans. in an opinion today
handed down a decision finding that
the war in Europe legally is at an end
and that plea for a new trial on con-
viction of violating war time military
regulations after the armistice was
signed has standing in court
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-03

1t is generally believed that the cleo
= ton of Republican congress last fall
was due to President Wilson'S partisan
appeal to the voters. Similarly a par
tisan appeal to Topeka voters defeated
Tandy last Tuesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-03

to guide him
On the day of the examination he
arrived on the arm of his friend.
Several ordinary tests for the eye
sight were tried in vain, and at last
the doctor, growing exasperated,
seized a large empty metal garbage
can lid and asked:
Can you see that?'
yes" was the reply. -sSlsSsh
well. what is it?" sE
"a silver half dollar!' -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-03
PUT OFF A GAS MEET

Conference Billed for st. Paul Today
May Not Be Held.
Kansas City, Mo-. April :.-Wold
received here today indicated that the
gas conference, int 1ded as a step
toward securing refund for gas con-
sumers of Missouri and Kansas cities,
will probably not be held in St. Paul
today, as announced. 1t was said that
Judge Booth was holding court in
Minneapolis today and it is belieN ed
he will not meet the gas conferees.
Many representatives of Kansas and
Missouri municipalities made the trip
to st. Paul before this announce ment
was made. The next available date, it
was said will be April TO-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-03

The man who captured Jeff Davis
has just died in Tennessee. 1t had
been several years since an event of
this kind had taken place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-03

Among the things that Topeka
should be thankful for is the fact that
there will not be another election for
nearly two years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-03
DINNER STORIES

A man who had been called up for
medical examination had curiousiy de-
fective eyesight. At times he could
see fairly we'll, and at others he was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-03


Commenting on the many and
varied excuses offered for evading the
draft, Provost Marshal General Crow
der remarked that most of the would
be slackers come to grief thru talk
ing too much.
They remind me of the young fell
low who on the spur of the moment,
asked a girl to marry him.
Yes replied the girl.
after waiting for five minutes for
him to say something more, she said:
Well. what have you got to say?'
Nothing replied the young man.
I've said too much already"
I'm always unlucky." a.
whats the matter now?"
That's the second time today that
I've had my teeth loosened by being
slapped on the back by some en-
thusiastic stranger who thought L was
somebody he knew"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-03

New York April 3.-Liberty bonds close:
31A's 991O: first con. As. 1892: second As,
aus. 1854 third AIS, $3.50; fourth AIS,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-15
: ~ y - - y = sssss
WEST BRATTLeB0R0

Miss Mildred Copeland is i'll in her
home with grip.
c. F. Clark of Greenfield visited at
II. H. BARRIERS Saturday.
Matthew Barber of Greenfield visited
his brother, H. W. Barber, yesterday.
d. H. Wilder of Bellows Falls spent
the weekend with his sister, Mrs. w.
L. Walker.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Harris of Green
field were guests at Perley FL. Winches-
ter's yesterday.
George Harris, who had been confined
to his home by illness, returned today
to his work at J. L. Stockwell's store.
Mrs. Nellie Baker of New York city
who has been boarding some time in
Wardsboro, called on old friends here
| Saturday.
Miss Hazel Chase will return to Mid
| dlebury college tomorrow, after spend
ing the summer vacation with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Chase.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mckay and daugh
ter, Alice. went to New York Satur
day. Their son, Edward, will stay a
p. III, Winchester's until they find ten
ement and return for him.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-15
CASUALTY LIST.
No. I6, Second Series, from War
Department News Bureau.

Department News Bureau.
The following casualties are
reported in release No. 106, Sec
ond series, by the commanding
general of the American expedi-
tionary forces:
Killed in action ..... 2 =
Died from accident and other
cduStS . =
Died of disease ............. 2
Wounded severely ......... II
Wounded degree undeter- 3a1 :.
m1ned) EXPERIMENTATION. Ia
Wounded slightly ........ IL
Iotai .......... 90
Total number of casualties to
date, not including those report
ed above:
Killed in action Including 3S2
at sea- .............. 34,56S
Died from wounds $500. 1887
Died of disease ..... 1858
Died from accident and other
causes ............. 1921
Wounded in action lover So
per cent returned) -. 2l4,37S
Missing in action mot includ-
ing prisoners released and
returned) ...........
Total to date .....'... POI ,S39
The above release contains no
Vermont names.