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The Washington times., 1919-09-21
Unique
Method By
Which the Millionaire
Wife Of a Famous Dancer
Used a Story IN Fiction
to Tell Him Just What
She Thought Of Him

Carlos. Then Betty hit upcn q unique
way Of letting not oaly Carlos but an
their friends know that there were other
reasons for her leaving him than tie Oh
Jsetions Of her father.
She saw 81 a magazine fiction stsry.
The title vas "AnYbody's Nan In that
story she found. expressed with the skn
Of an accomplished translator of emotions
into words, Just the things which had been
running through her own mind but which
she couldn't put INTO phrases They we're
thoughts which htted into her own ro-
mance-things she would IKE 10 say %
Carlos but never could. Here they we're
on IN type.
She tore out the Bages Of the story and
with her pencil underlined the things
which she would have said e she could
have expressed them that way. The lines
she underscored are printed at the begin-
ming Of this page. She sent the story
with its underscoFings 20 Carlos, aud
across the top Of the first page, over the
title. she had written in pencil. "A good
stoFy-read." Then Carlos knew. for the
first time, Just Why Betty" as ven as
her father. had turned against him
But Sebastian declares that even % be
were "anybody's man" Papa Thompson
should pay him 100000 for teaching
Betty not to love him, for, he says,
Betty" would always have loved him and
would have been a true and perfect wife,
for whom he would gladly have been q
waiter all his life II necessary tf her father
had not pointed ont to her and exaFgsF.
ated those things which he saw On the &c
tiOn story.
Perhaps did have to iuggle a little BIT
with emOtiOns-the emotions Of the gay
and frivolous young women who futtered
across my path Just as q moth huttsfs %
the candle light But always e was an
innocent jugglery. Il all was a part Of my
art-a bit Of the masquerading. Betty
knew where our romance began and she
understood. And she knew I would have
given It all up for her.
@An artist must live up 70 his art.
might have been a singer In opera, or
musician-iOr / was trained 20 sing and
play But I thought the world would en-
Joy dancing more, 50 became q dancer.
That was my art. I succeeded because I
put my soul into T. And a dancer must
take his life as Il comes. Women admire
him; they are fascinated BY him; they
may bore him. as they bored me. but he
must cultivate the added art Of saying nice
things to them.
With such an atmosphere around me T.
Of all men, could appreciate the love OF
true, good, honey woman. Such was
Betty To me she was all the we'd
would have died for her. I became a
waiter for her, and even would have dug
bitches for her.
However that may be, have lost her,
and while the loss Of her can never be
made up In gold I shall try % make her
father, who taught her 70 look at things
that way, pay me at least 100000 And q
/ am, as Betty says, 'auybody's man. that
Is only another reason way the loss Of q
good woman ike her is worth q fortune"
But Is It? Mrs. Sebastian thinks not:
Papa Thompson thinks not
What on earth win tie jury think?
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son for her not loving him any more, is
staTtlingly original
And Carlos has replied by saying that
even h this charge we're tFue-that he
really is "anybOdy's man" because Of his
professiOn-the love Of a wife who never
had any other love but him, and who is all
that the other woman couldn't be, Is
worth no less than 500, ,OO0-and he wants
"Betty's" father to pay him that amount.
But Is he right? That is the great
human puzzle in the finish Of the troubled
Sebastian romance.
Sebastian came into fame when he in
trOdUced the tango to New YoFk's Broad
way. Up to that time dancing had been
Just an occasional ballroom pastime. Sc
bastian and the tango made It a national
"craze." His dancing partner Chen was
Joan Sawyer
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ITO those who know them, and 10 those
who don't the curiously troubled
romance Of Carlos Sebastian, the
famous poet Of tango and trOt" as he
used 70 be called in the first Of the gilded
dance days, and Betty" his wife, who
used to be Betty" Thompson, one Of the
most popular daughters Of Chicago's
wealth, is q never fading subject Of In
terest.
Almost from the very altar those
troubles began which have kept their
friends shaking their heads and wondering
ever since. Now the romance Is ovsT-or
almost over. Betty" says her Carlos
turned out 20 be "auybOdy's man" and the
way she has let him know that this Is what
she thinks he Is, and how this Is the Fea.
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Chicago pleaded with New York to send
Sebastian there-if Just for a single sea
son. Sebastian went and hOstesses We'd
with each other in opening their mansions
to him. His afternoon receptions were the
Mecca Of the smaFtest Of the City's younger
set Of matrons ard debutantes. His smile
OF commentator was worth more than
string Of pearls 10 many a young heiress.
10 1919. International Feature Service, Inc.
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very oWn. his salary vas $3.50 a
week Tor Just one dance every
night. and he knew nothing else 10
do to make money for the bridal
nest But that made no difference
to Betty" She wanted him to
give It up, IN a pout she returned
to her fathers house. and when she
wanted to return to Carlos her
father wouldn't let her.
Carlos went back to his dancing.
ne became more courted and fsted
than ever. There was q sadness
a his eyes and q pensiveness about
his smile that seemed to fascinato
women anew. He answered the
caIl Of fabulous salaries IN the large
cities Of the West-sprovincial
towns, he called them, for to Sc
bastian there was no place that
seemed Ike home except the gay
and whirling Great White Way"
He wanted to forget Betty, 50 he
told his friends, but he couldn't
Betty" kept pleading with her
father to let her have her dashing,
dancing husband once again, but
Papa Thompson was ObduTate. He
argued that romance and the bril-
liant lures Of the spotlight might
be an right for a honeymoon, or
even while youth was efIervescing,
but, said Papa Thompson, how
would II be when middle age came
along. when Carlos might be get
ting gray and pOdgy and there
conld be no more dancing? And
when the wrinkles came INTO
''Betty's" face-WOuld the romance
survive or would II fade? Papa
THOMPSON said Il would fade.
Sebastian interviewed Millionaire
THOMPSON and heard this point Of
view. Then he disappeared conf
nIeteIV from the ken OF even his
closest friends. For more than
wear they did not hear from him
other dancing celebrities took ad-
vantage eof his absence and leaped
into the spotlight and tried to MI
his shoes. But the public won
dered what had become of It's
favorite.
At last he was discovered, deDon-
air no longer, but cashier In a Chit
cago lunch counter lunch cOun-
ter where human derelicts came to
ret for their dimes and nickels tie
utmost measure Of humble foods.
'He was learning to be busi-
ness man. Sebastian explained %
his horrihed friends.
The war came and Carlos en-
listed for service IN France. When
the was was over he asked
BETTY" 70 come to him again, but
she wouldn't. He went back TO
! again, and asked the courts to
m 500, 900 from Papa Thompson,
x in the formal, legal way that the
lire father-in-laW had stolen
8" love from him.
W wouldn't write to him. Their
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dancing again, and asked the eourts %
give him S1OO,OOO from Papa Thompson,
charging IN the formal, legal way that the
millionaire father-in-laW had stolen
"Betty's" love from him.
Betty" wouldn't write to him. Their
friends wondered which was most to
blame. All the world Is said to love a
lover, so most Of them sympathized with
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are the result--Or divorce cases.
"scan vas rather surprised that Mary
made no reference 70 Il, did not reprOach
him with having broken his promise. she
must know what had appene6-eVerybod
did-but she said nothing at all he was
lot much Of e Psychologist OF he Would
have guessed what they meant.
q am afraid that understand only too
well
at bears weight only as the great cul-
minatiOn Of a compound irritation.
Il stin love you-it would be foolish to
say otherwise. We groWn-up people do
love naughty, irresponsible children. =
We simply don't let them play with any
thing really valuable like an automobile
or q heart.
'The hne bonds, however. the spider
meshes Of habit we're not so easily cast
on. A thousand times a day she caught
her mind judging some subject from the
angle as TO how Scan would like e.
nTake him back give him another
chance What would be the result II she
did? Mary was no fool and she knew the
answer.
"Could you 90 back, knowing that you
we're going to have your dreams Of rO-
nance traVestied again and again until
your faith and love we're faded and
frazzled to dull old age?"
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without effort. And he was easily salts
fed Il vas simpler to collect a flower
here and there By the roadside than to
cultivate intsnsively one perfect speei-
men. The game amounted to little to him
after be had bagsed It.
There had been several bitter days IN
Hlry'g life-days and nights very similar
90 this one she had just passed, but not so
noignantlV desperate. Never. before had
she been driven so close to the edge OF
the preGipice. That was what she told
Scan that morning. Did I write these
letteEsf he questioned, after she had laid
tie package before him and requested him
90 rGread them. BE had done Il IN a crest
fallen manner and his tone was almost
incredul0us.
You say these letters aren't real, that
they we're only game. Then my letters
from you weren't real. either
where win it-did it-aI end?
-You aren't fair.
IAN sorry.
e have learned my lesSOn-WsaTily.
It entaHsd responsibilities as well as
pleasures.
rThe prospect Of q future without the
smiling Sean vas intolerable but she knew
that, once the step vas taken, her youth
and bu0yanoy would carry her over some
way.
@Then acTOss this whimsical love life
tralled once more the serpent. It would
not have happened even then II Sonora
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-04-10
Death Of Mrs. A. S. Thorsen

Mrs. A. S. Thorsen passed away at
her home in this city at the hour of
IL last evening after an illness of
nearly a year with tuberculosis.
Mrs. Thorsen was young woman,
being only Fl years Of age at the time
of her death. She was the daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Carlieus Larson, of
the Turtle Mountains, where she was
born and reared to womanhood.
. Mr.. and Mrs. Thorsen were married
Nov. 29th, 1916, and to them was born
one child who it will be remembered
passed away but a few months ago.
Besides a sorrowing husband the
deceased leaves her father and mother
and three sisters, Anna, Hilda and
Betsy and two brothers, Lars and The
odore to mourn her loss.
To Mr.. Thorsen and all relatives is
extended the sympathy Of everyone.
Funeral services will be held Satur-
day afternoon from the home at 1880
and from the Lutheran church at 100
o'clock and the remains will be laid to
rest in Oak Greek cemetery.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-04-10
HIGH SCHOOL GLEE CLUBS
ENTER FIRST STATE CONCERT
Go To Minot For Preliminaries.

The long looked-for and much talked
OF musical contest is almost at hand,
and with it a great excitement and
eagerness on the part of prospective
contestants.
This is the first year of the State
Musical Contest but the fact that the
first one has come proves the recogni-
tion of music as National essential
and not just a community fad or frill.
The contest is under the auspices of
the Extension Division of the Univer-
sity of North Dakota, as are the State
contests in Defamation and Debate
the finals being held at Grand Forks
at the same time in May.
Because of the very limited school
year, the opportunities for training
and practice have been greatly lessen
ed, for all contestants, thus making
the entire preparation more hurried
and without a doubt, less thorough.
Nevertheless the standards have re-
mained high and the good work accom-
plished here, bids fair to reach the
highest mark.
The songs prepared for the contest
will be sung at the concert to be Civ
en- here a week from Friday night
April 18th, so that all may hear them
before they go away. The proceeds
of this concert will go to the Glee
Clubs to assist in the expenses of their
trips, the first to Minot and the final
(without doubt) to Grand Forks.
Come and see what a record audi
ence Bottineau can turn out in sup.
port of their own representatives to
the First State Musical Contest OF
North Dakota!
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-04-10
Five Points of Scottish Nationalists

Flora Cameron Burr of, this place
has handed us a copy Of the points
sent by the Scottish Nationalists to
the Peace Conference which will be
Of interest to all liberty loving people
1t is fundamental principle OF
the doctrine of Democracy, that each
nation is at liberty to choose the form
of Government under which it will
live.
2 Scotland is nation, Scotland
has therefore the right to choose he1
own form Of Government.
By base and sordid intrigue,
made with England, Scotland in the
year 1907, was deprived Of the enjoy
ment of her natural right Of Self Gov
ernment; thereby a fundamental prin-
ciple Of Democracy was transgressed
and a national right violated.
a It is the object Of this protest to
restore Scotland upon political chart
Of Europe, from which our country
has been effaced since the Union OF
1907.
5-Thus he who refuses to adhere
to the principles set forth in the Pro
test, it is manifest:
First: He is not Democratic.
Second: He is not Scottish, but q
disciple Of Cesar and despicable
slave.
DIEU sAUvE L'ECOSsE!
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-04-10
TO DISCHARGED SOLDIERS,
SAILORS AND MARINES

In connection with the additional
sum of $4,000 to be paid by the Gov
ernment to each of you, it comes to
my attention that many of the dis
charge papers have been lying IN the
War Department for six weeks and
Z i-77 l.n1d nm for some time on ac-
Society t congestion. There
IS aIsu rra4 the part Of some as
to the loss Of discharge papers. Be
cause Of this and in order to avoid de-
lay, I make this suggestion:
Send your discharge papers to me
by registered mail. No application is
necessary, but you should give me
your postoffice address. When I re-
ceive it I will take the discharge
paper to the War Department, get
your $4,000 check and then send check
and discharge paper back to you by
registered mail inside Of twenty-four
hours from the time received. This
will insure you against the loss of
your discharge papers and save from
six to eight weeks delay.
AS an additional precaution it may
be well to have the discharge papers
recorded in the office Of the Register
Of Deeds before sending them to me.
Through the kind and generous CO.
operation of the editor Of this paper
I am enabled to bring this to your at
tention.
Yours sincerely,
.sEt George NJ: Young,
Member of Congress, End District of
North Dakota, Washington, D. C.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-04-10
DIEU SAUVE L'ECOSSE!
GAME COMMISSION
OF N. d. ORGANIZED

Bismarck, N. D., April 81 The
state game and fish board held its
biennial reorganization meeting il
Bismarck today. DR.. Chas. McAch-
land Of New Rockford, senior member
Of the board was elected president
g. r. Manning Of Fargo, newly ap-
pointed game commissioner, was
named vice president, and George n
Houge Of Steele was re-elected secre.
tary. 35s s.#5 .
ID the selection Of game wardens
w. =. Reko Of Mandan was the only
one to retain his office. The new line.
up Of wardens puts Barney J. Mona
gan of Upham chief warden Of the
First district, with ]. J. Flanagan d
Towner as statewide warden Tor the
same district. "a the second district
Rekc md a. j. SWartout of Wimhle.
don were aWaried similar berths.
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former organizer working in Idaho,
charged with disloyal utterances, also
was freed by dismissal of the charges
against him as soon as unprejudiced
agents Of the department Of justice
had a chance to make an investigation
It, is understood, however, that the
department of justice has under con-
sideration number of charges against
opponents of the League, who tarred
and feathered some farmers and de-
ported others. These cases probably
will be prosecuted as soon as the SUI
preme court Of the United States
makes rulings upon some test cases
that arespending before that tribunal
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-04-10
A SUPER-DEMOCRATIC" STATE
North Dakota Venture

From the London Daily Mail, own
ed by Lord Northcliffe.)
North Dakota this week instituted
a far-reaching scheme of State Gov
ernmental activities which, according
to residents, will make the State cas-
ily the most democratic in America.
Four Bills which have been passed
by the Legislature and signed by Gov
ernor Lynn Frazier and hence become
law, provide for:
Establishment and operation of a
State Bank;
Construction by the State of ter
minal grain elevators and flour mills;
Establishment by The State of a
home builders association to enable
the inhabitants to build and to own
their own homes;
Creation of State Industrial Com
mission to manage these ventures and
whatever other industrial enterprise
North Dakota may later decide to
take up.
The new Constitution was ratified
by the voters in the last election. It
gives the State practically unlimited
powers for the development Of Gov
ernment ownership.
Laws passed during the present ses-
sion Of the Legislature establish 40
hour week for women workers, a min
imum wage and a Workmen's Com
pensation Act with State insurance
fund.
North Dakota's venture into the
realms Of "super-democracy" is due
to an agitation conducted by the
Farmers Non-Partisan League, COW
ering a period Of three years. It is
said to be the first time that farm
ers' organization in America has
shown itself strongly favorable to-
wards radical legislation.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-04-10
War Lecture At Grand

Tomorrow night friday at $3.50
b. "a. Captain w. r. Simnie Of the
Srd Bn. Canadian Army will give =
personal story of his experience dur
ing the European war. Capt. Simnie
served four years and seven months
and was wounded at Ypres, On the
Somme and at Yimy Ridge. He w.
decorated ~ King George with the
Military Cross. There Is no question
sut what Capt Simnie Will give i
l I'D t3lk md ~ wlAo can should ~
= s| iln g the Grand tomox prov
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-04-10
BOTTINEAU WINS GAME
FROM WILLOW CITY

IN q rather one sided game Of bas-
ket ball held il the high school gym
nasium last Friday night the Bottin-
eau town team walked off with the
long end Of . 46 to rs score against
the Willow City town team.
From the start the home team had
everything their own way and at no
time did they exert themselves. The
local lineup includes Chas. Riley, Pat
Leveille, Mel Gorder, Fay Amsbaugh,
Inc. ErtresYaag and Walter. Yilran.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-04-10
LEAGUE ADDRESS AT e - =
WESTHOPE AND SOURIs

Geo. D. Brewer, Nonpartisan League
speaker will hold a discussion of the
issues recently enacted, at Westhope
on Tuesday, April 18th and at Souris
on Wednesday, April 10Th. Mr.. Brewer
is a very able speaker and is in po-
sition to explain the new laws. Every
one should attend, especially business
men. At Westhope the discussion will
be held at 200 o'clock p. m. and at
Souris at 800 p. m.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-04-10
VICTORY LIBERTY LOAN.

After the coming Victory Liberty
Loan, the Liberty Loan organization
will be disbanded. Our job is 80 per
cent completed. This county has to
finish the remaining 20 per cent start
ing April 21st.
The county will meet her allotment
because she can not do less without
discredit to herself. The county has
an excellent record on the past four
loans and we know that the people Of
this county want a full assortment OF
these Liberty bonds.
Congress appropriated one billion
dollars to carry out the presidents
promise for a guaranteed price for
the 1919 wheat crop. That sum is
greater than the entire wheat belt OF
the United States will be asked to sub
scribe towards the Victory loan. What
ever opinions we may have as to the
price of wheat for this season, we We're
all pleased to know that the minimum
was guarapteed. Congress kept faith
with the people doubtless against con-
siderable pressure from various quart
ers. Reciprocity demands that we loan
our money to the Government. The
Government made vast expenditures
preparing to strike hard. Not only
money but a greater value-human
lives were saved by that course. Uncle
Sam had reason to believe Bottineau
County was behind him in securing
those results. The coming Subscrip-
tions for the Victory loan for the
County will prove that the confidence
was not misplaced.
Fifteen billions Of war contracts
have been cancelled. If the war had
continued throughout 1919, then we
would have had to raise thru Liberty
Loans not less than twenty billions
and probably over thirty billions OF
dollars.
We have a million and half OF our
bows over in France longing to come
home. We patted some Of those very
bows on the. shoulder when they left
and told them we would back them up.
We are very thankful that so many OF
them are coming back alive and our
county is going to do it's part IN bring
ing them home. "Sure we will finish
the Job."
The payments for the coming Vic
tory loan will be very much easier
than the payments on the prior loans
10 per cent with application on OF
before May 10th.
10 per cent July 18th.
20 per cent August 18th.
20 per cent September 9th.
20 per cent October 7th.
20 per cent November 18th, with &C
crued interest on deferred INSTALL
ments.
Interest on the bonds or notes 70
start with the date Of ,the bond. The
probabilities are that there will De
notes running for various times from
one to five years which will probably
make the issue more attractive to peo-
pie In this vicinity.
w. Il. Mum, County Chairman
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The WEEK
Hurley Would Sell Ships
A New Chinese Wall
War for a Secret Treaty
Korean Atrocities Now

"Sell the ships" says Chairman
Hurley of the shipping board, and
that gentleman thus makes his pres
ent record square with his past, which
past includes fighting against invest
igation Of the packing trust and let,
ting Diamond T" Logan, spy extra
ordinary for special incrrests dictate
his speeches.
All the evidence of TIL, case, unless
public officials now introduce some in
efficiency to clinch Hurley's argu-
ments, is in favor of government
ownership. In July, 1917, Woodrow
Wilson told US, for instance, that with
their high-handed methods the ship
owners were doing their bes. to defeat
us in the war. Years before that pri-
vate ownership had practically driven
our flag from the seas-lr sold out
and boosted for British companies.
What will our farmers do if they
have to compete with the Australians
and their government-ownel ships
through another ocean combine? How
will our small manufacturer, export
If they must ship through companies
controlled by the few big trusts?
Hurley's speech produced profound
satisfaction in two quarters: The
Merchant Marine league before which
ne most appropriately delivered it,
and in all monopolistic circles which
fear their turn might be next if the
government were to keep it's own
ships.