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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-29

Collection of secondhand clothing
for relief of the war stricken inhabi-
tantS of Europe
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-08
Bouquet of Live Human Interest Stories About People
When They Wooed and Won : By Edward

We have read of the man who
got the right seat near the organist
when he sang in the choir, and we
have heard of the man who made a
lasting impression on account of
his athletic prowess-his abilities as
an acrobat at an icre cream lawn
festival in Omaha many years ago.
Some men when they would
ACQUIRING go. o.Scharge up to the front
gate on foam-flecked steed, or in
a flivver, or it may be on bicycle,
as the case may be. There is not
uiuch romance in a bicycle, and
girls heart would not be appreciably
affected at the sight of bicycle at
the front gate. Anyway, some suit
ors are impulsive; they take things
for granted, propose after few
months acquaintance and frequent
" receive affirmative answers to.
their declaration of intentions.
Slow and Sure.
There is another class that be-
t'eves that sure and slow 60 far in
q day, or month. or a year. They
believe in getting thoroughly ac-
quainted with the object of their af-
tcctions; learning at least the first
names of her kin and of otherwise
becoming established in the graces
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-08
Street Car Conductor,
Left Behind, Pursues
Motorman In 'Flivyer'

Motorman K. C. Thomas of the
Cunning street trolley line was ex-
tremely busy. During the entire
trip to the barn he had been Unable
to properly discharge his duties be-
cause of a defective bell cord. He
would misinterpret the conductors
signals and stop and start the car at
various uncalled-for places. Arrived
at the barn, he determined to correct
the troublesome cord. So engrossed
was he in repairing it that he forgot
all about the conductor.
Suddenly he heard the starting
signal. The work being nearly COM
plcted and believing that he would
run behind schedule if he delayed
longer. the energetic motorman
started the car.
After running serenely for more
than a mile he became uneasy. He
had received no signal from his con-
ductor. Looking back he saw the
conductor in Ford about a block
behind the car yelling and motioning
madly for him to stop his car. The
surprised motorman and the thor
oughly angry and sputtering con-
ductor were finally reunited.
After due deliberations it de-
veloped that the motorman himself
had pulled the bell cord while re-
pairing it.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-08
Well Known Bachelor
Gets Bill for Baby Shoes
AndHe Admits Charge!

|. B. Zimman, who was indexed
and catalogued recently as one oil
Omaha's eligible bachelors, was in
a perplexing situation last Wednes-
day morning, when he scanned his
monthly bills for personal accounts
One of the bills was for $275 for
a pair of infants shoes. Mr.. Zimman
could not recollect that he had
bought any infants shoes. He had
no infants in need of shoes, nor
had he purchased any juvenile foot
wear during the last month as far
as his memory served him.
He called up the shoe store whose
name appeared at the top of the bill.
The shoe store said they would
look it up. When they checked up
the item they found the shoes had
been purchased and charged to Mr..
Zimman. They telephoned back to
Mr.. Zimmans stenographer and in
formed her that Mr.. Zimman had
been regularly charged for the
shoes and that the bill was correct.
The stenographer told Mr.. Zimman,
who then became SO confused that
he turned crimson. The answer was
that Mr.. Zimman, had allowed a
member of his family to buy the
shoes and charge them to him, but
he had forgotten the incident when
the bill was received.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-08
ELIGIBLE Omaha Bachelors

tracts, including the marriage con-
tract.
Then again, others allege that the
cause of his bachelorhood may we'll
be lack of time to get married.
Likes Vapor Baths.
The day after the Athletic club
opened the other men in the firm
were astonished to see John leave
the office at $50 in the afternoon.
They decided that his watch must
have been fast. But the same thing
happened the next day, and the
next.
Then Johns terrible secret leaked
out. He had joined the Athletic
club and was taking vapor baths
over there every day. He has de-
vcloped this hobby now and spends
much time telling his friends how
fine they are, how they build up the
epiglotts and all that sort of thing.
His friends allege that every time
a woman throws vampirish smile
toward him he runs over to the Ath-
letic club and takes a vapor bath,
and thus seems to preserve a per-
petual immunity from the darts of
Cupid.
He even lunches at the Athletic
club now, but they say he never
takes more than half an hour away
from work for his lunch.
Being first duly sworn, they de-
pose and say that John never goes
to the theater or movies, doesn't
play golf, tennis or other games,
that, while he used to. play base
bali over in Iowa sometimes, he has
not done so for some time; that he
does not dance.
An interesting case, Watson.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-08
Holy Smoke! It's
Tobaeco in Pews
Now for England

London.-The petition of men,
bers of the congregation of St.
James Bermondsey that smoking be
allowed in church has brought a
storm of discussion.
"Holy smoker commented an
American soldier, "all the comforts
of home"
1t seems to be the general opinion
that the unusual request harmonizes
With the clergy's campaign to make
the church more attractive. Further
more, it is agreed that smoking
would reduce the sleeping evil at
services.
1t is recalled that DR.. Parr regu-
larly smoked in the vestry before
his sermon, while the congregation
was singing.
my people like long hymns" he
said, but ! prefer long clays"
Francis Nilsson, a Huguenot min
lister, wrote description of England
wherein he noted:
Tobacco makes profound theolo-
gians, for no men in the world en-
joy pipe better than English
clergymen; and everybody knows
that English theology is the most
profound of all"
The suggestion of permitting a
soothing smoke with the sermon is
meeting with considerable support
throughout the country and some of
it is coming from sources where ex-
preston was unlocked for,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-08
TalkingW With Hands OK, But
Not If 1t flinders Traffic.
Traffic Policeman Sanko Likes to Listen to Officer
Burgorowzskis Tales of Home Grown Radishes,
But Talking With Hand Interferes With Traffic
Regulation.

They tell this one on Traffic OFF,
Ger Nick Sanko, and down at head
quarters he has to stand for it,
willy-nilly. Nick has been credited
with being a linguist in seven Ian
guages and is now taking corre-
spondence course in Esperanto. He
also is versed in the sign language,
which helps him directing traffic in
the four ways of the compass. Nick
can keep the intersection at Twenty
fourth and Farnam streets free Of
entangling vehicle ALLIANCES as long
as he is by himself, but when his
old college friend, Officer Johan
Bugorowziski. comes along for a
morning Conversations" then it is
different story.
Nick and Johan attended the same
school somewhere in Europe long
before someone told William Ho-
henzollern that he could whip the
world. So when they meet now
and then they become reminiscent
and confidential.
Emphasizes His Words.
The other morning, about the
eighth hour of the clock, Nick had
planted his feet firmly on the center
of the intersection and was getting
the morning traffic into an orderly
arrangement, when along came Jo-
han, reminiscent and radiant. Jo-
han skidded over to his friends sta
ton in the center of the intersec-
ton. Nick continued to communi-
cate his signals to the morning mo-
torists and all went lovely until Jo-
han began to emprasize the incisive-
ness of his words by Tapping his
arms and hands like trained seals at
fish time.
Nick's sagacious~ signals and
Johan's fsstidious fappings began
to affect the traffic in all awful
manner to behold. At one juncture
of the scene Nick was pointing east
and west and Johan was pointing
toward the stock yards and Fort
Omaha. The result was that there
was an ensemble of traffic in the
intersection; it was chaotic. Some
of the motorists believed a new
system Of double traffic direction
was being inaugurated in Omaha
and that Twenty-fourth and Farnam
streets was the training ground.
Nick finally observed that some
thing was wrong and his troubled
mind began to realize that his
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-08
Were They Benefited?
Are The Bee Comics Fully
Appreciated? They Are

"Do you love comics, of course you do,
Then the DAILY Bee' be to look through
Such funny pranks of bringing Up Father
With Maggie and Jiggs
Trying to be priggs.
And fathers old friends at Dnty Moores rendezvous
Jerry the job he's there alway
Giving his orders all have to obey
"Tads Sports Indoor"
Will make you roar.
These comics will drive all gloom away
"Abie the Agent" that funny little Jew,
Is easy mark for an l. o. U.
"Over There" with crowd
Will make you laugh loud
Little Jimmy and "Us Boys you can't outdo
To drive away care, accept suggestion
Read The Bee comics twill help your digestion
Cartoonists the best
Their skill manifest
Subscribe for The Bee it will settle the question
MRS. J. M. JOHNSON.
1913 North Thirty-third street.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-08

Thomas A. Fry, whose picture at
the age of about 81, is flashed on
the screen today, was in the oyster
business for 50 years, from 1879 to
1912. He started in this business
three years after the Centennial ex-
position at Philadelphia, and quit
Just one year before the big wind in
Omaha. Long association with the
oyster taught him the lesson that it
pays to be calm and collected: to
maintain an even temper, and never
to get ruffledA In all of his ex-
perience of a third OF a century In
the oyster business he AYERS he
never observed an oyster that was
nervous or excited.
Just Took His Time.
When St. Louis young woman
went to Lawrence, Kas., years ago
to visit her aunt, Mr.. Fry looked
over the situation in a calm and
deliberate manner and took coun-
sci unto himself. He took her to
church affairs and to parties, and
all of the time acted as if he had
all summer or all winter.
He went along two or three years
n that way, so he said, before he
spoke his mind to this young woman
from St. Louis. He says there is
no use hurrying things even during
the courtship and engagement pc
Rod
lust take it easy, my boy" is his
advice to the young man who gets
the matrimonial bee in his bonnet.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-08

He has car. he stands high in
his profession, he has a fortune
said to reach into six figures, and he
isn't married.
Does that sound attractive, girls?
Yes? Well, then, read on.
His name is John A. Mckenzie.
member of the law firm of Sutton,
Mckenzie, Cox & Harris. He is a
man without guile and with brains.
What the "a" stands for de-
ponent sayeth not. In some Ian
guages it is the initial letter of the
word that means work" And that
is or ought to be Johns middle
name.
Gosh, but this man does love
work. Morning, noon and night he
is at the office or dashing over the
country in his automobile. hunting
up witnesses and evidence. Sum
days and week days, summer and
winter, spring and fall are all the
same to him. They all consist of
golden nOuTS WHICH edIc useful III
which to crack the shells of hard
legal cases.
He Thrives On It.
All work and no play doesn't
make John a dull boy. He thr:ves
on it. He loves it.
He was born at Silver City, Ia
He absorbed the learning dispensed
IN the country school and high
school and college, and then went
east to Yale university where he
packed his brain with more know!-
edge and then learned all the law
school had to teach.
He came on to Omaha about IS
years ago, and he's been on the
legal job ever since.
Those who know him say he was
"stung' on a real estate deal early
in his career. This, they say, caused
him to specialize on fraud cases.
But the real estate deal mentioned,
they do say, has caused him to
look with suspicion upon all con-
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-08
Canadians to Give :
Commissioner From
France Moose Head;

Memories of his recent visit to
Canada will be kept fresh for Gen.
Paul Pau by a giant moose head
which will soon decorate the. walls
OF the veterans home in France,
according to letter received here.
The head is the finest taken in
Canada during last winters hunting
season. The horns have a spread
Of l53 inches. The trophy, beauti-
fully mounted, has just been sent
to the French Commander as a pres
ent from Manitoba.
The moose was killed in the big
woods between Lake Winnipeg and
Lake Manitoba on the Canadian
National railway about 100 miles
northwest of Winnipeg. 1t was
bought at Moose Horn by James
Henderson. When General Pau
toured Canada and the United
States as head of the French mis-
sion, he saw the head at Winnipeg
and greatly admired it
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-08

Fiend was the cause of the trouble.
Nick grew so wrathy that he be-
gan to argue with his old college
friend.
Fears for Worst.
"Iohan can't you talk without
using your hands so much? Can't
you see that you are interfering
with the traffic? | like to have YOU
stop and tell me that you had
radishes from your own garden last
night 70 supper, And ! am inter-
ested in the fact that you put 81
in the bank last month, but | have
got to get this traffic through here
or the sergeant will put me back
walking a beat. Have a heart,
Johan,' said Nick in wild despair :.
In the meantime 1000 horns were
blowing and exasperated drivers
were clamoring for clearance. A
street Car moved upon the scene
and added to the din.
.Johan surveyed the wild scene
with aggravating calmness and then
turned to his friend and asked:
Nick, tell me, do you wont to go
away from here? Is that what you
want? Have offended you"
No, just stick around as long as
you like. This looks like a very
busy corner. You are some little
business getter," Nick replied.
The congestion was piling up from
four directions when Detective Hag-
erman, attracted from afar by the
mobilization of motor cars, rushed
into the center of the intersection
and helped Nick unscramble the
mass of traffic.
II hope Johan will keep His hands
in his pockets the next time he
comes around here with all earfu1
of information" said Nick to Hag-
erman when the routine of the days
work had been restored.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-08
MR<e/ htst< gent sur. Mgm'6'~fo
.n'ossocS a<9uy5 salary

Ralston. He studies nature during
his pedestrian sojourns, and should
he encounter a robin making a nest
he is apt to pause for moment.
He usually is on time, but oc-
casionally-
\On bright spring day last week
group of lawyers waited with
characteristic impatience for court
to open. Their impatience grew as
the moments passed.
'The, judge must have had
puncture," growled one worthy
member of the bar at last, giving
vent to his impatience.
"When did the judge begin in
flating his rubber heels?" inquired
another attorney who knew of the
judges pedestrian feats, with much
sarcasm.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-08
dbpaME66ll$!! E6l $R&eab1n[zzEin6s { I
Wives and Flivvers.

(From Jim shanahan, Police Reporter for
The Bee.)
Dear Mr.. Singer: A fellow in
Eagle Grove, Ia., has offered re-
ward of $40 for the recovery of his
lost wife. The bulletin offering the
reward at the police station is head
ed:
MISSING WIFE
$40 REWARD!
q suppose he forgot to add mo
questions asked.")
The bulletin just below it on the
board at the station offers SIS for
the recovery of stolen Ford.
Later.
Dear Sting: Remember that little
note | left for you about the miss
ing wife? Is
lYes,, shanahan, Of course we remember
Well, here's the description of
the wife-you can't miss her
age "a; weight, IFS pounds;
hair cut short at collar; right
arm crooked between elbow and
wrist; both hands have double
knuckles; on eye blue and one
eye grey; loves children and
works at housekeeping, taking care
of children or picking chickens.
Likes to dance very much; her
mind is slightly unbalanced" -
Wonder if the dancing unbalanced
her.
JIM SHANAHAN.
May we make bold to wonder,
lin, whether it is not possible that
'eing slightly unbalanced is what
makes her like to dance very much.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-08
Strand Is Stranded
When Life Savings
Vanish In Thin Air

All the years that Walter Strand
worked on farm near Sycamore
Ill, he dreamed of the time wher
s'he would have $1,000 saved up.
He arrived in Chicago recently
with the $1,000, deposited it in =
bank, took modest room, and be-
gan to look around for attractive in.
vestments.
The stranger he met was a Mexi-
can, although he told Strand he
could speak four languages. His
father had died and left him a great
fortune in Mexico-mines, gold and
securities reaching into millions. He
sobbed as he told of the death of
his father. and his sorrow increased
as ne brought out the fact that with
SO much wealth at his disposal he
e1s;n' eIsn,' + nave money enough to go and
What's the fare to Mexico p"
asked Strand.
About $1,000" the stranger said
If somebody would give ME that
thousand I'D return 5000 in a
month. I'd give him my entire herit
age as security. Id put it in writ
ing"
He burst into tears again.
At this point a man walked up.
I've heard your story, pardner,"
he said. "I'l let you have the thou
sand"
mo chance" said Strand, II saw
him first. I'll let him have it"
The weeping Mexican nodded. !,
Strand rushed to the bank, got the
money and returned with it to his
new-found friend. Before his ewes
the stranger wrapped the money in
= handkerchief and put it in his
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-08
Weston Laurels In
Danger If Federal
Judge Keeps in Trim

Federal Judge J. w. Woodrough
would rather walk than eat. He
admits it himself. He once walked
to Columbus, Neb., and received
much valuable exercise and pub
licity.
Although possessing car, the
judge often walks to. the federal
building from his summer home at
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-08

pocket. Then he appeared to change
his mind.
I'm not going to leave until to-
morrow" he said. There's no use
carrying all this money around with
me. Somebody might steal it. Chi
cago is full OF sharpers, you know"
Il know" said Strand.
He took the handkerchief and
went home. When he opened it a
lot of blank paper fell out.
1t takes long time to save ST 900
on the farm. Police are looking for
weeping Mexican, and Strand is
almost stranded.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-08

get their dope from a dream book;
they sure know how to massacre a
guys wages.
Built on Special Plan.
All houses are built OH the straw
hat plan; good only in the summer,
and then you have to hunt another
when it gets cold. The agent shows
you a house that has batch of
rooms looking like a collection of
pill boxes. This is your five-room
bungalow, all folded up like all &C
cordeon. 1t has all the modern con-
veniences, including hot and cold
folding doors, cemetery plumbing,
indecent lights, folding bath tubs.
etc.
The kitchen sink is combination
davenport and player piano; the
bath room is SO small that you
have to back out to change your
mind.
The other rooms are of the form
fitting kind, buttoning up in the back
and opening like an evening dress.
Living in five-room bungalow
in Omaha is like parking yourself
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-08
Scandal.

Professor Benjamin Snow,
Of the University of Wisconsin, say.
That scandal travels 1000 yards a
second,
Flattery travels 500 yards second.
Truth is slowest, travelling
Only about two yards second.
Perhaps that explains the news
We have been receiving from
The vicinity of Paris.
If the professors figures
Are correct, how long will it take
For the truth to get here? Q
Quick, Watson, the adding machinel
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-08
Of Rea/6Mte gent can
HbZlXe q 1ecMzlzAp 1e[LYeo1
MlormalzoM IyfIYy1(

with Apologies to Bugs" BearJ
The two greatest problems in the
public eye today are house hunting
and prohibition. It's difficult to COM
bine the two; peace hath her wound
stripes as we'll as war. After aim
ing sad eye at yard of house ads,
the goof is entitled to go and drink
enough pop to float battleship.
\ real estate agent can fib like
"a recruiting sergeant describing the
JOYS of army life to boob who lives
SO far out in the tall grass that the
owls elope with the guinea hens
and wolves and rabbits use the same
tooth brush.
If the houses get any smaller, the
mice will think they are traps, and
it they get any, scarer, we will have
to park ourselves in a foolish gar
age. In another year they will be
renting them i'll sizes like shoes, and
hats. Can you blame bird for get,
ting dizzy after trying to grab off
house that won't raise bunions OH
his elbows?. -..-
Suffering From Rent Shock.
We know one. sap that rented a
house which had a collection Of
rooms that would make a box they
crate eggs i'll. look sick. He is now
suffering from rent-shock and is
trying to raise mustacHe of some
spongy substance that will stay
damp after the country goes dry.
One advantage those small-room
houses have, is that you can lick
any burglar that's thin and short
enough to squeeze in. The landlord
must have grabbed his idea of rents
from the judge who handed down a
decision from a mail order catalog;
he'd fine the guilty anywhere from
a toothpick to a piano, all according
to where he happened to open the
book of installments. Maybe they
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-08

in a sparrow's nest waiting for your
mate to bring you worm.
In winter the cracked bungalow
gets colder than landlords heart
and you have to park yourself
around the gas stove and watch
the trick gas meter, like a pas
-senger in a taxicab watching the
price on the taxi meter.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-08

This swondrous league Of nations
Is the latest Of creations
To Danish from this sphere
All signs of hate and mortal fear
To put a stop to war
And all the ills our lives may mar
To change this human thing,
And heal the wound Of serpent sting
To cure all ills since Adam fell,1
And abrogate the use of He'll
- -WILLIAM BLEpSoE.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-08
- Appreciation.

Noup City Times.)
The people of Loup City de-
serve to be congratulated on
their reelection to the Office of
city clerk of Mr.. Peter Rowe.
Having done business with the
City Clerks Office during the
many years in which Pete has
filled that thankless position
with skill and efficiency, am
moved to publish this brief tes-
timonial to the value of his
services.
Clifford L. Rein.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-08
A Hard Life.

A Hard Life.
ARA BELLA the COB softly whispered to
her. Il am going to tell you something.
I do not know just how you will receive
it, but hope for the best. For some time
1t has been In my heart to tell you of
1t, but 1 had not the courage. Ara
BELLE
'Yes, yes, go on" the girl murmured,
the third finger Of her left hand Itch
ing perceptibly.
TITS this, then: The last electric leaves
here in three minutes, and IL l miss it
I'll have to walk back to Great Lakes."-
Great Lakes Bulletin.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-08
Two New Commissions.

Two NcW NOIlIIllSSiOilS.
(Beaver City Times -Tribune.)
Wallace Luton received his
commission, last Saturday, as
the regular mail carrier on route
No. 3, vice L. N. Merwin, re-
signed. Earl Prideaux has also
received his commission as car
rier on route No. /, succeeding
". Blackman, deceased.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-08
A Cemetery Sexton.

tMdulSon SldT- hdii'i
Notice-A meeting of the
Fairview Cemetery Association
will be held at the Fairview
Cemetery at 200 p. m. on We'd
nesday, May %, 1919!
Mrs. Myrtle Sexton, Secy.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-08
What Do You Mean, "Would?S

/, Woods, the U. P. mail clerk,
is taking few days lay off on
full pay and putting in most of
his time fishing. He says lots
of the fish would weigh five
pounds.