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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-01
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Can Buy Ny Escape With My Jewel Hoard seesst2
NHppnhtHHE RAsDaNt'O

My Jewel Hoard Secret?
/ table hammock. discovered this
with Joy for l was weak and trembling
nevertheless, was alert enough to
notice that Certeis had forgotten to
shut the swinging mirror in the wall
Of my room. So wouldn't have %
choose between surrender and sufto-
cation.
Surely no other girl in this world
ever found herself in such q queer hid
ing place! The uncouth garment which
| / OccuoiEd--without half filling--WGs
really enormous.
"Big enough for a giant" / thought.
ThereupOn 1t occurred to rue that 1t
must have been manufactured express
ly to fit a giant--and that giant must
be Tiny Gcff! He was the tallegt man
had cIer seen outside of a circus
The eX.cowboy, ex-soldier was an all.
around adventurer by nature And he
was just the man to roam the depths
OF the ocean alone and unafraid, in a
search for the ex.kaiser's hoard Of
gems.
Doubtless it was in connection with
the making of this garment according
to Tiny's measurements that Certe!s
had called so often at Mary Thomas
house Not for a ong time had \
thought of Mary Thomas and the big,
ugly man who was her slave.
But now that spring was on its way,
the hunt for the U.boats hidden treas.
urc would be taken up by every indi,
vldual who had an inklinig OF its ex,
istepce. And If Tiny had recovered
from the gassing he had suffered in
France, it wouldn't be difficult to pick
the winning adventurer.
But if handicaps were considered,
there was the knowledge that l alone
possessed; I alone knew where the u.
boat was berthed and in exactly what
part of her hold the jewels were stor.
certeis lacked this valuable infor-
nation.
"Then why not give 1t to him-now?
startled myself with the idea, "Or,
rather, WIZ not buy my freedom with
llt%
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-01

Never was a girl more unfortunate
ly in love than l am" 1 thought as
l regarded the man who was so In
tently studying my photograph. "Its
the dream of every girls heart to be
loved madly. desperately! For me,
that dream has come true! Only it's
a horrid nightmare! The man who
loves me is a spy. And Bolshevik!
And 1t is my duty to denounce him to
the government secret service authtri-
ties fl had to repeat that little
word for emphasizing can ever get
away from hinl-and back to the world
again!"
The smoke from certei's cigar
drifted toward my hiding place in the
body of the divers suit. Nearly
strangled nearly sneezed nearly cough
ed! Doubtless the throat paroxysm5
were mora imaginary than real, never
the less they were peril. suppose
they were due to the prolonged strain
of keeping still.
My fingers ached from holding the
edges of the stiff boluse together and
my arms were almost numb. More
than once | thought would have TO
climb out OF that old rubber garment
and surprise the gentleman sitting so
comfortably less than twenty feet
from me.
And how my escapade would amuse
Hamilton Certeis. But not, perhaps,
sufficiently to buy my release.
All my muscles began to ache as
the hours dragged on. 1t seemed to
ME that Certeis had chosen the time
to review all his past life and to map
out his entire future career! Maybe
he had, for when he finally arose it
was with a sudden energy Of one who
has ma1s resolve.
He shut the closet door with swift
push and the light above me went ont
automatically. AS soon as ! heard
the key turn in the lock- let her go
Of the blouse and sank back into the
folds of the garment. The rubberized
material supported me like a comfor.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-01

GIRL OF THE GOLDEN APPLE
SAYS POWDER DLSCREETLY
By EDITH HYDE.
nThe Girl Of The Golden Apple"

Should women use powder? OF
course they should-if they are care.
full in the selection of the powder and
know how to use it properly A great
many women do not know how to use
1t or what kind to use.
In the first place, very little pow
der should be used. 1t should never
be put on before retiring for the night.
1t should be put on only when finish
ing the toilet. For women who have
greasy skins, powder should be used
alone. For those who have naturally
dry skins, natural fat, such as vase
line, Iamolln, glycerine, or a good
cream should first be used, very mod
erately, to soften and moisten the
skin, and the powder put on lightly
afterward.
The harmless powders are made
from wheat starch, corn, rice, powder
Of almonds from which the oil has
been removed, orris root, carbonate Of
magnesia or chalk, talcum and oxide
OF zinc.
A mixture OF rice powder and tai
cum is perhaps the best. Only the
best is good enough for the skin. Rice
powders are often sdulterated with
phosphate OF chalk, alabaster, plaster,
or even white lead. Be sure you know
what is in the powder you use, and
then use it lightly and artistically to
put the finishing touch to the toilet.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-01

fair in love and war and-wen, is
there anybody who could conceive Of
this being WARP
He reached into a grip which he
carried and extracted pack Of let
ters, bound with q rubber band.
Here's scme letters that belong to
you, Ethelyn," he said. handing them
to her. Il only stopped them; l didn't
read them. There's only one did read
and that was the special delivery in
which you were invited to your own
wedding. You were away when it
came. so signed for it, steamed open
the envelope and digested its contents,
then sealed it up again. Then | de-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-01

Charles and his bride stood speech
less, dazed by the news.
why - er-what - how's that?"
Charles finally stommered. ~ thought
you didn't like each other because Of
Ethelyn and me-"
Mr.. RamsdelI laughed heartily and
his wife joined him.
Its very simple" he explained. "You
see know human nature and fixed IL
UP with your mother to have you and
Bthelyn get married. knew you
wouldn't do it Il we urged it, and was
confident You would DO it If we object
ed It's natural for young folks to do
that way.
Besides, We wanted to give your
affection for each other a test. even
went so far as to intercept several of
the letters you wrote to Ethelyn, in or
Fder to make your love the stronger.
1t was mean thing to do, hut all's
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-01

parents when there came a knock at
the door of their room. Charles an
swered it and the bellboy ushered in q
lady and gentleman.
The newlyweds were taken aback,
but Charles mustered up enough cour
age to put his arm around his bride
resolved to stand up to the intruders
like a man
Whats the meaning OF this?" cried
the young grooms mother as she sweep:
into the room. That's what l want
to know" growled Mr.. Ramsdel, fol
lowing her, a glare on his countenance.
Charles spoke up bravely,
1T means we're married. that's wha,
Will YOU congratulate u.s."
The 5cowl left Mr.. Ramsdell's face
and a smile took its place.
well, young man, you haven't a
thing on US. we're married ourselves
your mother and l."
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-01

The average length OF life in the six.
teenth century was only 81 years,
while in this. the twentieth century,
the average life is as years. In India,
however, the average life today is only
"a years.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-01

cdled it would be nice to have double
wedding amt Charles mother agreed.
We came on the same train with you,
but kept out of sight in the next coach.
WIN you congratulate us?"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-01

The grain deficit in Germany is re.
ported to be 100000 tons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-03
The EIks' show.


You get a herringbone stuck In
your throat nearly every noon Bill.
and nobody even takes the trouble of
Shaping you on the back any more.
The reason is there isn't any senti-
ment attached to a rib of a herring,
that's all. But something worth a few
thousand bucks" stuck in your gar
gle is much different diamond
lodged IN your Adams apple is harder
to get out than from the Kimberley
mines in South Africa. The fellow
don't swallow it purposeIy-trying to
kiss something worth thousands is the
cause of it They don't slap him on
the back-they have to call in about
ninety-two arithmetic doctors-you
know. docs who know subtraction.
without losing anything Anyhow.
this is a rather foggy plot of this
white Elephant opery at the Grand
given by the town actors. under the
direction of Mrs. Darneby's little boy.
This aggregation OF home crowns sang
and danced and acted the story and
the customers had to do was to sit
back and applaud. You could let up
anywhere you wanted to and you
wouldn't be able to notice the absence
OF your own two hands. There wasn't
an applause Stacker in the house last
night That's the kind of shows like
my wife said it was fortune tell
err show-where you get your palms
red. Wen. who wouldn't overhead
their hands for Clara Ekstrorn and
Lyle Anderson when they sang that
jungle song Who wouldn't crack the
upper lip. too, to laugh at Dick Fritz
as the detective? Who wouldn't kick
out the hat from the seat in front OF
you at Miss Vreda Birch as the tough
girl (that was a real legitimate piece
of work. Who would wish to be at
least half the size Of Pansy Flowers
l could speak on and remind you Of
every star in the show. viz. Earl
Greggs. Mrs. Trefry and Francis
March, r. l. Stevenson. Doctor Crook.
Mr.. Henry. Walter Wilson Max Doo-
ley. A R. Springer. Mrs Huntington.
Miss MarSery Anderson. Emily Fos-
ter, Harriet Hill. Lula Powell. Flor
enee Wolfe. and some regular guys
named Armentrout. Jones. Hunting
ton, Trefry. Wolfe. Powell. Smith,
Martin Harper and FoESgren. They
all did grandly- But anyhow. the play
IL the thing. after all. Shakespeare
thought that too And. anyhow, again,
the point is. the show is a hit Being
on the witness stand, Bill, and not
wanting to perjure myself, I will tell
the positive truth-it is a wonderful
home product musical entertainment.
have nothing more to say-unIesS
there are any questions you would
like to ask And, oh, l nearly forgot
to tell you, that q guy with a hair lip
is not so trd off. if he is deaf and
dumb. And 1 guess that viii he about
all. ESA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-03
Grandma Never Let
Her Hair Get GRAY
Che Kept Her Iecks Dark and
Glossy, with Sage Tea
and Sulphur.

When you darken your hair with
Sage Tea and sulphur. no one can tell,
because it's done so naturally so even
~. Preparing this mixture. though, at
home is mussy and troublesome. At
little cost you can buy at any drug
store the ready-to-use preparation, i'm
proved by the addition of other iugre-
dients called "Wyeth's Sage and Sui
phur Compound" You Just dampen
a sponge or soft brush with it and
draw this through your hair. taking
one small strand at time. BY morn
ing all gray hair disappears, and. after
another application or two. your hair
becomes beautifully darkened, glossy
and luxuriant
Gray. faded hair. though no dis
grace. is sign OF old age. and as we
all desire a youthful and attractive ap-
ipearance. get busy at once with
Wyeth's Sage and sulphur Compound,
and look years younger.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-03
Use Cocoanut Oil
For Washing Hair

e II you want to keep your hair in
good condition. be- careful what you
@ash, it with. go. 20 ..,-. -----.-- -.
Most soaps and prepared shampoos
contain too much aTkah. This dries
the scalp. makes the hair brittle, and
is very harmful. Just plain muIsi1ed
eocoanut oil (which is pure and en-
tirely greaseless). is much better than
the most expensive soap or anything
else you can use for shampooing. as
this can't possibly injure the hair.
Simply mo.sten your hair with
wafer and rub it in. one or two tea.
spOonfuls will make an abundance of
rich. creamy lather. and cleanses the
hair and scalp thoroly. The lather
rinses out easily, and removes every
particle Of dust. RI. dandruf and
excessive oil The hair dries quickly
and evenly, and It leaves il fine and
silky. bright, fluffy and easy to man
age
You can get mulsified cocoanut oil
a. most any drug store. 1t is very
cheap, and "A few ounces is enough to
last everyone IN the family for months
Advertisement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-03
BAND is A WONDER
French Musicians Make Great
Hit in Topeka Concert.
Daniel Muller Gives Technique
of Great Artists Here.
BY DANIEL A. MULLER.


Ordinarily when We go to a band |
concert. we expect lots of noise. little |
artisticaIly rendered music. and as a
rule an automatic conductor. Last
night. however. we enjoyed a perform
unce Ly the French Army band which
provided real musical entertainment.
The ensemble was magnificent and a
great deal OF attention was paid to
proper dyHamics and the shading in
general was truly artistic. In diff
Guilty the "Phedre Overture" by Mas
senet was prominent and while in it
self not a coIorful composition was
handled in n mastery manner, and
reflects credit on the conductor. In
fact. ali thru the program he dis
played good musicianship, augmented
by a thoro command of the good will
Of his players. and in my estimation
Captain Pollain is more of a conduc-
tor than a band master
The outstanding feature of the con-
cert was a violin solo. "Rondo Capric-
coso" by Saint Saens, played by M.
Alexandra Debruille. This man is
high grade artist possessing flawless
left hand tschnic and a bow arm
which he uses to a degre of mechani-
cal proficiency that almost bewilders
the ouiooker. His manner of playing
is of the modern French school, He
produces tones which are in sonor0us
beauty. truly beautiful if not caress-
iug He phrases IN manner of an
artist. who is playing for his own
pleasure, more than of the benefit of
critics. For an encore he played the
beautiful Schubert Ave Maria, the
Mnhelmj arrangement. and to his
credit it must be stated that he played
the difficult double stops in this num-
Der with absolute correct information.
His tempo brought with it a freshness
unusual welcome. As a rule violin
lists drag this number down to slow.
sentimental production, which always
mars its sublime beauty.
The other soloist was NJ Georges
True, pianist. who seems to be an ar
tist Of unusual attainment. He played
| like a Frenchman, by way of appear
| ing rather restless and going thru n
good many gymnastics, which to the
quiet observer may seem somewhat
! exaggerated. but TO the vivacious
Frsnchmen it is as natural as it il for
| him to pray for France. This pianist
played very well, he produced good
| tone and was given a justly deserved
We have to credit this French band
with putting more pat into our own
STAG Spangled Banner than we have
ever done ourselves. They do not lose
track of the fact that this anthem is
| the means thru which a nation sings
| forth its feeling of loyalty and love
for country. They make it both war
| they played the MarseiIIaise. the peo-
| pie interrupted them with applause.
| and linking the spirit OF this song
| with recent European events, they
made a fellow feel like he could sin
gle-handedly fight a thousand demons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-03
WANT PHILIPPINES FREE
Commission Leaves Pacific Coast Tor
Washington To Make Its Plea

Chicago, April 3--Resplendent in
brand new American creations tailored
for them in San Francisco. where they
left their island dress. thirty-two mem
bers of the Philippine commission
were on the way to Washington today
after spending a day in Chicago.
The commission, headed by Senior
Rafael Palma. insuiar secretary of the
interior and senator, was dispatched
to the capitol to make plea for inde-
pendence of the Philippines Palma
refused to discuss the matter here
He said. however. that the commits
sion represented every class in the
islands and that it was democratic
and non-politicaL.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-03

of trustees OF the institution are out
on a still hunt for a man capable of
filling his shoes. A meeting Of the
board was held late Wednesday even
ing but no definite action was taken
for the finding of a new superinten-
dent.
The home of the Masons Is located
at Wichita and Is one of the finest in
Institutions of its kind in the west.
Buildings and land and improvements
represent investments of more than
100000. The members OF the board
of trustees Of the home are: Owen ].
Wood. Topeka, president: A w. Well
lington, Ellsworth. vice-presidens;
Thomas c. Fitch. secretary: Miss En-
ma Vets. Girard; Col Perry NJ Hois-
ington. Newton: william Eastman.
Hutchinson. Garden City: Ben s PAUL
en-. Fredonia; and John McCullagh,
GaIena
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-03
KEEP LOOKING YOUNG
It's Easy-H You Know DR..
Edwards Olive Tablets

The secret Of keeping young is to fee.
young - to do this you must watch youl
liver and bowels - there's no need o..
having a sallow complexion - dark rings
under your eyes - pimPles - bilious
look in your face - dull eyes with no
sparkle. Your doctor viii tell you ninety
per cent of all sickness comes from In
active bowels ard liver.
DR.. Edwards, vell-kncvn physician
in Ohio. perfected a vegetable cem-
pound mixed with olive oil to act on
the liver and bowels, which he gave to
his patients for year,.
Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets, the substi-
eute for calomel, are gentle in their actor
Tet always effective They bring about
hat exuberance Of spirit. that natural
luoyancy which should be enjoyed by
'veryone, by toning Up the liver and clear.
lg the system of impurities.
You will know DR.. Edwards Olive Tab.
IT'S by their olive colc-. 10c and 25c Pc
Oh. Al druggists.
tAdvPrtisement,l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-03

settled within couple of months
Army applications are sent to the zone
finance officer, Lemon building,
Washington. and navy claims to the
main disbursing office. bureau of sup
plies and accounts, navy department.
Washington
Discharge papers consisting of a
true copy certified by tan officer must
accompany applications Only men
who actually served in the army and
navy and marine corps are allowed
the bonus Y. NJ. C. A. workers.
Red Cross employees and others are
not eligible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-03
Heal SIN, Diseases

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and similar skin troubles Zemo OBJ
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from itching torture. 1t cieanses and
soothes the skin and heals quickly and
effectively most skin diseases
Zemo Is Q wonderful. penetrating,
disappearing liquid and . soothing to
the most delicate skin. n Is not greasy
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-03

a42s52 discharged soldiers and total
$14.571,I20.
Navy claims ia date amount to S6.-
5s0.oe0 and cover 106,eo0 cases
Thousa nds of applications are yet to
come.
Army officials estimate they will.
have. a total of I.25e,009 and navy
men expect 1850
5000 Cases Being Heard
Between 1909 and 5000 cases are
under adjustment in the navy On
claims which are approved payment
is made in As hours by mail or on the
spot, il applications are made in per-
sen Men discharged from either
branch after February "a, when the
act became effective, are receiving
their bonus allowance with their dis
charge papers Altho no time limit
is fixed when applica tions must be in.
officials are hoping to get all claims
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-03
PAY OUT MILLIONS.
81 Millions to 350,OOe Soldiers
and Sailors SO Far.
$50 per Man-Thousands To
Be Heard From Yet.

Washington, April s.-Over SAL
900, zoe has been paid to about $50, 900
soldiers and sailors in Its Of $50 each.
under the bonus provision passed
recently.
Army payments have been made to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-03
SEEK SUPERINTENDENT

Following the resignation of D. P.
Burdick as superintendent of the
Masonic hame for the aged and fnfirm
at Wichita, the members of the board
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-03
$3.50 OUT OF ARMY

That Is the Record OF Discharges for
One Week.
Washington. April 3.-Discharges Of
enlisted men from the army for the
week Of March % totalled e5,93s, the
war department announced today
The complete daily reports thru March
IS. bring the grand total of dis
charges of enlisted personnel to l.
447,T14.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-03

of stones as large as walnut
pear-shaped pearls. Eu:
courts envied her mar
jewels. Rubies and gems
fabulous amounts were he
as no woman eyer possess,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-25
Defeated All Corners and
Was Recognized to Be
Best of Commanders.

While bouts between middleWeight
attracted some attention in the early
days OF American pugilism, the prln-
cipaI Interest centursd in the eombats
Of the heavyweights and It was not
until 1854 that q movement was
started to establish q recognized mid
dieweight class. and 10 arrange cham
pionship battles between men OF this
weight Several OF the boxers who
fought FOR the heavyweight title in
this early days were middIeweights.
Yankee sullivan, who fought for the
heavyweight championship against
Tom Hyer, the first American heavy
weight titleholder. in 1879, weighed
only 15z pounds. while Hyer was
giant, standing six feet two. In 1888
sullivan fought John MorriEsey for
the big title, and had the best OF It.
but lost on foul. By 1864 there were
many good middlcweights. and just SIS
years ago today the first OF a series
Of elimination bouts was held to de-
eide the title. By 1867 Tom Chandler
had clearly demonstrated his super
iority, and he became the first gem
orally recognized rniddieweight cham
pion- He held the title only about a
year, snd was succeeded BY George
Rookie. who held or to the honor from
1858 to 1874. IN the latter year Nike
Donovan, long instructor Of boxing at
the New York A. c., annexed the
title. Mike began fighting in 1865,
after having fought as a soldier in
the Civil war. He held the middle
weight title until 1852. when he re-
tired indicated to take the Job he
held until his death a few years ago.
Several claimants came forward for
pariel" Jack Demnsey OF Brooklyn. a
native OF ireland. and Jack Fogarty Of
Philadelphia. fought for the American
championship, with two ounce gloves.
under oueensberry rules. Dempsey
knocked Fogarty out in the 9th
round, and held the title until 1889.
when he was knocked out by Marine"
George la Blanche, a French-Cana-
dian Other famous holders OF the
title were Bob Fitzsimmons, Kid Nc
Coy and Stanley Ketchel
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-25
NJ GRAW HOLDS
ON TO SCHUPP
Thinks Former Star South,
paw VIII Again Be
Pitching Sensation.

Ferdinand schupp's effort TO come
back as one Of the Giants star pitch
ers has failed dlsmaliy. and 1t begins
to look as il the Louisville Kids case
is hopeless. Sehupp's arm seams as
strong as ever. He Ia plenty Of speed
and shows bewildering curves in pae=
tise. But as soon as he steps into the
box 20 begin a regular game sehupp >
control once marvellous. isn't there
Likes Young Hurier.
NcGraw has been extremely patient
with SehuPp and he still Is hopeful.
The New York players say that Il
Sehupp could start and win a game
his confidence would be restored. But
the season Is half over and this Is 70
time for experiments. Schupp may pc
able to pitch in old time form some
day, but just now he is Of no help 70
the team.
Retain One TWtrler-
In view Of the formidable pitehine
stats carried by the Cincinnati Reds
the Chicago Cubs and the Brooklyn
Robins. MeGraw probably will make
a desperate attempt to obtain at least