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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-06

serted itself. She accused me of
having come home reluctantly. tried
to assure her that 1 was glad to be
home, but admitted I had come home
with the determination that if we
could not live together happily we
must separate. She became so angered
at that that she struck me with her
fists.
The day after our return to Kansas
City received letter offering
Madeleine place as a French teacher
in Oregon. l had written letters
about her to America long before
there had been anything improper
about our love for each other. 1
forwarded that letter to Madeleine,
and on the strength of it she secured
passports to America.
Tragedy Revealed.
On arriving in America, she knew
what she had not known before, that
she was to become a mother That
made it impossible for her to teach
in girls school No one met her in
New York, and in the hotel to which
she went. tho it was a good one, $50
was stolen from a purse which she
left in her room while she went to the
, dining. room. That left her without
enough money to get to Oregon, so
she came to Kansas City
The poor little girl was very sick
but still brave. Thrueut all this try
ing situation her bravery and sweet
ness have been my greatest comfort,
All her life in this country has been
lawful and honorable. and she has
encouraged me to fulfil every legal
and moral obligation to my wife and
son.
told my wife that, in view of our
previous unhappiness, nothing 1 could
ever do could make things right for
her now, and begged her to let me do
the one decent thing left for me to do.
marry the French girl 1 have wronged.
Madeleine was as pure as heaven
when met her. HerIove for me has
been the most glorious thing that ever
came into my life, and tho 1 greatly
regret the sorrow this has caused 9TH
ers, cannot be sorry for that love. 1t
| is ennobling and Strengthening, and l
feel that nothing 1 can ever do or be
or suffer can be worthy of it. 1t is
her intention and mine that we Shall
live honorably, for the sake of our
coming child, and never break the law.
But, of course, it is our great hope
| that soon somehow, legally and honor
ably, we may be married and rear our
! child in honor. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-06

New York, March 6.-Following
disclosures that the demand for mar
rage licenses has increased in all
parts of the country during the first
two months of Leap Year, it was
learned here today there is a scarcity
of wedding rings.
A shortage of gold and the growing
demand, according to wholesale jew
elers have combined TO bring about
the ring famine"
Prospects of combining the engage
ment and wedding rings into a special
design which would serve both pur-
poses, was discussed and it is probable
the new combination engagement
wedding ring will become a reality.
jewelers. stated.
Modern RoInances Brief
The brevity of present day romaflces
has resulted IN noticeable decrease
in the demand for the engagement
rings.
The new combination ring. jewellers
said. would prove profitable for both
the consumer and the manufacturer.
II can't say whether it's Leap Year
or not-but something is wrong with
the wedding ring question" declared
John A. Grfessen, wholesale jeweler.
The recent decrease in demand
for engagement rings is due either
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-06
BY LEE sHIPPEY.

In the spring of 1918 1 applied for
service in the Y. NJ. C. A. for the rea-
son that my wife and I could not live
in peace, and 1 felt separation was
best both for us and our son. Be
fore that, I had tried to enlist in the
army, and she had left me several
times, because she said life with me
was uncomfortable.
November /, 1913, met Madeleine
Babin, with her mother and sister
placing flowers on the graves in the
American cemetery in Suresnes. For
ten months our friendship grew. 1
came to love the whole family. May
1, 1919, when I was notified that my
hotel was to be closed, 1 went to their
home to board, and there was taken
into the most beautiful family life
have ever seen. The courage with
which they met misfortunes and their
sweetness to each other made their
home so pleasant that the months
spent there were the happiest of my
life.
1t was not until I was ordered
home that Madeleine and / realized
how much we loved each other. Be
fore that had been big brother" in
the family. Our relations were so in
nocent that had written back to the
Kansas City Star an account of the
life in the French home in which I
lived. From that article Mrs. Ship
pey guessed the truth long before 1
dreamed of it. Just a few days be-
fore leaving Paris I received from her
a letter saying if I had lost my heart
in France it would be all right, and
she would be "a sport about It, but
1 owed it to her to coma home and
straighten things out.
Sends Him Back.
Madeleine never tried to break up
my home. Her efforts always were
in the other direction. At that time
she told me that whatever became OF
her must do my full duty to my legal
wife and child. 1 returned to Amer
lea for that purpose.
Mrs. Shippey met me in New York
and imm ediately the unhappy spirit
which had made our home so I'M
happy before l went overseas as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-06
GEE FOR $1,000 THEFT, So.
Topeka Negro Worked CheapIy, 1t Is
Said-Recover All Loot.

Practically all the articles stolen
from the homes of DR.. Thomas Hyatt.
1900 Harrison street. and George
Fraser. 315 East Seventh street, were
recovered in Kansas City Friday, ac-
cording to a message received today
from Bob Miller, undersheriff. by
Sheriff Hugh Larimer. Robert Jack
son, a negro, who confessed to the
robberies and also implicated others.
was arrested at Lawrence
Miller, who went to Lawrence, Fri
day morning, obtained information
from Jackson as to the whereabouts OF
his rendezvous in Kansas City, where
he said he had hid the goods. Miller
went to Kansas City and recovered
them. Articles stolen were valued at
more than $1,000.
John McCrow. a negro, living in
Topeka. was arrested late Friday by
Oscar Carlson. deputy sheriff, on in
formation teIephoned to Larimer by
Miller. Jackson the negro arrested at
Lawrence, told Miller. McCrow entered
the house and carried out the articles
MeCrow's compensation for the $1,000
robbery was So in cash, Jackson told
Miller
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-06

Temporary offices and headquar-
ters have been opened upstairs over
704 Kansas avenue. with Willis and
Glenn E. Tilton, secretary, in charge.
The first touring party will leave New
York for Europe May 10, Willis said.
This will be short tour, including
the battlefields of France and Belgium
and the British isles. Parties will
leave every two weeks thereafter.
Bookings for the first party already
are practically filled, Willis said
Short and Long European Trips.
One may choose between a short
and long tour of Europe. The former
comprises the countries mentioned in
the first trip. The latter includes
Paris, southern France. Rome, Venice
and Milan in Italy. the Piaue front,
Switzerland and the Alps, Alsace-
Lorraine, Strasbourg, the battlefields
of France and Belgium and the Brit
ish Isles.
A tour of California has been ar
ranged for about June 1. An educa-
tiona1 tour for the teachers planning
to attend the international convention
at Salt Lake City in July is being
mapped out, and will include the ma
tional parks. In July and August
camping parties will tour Colorado.
southern Tour I'm Fall.
Beginning about November 1, tours
South America, the Hawaiian Islands
and the South Seas. The company is
preparing to issue a eatalog soon
showing routes for the various tours
and a table of rates
Willis returned last Sunday from
an extensive trip thru Europe, where
he executed contracts with steamship
and auto companies. railroads and no.
tells to accommodate the tourists who
will visit the Old World during the
summer. Travel is SO heavy. he said.
that it is almost impossible for an in
dividual to get steamship accommoda-
tions. Experienced guides will accom-
pany each party. Blocks on the steam
ships and suites at the hotels will be
reserved permanently in advance.
Has a London office.
A London office has been estab-
lished in charge of W. w. Wiley.
Americans whose relatives had been
killed on European battle fields may
visit those grounds and the graves of
the soldiers under the guidance of the
company's employees. The main OBJ
ject of the short European tour is to
accommodate relatives of soldiers who
died or were killed in battle.
AS soon as the corporation gets well
under way. branch offices will be es-
tablished in other parts of the United
States. and foreign offices in Cuba.
Honolulu, South America and other
parts OF the world. Willis said. Lafg-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-06
AT THE THEATERS

-. NOOHtlnueu from preceding pdRe.t
Tom Moore says he is going to have
'the time of his life" when he begins
work on stop Thief" which Goldwyn
will soon put into production at the
Culver City studios.
How to Fall and Not Hurt Yourself.
If the children of Topeka want to
learn how to roller skate and still do
it without hurting themselves when
they have the falls that are always the
lot of beginners. take a tip from
Madge Evans, the famous World
Picture star-use pillow.
Madge uses a pillow in ''Neighbors,'
the new World-Picture, while learn
ing to roller-skate, and she uses il
with immense success.
You'll see how she uses it when you
see this picture on the Social Service
program at the Orpheum next Satur-
day morning.
Madge Evans and Johnny Hines are
the stars of this production. Neigh
bors" is a nightly pleasing picture
See it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-06

Sure and safe passage to the world 8
most beautiful and interesting regions
is offered the tourist thru the medium
of the corporation. Sunny Italy and
the snow covered Alps, the battle
fields of France and Belgium, Scottish
lakes that were the haunts of Sir wal
ter Scott, Hawaiian palms and South
Sea islands that Robert Louis Steven
son made famous in his stories are in
Guided in the itineraries now being
planned.
Will DRAW From All o. S.
The new company will draw its
business from all parts of the United
States. 1t will provide certain and ef-
ficient Accommodations and travelling
facilities and pay all expenses. A flat
rate will be charged which will include
the company's commission, and the to-
tai cost, it is claimed, will be much
less than an individual or party them
selves could hope to make the trip
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-06
DISBELIEVE TONG MURDER.
First Killing of Chlnaman in New
York for Five Years.

New York, March e.-Memories OF
murderous Tong wars in Chinatown in
past years were revived today by tlle
first murder in that picturesque quar-
ter in the last five years. Lee Wing
a restaurant keeper in Doyers Street
was found dead yesterday with frac-
tured skull.
AS the body was not mutilated IN
the peculiar manner customary II
Tong slayings, the police believe the
longs were not connected with the
murder
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-06
ARE No MORE HOBOES.
"Weary Willies' Ceased With Prohibit
ton and High Wages on Farms.

New York, March 6. = The hobo
whose labor was sought by farmers at
harvest time is now an extinct char
acter in America, according to the
American land service, which supplies
seasonal workers from the city for
farm work during slack seasons.
Prosperity, prohibition and even the
war time work or fight order are
attributed by farmers as causes for the
disappearance of weary Willie
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-06
SELLS The WORLD
But New Topeka Institution
Does It LegitiInately.
Universal Tours Company VIII
Conduct Trips Round Globe.
FIRST ONE TO BATTLEFlELDS
Longer Tours to Europe and to
South Seas Later.
Has London Understanding
Reservations on Steamships.

Topeka has scored another CONNER
cial hit with the establishment here
of the main offices of the Universal
Tours company, corporation with the
world as its field of business. Robert
P. Willis of Topeka is president.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-06
Ex- Y Man Tells His DUN
Version of War Romance
Claims Relations With French Girl Were Innocent and
Refutes Statements Against Her But Claims
Expected Baby as "Our Child"

lin order that the real and ungarbled
truth may be known of the famous
war triangle" in which he is involved.
Lee Shippey, former Y. NJ. c. A. worker
in France and well-known writer, wrote
his own full statement of the affair.
Mr.. Shippey is now residing at Long
Beach.1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-06

err offices will be installed in Topeka
as soon as possible. The headquar-
tiers here will be permanent
Officers of Company. =
All the officers and incorporates
of the company are men of wide ex-
perience, who have Travelled extensive
Iy in all parts of the world. it was de-
c1ared. They are: Robert P. Willis,
president; K. T. Thatcher, vice presi-
dent; Glenn E. Tilton, secretary; ]. c.
Palmer, treasurer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-06

WeirtOn, W. Va.-Thieves robbed James
Browns hen coop whereupon he printed a
sign advising the crooks" they were vel
appeared.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-06

Indian Leaves Million Estate.
Miami. Okla, March 6.-Seesah
Quapaw is dead today at her home at
Devils Promenade, leaving an estate
said to be worth one million dollars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-06

Defiance. O.-Hearing cries from the
burning home, firemen dashed braveiy thru
flame and smoke and effected a rescue
They arrived too late-fhe parrot was dead.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-06

States and Canada. Among the plans
of the board are to make prisoners self
sustaining and enable them to sup
port their families and-to aid dis
charged men so that they can estab-
lish themselves in society and business.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-11-15

w. L. Thorndyke, better known to
the Florida press as "Thorn," has
been placed in editorial charge of the
Kissimmee Valley Gazette by the
owners of that paper, who by that act
have secured both for Kissimmee and
the Gazette a considerable amount of
desirable advertising. Mr.. Thorn
dykes writings contain large pro-
portion of gently sarcastic wit with
considerable admixture of sound
sense, and what he says is bound to
be widely quoted
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-11-15

Several days ago the Red Cross or
ganization of this county had several
of Ocala's most attractive young la
dies distributing Red Cross posters,
which were intended to ornament the
different public buildings of the city,
as a means of calling attention to the
fourth roll call which takes place
November IL to 25th. Some of the
posters have not been used and this
lis to request that the posters be used
Immediately.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-11-15
ADVERTISING RATES

Displays Plate is cents per inch for
consecutive insertions. Alternate inSer-
tions rs per cent additional Compost
ton charges ON ads. that run less than
six times cents per inch. Special
based on 4-1nch minimum. Less than
iour inches will take higher rate
which will be furnished upon applica-
ton.
heading Notices. cents per line for
first insertion; cents per line for each
subsequent Insertion. One change
week allowed on readers without extra
composition charges.
Legal advertisements It legal rates
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-11-15

Strange that in all the copies of the
cid Connecticut "blue laws" we ever
saw, there was a stringent veto of a
mans kissing his wife on the Sab
bath day, but no restriction on his
kissing any other woman.-Tampa
Tribune.
May be they were modelled on the
lines of the fourth commandment,
which strictly forbade the Jews do
ing any work on the Sabbath, but said
not a word against their playing
all they wanted to. For all we know
to the contrary, the omission was in
territorial.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-11-15

Several days ago. the Star, received
a very handsome booklet, descriptive
of Orlando. Among the illustrations
of the good-looking and up-to-date
city of 1920 were few of the little
town of 1890. It happens that we
were IN Orlando in 1889, and we read
lily recognized the scenes of thirty
years ago. We think that ladies who
may see the booklet will be interested
in the styles of 1890 as illustrated by
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-11-15

the picture of woman IN one of the
illustrations of that year. She wore
long skirts, almost sweeping the
ground, with one of those deformities
called hustle, which in those days
made a woman's dress look like the
cover of a prairie schooner, stood on
end-very different from the trim
and convenient styles of today. They
called Orlando the phenomenal City"
in those days, but it didn't look like
much compared TO what it is now.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-11-15

Charlie Jones in his Jacksonville
Observer is wailing for a Moses to
lead Florida democrats out of the
wilderness. Florida democrats don't
need any Moses and are not in the
wilderness. During the year they
have mopped up Koran and his NAL
contents ii. e.. Cats and his tribel,
and walloped the Amalekites (repub-
licans) who came out against them
and are in better shape than the dem
ocrats of any other state. The demo
cratic party of Florida has taken its
medicine and its liver has begun to
work again.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-11-15

Winter Haven Chief says, very
wisely: 1--WE are telling our republi-
can friends something. The people of
the United States were evidently very
much dissatisfied with the way the
democrats have been running things
and have given them a chance to
guide the old ship of state for four
years. Now. il they don't do some
thing, out they will go. There will
be no one to lay the blame to in 1924,
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-11-15

1t is wearisome to see a number of
democratic newspapers continue to
dispute about the league of nations.
The election most emphatica1ly estab-
lished the fact that as far as the
democratic party is concerned the
league of nations is dead, and it looks
like the republican party intends for
it to remain dead. At any rate, the
issue is now entirely with the repub-
licans-all the democrats can do is to
see what they will make of it.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-11-15

OsceoIa is one of the few Florida
counties that went republican. It
gave 278 majority for Harding cleo
tors. The Kissimmee Valley Gazette
says the reason for this is the strong
republican colony at St. Cloud, made
up mostly of Union veterans, their
relatives and friends. We are very
well satisfied to have a few Florida
counties go republican. They will go
to prove that the Southhaters up
North, who say Florida republicans
are not allowed to vote are liars or
ignoramuses, or both.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-11-15

The annual meeting of the United
Confederate Veterans of Florida at
Orlando last week was most impress
sive and enjoyable occasion, both foI
the veterans and the people of the
Phenomenal City. Major General N
A. Bitch, now of Tallahassee, tho he
really belongs to Marion and Levy
counties, was unanimously elected
commander of the Florida division
At a meeting of the First, Second and
Third brigades, the following com
manders were elected: Commander
First brigade, Brigadier General T. J.
Appleyard, Tallahassee; commander
Second brigade, Brigadier General w
E. McGahagin, Oklawaha; Command
er Third brigade, Brigadier General
Dalton FL. Yancey, Tampa
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-11-15

Among the members of the Older
Boys Conference in the city Satnr-
day and Sunday was Robert Holly Jr.,
son of r. L Holly, editor of the San
ford Herald. Young Bob looks like
old Bob, except on top Of his head,
and also he hasn't quit growing yet.
He il smart and good Joking boy,
and here's hoping he grows up into
as clever a newspaper man as his
daddy.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-11-15

From the article elsewhere, copied
from the Palatka News, it will be seen
that Forrest Lake, by the grace of
Cats, chairman of the state road COM
mission, believes in taking care of his
home town. Good policy in private
citizen, or town or county officer,
tut rather reprehensible IN a state Of
fetal. AS the Star has said before,
that state road commission is in need
of remode1ing.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-11-15

The first thing that President-elect
Harding did was to put the little town
of Port Isabel on the map.-Fort
Lauderdale Herald.
Nay, Friend Herald, Zachary Tay-
Tor put Point Isabel on the map in
1916. It was his base of supplies at
the beginning or the Mexican war.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-11-15

Some men will refuse to enter any
plan for promoting publicity IL
they will make dollar-if they have
a slight bunch that someone else, too,
win make dollar.-T Thorn in Kissim-
NEE Valley Gazette.
Now, then. old man, you have surely
voiced mouthfull.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-11-15

Our attention has been called to a
certain old and said to be well found
ed assertion that truth is stranger
than fiction We admit that to many
of us the truth is a greater stranger
than fiction, but so far as. our own
profession is concerned, we must
plead that a newspaper man can't keep
close company with truth without
making a lot of people jealous.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-11-15

Growers and shippers of Florida
citrus fruits were successful in their
fight for the retention of the bulge
pack, at a meeting held in Orlando
last week. The meeting was attend
ed by citrus men from all over the
state.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-11-15

It is a fortunate thing for CAM
paign managers that the world OUT
grew the habit of stoning false
prophets. Palatka News.
It never did stone them as much as
it should.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-11-15

Admiral Peary's North Pole flag
has been found 400 miles from the
pole. DR.. Cook begs to offer his
deepest sympathy.-Toronto Mail
and Empire.
Not necessary. No matter whether
it took the elevator up or down, it is
certain that Admiral Peary's shade il
in much warmer climate than that
around the North Pole.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-11-15

In disturbance at Belfast last
week, the Sim Feinners Haunted their
own flags and American flags side by
side. Probably with the hopeY OF
causing friction between British and
Americans. It is safe bet that they
did not do so on the advice of any
sensible American.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-11-15

, The st. Petersburg Independent
doesn't seem to think much Of the tar
pom that are coquetting with Hard
ing's tackle over at Point Isabel. If
Harding wanted to catch tarpon ne
should have come to Florida.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-11-15

neither the horses nor their owners
are of American ancestry. Four hun
dred and thirty years ago. there was
neither horse nor white man on
the American continent.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-11-15

That young fellow Brolnides of the
st. Augustine Record is mighty sas-
sly most of the time, but the way Col.
Bob Davis of the Gainesville Sun sat
down on him in Sundays issue will
make him look like a mashed tomato
for a while.