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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-27
Will SON SITS IN CHAIR
TO GREET AMBASSADORS
Sir Auckland Geddes and Brazilian
Envoy Formally Present
Credentials.

Washington. Aiay 27-In the wake Of
renewed rumors of disquieting nature
concerning his health, President Wilson
Yesterday formally received Sir Auckland
and Augusta Cochrane de Alencar, the
Geddes, the new British Ambassador,
new Ambassador from Brazil.
The meeting between the British rep
rasentatives and the President which has
been awaited with considerable interest
in diplomatic circles. TOOK place IN the
Presidents private study on the second
floor of the executive mansion. as did
that between the President and the Bra
lillian. who preceded sir Auckland IN
presenting his credentials
The President was seated IN an arm
chair when each of the Ambassadors ar
rived in company with the Secretary OF
State. He did not attempt 10 rise. and
the pallor Of his long illness was plainly
noticeable. but he received each of the
foreigners cordially, and after the inter-
change of formal speeches Of felicitation
he ioked with Sir Auckland and re-
called incidents of their former acqusintr
anceship n London, when Mr.. Wilson
was carving on historical research work
there
Sir Auckland is a physician, and it
50 happens that he is the first man of
that profession 10 see the President
since the latter was taken i'll, with the
exception of the President 5 own doctors
In strict conformity with the proprie-
ties. however. the British Embassy, fol-
lowing the visit Of the Ambassador TO
the White House, preserved blank
silence as to the Ambassador 5 impress
sions of the President condition.
In connection with these and other
events of recent days however, close ad-
visers of the President insist that. Will
he IS still suffering from the physical
effects Of his illness he IS as mentally
alert as ever, 1t is authoritativelv stated
that he dictated every word of the
message to Congress on the Armenian
mandate, completing 1t before most of
his official advisers knew that he con-
templated sending it to Congress. SINH
larlv, he Is said to have personally die
tated the letter TO the Democratic eoun-
tv committee in Oregon, insisting on
Democratic support at san Francisco
for outright and unreserved ratification
of the treaty as platform plank
Neither Sir Auckland nor the Bra
zilian Ambassador wore their ambassa-
dorial uniforms, as is customary when
presenting credentials to the head of
nation, nor were they accompanied as
usual by secretaries and other attend
ants The State Department had ad-
vised them not to follow the precedents
IN this respect.
The speeches exchanged were of the
usual set form, involving general ex-
pressions of felicity and mutual esteem
between the governments.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-27
ANU EhiENTS.
ARE You FIT TO MARRY2n AT THE PLAY.
HOUSE

ARE You FIT TO MARRY" AT THE PLAY
HOUSE,
The summer season at The Playhouse
commences this afternoon at o'clock
with the showing for the first time of the
great health picture, Are You Fit TO
Marry" which has been booked for the
rest Of this week. The second showing will
begin AT $50, the third Mt Z Is and the
fourth at S.45 All Of the presentations
with the exception of the one that begins
at S.45 will be for women. The one at s.45
is for the men. The big underlying thought
of this picture was prompted by an ac-
cidental insight into the conditions of
mankind that have always been kept a
secret. There is no mawklsh sentimental
ity, no dragging in of unsavory scenes 10
pander To low taste, but clean, whole
some presentation OF facts that teach the
inevitable lesson driven home with the
cold steel of truth.
MARGUERITE CLARK AT THE MAJESTIC.
A woman's independence is second only
to her vanity She would not know a
deeper insult than that which would say
she was easy to get" Vet Milly More
house suffers this insult in the picture
Easy To Get, when she hears her newly
acquired husband tell his chum so. The
picture which has such an interesting be-
ginning features Marguerite Clark and
will bc shown at the Majestic for three
days, beginning today
WILLIAM 5. HART AT THE QUEEN.
William s Hart is the star of all toasts
at the Queen in his picture The Toll
Gate, now showing nj the Queen Thea
tire. Undeniably this is one of the very
best of the productions that the famous
Westaner has ever made for the screen
The field Of endeavor, the West, has been
worn thin through constant use in motion
pictures. but Nr Hart does that seeming
~ impossible thing. the making of the
West as it was in the early days, original
and entertaining.
HARRY MoREY AT THE RIALTo
The second big production Of this week
al the Rialto is Harry Moreys picture
THE Sea Rider, which begins three
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-27
Combing Won't Rid
Hair of Dandruff

The only sure way to get rid OF dandriff
is to dissolve il, then you destroy il en-
tirely. To do this get about four ounces
of ordinary liquid arvon; apply it at
night when retiring; use enough TO
molstcn the scalp and rub il in gently
with the finger tips.
DO this tonight, and by morning most
If not all, of your dandr,itf will bc gone.
and three or -four more applications will
completely dissolve and entirely destroy
every single sign and trace Of it, no matter
how much dandruff YOU may have.
You will find too, that NIL itching and
digging of the scalp will stop at once, and
your hair will he fluffy. luetrous, glossy
silky and soft. and look and feel hun.
dred times better.
You can get liquid arvon at any drug
store II is inexpensive and never fails
10 do the work
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-27

An architect remarked to a lady
that be had been to see the great nave
In the new church.
s'Don't mention Names" the lady
replied. y know the man you refer to-
Houston Post.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-27
LARGEST BOY" DIES.
Seventeen Years Old. lie Weighed 385
Pounds Unable TO Walk.

Lexington, ky, MAY 27.--Chnrles
Mason, believed to be the largest IL
year-old boy in The United States. died
at the home of his father, Abraham Mason,
ovcrseer on the farm OF q. NJ Fcnley ut
Valley Station, Ky The hoy weighed
3s5 pounds several weeks ago, but gained
so many pounds since that he was unable
to walk Death resulted from an attack
of bronchial pneumonia.
Unable 90 attend the county school,
the boy had been instructed by private
teacher He measured about O feet in
height. Recently he began increasing
in size so rapidly that he was Obliged to
sit in specially built chair A force
Of cofhnmakers was employed IN making
n special casket for the boy, as none Of
sufficient size could be found IN the State
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-27

An English scientist is the inventor of
apparatus that photographically measures
and records vibrations of buildings ar
machinery
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-11
Sixth District NeuUs Notes
Items and "reminiscences by An Old Timer With His
Ear to the Grass Roots.

bug on the pages of the register
watching to see the room you were as
signed 1t was on this trip the writer
first met c. G. Cochran. He was
breaking prairie with an OK team and
plow as a hired hand. Hot winds,
drouth and sod houses didn't drive
him out Of the country. He had nerve
and health. and he stayed. In later
years he engaged in the hardware and
implement trade. immigration came
in by the droyes, and Paradise Flats
settled up rapidly. It didn't take
many years for the farmers to know
that the Flats" was a wheat raising
country. Cochran got the agency for
the Deering harvester and binder. For
several years he paraded his sales
through the principal streets OF Plain
Vile In one Of the parades this
writer counted 80 he had sold that
cess in this business he retired and en-
gagged in banking, commencing in
Plainville. Meeting with good success.
he moved to Hays. a more central
point. and bought out one of the es-
tabIished banks. Today he is at the
making him money Besides, he owns
a large stock ranch and a fine herd of
thorobred cattle He loves Rocks
county. Paradise Flats and Plainville.
and he has been at all times one of
the head promoters for northwest
Kansas and the Sixth district
UhI City was chartered in February,
1856. with q capital stock of $500;
hardly large enough to financially ruin
anybody. The charter read that the
stockholders had the privilege of in
creasing the stock to $1,000 at any
time. The incorporators were T. J.
Post, John McElhOne, J. d. Mollison,
A. r. Barnes, John Mollison, J. J. Pol
lock and Charles Post. Uhl City was
a Smith county town, and was named
in honor OF Judge L C Uhl, of Smith
Center, one of the pioneers of that
county, and a prominent member OF
the northwest Kansas bar Judge Uhl
has been mentioned many times in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-11
Santa Fe Expenses for Govern
ment Are Tremendous.
Railway Paid ss.s5 a Minute
During Year 1919.
THE CARTRIDGE EAGLE EYE"
Tax Commissioner Does Not
Overlook an Item.
Close Tab on Every Cent Paid
Out to State.


How many Kansans know that the
Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe rail-
road, pays an average tax of -ess q
second, every second in the day.
every day in the year?
Furthermore. the total tax paid IN
1918, was an average Of .o66 cents per
second for the year of 31.53S.00o Sec
onds. sass per minute for $3.50
minutes. which constituted the year;
sss7.39- for every hour in the year.
(s,7so hours; $5.esZ.46 per day:
S3s. 9e1.77 per week; and s1T3.2s7.e9
per month for each of the twelve
months.
A statfstician In the office of E 7.
Cartilage. tax commissioner. the Santa
Fe official whose duty il is to verify
every levy. extension Of tax. and every
valuation, compiled the above figures
Probably no corporation keeps &
closer tab on all taxes and leyies than
the Santa Fe- Woe TO the public adj
ministrative official who tries TO slip
something over on the tax depart
ment of the A. 7. q s. +. 1t can't
be done. The tax department has ex-
aminers who 20 over all reports, and
they are trained TO detect the ortii-
nary discrepancies. but II they happen
to get by. the eagle eye of Cartilage
picks them up.
This tax was paid upon a total mile
age of main track OF 2,s11.2o miles
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-11
BIBLE STUDY IN SCHOOLS
Nearly 200 Students in High School
Enroll in CIasses

The study Of the Bible is given more
consideration in the public schools
than is commonly supposed Nearly
two hundre d high school pupils have
enrolled in Bible classes in various
Sunday schools in the city. and by
completing a years course will receive
regular high school credit for the
work.
Many churches are glad to cooper
ate with the school in interesting the
young people in Bible study and fur
nish teachers for the classes who will
carry out the prescribed course Of
study.
No Interpretation of the Bible enters
into the study. which is conducted
solely on narrative or literary value,
allowing the student entire freedom IN
ma king his own Interpretation
Churches cooperating in the plan
are the First Presbyterian. the First
Methodist, the Euclid Avenue Meth
odist, the Trinity NJ. E. the Westmin-
ster Presbyterian, the United Presby-
terrain and the Church OF the Nazar-
enc. Miss Laura Ewing, dean Of girls
at the high school. is in charge OF
the arrangement for Bible study
courses
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-11
SCRIPTURE
Luke Io=e5-57

Luke 1o.25-57
And. behold, 4 certain lawyer stood up.
and tempted him saying. Master, what
shall 1 do 10 inherit eternal life.
He said unto him. shat Is written in
the law. how readest thou?
And he answering said. Thou shalt love
the Lord thy God with all thy heart. and
with all thy soul. and with all thy strength
and with all thy mind, and thy neighbor
as myself.
And he said unto him, Thou hast ans
wered right; this do, and thou shalt live.
But he. willing 10 Justify himself. said
unto Jesus. And who is my neighbour
man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho.
and fell among thieves. which stripped
him OF bis raiment- and wounded him, and
departed, leaving him half dead
And by chance there came down & GER
tain priest that way; and when he saw
hin. he passed By on the other side.
And likewise & Levite. when be Eag at
the place. came and looked on him. and
passed by on the other side.
But certain Samaritan, as be Jour
neyed- came where he was; and when he
saw him he had compassion on him
And went 20 him, and bound Up his
wounds. pouring in oil and wine. and set
him on his own beast and brought him
to an inn. and took care Of him
And on the morrow when he departed
he took out two pence, and gave them 10
the host, and said unto him. Take care
Of him. and whatsoever thou spendest
more, when I come again, I viii repay
Which now OF these three. thfnkest thou.
vas neighbor unto him that fell among
And he said. He that showed mercy on
him Then said Jesus unto him. Go and
do thou likewise
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-11
WILL FIND BUYERS
Santa Fe Won't Allow Farm
Produce to Decay.
Wee President Chambers in To-
peka Makes Promise.
TRY TO RELIEVE DISTRESS
Railway Company VIII Find
Market for Foods.
Kansas Is . Dependable State"
Vice President Says.

No farm produce in territory served
by the -Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Railway company will be allowed to
decay for want OF a market, according
TO Edward Chambers, the company's
vice president in charge OF traffic.
who was in Topeka I day en- route to
Chicago from the Pacific coast.
Occasionally we hear OF foodstuff
rotting on the ground because growers
cannot sell it." Mr.. Chambers said in
State Journal 1T is difficult to un-
derstand how that could happen in
the last few years when there has been
such demand for practically every
variety of things to eat The Santa
Fe will undertake to relieve distress of
that nature wherever found along its
lines. II produce be endangered in
any Santa Fe locality on account of a
glutted market. or ether cause. the
machinery OF our traffic department
Will be used TO find a buyer. If it is
within the realm Of the possible to
do So
No Crop Failures.
Mr. Chambers expressed himself as
being highly pleased with the reports
OF agricultural production in the Santa
Fe states of the southwest
There is no failure in any con-
siderable area" he said, land in most
states yields are greater than those
OF last year. Kansas. I am glad 10
note, continues to be in the headlines
for big crops. with its $4,000, 900
bushels OF wheat, perhaps more than
that many bushels of corn. and alfalfa,
oats, potatoes. the grain sorghums.
sugar beets, broomcorn and vegeta bles
making satisfactory returns Kansas
surely Is dependable state"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-11

II Warren G. Harding Is elected over
James NJ. Cox in November. he will
be the first member OF the Baptist
church to become president Of the
United States
If James NJ Cox receives 4 plurality
in the electoral college. he will be the
ninth Episcopalian to become presi-
dent
In letter 10 The Boston Traveller"
Mr.. James c. Duncan Of Clinton. Mass,
calls attention 10 the fact that no mat
ter how the November elections re-
suit the Episcopalians will continue
to have a plurality in the electoral
college Eight Episcopalians have
been president. as against six Unitar-
ians, six Presbyterians. four Method
lists, two Reformed formerly known
as Reformed Dutch). and one mem
Der of the Disciples of Christ
Washington an Episcopaiian-
In chronological order Washington
was an Episcopalian and John Adams
Unitarian Jefferson is vaguely
classified as a liberal" Doctor Dun
can explains that 'Jefferson's lib
eraIism in religious belief was 4 part
Of his democracy" While he attended
the Episcopalian church in the neigh
borhood OF his home. sometimes join
ing in its communion, he was. never
theiess. intellectually pronounced
Following Jefferson came two Epis-
copaIians.- Madison and Monroe. then
John Quincy Adams. a Unitarian. and
after him the first OF the six Presby-
terians. Jackson. In order. there fol-
lowed Van Buren,. Reformed; William
Henry Harrison and Tyler. Episco-
paIians; Polk. Presbyterian; Taylor.
Episcopalian; Fillmore. Unitarian:
Pierce. Episcopalian; and Buchanan,
Presbyterian
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-11
KNIT THEIR OWN
Topeka Girls Making Hosiery
for Fall Season.
Fashion Says It's Proper, So the
Needles Are Out.
THEY'LL HAVE RIBS IN EN-
Not So Sassy as SILK, But Up to
the Minute Now.
Maidens Had Plenty of Practice
During the War.
By MILDRED REED.


Shades OF our grandmothers! No.
our great-grandmothersl
How long has It been since naaideus
knitted their own hosiery?
Not since the ante-bellum days-the
'.bellum" referred TO being the civil
'belium machine-made no.
siery were not so numerous and when
silk hose were not worn by every
woman from the fine lady to the
kitchen maid. have stockings been
hand created
"Oh. yes" you interrupt, how
about the girls knitting during. the
world war; 7 guess IL I remember
right considerable knitting OF hosiery
was done during the late unpleasant
ness
To be sure. maidens both demure
and gay, skilled and unskilIed. spent
many weary hours knitting one and
purhng one" hosiery. but for whom
Not for themselves. II recollection is
correct The heavy ribbed wool hose
they knitted were for their heroes
over there" but they didn't consider
wearing heavy wool hosiery them
selves. No, the heaviest of silk
hosiery was acceptable to them. but
they wore nothing so crude as home
made wooden stockings. II never oc-
CURED TO them TO start the hosiery
industry at home and save the manu-
facturer a little work. Il never. &C.
Cured to them, but II occurred to
Dame Fashion 10 make the suggestion.
Fashion Does 1t.
"Hand-knit wooden hose are to be
smart for women this fall" a fashion
note reads
So not because OF necessity or
economy or practicability. but because
they are smart" are wooden hosiery
OF the handmade variety. with just
such heavy ribbing as the girls Ia
bored over in making footwear Tor
various members OF the A. E F., to
be worn this fail. Not only are they
to be worn. but they are to be dis
tinctly homemade.
So do not be overcome when you
see a Topeka maiden knitting. too
busy to be gay and laxative. with
serious mien Cprobably due TO the fear
OF dropping stitch). looking as
tho she might have stepped demurely
from a Jane AusteT- novel: do not
doubt her sanity when she says:
I'm going to wear these WOODEN
stockings I'm knitting They're lots
prettier than the machine-made ones
of last year. don't you think? I really
like silk ones much better, but I'm
going 10 wear these because everyone
else Is going to-
"Oh. the power of E6shion!" may
be a better exclamation than Shades
of our grandmothers,"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-11

show people and town officials in
which the show men came out second
best, and were fined $25. Another
case where the Stockton justice OF the
peace court made a good winner, was
the filming of a harvest hand $165 for
living with a woman he had
brought from another state He paid
the fine and promised the court he
would return home and sin no more.
He said he preferred TO pay the fine
than go to jail
D. NJ Mccarthy, Of Mankato. a
recent Topeka visitor. was in consulta-
ton on law matters. He has lived in
Jewell county since 1882, and is a
Kansas product. He is a young mem
Der of the northwest Kansas bar. and
has met with deserved success He
had about enough money ahead to
complete his law school course, and
returning to Mankato he commenced
rustling. He has a fine growing law
practice, besides frequent cases in the
supreme court. And this isn't all, he
has over 500 acres OF Jewell county
land He was pleased with the result
of the recent primary election which
nominated Judges Dawson. Mason and
Marshall, and he will give them q
hearty support
The Oakley Graphic says of Logan
laugh our heads off at the fellow who
dared TO call this the short grass
Short Grass indeed with wheat
making as high as So bushels per acre
and some OF it testing as high as IS
pounds This here is a great coun-
try and We just naturally don't give
dam what you call US We deliver
the goods and more for the money
than any place on the footstool.''
Speaking for Logan county and
northwest Kansas in a general way
because Of the big wheat crop and the
bumper corn yield now in sight. the
Oakley Graphic says: Just to be
ornery and contrary and make the east
feel like this country Is full OF lies,
We desire to state that there are some
mighty fine yields Of wheat already
two inches high in western Kansas
As last year a great many OF these
fields are volunteer and we folks out
here know that western Kansas is
going to keep right on coming
The Methodists of Smith Center
observed farmers day at their church,
Sunday. September s. The church
was decorated with farm products
and an entertaining program was
rendered. consisting OF basket dinner
music and addresses. The exercises
were all day and the crowd who lived
near and far remaiued the entire day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-11

state and national politics. and while
he is for the other man, he prefers
his law practice rather than hold a
political office. The town didn't get
very far in the front, and and long ago
went beck 10 the farm.
at pays to live in Hays" is the title
of a souvenir booklet issued for dis
tribution by the live Chamber of Com
merce OF that enterprising town. The
officers are: President, r. S. Mark
we'll; vice president, H A Nickles;
treasurer, George King: executive sec
rotary, Ruth FIiesbach. The booklet
starts out with short sketches of the
pioneer history and says: The early
history of the town for the first few
years of its existence is one of blood
shed, lawlessness and feuds. But few
places in Kansas had such a blood
stained history. However, the better
element of society obtained the as
tendency in the long run" A year
ago a nationwide contest for slo-
gan for Hays was advertised which
brought in $50 slogans from thirty
three states and Canada, the winner
being. 1T pays to live in Hays" and
this has been adopted The booklet
doesn't carry an advertisement of a
firm in the town. It has engravings
OF old Fort Hays. the officers quar-
tiers. and those of the Fifth Infantry
band, besides the General Custer camp
near Hays Photographs are shown Of
the State Normal school, churches,
schools. prominent business blocks and
homes. Short articles on the subject
of The Hays of Tomorrow" written
by w. A Lewis. c. G. Cochran, G E
williams. H. W. Oshart, H. l. Kent,
H. J. Penney. J. S. Bird and H F. Ad-
olson. representative citizens and
nrouinent business men. all boosting
and working together 1T pays to live
in Hays"
It maybe a good financial idea after
all for towns TO have circus visit
them. The Yankee Robinson show
visi.ed Stockton. out in Rocks county
where they raised SO much wheat this
year, and a big crop OF corn in sight
Besides paying a good license fee the
show helped the sporting people in the
town to the extent Of 500 which some
of the show outfit put up that they
could win in a wrestling match. The
Rocks county boys won out hand
someIy. Then there seemed 70 be SOM
misunderstanding between some of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-11
HUTCHINSON BIG GRAIN CENTER.
Claims To Be Largest Exclusive Hard
Wheat Market In World.

Hutchinson. Kan, Sept Hutch
nson-the largest exclusive hard
wheat market in the world. This Is
he claim made by local grain men.
There Is no grain market in the
United States that handles more hard
rheat as an exclusive market. than
Hutchinson" declared Ed J. whalen,
secretary of the Hutchinson board of
rade.
Nearly 100. 600. GOO bushels OF hard
wheat viii be marketed thru Hutchin-
pou elevators this year. according TO
dr. Whalen's estimate.