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Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-03-03

After three months confinement
from frozen feet, resulting from eN-
posture in Mexican mountains when
besieged on a hill by wolves during Z
blizzard, while inspecting a timber
track, Balm Morrison is able to be at
his desk as secretary to the Mayor CT
Lexington.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-03-03
WANTED

WANTED-A good reliable coored
boy to run errands at the Dixie Dry
Cicancry. So
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-03-03

STRAYED-F'rom my place on
'INansCaie avenue, Il black pig weigh
ing about 100 pounds; finder notify j.
w. Cal en-. at Earrings Mill. SO ~
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-03-03

DR.. Katherine Farris Middleton has
left Harrodsburg for San Francisco
en- route to .Alongopo, Philippine Is
lands, to visit her daughter, Mrs
Thyer B. Thomas.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-03-03

LOST-I;aN mare about IA hands
high: had bride and saddle on: got
away in Richmond court day: reward
for return to Marshall Williams r. ID.
2 BereA. 62 2p
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-03-03

lOST-Army oVercOat on Morans
Mill Lancaster or Menalus pike; re-
ward for return to Howard Agee, on
Lyndale avenue. So 3p
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-03-03

S. F. Fornash and wife, of Pendle-
ton county, lost both of their little
sons from pneumonia, their deaths
taking place two days apart.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-03-03

is not Grant Smith, negro wanted on
the charge of assaulting Ruby An
derson, IA, motherless child of a farm
er. G. w. Powell, deputy. sheriff,
went to Louisville and found tbs
prisoner to be stranger.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-03-03

Under instructions of Judge Shack
the Jessamine grand jury is
an investigation to determine
responsibility for the condition of the
Nicholasville water supply, to which
typhoid fever has been credited.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-03-03

FOR SALE Majestic range good as
new, and a nice upright ToIding bed.
Mrs. Walter Stewart phone 522 So 4
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-03-03

In. a suit at Lexington the Star Oil
Co.. alleges that V. C. Hardy, H. E.
Hay, A. w. Davis and ]. M. Ross is
sued $1O3,904 worth of stock to them
selves without consideration, and that
S12.606 was fraudulently paid to
Davis and Hardy
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-03-03

At Maysville Anna Knapp, 6, dice
from a wound m the neck received
when she was accidentally shot sew
eral weeks ago.
The suspect arrested at Louisville
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-03-03

Have plenty of fresh milk for sale
Call Mrs. Jerry Chambers and make en-
delivered every day: phone
66l-J Mrs. jerry Chambers. So Up
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-03-03

Injuries sustained when struck by
the automobile of J. w. Spark while
crossing the street caused the death
of Mrs. w. H. Hedges, so, at Lexing
ton.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-03-03
CLASSIFIED ADS.
Fog Sale

FOR SALE-25 bushels of sweet clio
yer seed I. Is. Hacilett, Richmond.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-03-03

Services at Christ Episcopal Church.
Sunday March 7, 1920, at II a, IN. by
Rev. ]. J. Clopton. Public cordially
invited.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-28
Crossed Wires

TIME reason for the inefficient tele-
phone service Is explained by
Albert Edward Ullman's "The
Lines Busy" (Stokes). 1t appears that
the "hello girls" are writing letters in
the Lardnerian manner. At least, that
is what Goldie, Mr.. Ullman's operator,
does between and probably during calls.
Goldie is one of those apparently IL
literate persons who Is so we'll aware
OF her illiteracy that she writes ''ain't"
with the apostrophe and "oughter" in the
most approved phonetic fashion. She
loads her epistles with such things as
"he sends in so many calls for ice
water sometimes that you'd think he
had pet polar bear in his ROOM" and
although she never reaches the sublime
heights Of the immortal busher, she
manages to be amusing in a rather
mechanical style.
However, the service probably will
improve, for Mr.. Ullman's book in
forms Us that Goldie Is to marry Bill,
her Wild and woolly friend.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-28

rudy gold Of autumn. All nature
stained itself with purple and
ochre. Adalbert, his amorous feve,
slaked little, had entered into a
calmer enjoyment of the state OF
matrimony.
He thought with gratitude of the
humble inn alongside the road, Of
the canary bird, of the substitution
which he had carried through, of all
the incidents which had led I'D to
his happiness.
Occupied with their duties at
court, the king having died the day
OF their betrothal, they hadn't had
an opportunity to return to the dis
tant roadhouse. They both wanted
to make a pilgrimage there. AS
Stunning that the proprietress had
quickly discovered the trick PLAYED
on her, they wanted to hear her
lamentations and to console her with
a rich gift.
Seated in the same arbor, all red
with the grains of the honeysuckle
and the dying foliage of the vines,
and bending forward as before, thew
saw in the cage over the door a
tufted bird which hoped about
gayly.
The proprietress brought them
some lemonade, and Adalbert timid-
ly asked her:
"Well, my good woman, how is
your canary? After we went away
you must have regretted that you
didn't sell it to U.S."
The proprietress looked at them
pityingly.
'In the first place." she said, 81
never regret anything. In the Sec
ond place, / wouldn't exchange for
an empire this intelligent beast,
who has a heart-one could say a
heart such as few human beings
havew
"How is that?" they cried in as
constituent.
would you believe it, my hand
some monsieur and my pretty lady,
that since our good king died this
dear little creature hasn't sung
single note?"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-28
did not arrest her. nor did tho news
papers ridioule nor. Was 1t because
sho was q WomanY No. for havs

did not arrest her. nor did the news
papers ridioule nor. Was 1t because
she was woman? No, for have
seen The police beat and club women
doing picket Acknowledgements, you
understand. l have seen tho news
papers lie about workingwomen on
picket duty; in the course of the Colo
RADIO campaign 1 saw them print the
vilest and most cowardly ISLANDERS
about the wives of some strikers who
went to Washington to make appeal
to President Wilson. No, it was not
because my wife was a woman; it was
because she was lady. 1t was be-
cause in the files of New York news
papers there reposed a clipping re-
cording the fact that her father was
one of the wealthiest men in this Sec
ton and controls large banking in
terests.'"
We are perfectly willing to admit
that Upton Sinclair has received harsh
and often unjust attention from Ameri-
So' i!c papers. ne 1aCC tnaC ne was
considered a radical, though in truth
moderate, may have whetted the de-
sire of the press for sensational
stories about him. But over and abo--e
all this is the fact that he was good
copy. If he had possessed $4,000. 900
we have little doubt that the shredded
wheat story would have found its way
into the newspapers just the same.
Sinclair makes mistake in grounding
SO much of his case against the news
papers on what they have done to him.
The contest must be fought on bigger
issues. After all, when somebody is
sues a complete and devastating attack
on press which is sometimes dis
honest and even more often limited
and short sighted, he will have no
time to give to the fact that the edi-
tor of great conservative New York
newspaper once invited a novelist to
his office and tried to kiss her. Even
a radical editor might do that.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-28

OF these women who supposedly took
the places of men who had gone into
war service.
Il was the sole passenger above the
formally stipulated number" says the
major, describing his adventure with
the bus. "Yet she (the woman con-
ductor) constantly refused to allow
any one else to board the vehicle.
She was in the full enjoyment of her
brief, and, let us hope, passing author
lty, and she was determined to give
her vixenish spleen full play"
Before the ride is over the major
has so provoked the conductorette with
his Puck-like uses of his ring power
that she beats up an old man and
shows variety in her use of bad lam
guage.
In the House Of Lords, the major
plays pranks with the precious notes
of some of the members. The debate
this provokes may be typical of thu
repartee in which members of the
House Of Lords indulge. We cannot
say, never having been in the House
of Lords However, it makes a South
crn Senator's remarks on suffrage
take new color as full of wisdom md
dignity in comparison.
The adventures brought about by
the ring, or by the "touch of SUM-"
are none of them hair-raisng enough
to make real adventure story. They
are not amusing enough to be comedy.
And they are not serious enough to
convince the reader of anything.
Horse play" is the best description
we can think of.
There is a triangle" in the story.
The majors fiancee, who has been wait
ing for him for years, after the man
ner of English girls in books, is al
most overshadowed in his affections
for time by Gladly" in the disguise
of nurse. Just in time, however, the
countess sees the love light in the
fiancees eyes and turns her smiles aside.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-28

ME young woman dismounted
from her horse and gently
= stroked its nose before turn
ing it over to a stable boy.
Then, somewhat embarrassed by her
riding skirt, she followed her cava-
lier to an arbor, covered with
honeysuckle, clematis and grape
vines.
They seated themselves, face to
face, on two narrow wooden benches,
separated by a rustic table, painted
green. A bottle of lemonade, the
only thing which they thought it be-
coming to order in such a public
place, was brought and put before
them.
Adalbert took the hand which the
little Baroness Gudule had let fall
on the table. And, since the young
woman didn't withdraw it, as she
usually did, he ventured, in a trem-
bling voice, to avow his feelings.
Her usual curt phrase: "You can't
be serious, my friend; you forget
that you are speaking to the
Baroness de Vandermann, the widow
of the highest dignitary at the
court" didn't arrest his declaration.
SO his timidity decreased, his voice
cleared and he pressed her hand al
most roughly.
"Say something. I tell you that
+ love you, that I adore you to the
point of killing myself, If you don't
permit me to hope. Answer me.
Must I die?"
Gudule looked at him with her big,
eyes, and her firm mouth
softened into little smile. j
"No; you don't need to die. That
is foolish. Why do you want to
die?"
He answered in an injured tone,
"You haven't understood, then,
what I have just been saying to
your"
eyes, perfectly. Only my ear has
been distracted by the bird which is |
singing in its cage at the inn door.
Do you hear its trills? What ease
and suppleness 1t 10 wonderful"
But" he answered, peevishly,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-28
THE ROYAL CANARY BY Daniel Richie
Translated by William L. Mcpherson

1nc)
Here brisk and entertaining little
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-28

l never heard Of any such definite un-
derstanding. Just to prove to Mr.. SIN
clair that can say something uncom-
plimentary about a wealthy man,
will venture to hazard the opinion that
John D. Rockefeller plays a rotten
game of golf and that I didn't think
much of the attitude of his son dur
ing the Colorado strike, either. The
tendency Of the newspapers to exploit
trifes and pass by serious utterances
is not system designed merely for
the confounding Of Socialists. Nobody
had score to pay against Dr. Osler,
and yet he was known to America sole
ly as the man who said that everybody
ought to be chloroformed at sixty.
Again. there is no solid foundation
for the assumption Of Sinclair con-
tanned in his observation: "How many,
many times have l observed the great
organs of American plutocracy thus
awed into decency by wealth! When
Frank Walsh, as chairman of the
United States Commission on Indus
trial Relations, made radical speech
in New York The Times telegraphed
to Kansas City and learned that Walsh
was lawyer, earning $4,000 year.
1t was comical to observe the struggle
between its desire to lambast man
who had made radical speech and it's
cringing before a man who was earning
$4,000 a year"
That is childish. l don't know what
Frank Walsh is earning at the present
moment, but l do know that he has
been lambasted about as hard as any
man in public life in the newspapers
Of New York. The great wealth of
Henry Ford and William Jennings
Bryan has never prevented the metro
politan press from getting after them.
Again, the same peculiar delusion ap-
pears in the following observation of
Sinclair: "My wife had taken I'D the
demonstration after my arrest, and l
was amused to observe that the police
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-28
An Eccentric Major
Horse Play" a Feature of
Keble Towards Story

EVIDENTLY Mr.. Keble Howard
T. hasn't very high opinion of
the literary style of army OF
ficers. Either that or he hasn't any
style Of his own
"The Peculiar Major" by Keble
Howard, published by George H.
Doran Company, is a burlesque &C.
count of an English officers ambition
and plans to kill the Kaiser. Tho
whole book is spent in getting ready
to accomplish this coup, but unfortu-
nately the war ends before anything
worth while is done through the
Majors REGULARITY"
The preface carries letter from
H. G. Wells assuring Mr.. Howard that
his book, "The Peculiar Major" will
not clash with that of Mr.. Wells's "The
Invisible Man" Mr.. Wells was right.
1t not only doesn't clash, but the
reader would not even have though.
of Mr.. Wells's book had his name not
attracted attention to the preface.
To go back to the majors peculiar
ity, out in the Near East Turkish
priest, none too friendly to the
British, we presume, gave the major an
eccentric ring. The accounts of his
experiences while wearing the ring in
spire the majors c. o. to send him
back to "Blighty."
The possibilities in the ring inspire
the major to scheme to get rid of the
Kaiser through it's power. In the
mean time he tries the ring out in
London. 1t carries him into expe-
riences with ell classes. From his
clash with a woman bus driver it is
evident that Mr.. Howard or some of
his friends have suffered at the hands
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1--WE are not concerned with this
ridiculous little beast, which gar
giles out roulades because it was
born to sing. We were talking of
my bleeding heart, Of my love for
you"
He rose and moved toward his
companion.
"Come, baroness; give me an an
swer."
II should like to have that Bird"
said the young woman, still listening
intently to the tiny artist.
Adalbert brought down his whip
so violently on the rustic table that
the bottle and the glasses shook and
came near upsetting.
The proprietress, thinking that
her patrons wanted to give another
order, came running to the arbor.
The young man asked her:
"What bird is that singing in the
cage?"
Monsieur" the good woman re-
piled, with a curtsey, chat is
Dutch canary. And as my late nus
band, who had travelled much, used
to say: If the Italian women know
how to sing we'll, the canaries Of
Holland can sing even better"
"a thousand francs" Gudule broke
in-"I will give you a thousand
francs for your bird"
"But ] don't want to sell it. You
might offer me one hundred thou
sand francs, in beautiful gold louis,
heaped up there on the table, and /
wouldn't part with It,"
"Why?"
because land she bowed low as
if the parsonage evoked were before
her -because my bird came to me
from His Majesty the King"
"The king gave you a Dutch
canary7"
eyes, monsieur. That il to say,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-28
~ ONE day an intrepid reviewer
- will write Of Siegfried Sassoon
\ " without using bitterness" and

ONE day an intrepid reviewer
- will write Of Siegfried Sassoon
X y without using bitterness" and
"scorn" In every paragraph. Yet
it seems almost impossible to consider
Mr.. Sassoon's poetry without falling
back on these handy words, for his
latest volume, picture Show" (Dutton)
serves only to emphasize again the
acerb contempt which the poet holds for
war and for those who would transfigure
war into grand and glorious feeling.
The fighting days are done, but Mr..
Sassoon lives in the shadow Of battle.
The horrors he endured in the days when
ne carried on bravely Che would hate
this description) at the head Of his COM
pany are still with the poet. Peace to
him is cessation Of war rather than a
new era with new and bloodless battles
to be fought. His overwhelming hatred
for the professional" attitude toward
military matters expresses itself in one
of the most searingly brutal poems that
any soldier has produced:
ATROCITIES
You told me, in your drunken Boosting
How once you butchered prisoners That
I'm sure you felt no pity while they stood
Patient and cowed and scared as prisoner.
should.
How did you do Thorn in, Come. don't
You know love to hear how Germans die.
Downstairs in duEouts. "Kamerad" they
Then squeal Ike stoats when bombs begin
to ny.
And YOU, on, know your record zen won't
When orders looked unwholssomss then,
And lie. you wAnglsd homA And here
you are.
Still talking big ana boozing IN q bar
Although Mr.. Sassoon's attacks on war
are no less virulent than in his earlier
volumes, "Picture-Show" seems to be q
transitional work. He is seeking for
getfulness in beauty and in the fantastic
romance of the motion picture screen.
If we may venture prophecy-and with
poet of Mr.. Sassoon's ability, fore
casts are dangerous-his future work
will follow the lines indicated in his
"Vision":
love all things that pass; there brief
Is
Music that fades on transient silencea
Winds. birds and glittering leaves that
-, fare and fall
They fling delight across tho world; they
call
To rhythmic flashing limbs that rove ana
A moment in the dawn Of Youths lit face;
moments passion, closing the cry
20 Beauty. born of lovely things that diet"
Mr.. Sassoon succeeds in clarifying
the "movies"-it is obvious that they
are American pictures-as few poets
have done. At the picture show he finds
himself not the war-weary veteran, but
William S. Hart:
And slowly put their hands up. while
With dancing eyes-romantic to the world
Things happened afterward You
know the story
The sherlr's daughter. bandagins my
head;
Love at first sight; tho escape: and max
ing good
ITO music by MascagnD. And at last
Peace; and the gradual beauty OF my |
smile.
But that's all finished now. Ono has to
take
Life it comes. I've nothing to regret.
For men like me. the only thing that
counts
Is the adventure. Lord, what times I've
had.
God and King Charles! And then my
mistress'S arms
Tomorrow evening I'm a Cavalier,.
Beneath Mr.. Sassoon's ironic excoria-
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The summer died away into the
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woman will see the empty cage. She
will remember our offers and will
suspect U.S."
Evidently, if she had found the
cage empty she would have made
trouble for us. But l went to all
the bird dealers in the province and
succeeded in getting a tufted bird,
identical in color, which I substi-
tuted for the royal canary. The re-
semblance is so striking that an
expert might easily be deceived"
"They were twin brothers," she
said, with a smile.
mo-" he replied, "it was a twin
sister, for could find only a female.
But that doesn't matter"
The little baroness raised her arms
to heaven.
"That doesn't matter? But, I'M
fortunate young man, your shrewish
landlady will discover your trickery
tomorrow"
"WhyW
Because the canary will not
sing"
"How 500"
"In the bird kingdom the female,
just before taking up her maternal
duties, has no voice. Her mate, q
tender and charming friend, makes
his fragile throat vibrate with crys-
talline cascades in order to amuse
his loved one, while she sits motion
less on her future brood for hours,
days and weeks, giving the eggs the
benefit of her warmth. Would you,
brutal man, know how to surround
with such sweet attention the feeble
woman who should be your wife,"
II shall know how to love you
all my life," he said, taking her in
his arms.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-28

his fowler, who was fond of me be-
cause his mother had known mine
since they were little girls, kept tell
ing me for years: 4 will make you
a royal present, Gertrude;.you shall
see.' When I leased him about it
(for, like my dead father, l have a
loose tongue in my head and am
fond of teasing my friends), he said
to me: Quit that; I still remember
my promised
$50 he presented me with the
cage which you can see from here
only if you bend forward, for, God
be thanked, my son, who is now in
the Congo, planted all these vines
ten years ago, before he started.
Here is a Dutch canary said my
friend, the fowler. 1T is our best
singer, the one which the king lis
tened to with the most pleasure
when, before his illness, a chance
walk in the park brought him in the
of the birdhouse. It
hasn't its equal in the world. l give
it to YOU That is how I happen to
own this unique songster, which at
tracts the admiration of all and for
which everybody envies me-"
Springing to her feet, the little
baroness exclaimed:
"Give me this bird, no matter
what the price. / want it,"
Excuse me-" answered the pro-
prietress, 'but I acquired from my
grandfather Widen very positive
character. One day he was obliged
to cut his employer in two because
the latter wanted to force him to
accept an increase in wages. So,
having inherited his firmness, I say
to you: You may want my royal
canary as much as you please.
shall never part with it,"
The proprietress's tone was 30
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categorical that the young woman
insisted no longer.
Come, Adalbert," she said.
Quitting the arbor, entwined with
its flowers and leaves, she regained
the highroad, where their mounts
were waiting for them.
The baroness started off on a gal
lop. Her companion followed. Di-
vining her wrath, he didn't dare to
utter a word.
Nine. de Vandermann stopped her
horse suddenly, throwing him back
on his launches.
listen, .Adalbertw
The young man came up from
behind.
"Do you love me?"
"Do you doubt it,"
"Well, my dear man, for the love
Of me you will get me that royal
canary within three days. If you
don't l shall never see you again
as long as I live"
"And if I bring it to you?"
Have confidence in my graft
tude."
AS evening fell on the third day
Adalbert presented himself at his
lady loves house. He carried a gold
cage, inside which the royal canary,
saluting the setting sun, poured
forth full-throatedly an amazing
cavatina.
Chow did you do it," asked the
delighted baroness.
81 stole it."
"That is bad"
Nothing is bad if you are the
recompense for it."
She was already hanging the cage
at window, and stopped at her task
to throw him a kiss. Then, little
worried, she returned to him.
Tomorrow" she said, "the