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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-03-30
The City Of
Purple Dreams
20

into the hallway, and followed. clos.
ing the door behind them.
You'll find it safer in here" said
he, and added with some hesitation:
"I-my name is Fitzhugh. You needn't
tell me yours if you'd rather not"
Il see no reason why 1 shouldn't"
she retorted, yet with the hot color
flooding her cheeks. 81 am Esther
Strom, Mr.. Fitzhugh, and 1 am very
happy to know you, even if only for
minute" She held out to him a
small, dark hand, and he pressed it in
his large, white one.
"Are you going inside?" she asked
81 don't think So" he laughed, and
motiOned toward the crowd outside.
''How can II"
"You-I might be able to get you
inf you care to CO."
He started. ''Then you are an"
"Oh!" Her hand fumbled excitedly
at her neck, then dropped to her sida
with little gesture of dismay. I'm
afraid I've lost something-something
I valued very much. 1t was brooch
an heirloom. And I've lost it !"
He struck a match, and together
they searched the floor.
perhaps you dropped 1t outside, .
he suggested; and feeling the neces-
sity of doing something, yet knowing
the futility of the action, he opened
the door leading to the street. Mid.
hoA fhn oil
against the brick wall of the building,
he saw a large packing case. He
noted it was of strong material. re-
enforced at the corners.
The woman seemed 20 have forgot
ten her loss in the rush of some
stronger emotion. She stood beside
him, gazing at the unclean crowd with
wistful eyes, and there shone in the
liquid depths q great sadness, and
something far rarer beSides-Sympa-
thy. you poor, wretched people" he
heard her murmur. ''How / wish i
could talk to you as l should like to"
He looked at her quickly. His bud
ding thought burst suddenly into full
bloom. To "show off" before this
woman, to parade his talent before
her, to impress her and win her ad-
miration-what delight that would be !
perhaps I could do it for YOU" he
offered, his voice betraying his eager
ness. "Would you like to hear me
try?"
Without waiting for her answer.
fearful lest it be a negative, he ell
bowed his way to the packing case,
mounted it, drew deep breath, and
stood up to his full height. The arc
lamp, beating upon his face, served
uncommonly we'll for a calcium light.
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seen the skin, as white as marble.
Very daintily he took the bill from her
fingers, crumpled it in his capacious
left hand. and removing his battered
hat with his right held it arms length
and made a sweeping, exaggerated
bow, bringing the hat upon his breast
at its conclusion.
THANK you, kind lady, you are very
good" said he, and there was now In
his voice 4 deep, mellow tone which
caused her to look at him more closely.
'The base lucre''-he folded the bill
and deftly concealed it in some mystic
rious recess of his rags-"will pur-
chase for my parching thirst some
twenty swallows of whisky. Dear
lady, bid you good day."
"Wait!" she cried, as though uncer-
tain whether or not to laugh. Tell me
your name"
Daniel Randolph Fi1zhugh. dear
lady, at your service" Again he made
the mock-cavalier bow, and with j
ridiculous show of haughtiness walked
off, leaving her staring after him with
parted lips and a half-amused, half
puzzled expression in her pansy eyes.
Beside the automobile he stopped
and picked something from the
ground. An examination showed it to
be q dainty handkerchief of exquisite
lace. He thrust it in a tattered pocket
and walked on.
Just outside a certain unsavory sa-
loon, supported by derelicts of the I'M
derworld, he took out the handker-
chief and held it to his nostrilS; again
he breathed the fragrant Odor of VIC
lets. He examined it clumsily, with
sort of. awe, and in one corner found
a tiny embroidered "K."
For a full minute he stood with the
bit of lace pressed to his nose; sud
denly he jerked his hand away,
glanced sheepishly around and grinned
fOOlishly. He entered a "blind" al
ley near the saloon, and with his back
toward the street unbuttoned his coat
and vest, thus displaying the absence
of a shirt. He glanced over his shout
der, and grinned sheepishly. and
folding back the flap of his soiled un-
dershirt he placed the handkerchief
next his skin. With a safety pin lit
required several to hold together parts
of his appareD he secured it to his I'M
dershirt over his heart. After which
he laughed loudly and harshIy and
with a great, cynical contempt, and
emerged from the alley and buttoned
his coat.
I'm n blankety-blank fool :" he NUT
tered savagely, and pushed open the
swinging doors of the saloon and
Stalked inside.
The remainder of the day he spent
in attending to his personal appear
ance. He enjoyed n shave and 4 rash,
and discarded his tattered coat for a
newly purchased snowy white sweater
which reached from the top of his
throat to below his waistline. Thus
transformed, he appeared at midnight
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-03-30
UP-T0-D DATE

Here's an up : to : date
story, if there ever was one.
In the opening chapter the
hero is an unkempt tramp;
at the end he's a candidate
for the mayoralty of Chi
Cago, a capitalist and the
lover of 2 fashionable girl
on the Lake Shore drive. So
there is room for lots of ex-
citing experiences in be-
tween.
The Lake Shore drive girl
gives him a dollar to buy
soap and cures him of being
a hobo. A beautiful Russian
woman starts him in anar-
Ghy. A poker game starts
him as a successful grain
Speculation and introduces
him to society. Failure to
win the Lake Shore girl
leads him into politics as a
distraction.
The seething life of the
great cities in this age of
unrest-that is "The City
of Purple Dreams"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-03-30

in West Madison street, where a
densely packed crowd had assembled
A platoon of policemen, marching five
abreast and armed with night sticks,
had drawn up on the outskirts of the
crowd. The police had been given to
understand that the jobtess men would
march once around the loop" and dis
band on the lake front. But it was
now seen this was not their plan. In
stead of turning east the leaders
turned west, and all along the line the
cry arose "Smulski's hall I"
Fitzhugh fell in with the surging
mass, and like it became imbued with
the spirit of ION to Smulskfs hall -
In front of the rendezvous a large
crowd was already collected; the new
arrivals swelled it threefold. Then,
by that curious form of thought trans
ference which often animates big gath
eringS, word went through the crowd
that the hall was nearly filed, that
there was room for scarcely two hun
dre1 more. And fully five thousand
wanted admittance. As by a single
impulse the crowd became seething,
clamOring. blind mob that surged this
way and that. trampling the weak IN
derfoot, crushing, struggling. swearing,
without reason or purpose. The police,
instantly suSpecting 4 riot, rushed in.
using their batons freely.
BY sheer strength Fitzhugh wedged
his way TO the protection of q door,
which, being partly open. gave way
before the impact of his body. precipi
tating him into narrow hallway. He
regained his feet In second. and
stepping outside closed the door and
stood with his back against Ii.
The next moment a singular thing
happened. From out that frenzied
mob. like ship tossed by a restless
sea into a haven of safety. a woman
was swept squarely into his arms. For
bare moment he held her. flushed
and palpitating. in q close embrace.
Then he released her and saw her hat
was missing and that her clothing was
torn and disarrayed.
Thank you'll" she exclaimed breath
Iessly.
The rays of a nearby street lamp
fell athwart her face, and his first
thought was that she was JeweSs;
then a Russian. he added. apparently
Of good birth and schooling. Though
she spoke with slight foreign accent,
her English was dramatically per-
feet. Her forehead. unusually broad
and high for woman. and her cast of
features denoted uncommon intellect.
Like angry waves the mob ragged
about them in their inadequate refuge.
and be ooened the door, pushed her
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-03-30
Pastsurizina Milk.

The milk in the bottles may be
placed in a boiler in which cold water
comes up to the necks of the bottles.
The boiler is then placed on the stove
and heated until the water reaches
temperature of las degrees Fahren-
heit as determined by the thermome-
ter, where 1t is maintained for 80 min
uteS- The bottles are then removed,
cooled Ia running water. and kept
sealed until the milk Is ready to serve.
Pasteurization kills disease-causing
germs.
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SheIlac.

Shellac is the joint product of in
sects and plants and comes from In
dia. The lac insects are about 1.25 Of
on inch long. a bright red in color.
They suck the juices OF plants. digest
them and exude them in the form OF
resin. which soon encases the whole
insect. When the young insects have
Swarmed out, the resin is scraped
from the branches. ground. washed,
mixed with eolophony aud orpiment.
cooked slowly and drawn out into the
thin sheets we know as sheIlac.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-03-30
ALLIED ENJOYS SCAN REVOLT
Also Take Up Hungarian Demand for
Modified Treaty Terms-Marshal
Foch Present

Paris, March 21.-The conference Of
ambassadors met with Premier Mil
lerand presiding and Marshal Foch
present The conference discussed the
events in Germany, and also the Hun
garian demand for modification of the
peace treaty.
The question of German var rate
rial passing across Holland was con-
sidered. and it was decided to draw.
Hollands attention to this.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-03-30
modern Cave pwelIers

II Is an old story that caves were
the earliest human habitations. But
within historic times they have been
commonly used FOL the purpose. Where
not provided by nature, they have
been dug ont o. rocks when the latter
were soft enough to admit of easy ex-
cayation-as. for instance, in Cappa.
docia. where small hills have been con-
verted into apartment houses with
many floors. each furnishing quarters
for a family.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-03-30

with scores of persons in the crowded
galleries keeping tally.
Amidst the confusion that reigned
as soon as the defeat of the treaty was
announced by Senator Cummins, the
president pro tempore, Senator Lodge
offered his resolution to return the
treaty to the president and Senator
Hitchcock strongly objected.
Il hope" he said, that this resolu,
ton will be deferred for more mature
consideration. While the treaty re-
mains before the senate there is still
a chance of it's ratification, but once
it is sent to the president that chance
is removed. 1t seems to me that the
sincere friends of the treaty ought to
be willing to defer action on this meas.
ure tonight"
Senator Lodge retorted that the
time had come to end the proceedings
over the treaty.
st seems to me-" Mr.. Lodge said,
that after a year of discussion and
after the senate twice has failed to
ldli1S lilS lIedlJ, tIiC lllDS has COltlc W
end it. The hope of getting the neces
sary votes TO ratify it is groundlesS
and we have no right to bring it
again before the senate and interfere
with other pressing public business.
| feel that | have gone as far as [
can. and in justice to the country we
must notify the president that the
treaty cannot be ratified
"It's Up to the White House."
Senator Lenroot Wisconsin, support
ed the resolution.
ut is very evident" ne said. that
the treaty cannot be ratified until the
president gives his consent. l believe,
therefore. that it should be sent back
to him. He can submit it again to the
senate at any time that he sees fit"
Several senators attempted to speak,
but their voices were drowned out by
cries of "VOte! Vote!" of members
weary of the long treaty fight and
anxious to have it ended. The reso-
luton went to vote and was carried,
AZ to 81.
Seeks to Reconsider.
Senator Robinson, Arkansas, Demo
crat then moved to reconsider the
vote by which the treaty had been
rejected.
Senator Watson, Indiana, Republf-
can, moved to table the motion. The
mild reservationists" on this roll call
Joined with the Democrats. The mo-
ton to table was lost, "a to 40.
Senator Robinson then moved to ad-
jOurn. Shouts of mo, no." arose
from many parts of the senate and
sion to settle the question. The mo-
senators insisted on remaining in ses-
ton to adjourn was rejected, 33 to AZ.
Chamber is Adjourned.
Senator Knox then moved to pro-
coed to the consideration of his resO-
luton declaring the war at an end.
Senator Lenroot said that while he
felt such a resolution should be
adopted within the very near future,
he would oppose taking it up imme-
diateiy.
Senator Lodge thereupOn moved TO
adjourn and the motion was carried
without a record vote.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-03-30

WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

Madison = Judicial elections will be
held in only four of the Circuit court
districts in the state this spring. In
only one of the four is there a con-
test for the bench. Judge George w.
Burnell, Oshkosh, Third district, will
have two opponents at the primaries.
They are George G. Hume, Chiffon,
and d. E. Mcdonald, Oshkosh Judge
j. Ray Stevens, Madison, who now
presides over the Ninth district bench.
has NO opposition. Judge Stevens
court is considered the most impor-
tant of the Wisconsin circuit because
appeals from the ruling of all state
commissions are carried there. Judge
Byron B. Park, Stevens Point, is a
candidate for reelection in the Sew
enth district without opposition. In
the Eighth district Judge George
Thompson seeks reelection without
opposition.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-03-30

The fair Mary Pickford said at
Los Angeles tea:
Some people try to tell you that
beauty doesn't count for much in the
movie world. Well, such talk is rot"
Miss Pickford smiled and added:
"a girl can't help her looks, but her
looks can help her"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-03-30
His Class.

''If D'Annunzio were to be chased
out Of Fiume. how would his fight be
claSseds"
Il don't know; howg'
Among his fugitive works, you
boob"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-03-30
The Rexerse WAY

Bags was Dragging of his income
the other day"
"why. has he had an increased"
mo. bur he is one of the lucky ones
who hasn't an income. big enough TO
have q tax on L."
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-03-30
Innocence.

II was Mrs. Youngbride's first ex.
perience in marketing. How do ash
Gomez" she asked the dealer.
In various sizes. na'am.-
Then give me pair OF sevens
That is the size of the gloves wear.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-03-30
Doubtful CONTINGENCY.

Il wish there would be big dron
in al foodstuffs"
But how would do any good to
have big smash In eggsT
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-03-30

Marinette-The Sawyer residence,
being moved across the river from Me-
nomonie to this city, broke through
the ice and sank in FIVE feet of water.
About two weeks ago the moving be-
gan, but runners, on which the Gorsc
was being moved, cut into the ice and
were frozen in All efforts to move it
were in vain. The house will be torn
down.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-03-30

Madison-With the birth certificate
sent to the mother of every new baby
born in Wisconsin, the state board of
health during the present year will
send three government booklets peril,
nent to her own and her child's health
and wellbeing. The plan is expert.
mental but officials of the department
anticipate will have beneficial effects
by inducing many mothers to adopt
right methods in the rearing of in
fants and in preserving their own
health.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-03-30
HOW SENATORS LINED UP
ON THE PEACE:
TREATY.

Washington, March 22-Tde roll
call by which the treaty failed eff pass
age in the senate follows:
FOR RESOLUTION.
Republicans.
Ball. Calder, Capper, Colt, Curtis,
Dillingham;. Edge. Elkins, Frednghuy-
sen. Hale, Jones tWash), kellogg,
Kenyon, Reyes, Lenroot, Lodge. Nc
Lean. McNary, New. Page. Phipps,
Smoot, Spencer, Sterling, Sutherland,
Wadsworth, Warren, Watson-2S.
Democrats.
Ashurst, Beckham, Chamberlain,
Fletcher. Gore. Henderson, Kendriek,
King. Myers, Nugent, Owen, Phelan,
Pittman, Pomerene, Ransdell, Smith
(Ga.), Smith (Md.), Trammell. Walsh
(Mass), Walsh (Mont.), Wolcott-21.
Total for-49.
AGAINST RESOLUTION.
Republicans.
Borah, Brandegee, Fernald, France
Gronna, Johnson (CaL), Knox. La
Toilette, Mccormick, Moses, Norris
Sherman-12.
Democrats.
Conner, Culberson, Dial, Gay, Glass,
Harris, Harrison, Johnson Is. D.,
Hitchcock, Kirby, Mcclellan, Overman,
Reed, Robinson. Sheppard, Shields,
Simmons, Smith Is. CO, Stanley,
Swanson, Thomas, Underwood, Will
liams-23. Total against-35.
Twelve senators, nine Republicans
and three Democrats, were paired.
They were:
Newberry (Rep) and McCumbef
(Rep.), for, with Fall (Rep.), against.
Nelson (Rep.) and Harding (Rep.)
for with Penrose (Rep.), against
Cummins Rep.l and Townsend
(Rep.), for. with Poindexter (Rep),
against.
Gerry (Dem.) and Jones (Dem., n.
NJ, for, with Smith Dem., Ariz.),
against.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-03-30

Appleton-Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood,
candidate for Republican nomination
for presidency will visit Appleton and
the Fox river valley early next month,
according to information received
here by Fred Felix Wettengel, candi-
date for election as Wood delegate
from the Ninth congressional district
Mr. Wettengel is now organizing a
Wood club in Outagamie county.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-03-30

Madison-The great frolic of fun, the
University of Wisconsin annual circus,
has come back after being discontin-
ued since the spring of 1916. The
weekend of May % win see the vari-
Gus school organizations contributing
their talent 1t will be real circus,
with pink lemonade, cider, hot-dogs,
crackerjack and pop, stimulated by
the "agrics" playing the part of steer
throwers with some of the states
steers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-03-30

the University of Wisconsin, has been
appointed motor engineer to the state
highway commission. He takes the
place of Walter Alexander, resigned,
who has gone to Milwaukee to become
manager of the Union Refrigerator
and Transit Co.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-03-30

Eau Claire-H. w. Heider, waiting
trial in jail at Barron, tried to make
good loss of $4,000 from fire he set
in revenge a month and a half ago
when barn and herd of pure bred
stock belonging to W. L. Brown
burned. Heider agreed to pay $3.50
tc cover insurance carried by Oak
pany, and gives his claim of 800
acres of North Dakota land and $1,000
in cash.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-03-30

Appleton-A Holstein COW. Sadie
Gerben Sengerveld Dekol, owned by r.
M. Hartman OF Appleton. broke the
nations record on thirty day test,
producing 3.2471a pounds of milk and
1571s pounds of butter in that time. In
a weeks test, Sadie gave 1513 pounds
Of milk day.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-03-30

Fond du Lac-"Boys. someone is
trying to slip bootlegging stunt over
on us" said Postmaster D. F. Blewett
when he discovered liquid oozing from
a package in the parcels post. Eager
hands tore the wrappings from the
package. Inside was a dead lizard
packed in ice.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-03-30

Horizon Bert White, former Fox
Lake resident, who for long time has
been mourned by relatives as dead, is
working at Berlin, Wis, according to
a letter received by members of the
family. 1t was supposed that some
years ago Mr.. White had been burned
in lumber shanty in the north. In
his letter Mr.. White states that he.
had been out in Montana and was
greatly surprised to learn of his sup
posed death.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-03-30

Chippewa Falls = William O'Neill,
son of Mayor O'Neill, formerly cap
tain in the American expeditionary
forces, was found not guilty of a
charge of pointing and aiming re-
volver when tried in municipal court
by jury of six business men, as an
outgrowth of the fisticuffs between
the mayor, and Editor George E. Dee
of the Chippewa Falls Herald, in the
latter's office.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-03-30

Manitowoc-Paving costing $145,OO0
will bo laid this year The city coun-
Gil voted bond issue for that amount
to carry on it's program of street work
for 1920. At the same time, the alder
men approved committee report out
lining about three and half miles of
pavement to be laid in 1921.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-03-30

Crandon-Between this city and
White Lake, along the Wisconsin &
Northern railroad, there are $4,000
600 feet of logs ready to be hauled to
the milI The greater share of this
timber was purchased by the Shawano
Lumber company and will be shipped
to the company's mill at Shawano.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-03-30

WATERFOWL - Peter jacob and 10.
seph Schwerbel were awarded $3.50
damages against the Rubicon Grain
ard Mailing Co. in the circuit court at
juneau. The complainants charged
that the company accepted their grain
and did not sell until a loss had bee2
occasioned for the owners. owing to a
drop in the market. They charged
negligence in handling the grain,
while the defendant company cited the
car shortage as the cause of the grain
not moving. It is expected an appeal
viii be taken to the supreme court.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-03-30

La Crosse-Dr. Fordyce Worth died
at the home Of his son, r. H Worth.
al the age Of g. He lived for many
years in Hesper, Ia, and his body viii
he taken to that city for interment
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-03-30

, Plover - Maj George D. Whiteside
OF Plover, former Portage county as
semblyman, has sailed from New York
en- route to eastern Europe, where he
will have charge of medical and surgi-
cal relief work for the American Red
Cross in southern Russia. Poland, Aus
tria, CZecho-S lovakia, Serbia and Rou-
mania He will establish his head
quarters at Warsaw, Poland.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-03-30

Sheboygan - The striking trainmen
of the Eastern Wisconsin Electric
company returned to their posts after
being out one day. having agreed with
officials fthe company to submit
their demands for raise of cents
per hour and ten hour day to the
state Cancellation board
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-03-30

Madison - Dream books, spiritual
the dark ages and should have passed
with them, according to Prof. Joseph
Jastrow, University of Wisconsin. who
is refuting Sir Oliver Lodge and the
ouija board. STARS have no more in
fiuence upon our life says the pro-
fessor, than the sands on the bottom
of the ocean. A round head or a long
head may be bone head or an empty
head"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-03-30
poIdrums Of oratorY.

The ratification roll call came short
ly after six O'Clock, following day
of liStlesS oratory on the subject of
the covenant and the reservations.
The roll was called in a tense silence.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-03-30

Madison-Oscar A. Oleson, for sew
eral years connected with the state in
surance commission. was appointed by
Commissioner Plat Whitman as chief
deputy commissioner, succeeding f.
w Kubasta, who resigned recently
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-03-30

WATERFOWL Wisconsin members of
the Northwestern Hotel Mems associ-
alton, together with Nebraska, Mime
sofa, South and North Dakota mem
bers, viii enjoy a lake trip this sum
mer, from Milwaukee to Duluth and
return, according to President E. ].
Carroll. president of the association,
WATERFOWL. The party plans to stop
at Sturgeon Bay, where the Business
Mems association will meet the hotel
men and donate cars for halliday
trip through the apple and cherry
orchards. Over four hundred members
of the association are expected TO
make the lake trip.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-03-30

Washington, March 22.-Tne roll
call by which the treaty failed cf pass
age in the senate follows: