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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-17
LOST-ANOTHER JOB.
CHAPTER 81.

When Gardner Kenyon asked me
to play hooky and go to dinner with
him l refused. But he wouldn't take
no for an answer. and finally declared
We wouio so and ask Roberts permits
sion
You lcok tired. change will do
YOU good" he lad said when urging
me to go. 1 was tired. I had. been
working hard at the store and doing
what was necessary for Robert and I
had not been particularly happy. I
could not dismiss from my mind that
Robert had been with Marion Hovey
the night he was hurt and that he had
been blue and depressed" because
she could not go out with him.
Robert at once told me to go He
was sitting up, and really did not need
me. l saw the maid, told her what
to give him for dinner, then went to a
gay restaurant with Gardner. l en-
joyed myself immensely. We had a
delicious dinner. the music was good,
and Gardner put himself out to enter
laughed heartily, and insisted that we
remain and watch the dancing.
1t was late when 1 got home. but
Robert was still sitting up.
How does it seem to be waiting for
some one to come in?"I asked.
whats sauce for the goose is sauce
for the gander," he quoted. Then Did
you have a good time2"
- Splendid. and such a good dinner.
| felt really selfish that you weren't
with me-"
Blake called. He stayed half an
hour or more"
How did he happen TO Gomez
1.-The manager sent him to see how l
was getting along, and if 1 would be
] back soon.
THAT was kind"
! "Oh, [ don't know. I fancy they
/ would be glad to fill my place. Blake
as much as said they wouldn't keep ii
! for me much longer
! "The doctor said you would be able
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OPEN ELECTRIC BID
Complete Connection of Meri-
den With Topeka Next Summer.
Jefferson County Town Doesn't
Plan Interurban Now.

Bids on the construction Of an cleo
trio line between Topeka and Meriden
will be opened at the office or w. t.
King, cashier of the Peoples state
bank. Meriden, March ~. Compile
ton of a line connecting the Jeffer-
son county town with the Topeka Edi-
son company's plant is expected dur
ing the summer.
Already a contract has been enter
ed into oy the city of Meriden and
the Topeka Edison plant for furnish
ing electricity for that town and all
farmers living on the proposed electric
line. w. II. Stanley, editor of the
Shawnee Chief and of Meriden
paper. stated that all farmers living
adjacent TO the line between North
Topeka and the county home have
signed contracts to install electricity
in their homes and, in several in
stances, it will be used in the barns
and milk sheds.
Members of the board of county
commission ers of Shawnee county
, have signified their desire to put eiee-
| tricity into the county home. providins
the city OF Meriden will grant them y
reasonable rate.
/ Stanley stated today that sufficient
bonds to swing the proposition had
been voted by the city of Merider.
! construction of the line was ready. Al
present Meriden has no municipal
I lighting plant There are one or two
small individual plants In the town
which provide a few families with
electricity. Under the present plan
Meriden hopes to have electric lights
! in every home and on many of the
I street corners.
/ Right row there . no plan to build
an interurban to Meriden," said Stan
ley The proposition as first ex-
planned TO the county commissioners
! was misunderstood. At present Merf-
l.. Inn al trio lic.lafs
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SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

The last game of the local high school
basketball team was TO be played TINS ,, az
ternoon between Topeka and Kansas CITY,
kan high school,
Members of the Auto Trades association
will meet at dinner tonight at o;oo 0 eioct
at the Chamber of Commerce Delbert
Clamp will be in charge of the meeting.
st. Patrick's day will be observed at a
meeting in. the Assumption church nan a.
: 80 O'Clock tonight Invitation was e1-
tended to all persons wishing to fatteha'
Seven new members were taken into
Kansas No. 4, of the National Association
of Stationary Engineers at their regular
shin is now hi Supper was served and
addresses were made by several members
The regular meeting of the business
girls clubs of the \: w: =, A MA %
At the meeting on Wednesday night next
week the clubs are planning to have g
Mother-Daughter banquet, with mothers OF
club members as guests.
g. G. Sickler, convention secretary OF the
Chamber of Commerce, addressed the hlgh
school assembly this morning The as as
junior Chamber of Commerce, which is
composed of high school boys. John Rus
sell DeMun opened the program with q
piano solo.
Tomorrow evening the women of the
First Methodist church will dine In state
in the church dining room, served a four,
vAhrse meal prepared arranged ana server
by the men of the church The tables are
to be reserved exclusively for women; -
mere man VIII be permitted 10 SIT ut tne
| tables under any circumstances There u
| to be meeting of the men OF the church
| at 80 this evening to make final arrange
ments for the party
| A fire In trash pile opposite garage
| in the rear of the home of F. Z: Bowen
| 200 West Tenth street at s 10 o'clock thi'
| morning provided excitement at the SAINT
| Fe offices and state house. W. II. smith
| former state printer, saw the fire on nj
! way to work and double -quicked with hi
| 2OO-odd pounds to the office of lmri Zum
| walt. state printer, from where the alarm
| was turned in. The flames were easil.
extinguished. The trash was destroyed
4 and, a few boards on the side of the Sarag
were burned a little.
The city commissioners at their meet
ing Tuesday agreed to change the minute
| of Fridays meeting 10 showa that the OF
Auburn motor car belonging to the polio
| department has been traded in on new
/ model. Mayor H. J. Corwine's reqpes
| for permission TO spend S1,So0 for the nev
| ear was granted last Friday, but the min
utes did not show that the difference o
S6SO between the allowance asked and tn
| price of the new model was made up b,
| the value of the old car. An appropriation
| of 81 100 for 4 new Dodge touring ear 10
the police department was granted short
after January l. 1920, bringing the tota
expenditures for police cars so FAR thi
| year to $500.
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E. c. Bussing. of the State garage, will
give a talk at the all-day meeting of the
k3w Valley grange. Friday, March II.
MI Bussing's talk will be a subject
of special interest to farmers. basket
dinner will be served at noon.
Notes and Personals.
A. u. Stone and family have moved from
1883 Mcvicar TO North Topeka and will
live at III Kious street.
Harold Rude has Bought the Ryder prop
erty on West Gordon street. back of the
Standard oil station. and is raising and
otherwise improving 1t.
Mr. William Boast is critically sick with
double pneumonia at his home, 919 Jack
son street. His daughter, Mrs. W. Lytle
of New Mexico, has been sent for.
Miss Ereda Smith gave two reading yes
terday afternoon at the meeting of the
W. IT. X. club, at the home of Mrs. d. NJ
Dibble. 615 West Ninth street.
Watch Petros windows for Special Sat
urday Sale.-Adv.
No. it isn't too late to join our Goa
Savings Club. Do it now. Topeka Goa
company.-Adv.
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guests who have been outraged and
humilfated and who feel justly that
they have been ill-used in having been
dragged into a disgraceful scene that
they would have given much 10 nave
avoided.
OF course married people quarrel
because they enjoy it. 1t relieves the
domestic tension. 1t warns their
blood, and puts pep and ginger INTO
them. and makes them feel good to
fiel,t Otherwise they would not do
it because there is never a famlly
spat that could not be avoided If
either the husband or the wife really
desired to side-step it..
If a husband and Wife geta any real
fun out of insulting eack other, and
saving unforgivable things to each
other, it is their personal privilege TO
do So but it does seem that the most
elementary consideration or the ieel-
ings Of strangers should induce thens
to- preserve their quarrels for home con-
sumption, and not to force otner peo-
pie TO be a witness to them.
Nobody cares to know what a nus
bands and wife's real private opinions
of each other are, ner to listen TO a
recitation Of their fanlts, nor to any
snecnlation as to why they married
each other. and to be forced to be
party to such revelation fills one with
a yicarious shame for thpse VINO nave
nos shame for themselves.
Therefore, let those who delight IN
slaughtering the dove of peace. do II
privately at home, but when they go
forth in public let them sign domes-
tic armistice that will hold until they
get back under their own roof tree.
After all. it's poor quarrel that won
| la Sc two or three hours, and the delay,
and the wrath they have been nursing,
will enable them to go to it with added
vim and vigor.
| Copyright, f919,l by the Wheeler Syndicate
Incl
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II Senator Newberry actually
bought his way into the United States
senate. as is charged, the fact is of
much greater Importance and fraught
with more serious consequences than
might have appeared under ordinary
circumstances. 1t is pointed out by
the Springfield Republican that:
Had Henry Ford, who. with all his
millions. used comparatively little
money. been elected senator from
Michigan. the Republicans gould mot
have taken control OF the United
States senate, Mr.. Lodge could not
have been made the chairman of the
foreign relations committee and the
committee itself could not have been
packed, as it undoubtedly was most
deliberately, with men who could be
depended upon in advance to seek the
destruction of the League of NATIONS"
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observation-disclosures

@. win thunder during the period of
incubation kill the embryo chick H. IL.
A. This Is an old superstition but care
full observations have shown that thunder
has no appreciabIe effect on the develop
ment of embryo chicks. .,,
O. Are there any American troops still
in Siberia "A. Il. i.
A. The war department says that, all
there by Anrii 1. for Manila, Philippine
ISLANDS. A{ter March 10. mail to any
member of the Siberian force should be
q. was Joan of Arc burned at the
S' a. Joan Of Arc was tried before an
cocle siastiell court as soreeress and
condemned to death. She was burned at
she she had led the French troops to victory
at Orleans. She was beatified by Pope
Plus X April IL, 1909.
Q. Where can get detailed Information
on the growing of particular flowers4-
A. The washington Informatio1 Bureau
of this paper employs a specialist on flow
or growing Who will give specific instruc-
lions about the cultivation of we'll known
flowers You have but to write to that
bureau, asking about the flower you wan,
to grow and enclosing two cents in stamps
for return postage, to get this informa-
ton -
O. Why do some accounts OF the If.
Of George Washington say that he was
born on February 18th, when s5nd his pir1Rday
A. The Gregorian calendar, which IL
now in use, was not adopted in England
3
there was a difference of eleven days be-
/ tween it and the Julian calendar. Com
! putfng IL by the old calendar, the date or
wnshington's birthday would fall on FEB
@. How many millionaires are there in
the United States at the present time!
C. H VI.
/ A Senator Gronna recently-said in the
! senate that there are Nabout $4,000 people
/ each worth million dollars or more In
this country today, while before the war
! there were estimated to be about 1000 men
rated as millionaires.
! @. OF the large bodies OF water. which
contains the most salt p
A. The Dead Sea is one of the saltiest
bodies of water in the world. ton of
! water from 1t contains 1877 pounds Of salt
3 In a ton of water from the Caspian Sea
there are but eleven pounds of salt, while
in q ton from the Atlantic ocean there
! are sthirty-One pounds Of salt.
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RENf1NGToN's FIRST PAINTING
Ia. c. Art Dealer Buys for $500 Pic
ture Sold His Father for S275.

Kansas City. Mo-, March .1T.-Re-
Gently Waldstein F.ldlay,' picture
dealer of kansas City, was bidding on
pictures in a famous auction house in
New York a large canvas painted
by Frederic Remington, cowboy
painter, was put up. Findlay bought
the picture despite brisk bidding be
cause he thought it an exceptional
example of Remington's work.
When he got it home and unpaclled
it, he saw what he had not noticed
before = that the picture originally
had been sold in Kansas City and that
it was undoubtedly painted here. Be-
sides the name of the dealers father
was on the back of the canvas, with
the price and date-s275-1SSS, Will
liam w. F'indlay. Remington sold his
first picture to Findlay after I've had
been trimmed" in a Kansas City sa-
loon.
The painting cost waIdstein Finaiay
$500
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TO ENTERTAIN YOUNG EDITORS.
Chiefs of Kansas High School Classes
To BE Guests of h. C. Journalists.

Lawrence. Kan, March 17.-Edi-
tors of a score or more high school pa
pers of Kansas will be guests of the
department of journalism of the Uni
versity of Kansas here the last OF this
week while they are attending the in
terscholastic basketball tournament.
In most cases, only one representa-
tive will come for a paper. but the
Kansas City (Kan.) High School
Paragraph will send its entire staff
of forty members, and the Lawrence
high school news writers will attend.
Visiting high school writer's will be
invited to attend university journal
ism classes Friday morning. and spe-
cial conferences will be provided for
the afternoon. Inspection of the uni
yersity journalism press and univer-
sity museums and other points of in
terest will be arranged.
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Who goes to Atchison as division
freight agent, is the youngest traffic
official on the Santa F'e system. He is
% years old. Starting in the traffic
department as an office boy in 1907,
he worked his way up thru various
positions to that of confidential clerk
to ]. RKoontz. assistant freight traf-
fic manager, which position he occu-
pied at the time of his promotion. The
division office at Atchison has been
closed since the period of governm cnt
operation began.
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Hoover appears to have genuine
boom for the Republican nomination
for the presidency in California. The
Los Angeles Times says: johnson or
Hoover That is the issue in the Re
publican presidential primary cam
-paign inNCslifornia. 1t has been fairly
drawn There can be no lodging. BY
their records and their qualifications
let the men be judged. In the May
primaries two systems of selecting a
candidate will come to grips. In one
column on the ballot will be the names
of the delegates representing Senator
Johnson's chase after the office in the
next column will be delegates who are
supporting Hoover unsolisited--repre
sentingathe office seeking the man.
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Taxi Men Go
On, Strike For
Lower Fares

Paris. March Il. Chauffeurs
threaten Paris with a novel strike.
their demand being a diminution of
fares Since the law calling for in
creased taxation went into effect a few
days ago long lines of taxis have been
idle, the citizens having taken to walk
ing.
Chauffeursh claim their income has
been decreased fifty per cent because
of the recent raise In their rates of 100
per cent and they demand that the
fares be brought back to the former
scale.
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YEcGS POORLY REWARDED.
Pricd Off Bank Vault Doors Cash
Only Loot Available.

Muskogee. March 17.-Robbers who
broke into the First National bank
of Hubert. Cherokee county, last
night secured only So in change from
a cash drawer for their trouble.
They pried the door off the vault
with a crowbar but were unable TO
break into the safe. where the bank s
liberty bonds and currency were kept.
The robbers are believed to have es-
capped on a railroad handcar which
was missing this morning.
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PASSPORTS BEING HELD Up.

New York. March 17.-Appli
for passports for travel abroad are
piling up here at the rate of 200 a
day, according to Ira T. Holt, chief
of the passport division.
He said today his office would con-
tinue to receive applications, altho no
passports would be issued until the
senate confirms the nomination OF
cambridge Colby as secretary of state
or the president names another acting
secretary to succeed Frank L. Polk.
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wall St, New York. March 17-STOCkS
The stock market was ,hesitant during
the greater part of today's session but reg
istAred substantial advances in the final
dealings. The recovery was coinetdent with
the announcement that the secretary Of the
treas ury had recommended poStponeme a {
until 1921 on Il tax on undivided profits
Sales Appropriated 100000 shares
Equipments. motors and oils led the
vigorous rally of the last hour. other
leaders recovering the greater part Of the
decline. The closing was strong.
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TWO TRAINMEN KILLED.
Katy g1yer Derailed Near Sedali.-
None of Passengers was Hurt.

Sedalia, Mo-, March 1.-Two train
men were killed when southbound
Katy flyer No. was derailed today at
Lewis, thirty miles south of herei The
dead: Engineer Connie Doyle. Sc
dalia; Fireman T. &. Jones. Sedalia.
No passengers were injured.
The flyer was making sixty miles
an hour in an attempt to make up
time. Both engines. two coaches, u
chair car and three baggage cars left
the ira ok. -
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Continued from rage One.'
any individual candidate for the presi-
dencY.
Committees selected.
The following committees were
selected by the convention-ohe com
m .ttce member from each county.
Resolutions: Atchison, Eugene Hows ;
Hrown. w. j. Adams; Doniphan. v
RYAN: Jackson. Harmon Clark; Jefferson
Curtis Patrick Leavenworth. r. r. haLl
err: Nemnha. Il. c. Mueller; shawnee Mra'
Mary 4. Chaplin. =, pu.,o.
Credentials: Atchison. John NJ Price
Brown, c. II. Barger: noniphan. =
Norman; Jackson, J. r. Stephenson; Jet
ferson. Mrs. G. c. Henderson: Leaven
worth. G. f. snyder; Nemaha. T. ID "e'ls
Shawnee. hurt Dumars. CT,
Rules of Order: Atchison,~W. IL. SHARP
less: Brown, c. J. Unkifer; Doniphan, =
A. Campbell; Jackson, Don Conkiin Jei
ZONES: Nemaha. J. b. Baker; Shawnee
Hugh Mcfarland.
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The former kaiser is reported to be
acting as tho he expected to find early
use for all the wood he has been saw
ing. The boys at home may have the
best intentions but/they will hardly
be able to restore the former boss to
his place on the job.
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RESENTED HIS DAILY WHIPPING.
Iowa Boy Shot Fatber-Finds Him
Living and Shoots Again.

Sibley, Ia, March 17.-Carl Jess,
10, shot and killed his father, Claud
Jess, police said today, because the
parent whipped the boy every day and
limited his spending money
The boy shot his father twice. &C
cording to confession the police said
he made. The second shot was fired
when the boy found his father living
several hours after the first shot.
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New York. March 17.-MONET-Mercan
weaker; sterling 80 day bills. 1914 com
mercial. co day bills on banks, 5.57is com
Tnercial, co day bills. 3.C6& demand Ell Il
cables. :. PA Francs. demand 13.c0: ca :
bles 13.5s.-Belgian francs. demand, 13.0s
abies 1895. Marks. demand. 126: eabies-
lST Government and railroad bonds irreg-
uIar. Time loans. easier: 60 days. 30 day 5
and e months -sHSis-
Call money. easy high s; isE. 6; ruI-
ing rate s. closing bid C. offered at q
last loan, 6. Bank scceptsnces, 6.
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Who has been promoted from spe-
cial service clerk in the Santa Fe's
passenger department here to that CT
division freight and passenger agent
at Colorado Springs. Colo, has been in
the traffic service since 1895. He
worked his way up from the position
of depot ticket agent in Topeka. Mr..
and Mrs. Donaldson will leave for
Colorado Springs "Wednesday.
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Plan Now Hungarian War Loan.

Budapest, March 11.-Governmett
officials are preparing a bill for SUB
mission TO the national assembly Tor
the consolidation OF all war loans into
n unified compulsory sixty-year loan.
This would De spread over the entire
population without exception. would
bear no interest for ten years ana
would not be listed on exchanges.
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Declare so Per Cent Dividend.

Pittsburgh, March 17.-Directors of
the Crucible Steel Company of Amer
lea, late today declared stock diyi-
dent of so per cent, payable in the
common stock OF the company ton
April 80. to stockholders of record
April 10. It ia the first important
corporation to take such action Since
the decision of the United States su-
preme court affecting stock dividends.
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LABOR GUN WAR REopENED.

Chicago, March 17.-Turmoil in
Chicago's labor and gunmen's circles
was stirred again today with the find
ing of the body Of Hughey Hurley.
Hurley, close friend to sonny
Dunn, around whom many labor bat
ties have been waged, was shot in the
back. Police said the body was
dragged to a vacant lot after Hurley
was killed in another section of the
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Washington, March 17.-Population
statistics for 1920 announced today by
the census bureau included: Milwau-
kee 457.147. an increase of $500 or
223 per cent over 1910.
Moline, ILL.,, 30,709, increase $50 or
26.9 per cent.
wausau. wis, 1861. increase ,1o1
or 12.z per cent.
Moberiy. Mo- 12.7Ss. increase 1856
or III Der cent