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The Alaska daily empire., 1921-06-30
NEW TELEPHONE DIRECTORY

A new telephone directory is now in course of preparation. Subscrib- CTS contemplating any change in ad. dresses, or persons who desire. to have telephones installed in time for their names to appear in the new directory, will confer favor by notifying the management before July 1. JUNEAU & DOUGLAS adv. TELEPHONE CO.
 Old papers for sale, 25 cents per hItndle at EmDire office.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-06-30
WILL COVER FIGHT WELL.

NEW YORK, June 3O.-SeVen hundred newspapermen are sched- uled to witness the fight Saturday. Two hundred dictating wires have been laid in thearena to the ring side and other places of advantage for the sporting writers.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-06-30

champion. out and these demanded long odds.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-06-30

4th of July Bunting and Flags at THE LEADER. -ady.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-06-30

*Age at which title was lost.
The Monett times., 1921-03-04

continued. You read happy stories
to the public taste of midinettes. show
room girls. and dress-mtlels, and per-
haps you think they mirror the is.
Why, Madge, the taunts that those
girls fling indifferently at virtue and
at vice are so vile that they couldn't
be repeated even among half-decent
men. And the other way, the private
door for the private secretary. That's
road of burned bridges. Every
man, decent or indecent, feels a queer
sinking of the heart when he hears Of
a woman taking it," He looked at her
shrewdly. "And vet you may do it."
he said. half to himself. 'If you are
one of the hungry women. God help
you. for they all walk blindfolded"
"They don't walk" said Madge.
flushing, and her eyes cleaning
strangely. "That's just the point. they
rush, whirl, and"
"And crash," finished Bobby.
''That's the very word,' said Madge
"If you'll only keep on the way you've
started, I'd love to talk to you all
night"
"No chance of that" said Bobby,
straight-lipped. "I'm through, and I'm
going" He turned toward the door,
"Not without kissing me good-by,
Bobby!" cried Madge.
He looked over his shoulder with
polite but impersonal smile.
I'm not much on y:ssing strange
women" he said lightly. EFT would
take me years to learn to kiss you
again"
He left the room and the house.
With his top-hat pushed back on his
head, the ends of his muffler flying
loose. his overcoat half unbuttoned.
he swung up the deserted lower
reaches Of the Avenue, punctuating
his thoughts with the solid rap of his
stick on the pavement. 1t might be
supposed that he was thinking and
mourning over the sudden demise Of
the Miss Van Teller he had thought
he had known for many years, but
such was not the case.
Mfr. Randolph was not built ON
mourning lines; at the moment under
review, he was thinking about himself
and the strange fate that had made
him foster-child of fortune. He pro-
ceeded to look back ten years. Just !
decade ago he had had his one meet
ing with the young lady whose dlsap-
pearance had brought him an unstable |
affluence. 1t had taken place on this |
very avenue and less than forty short
blocks away. He had reason to re
member the encounter, for 1t had
brought into sudden conjunction a
lovely Persian cat, a lovely wire-haired
terrier. lovely child, and himself. |
The cat had dashed from a proud
front door to cross Forty
str"ot r"aer = nose If 9 taxi rnb;
The Monett times., 1921-03-04
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

Mr.. Capps is going to Neosho to-
night to attend the knight Templai
conclave there.
Series of inter-class debaters were
held in Miss Ovens freshman En-
glish classes Tuesday. Mr.. Capps and
Oral McCub5in we're the principal
judges as they judged in each debate
and also selected the best debaters.
Mr.. Engleman, Louis Bounous and
Homer Counts each assisted in judg-
ing one debate. The debates were
held between the various sections Of
the freshman class and were the cause
of intense rivalry. The question was
"Resolved, that the state of California
is justified in her stand against land
ownership by Aliens" and the af-
firmative received the decision in
each debate. Rhoda Brown, Ellis
Pounds, Lorene and Elizabeth John
son were selected as the four best
debaters and they will be the partici-
pants in a debate which will be given
in assembly some time in the near fu-
ture. Following is the list of debaters
and the side they upheld in each de.
bate: Gene Withers and Evelyn Olson,
affirmative; Milburn Walker and
Glennon Maher, negative. Decision
for affirmative. Rhoda Brown and
Ellis Pounds, affirmative; Lillian
Hoover and Lorene Krlng, negative.
Decision for affirmative. Elizabeth
johnson and Octavia Hale, aftirma-
tive; Victor Gleaves and Mildred
Stribling, negative. Decision for af- /
firmative.
xx II
Mrs. Meador and Mr.. Capps visited !
the Walnut Grove school Tuesday.
Julia Monnett and Gladys Meador are
observing there this week under the
teacher, Mrs. Ida Banks. They found
a good modern school under an eff
ficient teacher.
The Monett times., 1921-03-04

w. j. Leake is visiting relatives at
Rolla.
Bert Smith, of Liberty, is spending
the week with relatives in the city.
Prosecuting Attorney Emery Smith
Of Cassville, visited in the city Mon
day.
Frank Bear, of st. Louis, spent the
weekend with his mother, Mrs. Car
rie Bear.
August Stole retsrned home Mon
day from several weeks visit with
relatives at st. Louis.
AIRS. S. Ragsdale, of Purdy, who has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Otis
( Burg, returned home Monday.
Mrs. J. L. Doris went to Fayette-
vile, Ark, Monday, summoned there
by the illness of her daughter, Mrs. z.
B. Johnson.
DR.. and Mrs. M. C. Hagler, of New
Braunsfels, Texas, who have been
visiting relatives in the city departed
Sunday evening for their home.
Tom Basham, of Electra, Texas,
will leave Tuesday evening for his
home, after having visited his daugh-
ter and husband, Mr.. and Mrs. F. E.
Moad. Mr.. Moad will accompany him
home, and will also visit a son living
there.
Miss Ruth Langley, a graduate Of
ST. Johns hospital at Joplin, arriy ID
Tuesday morning, to take the pll be
Of Miss Nellie Meese, nurse at WEI
hospital. Miss Meese will leave thN
evening for her home at Joplin.
The Monett times., 1921-03-04
GRADES WILL HOLD BIRD
HOUSE CONTEST

At meeting of the grade teachers
of Monett yesterday afternoon, it was
decided to hold another contest among
the different grades of the schools for
the best bird houses to be built by the
pupils. A similar contest was held
last year and great interest was mani
Tested among the school children,
Misses Keeling, Pitts and Lane were
selected to formulate future plans,
as to regulations, prize, judges, etc.,
for the contest. They decided to di-
vide each school into three or more
groups, according to grades, and Of
Ter prize to each group in each
school. Honorable mention will be
given to the two next best bird house
in each group.
The bird houses must be completed
and ready to be judged on Friday,
March 11th at which time the prizes
will be awarded. The prize winning
houses will probably be on exhibit
down town later.
This contest is carried on in order
TO stimulate greater love of natures
singers, and desire on the part of
the children to protect and care for
the birds.
Monett's abundance of shade trees,
fruit and flowers attract myrads of
birds each year. Believing that the
citizens will be glad to cooperate with
the teachers in any move which will
make our town more attractive, and
will develop love and appreciation
of nature in the pupils, the teachers
viii visit the banks and some of the
business houses asking them to help
finance this contest. Any company
or individual desiring to help give
these prizes can communicate with
any of the teachers. The names of
all contributors will be published.
The Monett times., 1921-03-04

As>N
buried you"
"You don't know me altogether
Madge." said Bobby. do you think
I've never thought things out? When
need to make money. I'll do 1t. The
great thing nowadays. 1t seems to me
is not to have too much"
mot to have too much !" exclaimed
Miss Van r.. puzzled frown on her
forehead. Bobby, do you know thai
you've said something original? No;
1 won't put IT quite as strong as that.
but will say that you've given birth
TO an exotic idea.
'But it doesn't alter things as far as
I am concerned" she continued, al
most without Il pause. 'In fact. II
only simplifies matters. You've signed
the warrant. want loads of money :;
you're afraid Of having too much. So
we'd better turn our backs on each
other and march"
Mr.. Randolph looked at her through
narrowed eyes!
81 suppose" he said, "you have
picked out the man with hundred
thousand year?"
'Not finally" said Miss Van r..
though they are not so scarce in this
hurly-burly world as your question i'm
plies. After all, it isn't the cash Pm
keen on, but what 1t will bring. If
necessary, I'll earn my own living"
Earn your own llving!" exclaimed
Mr.. Randolph. "Will you please tell
me how you could earn anything?"
"Well." said Miss Van T., 1--WE had
couple of offers without even ask
ing. When I tried to jew Simon Simon
down on this very frock on the
grounds that / was hard up, he said,
in the incest way. that he would take
me on at sixty week any day during
the next five years"
sand the other?" asked Mr.. Ran
dolph.
''The other" said Miss Van T., drop
ping her eyes, twas Beacher fremont.
He wasn't quite so nice. but he offered
more. He said he was looking for a
private secretary, who could name her
own price"
eDuring the next five years-at your
own price" repeated Bobby, his mind
dazed but nevertheless going straight
to the kernel of each proposition
"Madge. do you know what you're
saying? Do you know the horrible
things you infer?"
She moved one hand impatiently.
Bobby" she said, don't get the
atrical. tell you New York is a fever.
I've caught 1t, and I'm not bit sorry.
The choice between being Van Tel
lier corpse and a fastish woman Is
easy. The semi-declassees Of New
York, If they play for high enough
stakes, have world of their own that
is worth moving in. Money is merely
an adjunct to it--nothing but the
bridge across which clever men come
to show themselves off at their un-
trammeled best"
"Madge," said Bobby, at once fright
ened and earnest, 'you only half know
what you're talking about. There is
such world as you speak Gifts the
world o. insa ..aDiy hungry women.
It's brilliant and fascinating for
while, but 1t breathes a poisoned air,
and all its roads lead down. Every
woman that goes into 1t with her eyes
open has an idea that, with her beauty
and her brains, she can buck the tiger
and get away with it. She won't look
over her shoulder and read the record
of an endless '~~'N~ run on the black"
The Monett times., 1921-03-04
MISS lan a.. "a.

Miss laii AZ "a,
"Iin already beginning on my re-
ward" she said. you've never talked
so well before in your life"
'Its more than talk said Bobby.
flushing angrily. sand the ways OF,
access that you have imagined" he
The Monett times., 1921-03-04

Mr.. Dugan, of Marshfeld, visited
his sister, Mrs. S. G. Bouldin Monday.
Miss Anna Cunningham spent Sum
day visiting relatives at Peirce City.
The Monett times., 1921-03-04

If you are blue, take a ride with
"Herv" Randolph in our new serial
and see the things he saw.
The Monett times., 1921-03-04

1t is to Taught Read "Taxi," our
new serial.
The Monett times., 1921-03-04

"Taxi," our new serial, breaks all
speed records.
The Monett times., 1921-03-04

Copyright The Bobbs. Merrill Company
The Monett times., 1921-03-04

Robert Hervey Randolph was a rich
young man whose experience with au-
tomobiles had been largely confined
to the racing kind. When he became
taxi driver he was riot in more
than one sense of the word. Read
Taxi" our serial Offering by George
Agnew Chamberlain.
You may have read all kinds of fic-
tion, but you never read anything like
''Tax" by George Agnew Chamber
lain, our new serial offering. 1t is a
new brand.
'Taxi," our new serial, will knock
you off your feet.
Honk Honk "Taxi" is coming--a
delightful serial by. George Agnew
Chamberlain. 1t will take you where
you wish to go. the land Of romance
and smiles, and the charge will be
much less than usual rates.
Taxi" starting soon as serial in
these columns, Is magic vehicle. It
win carry you beyond the reach of
worry and trouble.
II You are timid Of the old filvver.
try Taxi" the comedy-romance Of
New York life which we have selected
as serial for your entertainment.
The New York herald., 1921-07-31
FINDS TUBERCULOSIS
DUE TO CIVILIZATION
Prof. Chalmette Says White
Plague Will Stay Until
Science Finds Cure.

Special Cable TO THE NEw YORK HERALD.
Copyright, 1921, By THE New YORK HERALD.
The New York herald., 1921-07-31

Special Gable to THE New York HERALD.
Copyright, 1921, bv THE NEw YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
London, July 80
tuberculosis came with civilization.
and 1t will stay with civilization until
civilization defeats 1t. according to Prof
Chalmette of the Pasteur Institute in
Paris. speaking before the International
Conference on tuberculosis at Westmin-
ster this week. He said that a striking
feature of this disease is its rarity among
uncivilized and pomadic peoples. like iso-
lated African tribes. On the other hand.
he insisted that in the modern cities of
Europe and the United States practi-
cally no adult escapes tubercular infec-
ton. He estimated that 20 per cent
OF city populations are infected at the
age of 2 years. 55 per cent. at the age
Of years, 80 per cent at is years and
about 81 per cent. of all those above
that age
Prot. Chalmette said he could not ex-
plain what there was about civilization
that caused the infection. but he proved
with figures that in India, Africa and
Egypt the disease is not noticeable.
This disease must be accepted as a
condition of civilization" he continued,
"and medical science must not rest until
1t finds remedy for it,"
Almost every language in the world
was spoken at the conference, which was
the first held since the beginning of the
world war. Six hundred delegates were
present. Germany was not represented,
but Austria brought a message which
was read in English.
The New York herald., 1921-07-31
FRANCE TURNS FROM
COFFINS TO CRADLES
Special Correspondence to THE New York
HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.

Special Correspondence TO THE NEW YORK
HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Paris. July 20.
France has taken to heart the words
of Georges Clemenceau: "Faire des en-
fants." Just how she Is needing the
great war Premier's words was best
illustrated by the Exposition Rationale
de la Maternite. 1t was an exhibition
dedicated to motherhood and to child
hood and the development of work be-
gun twenty years ago, when a compara-
lively small group OF French men and
women Joined together In the interest OF
motherhood and child welfare. The ex-
hibtion opened with this warning:
"If we continue to manufacture more
coffins than cradles the finest laurels In
the world will not save our race from
decay and death"
There are signs here now that France
Is at last fully alive to her duties In
this matter.
The exhibition was opened by Nine.
Millerand. wife of the President, and
was striking demonstration OF
Frances desire TO honor maternity and
to guard her children. the torch bear
ers," who will fight the country's bat
ties in peace and war. 1t was held at
the Jardin dAcclimata tation, where every
thing had been done to gather together
everything that Is dearest to the infant
mind. Among the features was The
atre d'Enfants, where performances
were given every day by company Of
children.
The New York herald., 1921-07-31
ABBE SELLS QUAINT
MOTOR TO AIDPOOR
Paris Dcrides Venerable Auto
mobile, but Relic Goes at
Limousine Price.
Special Correspondence to THE New YORK
IItuA

Special Correspondence to THE New York
HERALD.
PARIS. July 20.-Parls saw what is
asserted to be the oldest motor car the
other day when this vehicle. known as
L'Ancetre, passed slowly and noisily by
the Arc de Triomphe and down the
Champs Elysees, recalling the early 90's
when the first automobile ratified. puffed
and stank along the same avenue. The
old car looked odd beside the limousines
in the boulevards and the curiosity OF
the crowds was mingled with amuse-
ment as they watched the veteran being
oiled up and started. Once it got under
way it moved along with certain
stately grotesqueness that reminded one
a bit of the forlorn ambulations Of that
quaint old man in Holiness THE Last
Leaf"
But the wonder Of L'Ancetre is not so
much that 1t still exists but that 1t has
done useful service from the time OF It's
birth twenty-nine and half years ago
to the present day The old automobile
belongs to the Able Gavois. white
haired priest Of Rennev,lie in the De-
partment of the Somme, who has used 1t
for many years In going about to visit
his parishioners and att ending to his
many duties.
ON its wooden wheels without tires
the car bore the venerable priest from
house to house at a speed never greater
than six miles an hour, but to the many
offers from would-be purchasers the
Able shook his head. declaring that
L'Ancetre, like himself, was still able to
do It's bit in a modest way
But finally the sight Of so much SUI
fer.ng among the poor gave an idea TO
tho old Able. When there are so many
who have nothing whv should he ride
about in an automobile? With little
sacrifice he could do much good. So he
has decided finally to sell L'Ancetre, so
that he can use the proceeds to aid the
poor And when he was told that the
relic would bring probably az much as
the price of new modern automobile
the Able appeared tremendously pleased.
The thought Of being able 20 do so much
good will make It quite easy hereafter
for him to walk from house to house IN
his parish.
The New York herald., 1921-07-31
Prince of Wales Favors
Small, Quiet London Club

Special Gable to THE NEW YORK HEsALr.
Copyright, 1921, BY THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
London, July 80.
THE Prince of Wales, who is a
member of the exclusive
Marlborough Club, does not
make use of it as did his grand
father, King Edward VII, who
looked upon it as his favorite
club. The prince goes there oc-
casionally, but he prefers Pratt's
Club, small, quiet place where
there is little formality and it is
not even necessary to dress for
dinner, as is the rule at the Marl-
borough.
Pratt's Club, which was once
the favorite haunt of the old
Duke of Beaufort and other
elderly sportsmen, has had its
lean days, but lately it has taken
on new life as favorite gather
ing place for the younger guards
men,. Although before the war
the entrance fee to this club was
nothing and the subscription fee
five guineas it is one of the most
difficult clubs to join.
The New York herald., 1921-07-31
DINNER JACKET SAVED,
TO LONDON MEMS GLEE
Special Correspondence 70 THE New YonK
HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
London. July 20. J

New York Herald Bureau,
London. July 20.
A report that the dinner jacket was
doomed has for some time worried men
In London who conform to the DEGREES
of the style makers. But the London
correspondent of the Manchester Guar
dion comes along with the good news
that II Il the correct thing and that II
is here to stay. the best authorities on
dress asserting that. except when la
dies are In the party. the dinner Jacket
with black tie will continue to be worn
at the smartcst theatres. and also will
continue to be generally worn In the
best clubs. Indeed. 1t appears that the
dinner jacket IL more popular in Lon
don now than ever before.
While there has been n strong revival
I'm "dressiness" In London recently, the
fact is obvious that II was long time
ago and In another sort Of world
when King Edward rernafsed TO a
young man who appeared In The Marl-
borough Club one night in a dinner
jacket Are you going TO a fancy dress
ball tonight"
The revival in "dressiness" was very
noticeable at the running of the Derby
last month. Many men wore the regu-
lation tall hat and cutaway coat and
even a buttonhole, and IL ls the rule
here now to dress for the theatre. There
was much comment a few nights ago on
the occasion of n fashionable first night
when member of the Ministry was
present In day clothes. although he was
not in Parliament that day.
The New York herald., 1921-07-31
CORSETS COMING BACK,
PARISIAN MODESTO SAYS
Worth Will Build Next Seasons Gowns Over Models
Wearing Stays-Wartime Simplicity Gives
Way to Desire for Style.

will now replace the loosely dressed
one"
The corsets to be adopted, how
ever, will not be of the former type
with whalebones or steel reinforce
ments but will be dainty feather
weight affairs, constructed for comfort
as we'll as style. They will be only a
few inches wide. of silk or satin, and
really will be little more than an ex-
aggerated belt. but they will hold the
feminine form just tightly enough to
give greater prominence to those nat
ural charms which have been neg
lected by the sack line, flowing gar
ments Of the last two years.
OF course this will prevent the use
of last years gowns for another sea-
son, so the hopeful dressmakers are
wearing a perpetual smile and so are
the corset makers, whose businesses
have been practically at a standstill
since the war. But the majority of
women are smiling and saying moth
ing, as yet.
The New York herald., 1921-07-31
sEaGI2 saH5Si g LANGUAGES
18Th Year at si5 5th Ave. ts2nd streep.

SPANISH conversation practically taught
(no home study half hour privately, IL
A. NJ 10 4 p. NJ: SO up monthly evening
classes. $50 Broadway (Cortlandt). Prunera's
Spanish Studios. 1856 w. 96th subway.
Glasses Y Z. NJ
The New York herald., 1921-07-31

threatening to sweep the ground with
them during the next season. Poiret at
tempted to introduce the skirt that
touched the ground at the races. but II
was regarded with scon. 1t is reason
ably certain. however. that very long
skirts will be shown by many OF the
dressmakers at their August openings.
So with the prediction of bright colors
and long skirts being the features of the
coming season we may expect a COM
plete revolution in the autumn fashions,
1t looks as If the long waist line has had
It's day too. so Paris is waiting anxious
ly for the August verdict.