The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
January 1, 1920

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r-. .-sw S It -I Whe Evening Newspaper TVEATHER FORECAST for Kansas: Fai." and continued cold tonight; Friday lair with slowly rising tempera l""!- ins. III I of Kansas ALTERNATE FOR PRECEEDINO PAGE 1 HOME POSTSCRIPT EDITION TOPEKA, KANSAS, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 1, 1920. FOURTEEN PAGES FOUR CENTS SOVIET RUSSIA FORCES PEACE ON THE ALLIES Military Opposition to Bolshe Yiki Crumbling on All Fronts. BACK IH FIGHT President Vt'ilson Again Enters League Pact Scrap. EH LAST HEADACHE Big Cities Made 3few Tear's Both Large and Wet. AUTOMATIC PLAN TO BE OSED HERE j BY BELL PHONE I' "BON VOYAGE 1920!" Sends Tumulty to Senators for Proliibition Did Xot Interfere Compromise Data. With New Yorkers' Plans. Equipment To Be Installed in LLOYD GEORGE IS EMPHATIC ALL BROUGHT THEIR OWN Kew Ten-Story Building. 1 British Representative Already In Conference With Beds. K6LCHAK AND DEN1K1NE OUT All Russian Chief Is Dmen East at Irkutsk. Denikine's Forces Scattered and Betreatlng Before Trotzky. London, Jan. 1. Military opposition to Russia's soviet government Is crumbling on all fronts, according to dispatches here today. Admiral Kolchak's all-Russian forces have been driven from Irkutsk, according to dispatches from the Si berian front Desperate fighting con tinues near the city, the dispatches said, with anti-Bolshevik forces appar ently making a futile effort to retake Irkutsk from the forces of War Min ister Trotzky. In the south, the forces of General Denikine continued their retreat with the victorious reds driving the poorly equipped anti-Bolshevik forces towards the sea of Azov and Odessa. Denikine, it was Indicated, virtually has ceased to be an Important factor In the military situation. His army split, allied support withdrawn and his ammunition exhausted, the anti Bolshevik leader was reported pre pared to abandon his headquarters at Taganrog and seek safety on a war ship In the sea of Azov. Meantime, a dispatch from Helslng fors today quoted advices from Dor pat that peace pronations between Ksthonians and the Bolsheviki had been broken off. EMliontun Peace Off. The Bolsheviki, heartened military situation, were said to have recused the Ksthonians of "raising too many difficulties." They threatened send a great army against the ks thonians. the dispatch said, and the Ksthonian delegates left the confer- C,There was every indication in X.on- ffn e Tvtew Le"rne out by future developments. Brit official circles, it was said. banning to Jn SoiadVh;M?B.!TndCln C'Th"l!l,ea!th"s conference, according to the on y official statements given .out. i? nrlmarily to eff'-ct the exchange of orison there was a well grounded prisoners, general conditions for so'soifof fpeace agreement will be or possibly already have been dis- CUThe' capture of Yekaterinoslay on th? southern Russian front and Novo- .Vekv!ktrofficial statement ifued today. The reaa aisu 010 ""-a v. for possession of Tcherkassy on the Dnieper, 95 miles southeast of Kiev. They have occupied Mariinsk. east of Tmsk. on the Siberian front, the statement adds. QUIET AT WHITE HOUSE Cabinet Receptions Only Big Social Functions in Washington Today. Washington, Jan. l.-N 7?fr'f day was being quietly observed here today, in official circles there was no formal celebration because of the Ill ness of the president. Secretary of State InsingPand Mrs. LanS re the hosts at a luncheon for the diplo matic corps and receptions were held by secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Daniels. Secretary of V, ar and Mr Baker, and Assistant Secretary of War heNewYrVeceived a noisy wel come last night from crowds on the streets, but there were no public or 'Irmal celebrations, other than the -.,"urch and home watch parties and The customary watch Vriy fX ha V.hite House was dispensed with because of President Wljon s edi tion. Messages to thiauon were is sued by Vice President Marshall and several members of the cabinet. In all of which was expressed a note 01 optimism for the coming year. OPEN SEASON ON REDS Tear 1920 Will Be Marked by Anti Bolshcvlk Drives. Washington. Jan. 1. The year 1920 will be an "open season" for Bolsne- vists anarchists, and kindred radicals who are in this country with the Idea of overthrowing the government. In a statement published today Attorney General Palmer announced that tne policy of the department of justice in dealing with "reds" menace dur ing the coming year will be one of unflinching, persistent and aggressive wirfare- against this class of offend ers No quarter will be shown, he de clared, and every movement aimed at the government no matter how it la cloaked, will be dealt with sternly. The attorney general declared that agents of the department had traced directly tn this element 7 5 per cent of the unrest in the country. OLD THEORY EXPLODED El Paso, Tex., Jan. 1. Why does a ifoat eat tin cans with apparent relish? That momentous question press agonted by all comic ar tists was answered by A. C. Cage. ?ditO of the Anpnra nn Tvrnb- f: i J .tournal of Portland, Ore., at the Xa lonal Mohiir Growers' assoeia- t:on here. Tne answer is: "He does not eat the can. He eats the lnbel because he likes the paste vh.ch holds it to the can." Self Governing Britannic Coun tries Must Have Vote. Announces England's Opposi tion to Lenroot Reservation. Washington, Jan. 1. President Wil son has re-entered tne peace treaty fight. In -file opinion of well Informed senators to whom Senator Hitchcock today told details of his talk with Joseph P. Tumulty, the president's secretary, late yesterday. Tumulty said he called on Hitch cock to get information for the presi dent. Senators cannot understand why Wilson wants information concerning a matter of which he said he had washed his hands, unless he Intends to take it up again. The president's Interest In the de velopments in the senate Is due, it was learned, to recent event In London, where the utmost concern is now being manifested over the proposal to make the American strength in the league of nations equal to the British em pire. Lloyd Georgo Emphatic. Lloyd George, who recently made a speech championing the right of Can ada and Australia to separate votes in the league, is understood to have com municated his views to this govern ment at the same time, pointing out that the reservation on this subject proposed by Senator Lenroot and made part of the Lodge reservations would cause trouble. It disfranchises colonies. Lloyd George is said to have informed this government, adding that Great Britain feels constrained to oppose any action which would deny the self-governing Britannic nations the right to look aftor their own interests in the league. The 4. enroot reservation now threat ens to lecome the crux 6f the treaty fight, displacing Article 10 as the ob stacle to an agreement. This was indicated by statements today of leading ijilld reservation sen- j They say that Democrats have of fered a definite proposal on Article 10 and other points in dispute. The Ar ticle 10 compromise suggested by the Democrats is acceptable, the reserva tlonists said, but, they added, the Democrats demand far too much in return. MERCURY TO AVIATE Cold Tonight Ent Fair antl Warmer Tomorrow, Flora Asserts. U'EATHEIt FOHKCAST FOR KANSAS: F:tlr mi'l contimipd vohl tonlpht, Friday fair with nlowly risiujr temperatures. The !liippers' forecist wnrns to protect hour shipments north and west neiiinst n temperature of 15 Uegret-s; east and south, uguiust -0 degrees. The cold wave will begin to wane tomorrow, altho the skies over most of the state will be cloudy, according to S. D. Flora, state meteorologist. Flora does not predict rain or snow in the next 24 hours. The cold fccannot continue here, Flora says, as it has already begun to warm up in the northwest. At Havre, Mont., where it was 4 degrees below zero Wednesday morning, n j temperature of 18 degrees above was recorded today. The coldest place in the United States this morning was at Duluth, Minn., 16 degrees below zero. Colder than that, 22 degrees below, was recorded at "Winnipeg, Canada. At 4 o'clock this morning the tem- (Continued n f'affe Two.) t RETAILERS WONOUT Texas Miners N'ot Satisfied With the 14 Per Cent Settlement. Fort Worth, Tex.. Jan. 1. Texas coal miners are not satisfied with the 14 je"r cent settlement, according to Ed Cunningham, former district presi dent, who was in Fort Worth today en roiitA tn C!nliimhii tn nttonrl the special convention of the national ganization. not enough to guarantee Texas miners a decent and satisfactory living-. The! only thins that met their approval was tor Says Cunningham. Cunningham thinks the best service the govern ment can afford the public now is to show how much profit the operators and retailers make in handling coal. The retailers, he thinks, will show by far greater profits than the operators. MANY BOUTS ON CARD Featherwclght Champ Loads List of cording to a statement by Edward I. Fighters In Action Today. j Edwards, who was elected governor Philadelphia. Jan. 1. Twenty-four of Kew Jersey on a "wet" platform houts are scheduled at four local box- Preliminary investigation in V ash ing clubs this afternoon. Johnny ;Kil-1 is said to have disclosed that bane, featherweight champion. tops-scme of the ratifying state legislatures ii nficca1 vannliitinnc fao Hitler a 1 fr Vl f 1 1 tne list or perrormers in a oout witn Al Shubert of New Bedford Mass. Jefferson Smith and Art Magiel are to fight their bout in this coun try before leaving for England. Others to meet on the holiday cards are: Harold Farze. Newark and "Louis iana" of this citv, Patsy Clihe, Philadelphia, and Steve Latzo, Hazelton, Pa. George Chaney. Baltimore, and Frankle Brown, New York. 'J PACT CCACDkl PA P Jl C crepancies exist, the state of New Jer II lUO I -OLHwUll UAItflt. sey will insist that the ratifications be Death Won't Stop All-American Full back From Playing Today. Fort Worth. Tex., Jan. 1. "Bo" (Alva) McMillan, famous all-Ameri- can quarterback from Centre college, Kentucky, who is here todav to nlav in a post season game, will go into the j contest tnis afternoon despite the fact that early this morning one of his brothers died in San Antonio. Mc- Millan is in charge of the group of I Centre players who are to meet a team of Southwestern stars, and his retirer ment would break up the team. 19 HSSHER Necessary Foods 6 Per Cent More Costly Than Year Agou Only Slight Decrease Caused by Federal IL C. L. Drh e "U'ashington, Jan. 1. New Tear's day found the American people pay ing an average of 6 per cent more for necessary foods, as compared with January 1, 1919, according to figures at the bureau of labor statistics today. Prices of some staples s have gone down, these reports showed, while prices of others have increased but the average has been upward during the last year. That the fovernment is making a little progress in its fight to lower liv ing costs is indicated by the fact-that since August, the month the president directed Attorney General Palmer to investigate and to use all means to bring prices back to normal, there has been a drop in the cost of some food. Round steak, for instance. has dropped since August from 39 to 37.9 cents per pound. Bacon is down more than 2 cents to .55.6 cents a pound. n Flour dropped a small frac tion of a cent, as did sugar. Potatoes were down more than a cent a pound. Against this there has been an in crease of 3 cents in eggs, close to 2 cents in butter and one-fifth of a cent in milk per quart. Here are the figures on living costs jof January, 1919, August, 1919, and Jan. 1919 Aug. 1910 Now .R! .::0.- ."TO I .M .CO .72 -Ii4 .fi-"7 .42 .4:s A:: .15 .1" .137 .10 .101 .101 .(Ki .074 .07.". .at .or. .(Ms .10S .111' .113 ..-12 .47S ..S .;7 .707 .707 1 Macon, pT !b Esffa. per dr.z liutter, iter lb Cheese, per lb Milk, per qt...... ltread, per lh Flour. ier lb Potatoes, per lb... or-i,s.nf"r T wrn, TIITtrfO rrrrjrMnr ntllfc O Ul f l" tit il l VL

ew Jersey Says Alcoholic Liquor Xot Always Intoxicating. Jersey City, N. J., Jan. 1. The dis tinction between "alcoholic liquors" and "intoxicating liquors' may figure prominently in an attempt to obtain revocation of Secretary of State Lansing's proclamation of ratification of the prohibition amendment, ac- resolutions reading "alcoholic liquors," while the resolutions of oth ers read "intoxicating liquors." If this is officially verified. Edwards is ex pected to point out to Lansing that the states did not act upon the same resolution and that ratification of the amendment is consequently invalid. "I have been informed that the er rors in this case are sufficiently glar ing to warrant questioning the pro priety of issuing the proclamation." Edwards said. "The secretary of state can proclaim only facts. If dis- re-submitted." ENGINEER IS KILLED Santa Fe Freights Collide Xcar Fort Smith, Ark. Fort Smith, Ark., Jan. 1. Engineer Homer Gunn, of Fort Smith, was killed and other members of the train crews were reported less seriously in jured this morning in a headon col lision of Santa Fe freight trains at O'Hara, 45 miles south of Fort Smith in Oklahoma. AEBIE ISH0T WOMAN Husky Jewish Boy in Chicago Hunts Joker Who Put X'p His 'Name for President in Dakota Primary. month. Chicago, Jan, l.-She'g a man,vpr, ifcTe feratev 'Journal trust that Its rather he a not a woman. j 1 it j j. In other wtjrds, bble C. isler, F (Oera wU .We this tncteaSe Wtb alleged candidate for the Republican Tthei spirit of 'co-operation. 'The white presidential nomination in the South Dakota primaries,, is a husky male living in an unpretentious section of Chicago. Incidentally, he is- gunning for the joker who notified the secre tary of Btate in South Dakota that Abbie wanted to run for president. "The fish didn't even spell my name rint,". Wisler said indignantly to the interviewer. "No, and I'm not a woman either And I'm not going- to run for president and that's all. Oh, Wait a minute. I couldn't run any way; I'm only 28 years old." It seems that Abbie ran for state representative on the Republican ticket in the Fifteenth district a couple of years ago. He suspects some of his bitter opponents in that battle of perpetrating the hoax which has been cluttering up the Wisler mail box with official documents from South Dakota for the last few days. "We're plain Jewish people," said Abbie's mama, "and we don't like such foolish business. Abbie does not want to be president." GOT VALUABLE JEWELS Thieves Mnde Away With Worth of Gems. $25,000 Detroit, Jan. 1. Jewelry valued atjeast, fanned by a strong wind, threat more than t25,OO0 was stolen from the home of Griffith O. Ellis in the fashionable Indian village section last night, according to a report to the police. The jewelry, stolen during the absence of the family at a New Year's watch, included a necklace valued at $20,000. ACCUSED DOCTOR FREE Gives Bond of $8,000 anil Released Vnder Murder CliarsP. Louisville Ky Jan. 1. Christopher G. Schott, local physician, who is charged with murder of Miss Eliza- be h Ford Griffith, his office assist ant, enjoyed freedom today. He was released from oail last night on $8,000 bond provided by friends, pending in vestigation by a grand Jury on Jan uary 9. f EAR MORE BLIND DEATHS Officials Arc Worrying- About Quality of New Year's 1 loo re. Chicago, Jan. 1. Authorities thru out the country today gravely awaited reports from New Year's eve revel for confirmation or refutation of their predictions that a wave of deaths from wood alcohol poisoning which took a toll of approximately 125 lives during the Christmas holidays would be repeated. Early today there was slight evi dence that celebratons of the arrival of the New Year had not profited by knowledge gained of the effects of drinking outlawed liquor. The more pessimistic officials pointed out, how ever, that it probably would require a full day for the serious consequences generally to become apparent. STRIKES ORDER GF DAY British Saloon Keepers Are First to Stage 1920 Walkout. Iondon, Jan. 1. British labor to day started 1920 with announcement oi tneir impenaing striKes. 'twelve thousand saloon workers were the iirst scneauiea to whik out. uneir states nag with a total tonnage or strike was to be called today, as was 360.009 tons arrived during the year, a strike of an entire fire brigade, j In normal times Buenos Aires Is sec Grocers' .assistants also have an- ond only to New York in marine traf nounced. they will strike soon. Jfio for the western hemisphere. KATES FOR 1920. As already announced in this paper December 6, the subscription rates for The State Journal for 1920 will be 15 cents per week by carrier; $6 per year by mail. This is an advance of 2 cents per week or about 10 cents a paper situation in this country is a desperate one. The price for white paper has increased enormously. Many papers will be absolutely unable to live. While the increase seems a small one yet in the aggregate it will enable us, we hope, to take care of a part of the increased cost of paper. Street Sales. The Xoon Edition will be sold here after for three cents, the Home Edi tion and Postscript Edition for four cents. REDS USING TORCH Agitators in Argentina Blamed for Burning Town Near Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires, Jan. l.A fire thirty miles wi'le was reported raging yes terday in the neighborhood of San German, a town on the line between 1 Euenos Aires province and the Pampa j Territory. It is believed to have been j set by agitators. Reports state the l fir wn swppnin twnard the south- ening large fields of wheat. J? lve hundred men have been sent as rein forcements to those fighting the fire which has already done serious dam age destroying crops, cattle and pas turage. HAS ARIVIY OF MILLION v; Germany Not Sticking Closely to Fig ures Laid Down by Allies. London, Jan. 1. Germany's armed forces are estimated by the British war office to total close to a million l iVT .V,v. aie u...Ucu tor army of 400.000 the land forces of the regular navy 1 2,000 the armed constabulary, 40,000 to 50.000; the

reserves 150,000 to 200,000: civic guards 300,000 to 400,000. j FEAR COMMERCIAL MENACE American Business Men Anxious About Ievclopmcnts of Year 1920. Washington, Jan. 1. American business feels anxious over what the future holds, the federal reserve board announced in Its review of De cember business conditions. The con tinued advance in prices, the reduc tion in production and the hiph cost of living are regarded as a commercial menace. Uncertainty as to the developments of the next three months is retarding expansion in trade, the report added, as cautious manufacturers were said to be inclined not to commit them selves far into the future. MORE AMERICAN, FLAGS V. S. Now Second Only to British in Merchant Shins in S. A. rn. t, 1- n,. tto. States ranks second to Great Britain totalled -3. 788. 866.000 in 11. in the number of merchant vessels en- against $2,047,505,000 in 1918 and 11. tering the port of Buenos Aires in 062,737.000 in 1917. 1919, Norway being third. The growth Operations on the Consolidated ex of North American marine traffic to change and the 'curb market also South America, is ihnvn in statistics exceeded by far all previous yearly published by La Razon. which indi- cates that 170 ships under the United SONS SUGAR BILL President Prevents Equaliza tion Board From Dissolution. Signature Attached t$HcNary Act Shortly Before Midnight. Washington, Jan. 1. President Wll son has signed the McKary bill con tinuing the United States sugar equal ization board thru 1920. It was an nounced at the. White House that his signature had been attached before midnight last night. Secretary Tumulty, In making the announcement issued this statement: "The president has signed the su- j gar control bill. The bill confers dis cretion on me presiaent in tne matter of purchasing sugar from Cuba. It is doubtful whether it will be practica ble or wise for the president to eicer- j cise the power conferred so far as the Ijuruimse aim uisiriuutiun ui sugar are concerned. By making the McNary bill Into law before the end of the year 1919, Pres ident Wilson continued In power the sugar equalisation board and prevent ed the dissolution of that body, which under old statutes would have ceased to exist with the end of the year. CRAZED BY RED TAPE Wakceney Man' to State Hospital Fending Adjustment of Army Claim. Wakeeney, Kan.. Dec 30. Harvey A. Norman, ex-soldier, was adjudged insane today by Doctors Herrick and Burneet and will be sent to Topeka for entrance mto the state hospital. -'Norman was discharged from Camp Funston last December after having gone thru a series of attacks of the flu. measles and a cracked rib. The young man maintains that he was sent to drill while thus physically disabled. For a year he has tried to get an allotment thru the disability clause of his government insurance and has been to three boards at Wichita and Salina. He started to Salina for his i fourth examination last week, but changed his mind at the station and. after purchasing a ticket to Salina, the rods of a west-bound senEe? traln. He ,ost his Buit case, .oze ms feet and fmallv ianded at his brother's residence near Denver. He was immediately returned to Colley, Kan., and wherf brought before the probate court at Wakeeney and ques tioned, he said that he had lost faith in the government and that he be lieved that they thought his claim was a fraud. t According to statements of Doctor Herrick, the young man became men tally deranged because he worried over being physically unable to work his farm and the delay in getting cared for by the government made him believe that they were attempt ing to prove his claim was false. NEW HIGH RECORD SET Bonds Sold on New York Market In 1919 Totaled $3,788,806,000. New York. Jan. 1. New high rec ords by a considerable margin were established in the volume of business in stocks and bonds on the New York stock exhane during 1919. Total dealings in stocks for the year mm-ira to A nhnul 315 983 000 shares. I air.iinst 141.6S2.000 in 1918 and 18 lagainst 141,S6.',000 in isi ana rO0O.O0Q in 1917. Eales of bon.ls i records. Record breaking figures for the year were also reported Dy me clearing house. Exchanges reached $235,802. 634,887 and balances $21,97.388.003, ftffnlnFi I t78.S33.248.782 and $18,257,- i 013,610 respectively in 1918. Cafes Crowded Tables by Giying TVine to "Old Friends." Philadelphia Celebrates With Annual Mummers' Parade. New York, Jan.' 1. This is a city with a headache. There were more ardent prohibition ists in New York today than ever be fore in its history. The population turned over en masse on a bed of regret, clutched its collective aching head, rolled its tongue gingerly around that' familiar Colorado maduro flavor, and fervently swore never agin." For New Year's was slowly and painfully most painfully recovering from the wildest and wettest spree in us entire career, "prohibition' not withstanding.. The Jew Year literally floated in on an ocean of booze, and the old year was drowned in the same flood. The big hotels, restaurants and cabarets turned away thousands of persons who had .neglected to make reservations days and weeks in advance at from 10 to 50 a reservation. All Brought Their Own. Practically everyone -brousrht his. or ner, own refreshments. carried in pockets, traveling bags, suit cases old umbrellas and, in one or two Instances, drawn on children's 1 sleds. Some of the cafes fulfilled ad the cafes fulfilled ad- vance notices by giving away bottles ui wina ana wnisky to "old friends." In many places it seemed that the de gree of ones friendship was deter mined by the size of one's bill. At midnight, the popping of corks and clink of glasses was temporarily drowned in a bedlam of whistles, guns, shouts and tooting of horns Just at daybreak, a lone reveler tot tering down the street turning off Broadway, whistling the "Cam'lls are Coming," it was pathetic. The distant rumbling of heavy trucks on the cobble stones of the river front might have passed for the wheel notes of the "water wagon," a requiem to John Barleycorn. The Great Drouth had arrived. Kivers of Booze In Chicago. Chicago, Jan. 1. Young 1920 splashed Into Chicago early this morning thru rivers of bin lwoze. J. while this year's ie!eV.raunn was miner mine compareu witn previous years, there was no particular short age of red liquor. The cabarets and cafes had to lock their doors early when all available accommodations had been gobbled up. Police had orders to take the names of those who carried liquor on their hips. They turned in notebooks this morning filled with Smiths and Joneses. Two large families at least have headaches this morning. Philadelphia Celebrates Today. Philadelphia. Jan. 1. The Mum mers' parade, the big feature of Phila delphia's New Year's celebration, was held on Broad street today after a lapse of a year, due to the war, and was witnessed by hundreds of thou sands of persona Hundreds of the young men who served in France or on warships last year passed in re view and contested for prizes amount ing to $15,000, awarded by the city as part of Philadelphia's officat cele bration. Heading the parade were the fancy dress New Year's clubs with their members arrayed in regal raiment. There were kings and queens and princes in costumes that took from two to fifty pages to carry the trains or the long capes. Clowns in brilliant silk and velvet outfits, court jesters, imps and other characterizations ar rayed In costly costumes were a part of the gorgeous parade. JAP FLYERS TO ENTER Ten Aviators From Nippon Will Par ticipate in World Air Derby. Tokio, Jan. 1. Ten Japanese avi ators are expected to participate in the first aerial derby around the world which begins next July. The American commission of arrangements which -has just concluded its visit has met the most enthusiastic and cordial re ception among the Japanese who show a keen interest in the great world fly ing trip. The commission composed of Com. Louis D. Beaumont, Maj. Charles J. CI I id den and Benjamin Hill man has been received .by virtually every member of the cabinet. TO GET FAMILY RATES Four or More Children Advantage to Frem-U Parents While Traveling. Paris, Dec. 31. Parents having four or more children will enjoy privi leges under the railroad bill passed by the chamber of deputies today. Those travelling third class will be given reductions inmates amounting to 30 per cent to families of four chil dren, 40 per cent to those having five and 50 per cent to those having six or more. Rhine Is on Rampage. Coblenz, Tuesday. Jan. 1. Ixwer parts of this city are flooded by the rising waters of the Rhine, the river being at the highest stage known in the past forty years. A number of army units have been moved to high er ground. Want American AoTos. "Winnipeg. Jan. 1. The demand for automobiles in the provinces is so great that American factories will be cars according to local dealers today. It is estimated that Canada will spend $10,000,000 for automobiles during the year. More I". S. Munitions Carn. Nantes, Jan. 1. Vast sheds housing American stocks on St. Anne Island near the state railroad station were destroyed by fire last night with their contends. Biggest Public Service Improve ment in City in Years. MAY START PLANT THIS YEAR, Project To Go Before Official Board Before Spring. Location on Jackson Street Facing the State House. Plans for the new general offlc building of the- Southwestern Bell Telephone company may be. com. pldted before spring, according to re ports In Topeka. Arrangements bav already been completed for th in stallation of automatic service In th plant department of the new building. The new automatic eaulnment probably be ordered at once, as m much longer time will be required to build and assemble the new equipment than to construct the proposed ten story plant and general office struc ture. Since the Bell Interest 1eA eral floors of .the Central National bank building and established gen eral state hearing. m Jh,e.Wri?lplan8 ave laid for erection of S new bu ldinTwhich T would SuVe": entire operating force and offlV? VfcS.an5?.rflc0 Bta,t on Jackson street faclnz th .r.r. nn VC.;. "i "J ,"eu company house will become the site of the new building which will probably be In course of construction some time this year. No estimate has as yet been made concerning cost of the new service8 lmProved local telephone At Enormous Cost. 3"." Vio? f f autonatlc equipment ror the plant department would mean a complete overhauling of the Toeka service. The new service would be provided at an enormous expense, but would perhaps be the greatest im provement in public utility service lu this city in a number of years Before his transfer to the general managership of the Texas system with headquarters in Dallas. E. F. Carter as plans for the new office building. Thru 5J efforts tentative arrangements had been made for a modern eight or t Story office huilding here which wouldT 1 house the executive, administrative and legal departments of the company, as well as provide adequate space for business offices and plant operation. Carter's transfer delayed completion of plans for the new hniuin. rv. fact that the company now plans to automatic service in Its new building, has given strength to he re. port that early construction of the new structure is probable. Officials of the Southwestern Bell Co. have asserted that no defingl" lime has been ixed for construction" of the office building. It has been stated, tho, that plana will be sub. mitted to the official board this win- ter. MINE RULERS TO CITY Receivership To Be Removed From Pittsburg Daring legislature. State mine receivership headqnar ters are to be moved from Pittsburg to Topeka until after the special ses-. sion of the legislature. Announce ment from Pittsburg today was to the 4 effect that Receivers Sample and, Gaitskill will come to Topeka late to day or Friday and would be ready to eo before legislative committees) with any information desired. Judge James W. Finley will go be fore legislative committees as the legal representative of the receivers, altha the receivers may be called personally. Detailed figures as to the expense of operation of Pittsburg district mines) will be available next week. Dissolu- m ButiB recejversmp will os withheld until after adjournment of I the special session, according to re f ports In the state house. i PHONE RATES LINGER Failure of P. TJ. C. to Got New Ac eountant Baits Burleson Decision. Burleson telephone rates will re main In effect for at least another month, according to Intimations front the state public utilities commission. Further action by the commission will probably be suspended until after the special session of the legislature. Some time ago an accountant for the commission went to the Florida, commission. The Kansas commission has never secured a new accountant. For this reason the work of gathering figures as to cost of operation, reve nues and other details of telephone operation has been held up. Pending a decision the Burleson rates will re main in effect. The Southwestern Bell Telephone company has asked that the rates be made permanent. THIRTY-FIVE ARE HELD Connecticut Authorities Hard After Dispensers of "Coroner's Cocktails." New Haven, Jan. 1. Thirty-live men were under arrest in Connecticut today as a result of the Investigation of federa.. state and city officials into the weve "of fatalities and illness caused by drinking poison whisky. The death toil In the state was seven-, teen. MAKE CACTUS CANDY Douglas, Ariz, Jan. 1. "Barrel" cactus now is used in making candy. The raw material for mes cal, an in-osieating Mexican drink, is gathered below the border and shipped here for Christmas sweets by a local manufacturer who packed the cactus by mule from a Mexican mountain to the railroad for shipment. 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r THE TOPEKA, DAILY STATE JOURNAL THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 1, 1920. BE MORE ARRESTS Authorities Expect to Clear Up Auto Murder Mystery. "Cinderella" Suspect Emphat ically Enters rot Guilty Plea. KNOWS LEGAL PROCEDURE Woman Held on Clew of Slip per Found in Death Car. today as to the attitude the governor will take on the request for a. special prosecutor. This request, made by prominent Mount Clemens citizens, was -based on differences of opinion resulting in friction between city and Association Holds Open House A summons was issued today for the return here of Miss Gladys Sum mit of Battle Creek, whose story to authorities implicating her room mate, Basketball, Movies, and Music Mrs. Cecil Vestep. caused a warrant to be issued for the latter charging com- (IG BAY AT Y. This Afternoon. on the Program. Others Who Know Details of Crime Are at Liberty. Mount Clemens. Mich.. Jan. 1. "Within the next forty-eight hours, ar rests "will be mane which will do much to solve the puzzlins question of "who killed J. Stanley Brown?" authorities intimated today. Just a week ago the body of the ec Cymric younj? clubman waa found In his car, slumped over the steering wheel, his head pierced by four bullet holes. During the week of Investigation, one person has been arrested and charged definitely with the slayinj? lle&tr.ce Vester who late yesterday entered a plea of "not guilty." Her examination was set for Saturday. With her questioning yesterday. In terest in the Vester girl lagged. Knows Tjpgul Stuff. Thruout the quiz, she waa calm and collected. Her knowledge of legal procedure astonished court officials. A'tho not represented by counsel, she demanded an examination and entered her plea without violation of legal technic. There was an undercurrent of opin ion here that the persons who have knowledge of the crime are still at liberty. A committee of citizens, headed by a prominent clergyman, today demand ed "more action" on the part of offi cials. The clergyman, the Rev. Mr. Dodge, declared three persona who have their liberty should be arrested. He de clined to say to whom he referred. No word had been received early plicity in the murder of J. fatanley Brown. Miss Summit is being re called, it was announced as a witness; The Central T. M. C. A. was to have at the hearing to be given Mrs. Vester I an "open house" this afternoon from rwi Saturday. Lloyd Prevost. cousin of the slain man's widow, who has several times been questioned by the authorities, was taken into custody this morning. No charge has been made against him, the officers said, but he will be ques- otrnin tho result nf further si on. cJ Information obtained, particularly that guard were furnished by the Y. M. 3 until 10. An elaborate program, consisting of gym games end tournaments for juniors and business men, team games and magical performances for the boys and movies and refreshments for all, had been prepared for the occa sion. rThe reception committee and given by Mrs. -Vester. TRIBUTE TO ROBINSON New Year Booklet Contains Story of Rail Cillers Work. C. A. Mothers' club. Clarence J. Mes- sick's orchestra was to furnish musi cal entertainment. The whole build ing: was open to inspection. The gym program was to open at 3:30 with mass games for the juniors. At 4 o'clock Vale's Valiants were to clash with Kistler's Konquerors in a volleyball series, to be followed with similar contest between carrutn s Tribute is -paid to the work and 'I ,1, i rnomnMai hnnki.t i All-Stars and Morrison's Miehties sent as a New Year's greeting to rela- At 7:30 o'clock tonight the juniors' tives and friends of the well known team contests and apparatus stunts railroad official. The compilation of sketches and cnecdotes is the work of Dr. and Mrs. A. B. Watson of Boston Mrs. WatHon p. cousin of Mrs. Rob inson. Many clever and Interesting stories of the work and personal experiences of Mi. Robinson are recounted in the booklet of 'thirty pages. From the clever stories and decidedly human In terest review of Mr. Robinson's en deavors, the booklet printed on deckle edge book and cover paper Is a. beau tiful piece of work thruout. The booklet carries an excellent half tone of the former railroad chieftain and is written for his friends with inci dents and tributes of the man who for many years was as much a prominent character in railroad achievements as in the life and affairs of Topeka. A Qnlnlne That Does Not Affect Hed lleeanse of it tonic and laxative cffei-t, LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE (Tablets! can be taken by anyone without causinK nervousness or rinping in the head. There fa ntilv one "nrnino Ollinine' E. W. GSOVE'S signature on the box. 30c. Adv. will be held, followed with a basket ball game between the Topeka Tigers and Evangelicals. The sleight of hand performances by George Godfrey Moore and some comedy stunts will be staged in the boys' department at S o'clock. There will be about five reels of movies of an educational and comic nature. The first show was to com mense in the social room about o'clock and the second about 5 o'clock. Light refreshments were to be served during the day. Ralph R. Peterson "The Gift Step" extends best wishes Jot a Happy and Prosperous New Year 1920 106 West Eighth Street "PiPP" HAS NEW PLAN Topekan Adopts Savings Idea To Re lieve Coal Shortage Next Winter. An original plan to relieve future coal shortages, store fuel in the sum mer months and bring about easy pay ments on the winter's warmth supply was announced in Topeka today by H. L. Peppmeyer of the Topeka Coal company. Peppmeyer's plan is to inaugurate weekly payments to be deposited with the Prudential Trust company. In July and August these payments will terminate and the coal will be deliv ered. "I am figuring on at least 1,000 cus tomers," Peppmeyer explained today. "Averaging six tens of coal this means that by the end of August one thou sand Topeka homes will be equipped for winter fuel necessities and six thousand tons of coal will have been stored away here. It means that the coal shortages of the future will be prevented and that strikes, transpor tation problems and shortages will come without serious concern to this city." All grades of coal are offered under the new plan, as outlined in an ad vertisement in The State Journal to day, i I. E. Henry of the Prudential Trust company is honored with pass book No. 1 todav. Peppmeyer expects nun dreds to follow in the next few days. The idea probably will be known as Pepp s Sunshine Plan and has been coorrighte. tTndoubtedly it will be sold to other cities ovemne country m the next few weeks. It is an out growth of the Christmas savings clubs in the local banks. Summer delivery means that the consumers will have the advantage of rock bottom prices. MIKE ATHLETICS COMPULSORY Society Wants law Making All High Schools Give Physical Training. New Tork. Jan. 1. Step3 to obtain enactment of national and state law requiring compulsory athletic training for high school students will be taken by the Athletic Research Society of America, it became known today. The society which concluded Its annual meeting here yesterday, also plans to wage1 a campaign in favor of requir ing physical education for entrance into and graduation from college. OAKLAND NOTES. CONGRESS REMOVES KICK IN NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS "SWEARING OFF" IN SLUMP However, Like the Poor, Evils Are "Still With TJs" Wives May as Well Resolve to Quit Going to Country, for Instance. New Tear's "swearing off- time." is with us again and this year finds the heretofore most popular absti nence and reformation missing. Con gress thoughtfully swore off for all of us. Stunned by the knowledge that they no longer can pledge themselves "never to drink another drop," peo ple this year are groping around for something t swear off from doing. New Year's resolutions, so popular among our forefathers who were wont to imbibe an amber colored beverage, this year lack the "punch." "What can I swear off doing," everyone is asking everyone else. On the face of it, this appears to be a question almost without an answer. "Can't swear off from drink ing? Impossible! Then what is the use of having a New Year's? Why didn't congress abolish it, too?" people are saying. But, the situation -is not really so bad as it appears. There are still some vices left to Bwear off doing that suggest themselves. For instance, it would be com mendable and much -appreciated by the public if girls would quit using that expression, "How d'ya get that way?" to the accompaniment of the popping of a hunk, of chewing gum. Women of all ages are urged to swear off standing suggestively by the seat occupied by a man on a street car, meanwhile fixing on him a cold, withering glance. It is decidedly em be rrassing to the man. i A great vice still remains to be stamped out,; according to Miss Lor raine Wooster, state superintendent of instruction the- smoking of the vile cigaret. "Lizzie" urges all persons now addicted to this spurious habit to resolve on this New Year's day never again to allow their lips to be defiled by the filthy fag. Of course, this swearing off cannot be done officially in Kansas, as the existence of cigarets in this state is not officially recog nized. Public officials are urged by the "peepul" who elected them to swear off spending their (the "peepul's") money with the careless abandon they sometimes show. Certain city officials might swear off being so secretive and mysterious about their actions. Mayors in par ticular are urged to break themselves of the habit of idly twirling their watch chains, droning at the same time to all questions asked the answer, "I don't know." Landlords are requested by suffer ing tenants to swear off raising rents. Wives are urged by husbands to swear off "going to the country;" pro hibition has made that practice of no advantage. Inmates of boarding houses are urged to resolve to take baths on some nights other than Saturdays and thus to eliminate the present rush hours. Actors could swear off making At chison the butt of aH their jokes with out making the audience sore. They wouldn't disappoint said audience greatly either by ceasing to say, ''It's all in fun," or by not singing "Mammy o Mine." i The street car-company might swear off charging the penny war tax. Many would rejoice if telephone girls would quit saying, "We do not advise the time." Husbands might swear off being an ornament around the home, volun teers a young wife. People should swear off writing "wooden checKs," urge the banks. And so on. TO FIGHT FOR 'E Germany Will Try to Limit List of Surrenders. Wants to Cut Down List of War Criminals. WOULD SAVE MENBURS Fan Germans Will Also Protest Giving Up Ludendorf. Delegate to Entente Council Has Started Arguments. HiiiiHiiiiiiinin Berlin, Dec 31. Germany will make every effort to limit the sur render of her war guilty. It was learned today. The government, beneath the sur-1 fafe, is making desperate attempts to have the allies modify as far as pos- sible the question of delivery and trial of war criminals, according to infor- I mation here. Herr von Simson, German repre sentative in Paris, has presented the uerman arguments to the peace con ference, it was said, contending. among other things, that the German government is frankly doubtful of its ability to withstand the serious inter nal situation which would be caused by any general delivery of war guilty. Protect War Leaders. The surrender of Field Marshal von Hindenburg and General Ludendorff. j for instance, it was pointed out, would be sure to raise such a storm from i their 'following tha-t the government would be in grave danger. The Hin- tii-jiburg groups, especially, it was as- serted, would never countenance sur- render of .their hero. The government also fears, it was said, it would be unable to enforce or- der to quell demonstrations it feels certain any extensive delivery would incur. The "reichswehr," it was said, would not aid in any plan to deliver former comrades. Von Simson, it was understood, has advanced all these arguments, clinch- ing it with a statement that dealing j with the government toward peace 16 j certainly more important than leading j to trial any- of the former German leaders. The cabinet, it was understood, al- j ready has given the matter Berious thought, as delivery of the war guilty c is ordered as soon as the peace treaty j becomes eff ective probably early neat month. 1 MASKERS ARE WOUNDED mm m- m aa -aaprn fw. .pm t .w a m mm m m 14 flflW LIM Jl iiiiiiinnnite The fact that the year just past has been one of the most pros perous and successful we have ever enjoyed is an additional incentive for us to take this occasion to thank you for past favors and To Wish You a Happy, Prosperous New Year Insurance Department Shawnee Investment Co. 534 Kansas Notes and personals from Oakland by Frances- Joues. Telephone 3030. Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Mills. Miss Vernon- plants Wood nn.1 Mr. Wendell Elliott are spendiug New Year's Ony in Knnsns City, Mo. Mr. I.oyd ruick who has been ill at ills home, Sumner street since Sunday is slight ly improve,!. Miss MirTired Warner of Cnllison, Kan., Is visiting her brother. Mr. A. J. Warner and Mrs. Warnpr. Suuiner street, The Foreign Missionary srw-iety of the Oakland Methodist church will have their monthly meeting Friday evening at the home of Mrs. Henry Schiller. Chester ave nne. The Young Peopre's society will also have their meeting at the same time. Miss Madge Moore who spent last summer in Honolulu will speak on "The Religion of Honolulu." FRENCH FACTORIES BUSY Plants In War Zone Already Back to Half of Normal. Ulle, Jan. 1. Production has been resumed in about one-half factories of northern France, where the outbreak of the war naralyzed industry and where battles raged four years. Of this number, however, about 13 per cent have been at work only a montn. FiKures examined today by the cor respondent of the Associated Press who is visiting Ihe war zone under special dispensation of the government showed that in this recion 30,000 emoloyinsf 300.000 workers were razed by gun fire, looted or bad ly disorganized. rvlERCURY TO AVIATE (Contin jed from Tage One.l DECEMBER IN KANSAS Here's to You for a Big Prosperous New Year (By 8. D. Flora, U. 8. Meteorologist.) December just passed was the most Bloomy, foggy month Topeka has been inflicted -with for more than 4 years' time, and, with three exceptions, it was the coldest December on the local record, begun in 1887, as shown by the detailed summary just completed by the weather bureau. Temperatures were below the freez ing point at some time on each of 27 rinva r f i month Anrt fl(1 to rise above it at any time on 15 of them. 1 Zero weather occurred on 4 days, with a minimum of 9 degrees below on December 10, which is the second lowest December temperature on rec ord. The monthly mean ranged 6 degrees below normal. The only really mild day was the thirtieth, when the temperature rose to .67 de grees. Measurable snow lay on the ground the first 17 dys of the month and the last remnant of it did not disap pear vntil a week later, but, oddly anmivh V. tntal fell nf raniritipa u n i. I only .07 inch and less than that of I i peraturo in Topeka was 16. While the drop was sudden and severely felt, less- of the Eevere cold reached Topeka than was anticipated Tuesday. The temperature had risen to S4 at 9 a. m. today and was not expected to go many degrees higher. Flora predicts a low temperature tonight of IS de grees, rising to about 40 degrees to morrow afternoon. Snow was reported today from South -Dakota, Colorado, Nebraska and Montana. Aside from cloudy spots in places most of the United States west of the Mississippi river reported fair weather today. East or tne Mississip' ri light snows or rains have been gen eral. Temperatures in that section have ranged from 25 to 40 degrees. Extremes on record for this date were, 51 in 1897 and-3 below lero in 1911. At 10 o'clock this morning the wind was blowing 10 miles an hour from the south. NINETEEN-TWENTY f What its .mystic book of three hundred and elxtyj v pages holds for us none can foretell. But it's a promising volum. Its cover, is a bright, radiant one, its golden edge pages give every promise of joy, peace and prosperity and today as we turn the cover to its title page we find it tran- J scribed with hope, with faith and with every aspec of glorious opportunity. The book of nineteen-nineteen which we have just closed started us bravely along in the Road of Tranquility, and yet held us deeply in the problems of Reconstruction. And now comes this newer, brighter volume in The Library of Time by the Author of All Things. What it will develop ia already written in the Chapters of Fate, with each day's rising sun melting the seal of another page. We may not read hurriedly, nor ahead. We can but hope and wish to all A Happy and a very Prosperous New Year. a Sullivan's Art Store Four Girls and Boy Hurt When Uni formed Men Open Fire. Baltimore, Md., Jan. 1. Four girls and a boy were wounded by bullets early today, supposedly fired by a group of intoxicated soldiers from an automobile. The victims are: Miss Lillian Brat- leg; Miss Fannie Rosenthal, 19, buller wound in the left leg; Miss Elsie Smokier, 18, bullet wound in the right leg; Miss Frieda Noonburg, 17, fcullel wound in left arm; Joseph Checker, 16, scalp wound. The four girls were on their way home from a masquerade party when j a Jarge touring car with two men said j to be dressed in uniform standing on i tne running board aartea past, ine two figures on the running board drew revolvers and began to frre in the direction of the young women. A. D. Standsbcrg, passing in his automo bile, -save chase, but was soon outdis tanced. Detroit, Mich. Aram Arakeltnn's crust In resuuiiug Arabian bread baking after sell iug tils business to Abraham Araknllan got a rise out of tbe latter today. He asked for an injunction. TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS Kansas City Tllve Stock Market. Kansas City. Jan. 1. HOGS Ileoelnts 5.000. Market opened 15c to 25c hieher. closed with a'lvance mostly lost. Bulk of sales. J14.40C" 14.7(1 heavy, 14..",0iS7 14.75; mediums. M4.353;14.70; ligllts, J13.ao14.50. pigs. 12.75i 13.25." I CATTLE Receipts 2.500. Market steady to strong. Choice and heavy steers, ld.iZi3i 1S.50; medium, $13.35(2 10.75 common, $10.5o 13.35: choice lights, $12.S(lSi 17.75 comomn. i $.1.15(gl2.S5: butcher heifers, $fi.75fi 14.35 I cows, $t.t"tln 12.40 ennners, $5.25tfi fi.5 i calves, $13.00S 15.00: feeders, ?7.75(a.l3.00; stookers. $(100 10.50. SHEEP Iteeeipts 1.000. Market steadv I to strong. Lambs, $10.2O5J 17.G5 culls. JO 73 Sflfi.10: vearling wethers. 12.s"a 15.10 ewes. $7.05 10.50 Tolls. $4.00SX50; breed- J intrewes, $8.00(0,17.50; feeder lambs, 511.704J' i 13.00. i TOPEKA, Eighth at the corner of Jackson KANSAS III!!IIIIIII!III!!!IIIII!I!III!III!I1!!III!IH Reductions in- Several groups of Hats, real bargains offered in this Sale for $3.00, $5.00, $7.50 rhlcasro Live Stock Market. Chicago. Jan. 1. HOGS Keceipts 40.000. Market weak, steady to 10c higher, closing weak. Bulk of sales," $14.25H 14.30; sj avv. 14.25tf?14.5; medium, $14 35f 14.60 light, $14 OOdi 14.50; pigs. $13.2."i(d 14.25. CATTLE Receipts TO.OOO. Market plow. Choice heavy steers, $1S.75?10.75 medium, M0.75Qls.75: common, $8.75i 10.75 choice lights, $13.50(B 19.25: common, $8 00(S 13.50 butcher heifers, $9.4fl(r4.73; cows, Sli.iV'l 13.50; canners, $5.25fr?(i 25 calves. $15.75't 17.00; feeders, $7.00gi2.25 stockers, $0.00 10.23. SHEEP Ueoeipts 14,000. Market strong. Lambs, $15.73(glS.75: culls, $12.0047 15.no me.llum ewes, $S.5010.75: culls, S1.50 8.23. Millinery "DEFORE .remodeling as a result of tak- ing oyer the entire room at our pres ent location, it is necessary to effect an immediate clearance of our Winter Hats. To do this, we will put on sale Friday and Saturday, our winter stock of less than cost. This sale affords' an" unusual econ omy opportunity and a chance to buy a Hat of the smartest style and best work--manship at a remarkably low price. They, will be grouped in severaPlots. PICKENS 809 Kansas Ave. One y group of HaU that Icare little to bewiahed for in style, or. ralue for $1.00 !!!!il!!!ilililll!inil!!l DAILY WEATHER REPORT. Ftirnishcd by the weather bureau office, Topeka, Kin., for the twenty-four hours ending at 7 a. mi Thursday. Stations High. Low. Prec. Wth'r. Boston, Mass. KS 30 0 Cloudy Calgary. Alb 22 IS o Fair M 34 76 V) Chicago. Ill Cincinnati, O Concordia, Kan.... Corpus Christl, T.. Denver. Colo....... Ies Mo'.nes. Ia. Dodge City. Kan... Puluth. Minn El Paso, Tex ROY PAYNE'S- YAXICAB BAGGAGE PHONE 71 1 PKONE I sc ALWAYS A MAX AT OCB TELEPHONES any other December, except one. Snow flurries, or misting rain fell on 13 days. The sunshine was but S8 per cent of the possible amount that might have been received with clear skies and less than that credited to any other December in the past 13 years." Eleven days were clear, '3 partly cloudy, and 17 cloudy. The wind movement was above normal It was a fine month for winter wheat, which was protected by the snow covering: during: the prevalence of the extremely low temperatures and benefited by the percolation of water into the .unfrozen soil when the snow melted. The cold weather cansed practical suspension of farm worK and all outdoor activities, except those, of the most urgent nature, until the closing- week- Jacksonville, Fla... Kansas City, Mo... Little Ilock. Ark... Los Angeles. Cal... New Orleans. La... New York, N. Y... N. Platte, Neb Oklahoma. Okla.... Phoenix. Ar:i R Pittsburgh. Pa BO Portland. Ore...... 4' so 30 70 20 08 14 70 5S 74 0 24 50 St Joseph. Mo.. St. Louis, Mo St. Paul. Minn Salt Lake. Ctah... San Francisco..... S. Ste. Marie Sheridan, Wyo.,... Spokane, t"ash Tarapa, Fla....:... Toledo. Ohio.. TOPEKA. KAN.... Washington, O. C. Wichita. Kan Winnipeg, Man.... 4 24 11 !V5 IS 2 14 1 as 54 IS 2 14 28 48 4 :ir, 10 is ss 32 34 12 12 10 20 40 18 24 6

W 30 IS 22 O 0 o T 6 0 0 o 0 o o o o T T o o o n o o 0 o o o .08 Clear Cloudy Fair Cloudy Snow Olondy Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear Cloudy Clear Clear Cloudy lis in Rain Cloudy Clear Fair Cloudy Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear Cloudy Cloudy O Clear Clear T .Snow 0) Fair Yt Fair 0 Clear 0 Clear Topeka Market Report. (Furnished by Chas. Wolff Packing; Co.) Topeka, Kan Dec 30. MIXEn AND BUTCHBBS.r. .M.00M3.T5 HEAVY 11.00 13.7.-. LIGHT ll.OOfein.OO PNJS S.Odrnll.mi CHOICE PACKING STOCKS.. 10.00W 12.75 Cannot ose rough unfinished hops for packinK purposes. Will have to buy at stock prices. Topeka Hide Market. (Furnished by Topeka Hide Co, 116 North Kausns Aveuue.) Topeka. Kan., Dec. 30. 24c. Horse hides No. l-004fio.Oo'; So. 2, 37.00fe9.00. Topeka Poultry and Exca. I (Furnished by the Topeka tacking Co.)1 ak T-peka. Kan.. Dec. 30. Kpriiffss over 2 lbs.. 24c: old roosters,! 13c; youngr roosters, 21c; broilers, 2 lbs. and under. 2Jsc: hens, 4 lbs. and over, 243c;a Duder 4 lbs.. 21c; stafrs. 21Vic. CRYSTAL Pictures at IJvlne; Prices LAST DAY OF IARY PICKFORD "THE HOODLUM" The Picture 'With av Thousand Laughs Mat., Adults, 10c; Eve., Adults, 15c; Children, 5c Children, 10c Come yonrself and Don't Deny the Youngsters STOCK SHIPPERS To Insure Yourself Best Results Consign to CLAY, ROBINSON CO. Live Stock Commission Merchants, Stock Yards, Kan. Cny tVe Also Have Our Own Office si Cbieatro. So. St. JoatptfT Ha. Omaha, Denver. Sioux City. So. St. Paul. E. Buffalo. E. St Louts, Fort nnnn im LI faso. V May r The New Year Bring to You and Yours Health, Happiness and Prosperity Yotirs Faithfully, m 5

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3 -I x -1 THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 11920. We will add one hundred more Suits and Overcoats to our big broken lot Suit and Overcoat Sale v This will give you a wonderful selection at these low prices: $10 Suits and Overcoats SSO.GO 15 Suits and Overcoats $30 Suits and Overcoats. So 5 Suits and Overcoats $30 Suits and Overcoats 68 Suits and Overcoats. .$37.50 .845.00 40.75 TITLE SCRAP HE C la. Heavyweight Champ Wants Carpentier to Come Across. Fans 'Believe Boat Can Be Held in "ew York. MOST MONEY TO GET BOOT Frenchman Anxious to Fight! that the champion will defend his crown not in France or In London, but in the United States. There's a hunch of the same size that the fight will be staged right here in New York. Such strong assurance has been given that the state legisla ture will legalize boxing and some of the promoters are acting as if it had been done already. Eoth Kearns and Desehamps can talk bis money. And it will take a big promoter with big money to listen to thm. A million dollar gate seems to be the size of the rival managers' goal and it's almost a sure bet that i America can come closer in approach 1 ing that sum than any of the foreign countriess. i Will Dempsey in America. Be Here for Theatrical; Tour ext Spring. 1 Wants Fight In America. Demrsev wants to fight in America. There's no doubt of that. He has expressed his willingness to cross the water, but k e doesn't relish the chances. Jac ould rather fight here where he knows the climate, where he knows the rules, and where he has the crowd with him. New Tork, Jan. 1. Jack Eempcey Carpentier also wants to fight on will eive Carnentier n fiianca at the this side. It is not generally known lit'o in Amoi-ioa i that the Frenchman prefers to This hunch is growing into a con- t his native land tor tne Diggesi oaiue viction in sporting circles.! Every 1 his life. Georges makes no bones move being made recently by the j about it he s out after the money and army of woulu-be promoters and the hff. SOjng where- he can get the most fighters themselves seems to inMo;i.e "f 4t the Quickest. He thinks that s t America. He's comirnr over here lor a tne- EAST VS. WEST National Gridiron Tangle Big Featnre 3few Tear's Bay. Central Event of Rose Tourney Program at Pasadena. THIRD BATTLE TO BE STAGED Western Teams Have Been Vic torious for Two Years. f Harvard Tangles With Oregon for National Title Today ifeiiei v) 10 fer lent Reductions In All Uepartments UH(? r 1 I 1 ST r- ilourHKe hi f f. v.u. mh-m-, -ixfMn minor rwn imhMWbS I iwro 1 III! K i vfj wirffmfrm n i J" J?k WmMMm 1 Today pi e ta f naay ana saiuraay j ?a d I A -V;- jcat- 1 THEY Tempted Him! vJ f t 5, 4 H THEY Pursued Him!! i3 N DOROTHY 1 B i U s; DALTON why??? y U f&n In I SEE sd f'1 "HIS WIFE'S lnr' f r jfr v fw FRIEND wJl-U H f; i F 1 Think vou could be a detec- W W-JLQAi i I' J f v f j j tive? Solve this! A neglected W i j f i fst Vl rS-- 11 wife, surprised with her lover! B IN THE I r S ;l ii v3 1 Next day. the husband's bo'ly g W lnI1 1 (I IP .xC1 t found at the bottom of a lake. 1 T- "1 S I A note that threatened suicide. A 1 JTT I TI Si I r- 1 See tne fata, chr!s game 3 V InIIMO t:I 1 L' f ii jilayad for ji man's .life and. a p l. k itl.--V.-r. t' STROKE rlF 1 I K55Si? --tJ A Good Ccmecy A thrilling gtory ;A I '"'55 SHOWS 3 7:15 9 1 of a coUe6e her 5'.' 3 Matinee 15c Evening 25c Tax Included A Qood Comedy ;i j 1 ,W 'T7T Matinee. 150 I H HAPPY' "NEW YEAR TW0 11 A I MlTTVPPSl t-l 1 K S4SS2L I II THE VAN I TODAY fcj I t Tisc L"r' J Saturday t 4 1 j Jdl-, ORREN&- WORK REIT XJLJ I I) rvaSi !kWei DREW comiy Tkm g I S'i'l I A B J M F 5 Kl. v A Barnyard and Acrobatic B l! $GonttttA '"'c"" GRAND Opera House fl IttPlMCM i Sat'y, Jan. 3aMfnrt p 1 t VAN HORN Three Mirano Tlm'c nwi o1 h I yr.4 Matinees HOWARD Brothers Iaughins lilt on Hocord i TllElltS t 1 3 V. M. Corned- Singing Loop th loop I RJ .l,JIJ.WWaWWlJW!-" '-b B f." tJ-'-l Ni-'lltl 7:f-. dU l.aim end lcrch Act U I"-1!! L- M trical tour in the spring. The trip will be a financial cleanup but more than that it will give the Frenchman cbanrft to feel the Dulse of the na tion and learn how he stands with the Vankee fans. If conditions are favor- I able, he probably will demand to have the stage lor tne ngnt set uu wieoe shores. Cochrane, it is true, has a coniraci igned by Carpentier and he would rather stase the fight in London, where he has all the trimmings laid nut and readv. -But that contract is I worthless until Dempsey signs it and until it can be made more tnan a "scrap of paper," which it will be 11 Dempsey passes up Cochrane ana signs with some other promoter. Cochrane, it is tnougnt, couiu ue ar gued into selling his contract for the Frenchman's services for a fat sum. I It would be a nice way 01 maKing "winter keep money ana wouia re lieve him of all responsibility and haz ard of a loss. The place that lands tne iigm win be the place that has the most money to offer and America has a well known reputation for aougn. We Wish You All A Happy and Prosperous New Year WtfetPS rc.othinf Co. j 1 kj 1 Hi ran upara raouse f.lATIMEE and 1 v: -ms smm IX "57 VAeiETIES OF FUI-S7" 50c, 75c, X.OO One Year at the Fulton Theatre, New York Six Months at the Woods Theatre, Chicago Superior Cast Complete Production Mat.-50c to $1.50 SEATS Night 50c to S2.00 NOW America's Greatest Colored Show THE SMARTER SET Headed by the Foremost Comedians j Salem Tutt Whitney and J. Homer Tutt Presenting Their latest Musical Cremation "The Children Of The Sun" Special Scenic Effects Beautiful Costuming Pasadena, Cal., Jan. 1. East ver sus West for the unofficial football eave championship of America will be the New Year s day card offered gridiron followers at Tournament park here to day when Harvard's huskies, cham pions of eastern fields, line up to do battle with the University of Ore gon team. Pacific conference title holder. Western rooters have seen eastern teams in action here before hut never Harvard nor either of the other two members of the big football triumvir ate, Yale end Princeton. It will be a second appearance for Oregon, how ever, in the role of western defender. When the Tournament of Roses as sociation put football on a big league basis in- 1916 by inaugurating the an nual New Year's contest between east and west. Brown university played as the east s representative. Washington State college was the Western selec tion. Honors went to the latter on a 14 to 0 score. Again on January 1, 1917, the west triumphed when Oregon whipped Pennsylvania by the same score, 14 to 0. With the United States at war, the 1918 New Year's game lost its inter sectional character. Football teams were not encouraged to travel across the continent when the railway trains were needed for soldiers. Hence was that two western opponents. Camp Lewis soldiers and Mare Island ma rines, were matched. The marines won 19 to 6. January 1. 1919. found the nation at peace but still under arms. The big Universities had no teams and again service elevens filled the breach. The Great Lakes naval training station squad came out from Chicago and gave the Mare lsiana ma rines,- previous year's winners, a 20 to 7 beating. Of today's contestants. Harvard has the cleanest record. The Crim son team went thru the 1919 season without a defeat. Only two teams scored against them, Princeton and Yale. The game with Princeton ended in a 10 to 10 tie; that with Yale in a 10 to 3 victory for Harvard. The other games of the season resulted as follows: Harvard 55, Bates 0; Har vard 47, University of "Virginia 0; Harvard 20, Springfield 0; Harvard 1 Brown 0; Harvard 17, Boston Col 0: Harvard 23, Tusts 0. .-egon suffered one defeat, the contest with Washington Stato Col lege ending 7 to 0 in favor of ti.e lat ter. Scores of tp four other games played-were: Or 23, Multonomah 0; Orgon 26, I nty of "Idaho 6; Oregon 24, Uni of Washington, 13; Oregon 9, .joa Agricultural college 0. Will Be Heal Fight. On one point all were agreed, that both elevens are entering the game full of the fighting spirit. Possibly the Crimson warriors feel surer of themselves are entering the contest with greater confidence that they will win. The Oregonians seemed grim to day, with the gnmness oi men aeter mined to do their best. The line-up: Harvard. Position. Oregon. Desmond L. E Howard Sedgewiek L- T X...E. Leslie Woods V. vviiiuiiu. Haveineyer C K. Leslie Hubbard R. G Mautz Kane It. T Bartlett Steele K. E Anderson Murray, c Q. B Steers A. Horween L. H V. Jaeobbergen Caspy ..R. H.... Brandenburg, e K. Horwen F. B Huntington Officials: George M. Varnell, referee; E. C. Quigley, umpire; E. Plowden Stott, head linesman. Henry Butterfield, field Judge. THE EMAHIZER SPIELMfitl FURNITURE CO.

To You The Prospective Buyer of Home Furnishings It is possible-4ust possible that you have never heard of "Ema-hizer-Spielman Furniture Co." But there will come a time and perhaps now is the time when you will think of new home furnishings. You will, of course, think not only of your furnishings, but where you will purchase them. You want to ieel assured that you will buy from someone of time proven worth as to merchandise and service, someone you can rely on absolutely. More than forty years ago the firm of Emahizer-Spielman Furni ture Co. was started and founded on these principles To give at the most reasonable price, dependable, reliable mer chandise. To be honest in all statements, regarding its wares. To give the customer courteous, efficient service. And, in short to make your dealings here such that you will not only buy from us today but in the years to come and your chil dren after you. If we were wrong in the practice of these things, we could not have progressed as we have in all these years. If you are in doubt as to where you should purchase your home furnishings, here is a simple little test Ask five of your friends, "Where is the best place to furnish my home?" Five of them will say, "The Emahizer-Spielman Furni ture Co." Why not see this store and its big stock? You can wander around at your leisure; no salesman will embarrass or importune you. We live at 517-519 Kansas Avenue and our January Sale, with its attendant reductions has started.- Will you pay us a friendly visit? ALL-AMERICAN TEAM Amateur Athletic Union Picks Col lect Track Stars for 1919. c The largest complete house furnishing store in the State of Kansas. 517-519 Kansas Ave- TOPEKA, KANSAS 518-520 Jackson St. GRAND OPERA HOUSE MONDAY, JAN. v 50c to $1.50 TOW? b 4 r? CLOSED CARS CLOSED CARS J f r"TYTt vear DEGAN'S :pow taxi Phon70 ALWAYS AT THE PHONE FOR YOUR CALL 519 QUTXCY STREET New Tork, Jan. 1. The all-Ameri-can college track team, picked by Fred W. Kubien, secretary of the A. A. U., follows: 100-yard dash Charles W. Pad dock, University of Southern Califor nia. 220-yard dash W. Creed Haymond, Pennsylvania. 440-yard run E. C. Curliss, Uni versity of Chicago. 880-yard run Kurt A. Mayer, Cor nell. One mile run Dennis O'Connell, Harvard. Two mile run Ivan C. Dresser, Cor nell. Cross-country John Simmons, Syracuse. 120-yard hurdles Walker Smith, Cornell. 220-yard hurdles Carl Johnson, Michigan. Running high Jump R. "W. London, Tale: Running broad Jump SoL Butler, Dubuque college. Pole vault E. A. Myers, Dart mouth. Putting 16-pound shot W. H. Al len, University of Maine. Throwing l-pound hammer L. H. Weld, Dartmouth. Throwing the discus E. Gilfillan, Notre Dame. Throwing the Javelin E. M. An- gier, Chicago. Pentathlon Robert Lengendre, Georgetown. Title Aspirant Wins Boat. Chicago, Jan. 1. John Pesek. Ne braska aspirant to the wrestling championship, won in two straight falls from Steve Savage here last night He won the first fall in 1:27:42 and the second in 15:36. Both falls came on the toe hold. BIG GUSHER FOUND Osage County Well Brought in Tester day Yields 10,000 Barrels. Bartlesville, Okla., Jan. 1. An oil gusher, estimated at 10,000 barrels, and said to be the largest ever drilled -V1 in Osage county, came in t yesterday, i' i nine miles north of Pawhu5;ka. The jfj j new gusher is six miles south of. a i 6,000-barrel well brought in Novem i4t I ber 7. 1918, and is said by" oil men to 5 j j establish the presence of a rich oil pool Established in 1880 For the :40th V'U 3S I ime we wish you a Happy New Year and each year finds us better equipped to serve our satisfied patrons who have been constant ly increasing since we were founded in 1880. Up-to-date inl920 iqpbcaIaundry G. y R.E.LIABLF. t-IRM Phone 3653 Up Town Office 114 West 8th St. Main Plaint 2nd and Quincy I ts j in what has heretofore been wildcat I territory. -r

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I. 1 t.KfVi'- THE TOPE&A DAILY STATE 11TTT TTkTT A T v'NING, JANUARY 1,J1920. J 1 4 1 An Independent Newspaper BY FRANK P. MACLEXNAX VOLUME XLI.. .Ko. 1 Entered as second class matter. OFFICIAL CITY PAPER OF TOL'EKa According xo 'announcement made December 6, on account of the enor monfl Increase in white paper and scarcity of samc; Suhneriptlon Jtutca for Year mo. Py in nil In advance, one year fC.flO Hy m;iH In art vane?, nix month.... JUKI By mall In advance, three months.. 1.80, By mall In advance, one month;.. .ISO Rate by Carrier. One week 15 cents One month k cents Telephone 3530, Kantera office: Paul Work, representa tive. No. 95 Madison avenue, New York Mailers building, Chicago; Little Rldg.. liostou; K r'nge bulldiutf, Detroit LewU IlMy., Buffalo. Members Associated Press, American Newnpn)-r Pti Wishers' Association, Audit Bureau of CircMlntlou. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. The Associated Press U exclusively en titled to tlin use for publication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otber vlae credited in this paper and also the local uefra published herein. INFORMATION FOR ALL, HEADERS OF THE TOPKKA STATE JOURNAL. Koch reader of The State Journal Is offered the unlimited use of the largest In formation bnrenn In the world. This Service Btin-au is located in the nn- tlonAl capital, where It in in immediate touch with nil the irret resources of ihe j United States trove m incut. It can answer practically any question you want to ask. but it ran t give ad ;vlce, nor m:i!:e exhaustive-research.' V The war forced so many changes' in the daily life of the American people that the MervlceM of thW Information bureau will be "Invalunhle to iHl who use it. Kfcp In touch with your RoTernment at nil tinifft. It c;in help you in a thousand ways If your wants are only made known. The State Jonrnal pays for this splendid service In order that every one of Its read ers may take free ailv.uit.iKe of It. You are welcome f ue If as often -is you like. Write your request briefly, alien tout nine and address plainly, rnHniw a 2-eent .stamp for return piMrtMiirp and address, the TOPKKA ST.'.TK JOURNAL INFORMA TION Ttl.UKAI'. Frederic J. Ilnskln, Director, Washing -ton. p. C. 'v Existing market conditions as set forth in a bulletin issued by the American Exchange National bank of iN'ew York plye little promise ojt an early drop in prices. The bulletin ays: Except in a few trades the de mand far exceeds the supply, and or ders have been placed fur goods to be delivered ad far ahead as 1021. Pome of these orders are'' being placed with the understanding that they are to be Tallied at the price prevailing at the Jtime of delivery. Those experienced in this form of contract are manifest ing a disposition to hold off. Manu facturers in nearly all lines declare that they could fill their books with orders for months to come, but prefer to tiold themselves free from obliga tions of any sort until they can see farther ahead. Merchants in all sec- tlons of the country are complaining that they are unable t get the goods to fill the demands of their customers. Buyers are flocking to the markets ae never before, and the jobbers and manufacturers have been forced to re sort to rationing in order to obtain an equitable distribution of the goods on hand, t The -presidential campaign may now be said to be opened so that it will stay open. The announcement that General Wood attended a dinner by, with and for millionaires In New York recently is being heralded abroad. Before Colonel Bryan enters the race for the presidency, he will do well to square himself with Champ Clark, his friends and his -J'houn' dawg." There are thousands of Democrats yvho have not forgotten Bryan's treachery at Baltimore in 1912. The Democrats are talking of run ning Governor Smith of New York for president. If .the whole family should vote for him his election would be almost assured. Grocers are being urged to get to gether on an agreed schedule of prices. If they had attempted any thing of that sort on their own initia tive the law would have been down on them in a hurry. INDUSTRIAL DEMOCRACY. The many causes for the 'wide spread dissatisfaction and unrest among Industrial workers were dis cussed by Dr. Royal Meeker, commis sioner of labor statistics of the United States department of labor, in an ad dress delivered on Tuesday, before the American Economic association at Its thirty-second annual meeting, Chi cago. He states that reasons for the present unsatisfactory condition of af fairs may be found in the general feel ing among workers that they do not receive the share of profits to which they are entitled; that their hours of labor are unsatisfactory, that industry is not so well managed as it should be; that work could be made less monot onous and uninteresting; that "ab sentee landlordism" has resulted in indifference to the workers' interests, and that opportunities for advance ment into positions of responsibility grow daily more infrequent. Altho there was, during the war, recognition of the principles- of col lective bargaining among employers who were engaged either on direct government work or production of es sentials, and who were therefore sub ject to the various adjustment boards, still there was no general labor policy evolved from the chaotic conditions prevailing. Dr. Meeker believes that had the war lasted longer either a na tional Industrial commission or a series of commissions in separate in dustries with district boards to take care of local disputes would have been set up. In this connection, while de ploring the continuing of the war even for a day to secure this most desirable of results,, he says, 'We can only .hope that the terrors of peace will be as potent as the horrors of war in com pelling the Bolsheviki of the right and of the left to come together on a rea sonable compromise." j One result of "absentee landlord ism" is seen by him in the employment of scientific managers to increase outi put a'nd therefore dividends." To their methods of reducing work to the mo- j notony of the machine, leaving out in genuity and initiative on the part of the worker, is traceable. Dr. Meeker believes, much of the discontent which is culminating at present in the move ment for Industrial democracy. But the term "industrial democ racy" has been made to cover much ground, and is being freely used by many who do not appear to possess any clear Conception of its meaning. It must be plainly defined before it is likely to appeal strongly to either the worker or his employer. If however a solution of existing difficulties can be found it will be welcomed by the pub lic, regardless'of its name. 'RAILROAD RETEXIES. Interest of the country in railroad legislation has been revived by the sending of the bills passed by the two houses of congress to conference. It generally is recognized that the main necessity in the situation is to restore, the credit of the railroads, which is completely broken down, and to place them upon a business basis of earnings and an expert .basis of transportation facilities, equal to the needs of the country now and in the future. The provisions for revenue, in the Cummins bill, are contained In a rear rangement by which the railroads of the country are divided up into con solidations of more or less related long and short lines, thus producing twenty to thirty-five competing systems, and rates are to be adjusted in these zones or "districts so that the railway car riers, as a whole, shall earn an aggre gate annual net railway operating in come equal, as nearly as may be, to 5t4 per cent per annum upon the ag gregate value of the railway property In eit h district. How this value shall be arrived at is somewhat obscure. The effect, however, would be to raise rates in the several districts to a point that would give to the weaker and les3 developed roads return equal to 5 per cent These rates might earn for the larger roads a higher return, but they would be al lowed to keep these earnings only up to 6 per cent at least for dividend purposes. A foad earning more than per cent would be allowed to keep one half of the amount between 6 and 7 per cent, and one-fourth of the amount earned in excess of 7 per cent, to be put into a reserve fund until such reserve fund amounts to 5 per cent" of the value of the property. This reserve fund is to be-used for dividends or interest in years when the earnings amount to less than 6 per cent. Alter this reserve fund amounts to 5 per cent of the value of the prop erty, the railroad is thereafter al lowed to retain one-third of Its earn ings in excess of 6 per cent. In other words, rates are to be arranged so that eery road-shall earn at least 5 per cent, and if any road chances to earn up to 6 per cent, this may be re tained. But earnings beyond this amount are to be divided with the government until a fund is accumu lated in the treasury equal to E per cent of the value of the whole prop erty. From then on the road retains one-third of its earnings and two thirds go to the government. All the funds accumulated by the government in these varfous ways are net to be paid into the general treas ury, but are to be kept apart to be usod for the benefit practically of all the railroads. This plan of guaranteed revenues to the railroads would, of course, re establish credit and enable the roads to borrow money for improvements and extensions. But why should not a railroad be permitted, like any other business," to earn money suffi cient to make Improvements and ex tensions and not be forced to bor row it? To the $20,000,000,000 now Invested in railroads, there must be added in the- next few years, to keep pace with the nation's business, billions more for additional tracks, stations and termi nals, cars and engines, electric power houses and trains, automatic signals, safety devices, the elimination of grade crossings and for reconstruc tion and engineering economies that will reduce the cost of transportation. Where shall the money come from. If the railroads be denied an opportunity to earn It? Unmindful of the economic facts which prove" sivings a necessity to in divl lual success as well as Industrial expansion; many who are getting good wages are indulging themselves in an orgy of reckless spending. They might sa much better be raising their standards of living, investing in edu cational courses, enjoying more worthwhile types of recreation and at the same time be saving something for the future. As a contribution to public educa tion, says the Chicago News, the reso lute opponents of anti-strike legisla tion should be invited to offer an al ternative to the policy which they S3e fit to condemn. The public -insists on uninterrupted service on the part of the common carriers. If com pulsory arbitration is obnoxious to la bor leaders, it is incumbent upon them j to -propose a substitute satisfactory to the public. TOPEKA STATE iO URN AL Information Bureau FREDERIC J. HASKI.V, Director. i Washington, D. -C. BIRTH AND DEATH RECORDS. Washlngton( D. C, Dee-. 29. If your life, fortune, or happiness depended on knowing the date and place of your birth, could you prove by offi cial record these facts of your ex istence? Probably not for so recently as 191i6 only twelve states registered births satisfactorily, and before 1900 very few states kept complete records of vital statistics. The Importance of birth and death registration is shown by instances that occur every day. There is the ancient story of an American In Eu rope who was prohibited from marry ing a French girl because he could not prove to the authorities that he had been born. More serious were the cases during the early part of the war, when Amer icans in Europe were suspected of being British or German spies, and were informed that -their lives de pended on official records of their births in the United- States. Cables sent-to the native towns of the prison ers resulted in some-cases in the de sired information being furnished im mediately, and' the men suspected were released. In some instances, io records could be found. These situations, of course, were nniisii.il. Riit the need for referring to vital records is constantly met with in legal procedure, in the schools, .and In' employment. Strangely enougn, large numbers of grown people do not know exactly how old they are. A man may go' thru life without ever being embarrassed by any mystery at tached to his early days. But then again. If he is to inherit' property, the question of the heir's, exact age be comes Important; and IT the man who believes he is twenty-two cannot prove this assertion by the family ible. or by official records, the family fortune may pass on to a relative with un ojestioned status. The story is still told by lawyers of the boy who saved his fortune by having witnesses testify that he was born the same day as a certain registered horse. Birth records are often needed to enforce school attendance laws, and to keep parents from .putting their chil dren into Bhops and factories on the claim that they are of le.cral age to work. Sometimes the child is otivi ously under the legal age limit, but it there is no register, to show the exact date of bjrth, the employer usually can take the applicant without fear of breaking the child labor law. All these examples illustrate the uses to which vital statistics are put by the public. Yet only twenty-two states now have satisfactory laws for registration of births, while thirty three register deaths by systems pro nounced satisfactory by statisticians. The registration of deaths and sick ness is as important, if not more so, than birth registration. Practically all of the states attempt to keep some record of deaths, but the methods vary so much that it is difficult to use the figures to compile accurate statistics- An effort to co-ordinate vital regis tration laws and to urge a nation-wide registration is to be made at a con ference of "health officials and organ izations fighting disease. At the con ference, to be held at Washington this month, prevention of deaths and. methods of combating disease will be discussed. Many thousands of preventable deaths occur in the United States every year.- This means that our knowledg3 of sanitation, surgery, and. science is not used as efficiently as it might be. One reason for this is that health officials and doctors cannot at tack disease, until they know of its existence. If a typhoid epidemic starts in a neighborhood, and there is no law or local regulation to make the doctors report cases, the disease may spread all over the town before the city officials are aware of its serious ness. Whereas if doctors report promptly the first cases, the health officer can warn the people as to pre cautions against the disease, and can investigate and attempt to remove the cause. To report each disease handled Is some trouble to a physician, but the effect on the health of a community Is so apparent that more and more cities- and states are demanding this service of their doctors. Reporting cases is made as little trouble as pos sible by us of a printed card which the doctor has only to check in vari ous places, isign," and mail to the proper city or county official. No stamp is needed, nor is it necessary to write an address on the card. In England, where the reporting of cases is demanded of doctors, twenty five cents is niid for each disease re ported. A bonus is not offered in this country, as the cards minimize effort on the doctor's part, and the expense would be so great Furthermore, the states employing the system declare that the service is a fair return for the license to practice issued by the state. Only according to returns on dis ease and death can a city Judge of its health status. That the people in general are calmly unconscious of health conditions in their community unless statistics are brought to their attention was shown by a North Caro lina health official some time ago." This official telephoned to five promi nent citizens, all- interested in the city's welfare, and asked thejn to an swer offhand two questions: "First, what is your opinion of the health of this city, and, second, how many peo ple would you say died in this city last year?" To the first question all five replied that the health of the city was good. The guesses as to the number of deaths In a year varied" from sixty to three hundred. The answers showed how little the people of the city knew of their local health situation, for the death figure that year was 50S, mak ing the death rate almost double the rate for the United States in general. Once a city Is aware of its deficien cies, it can start campaign to over come them. Without accurate statis tics, as a guide, any drive for better health is apt to -be ieffectual. The United States is apparently lessJ interested in keeping tao on its pop ulation than the countries of Europe. Once in ten years, a census enumer ator knocks at each door and obtains a few facts as to the inhabitants of the United States,, and then for the next ten years the census bureau is sues .reports and estimates based mainly on this set of figures. We do not know how many children are born every year in the United States, and we do not know accurately how many people die every year. If we knew these-things, and the causes and circumstances we could add fifteen years to the average life at least so some statisticians claim. Tho the situation in state bookkeep ing is pot good, still the outlook is more hopeful than ever before. More states are added to the registration area every year, and better, more uni form lawa are enacted. Moreover, it should not be forgotten that some states, have remarkable records of vital statistics, a few even dating back to colonial times- A sweeping remedy for registration problems would be a federal law. The wisdom of this, however, is doubtful, as some of the states have excellent laws and might consider federal con trol a reflection on their ability. Be sides, the argument is starred as to whether a federal law would be con stitutional. At present, health officials and or ganizations, such as the federation of labor, advocate uniform state registra tion laws to be patterned after the model law of Pennsylvania. HEAET AND BEAUTY PROBLEMS BY MRS. ELIZABETH THOMPSON. J. i Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am a young lady twenty years old. I seem to be liked by my friends wherever I am. I am strictly decent, hav7e a good reputation and I try to be good and'kind to everybody. But why can I not gain the love and friendship of some young man 7 I can't find any Joy in reading. I have a lot of girl friends and have been considered fairly good-looking When anyone is in trouble she comes tq me for advice. I try to put myself-l in her place ana study wnat I should do in a like circumstances. I try to be as cheerful to them as I knew how, altho I have all kinds of troubles of my own. I have been patient for a long time altho my heart cries out for some one' to love- There .aren't many parties givenany more and I don't know how to get acquainted with new friends. YOURS FQRBVER. Do you work? Sine you do not enjoy reading, it seems to me that nothing but work will lift you out of yourself and help you to be happy. In case you"do work, you need a change of position and should take up some profession which appeals to you more strongly. You cannot force lovee. A guiding hand seems-to draw our friends and lovers to us. They seem to come at pxactly the right time In our lives. Have faith that what is yours will come to you. Continue to be as lovable and sym pathetic as you know how. Reading will benefit you and make you more interesting to others. pernaps you have not been chosing the right books. The field of reading is so far reaching that you ought to find something to your liking. Questions Answers Q. Is there any sucK thing as .a heop snnke? O: J. M. A. The myth of the hoop 'snake which takes it tall in its mouth end rolls down hill has long persisted nnd is generally accepted in some communitlea. It is wholly a myth, according to the rentlle SDeciaiiKt In the Smithsonian institution. Q. How many newspapers and maga zines are published in the United States? J. S. K. A. The latest figures show 2J.074 pub lications in this country, of whicfi 2.4SG are dailies, 1.8.H being afternoon papers and Go5 morning papers. Q. Are sailors in the navy who die at sea, merely thrown overboard -O. O. A. When- a man of the uaw dles.jL sea. his body Is brought ashore and buried in, the regular way, unless the vessel is- not to body may not be held nntil a port is made, it is buried at sea with military honors and a formal ceremony. Q. What is the cause of the present sugar shortage? W. E. U. A. Germany, Austria, France and Russia were all heavy producers of beet sugar be fore the war, and that production has been seriously interfered with. Europe has consequently bought heavily from such producers as thrse of Cuba from whom the United States usually gets its supply. In creased prosperity and prohibition have stimulated the demand for sugar in this country. Hence the shortage. Q. If a man is standing on the back platform of a, railroad train which Is travel ing at the rate of slxtv miles an hour, and fires a bullet in the direction from which the train came, and the powder back of it is capable of driving the bullet sixty miles an hour, what will happen to the bullet? T. 6. C. A. The velocity at which the bullet, as part of the train, is traveling, will be over, come by the force given it by the powder, operating In the opposite direction. Theo retically the bullet will be stationary in th air. It will merely drop to the ground. Q. Upon -what sort of plant does hominy grow? A. T. A. Hominy Is made from corn and is not a distinctive grain like rye or oats. Corn is scalded in lye to remove the bnsk and the -white substance remaininig- is called hominy. Q. Was Herbert Hoover born of well-to-do or wealthy parents? C. K. A. Herbert Hoover's father wag a black smith. At the age of 12 he was without mother or father. He worked his way thru collfkivo an,l at 'Ml tu.. mllltnn.r.; If. made his money by extracting metl from a uony or ore wnicu ocners nau regarded as without value.- Q. Are our fire cent pieces made of pure X: i L-n n an......... 1 per end twenty-five per cent nick?!. The .in tiii j -im- iiri. i-,, i- "u itivca lucuj uieir Harmless ana anm. inates the other metal as to outward op l" .M'pper is mucn cneaper tll.m nteKel and its nse saves money iu in. lu.tiuiim-rure or itus coin. Q. What does the word "blimp" mean? I. M. o. A. This Is the term applied to small non rigid airships. It is a slang word, originat ing with the English. (Any reader can get the answer to any question by writing The Topcka State Journal information burean, Frederic J. Haskin. Director Wn.himrfon r f- ThE offer applies strictly to information. The bureau cannot give advice on legal, medical, the- great role, ah. no. To sing at and financial matters. It does not under- home before friends, yes. But that's take to settle domestic troubles, nor to 1 all undertake exhaustive research on anv i -i,. subject. Write your question plainly anil1,,1"! slner on the stage began, briefly. Aire full name and addresV and j Marsden was conscious of a tense lit enclose 2-cent stamp for return postage, "tie body at his side and of his own All rut.lies are sent direct to the inquirer.) astonishment. A nudge in his side pisrisrismsiSTsasisisisisisisisis Ihe George Matthew Adams TAPS. Well, Old Year, goodbye Taps while you die! You brought a lot of new things to us. You have told us a lot of cur failings and helped us to step better. You have tripped us up and knocked us down and talked cross -to us, at times. But we understood, and didn't mind, because we knew you thought a lot of us. 'So Taps to you. as you steal away into a past strewn with the efforts of the mighty. We made a lot of mistakes while you were with us. Old Tear. But Taps to them. We went ahead and did things without thinking them care fully out. And then you told ifB after ward of these blunders. So, you see, we learned. Thank you,- Old Yenr. How many times we were disap Evening Story A Jfew Year's Resolution. BY A. W. PEACH. She,, looXed at Marsden with .dark, tender eyes filled with determination. "We must not talk about it any more I am sorry, for I do love you, you know. But I have had dreams since a mere girt of doing wonderful things with my music So I have -made up my mind. -Today is New Year's and I am going to begin to work for just one end, Phil." 'A. New Year's resolution, then, he answered gently. "A sad one for me." f "I know you have been good to Inie, but but It has reached a. point where wnere i gei. io inmtiius von." The Tose in her cheeks deep ened. "And a home with you. Now I must put such thoughts away. Think how my friends and father and moth- er would feel! They have such plans for me. To marry and settle down I can't no, I can't think of it! So you must promise to say say no more to me about about loving me." He rose to go. "Beth, if It troubles ybu, I will "It- doesn't trouble me, Phil. I have loved to have you. But my mind is certain. Tomorrow I am sailing for Italy "No," he said hurriedly. "You don't mean that." "Listen," she said tenderly, "I must leave you now or later. And I want it to- be soon. It wilt be easier." He stood staring at a future with out her her merry, sweet voice that was finer music to him than to any one in the world. Her bright head, her dark, tender eyes, her ways, every one familiar and dear to him. She read his thoughts and put one white, slim arm around his neck. "Phil, you dear old chum, think how proud you will be of me, one of these days, when I return and you come to hear me." He smiled down into her eyes. I know where I would rather hear you sing in my home, some evening, some little song such "Hush!"- she said quickly, drawing from himr her eyes pleading for his silence. l "I will. But, Beth, tonight you must go with me to the concert at the con servatory. Will you?" "Will I?" She gave him by way of answer what, under other circum stances, would have developed into a hug. Marsden.l'eft her and walked slowly homeward to his apartments. The world had suddenly gone to ashes about him. Off for Italy with that bfrdlike' voice of hers. He had often thought of her as a thrush lovef of hidden secret places; almost within his reach vet bevond it. He found his chosen friend and boon companion sprawled out in a big chair in his den smoking and reading. Stevens Jumped up at the sight of his face. "What's the matter, old chap?" he ejaculated. Beating himself Marsden told -the story a story punctuated b. whis tled comments on Stevens's part. At the story's end Stevens leaned back. "Phil, that is a blow. I had Just begun te count on having a real home to drop into yours and the' lady's with the merry eyes. Ye gods, that is 'a stunner'!" Stevens drew on his pipe and mused, looking now avnd then at his vjailent friend in the club chair who seemed to be far away in some distant valley of his own thoughts. Suddenly, Stevens struck his pipe with decision against vthe grate, of the fireplace and Jumped to his feet. "I suppose the party is on tonight at the conservatory "It is," Marsden Bald, "I'll see you and Alice tfcere." "You bet," was Stevens's answer as he hurried out. As if with s plan already -in mind he hurried down the street, boarded a car which whirled its way into the residential part of the city. Before a quaint, rambling apartment house he alighted, and went to the door. He searched for a name, and a little latei" found himself shaking hands with a short. pleasant-faed Italian. "Donaluzzi, I have a tale for your ears," Stevens announced. -"All right," the Italian answered. "Any man who plays a 'cello as you, can tell me any tale an' I listen.'; Stevens told him swiftly of the situ ation between Marsden and the girl j he whole-heartedly loved. "Now, here is the point: Beth is your pupil. I haw a nlon i He proceeded to unfold It.' The Italian alternately blinked, shook his head, gasped, refused, and finally nodded. "You say she really loves him and he loves her?" he asked. "Man, H is -the love- I would die for I could have it, Stevens said urmiy. "Consider it settled," Donaluzzi an- swered At 8 o'clock, Stevens and Alice, the lrl wno ""e"1 some aay marry him,

00 o"" oai", v 1111 1115 ibrcs nits seri- ously enough to propose without work- ine-. in a 1oke" Marsden nnd hrtirht. 1 haired Tleth xrern tn tViol,-. onto The concert began, but Marsden's thoughts' were not on the music but close to the bright head at his shoul der; and she, too, glanced up at him once in a while, shyly, quickly. In one of the intermissions, an Ital ian voice came to them saying softly to some friend. "Yes, Miss Ellsworth has a fine voice yes, but not a voice to -to train for the operatic stage. pointed! What great things passed us by! But Taps for them; now, too. Life, after all, is but an unfolding, a rowing and a reaping, a going to bed at night-time and a getting up in the morning, tears and laughter, work and rest, while Time plays about us. But now' yon are going away01d Year. Good luck to you with what we have given to you. Taps! For all that we have lost or failed in Taps! But no regrets; Just gladness for chances, and a million "prods of every sort hidden away in the somewhere to find us all anew in the glad New Year that will awaken us on the morrow. We "ried, we failed we won. "V hile you go. we smile, and a. few tears touch our smiles. But we blow our Taps. Listen to them. Old Tear. And good-bye! SANDRA THE JEALOUS V By JANE PHELPS SAXDRA HEARST FROM ROSE KEMP. CHAPTER CXXXVL Does it seem to you who read my story that I was little and mean? If so, consider my Jealous nature, v At times I was utterly miserable suspi cious of every word and action of either my husband, or those whom ne appeared to like. I used to thank God my child was a boy, so would iot have to suffer as I had done because of jealousy. I held the opinion held by most women, that 7nen nevef loved in the same way; never cared quite bo much as women did. As I grew older I found out I was wrong. But at this .time, I thought of men, most -men, rather gay Lothantes, intent upon ma icing inemserves agreeame to any pretty -woman, regardless of others. Rose Kemp had gone back to her husband. v When I read her letter I scarcely grasped its contents, so surprised was I that she had decided to return to him. "Dear Sandra: You will be inter ested to know that I have, gone back to Walter,"- she commenced her letter. "I found I could not be happy away from him. Had I been, I never should have gone back, because he has changed in no slightest particular. But as I was unhappy away from him, even more so than with him, I have concluded to stay as long as he wiU have me. "You see, Sandra, I constantly vis ualize him as with some other wo man; 'planning to divorce me. It may be that I can at least put off that day by being with him. I shall keep Ms home as best I can; and shall try not to find fault, no matter what he does I did at first, you know. He Is the sort of man who will not endure to be criticised. I will never complain, or make things unpleasant when he is around. Perhaps I may at least win him to the extent that he will not be so anxious to be free. "Never cease to be thankful, San dra, that you have a husband who does not run after other women. That is putting it baldly, but why should I try to hide things from you? I know you had to play second fiddle, but drew his attention. He looked down. I "Phil, is that is that Donaluzzi? Look around and see!" He looked and nodded. She re laxed. He suffered during the rest of the concert suffered for her, for he knew 1 how much .faith she placed upon Don- aluzzi's opinion. After the concert they went to Stev ens's favorite, dining place. She played her part bravely there. Even Marsden's eyes that knew her every mood did not sense her inner hurt. Nor did he guess until he was drawn into the little reception room of her home and she stood, wide-eyed be fore him, slim and graceful in her evening wraps. "You heard what Donaluzzi said she began. "Sweetheart, don't think of that! He is no Judge. Go to Italy! I know you'll make good!" he urged. She drew away, folding her evening robe about her. "Oh, so you want me to go!" He stared at her, dumb, puzzled. Then she, smiled ever so slightly. With a rush he caught her in his arms, and she surrendered her trip to Italy- and herself. Then she explained In something of a smothered voice, "I'm glad he told me, dear, "for I've got a good excuse now. Now you must go. And think, you can come again!" Her good-night was given, not said. Once more in his apartments he found Stevens. "How finder the sun! Say that was lucky Id Donaluzzi was there or I -would have lost her," Marsden said smiling. Stevens lifted an eyebrow, "fctrek! That so! My boy, I saw him myself and put it up to him. I had little difficulty, for he -wanted to tell her not to go himself. It was no kind of a New Year's resolution for her to make. They always- get busted any how. Old man, look sane for 'a mo ment and et me congratulate you." (Copyright, 1019. by the McClnre News peper. Syndicate.) Dinner Stories It was a portly hut very polite per son who sat next to Jones in the railway-station. "Pardon me, "-said he to Jones, "but what would you say if I sat on your hat?" "Suppose you sit on It and then ask me,' sarcastically suggested Jones. "I did." said the portly person, im perturbably. Very friendly was little Clara"; and, to satisfy her gregarious, she demand ed affectionate speech from all and on every occasion. One evening her big brother Ben was industriously engaged in endeav oring to solve spme arithmetical prob lems. After trying to get his atten tion several times without receiving any reply whatsoever, Clara appealed to her father to stir Ben up. "But Ben is busy," said dad. "I know- he is," said Clara, "but at least "he might have said 'Shut up!'" "I suppose when Hungary settles Its government it will change its form of national assembly." "Why should it?" "Because its Diet might not agree with its new" constitution.;' Bilkins had sTgned the pledge. The curate was particularly pleased to think that he had succeeded in, turn ing the notorious toper from the error of his ways. But Judge of the curate's horror when,' one evening, he overtook Bil klns walking alone; the village street in a distinctly shaky manner. "Binkins," said he, in a voice of stern sadness, "I hope you haven't broken your pledge of abstinence?" "Me, sir? Oh, no. air!" replied Bilkins, hoarsely. 'Tis the rheu matiz In me legs!" "Ah, I'm glad to hear that you: have remained true to your promise," sigh ed the curate. "Well, good night. It's a lovely evening." "It is that, sir." said Bilkins." fer vently. "And there's soma splendid moons. what Js that when the other woman, is dead' and gone, to playing second, third, or fourth as I am doing? As I have done ever since I married Wal ter. "I never shall leave him again. If things become too hard to bear t shall end it all. Life without him, without i at least the pretense of his affection, isn't worth living for me. It is strange, I isn't it. Sandra, how we women Biva i ourselves,- body and soul, to the man we love? While with them there is always something Withheld. "I would ask you to Visit me. but I do not want even you to see the way I am neglected; what I have to bear. I have pride enough left for that; even ff I have none where it Is be tween Walter and me. "Write me occasionally, and send me a picture of your boy. "Love, "Rose." I cried bitterly over Rose's letter. It was so utterly hopeless. Then I showed it to Everett. "Do vou sunnose she reallv would do what she threatens?" I asked fear-! fully. "I hardly think so yet, she might. Your friend Is a very temperamental woman. She is willful, and her un fortunate marriage seems to have made her very despondent. Don't think' about her any more than you can help. You can do her no good, and It will only make you Unhappy." He ,had made no mention of the paragraph in which Rose had .spoken of me as playing "second fiddle." I had forgotten all about it when I let him read the letter. I wouldn't have had him see what she haeLsaid for a good deal. And I was thankful and grateful that he did not mention R. I answered the letter at once, and sent her a picture, of Junior, a lovely one we had Just had taken of him. I also sent her a book I had Just read and which I had enjoyed hugely.. Her repljf, Just a' short note, was full of gratitude. "Juniojr's picture is on my dressing J table. I call him my little sweet heart," she said at the close. "She has no ther," I thought pity ingly. (Tomorrow Sandra realises that she has developed.) Moulion Musings BY HOY It. KOULTOX. Anthr Oalja Rhyme. "When will I be married? Asked little Etta dear. "Thpu wilt be wed on June fii'st," said the-seer. Little -Etta, is still unwed, And never will,- I fear, For tho Outja sahl the day, She forgot to say the year. s Joe Burger. The man who invented -suspenders recently celebrated his ninety-fifth birthday anniversary in Maine. His name is Luke Pringle. The anniver sary attracted very little public atten tion, which was all wrong. This man accomplished a great deal by th way of helping the onward march of civil ization It is indeed a question if we could have accomplished more than half as much in this country were It not for. invention. A man can carry only half as many bricks up a ladder if he has only one hand free, and this is true In many professions. Profes sional dancers,, policemen, firemen, steeplejacks and others should hasten to do this man .honor. .'It costs a lotvtp live these daysvv r More than It did of vore, But when you come to think of It,. It's wortk a whole lot more. One of our valued contrlbs tells us that to have plenty of coal in this country we should have a coalition government, to which we sniff super ciliously and have nothing to say. Me and Puds Simkins was leenlng agenst Pudses back fenta last SatiaJ day feeling glad there wasent eny skool and I sed, G, I Jest thawt of a grate ldeer to make some money. What? How? sed Puds, and I sed Cracking nuts for peeple, I can get a iron if you can get a hammer, and we'll ring peeples doorbells and ask them if they got eny nuts to crack. Jest think of all the peeple that ruin their teeth by cracking nuts with them because they aint got eny nut crackers. G, all rite, maybe we'll make about 2 doHers apeece maybe, sed Puds. And he went in his house and got a ham mer, and went erround to my house with ma wile I got a iron and we went up in the next block and started to ring doorbells, wich after we had rang the ferst one about- 10 times some lady stuck her hed out of the 3rd story window. Being a red look ing lady with a thing tied over her hed and the end of a broom in her hand, saying, wat is it wat Is it. are you trying to brake the bell? Have you got eny nuts to crack? Puds called up, Eeny nuts, we'll crack them with this hammer and Iron for 10 sent a pound and pervent you f rum ruining your teeth- I hate nuts, is that wat you brswt me frum the back of the house for? Get off those steps' or 111 throw a pale of wattlr on you. ed the lady And she slammed down the window and Puds sed. Heck, that was pritty neer a Insult. Some peeple dont know wen youre trying to do them a favor; I sed And we rang the next doorbell, end a long skinnie man opened the door, me say ing. Have you eny nuts to crack, mis ter? --Wats you tawking about? sed the man, and Puds sed, Wats the use of ruining your teeth mister? t-. Wats that yelled the man opening his mouth so wide he showed he bad half empty spaces and half teeth in sted of all teeth. And. he Jumped out and aimed- 2 kicks at us, missing both of us on account of Jumping so quick, and then he went In and slammed the door as If he was mad, which he proberly was, and Puds sed. This Is a heck of a way to make money you can crack nuts for peeple by yourself ir you wunt to. t i Wich I dident, flliil ON SECOND THOUGHT BY JAY E. HOUSE. From Philadelphia Public Ledgtr.) W have studied the pictures of th new bifurcated skirt with some care. Aside from the skirt itself, the young woman, who posed for the picture seems to have no-' isfifrurement. In the play for .th ady vote Mr. Will H. Hays seems to be leading the field by a wide margin." It is too early to pass upon Mr. Hays's qualities as a tactician. But considered merely as dietitian, the Democrats have no match for htm. Mr. Hays butters his words with finesse and skill. In fact, no such spftly soughing voice has been heard in either party since Mr. Bryan took to the lecture platform. The southwest., summer wind has nothing on Mr. Hays.-, A letter from J. A. "F pleasingly anointed with conversational unguent, assures us that the column has at least one reader other than ourself. We hope J. A. P. isn't laboring under the misapprehension that we re.BJ the column. Like the Illinois restaurant keeper, we do business here, but we eat across the street. We trust, however, that discussion of the feat of the dog which saved, the passengers and crew of the Etht will not be too long continued. Aeon, siderable number of persons who wish to discuss the superior Intelligence of their own "ogs already Jre standing in line awaiting the "opportunity to do So. f.. The probabilities art that Ihe Car-pentier-Dempsey fight will be held in Paris. Such arn. gement, no doubt, -woull be satisfa 'ory to Dempsey. since It gives him an opportunity to visit the tlefields of France.. Which paves the way for the news that Jess Willard is in the clutches of the well-known federal authorities on the charge pf profiteering in wood. It will be recalled. In the connection, that the profiteering operations in which Hon. Willard formerly er.gaged were conducted in camembert. It was as we suspected it would be. The lady with blue,, eyes, brown ha r, about fxe feet six Inches in height and weighing around 1C0 pounds read the (tern. Then she asked, "Who is the woman?"

We Wish tn loan c,Mt.., .1 U,yii icnticra of the column and to ask their advice m tue muner 01 solving another prob lem of personal conduct. We have made an nmrimani tn alf kahjnJ scenes at a' local theater durlno- the performance of a musical comedy now engrossing public attention. We feel, therefore, that we have solved the per plexity as to how one goes about it meet an actress. But. we are still at sea. linns ttict iiia,t!nn t v. shall say to her. What do the more Buviuaiicuiea reauers or tne column suggest? In passing from public view, Doctor Garfield achieved the distinction near ly always accorded the confidential adviser of a great man he was per mitted to take a licking and then al lowed to enter the home for the friendless. -i Mr. Gerard's candidacy has the mer it of frankness. He is running to bwat Mr. Palmer, and may succeed in doing so. We had feared, when Mr. Gerard's candidacy was first an nounced, that it wag predicated on, a desire to do something for. the people. Menu Hint. BREAKFAST.' Grapefruit with Maple Syrup Shredded Wheat Top MUlt. Bacon Eggs Coffee. LUNCHEON. Potato Cakes Creamed Onions Escalloped Tomatoes Apple Sauce Cookies Milk. DINNER. -Veal Steak Creamed Mashed Potatoes Baking Powder Biscuits Cooked Tomatoes Fruit Salad Apple Fie Cheese Coffee. Rico Dishes. Rice Cakes One cup of cold boiled ice, three-quarters cup of milk, one half cup of flour, one tablespoon bak ing powder, one tablespoon melted butter, one. teaspoon of sugar one quarter teaspoon salt, one-beaten egg. Slowly cook the rice In about one-' quarter cup milk until well softened, then add remainder of milk. Sift other Ingredients and beat well. Pour on hot griddle and bake until browned on both sides.-. "Rice Muffins Two and one-fourth oups flour, three-quarters cup hot cooked rice, five level teaspoons bak ing powder, two tablespoons sugar or syrup, one cup milk, one egg, two tablespoons melted butter or substi tute, one-half teaspoon salt. Mix and sift flour, sugar, salt and baking powder; If syrup la used add it to the rice. To the dry Ingredients add half the milk, the egg well beaten, then the remainder of the milk mixed with the rice. Beat thoroly, then add the melted fat. Bake In oiled muffin pans for twenty-five minutes. If Iron muffin pans are used they Should ba previously heated. A MEW TEAB'B WISH. To help and cheer my fellow man. To amootu- his pathway when 1 caa; To bear niy bit of car and bold Myself above the ilura of (Old To keep tn faith, Wt come what may, To work with courage and to play, To lrve thl year from end to tad Not selfiJBly, out as s friend. I do not safe the romlng year To shower me with gifts of cheer, Or bave my pathways etrinffely turnsa To selfish joys 1 have not earned; I do not ask one single day Of merriment or Idle play Beneath a sky serenely flnt. If it shall not be rightly mine. Hnt from the epmlcg year I ask The strength fo do my dally task; do! grant that I may 40 my part And show no bftternets of heart; I won'd ro forth fr-m day to day To service in a bifrsrer war. I And trv bv trie emlrator iter lie make -of Hi a happy year. Copyright 1919 by fcdgar A. Gatst. Household Hints r "si

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if. v. THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 1, 1920. USING OLEO NOW Chicago Butter Prices Beach i

High Water Mark. It's Workingmen's Wives Who Buy the Eeal Butter. PS?? mrv it The Mercians Mortgage Co. Wishes One and All A Happy and Prosperous New Year 28 years of continuous and 'exclusive dealing in arm Mortgages have established a basis of certainty and satisfaction upon which borrowers may safely secure real estate and farm loans. CHESTER WOODWARD, Secy. C. B. MERRIAM, Treas. C. W. MERRIAM, President F. D. MERRIAM, Vice-President IVOR S. MacFARLANE, 2nd V. Pres. TOPEKA, KANSAS Land 'tfjjjf I Dream ft) All Aboard! 0 Chicago, Jan. 1. Butter prices last year were higher than they ever were before the armistice was signed. The high price for the best butter during the war time period was 67 cent wholesale, while 72 cents has been reached this fall and the present cost is 70 cents. This brings the retail cost to 80 cents. Dealers estimate that people in the Chicago district use about 6 per cent butterine, 23 per cent storage butter and 72 per cent of the strictly fresh product. hey have lots or money it seems," said M. I. Friedman, vice president of a wholesale butter and poultry com pany. "They buy very little butterine and not much storage butter tho the finest June butter from the comers costs almost 10 cents per pound less than the best creamery product. Most of the storage butter goes to Europe." You hear a lot about the high cost of living," W. S. Moore, another dealer, said, "but when the working- man s wife goes shopping she will not buy anything but the best." England s food ministry and Bel gium are the largest butter customers of this country, tho Sweden, Norway, Italy and Switzerland are also on the list, the wholesalers say and about 40,000,000 pounds have already been sent overseas this season and 20,000, 000' more will be sent. There are more than 16,000,000 pounds in Chicago's storage coolers at present and half or more than hall oi this is the property of foreign govern ments or companies, according to esti mates. As nearly as experts can figure it, Chicago uses 2,000,000 pounds weekly. Most of the fresh butter shipped here comes from Iowa, Nebraska and Minnesota. It totals a quarter of a million pounds daily. INSURES ITS WORKERS Coinmbus Company Gives Each Em ploye liife Policy Today. Columbus, Jan. 1. Each employe oi the Jeffrey Manufacturing com pany of Columbus, beginning today, will receive an insurance policy, the premiums on which will be paid by the company. Workers who have been with the company one year will be insured for SaOO. Two years of service will draw a $600 policy; three years a SiOO pol icy, and four years an $800 policy. Employes who have been with the company five years up to ten get $1,- 000 insurance:ten years up to fifteen get $2,000; fifteen to twenty years $3,000, and twenty, to twenty-five years $4,000, which is the maximum. The Jeffrey company employs about 3,600 workers. HEWW. S. S. GUT TODAY 9 Tf J Soils and O am amawi "iwniim a AS has been our custom for years, we announce our usual clearance sales of the present season's stocks. In the face of a famine of fine clothes, and constantly rising prices, we offer these wonderful sayings, advis ing our patrons at the same time1 to anticipate their clothing needs for at least two seasons at our reduced prices. anuary Clearance Sale Hart Schaffner Marx Society Brand, Fashion Park ver coats' at Greatly Reduced Prices Men's and Women's Shoes, Boys' Suits and Overcoats, Men's Union Suits and Shirts Hats and Caps, Men's and Young Men's Trousers Begins Tomorrow (Friday) The Most Wonderful Money Saving Event This Great Store Has Offered in Years! Auerbach Guettel Range In Price From $1,000 to 84. -'-Show Washington's Face. New York, Jan. 1. The government offers two new forms of savings cer tificates to the public today. The first is a treasury savings cer tificate in denominations of $1,000 and $100, respectively. During January they will sell at $824 and $82.40, re spectively. The certificates will ma ture at full face value in January, 1925. The other new Issue is a war savings stamp of $5. It will, like the present stamps, sell at $4.12 in January. It can be bought also like the present issue with thrift stamps of 25 cents each. The new stamps bear the head of George Washington and are printed in carmine ink. They are slightly larger than the previous issue. THRIFT WEEK January 17-24, 1920 FOURTH DAY Our Your Home WHAT of the high costs of a new home? Do you consider the cost of renting nothing ahead? Each day you put it off costs you money Buy a Home Make your wife a New Year's present. MONEY TO LOAN The Capitol Building Loan Association 534 KANSAS AVENIE L. M. Penwell, President. Pbone 775. K. M. Johnson Sec'y Trns. Phone 3019. THE L. M. PENWELL UNDERTAKING CO. 506-508-010 Qulnoy Street. Phone 192 MOTORISTS w"121 rouM STARTER Kites you trouble take It to KEELE ELECTRIC CO. 215 V. Sixth Ave. Phone S970 "ALL ABOARD Just Means "GOOD NIGHT" On The McEntire oaa to jiumDenana The Most Enjoyable Route from Twilight to Dawn McEn 0 TIRE Bros. TOPEKA MANUFACTURERS OF: MATTRESSES OF, ALL. FABRIC SPRINGS GRADES WOVBN WIRE SPRINGS ALL-STEEL. SPRINGS CANVAS COTS BABY CRIBS STEEL COUCHES BRASS BEDS FEATHERS PILLOWS COMFORTT KANSAS cosmoNS STBE3. 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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 1, 1920." TO ADD BOXING v I'istlc Battles Adopted as Inter- Collegiate Sport. Without Piss-enting Yote 167 Schools Make Decision. New York, Jan. 1. Boxing prob ably will be taken up ns a major sport In all American universities and col leges. The National Collesiate Athletics as sociation, representing 167 colleges, in convention has adopted boxing as an Intercollegiate sport. 'It was sponsored by Major John Pickering and Dr. H. Tait Mackenzie of Penn sylvania university,, and after a rec ommendation by I.lent. Col. Palmer Pierce, president of the oruaniration, was adopted without a dissenting vote. Dr. Mackenzie was appointed chair man of a committee to draw up the rules. It has already been decided, however, to eliminate all the bad fea tures of the American professional sport and it wil) be patterned proba bly after the Knu-llsh sport. The present officers were re-elected and include Lieut. Col. Pierce, presi dent: a. W. Beyer of Ohio state, vice president; Frank W. Nicholson, Wes leyan. secretary-treasurer. Chairmen of the nine districts ap pointed were: Dean W. F. Lewis, Massachusetts Agriculture college; K. C. Huntingdon, Colgate; H. K. f-'atterfield, Nor'h Carolina college; Thomas Brass:, Ala bama Poly: James Byre, Wisconsin; M. H. Ahern, Kansas State Agricul tural collece; J. J. Ilichey, Texas State Collepe; John A. Hunter. University of Colorado; John Howe, University of Oreiion. Woodwork, Ill.-.-The irny school, erecte-1 fi- years n(f.. ami sn!l ti luive been the first sHirtol hulldin in northern Illinois, was destroyed by fire. CHANGE "FAIR" PRICES Committee Backs Up on Stn tcme.it IJst to Stand. In an effort to be absolutely fair to the grocers. Chairman Kemper said, the county fair price committee late Wednesday decided to give them some respite from the price restrictions re cently clamped on. The price list was revised on some articles at an execu tive session of the committee. The drastic efriT reduction, whereby the -grocer would have to sell fresh eg 3 at 50 cnts and storage ones at 40, will not go into effect tomorrow as previously decided. The time was advanced- two weeks to January 15. The coffee list was cap eel led and a blanket clause authorizing the procer to make 9 cents profit on the net wholesale price of each brand, was substituted. "We will depend- oil the honor of the grocers to observe this ruling," Kemper aaid today- ,"Some merchants have made as high as 18 cents profit on coffee." When asked his reason for revis ing the list, Kemper said, "We want to he fair to the grocers. There was much criticism by them of our meth ods and we made the changes to show them that we desired to be absolutely square with them. Also, certain in formation brought to our attention convinced us that the retailer was not to blame for the prices on certain Roods. For instance, since our price list was fixed the wholesaler has ad vanced his coffee prices 4 cents a pound and refuses to return to the old scale. This made necessary a change regarding coffee." "But your committee will continue to function, will it not, Mr. Kemper?" the fair prH5e head was aske.d. "Oh, yea, we will go right on with our plan of work, and the egg price will go into effect January 15." Here is the order issued by the com mittee following its meeting yesterday afternoon: "At the meeting of the fair price commit tee for Shawnee county this nfteruoon changes wera made 1" the list of goods, tht prliT-n of which to be effective January 2, lit'JU. The following prices are to be ul instead rf the prices uu these articles la the other list Campbell's baked beans, No. 2 Kidney b:iked beaus. No. 2....... Puffed lcke Life o' Wheat.... (iinper Simps F F. O. 4 corn Country Gentleman corn "Coffee list canceled and 9 cents pound niav be ..dded to the net wholesale font of e:u-h brand of coffee sold. "Volf Bniiqnet bacon. 4 to 6, taken out of the 50-cent list and priced at 54 cents. "The time for the price of esrpa to go into effect changed to J:nnnrv 15, 1W20. "W. H. KKMl'ER, Secretary. "C. 1. SKINNKlt. Secretary. "Fair Price Committee of ShawneeCounty." GUY BATES POST?! ERE Famous Actor In "Masquerader- at Grand January 7. Guy Bates Post will be seen at the Grand in hia tremendously successful play "The Masquerader." The great' American actor has attracted a ca pacity audience at every performance thruout his tour and despite the fact that advance interest is such as to warrant a much longer engagement than he is usually able to play there will be but one performance given in the Grand January 7. Post presents a brace of astonishing characterizations In John Chilcote, M. P.. and John Loder, Canadian jour nalist. The two are physical doubles but moral opposites. It is with rare and subtle art this distinguished star portrays the Idiosyncrasies of the drug addict, John Chilcote, who re nounces his worldly affairs and forces Loder to take his place in parliament. Impossible tho the whole scheme of it may appear in sober analysis. Post makes everything seem plausible and possible while the performance is go ing on. The American stage has seen no such dramatic performance In years. Richard Walton Tully's wizard hand is conspicuously in evidence in the marvelous scenic settings and effects. The company supporting Post is a remarkable one. We Wish You A Happy and Prosperous New Year We Quote from Our New Year's Announcement of 1919 "For Us It Will Be a Year of Service- UPON THE MORTGAGE COMPANIES OF THIS COUNTRY RESTS A BIG RESPONSIBILITY There has been nyich talk of the back-to-the-soil movement' of our returning victorious soldiers and sailors. That many thou sands of the country's defenders will turn to agricultural pursuits when they again enter civilian life is 'an assured fact. A vast arriount of money will be needed to finance these new farmers to assist them in securing farms of their own and to help them stock and equip their property. THIS COMPANY STANDS READY TO DO ITS FULL SHARE Kansas and Oklahoma are two of the greatest agricultural states in the Union. Naturally the placing of soldiers and sailors on farms will be greatest in these states. For many years this company has been helping Kansas and Okla homa farmers get started and to achieve ultimate success. Now that the greatest opportunity to serve in its history has come, this company is fully prepared. x We know land values, titles, climate and soil adaptability. throughout Kansas and Oklahoma. We can render valuable as sistance in the selection of farm property. We will gladly ad vise and pass judgment on farm property problems." Wo are extremely glad to -voice a fact that 70U are already aware ofthat whatever Industrial unrest which has arisen in the past year did not originate with our returning soldiers and sailors; but from different sources our vic torious forces have been rapidly and satisfactorily absorbed Into the rest of our population and have furnished no real industrial problem. In this connection we pride ourselves that we have done our full share to assist A. F.. F. men to rehabilitate themselves in civilian pursuits, principally agriculture, as far the greater percentage of men in the territory in which we operate, are fanners. We have helped many soldier and sailor boys fret startcxl again, either di. recti y or through fathers or other relatives. As a result 1918 lias been the busiest, most prosperous year in our history. So with gratitude for the fine amount of business accorded ns and with knowledge of service well performed we again wish you A Happy New Year WE MAKE LOANS ON FARM PROPERTY IN KANSAS AND OKLAHOMA LOWEST CURRENT RATES NO DELAY MONEY READY REPAYMENT PRIV ILEGES LONG OR SHORT TIME LOANS If you need financial assistance in your farm venture write or call on us 1 for advice and particulars. Wc hare some Terr altiael Ftrwt MoftMK' Farm for nlr. Write or call for Ht of tKcoe Wkt and safest iveBie producer. Our service, both to the borrower and the purchaser of our securities, has been and is of such nature as t merit and receive true appreciation. The Torts. LP. N i ioneer I r 7T ft ortda MULVANE BLDG., TOPEKA de Co. CENSUS TO BETH0R0 Knumerators Will Start Work in To peka Tomorrow. The most complete house to house canvas In the history of Topeka will begin tomorrow morning when fifty census enumerators will 'begin work. The enumerators, including men and women, will work under the direction of Ralph O'Neill. Topeka attorney, and W. O. Rigby, Topeka postmaster. All have received notification of their appointment from E. B. Mur phy, Leavenworth, district superin tendent, Rigby announced today. As yet a list of the enumerators has not been received by either O'Neill or Rigby. The government this time goes into the decennial census business more thoroly than before. It is the four? teenth decennial census of the United States. Questions covering the follow ing points will be asked of every per son in Topeka: Sex; color or race: age at last birtn day; whether single, married, wid owed or-divorced; birthplace of per son enumerated and oinnpiace 01 father and mother, giving names of both country and province if foreign bojn; occupation, specifying trade or profession, also industry in which em ployed; whether attending school; whether able to read; whether able to write; whether able to speak English; whether home is owned or rented, and if owned whether home is free of en curifbrance or is mortgaged. Person of foreign birth will be asked questions concerning these ad ditional poin: Year of immigration to the United States; whether naturalized, and if so the year of naturalization mother tongue or native tongue. Census enumerators also will call at every farm in this community to secure thq information necessary to fill out the questions contained on the agriculture schedule. Each farmer will be asked questions concerning the acreage and value of his farm; whether he owns, rents or partly owns and partly rents the land he farms; the value of the buildings, machinery and implements belonging to his farm; the quantity of all crops raised on his farm during the year 1919. and many other questions which cover all possi ble farm operations. COMPLAINTS ARE IN Chicago Women Are Reporting Profit eers to Government. Chicago, Jan. 1. With twenty com plaint cards asainEt alleged profiteers already in the hands of the govern ment, the women's section of he Illi nois fair price commission made a New Year's resolution to fight over charges to the death during 1920 here today. Names in the complaint were not revealed. The women's state executive com mittee Issued a set of New Tear reso lutions for housewives: "I shall plan a careful budget this year. "I shall purchase nothing which Is offered at excessive rates but will con tent myself with substitutes or elim inate the article. "I shall not discard unworn clothes because styles change or because of a whim. "I shall stand by other women In this movement to set standards of careful conservative but comfortable living." Wishing You A Happy New Year and mm THE FORMAL OPENING OF he Euclid Avenue Grocery and Bakery 1016 Euclid Ave. (West 17th St.) NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS- Firner Brothers who formerly operated, the White Swan Bakery, wish to announce to the people on the west side that, commencing tomorrow, January 2. 1920, they will open the Euclid Avenue Grocery and Bakery, and invite the pedple living in the Vicinity of 17th and Buchanan, to come to their store. i A complete line of staple groceries will be carried at all times, and a wide assortment of pastry and rolls. Special Announcement for the Hot Bread Lovers EverV day-, after 3 p. in., we will place at your dis posal the finest Hot Bread that our years of experi ence in the baking business has taught us to make. We earnestly solicit your patronage and can as sure you in return the best of courteous service and quality of goods. We will operate on the cash and carry basis, which enables fair prices. WE EXPECT YOU FIRNER BROTHERS, Props. m m v Phone 963 m p t ss liiiiiiiiiira A New Years Greeting To Our Friends and Patrons 3S& The Following Figures Show Our Growth for the Past Seven Years Total deposits Dee. 31, 1912, $2,191,800 A Total deposits Dec. 31, 1913, $2,377,700 r Total deposits Dec. 31, 1914, $2,459,200 Total deposits Dec. 31, 1915, $2,709,900 Total Deposits Dec. 31, 1916, $3,690,200 Total Deposits Dec. 31, 1917, $4,061,900 Total Deposits Dec. 31, 1918, $4,321,600 Total Deposits Dec. 31 ,191 9, $5,1 09,962 US 5 w x.l- it: t a i r.i- i w c lcikc nils ucuiMuii iu uiaiiK our customers ror mis gam m Dusiness ana wft assure you we are now arranging to give you more efficient service this coming 'year 'E BANK OF T 1 OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS TH ji. E. COBB .President JOAB MULVANE. .Vice President S, F. HUGHES. ....Cashier H. D. WOLF. rs .Assistant Cashier D. A. WOLF ..Assistant Cashier M. A. LOW W. H. DAVIS LEE MONROE A. D. KENDALL W. W. BOWMAN IX. W. OPEKA tsm CHESTER WOODWARD F. D. COBURN DAVID BOWIE CHARLES WOLFF E. C. ARNOLD MULVANE

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HEW YEAR PARTY 4 Annual Dance This Afternoon at Chamber of Commerce. wHitchell and Bilty to Orate, Con trary Notwithstanding. Members of the Chamber of Com merce held their annual New Year's party this afternoon. Directors of the C. of C. assisted by their wives formed the reception committee. Each di rector wore a red carnation; wives wore pink ones, to desifinate them as members of the committee. All efforts to make the party a sue ces;. were well spent. The party was well attended. Dancing to music by Opperninn's orchestra and general via i!m.; with all the usual brisht New Year's chatter took up the entire aft eriioon. Many members brought the wviren of their families. When told that he was being quote fi- not in favor of making a nice little spefrh at the party, Charles L. Mitch ell stated that it would be a poor par ti if he dirt not. W. A. Bibs', was in Vfie.led into making the same conces sion Local Mention The' city clerk's and city treasurer's departments were Krinding away to day, just ax if there was not a New Year's holiday. They were getting ready to pay all the bills, many of which came in late Monday. lleports deposited with the city clerk show that W. A. Wolverton, city plumbing inspector, had turned into the treasury JS5 in fees collected dur ing December, and O. H. 1'eck, weigh master. had collected $44.50. City hall officials all were rejoicing today that the city hall was for the first time free of debt. The city building started the New Year off riicht. The city treasurer this morn ing sent a check to the state treasurer for JGl.lMM) to pay off the last bonds on the building. Commissioner of Fi nance Wasson stated. Cash paid for liberty bonds. John Kleinhans 827 Quincy. Phone 2761 J. Adv. Dr. Lyngar, Dentist, SOD Kansas Ave. Adv. installed a soecial wealher station at uoooiuno. win wo tele graphed from Denver to Chicago. As practically all storms are first felt in the northwest section of the state, it was regarded as the logical place to locate such a station. Flora has Just returned from Goodland where he made arrangements for the installa tion of thermometers, barometers, rain gages, ai anemometer and wind recording device. NOW take I of Business Opportunities NOW that new business opportuni ties are being presented that you are in a position to ,think more about the problems of your own business in U now is a good time to consider es tablishing the best 'banking re lations, which are fundamen tally important to every kind of .business. NOW take advantage of the banking facilities these banks offer in all financial matters. NOW Our officers will be with you the services A BENEDICTS WILD NIGHT Married Man and Wife Out of Town Spent Honrs of Hilarity last KlRlit. "Sober-( all NewV Year's eve and the mornin' latter! "Tsall wrong 'taint nath'ral it's a downright shame!"- It was our old friend the young Topeka married man speaking. His Indignation was apparent and it was Justified. The stage was set Just right for New Year's eve, the Y. T. M. M. had thought. The wife was out of town and wouldn't return until late enough the next day so he could get over any "relapse" from too much celebrating. i iAan Kiilltir nnd stnl- t DO lie put. w" o. 1 j lied forth, a lone wolf in quest of cele brations. ngnieou ii Where first? A burlesoue show was billed at the Grand; Just the thing for a cocktail on the evening's spree menu. Y. T. M. M. got a seat in the shadow of the orchestra leader's bow, pulled, out a cigar. thinking he was in the Century at Kansas City, but hastily re turned it before any one could notice his "boner." He looked around to see if any of his wife's or his friends were near. Wasn't that Brown over at the right? Where was his wife? The young married man gave Brown a sheepish, guilty grin of recognition. Further, on his gaze encountered Smith. His wife was also strangely A W. O. Li. (the "W" here standing for "with"). More sheepish grins. He clamped said expression on perma nently. T The curtain went up! Girls, ah! In tights, oo. la. la. Y. T. M. M. lounced carelessly in his seat, per mitted one of his eyelids to flicker at the little blonde second from the end and then looked around guiltily to see if this action had been observed. Pretty near like old times, this. On his way up the street after the show, the truant benedict saw an ac quaintance and, sidling over to him, whispered. "Haven't got a little nip. have you "Too lato." replied the friend, him self in a strangely Jolly mood. "Just finished up some real stuff Four Roses." "Oh. well, the night's young yet, Y. T. M. M. said. His feet next carried him to Stein berg's dance hall. Grabbing a g-irl just as if he were not married, he sail ed forth on the floor with 700 light headed gentry, trying to kid himself into believing he was having the time of his life. Just before the old year beat it, Charlie Steinberg announced that, as the clck struck twelve, the lights would go out for a few moments. Y. T. M. M., who was decorating the wall this struggle, dashed in search of a partner. He looked everywhere, but darkness the blessed darkness found him in the middle of the floor, still alone. Stumbling In the general direction of the nearest wall, he en viously heard tell-tale "smacks" and bumped into countless couples on his line of march. Finally the wall inter posed and he sank down on a benqh. Our friend was disgusted. Here! op portunity had come and he had been We Wish You advantage h r glad to discuss we have to offer. Wishing You A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR J. S. Warner Sons v Home of the Scripps-Booth I asleep. Perhaps he swore; the records i do not show. All at once a warm sensation spread over him. Some one at his right -(Indistinguishable in the dark was playfully touching his hand. He I didn't angrily withdraw it. The neighbor grew bolder; his hand closed tightly over Y. T. M. M.'s. It was big and rough and 'masculine. Y. T. M. M. Jerked his hand away. Why, the dirty thing! J The amateur benedict left the dance I early, as soon as he had questioned everyone he knew, including some women (all of them stenos in his of fice when they speak to him on the j street and the Missus says-,, "Who's mat- Occasional pistol shots were to be heard as "bene" went down the street from the dance hall and now and then an auto would go up the Avenue with its cut-out open. A wild night surely. Y. T. M. M. stopped at a restaurant for a cup of coffee as he had done many nights in the year and then went on home. He flopped into bed. wearily, dis gustedly. New Year's Eve! Ugh! EAST side: notes Not ps nnd personals from Eat Side by l-'ruiu-es Jones. Telephone Mr. nnd Mrs. 1. M. Lane entertiiinefl -at fi o'clock dinner Wednesday evening for Mr. nnd Mrs. t F. Dawdy, Mr. Harry ltawdy nml Mlns EI sip Iawdy who will leave -?on to mnke their home in Bartles vills, Ofcla. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lnird entertnim'd Thursday for Mr. and Mrs. Dnwdy rmd family. Sunday. January 4, will be the beginning of a week of pra.fer to be observed at the Third I'resby terian church. The Vesta Hub members and their fam ilies were (fuests Wednesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Webb, l.eno avomi", at an oyster supper. Those enjoyinj: the evening included: Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Allen. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Goodrich. Mr. nnd Airs. L. IjUthey, Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Kes Kelrinp, Mr. and Mrs C. K. Cox. Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Wndlelph, Mr. and Mrs. r. T. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Snider, Mrs. A. J. Fireovpd, Mrs. K. L. Jones, Mrs. M. J. Clemens, Mrs. Homer Allison, Miss Kilna Cox, Miss Kstelle Clemens, Miss Dor othy and Miss "Lin-lle Jones, Miss Klissabeth Allfson, Miss Mabel Kessehiug and Miss Frances -Tones. The Womens Foreign Xflssionnry society of the Seward Avenue Methodist church will meet Friday nfrernon at the home of Mrs. H. Schwcrdtfejrer. Seward ave nue. Mrs. Esteil i Lommassou. t district superintendent, will address the meeting. About one hundred and fifty persons at tended the reception and watch party given Wednesday evening at the Third Christian church. Reports from the various depart ments were heard, also a short program. The guests of honor, Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Iawdy and family were presented with a handsome leather rocker by the members of the ehnroh. Miss Nellie Hinshaw nnd Mr. Roy Hud sou, both of Willsey. Kan., were married at 12 o'clock Wednesday at the home of the Hpv. and Mrs. E. W. Harrison, East Eighth avenue. The lier. -Mr, Harrison who is pastor at the Third Christian church, read the marriajre service. Miss Myrna Fleming of Soldier, Kan., accompanied them to Topeka mid witnessed the cere mony. Mr. and Mrs. Hudson are former parishioners of the Rev.- and Mrs. Harri son. They returned to Willsey Wednesday evening where thev wlit make their home. Mrs. Mattie Hogbin, 20fi Emmett street, who has been ill for the past six weeks at her home, is seriously ill and is not expect ed to recover. A Successful New Year 14 But will it be? James J. Hill once said: "If yont want to know whether you are destined to be a suc cess or not, you can easily find out. The test is simple and in fallible. Are you able to save money? If not, drop out. You will lose." THE CENTRAL NATIONAL BANK and THE CENTRAL TRUST COMPANY SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS Cvpid Condemned. The "love triangles," that-- late, Caused death of one, unaware. Is ample proof of that Cupid's not Been acting o the Bqnnre. aussie Morrow Gage. Noon lunch. Cremerte Cafeteria. Adv. Misery loves company and day by day observation leads one to believe that those -whose closets are filled with bones are those most fond of telling about others troubles. Topeka begins the New Year with arrests on the decline, barks full to the brim but homes filled with mere domestic trouble than in years. All of which might prove that money and booze aren't the only evils in the world needing attention. In France last vear the Tobeka boy's one hope was that he might spend this New Year in Topeka. This year he wants something else equally as bad.

A Topeka housewife, like many others, cant help but wonder why a man like Kemper isn't needed to standardize grocery prices. She can buy a can of a well known brand of condensed milk for 20 cents In one store, 18 cents in ano'her, 17 cents in a third store, and 16 cents in the fourth, A fire at 13 North Kansas avenue damaged clothing in a wardrobe to the exent of J100 Wednesday night. The rooms wers occupied by H. JU Longworth and family. The origin of the fire was unknown. Fire companies were called out twice to put out small fires at 1620 College 'avenue and at 608 West Tenth. n-i n Mi i v ,i r- house at the Westminster Presby terian church Friday night at 7:30 with the members of Troops 3 and 4 as hosts. All scouts are invited to attend, and an especial invitation ts extended to boys who. are not scouts. I The Mothers' club is handling the j "eats." Mrs. Harriet W. Albert. 701 West I street. Is asking the city for $3,200 damages for alleged negligence on the part of the city in permitting "a mob to congregate and place explosive on a street railway track. Mrs. Albert was injured when a cap exploded just as she was getting on the car, a fragment hitting her just above the knee. The injury resulted from a Hallowe'en prank. j The war department has offered tools for use in trade schools of Kan sas ax fifteen per cent of their trade value. Notices from the federal de partment have been sent to II. L. Kent, director of vocational education for Kansas, war department oilers extend to all trade, technical and manual training schools In the state. Kent has urged that the schools buy as large a supply of equipment as possible in order to take advantage of the unusual offer. It was the first fight of the New Tear at 12:30 o'clock this morning in which Julian Bayless, 510 Lane street, and Miss Ella Jackson, 710 West Sixth avenue, were attacked by two men on Sixth avenue between Kansas avenue and Jackson street. The two men escaped. The girl suffered a number of bruises The trouble started, Bayless stated, when the two men accosted them on Quincy street near Seventh street. They were fol lowed and attacked later.. Bayless chased after the two men wno ran into an. alley; William Meagher,- a. policeman, saw the chase and over took Bayless. He thought the youth the guilty man and before. Bayless convinced him of his mistake, the. two men had escaped. Miss Jackson suf fered several bruises on face and body. DEATHS AND FUNERALS Th funeral of ojseph Irwin Snook, 6, who died Tuesday morning at his home, 517 Grant street, was held Thursday after noon at 2 o'clock from the Kansas Avenue Methodist church. Burial In Rochester cemetery. The funeral of Mrs. Mary Taylor, 75, who died Dec 31 at her home, 703 West Gordon, will be, held tomorrow from the B Street church. Macedonian tabernacle o. OS will be in charge of the services. Burial in Rochester cemetery. NAVARE TESNETl, 38, of 218 East Crane street, died Wednesday at a local hospital. Funeral announcement later. Word of the death of Mrs. Klnnley, 52, of Industry, was received Wednesday by her anugnter, Mrs. i-. r. Aienninger, iwt west Tenth street. The funeral, will be held Friday afternoon. The funeral of Mrs. Mary Jamison, who meu weunesuay at ner nome, 4J Kast First street, will be held Fridnv afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Second Baptist church. liunai in ar. Aunurn cemeteryr Lord's Flowers Satisfy. Adv. Tel. 827 PELLETIER'S have permanent positions for ready-to-wear sales womenApply to Mr. Billings, Pelletier's. LOST At 8th and Kansas Ave, Child's leather mitten, witfc- fur around cuff. Return to tele phone operator, State Journal Office.j f it PROSPERITY IN TOPEKA IN'19 Bank Deposits, Business and Build ing All Show a Big, Substantial Increase. In tlw history of Topeka no greater prosperity has been experienced than lo 1919, according to Topeka mer chants. Bank deposits, 26,785,219, showed an increase of 78.5 per cent. A"29 to 40 per cent increase in volume of business done is reported by retail dry goods and clothing stores. Retail gro cers quote a 20 per cent increase. AlthjO running at full capacity manu facturing plantsare behind orders. Following the signing of the armi stice a general business expansion took Dlace thruout the entire United States. This accounts partially for the- larger amounts of money handled by banks, It is contended, however, that the I public is saving, some of its money, j Erection of new buildings and re- modeling of old structures was found necessary to" take care of Increased business. A million dollars has been Lspent in building activities in the last j teve months. j Altho prices were from .50 to 100 per cent higher, more clothing was Purchased here than In any other year. j The principal applies to practically all lines of clothing and wearing apparel. One outstanding feature of the year's business, agreed uporr by all mer chants, was that practically every per son wanted the highest grade mer chandise. A very small demand for lower priced merchandise was notice able. Iespite this unusual feature bank deposits show increases. x Thrift habits, genuema aunng tne 1 war- ,har6. continued "nceits cessa- of savings accounts. Many banks re port the number of accounts almost doubled Merchants are buying cautiously on account of a drop in prices catching them over-stocked. Sales have pro ceeded, however, with such rapidity, necessitating re-orders, that many be lieve out-standing1 orders would re lieve them. The difficulty, however, is in obtaining: the jroods they order. TCismjirok. N. D. "The Leelonalre" !s to be the official title of the magazine paltsbhetl by the North Dakota branch of the American lion. miss r. in. warry, Fargo, won the prie for suggesting the name io a state, contest. The Golden Rod club was entertnined Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Karl Slaybaugh. 410 East Eighth avenue. Three new members were received Into the club and are Mrs. Donald Riguam, Mrs. Albert enrry, jurs. jonn juayaen. Mrs. John Ash of Kansas City Is spend ing Thursday visiting Mrs. Mary Norwood.

1- TIME FLIES, but do not let the time go by for saving your 1920 Christmas' savings and tax club. The membership so far is twice as large as last 3Tear. You will need the check next December and we want to send it to you. Just go to Teller's Window No. 3, and say which class -you want a card and we do the rest. The State Savings Bank May Your Lights Be Brighter Than Ever in the New Year 1920 and may it be x one of Happiness and Prosperity throughout is the sincere wish to all by "The Topeka Edison Company 25e per week brings j ou a cheek for $12.50. 50e per week brings you a check for $25.00. $1.60 per week brings you a check for $50. 2c per week, increasing 2c each week, brings you a check for $23.50. 5c per week. Increasing 5c each week, brings you a check for $63.75. $2.50 per week, decreasing 5c each week, brings you a check for $63.75. $1.00 per week, decreasing 2c each week, brings you a check for $25.50. 601 Kansas Avenue Home of the Christmas Saving Club

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WW 8 THE TOPEKA DAILY, STATE JOURNAL THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 1, 1920. REHKOPF BROS. EXTEND New Years Greetings To Their Friends and Patrons We are Agents for Eastern Kansas for America's most popular and durable Truck, the REPUBLIC DEALERS SEE US ABOUT TERRITORY With Added Equipment and Mechanics in our repair department and a larger stock of repair parts, we are better able than ever to render service to the large num ber of "Republic" owners. In our other departments we Build Truck Bodies, Re pair, Wrecked Cars, Recover Tops, Repaint or Revarnish cars. We carry in stock two- and four-wheel Trailers, Ford Commercial Bodies, Motor Truck Tires of all sizes, Radia tor Covers and other accessories. The growth of our business has made it necessary to open a Display and Sales Room at our old stand, 209 W Sixth. 212-14 and 209 W. Sixth ON MOTOR ROW Phone 994 LESSON TO STATE War Has Brought Kansas Face to Face With Waste. Fire Loss for 1919 Shows Amount of Care Exhibited. IFAR BELOW FIGURES FOR 1919 Million Less In Damage Than Shown Last Year. Not More Than 2,500 Fires In Last Twelve Months. Kansans are practicing the lessons they learned during the war. The war time education for safeguarding against waste to prevent fire hazards is bearing fruit in times of peace. As a result of the campaign of education in this state, the number of fires and extent of fire losses will this year be far below those of 1918. In a canvass of conditions today, I T. Hussey, state fire marshal, assert ed that losses for the year would doubtless be mdre than a million dol lars below losses for the same period last year. The number of fires in the state will be fewer than in 1918 by probably 800 to 900. December Losses Ixw. Figures for 1918 showed 3,235 fires m Kansas and a property loss of $4, J01.653. For the eleven months of 1919 endii.gr December 1, the fire loss in Kansas was 12,991,002 from a total of 2,243 fires. Losses for December 1919 have been low. "Campaigns for fire prevention ob servations have borne fruit,' Marshal Hussey stated today. "Kansans are giving more attention to the care of the trash pile and the fire hazzards. And the new spirit of care and cau tion In safeguarding property is sav ing hundreds of thousands of- dollars worth of property from destruction each year. I believe the war time cam paigns will continue to bear fruit and ft iMS JJi&i I 5" a- -'4kL i' iff p W; VT U 1 W m:- V- -1 S g j I wswwsww 1 T vat The Jackson-Walker Coal and mining Co. J 118 E. Seventh St. H. M. FELLOWS, Mgr. Phones 550, 888 m that organized efforts will continue to insure reductions in fire losses." Record For Two Years. Hussey's fire records for 12 months last year and 11 months this year. show the following:- 11)15 11)19 Fires. Loss. Fires. Loss. $370,495 234 wmm 12 252.5(10 2-J9 527,140 14B 227,437 112 273.0S9 141! 201.5.S7 257 W)1.9.W xia 4l!l,543 1S 2('4.B!t 17S 402.010 213 070.027 In only two months of 1919 Octo ber and November have the number of fires reported been greater than those shown for the same months of 1918. August. 1918. reports showed 339 fires with a loss of $391,938, while the same month this year showed 336 fires, but with a loss of $503,175. On the other hand the No vember, 1918, reports showed 189 fires with a loss of $402,010, while 213 fires in the same month this year caused a loss or cut $330,645. Month January February March April May June July August September ictober November December 348 413 294 2(4 198 204 274 .'cs 232 ltS ISO 317 $182,572 349.359 1H,931 171,734 134,772 179,752 24,407 503,173 320.05! ."U4.749 330,045 AT THE THEATERS Grand. Harry Hasting's show at the Grand last night and today is a twpical burlesque offering1. It is as good a show da lome of the musical comedies that hare appeared here this season. Dan Coleman la the star of the show the program says so. It tells you that Dan (in big black type) plays the loading roie; inai mis same uan neipea write tae book: that be collaborated -with another in writing the lyrics and the music and that he directs the play Quite a job for one little fellow, but then Dan's of the same nationality as the sour potato. He is a clever coraedinn with Tery little of the flnn-stiek stuff. To the layman out in the third row (first two were an soiu outj tne snow suaped np about like this: play Itself, clever and fnnny settings and costumes, new and different; individual musical numbers, pood comedy, better than that usually found In burlesque; chorus, poor the kind that always makes you say. "Where do they get this 'beauties stuff?" There was one little girl in the front row of the chorns who evidently was "enjoying" her first night with this show. I was so fasci nated with the way she tried to bluff it ont that 1 nearly lost the rest of the show. Three comedy scenes were downright good. One was a school room skit in which Coleman got a big laugh out of the famous old two-flngers-in-tbe-air-j.- lease teacher sign, saying as he returned to the stage. '"Everything's all right, teacher." In another act a vender was selling whisk brooms on a boat pier. Dusty at sea? No, the brooms contained little bottles of that ancient beverage that made folks foolish, Coleman and his nide-ktr-k comedian. Peters, pulled off some funny and original comedy on a typewriter, Dan as a red headed stono. The Egyptian and the boat scenes deserve mention for their stage -settines. GIB. Chang-e Dancan Dancers Date. The date on which the Duncan Dancers come to Topeka, under the IL T.' Dot terwelch management, lias been advanced three days to Jan. 13, so as not to conflict with George Arliss who appears at the Grand on January 12. The six Duncan Dancers, with the co operation of George Copelnnd. interpreter of Debussy, have made for themselves a unique place in the annals of art. No other attraction before the public is in any way similar to this ungual com bination. We have had dancers before we still have dancers of all schools from the stilted unnatural technic of the French ballet school to the exotic lavishness of the Kussian but the Duncan Dancers are the exponents of an art as old as the world and which has its inspiration In nature, herself. The grace and charm of these sylph-like young girls Is an abiding Joy to the eye. and with the art of George Copeland brings refreshment to the mind and spirit, dulled by the cares of the work-a-day world all according to the press agent. Seven Hurt In Wreck. Fort Worth, Tex.. Jan. 1. Seven persons were reported injured this morning- when a Texas Pacific freight tram and a passenger train col lided at Aledo. eighteen miles west of here. A relief train is now bring ing tne injurea to .fort Worth. 'Til Tell the World" says the Good Judge The man who doesn't chew this class of to bacco is not getting real satisfaction out of his chewing. A mmaS ehew. It holds its rich taste. You don't have to take so many fresh chews. Any man who uses the Real To bacco Chew will tell you that. Put Up In Two Styles RIGHT CUT is a short-cut tobacco j W-B CUT is a long fine-cut tobacco T W 'Ti ,r II II ITHW M I. HHW. is, .-js5w-r r-n n Pi?? 3 1 b. 4a ffp sV KjINETEEN TWENTY will bring 366 days of delightful motor transportation to the family which procures the En closed Cadillac we have here now ready for delivery. Wood Motors Company 1005 Kansas Ave. k Phone 488 hi -iwlSr'nr-T- a-"' I -T MMM MWitu enm mammamtmsk nv Iriiri B ti i inxii m i ani Mi rwiri n it it Timiirimiw miin tin irfcswifr- mt i nrif rn m iwi ina1 1 hmhiti tt i Entire stck f tne 'y j j 514 KANSAS AVENUE ES UNJ SALE TOMORROW M SHOES 514 KANSAS AVENUE ORWSSMG, JANUARY 2nd Men's and Women's Boys' and Girls' Children's and Misses' SHOES In order to conclude this sale as quickly as possible, we have placed every pair of shoes possible on tables. A glance at these tables, piled high with shoes, will give you a conception of the magnitude of this sale. "A pleasing surprise in store for you Iadies' Shoes, black kid, brown, calf, patent leather, gunmetal, col ored tops, cloth tops and leather tops. Values from $4.00 to $8.00 $1.90 Ladies Shoes, brown, gray, black, leather or cloth tops, Louis or military heels. Values up to $10.00 34.50 Ladies' Shoes, black kid, button. $4.00 values S2.65 Ladies'. Nullifiers, elastic side, plain toe, cap toe or patent, stay up the front Si. 65 Ladies Shoes, gray kid hoots, Louis leather heel. $8.00 value S4.50 Every pair of Ladies' high grade Shoes, including browns, blacks, grays?, as well as two-tones, in cluded in this great sale. Ladies' Two Tone Boots, Grays, Browns or Patent Leathers Values $11.00 to $15.50 $9.95 Men's Shoes, black calf or gun metal. Values $4.00 to $6.90 $2.98 Men's Shoes, gunmetal or black calf leathers. Values up to $7.00 S3.98 Men's Shoes, brown English. Values up to $10.00 $6.45 Men's Shoes, Beacons. Every pair reduced. Men's Shoes Elk outing, Bal Work Shoes with the piece up the front, brown or tan. Values $2.50 to $4.00 $2.75 Every pair of Men's Work Shoes reduced to the limit. rr. Reed's Cushion Sole Shoes. Values to $15.00 $9.95 Misses Shoes, black kid or gun metal, sizes 11 to 2: Values up to $4.50 $1.85 Child's Shoes, gunmetal, patent or colored leathers, sizes 3 to 8 $1.65 Boys' Shoes,- gunmetal or black calf, sizes 2 H to S V, $1.75 Boys Shoes, sizes to C, tan army. $5 value $3.49 Every pair of Boys' Shoes in this big store Reduced. Buster Brown Shoes on Sale. A S3 1C Xothinjr KPf Ti Away from This SHOE SALE Come Down, and Look at Our Windows, Come in, Lock Over the Tables. We Have What You Need. Priced Right to Sell Quickly REMEMBER OUR ENTIRE STOCK ON SALE! THE BOSTON SHOE STORE 514 -KANSAS AVENUE 514 m' forret Hn' KheM, Wm' Mum, Children'. Rhoea, Born' Mbw. Work Phoc. Drw Khoa aB4 Hoaac Khoe. All 0a al. A, 9 .flI.lU.SJl- IPJJI. J. y-'-rarA nrnfifrn

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1 THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL THURSDAY EVENING. JANUARY,!, 1920. 4 i V. '1 w 1 s I i J t 4n Appreciation To the business men of Topeka.T and the public generally, we wish to express our appreciation for the fine business accorded us in 1919- It has been wonderful. We thank you, gen tlemen and ladies. May the year 1920 be a happy and prosperous one for all of us, is the wish of JONES BIRCH. SAW GAS BOMBS YTakeeney Clubwoman a Victim of Strange Delusions. reflated l?x-Yanks Threw Gas Missiles at Her Home. Vakeeney, Kan.. Jan. 1. When a ."mall boy prHed the hoijse of Mfcrjfl iiunt witn tocks rive raontns aso, ne did not know that she would end in insanity before the probate court Wednesday. blanket' had been placed between the wall and the bed. At various times she would wrap her head in a blanket to keep the poi sonous eases out until she would al most suffocate herself, according to- testimony. Wrote to Hopkins. Questioned before the court it was found that she had written letters to the attorney general of the state say ins that whisky was sold freely in Wakeeney and at other times she has sent out many letters to persons and county officials criticising the local county government regime. But she is keen or wit, ana weu ed ucated and kside from the strance fantasies that cast a shadow over her mind at Jimes. is considered a woman above the average in mentality. She Mary Hunt has at various times has conducted most or tne literary worn ior tne ciuos ui wbu. 1,1 Tone strange things while still a resi dent of this city and was considered a 1crfectiy normal woman of more than avtrae:e mentality. Since August she has maintained that returned soldiers have been throwing gas bombs at her house and before the probate court she stated thvt thousands upon thousands had left white spots on the windows and-! the house. Plugged All Windows. Physicians who examined the house r here she lived alone found the win Tows to be plugged and all the cracks -tuffed with old- raps, in an endeavor to leep the pas from getting into the house. The woman has been studying literature on bombs until she knows their c .imposition better than the vet eran soUliers of the towji. For the past week sfte has refused to stay in the house longer and has been staying with various families of the town. At the Judge Peabody home she refused to go to bed until a ing perfectly normal in every respect except for the harmless fantasies and madness that overcome her she was eiven the privilege of returning to York state to her relatives rather than enter a state institution. She left last night, unaccompanied, for the east. TO HEAR LEGISLATORS Men's Club of First Methodist Church Give Dinner Monday Evening. The Men's club the First Methodist church will give a dinner at the Sun day school temple Monday evening at 6:30 o'clock and members of the state lesislature will be the guests.' Following the dinner the legislators will give short talks. A program has been arranged. Springfield. 111. Because John Cnlrtwell drove his wife from the table and put his ring In her- plnre, Judge Jones gave the woinnn a divorce. North Topeka News I tern a for thl rolnmn may hm toft s& Pt4r' drnir (or r telnn Eire nor Kimball. &331 after o'clock. Other hour, S5S0. V. P. Parkhurst presided at the mass meeting held at the Community house Wednesday evening, when City Kncineer Baldry. Commissioner Stan- field and Superintendent Painter of the city waterworks department made talks explaining the method and cost of extending aanitary sewers, arid water mains in the northeastern sec-. tioc of North Topeka. It was finally decided to unite the several petitions for water extensi n nto one, set as many signatures ?s pcss-hle, preeent the petition, anu set ti!e mains extended tt once. A .us cufsion whether to lay four -in-n inch mains or six inch was dee'ded in faor of the six inch, as afforan:? adequate fire protection, which the fom inch main does not pive. The district petitioning for this im provement comprises the section north of Kious, east of Quincy, including Jefferson street. The same district is in need of sewer connections and Mr. Baldry as sured the citizens present that if they wished the connection made the city would be only too willingr to install the sewers. The cost, Mr. Baldry said, would be greater than in past years, but probably vould not de crease for some time, in his opinion. The benefited district would have ten years to pay for this improvement, payments made annually. v Xotcs and Personals. Amity temple. No. 108, Pythian Sis- lere.T win noia insinuation ot ouicera Friday evening at their hail, 900 Kan-, sas avenue. Miss Ruth Baird was the ffuest of honor last night at an entertainment given by the members of the West i Indianola Sunday school at the home' of Mr. Guy Compton. Miss Baird will j leave soon for missionary training, j About fifty guests were present. Window Glass, all sizes; boy it now. Campbell rrugr Co. Adv. Clothing oft fire In a wardrobe in j rooms occupied by the H. L. Long-; worth family, 913 Kansas avenue, were, damaged to the extent of $100'. last eveninjar.- The origin of the fire is unknown. Mrs. Longworth suf- i fered a nervous collapse and was 1 taken to the home of friends on the South side. S. R. Dexter, undertaker. Lady as- sis tan t, 823 Kansas ave. Adv. I Word has, been received by George Schenck, HQS Harrison street, of the death of his brother, Alva V. Schenck. in Los Angeles. Mr. Schenck died j Wednesday night from the result of cancer, from which he had been a sufferer for a number of years. Had he lived until January 8, he would have been sixty-six years old. Mr. j Schenck is survived by his widow and three children, one son and two daughters, all grown. A brother and i sister. Wesley Schenck and Miss Anna' Schenck, live in San Diego. Two brothers and one sister live in Topeka, J. J. Schenck, 1206 West Sixth street,; George H. Schenck of 1103 Harrison,1 r.nd Mrs. S. B. Wills of the South side. Before moving to Los Angeles ten years ago. the family lived at 1429 1 Xorth Kansas avenue, and have many friends here who will be pained,' to learn of Mr. Schenck's death. A. M. Petro Son, Druggists. Adv. 1919-1920 LOOKING back over the year just closing we are reminded that, while it has been a most strenuous year, there has been much pleasure in it. Your loyalty, patience and patronage have been appreciated, and we thank you sincerely for it all. We trust that the New Year will bring you peace and prosperity in bounti ful measure. We invite you to visit our enlarged, efficient city store. ft Jjcwelrv, If Te,tka.Kauu We excel in Wares and Repairs" ivft-'--'Krivi(ja'.'lrfitft ifrmiiWi lm 'lint hilrtrir'fr YOU'RE RIAIllG GOOD RESOLUTIONS TODAYHERE'S. ONE THAT 'CANT BE B EAT RESOLVE, POSITIVELYWITHOUT FAIL TO VISIT -TOMORROW,. 1 w- Is) 3 1 J3 w?W M gg mM I ";-AT 60S KANSAS AVENUE, TOPEKA, OF THE lT i-" WWII IKJJ. ywiiyj I III IIWUI L; f t j r 4J";i k' j riMSMS msgsa 1 0F LADIES9 SUITS, GQATS9 DRESSES, 'SKIRTS ANP MILLINERY We've got to seU this stock and we're doin it. Hundreds and hundreds of happy customers have profited by the price-slashing sacrifices that have been made to close out this stock in the shortest possible time. Have you been one of the lucky ones? If not, don't wait another day. At the rate folks are taking these goods away it won't take long to sell every garment. You owe it to yourself, to your family, to your bank account to attend this sale get.in on it while the getting's good. COME TOMORROW! Note These Prices Yon Simply 'Can't Mesist ThemTlie Buying.Chance of a Life Time! SILK $35 to .$150 i WHILE THEY LAST FOR 1 5 to HZ50 .$2&-to'$9S WHILE THEY LAST FOR 2 50 g '$35 to $150 SILK PLUSH WHILE THEY LAST FOR WHILE THEY LAST 1 FOR x m HI WHILE THEY LAST FOR The Attention '.of, the Fair Price Committee is particularly directed to this sale. Were they to pass on the values offered they could not help but allow us 50 to 100 more than we are asking. x PROPER APPAREL FOR WOMEN 605 Kansas Ave. EVERY GARMENT, EVERY HAT MUST BE GONE WITHIN 30 DAYS NO REFUNDS NO EXCHANGES EVERY SALE FINAL

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10 THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 1, 1920. GOV'T PAY SLOW! T Kansas Guard Units Get Money I for 1918 Service. Some Companies Fail to Re- ceire Any of Allotment ""Army red tape works in many wayi Qd in some ways it does not work, or if-iit does, works slowly. The Kansas guardsmen learned about it this week. Tftey were receiving the first "federal sinca they have been in service a ltd they have been a recognized auxil iary of the regular army since No vember 24. 1918. X'nder existing statutes, members of national guard companies which have received federal recocnition, are paW one-fourth of the amount allowed for Ute members of the regular army. In K&n.sas the national guardsmen are paid an additional amount by the state. The state pay has been received by the Kannax troops every three months since they were mustered in, and so far was the only pay the men received. "Feilcral pay is allowed the national guard only after numerous conditions have been complied with and then only semi-annually, after the same complicated pay rolls have been made out for each organization as -are in use in the regular army and with some additions. In the regular army these rolls are made out every month and then by men who have had years of experience with army "paper work' Red Tape In Payrolls. In only a very few of the Kansas units are (there men with the proper training to make out the rolls properly th first time. The consequence has been that tho the first rolls were made out January 1, 1919, practically all of them have been returned from central department headquarters for correc tion several times, with weeks and months between corrections. Only within the last two months have some of the company commanders of the .Fourth Kansas regiment been able to satisfy the department disbursing of ficrr. The pay rolls of the guard are still In. a considerable muddle. Only four companies have actually received their federal pay for- the one month they served 'in 1918 and only one has re ceived pay for the first six-month period of 19.9. The one company which has scored a "bull's eye" and received all pay due is Company B of Lawrence, which in now paid up to June, 1919. The three others which have received pay for the last month of last year are the Machine Gun company, Lawrence; Company C, Council Grove, and Company F, New ton. No Pay To Seven Unit. There are seven companies of the regiment which have not as yet re turned the first set of pay rolls to the adjutant general's office here. They are Companies A, r, K, G and M and the Headquarters and Supply company of Wichita. Company M and the Headquarters and Supply company have also sent in no rolls for the first six months' period of 1919. It is en tirely possible, it lis suggested at the adjutant general's office, that these organizations did not meet the at tendance qualifications required by --.rra 1 government and are not en t.tled to pay for the periods for which ttirv have failed to send in rolls. "The unfamilinrity of the company officers with the proper manner in which to handle the pay rolls, may have had a lot to do with the delay in giving, the men of the regiment the py them," snid Adjt. Gen. Charles I. Martin. "The fact that the mistakes the officers made, had to be corrected nt long distance, had a lot more to do with the delay. It is the uxual red tape being unwound and tho national guardsmen will have to ft ft used to it until congress makes some chinge in the present system. If the Central department could see It tbflt way, a lot of extra work and de lay might be saved if the Kansas guardsmen wre paid by the army dis bursing officer, who is attached to the Knnns military headquarters in To peka." TROXELL QUITS B. I. S. Chnp!r.!n ami Parole Officer to Ie vote Time to Church Work. jpr. M. F. TroTcell, chaplain and pa rol a officer at the state industrial school for boys, has resigned and will devote his entire time the ministry. The retiring chaplain has heen with the school four years and for a time ated as superintendent. 'As parole officer Doctor Troxell di rected the parole of more than 800 boys. More thnn 80 per cent of these boys have madr clear records since l(nving the school. Prices for Friday and Saturday 48-lb. sack Royal Pride Flour $3.50 Fine Bread, .9? and 14 Red Cooking Apples, lb 5? and 6$ Navy Beans, lb 11 Meadow Gold Butter 69 Gem Nut Oleomar garine .320 New Prunes 250 Best Compound 290 Poehler King Coffee 530 Tee Pee Coffee 450 Carnation Milk! tall 180 Grape Nuts 140 Poehler King Corn. .200 We sell United States Tires and Tubes. and E. Hamilton I Grocery 1116 East Sixth St. Tel. 5738 liP Special Bargains for Friday and Saturday V We extend to our cus tomers our heartiest wishes for a bright and prosperous New Year. Let's start the New Year right, by buying commodities at savings prices, and help cut this high cost of living. Standard Corn, per Anz l.;s Country G?ntleineu Com, per uoz. Fancy Maine Corn, per doz. 92.75 Staudnrd Teas, per doz 11.7S Early June Teas, per iloi...I2.,:5 Carnation Milk, large size. per doz. f 00 Carnation Milk, small- size. per dox ft.oo r,on Ilur Soap, ten bara SHc Crlaco, 6-pound can S1.98 l'oebler King Kidney Beans. per doz. ...$1.65 Bern-limit Baked Beana, per doz K.00 Toehler King Shortening, 3 pound cat, .SO' Minnesota Macaroni, 12 pkga Minnesota Spaphettl, 12 pkg. 85 Minnesota Noodles, 12 pkgs. .95 Tee lVe Pumpkin, per dox. .$1.45 We have another shipment of Armour's Fancy Sugar Cured Hams. ZS to 30- pounrt average er lb.... .23 Ilv the half, per lb 24 By the Slice, per lb 40 Ham Hock, per lb 15 Wilson's Bacon, sliced, per lb JSO. Gem Market 502 and 504 W. 10th St. Phone 338 Mrs. H. E. Krusor Grocer Successor to Okerstrom 1721 East 6th. Phono 5618 We wish our many Patrons and Patrons to be a Very Happy and Prosperous New Year 1 Try our Poehler Brands Sunburst Oats 150 Poehler King Coffee 550 Tee Pee Coffee 500 r m rx n r Reduce the H. C. L. By finding the lowest markets. If you pay 'Cash-at-the-Counter' you can save money. We invite your in vestigation as to qual ity, and prices all through the line. Pohler, King Oats, Soup, and Coffee are selling well pi in rp GROCERIES MEATS Corner 8th and Clay Phone 78 Watch for the SERV-US 'Discount Sale' on our entire line of Grocer ies, Meats, etc. will start soon Call for Poehler King, Tee Pee, and Sunburst Goods. McAfee Ellington You Will Appreciate Our Service and the Quality of Our Goods Two 20c pkgs. Figs 37c Tee Fee Mince Meat 10c Sunburst Spinach, can... 16c Searchlight Matches, 6 boxes 35c Sugar Butter, Maple Flavor, 1 lb SOc Sunburst Oats, 1 lb. pkg. 14o Ivory Starch, pkg 3c Cleaned Currants, pkg... 20c 18 6z. can Tomato Soup.. 15c 2 tall cans Milk... 35c Chilli, per can... 10c and 15c 18c can Pumpkin 13c Toilet Soap, bar 5c Laundry Soap, 5 bars..,. 25c Try our M. B. C. Butter Cracker, lb 20c Warm Merit Bread every afternoon 14c W. W. Bouck Co. 420 W. 6th. Phone 924 Best Wishes i and a Happy New Year to all our Friends and Patrons. We recommend Poehler King-, Tee Pee and Sunburst products. Kiene Son Successor to Scott. 1434 Lane St. Fbone 3923. Specials for Friday and Saturday Large can California Peaches or Apricots. .34c Large can Apple Butter. .3-lc Fancy Michigan Navy Beans, 5 lbs .55c No. 2 Van Camp Baked Beans, can .-...17c Sunburst Fancy Asparagus S5c Puffed Wheat or Corn Uv Cream o' Wheat, 2 pkgs. .53c Sunburst Spinage, large can, 2 for 49c Extra Choice Dried Apri cots, lb 40c 23c Post Toasties, 2 for. .30c Large Can best Milk. ,17c Tall cans Mege Milk, 7 for. $1.00 Sunburst Lima Beans, can l-'Ac Good Small Prunes, lb. 17 c Good Corn and Peas, per doz .$1.80 35c pkg. Best Oats 2ie 15c pkg. Best Oats 13c C O. Johnson Grocery Market 1123 West Sixth St. Phones 3918-3972-229 Quality, Service, Price Greetings and Good Wishes There's nothing that adds more to pleasure of; business than cordial rej lations with one's cus tomers, and now that the New Year is at hand, laden with its spirit of good fellowship, we want to thank you for past favors, and to wish that you may enjoy a flow ing measure of Health, Happiness and Prosperi ty all thru the coming year. L. C. Harbaugh 10th and Buchanan Phones 3696, 3697 Try Poehler King, Sun burst, Tee Pee Brands for the best. We wish to thank our many friends and cus tomers for the business we have enjoyed the past year, and wish you one and all a Happy and Pros perous New Year and as usual we have a, full line of groceries, meats, vegetables and fruits, ana also recommend Poeh ler brands, such as Poehler King- Cof fee, Sunburst To matoes and Poeh ler King Corn. Eskridge Grocery 712 W. 12th Phone 1364 FREE DELIVERY The Season 's Greeting to all oar friends and Patrons We recommend Poehler King, Tee Pee, and Sunburst Brands Crescent Grocery 14th and Tyler Phone 623 Happy New Year 5 lbs. O. K Lard $1.60 $1.00 Brooms J 74 2 lbs. Bulk Mince Meat.. ..43f No. 3 Sunburst Sliced Peaches 38 Tee Pee No. 2 Tomatoes. 15 Nice Grape Fruit 5 1 Cabbage, lb 60 Red River Potatoes,: peck. 64 Poehler King Spices. .90 Bulk Raisins, lb. .250 H.B.EstesGro. Successor to Roudebush Burnett 311 W. 14th St. Phone 1278 The secret is out How to Beat the High Cost of Living Trade at Roose's! Econo Egg substitute... .c (A blow at the High Cost of Living) -Grape Nuts, pkg 13c Shredded Wheat Biscuits 15c Post Toasties, pkg 10c Life o' Wheat, pkg 22c Topeka Maid Coffee, lb.. .50c Poehler King Coffee, lb. 55c Wellworth Coffee, lb.... 45c Pork Roast. 'lb 35c Flank Steak, lb 22c Carnation, Tall .....17c Carnation. Small Sc Standard Peas 12 He Lard. Open Kettle 31c Long Horn Cheese, lb.... 42c Poehler King Corn, can..2nc Best Soda Crackers, lb. .20c By the -an 18c 3 lbs. Jonathan Eating Apples... .25c Crisco. lb 37c Crisco, 1 lbs 54e Crisco, S lb3 SI. 05 Crisco. 6 lbs $2.03 Roose Groceries 11 West tb St. 100T West 10th St: 600 Jackson St. 1633 Kansas Ave. We thank all our friends and pat rons for their pat ronage during the past year, and wish you a happy New Year. W e recommend Poehler King, Sun burst and Tee Pee brand. FRASER BROS. Phone GROCETERIA 660 8!th and Jackson. Fresh and Fancy Groceries We carry and recom mend Pooehler King Ce reals, Poehler King can Fruits, Poehler King To matoes, Corn and Kraut. We handle Union-Made Flour only. Fresh and Cured Meats 'Fresh Oysters Union Market Free Delivery We wish you all Happy and Prosperous New Year. E D. Mattingly 1913 E. 6th St. Phone 1173. PRICES Worth Investigating Chuck Roast 150 Pork Loin Roast. .270 Spare Ribs 230 Neck Bone, 3 lbs... 230 Liver, 2 lbs. 150 Compound 5 lbs.. $1.45 Poehler King Coffee 550 Tee Pee Coffee 480 Sunburst Pumpkin. .150 Bulk Mince Meat. .300 Fancy Sweet Potatoes, lb... 50 Lettuce and Celery ToHet Tissue, 3 rolls 250 J.F.Winslow 1201 E. 6th St Phone 1590. We Wish You a Happy and Prosperous 92 0 i We carry and recom mend Poehler King Oats, Poehler King Coffee, Poehler King Peaches. Fritton Grocery Co. 1000-1002 E. 4th St. 903 West 6th St. 1401 Seward Ave. Special Prices for Jan. 2 and 3, 1920 5 lb. Box Blue Ribbon Peaches $1.25 No. 3 Tomatoes 180 No. 2 Tomatoes. 150 No. 3 Libby's Apple Butter, can 350 Round Steak, 1 lb. 250 Loin Steak, 1 lb. .300 Solid Cabbage, 1 lb. .60( No. 2y2 Can Peaches 250 No. 2y2 Apricots, can. 250 Swans Down Cake Flour, pkg 350 New. Raisins, 1 pkg. 200 Fancy Prunes, 1 lb. .250 Cluster Raisins, 1 lb. 200 New Mince Meat, lib 250 Fancy Apricots, 1 lb. 400 We recommend Sun burst, Tee Pee and Poehler King Brands. D. E. Garner 223 East Tenth St. Phone 1872 ECONOMY Means Quality Goods at Lowest Prices. We hav them. 10c Wool Soap Flake 3 for 25c Clearett Soap. lO ban !Mc Ben Hur Soap. 10 bars 65c Poehler .King Spices c Sunburst Corn.. ,..16c Poehler King Teas-Rlght Price;. Best Matches, per doz... 65c Puffed Wheat 14c Puffed Rice. ......15c Large Post Toasties 18c Lares Washington Corn Crisps. 1 7c Kelloegs Corn Crisp 13c Libby Vienna Sausage, 2 10c cans 25c All prepared Mustards. 0c ami 14c Best Mich, hand picked Navy Beans, 1ft lbs. 1.(10 Dairy Made Hominy, per dox. 1.80 Poehler King Shortening. 5 lbs i $1.33 Heinz Catsup, special lc and 30r 40c Red Salirfon. .35o t tor. Sl.OO Good Morning Coffee, 2 lbs. 7So Milk 8c and 11c West Street Cask Grocery 723 West Street Phone 1010 We want to thank our many Customers and Friends who have helped to make this a successful year for us, and wish you all a Merry, Happy and Prosperous NEW YEAR from F. A. Saville &S on 400 E. 8th Phone 1089. We are selling and recom mending Poehler King, Tee Pee and Sunburst Goods. Quality Grocery At Living Prices Bxtrft Fancy No. 3 Tomatoes. can, 25c dos S3.T5 Sunburst No. 3 Tomatoes 0e Dos. HM Sunburst No. 2 Tomatoes. .15e Dox. 1. IS Wellworth Standird Peas.... use Doz. ....l-5 Sunburst Exandard Peat... ..lse Dos. 11. ss Extra Standard Ps ee rjn. si.io Standard Com Dox. S1.15 Extra Standard Corn..? SOe Doz SZ.S3 15-ox. Sunburst Peaches 30 Dox. B2.35 No. 214 Yellow Free Peaehea. can, See; doz 13.? 5 No. m Yellow Cling Peaches, can, SSc; doz ......S1.7S Fancy Bed Salmon X5e 1-lb. can Log Cabin Syrup.... Iffe 2Vi-lb. Log Cabin Hyrup SSr Sunburst Milk, ran, lSe; 2 for SSc No. 2 Red Pitted Cherrlea. can zse Rirerslde Beana, 3 cans.......zSe No. 2 Oreo Baked Besna, ran zee Salt Flab. 2 lba too Mother's Large Aluminum Oats. 40c Dill rick lea, doz 25c' Holmes Co. 1401 E. 6th Phone 1350 To our many friends and pat rons may the New Year 1920 bring forth happiness and prosperity.' We recommend Poehler Brands Sunburst Corn, can 16f Tee Pee Salmon, Red" Alaska, can 35 f Poehler King Fancy Tomato Soup... ..10f Horsfield Stores Something doing 1st prices M of th rime BMket Wor. People. Market rbm ZI4I fkraa MX

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4 THE TOPEK A DAILY STATE JOURNAL THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 1, 1920. 0 it

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The Topeka State Bank 8th and Kansas Ave. iiimmiiimiiiiiimimiiiiiiiiiiimii luiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiruiiiiiiimiiiiii!!!!- FOR NEW RECORD Outdo 1919, Achievements In 1920 Is City's Resolution. New Year's ETe Observed With Little Gaiety. jouple gf eooms m ess Then Topeka Removed -Shoes, Yawned, Went to Bed. Holiday Teaturcd Mostly by Dinners arid Rest, Topeka today started a new year of achievement. The sun arose bright and clear this morning a fact of which many per sons were not aware, owing "to the night before. The holiday was closely observed. Stores, schools and all busi ness establishments, except drug stores, confectionary and cigrar 8'orej were closed. Many restaurants did not open at all this morning. This afternoon the theater enjoyed, the prospects-, of a .good attendance. Thanksgiving and Christmas were jcomulated- in many homes' by big1 din ners and family reunions. Scores of sport-lovinjsj meh took advantage of the opportunity to stalk the timid cot tontail amid -tho "wilds" of some like ly farm. New Tear's eve was celebrated rather quietly, in the manner peculiar to Topeka- There were muny line parties and scores of watch parties were organized. But at midnight the celebrators listened in vain for any sound of whistles or bells. To be sure. there were two or three whistles blown and some ambitious person, or persons, probably having some am munition left over from the armistice celebration, fJrd several rounds from, a revolver. Then Topeka yawned, re moved -her shot's and went-to bed. This morning the few who had clung tenaciously to revelry until the early hours awoke with the old resolve-c "neVe again." t Year of Reconstruction; Having established a record in 1919, the city will seek to outdo itself in 1920. Prospects already point to a big year in reconstruction, business, building, manufacturing, education and general advancement. Among the important events in Topeka this year will be the special session of the state legislature,, the county election, and many big conventions already dated. For the first time in four years those home-loving ladies who are hesitant to take the risk of another forty-eight months will have the privilege of picking a life partner provided the prospect is willing. Just when and' where this custom started Is somewhat doubtful! Suffice it to say that such eminent and infallible authorities as the Britannica, Noah Webster and associated springs of knowledge do not recognize the cus tom that, even today not to discour age the fair ones) exists only in fancy. Ban On Egg Custom. In spite of the general prosperity of the present time and the custom of ex changing gifts of diamonds, ranches, limousines,' neckties and other fabu lously priced articles -it is probable that Topeka, especially since the fair price committee got busy, will "never aspire to a customs once indulged in by the Persiansthat of exchanging presents of eggs, more commonly known as hen-fruit or cackle-berries, on New Year's day. One must consider,- however, that there were no cold storage houses at that tirpe, nor did the children of Cambyses ship eggs" to Cuba. The first day of January, as mark ing the beginning of the year, was ob served as a public hpliday in Rome from at least the time of .the Julian reformation- of the calendar. There was abstinence from litigation and To Wish mm ;f One anl All -V ;5 NEW YEAR 'V-H i-j Beatrice'Creamery G6. jH Topeka, Kan. jfS Manufacturers of Tm' strife: there were smokine altars. white-robed processions to the capitol, I tne -exchange ol presents, masquerad ing, dancing and feasting' HOFFaiAN V1NS. MATCH t Defeats Nebraska Wrestler, at Oiiaza i by Using Scissors tlold. Onaga; Kan.. Jan. 1. Making effec- I tive use of the scissors hold, Louis i Hoffman won hia wiestling 'match witli Barackman of Nebraska in straight faHs her last night. It took j the Kansas grappler. twenty-two min utes for the first fall, but he took the second in four. On account of a broken arm, Tommy Doctor, welter weight champion of the United States. wiU not- meet the winner today. Hoff- man will wrestle at Powhattan tomor row and January 9. at Muscotah January 10. He -challenges any wrest ler under 155 pounds to meet him. WARREH MS ESYE BONUSES pep't Store Distributes New Year i Cheeks to 125 Employes. (Crosby Co. gave bonus checks Wed- esday to about 12o employes who had een with the company one month- or more. Officers of the company are: Mrs. CroEby, president; W, W. Whit ley,, treasurer and general manager; Charles Adams, secretary; Howard E. 1 Johnston, assistant general manager. Ponca City, Okla. Twenty-five dollars a lot ior a onart or wiuskj. mn n a t more wken the wliislvr proves to be I notrnr nnd wbat was worse it wasn't rven oloan vlnepar five fUe had made' of J a final resting place. i 1 A-O 5 -a g 6 M II I .422-26 Jackson St rosDerous riew i ear s Our Wish to You Your pleasures of 1920 will be greatly increased and your comforts will be many if you drive a v SCOE or ELCAR G. Kinley Motor Gar Co. Phone 699 How'd you like to have your next winter's' coal all in the bin by August, bought at the lowest prices of the year and, best of "all- ALL PAID FOR -nmr-filrrifiti-ii-riiiiTii-i-iiirTliri-rTit J-f' c---' jj TririmrtrligirMf nf Tjanrfa-tjgy-fn-fyiin. j (COPYRIGHT APPLIED FOB) y I i' r II WILL DO ALL OF THESE SOMETHING NEW COAL SAVINGS PLAN STAR'f now to layaway money for next winter's coal. "Won't it be fine to have your coal paid for by August lstt No need then to worry about winter fuel famine or coal shortage. By starting now, and paying a small amount each week into the PRUDENTIAL TRUST COMPANY (our deposi tory) you will have your coal paid for and delivered early. The money paid into the PRUDENTIAL TRUST COM PANY will be held by them for your coaL "We will buy and deliver the coal during July and August when coal is the lowest price, and your money will remain on deposit until you receipt for the coaL You not only have your coal paid for by August 1st, but you get advantage of the saving by buying your coal at a time when it is cheapest. Choose the plan and kind of coal best suited to your household needs and pay the small weekly payment called for under that plani at the PRUDENTIAL TRUST COM PANY. v PI.AW KIND OF1 COAL TOWS PRICK PAYMRfTO 'ESTIMATED WEEKLT 1 Cherokee Indian Head Nut.. 6 $7.35. $1.60 2 Cherokee Indian Head Lump 6 7.70 1.55 3 Osage Lump 1...... 6 8.10 1.65 4 Illinois Lump 6 8.50 1.70 5 Pepp's Sunshine 6 8.75 1.75 6 Colorado Lump 5 11.00 1.85 7 Semi-Anthracit 5 11.00 1.85 After paying thirty payments you receive the amount of coal according to the PLAN you select. All retail coal sales are made according to Government Prices, which are lowest in July and August. Pay for your coal by the week and never miss the money. Remember, your money is on deposit with the Prudential .Trust Company until you receive your coaL T H CALL 1 T"V .e l ODeKa uoai uo. Basement Elks' Bldg; PtlOIie 482 Basement Elks' Bldg. and our representative will call and explain our plan to you personally. I: f i i ZlmZ.

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12 THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 1, 1920; CI BY saAOAropE wooo. JL acedinsr the wedding of Miss Irene Mil :ier and Mr. Kenneth Kline took place this morning at the Miller home In "Buchanan street when a breakfast "was served to the bridal party, the mmedipte families of Miss Miller and .Mr. Kline and out of town relatives. i Miss Irene Miller. The quartet tables bore as center pieces bouquets of Ophelia roses and violets and the same flowers were on the place cards. Covers wore laid for Miss Miller, Mr. Kline. Mr and Mrs. Clyde Miller, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Kline, Miss Vir ginia Miller, Miss Dorothy Mason, Miss Eva Miller, Miss Mary Burnett, Miss Mary Paxton, Miss Georgia .Neese. Miss Helen Lucaa, Mr. and Mrs, MUTT AND JEFF Jeff's Parrot Is a Very Apt Pupil. Drawn tor thi- loiwka Sfnt Journal "titi Mirk n? n Pur Rv Hi Hi KIILU WHAT D'YE JJ-- A I A DOUUM FOP ft" f bor Hes WRvGHt L- Ct oTsuPIT J Lw CHCAP.eo fN "few-, U.ftA TolTrXUVi AJ K J-l J -tH-f 1 tc MS J (r admit r Y PT- could j 1 He's PvckiNG it 7 W see I i jtM -VrT" T" TSST 1 HrT ft Dollar I He TALK2 HAWtV oP FASri rK.J f ffe,, 7- VStj b v TAUGHT Him to 4 VJJ I A MiJTT You .r-.T W k-i'rfrjiP' v X Bought r- say a voeD. f 7 L- big t'C,.' i A PAKFJOT l. THAT' why x V i i 4 HoiLy vvri '-''-L. ar is Will J. Miller, Mr. Clayton Kline, Mr. Ieonard Kline, Mr. Burgess Van Vechtan, Mr. John March, Mr. Earl Trobert, Dr. Milton Miller, Miss Flor ence Miller, Mrs. J. C. Brown, Mr and Mrs. Oscar Bonnett, Mrs. W. G.' Col well, Mr. O. F. Colwell of. Lawrence, Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Dickey of Newton. Mr. and Mr Frank Howard of Kan fas City, Mrs. Benjamin F. Talbott and Miss Florence Talbott of Spring- We wish to express our appreciation of our customers' patronage during the year just closed, and to wish happiness and prosperity to all, in the New Year. Our Store Will Be Closed All Day Today The W(1m ills Company 815 KANSAS AVENUE 8 1 5 field. 111.. Mr. and Mrs. E. T. HuT)Mell and Ernest and James Hubbell of Kansas City. The wedding of Miss Miller and Mr. Kline, which wfU be solemnized this evening at 8 o'clock in the First Pres byterian church, is to be the largest wedding 'Topeka has known since be fore the war. Between two and three hundred invitations have been issued, and all the details have been elabor ately worked out. Sir. John Kenneth Kllic Miss Miller is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Miller. She has lived in Topeka all her life and the numerous prenuptial functions are proof of her popularity. .Miss Miller graduated from National Park semi nary in Washington in 1918 and since then has spent most of her time in Topeka. Mr. Kline, the second son of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Kline, has been managing the Kline farm near St. Marys for the last few years. Previous to that, he was connected with some of the biisi- s.flJnjlf In Wishing Our Friends Vy J A Happy Ml Vf New Year e wailL to thank them for the Mi liberal patronage they have i I V I given us in 1919, and assure Ij 1 them every effort will be made 1 II to serre them and to make our- selves more deserving of their 1 V continued patronage. vl ffliller-Gillespis Paint I Glass Co. I O l 105 East 8th St. Phone S55 If fahh- vfe lm The Paint Store "v""" UV wher'e ijh J W 1 QuaUty Counts ?jT ness houses of Topeka. Mr. Kline was a student in Washburn for a few' years and while there belonged to the Ka-ppa Sigma fraternity. The young people will be at home on the Miller ranch near Osage City after their wedding trip south. Good cheer was the keynote at the Woman's club reception this after noon. Even the decorations reflected the spirit of the day. Red flowers and foliage were, used in all the rooms; 'eat vases of foliage and poinsettias stood in the corners of the receiving rooms and on the tables and buffets were cut red roses. P.ed was also used on the chandeliers. Mrs. S- S. Beggs presented the guests to the receiving line in which stood Dr. and Mrs. W. A. McCarter, Gov. and Mrs) Henry J. Allen, Dr. and Mrs. S. S. Estey an,d Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Crosby. The assisting people included Mr. and Mrs. Bennett R. Wheeler, Mr. and Mrs. Guilford Dudley, Dr. and Mrs. George H. Allen, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Guild, Mrs. Don Mulvane, Mr. John Fleishman, Dr. and Mrs. Charles M. Sheldon, Dear, and Mrs. D. 1 McEachron, Justice ard Mrs. Silas Porter, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Koontz, Dr. and Mrs. S. J. Crumbine, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Merriam, Justice and Mrs. W. A. Johnston, Mr. and Mrs. Tom I?rost, Mr. and Mrs. Arch Catlin, Mrs. A. A. Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Glenwood Jones. Mr. and Mrs. Ran dall Burrow, Mr. and Mrs. John E. Lord, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Copeland, Mr. and Mrs. Clement Smith, Mr. arid Mrs. John Nowers, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Ray, Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Garvey, Mrs Charles F. Spencer, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dillon, Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Beggs and Dr. and Mrs. J. C. McClin tock. Mrs- Hiram Price Dillon and Mrs. D. L. McEachron poured coffee. When you've looked at the world like I have,, when you've known old trouble' for years, then read all those things they wish you, on cards bringing New Year's cheers. You read each little stanza, how they wish you this and that, of prosperity and health and a hit each time you bat. Of the money that they wish you, of the blessings many fold, that every thing you want will come before you're old. You start out January second, with your read a sticking up, your heart a beating a hundred and five all trouble you'll disrupt. And about the first of April things break the same old way, you land in June broke and flat a cussing your luckless day. Along about December you start digging in ypur pile, to gather up your present with a wicked heartless smile. And so the old year passes, your health and bank book lame, and along comes January first and then al4 the cards again. jp N. S. A. The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Trinity Methodist church will meet Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. F. NEW "NATURE" DANCE IS LIGHT AS FEATHER i i r-'J c4 i umiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii, Dancers rehearsing feather dance around an ostrich. 'T' Kuth St. Denis and Ted Shawn have evolved a new dance called the Teather Dance." Pupils in the Denishawn school have been rehearsing the dance about the ostriches at the Cawston ostrich farm near Los An geles, Cal. The dancers are garbed in filmy white costumes with snow white head-dresses and girdles of Ostrich plumes. 733 Kansas Ave. Announces Beginning Tomorrow J A January I Clearance Sale 1920 "it ha: s came Tour Photographs will be finished at King's about one week after you hava them taken. Phone 3070 M. Welton, 1634 Harrison. Mrs. Eva Askey and Mrs. H. L. Thompson have charge of the profrram. The Delta Delta Delta alumnae -will have tea at Pelletier's Saturday after noon at 3 o'clock. V The Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the Euclid Avenue Metho dist church will meet Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock with Mrs. It. A. Wel bourn, 1625 Clay street. Mrs. W. B. Fisher, assisted by Mrs. J. H. Luxton, will have charge of the program, and all women of the church are invited. Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Kiene will give a dinner this evening in honor of their son Francis wno is home from Fort Sill on a furlo. Mr. Kiene is a mem ber of the Twenty-third balloon squad ron. The program which the music de partment of the "Woman's club has ar- ranged for their regular meeting at 11 o'clock tomorrow will include: (n) "The Nightingale' Gnttl (b) "The Reapers" Clap'ssou i Music department chorus. (n) "When the Hp.-rt Is Ypung" Buck (b) "Love Ilath Wings" Itodgers -Mrs. E. D. Clitliero. I (a) La Hegata Venziana" Rossini i Played by Mrs. Hugh Fishrr. "Valley of Laughter' Sanderson I Mrs. Glen Dearer. (a) "Leare It With Him" Kills (b) '"Smilin Thru" Tenu airs. Jtinrry (J. Knoaes. Song Cycle In Brahmin Garden Frederick K, Logan Mrs. Charles Josliu. Word has come from Chicago that a marriage license had been secured by Miss Majel Langhart of Topeka and Mr. Hubert Paul of Blue Rapids. Miss Langhart is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. Langhart of Topeka and has been teaching English and dramatic art in the high school at Blue Pre-Incentory Sale of Winter Hats Choice of our entire stock of Win ter Hats, including 50 hats that just arrived which were delayed in ship ment, in two lots. Winter Hats, -nlnes up to 918.00 lot t S5.C0 Winter Hats, values tip to SIZ.fM Lot 3 Children's Tarns, $3.00 values. .$1.00 3.50 Now Showing Exclusive Spring Hats j 807 Kansas Avenue 807 Rapids this year. Miss Langhart Is a graduate of the Topeka high school and of Washburn college. She is one of the most interesting and popular girls ever graduated from Washburn as well as one of the most brilliant. She did the regular college work to gether with fine arts training in three years and at the same time was active in many outside affairs. She was chosen as a member of Nonosa, the honorary woman's fraternity, and be longed to Kappa Alpha Theta, was a member of the dramatic club and of the debating society. Following her graduation she taught two years in I Eureka.- Mr. Paul Is a graduate of Kansas university, where he belonged to the Delta Tau Delta fraternity. He was in the army during the war and was overseas several months. He is an expert accountant and it is probable will be in businessm Kansas City. j A festive New Tear's reception will be held this evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. -E. Lux, Jr., from 6 Until 12 o'clock. Those who will re ceive are Mr. and Mrs. Dux, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce McFarland, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Dibble, Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Lyman, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ziegler. t Assisting them will be Mrs. Henry Haynes, of Moline, 111.; Mrs. Louis Hall and Miss Ariel Kichols. Miss Mervine Intsen, of Atchison, J who has been the guest of Mrs. Hoy Shoaf, leaves today for her home. Last evening Mr. and Mrs. Shoaf enter tained six guests at the Elk's dinner dance in honor of Miss Intsen. Other hostesses in her honor have been Mrs. Clyde Corbet and Mrs. William Colvin. There will be a rehearsal of the Elk's Meistersingers at the home of Mr. It. P. Bennett Friday night at 7:30. Mr. Harlowe Dean, who is the leader of this chorus is anxious for a full rehearsal. The Pelletiers" Mothers club will meet tomorrow from 4 until 5 o'cclock. The meeting will be devoted to candle light story telling by the mothers. Miss Zella Winner will read Paul Law rence Dunbar's "At Candle LighrJ Time" and the last chapter in "Mothers' Ideals" will be reviewed. The West Side W. C. T. TT. will have their regular meeting: tomorrow after noon at 2 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Jennie Bar?;y 1117 Woodlawn. The leader of the meeting is Mrs. J. B; Sirns. Jr. Mrs. Charles Hardy ,wfl! talk and Mrs. Lillian Mitchner will be present, Notes and Personal Mention. Miss Lois Strickler of Lawrence has been visiting1 Miss Cicilly Allison and other friends in Topeka. Mrs. W. A, McCarter will leave to morrow for Chicago, where she will attend a meeting of the Republican parly. Mr.1 John March will leave tomor row for Winston-Salem, N. C, after a visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. P. March- Mr. ani Mrs. Isaiah Hale have left their apartments in the Delodes. Mrs. Ilale and Mr. Kale's sister, Mrs. W. D. Harrison, of Chicago, will leave Saturday for California, where they will spend the remainder of the win-trr. Great Reductions have been made on our High Grade lines of Women's Apparel and Millinery We 'must make room for new Spring Merchan dise so cost was not considered in this sale. As the bargains are so numerous, limited space does not permit the mentioning of them You are invited to ,take advantage. n mi ii iiitiiiiiiiiiiiif iiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiif Miiiimif lint iiiii rimiiiiitiiiif nt iiiiiiiitimiiTr t Ktinaa City, Mo. 705-707 KANSAS AVENUE TOPEKA. KANSAS j The House of Courtesy We extend to you the Season's Greetings and sincerely hope the New Tear will bring to you happiness and success In full measure. As for ourselves, we believe the best resolution we can make is to continue giving the public the usual Berkson service and courtesy. ksS I mnvmr -Ws CuutiaueU on next vze.)

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-7 THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY.!, 1920. 13 BRINGING UP FATHER tCopyrlgnt, 1919. Internationa. Service.) STATE JOURNAL I'M AN US Sale Tomorrow

Entire Stock of Ladies Fine Shoes I $7 to $8.50 Fine Shoes $5.85 $9 to $10 Fine Shoes S7.85 $11 to 12Yz "Fine Shoes S9.85 All Ladies' Laird Schober and other fine shoes,formerIy $13.50 to$17.50 20 OFF New" DRAWN FOR THE I 1 fkl I yOO KEEt TrUu 7H f HERE IT bTf OO,. Z til? A IE:I'M IN. U V -Jl VX BROTHER 1 O.SHONFST HE MADE AND HE TO LO W- JAIL. FER PA-Sltl I' iffslf Tggg' 1 1 1 r i J ANNOUNCEMENT After January 1, 1920 The Irwin Auto Co. Will carry a complete line of Automobile Accessories and Supplies and will be known as the Irwin Motor Supply Co. Phone 388 1006 North Kansas Avenue TOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED AND APPRECIATE (Continued from preceding page.) Mr. Douglass S. Gardner leaves to day tor Fresno, Cal., after spending Christmas with his mother, Mrs. Dor sey Gardner. Mrs. Gardner is house mother at the Kappa Alpha Theta house. Miss Marion Walp will leave Satur day for San Antonio, where she is- a reconstruction aid in the military hos pital. She spent Christmas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. p. Walp. Mrr and Mrs. Merrell Gage will re turn to Kansas City today after a short visit to Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Chamberlain. Mrs. J. D. M. Hamilton will leave Saturday for California for the rest of the winter. Clearance Sale of all hats half price. The Howe Corset and Millinery Shop, 707 Kansas Ave., over Berkson's. Adv. Tennis Rankers Reply. New York, Jan. 1. In answer to criticism to the report of the routing committee, the United States National Lawn Tennis association in an official statement has indicated that most of the criticism is "hot air.'' The commit tee draws attention to the fact that only six inquiries have been filed and that is looked upon as a favorable in dication of the popularity of the rank ing committee's report. mmmmmmammnam iiiMiiiiaMMM8aBWMBaB8a5MM r."r""1'''J'V""''''..T'ri Cfa fcR The N mumus i ill 'ii-Mim eg AND MISCELLANEOUS ADS ADVERTISING RITES: TUe rats for inserting Want Ads In The Topeka State journal is 1 cent a word earn Insertion; minimum 10 cenn by tbe week 5 eeuts a word minimum 50 cents. CLOSING HOUR Want Ada to be classified properly mult be In Th State Journal office before 12 :20 o'clocn. Want Ala receive! after 12-J30 till :1S p. m will be Inserted nnder the bead: "Too Late to Classify.'' OUT OF TOWN advertisement must be accompanied with cash or check In full payment of the same Note the foregoing instructions about counting the wort'.s and the rate per word for Thn Topeka "la JournaL COUNT THE WORDS ot your ad includ ing for words for State Journal address. When address ts csed count each "initial" letter and each number or combination or f'giires us one wjrd. LOST Small black purse containing two ten dollar bills ami one five dollar bill either on Country Club car or PeKetler a, and 6thsnd Kansas ave. Phone 21i2. LOST -Airedale pup, 8 months old. Re turn to C. S. Mngnuson, I'.Ol Madison street, or, call Black 2DM. Reward. LOST Four-months-old Airdale purpy, extra black saddle. No name collar. Lit tle girl's Christmas gift. Reward. Phons o w. l-l'j ii imiore. LOST December .11, flat, brown pocket book, on West 4th car, or 3rd and Clay. Reward. Blne47W. LOST Gold watch chain. Chas. T. Nichols, 635 Kansas ave. with C. G. Blakely Co. Reward. i FOUND A scientific watchmaker. W. Wheeler. 11H East 4t!i st. WANTED SITUATIONS WANTED Position by married roan, 35 vears old; cashier, bookkeeper or clerk. Address 1309 Jackson-or phone 3147. WASHINGS WANTED Will call for and deliver. Phone mornings and evenings. SWR! K-2. WANTED MALE HELP. ew Year C 1 1 J II 7 llOM'fc'TM A! I Looms Up Before Us Bright and Beautiful Never before has good Old America had- an out- look sjo bright. Never before have you had the advantages you now have. Never before has Wolff's great plant had the oppor tunity to serve its patrons 1 better than how, with all its products of Quality While wishing you everything good for the coming year, we also wish you the enjoyment of QuaT- -ity Meat Products. AM HAM and BACON K. LARD .1 The Best Shortening AT YOUR DEALERS WANTED Boy, over sixteen, for good Journal route. Apply Circulation Department, State Journal office. Phone 3530. TREE" TRIMMING and topping, dangerous oues safely re moved, also the wood worked into stove or furnace wood. Pilose orders 1Hj a iir, Yl ftiti XL, t w vviiin-ui I t1iin nmfiL-lu onnnnllnir your ability; $15 to $23 weekly in "spare time; experience unnecessary no canvnssinpr; subjects suggested. Send for I free booklet: tells how. Northern Tress syndicate, .L.ocKport. jl. DEPENDABLE USED CARS 1919 Model Five' Passenger Buick, $1,450 1918 Model Five Passenger Buick. $1,100 1917 Model Five Passenger Buick $850 1919 Mpdel Five Passenger Dodge .$1,000 1918 Model Five Passenger Oakland Six. $825 1918 Model Two Passenger Ford Coupe. $550 1918 Model Five Passenger Maxwell. $450 1915 Model Five Passenger Reo $250 WOOD" MOTORS CO. 1005 Kansas Ave. Phone 488. WANTED TO BIX. JUNK Higbest cash price paid for oM junk. VTe bny old cars and sell parts. Phone and we will call. C. H. Pyal Sou.. 001 N. Kansas ave. Mr. Langley, Mgr. Junk, Rags. 'Iron. Metals Hlshr prkes paid. Will cull fur voiir junk. Fbnne 200. TYAI. HROS. CO.. Topeka's Oldest J link Ijealera. THE STATE JOURNAL, will pay 5c per copy for 'issues of November 27. WANTED Jnnk. rfagi. rubber nnd metnli. We buy am-tliinB. Wt will call, t'liooe 5733. Leon ltuhber 4: Metal Co 200 Kan- mft n ve. WANTED TO Bl'Y Small modern pro perty close In under $'J,(J00. Address C-12 care journal. WANTED TO BUY 4:45 Tvler. -Pony cart. 5460 J. BUSINESS CHANCES. WANTED Married farm couples; farm hands: cabinet makers: moulders: bntcll- lers: bridpe carpenters; hospital, help; 'cooks: kitchen heio: 2nd cooks: kitchen helpers. Furman's Labor Agency, 100 West Sth. WANTED Linemen at 75c per hour for. new construction work. Bunk included. Permanent work. Can use experienced telephone linemen. Kansas Uas Electric Company. ElDorado. Kansas. WANTED Man and -wife on farm, no chil dren, no furniture, Bteadjjob year round. I l- nrman s employment urnc;Jin a est Mn. WANTED Experienced Truck Drivers. 2115 West ith. WANTED Man to grub timbejr. Apply :tl; TopeKa Ave. v 1'none WANTED Experienced taxi-cab-- drivers. 203 West Cth. WANTED Ford repair man. 205 (1th. Business- Opportunity Present owner wants to quit: yearly business I6O.000. He offers his 25x 60 store buildinier, all shelving, counters, refrigerator, also a 6-room cottage, modern except furnace." also 20x50 good barn, garage, wagon shed, large coal house; all of this for J6000. Will take portgage for part of It himself. Has up-to-date stocK of groceries, flour and feed which he will sell right. Look this up. THE KANSAS RESERVE INVESTMENT CO. ED. F. Grote. Mgr. Real Estate Pept. 834 Kansas Ave. FOR SAJrf: First class grocery and fix tures. good location. Address "C," Journal. WANTED MISC!-:M.AXFOt7S WANTED ALL SALABLE SCHOOL BOOKS, especially High School. Sell now, last term present adoption". P-EN- DltYS J'.OKSTORElSWest Sixth. POULTIIY WANTED E. C. Wise. 1127 Kansas ave. I'lion. 054. WANTED Fireproof safe and adjustable dress form. JLaJJ41w. tllK? HASTS Vl'TO eTXI'HPSS FOtJ AI.K AITOMOBH.ES BARGAINS Cole 8, Sedan Interstate, Touring Overland, Touring Empire, Touring Grant Six Reo, Touring Chevrolet PAIGE HOME 1113 West Sixth street. Phone 96. .$1,250.00 f25.00 500.00 700.00 750.00 850.00 600.00 AueriSach Guettel 1SL jf CLOTHING Ca FOR SALE REAL) ESTATE. Happy New Year We thank all of yon who have-contributed to make 1819 our very most prosperous year. Now let's make our plans for something, still bigger and better for 1920. Hard work and lots of it la bound to bring Its own re ward. Let us avoid slacking and striking, begging and whining and be 100 per cent men and Americans, carry our own load and try to give a. lift to our tess fortunate neighbor. Mother earth belongs to us all, and many have found her very generous in recent years. Money has also been made in city properties and thousands, probably tens of thousands, can be credited today to "profits" by those who have purchased of us this year. Come again. We shall like to do business-with you all again and add 100 per cent of new purchasers to our list. We still have lots, houses, tracts and farms for sale. List them with us. Again wishing you all a happy and prosperous new year, we are yours for business. COTTRELL COMPANY lf2 West Sixth. Phone 8408. MO VET MONET TO LOAN ON ALL KINDS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY. Horses, cattle, pianos, diamonds, fcouse hold goodSrOibrarles, typewriters, autos. carriages, machinery, and to salaried peo ple. F. S. Thomas, fill Kansas aTenua. Tel. 208. LOANS MADE on personal security also to salaried persons. Blscoe, RADIATORS Radiators paired, an teed. 414 Jackson. AU work guar Phona 4088. FOR SALE 1917 BUICK COUPE. Repainted, good tires;" all In fine mechanical condition. Will take smallei- car In trade. Phone 2775. NEAL MOTORS CO. Distributors Nash Motor Cars and Trucks. J024-1026 Kansas Ave. GENUINE SACRIFICE Having moved to California, -will sell my former home, 800 West street.- Topeka, one of the best built snd best located homes m the city, for much -less than it would cost to build the house now. Vou have to go thru the place to appreciate it. T. H. Bridges, 1301 Orange Drive, Los Angeles, California.1 BUY OF OWNER Immediate possession, completely mod ern borne, live large rooms, nan ana ubui room, oak: floors and flnisii downstairs, full huneinent newiv iered thruouL Mill Clay street Kanrafa at $4,000. For rent after January 15, $35. Telephone Blue 2782. BARGAINS IN USED TRUCKS 1 34 TON REPUBLIC 1 -TON REPUBLIC 1 FOItD DELIVERY CAR All In first class mechanical condition, guaranteed. REHKOrF BROS. 212-14 W. fitli. Thone 904. 1917 DODGE ROADSTER Fully equipped. Bumper, 8pot Light, extra Tire, all in tirst class condition. Phone 2775. NEAL MOTORS CO. Distributors Nash Motor Cars and Trucks. 1024-J026 Kansas Ave. FOR SALE WANTED FCMALl. HELP WANTED 20 salesladies at (ireenbanm's quitting business sale. Apply 8:30 Fri day moruinsr. 005 Kansas avenue. I OPERATOR WANTED In creased business demands an other good operator- Apply at once. Scrug-gs Marinello, 833 i Kansas. Phone 967. FOU RENT FURNISHED ROOMS FOR RENT Jannnry-1, two nicely fur nished modern front rooms on West side near car line, breakfast and dinner served if desired, four business women preferred. Phone 4S57 J. HOTEL VICTORIA, EUROPEAN. 118 West Sixth. Strictly modern. Reason able rates. Edison steam. Close to Capitol. OAKLAND "A" TOURING CAR Has been used very little and in fine condition. Payments to responsible parties. Phone 2775. NEAL, MOTORS CO. Distributors Nash Motor Cars and Trucks. 1024-1026 Kansas Ave.- FURNISHED hmsekeeplng rooms, modern also garage if desirable: also -lady wish ing room mate. 1217 Western ave. FOjt RENT Modern furnished room, close in.. Phone 747W- MOIlERN -sleeping room, 1414 Harriswi. FOR- REST ROOMS. Q The Chas. Wolff Packing Co. WANTED 50 neat appearing pir'.s for din ing room and lunch counter work to ship out, $10 mo., board and room, free transportation; tvom?n cooks; liouse help; chambermaids intitutnn belp watresa for Topeltii, $10 wic: kitchen .help. Fur man's Employment Office, IPG West 8th. WANTED Waitresses for onr houses n Topeka and elsewhere, $40 per month, room and board while learning. Apply toMannperSanta Fe station. WAITKESS WANTED Bates CappT onfe, 812 Kansas ave. THREE extra pleasnnt, Upht housekeeping. uuf urniHiied. basement, tlrv and cheerful, I2th nnd Van Bnrpn. Y2. 3E8 Kipjr 2. FOR RENTFARMS T1D17Q Tubes and Auto Supplies 1 XlxJ-LsO Bargains every day. satisfac tion gun ran teed. We buy rour old tires snd will pay a good price for tlipm. WESTERN TIRE r ItlTItPRR CO. 214 Kansas Ave. Thone 15ft8. Topeka FOU SALE Ford delivery car, completely f-overhauled, equal to new ear. Cnn be een at the Ford -a rage. Ford Rales At Service Station or appiy st 712 West 12th. FOU SALE 1018 Ior!ge car. irood condi tion. Plinne Black 5ftK7 or ISO Norton. FOR ALE MISCELLANEOUS. WANTED---Watch repalrln?. Main springs Toe; cleaned 75c. All work guaranteed. Armstrong jewelry Co., 4J0 Kansas ave. PENJHYS BOOKSTORE. 31 West Sixth, F.UVS. SELER, EXCHANGES, all salable H books. "SCUOOL.KOOKS FtUt LESS. FOR RENT Hav or nasture land. S. E. 7-19-1-i' KhnwnPA minfv? 15 milpa wpst 1 of Topeka. Dover road. Call at 001 EaatONE UNIT WIllard-Hnrris your g:irase to suit. Linden wood. See Fred Kramer, 4th St, rhone oil and For particulars pas call FOR RENT MISCELLANEOUS WANTED Fry cook, tiisb washer, two waitresses. Phone 1740. WANTED TO RENT j WANTED To rent 4 or 5-room I apartment or house, close to Kansas Ave. Must be modern. State rent and location in your letter. Address Q 69, care Journal.. TOPEKA, KANSAS WANTED Furnished or unfurnished housekeeping rooms er small house by young married couple. .Best of reference. White 490&. WANTED TO RENT a farm or small place near town. Good reference can" be given. A. O. rews. Perryton. Knn. WANTKD TO RENT Restaurant, fur nished complete. Can at 90 East 4th street. REAL ESTATE WANTED i LIST TOCR FARMS and dty rropertv with me. I hare burers for them. iico. i H. Thomas, 60S Kansas Ave. FOR KENT Lodge ball, furnished r witn all modern conveniences, steam heat; centralis .located. Call Tom C. Powell, Scotch Woolen Mill. Phone 512. rOU REJfT GARAUES GAUAOE FOR KENT at 1012 Garfield. FOB SAI.K I.IVESTHK FOR SALE One team of mares, 2,800 lbs., cheap; most sell, am leaving country. Good wairon, one set harness, leather col lars, $7o.U0t. Address II. Lambert, lioss- vllie. Kan. FOR SALE One sound 7-year-old 1000 fiound horse. One lumber waon. Will 1 separate or together Phone 9S. FOR SALE: Six shoats. welching SO to 90 Ins.; one young sow with 3 t-'lgs. Phone FOR SALE Ttvo pnoranteed coon and opossom and skunk dogs. Kelly Kectony, V aien ci n Kan FmiSALEFrish Jersey cow. Phone 2:52 COW FOR SALE Jersey, fresh with calf, (rood. Call 17.17 K-4. FOR SALE PIANOS FOR- SALE nohnrt M. Cable plan, J125. Phone Bed 2302 evenings. lense. hold for sale. 3-ROOM STORE BI.PR to be moved oft cor. llailroad and Van Buren Sts. TeL 3.--V1 FINE BUNGALOW Good West side location, modern, sleep I no- -norch. hath, furnace, cement basement. hardwood finish, 2 lots, a fine. home. Price 15,000. H. P., RICHARDS. 423 New England Bide;. Phone 2071 INl 'OMR PKOPKRTY that will Dav btir n turn for sale by out of town owner who will be in Topeka for a few days to sell 4 houses near Santa Fe shops, at whatever price they wllV bring. Call for Mr. Hyrd Phone 417i core North American Accident Insurance Co.. New England Bldg. Some one will cret n harirain. 8TRICTLV MODERN HOME 8. rooms, 2 lots. White 2.".!f.. FOR SALE FARMS. KAW BOTTOM FARM: Jnst on tbe market 330 acres fine bottom land with two sets of improvements, 14 miles from It. It. nearTopeka. 200 per acre. riense don't pirn but come and see ugj LOVELL BROWNELL Phone 1"4.V. 34 Kanss"-ATe. LEGAI. TRUCKING, CITY OR COUNTRY. Haul anything. Long distance a special, tv- Stanley Kennedy, 1243 Washburn ave. Phone Red 3810. MEN AND WOMEN'S suits, coats anl furs, repaired nnd reiined. Mutual Laun dry. Branch office, 927 Kansas ave. Phone 2543. WOMAN with 3-yenr-old child wants posi tion as houscV0PDer. Call SO Oak st. CISTERNS AND WELLS cleaned and re paired. Phone 5243 J. PICTURE FRAHINO. ing done by Sullivan Art Store. 122-124 V .S. rXSOKANCB. W. WILSON Fire, tornado. Plate mass. Insurance. Thone 83(1. 2H Columbian Blilc TYPEW BITERS. ALL STANDARD MAKES. Sales or rent. Repalri by factory trained mechanics. We lead: others follow. CRANE COM PANY. 50 years In bnslness. UNDERTAKING. T!ELrMNVELLB 60S-&08-510 Qulncy street. Telephone 102, H. W. BOMGARDNER. Phone 14". MEDICAL fAKIfTP BOOK of eymptome FREH 5 McLaughlin Method Room IS 220 West 12th st Hrs 2-5 p. in. Ka. City 'm i MACHINE SHOPS. LAWN MOWERS sharpened, factory ma chine process., Howard Machine Shops. Phone 1377. MOVING. FENIMORE MOVING CALL PHONE 4341. Pnblisbed In The Topeka State Journal January i, xvau.i ORDINANCE NO. 4933. AN ORDINANCE repealing Section 3 of Ordinance No. 44y8. as amended by Or dinance No. 41)5. approved by the Board of Gomuiissloners. JnlT 20. 1919. relntlne to the police department of the City of Topeka and the classification of the members thereof. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF TOPEKA: Section 1. That at the time of appoint ment of policemen, the Board of Commis sioners shall appoint aud designate certain officers to serve and be known as follows: Three -members to serve as sssistants to the Chief of Poiice. to be known as Sergeants of Police: not to exceed three members to serve and be known ae Jailers; not to ex ceed three members to serve snd be known ns patrol wago.. ilrivers; not to exceed eight members to serve as plain clothei-'men nnd to be known as detectives, and one to serve and be known as Chief of Detectives, and none of whom shall be required to wear the usual badges or nnlform; one member to serve and be known as prison guard: not to exceed two female members who shall serve and be known ss welfare FRAME garage, already built, of will bniliri workers; nnd not to exceed one fmalc FIVE good sewing machines. 5 and I drawers, all drop-heads. Your choice S15. 1401 Kansas ave. Phone 3213. FKKXITURK for three rooms. Including three beds, complete; tlOO If sold this week.21 Clynjst. WE ARE nAULINO COAL from the mines. Leave yonr orders flow. 54fl7 W. FOR. SALE Wood In chunks. Phone. 3011 FOR SALE Wheel chair. 1403 Lincoln st. FOR SAL& HOl'ISEHOI.D. GOODS COMPLETE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE for sale. Mnst sell together. Rent mod ern cottage with it- Phone Black 2!8M or write to E-5. care Journal. FOR SALE Chiffonier and dresser, Jefferson. 1016 FOR SALE: Chiffonier and dresser, 1010 Jefferson. Apply between fl and K P. M. FOR SALE CITY PROi'ERTTf. FOR SALE room bonae' shd 14 lots in 200 block, Madison St.. gas. city water, cistern, porch, bath room, price 3.500. A. L. Furuian Real Estate 100 West sth. 1131 MONUOK Five room cottage, water, gas and eh-ctrlcity. one lot- Write C Beeler, Barlingame, Konte 5. member who shall serve and be known as assistant welfare worker. Section 2. That Section 2 of Ordinance No. 44!8, as amended bv Ordinance No. 4MI5. approved, July 29, 1919, be and the same is hereby, repealed. Section 3. This ordinance shall take ef fect and be in forte from and after lta pub lication in the official city paper. Passed the Board of Commissioners, December 30, 1019. Approved, December 30. 1919. H. J. CORW1XE, Mayor. Attest: ETTA M. COVELL. Seal. City Ork. LEGAL (Firat Published In Topeka Stste Journal, xnursaay, January x, inm.j IN THE PROBATE COURT OF SHAW NEE COUNTY, KANSAS In tbe Mutter ot the Estate ot John John son, Deceased. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. All creditors and ail others Interested In the aforesaid estate,, are hereby notified that on the 4th day ot February. 1920, I shall apply to -the Probate Court sitting at the Court House In the City of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, for a full and flnal settlement of said estate and for an order of the Court finding and adjudging who are the heirs of. John, Johnson, de ceased. You are further notified that joy elalm, for compensation as Executor and for at torney fees and other expenses necessarily Incurred in the administration "of sel l estate has been filed and, as ordered by the conrt. will be heard on the said 4st day ef February, 1920. at 10 o'clock. A. M JOHN NOKDI.t'ND, Kxecutor." First published In The Topeka State Journal, Thursday, Dec. 20, 1U1B.J In the Probate Conrt of Shawnee County, Kansas. In the Matter of the Estate of W. 15. Grant, Deceased. NOTICE OF FINAL HE TTLKMENT. All creditors and ail others Interested lo the aforesaid estate, are hereby notified that on the 29th day of January, 1920, I shall apply to the Probate Court lttinj at the Court Hoi.se in the City of Topeka, Shawnee County. Kansas, for a full and flnnl settlement of said estate and for an order of the Court finding and adjudging who are the heirs of W. E. Grant, deceased, i Yon are further notified that my eiein. for compensation ss Administrator and for attorney fees snd other expenses necessarily incurred In the administration of said csta'. has been filed snd, as ordered by the conrt, will be heard on the said 29th day of Jana" ary, 1920. nt'10 o'clock s. m. LVDIA D. GRANT, Administrator. First published In The Topeka State Journal, Thursday, Dee. 18, 1919. State of Kansas, Shawnee County, as. In the Matter of the Estate of Oscar L, Peak, lute of Shawnee Conntv. Ksnras. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT. Nctice is hereby given that on the 17th day of December, A. D. 1919, the under signed was. by the Probate Court of Shawnee County, Kansas, duly appointed Executor of the estate of Osesr L. Peak, late of Shawnee County, deceased. All par ties Intersted In snid estate will take notice and govern themselves accordingly. ELIZABETH V. PEAK. Executor. MONEY -MONET NEW YEAR'S GREETING TO.YOU Wjth the opening of the New Year you con sider how to invest your surplus money on hand. What better, investment would yea want than a Municipal Bond or one ot, our First Mortgages secured by property worth several times the amount of the indebtedness. Call or write for our full listj of investments. THE TOPfiKA MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CO. H. F. Guthrie, Pies. T. O. Poole. Secy-Treas.

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14 300,000 TO CITY! Topeka State's Convention Mecca During Year 1919. Scores of Big Meetings To Be Exceeded in 1920, Claim. TEACHERS PLAN RETURN VISIT January a Month of Political, Legislative Activity. More Ho.tels Will Boost At tendance by Thousands. Conventions and the Kansas Free Fair alone brought nearly 300,000 per sona to Topeka during 1919, it was estimated today. Were the inaugural ceremonies, the home-coming of Kan sas troops and similar incidents dur ing the year added to this, the list of visitors to the city would probably be greatly increased. One may understand how To peka gets its title of "the convention city of Kansas" when it is considered that more thari fifty important con ventions were held here during 1919, besides scores of smaller meetings at j which the attendance was not so large. Prospects are that in 1920 the number of visitors to the city will be sub stantially incrsased. Already dates have been set for sev eral big conventions early in the year. The council of administration and the state educational council of th.e Kan sas State Teachers' association will bring approximately 1.400 persons here January. 16-17. The Kansas Woman's Day club and the Native Daughters of Kansas will hold con ventions here January 28-29, bringing several thousand prominent women of the state. The meeting of the Inter national Kindergarten association in Mav wll probably be the largest ever helil here. The conventions of the DIDN'T KNOW HIM Johnson Looks So Fine Upon j His Return. Gains Thirty Pounds and Traises Tanlac. "William Johnson, who left Peoria, Illinois, a few years ago in search of healtft, came back to his old home for a visit, recently, -so improved that his friends and relatives hardly knew him on first sight. "A few years ogo," said Mr. John son, "I moved to Aliens Park, Colo rado, my present home, for no other reisun than to try and get back my long lost health. I was so completely run down on account of stomach trouble, disordered kidneys and nerv o'u5he"s thai 1 couldn't do any good at rry trade as carpenter. But, neither change of climate nor any kind of medicine did me any good, and I kept getting worse. T was not only disap pointed, but badly discouraged, as my stonineh got in such a bad fix that I could not eat anything without bloat ing r.ll up with gns so that I could scarcely breaths. This gas c-iused my h u t to s.dp beats and, at times, the pains in my stomach were so severe that I would just lie down on the floor and roll over and over. My stomach was so sour that it burned like fire, rind I often had such terrible sick headaches that I could not get out of the house for a day or two at a time. My kidneys bothered me constantly, end my back couldn't have hurt me much worse if it had been breaking in two. ThcEe pains in my back were so Intense for a little while at a time that I couldn't move a muscle. I could hardly get any sleep and was Just miserabi?. "Finally a friend of mine, knowing my dreadful conditlm, begged me into trying Tanlac. I was so anxious to get well that I was willing to try anything. So I started on Tanlac, and in a few days I had an appetite that absolutely surprised me. In a short time I was eating things that I had not dared touch in twelve years, and they did not hurt me. I began sleeping better and could see some improvement every day. So I Just stuck right to Tanlac and it has made a new man of me. I now have good business in Colorado and am able to look after it because my health is fine. I am thirty pounds heavier than when I began taking Tanlac, haven't an ache nor a pain, and can work as well as I ever could In my life. My stomach is in fine shape. I eat like a mountain lion, and one meal tastes as good as another. In fact, I am a well man in every way and I wouldn't give one bottle of Tan. lac for all the changes of climate or any kind of medicine you could men tion." Tanlac is sold in Topeka by fully McFarland Drug Co., 835 Kansas Ave., and 729 Kansas Ave. Adv. Whmyoufed& vena, tired, worried or despondent it is s enre sign you need MOTTS N ERVERIN E mi.V They renew the normal vigor and cake life worth living. Betonuidaskfaa Mott's Nerverine Pills WTLUAM3 MFC, CO Fro, dmUOU. BETTER DEAD Life i9 a burden when the body is racked with pain. Everything worries and the victim becomes despondent and downhearted. To bring back the sunshine take GOLD MEDAL Th national rmdy of Holland for or 300 years; it is an enemy of ail paina re sulting from kidney, liver and uric acid troubles. All druggists, three sixes. Look foe Ike una Geld Medal oaj every box. mad accept m inaitatiea Kansas Official council, Kansas State Teachers' association, Knights of j Pythifis and other important meetings j will be held here again in 1920, I A Convention a Week. j During 1919 there was hardly a week that there were not one or more conventions in the city. Almost every line of business arid endeavor peculiar to the state were represented. Grocers, jewelers, ad men, editors, telephone men, teachers, farmers, railroad men. lawyers, politicians, dentists, en gineers, horticulturists and letter car riers rifade Topeka their mecca at some time during the year. Church and missionary societies, women's clubs, child welfare socinetles, good roads boosters,, and representatives of many other activities came here to commune for their common good and the advancement of society. Amont? the big conventions held here in 191 were the following: Pepree of Honor, Kansas Independent Telephone association, Kansiis Retail tiro rers' association, Kansas official council. Kansas State Teachers' association, council of administration, Kansas State Teachers assoHntion, Grand Iodge I. O. O. F., Kan sas Threshernien. Kansas Dental associa tion. Stationary Engineers, United Brothers of Friendship and Sisters of the Mysterious Ten, Grand Lodpe Knights of Pythias, In terchurch Movement, Scores Smalt Meetings, In addition to these there were scores of important conventions at which the attendance was not so large. Among these might be mentioned, the State Beekeepers, Kansas Horticul tural society. Farmers Union, various church and Sunday school conven tions, fraternal reunions, Kansas As sociation of Display Men, Topeka branch Women's Foreign Missionary society of the Methodist church. First District Federation of "Women's clubs, and various' other women's organiza tions, music clubs and the State Bar association. Many of these clubs and societies hold their conventions in Topeka ev ery year. The Chamber of Commerce and the city at large exerts every-:ef-fort to make the delegates feel at home and it is a sure thing that an increase in hotel facilities and better accommodations would boost the at tendance many thousand and bring other conventions to Topeka. 25 YEARS AGO IN TOPEKA From the columns of THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL January 1, 1895. Ex-Governor Oaborn Is selling the corn from his farm. He gets 40 cents a bushel for It aud considers that a good price. Jncob de Witt of Sallna writes to the State Journal that the midnight funeral service of Knights of Kadosh, Scottish lMte Masons, was first performed in Kan sas in Snlinn, Pe?. 12, 1801. over Past Grand Master Sir Ii. J. F. Hannah. The headquarters of the State Horticul tural society have been, moved l'rom taw rence to 'Xopeka. A skating party went to Soldier creek this afternoon, composed of Misses Olivia Van Tassel. Irla Smith. Jessie Garwood. U-ssie Van Amburjrh, Winnie and Florence Welcome. Messrs. iee asiaweii, a. unnen burg, Oscar Wolf, Chos. Lagerstrom, Horace Macferrau ana mj. uucner. Mr. ,T. K Larimer will give a Browning afternoon next week. Mrs P. G. Noel will entertain at the Epiphany party next Saturday night. Pens Bncher of the City of Mexico will leave for home tomorrow. 1 ffi It's Leap Year, Girls, Do Your Popping Early! f The big "man hunt" Is on: 1920 Is Leap Year. Hear that, girls, Leap Year. January 1 lowers the bars of cus tom that prevent those of the fairer sex from "speaking for themselves." The .great opportunity that comes to 7 Aow Us toprei OUR GOOD WISHES .;:Vc 5py to all of our good j i ..".x'-S 1 Friends at the '''Of Dawn of Another Year New Years The. Capitol Building Loan Ass'n 534 Kansas Ave. Money to Loan Systematic Savings Account All join A ost Notwithstanding- the great increase in the cost of operation and salaries, and even though other commodi ties have been raised from 50 to 350 per cent, street car fare in Topeka has only been raised 20 per cent, or a 6 cent fare, while in other cities the fares have been increased to 7, 8 find 10 cents. Where can you g-et more for your 6 cents than on a street car? spinsters 'and near spinsters but once every four long years is at hand. Get refidy, girls. Do your Leap Year popping early! Remember that, just as the early bird gets the worm, so the early husband hunter will get the mate. The woods are full of 'em this year The "mam'selles" didn't get them all. not by a jugful. There are tall ones and short ones, dark ones and blond ones, all ripe and ready to be picked. And you'll think he's handsome and brilliant when you find The One. I've already been trapped, girls, (worse luck for you) but there are still some pretty good fellows left. So, go to it. Greetings For the New Year A n ti no it s in wishing their many patrons and friends of Topeka and Happy .and Prosperous New Year HArFY I jp. B H a p a 1 1 i l p 8 H s i I 1," H Fisii onoioves NhW YEAR TO OUR FRIENDS AND PATRONS Monstrous Inventory Discount Sale of Dependable, Stylish Ready-to-Wear Garments Every Suit in Our Store Will Be Yours at Y2, Every Coat 'in Our Store Every Dress in Our Store- In Fine Silk and at Y2, All Women's Skirts In Silk and at All Furs at 1920 to Choose From V3 and xa Less Than Regular s For Women and Misses at Yz, Y3 and V4 Less Than Regular Wool Materials Vz and Vi Less Than Regular Wool Materials Y3 and Less Than Regular 25 OFF suburbs ft 9 P