The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-20

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for all. to marshal our associated and
lardent' helpers by zones and sections,
preferably by states. It IL for the
leaders in each such area to meet and
harmonic within them, exercising the
American talent for effective organi-
zation.
The good millers of your constitu-
lency in the numerous states can thus
Incorporate still under your leadership,
to direct everything into this. the only
established official channel for car
rage. reception. voyage and dtstribu-
ton.
This matter has outgrown all early
conceptions and arrangements. We
count on you. We are ready to take
over both your ships. supply any tom
mage short, and pay or refund their
charter costs SO that every dollar you
raise may buy food, which we agree
is cheapest had at primary food CEN
ter1.
Your ships shall be named as you
wish. and fullest credit given here and
abroad Your free railway arrange
ments are admirable. We cannot ex-
pect the railways to carry all wanted
free. but we will be importunate beg
gars for best obtainable concessions.
Can answer for the women's section
this commission. that in each state
they will feed into the central organi-
cation all they can gather.
| Any man of US who assays to beat
this effective group of ladies. of whom
Mrs. Bates is chairman, by appoint
ment from London. will have his work
i cut out In reference to their wheat
call I'VE want gift wheat. and will
, be large buyers. ALSO" their object il
not competition. but assistance.
Please advise each branch you have
| formed of our arrangements and adj
| dress, and let us know their names
and
keep US posted as to progress, SO we
may do the needful.
LYNDON w. BATES.
Statement Out Today.
The following statement was issued
by the local committee today:
Organization in full swing over
entire state now. Almost every daily
paper in the state win give its front
page Saturday afternoon or Sunday
to help the hungry Belgians. in some
cases this page will be an advertise
ment reproducing the large poster
supplied free by Adams Brothers Of
Topeka. This company printed 1000
of these posters in colors. free. sup
plying all the material also. The Cen
trail Topeka Paper company has pro-
vided the large envelopes to carry the
post ,rs to every town in the state and
to many committee chairmen.
Clifton. a small place in Washing
ton county, gave a car of flour yester-
day and Morganville supplied anoth-
ell One miller at Coffeyville gave 100
sacks Of flour yesterday.
Tag day will be held Saturday at
Corey for the Belgian relief fund.
Professor Cady of Lawrence probably
will be the "talkinest' man in the
state Saturday and Sunday. He viii
speak at Olathe Saturday night. at
C:herryvale Sunday noon and at indie
pendence Sunday night. with one or
two other side speeches in prospect.
Telephone messages indicate meet
iEgs all over state between now and
Sunday night. County organization is
proceeding actively everywhere. Mon
cy began coming in this m0rning in
large amounts"
kilograms to Newspapers.
A telegram was sent to every daily
paper in Kansas today telling Of the
arrangements which have been made
for transporting the Kansas contribu-
tons by strictly Kansas ship.
Telephone service is free between
Topeka and other towns In respect to
Belgian relief business. but there is
no free service allowed between other
towns. When it becomes necessary to
use the phone for Belgian relief busi-
ness. the money for payment should
be taken out Of the fund raised.