The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-20
KANSAS FLOUR READY
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n ali parts Of the state ready for ship
. ment will be transported across the At
lantic in a special vessel which Will
{, he known as the Kansas ship. And an
active Kansas man who can speak
French fluently Is wanted to accom-
pany the ship. and assist in the distri-
button Of the cargo.
Ex-Governor w. r. Stubs. chairman
Of the executive committee of the KAN
sas Belgium Relief Fund. and now
member of the American commission
with headquarters in New York. re-
ceived telegram from Lindon W..
Bates of the American commission IN
forming him Of the arrangement maze
to transport the Kansas CONTRIBUTORS
In accepting the membership on tne
commission Chairman Stubbs sent this
message:
Lyndon W. Bates. II Broadway New
am pleased to accept membership
in your commission as per caOle IN
vftation Of Chairman Herbert Hoover
London, and your confirmation TO-DAY.
Have arranged free rail transportation
Kansas to Atlantic seaboaro on sup
Co. 900 barrels of flour and wheat
ready for shipment the first days OF
December, possibly earlier. Can you
! provide separate ship for Kansas flour
and arrange for Kansas man to ac.
company same to Belgium and assist
in distribution? This arrangement
would absolutely settle In the minds
of Kansas contributors any question
Of the possibility of food stuffs not
reaching Belgium sufferers and won
derfuly assist us in this campaign.
Please wire me fully message cover
ing this subject for publication. we
also hope to have a second 5O,O par
yels for shipment some time during
December. w. r. STUBBS.
In return Mr.. Bates replied to this
telegram as follows:
w. r. Stubbs. Topeka, Kansas.
Commission appreciates the splen-
gian relief $4,000 barrels of flour and
wheat early in December and another
cargo Of same amount in latter part
of December. Let shipment come
be known as the Kansas ship. You
are authorized to select a native citt-
zen of Kansas. young, strong and
active, speaking French fluently to ac-
company Shlpr,ent s.,t0 assist in dlstrl-
button. The right man would be very
useful in Belgium during and after de-
LYNDON. w. BATES.
No Interference.
Chairman Stubs received cable
gram recently from Herbert Hoover,
chairman of the commission In Lon
don, appointed by the American am
bassador to carry out an agreement
between the belligerent and neutral
powers concerned in providing food
stuffs for the civil population OF Bel
GUM, which stated that Millard Sha-
Ter formerly of Lawrence and grad
nate Of the University of Kansas is
a member Of the commission. DOC"
Shaler who is a member OF the Beta
Theta Pi fraternity, is well known byI
q number OF Topekans.
~
ised not to interfere with shipments
Of provisions for Belgium, SO 1t seems
that there is absolutely no doubt but
the Kansas contributions will reach
their destination in safety and will be
wisely distributed.
Belleville Busy.
q A. @. Miller. editor Of the Belleville
Telescope, telephoned the central COM
,mittee today. stating that a carload OF
flour was contributed in thirty minutes
at q mass meeting in Bellevtlle Thurs
day night. Mr.. Miller stated that ne
shad been receiving many phone mes
ssages from the farmers In the vicinity
OF Belleville concerning the fund. and
he was convinced that four or tive
carloads would be raised.
The Independence Free Press mas
the following to say concerning the
relief work in independence and
Montgomery county:
Interest in the movement to aid the
starving millions in Belgium received
. great impetus locally with the ap-
pointment Of Alfred Landon as COM
mitteeman for Montgomery county to
further the work of the Kansas Bel !
gian Relief fund, organized at the
state capital last Friday. Meetings OF
commercial, fraternal ana religious
organizations will be held throughout
the county in the next few days for
the purpose of rendering swift aid to
the stricken nation across the sea-:
Next Sunday afternoon there will be
a mass meeting at the Beldorf theater
in this city for the purpose Of raising
funds and provisions for the suffer-
ing people. Manager Mettler will do
nate the use Of the theater to the
worthy cause and the Midcontinent
band will likewise render free service
on this occasion.
students Are Active.
The University of Kansas students
are taking an active interest In the
Belgium relief movement. They have
already raised a cash fund; now they
are contributing clothing.
A recent issue of the University KAN
san said:
Got any old clothes? The Y. M. c.
A. will be glad to get them from you
Thursday or Friday for the Belgians.
1.-The office will be open in the eve
ming as well as in the daytime so that
anyone who cannot call during the day
may do SO at night. Men are requested
to give old shoes. suits. overcoats.
sweaters and ether articles that are
necessity for men. Any kind or SUBJ
stantial clothes will be received from
the women.
"Clothes will be sent to the central
committee and from there will go to
Belgium. The work has been under
taken in response to the information
that the people Of Belgium do not have
enough clothes to keep them warm"
The girls of the Girls Industrial
school whose fancy work took first
prizes at the state and county fairs
will make fancy work out of regular
hours and give the proceeds of the sale
to the Belgian fund. There are $50
girls and all are enthusiastically work.