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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-21
LOTT AND FOUND.
WANTED-M ALE HELP.

wANTED-1O bridge carpenters. s. day;
bridge carpenter helpers. $3.50 day; SO
colored laborers for Nebraska, 81 day, sec,
ton work; 20 farm hands, $50, mo-, 10
farm couples arm walters, 10 cooks, young
men to ship. hotel work; kitchen helpers;
accountants: office helpers. Furman En-
ployment office, LOG West Sth.
wANTED-Farm hands; married farm
help: bridge help: young men to ship
out hotel help; blacksmith and h ;tSd,
help: cooks: soda fountain boy; 500 lab
orers: accountant; dairy help. Furman
Employment Office, log West Sth.
PRINTER-wanted practical printer to
manage and operate job printing office.
One who has owned or operated own office
preferred; Special proposition to right
ience in first otter Address 6SS. care
of Journal.
WANTED-Wagon statesmen salary and
quired. Those having experience on milk,
laundry or grocery wagons preferred Api
ply between 8 and - a. IN. sunday. Jewel
Tea Co, rs f. 9TH st.
GOOD MONEY made at home knitting
hosiery. Machines furnished on time
constant mn aHf work Se Wheeler Co, dnc) 5s7
Madison, Chicago.
WANTED-10 quarrymen Monday morn
none but good steady men need apply. w.
X. Lott stone crusher, list and Indiana.
YOUNG MEN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. rail-
way mail clerks. SIS month. Sample ex-
stitute. Dept 13s d. Rochester, N. Y.
1 WILL pay any honest man up to $50
monthly for part of spare time. No
| canvassing. No capital Write today.
VOORHEES,, Desk &C. Omaha, Nebr.
5000 WEEKLY made writing names for
! mail order houses. No canvassing. Par
ticulars for stamp. The Guide Company,
Memphis, Tennessee.
WANTED-Men, women. $500 month. List
| government jobs open free. Franklin In
stitute. Dept 1:IS E, Rochester. ~ y.
! ANTED-Office bow over 16 years of
age. Must have wheel. Chas. Wolff Pack
/ ing Co.
WANTED-Boy to learn trade. Must be
over 16. Hall Litho Co, CPS Jackson.
\ MAN as cook on farm near town; reference
required. Phone 1925.
WANTED-Dish washer. Rogers Cafe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-21

John Hamilton. who is ill with
measles.
Miss Jean Lindsay a student in the
Kansas university, Lawrence, is Wis
iting her parents, DR.. and Mrs. w. D
Lindsay.
Helen Phipps violin studio, Room 6
Orpheum Bldg. Special instructions
for children, Phone 1525.-Adv.
Mrs Will Fairchild of Hutchinson,
Kan, is in Topeka to be with her son,
Mr.. Sam Fairchild, who is recovering
from a surgical operation which he
underwent recently at Stormont hos
pital Mrs. Fairchild is the house
guest of Mrs. Frank Hobart. Mr. Sam
Fairchild is captain of the Lawrence
corps of the National Guard.
w. A. McCarter. d. D. 5 Crthodon,,
tist. 700 Mills Bldg. prevention and
correction Of irregular teeth only
Adv.
Mrs. Fred Woodbury. of Olivet.
Kan, is spending a few days in To-
peka, and istthe guest of Mrs. A. B.
Patten.
Mrs. o. B. Shepard of st. John,
Kan, will return home Sunday. after
visit to Mrs. w. d. Osborn.
Mr. Morris La Croix of Chicago is
the guest of friends in Topeka. He
attended the Alpha Phi dancing party
Friday night.
DR.. Lillion Malone, Osteopath, 6l0
Mills Building.
Miss Ruth Foster, who attends the
State university, Lawrence, is spend
ing the weekend with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Foster, and her
sister, Mrs. George Broderick of Co
lumbus, o.
Miss Ethel Everingham, who was
struck and injured by an automobile
| a few days ago, is in St. Francis hos
pital, and is recovering
Mrs. DeVere Rafter and her daugh-
ter, Winifred, of Holton, visited Mrs.
Rafter's mother, Mrs. David Over
myer, Friday.
/ Mrs. Fred Davis will leave Sunday
| for Washington, D. c., to visit her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Quinton.
John Felix, the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
lief Felix, is in Denver visiting his
uncle, Mr. Hugo Felix.
Miss Maym Parsons. who went to
Lawrence to attend the Sophomore
hop at the university, is the guest of
Miss Helen Gray. -
Helen Phipps, violin studio, Room
Orpheum Bldg. Phone 1525.-Adv.
Mrs. George Mitchell and her little
daughter, Harriet Ann, have left st.
Francis hospital and are with Mrs.
MitchelPs sister, Mrs. L. A. Ryder.
Mrs. LaRue Royce of Salina, is in
Topeka to visit her parents, Justice
and Mrs. r. A. Burch. and her broth
er. Mr.. Angelus Burch. who is i'll in
the hospital.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-21
WANTED-sALEsNIEN

statesmen WANTED-One in each dis
trict to act factory representative for
of the largest talking machine manu-
facturers in the country. Splendid op-
earn as high as 5000 yearly. This 10 a
high class proposition and we want only
men of proven ability. Address Sales
Manager, Congress & Latin Sts Chicago
statesmen NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. unnec-
essary, earn while you learn. Write for
large list of openings and testimonials from
hundreds of our members who earn 500 10
$500 month. Address nearest office
Dept. 1863 National Salesmens Training AS
ISOLATION, Chicago, New York, San Fran
cisco.
SALESMEN-Excellent permanent position
open May ]. Capable salesman in Kan
sas. Staple line for general retail trade
Liberal commission S35 weekly advance
Ralph H. Ide. 26-16 Williams Bldg, De-
troit.
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Expression in Boston. Mass, will give
her first public reading since her re-
turn Friday evening, May IL, at the
First Baptist church. under the aus
pices of one of the societies of the
church.
Miss Herren has chosen the play,
Mona Wanna, "by Maeterlinck. the cell
ebrated Belgian poet-dramatist. The
story is an interesting one, of high
ly dramatic character. and Miss Her
rem has given it careful study.
A number of box parties and line
parties were given Friday night at the
Orpheum theater. Gov. Arthur Cap
per took a box, and those who occu-
pied it were Mrs. S. J. Crawford, Mrs.
George Crawford and Governor and
Mrs Capper. Miss Ruth Auerbach
entertained some of her young friends
at a box party; Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B.
and Mrs. Ralph McEntire, Mr.. and
Mrs Daniel Muller, Mr.. David J. Au-
gust, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Page and
Mr.. Hindman had guests at box
parties.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Dillon had a
line party for about fifteen guests.
The, party was made up of some of
the young friends of their children.
Mr.. w. w. Whitney had a line party;
also Mr.. Earle Williams and Mr.. w.
T. Crosby, Mrs. J. F. FARRELL. Mrs.
Lila Day Monroe. Mrs. F. J. Thomas,
a club of Oakland veterans and a few
others entertained guests at line
parties.
Three parties will be given next
week at the Lee Monroe home. Miss
Lenore Monroe and Miss Day Mon
roe will entertain at bridge Monday;
a tea will be given Wednesday by Miss
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-21

The most attractive and fashionable
party of the spring season was the re-
ception given this afternoon by Mrs.
Frederick w. Watson and her daugh-
ter, Miss Altha Watson, at their home,
401 Topeka avenue. They received
their friends between the hours of
and I this afternoon.
The Watson home is one of the large
and handsomely arranged and fur
nished houses in the town. 1t is the
scene of a good deal of entertaining in
both formal and informal ways, and 1t
has the atmosphere of culture and
hospitality that is representative of
the really and truly best society of
any town.
In the drawing room, where the
guests were welcomed by the hostesses,
the decorations were in pink. Pink
and white roses were placed in lovely
vases thruout the room. In the hall
was a huge bouquet of variegated
snap dragons in a great japanese
vase. The library, which is furnished
in red. was decorated in the same col
or. combined with white. In the deep
window stills, on the mantel and the
book cases were arranged cloisonne
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-21
Looking Backward In State
Journal Society Column
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY

Mr.. james A. Hearick of Topeka, and
Miss Stella Johnson of Meriden, were mar
ried at the residence of the groom in To-
peka Saturday afternoon, April II, Rev.
J. ID. Hitchcock of Meriden officiating.
The house was decorated in green and
white with Towering plants in profusion.
white bell was suspended from the dou-
BILE window, under which the couple took
their places during the ceremony. Among
those present were: Mr.. and Mrs. G. o.
Smith of Kansas City, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Hearick, Mr. and Mrs. J. Johnson, Miss
Dora Johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Il. Her
ron of Meriden and Mr.. and Mrs. James
Mills of Silver Lake.
Mr.. and hlrs. Will Eastman have moved
to 1916 Taylor street
Miss Mamie Walsh and Mr.. John Mayer
will be married Wednesday morning,
April 2S. at 8 O'Clock at the Church of the
Assumption.
Mrs. D. NJ Valentine and Mrs. A. A.
GODDARD are giving the first of a series of
thimble parties this afternoon at the home
of Mrs. GODDARD
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-21

MISS lAllHa watson. WHO Will IlCf
mother. Mrs. +. w. Watson, is en-
tcrtaining at a tea this afternoon.
vases in shades of red and blue and
silver, and these were filled with red
and white roses. on the mantel were
brass Candida bra set with little flags
instead of tapers. Between the doors
were draped big flags. and in one cor
ner of the room the national emblem
was hung from the wall.
The dining room, which is finished
in yellow, was decorated entirely in
that shade. on the sideboard and on
the mantel were big bouquets of jon
quils, and a great basket of them stood
IN the sill of the loaded window in the
north wall of the room. In the CEN
ter of the room was a fountain around
which was a spring garden of yellow
flowers. The fountain stood about
waist high. and the garden was built
around it. In the water of the fountain
was sprinkled altar of roses that
scented the entire house.
Upstairs the den was decorated in
carnations, and the rooms where the
guests wraps were left, We're adorned
with pink and white roses.
The callers were received in the
drawing room, and were presented by
Mrs. Clement Smith. Mrs. Watson
wore a lovely gown of white silk, veil
ed with an overdress of white net. The
bodice and a wide band around the
hem of the skirt were embroidered in
threads of frosted silver and claret
silk. The gown was made with short
bodice. finished at the waist with a
band of claret colored velvet, which
tied in two sash ends at the front,
forming a panel to the skirt. The long,
loose sleeves of net We're embroidered
in silver and claret threads. Mrs.
Watson carried a bouquet of red
roses.
Miss Watson wore a gown of white
tulle. yelling Dresden silk in shades of
cream, pink and foliage green. A wide
frill of pink satin and white tulle fin
ished the skirt at the bottom. Miss
Watson introduced the newest vogue
for carrying flowers. that is popular
in the east. She held tall. shepherd
crook, which was hung with ribbons,
and just above her hand, where she
held the staff. was fastened a charm
ing bouquet of sweetheart roses and
sweet peas
society and club women of Topeka, be-
ing accepted as a leader in both fields.
She has been president of the City
Federation of Clubs, and socially she
is regarded as one of the good look
ing and cultivated women of the city.
Her daughter is a charming girl, bare
ly past her debutante days. popular
and extremely pretty.
The assisting friends at the tea
this afternoon We're: Mrs. Clement
Smith, Mrs L. H. Mum. Mrs. Harry
Seery, Mrs. j. c. McClintOck Mrs H
O, Garvey. Mrs. V. B. Kistler Mrs.
James L. King. Mrs. A. Marburg. Mrs.
II. A. Perry. Mrs. w a. McCarter, Mrs
w. f. Bowen. Mrs. II. +. Ray, Mrs w.
A. Johnston, Mrs. ). S. Beggs. Mrs
Arthur Capper. Mrs. S. S. Estey, Mrs.
Lee Monroe, Mrs. A. A. GODDARD. Mrs
A A Robinson. Mrs Charles T. SDep
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-21
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

HEMSTITCHING. PINKING,
Plaitfngs Of all kinds. Buttons made.
Mail orders receive prompt. careful ntten-
ton. Mrs. Mercer 500 Topeka.
WANTED-watch repairing. Main springs,
Toe: cleaned. 1oc. All work guaranteed.
Armstrong Jewelry Co.. 400 Kansas ave-
CARPET and rug weaving: also pillow
covers portiers- etc. 221 Lake. 229s White
GOOD milk cows. fat cattle and veal caives
W 4. Ieitzow. Tel. 257.
ARPt-T and rug weaving 1870 Garfield
Phone 25eS Riue-
WANTED-Bids on cementing or men By
day. Phone 136.
1852 HASTY AUTO EXPRESS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-21
PROF. LEADS "ANTIS"
Fired Educator Pacifist Now Opposes
Army Measure.

Toledo, O.. April 2I.-Scott Nearing,
former dean of arts and sciences in
Toledo university. whose services were
dispensed with several days ago be-
cause of his pacific attitude. led a
mass meeting last night at which the
governments plan of CONSUMPTION was
opposed.
toned as a candidate for mayor of
Toledo, said:
I'VE are not here to protest against
war. We are in war now. But we
want to make sure that CONSUMPTION
does not pass the senate and that no
one makes a dollar out of this war"
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w A N T S
AND MISCELLANEOUS ADS

ADVERTISING RATES: The rate for
inserting Want Ads in The Topeka state
journal is / cent word each lnsertlon
minimum 10 cents; by the week cents
word. minimum 80 cents.
COUNT THE WORDS of your ad includ-
ing four words for State Journal address;
when address is useu count each initial
letter and each number combination OF
figures as word.
OUT OF TOWN advertisements must be
accompanied with cash check in iulI
payment of the same. Note the foregoing
instructions about counting the words anc
the rate per word for The Topeka state
Journal:
CLOSING HOUR: Want Ads to be cIass,ii
fled properly must be in The State Journal
office before Il 20 O'Clock. Want Ads re-
ceived after 10 20 till :1a p. m. will be IN
serted under the head Too Late to Cias-
sify"
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$500 TO NAVY IN A WEEK.
Great Lakes Training Station Sends
1900 More Today.

Chicago, April 21.-Twelve hundred
jackies left today for the seaboard to
be assigned to warships of the Atlantic
fleet. The contingent sent eastward to-
day brings the total dispatched from
the Great Lakes naval training station
this week up to $500. An average of
500 recruits are being received daily.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-21
CLUB NOTES.

Mrs. w A. McCarter will give her
last Shakespeare lecture for the sea-
son before the literature department
of the Woman's club Thursday at 10
o'clock in the morning at the Y. w.
c. A. Her address will be on THE
Tempest" her subject being. THE In
dividual in Relation to Himself"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-21

Street frocks this summer will
have about them a suggestion Of
sportiness that will stand out as the
prominent feature. This gay little
turnout of the designers art is
street frock of sport satin trimmed
with a narrow belt and quaint
rosette of magenta striped Yosan
silk. The hat is of straw and yarn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-21

the Washburn chapter of Kappa AL
pha Theta. She is said to have
pleasing and promising voice, and her
recital will afford an opportunity for
all her friends to hear her sing. No
invitations are being issued, but all
who are interested are asked to at
tend.
Miss Vancil has asked Miss Helen
Neese, Miss Roxy Vancil and Miss
Esther Jensen to be ushers at her con-
cert. The program will begin at 8
o'clock.
Mrs. Silas Porter will entertain the
Monday Whist club Monday afternoon
of next week.
The Ladies' Music club will give
recital Wednesday afternoon, April rs,
at the Elks hall. The program will be
furnished by Mrs. Leslie Guild, pianist,
and Miss Ethel Coover, vocalist, as
sisted by Mrs ARA Clark. pianist.
No invitations to the recital are be-
ing issued, but all friends of Mrs.
of the Ladies Music club are cor
daily asked to be present.
Il X
The freshman class of the College of
the Sisters of Bethany will entertain
the members of the faculty and the
Juliet Slud0nlS at a dancing party To-
night in the college gymnasium. The
affair will be a sport party, and the
decorations will be tennis nets and
| rackets, pennants, foliage, and stream
ers of green and white, the class COL
ors. The hostesses will be Miss Eliz-
abeth Purdy. Miss Jessie Elliott, Miss
Lena Moore, Miss Carol Brewster, Miss
Maymie Hayes and Miss Dacotah
DrechSel
Announcement is made today of
the marriage of Miss Helen Brown, the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Brown, to Mr. J. E. Schumann, which
took place Saturday, March 81, at the
home of Mr.. Schumann's parents. the
Rev. P. Schumann and Mrs. Schu-
| mann, 1922 New York street, Law
renee, Kan.
The bride is a graduate of the To-
| peka high school, and has been en-
| p1oyed in the Santa F'e for the past
| few years. Mr.. Schumann is a trav-
cling auditor for the Santa Fe. At
home after June 1 at 1915 Clay street.
X X
A group of the young boys of West
lawn are meeting today with Junior
Jackson, at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Jackson, and are
organizing a club, which they call the
Lafayette club. 1t is the purpose of
the society to adopt a fatherless
french boy OF Inelr own dSe-any-
where from 0 to 2 or 13-with whom
they will correspond. They expect to
have picnic parties and hikes this
spring and summer. The project will
cost them each about five cents a
week, which they will save out of the
amount they are able to earn in va
rious ways
The members of the club are:
John Blank Jack Brewster
William Fisher Ed Genthe
Donald Daily Richard Fisher
Robbie Haig James Holland
Junior Jackson Ralfour Jeffrey
Newman Jeffrey Preston Manley
Walter Hunter Ed Raymond
| Payne Ernest Stanley
Gene Rourke
Mrs. H. A. Perry and Mrs. V. B.
Kistler entertained at bridge Friday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Perry,
in Taylor street. Bowls of jonquils,
tulips and hyacinths adorned the par
| lors, and bouquets of veriegated snap
dragon were placed on the piano.
Vases of pink roses were in the dining
room.
Dresden vases filled with pink roses
were given prizes.
~a4r.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

-~---~-~~~-~-~--~~-->--~>- $1,000 SS.;s
27S, part so, Topeka avenue, GURUS
w. S. Hancock and wife to w. A:
Hodge. lots 1918 Lawrence street
Metsker's 2nd addition .....:;-:
Kanoff and wife, lots GA, part 612,
Fillmore street, o. & rs addition
n. L. Alley and husband to Il. W.
RAIDER, lots 190-2-4 Chester avenue
Norton's Bird addition ..........:..
w. f. Drosselmeier to J. c. Coke, lot
50, north u 81, Jefferson street. N,
Cranes addition ............
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-21

The West Side Forestry club will
meet Thursday of next week with Mrs.
Thomas Page The assisting hostesses
will be DR. Elvenora Ernest and Mrs.
T. E. Dewey. The paper of the after
noon will be Natural Resources of
Kansas" by Mrs. D. H. Forbes. An
swer to roll call will be Forest Plants.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-21

The Amaranth club will meet Tues
day afternoon with Mrs. NJ. T. Kelsey,
Farm, 104 After avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-21

The Research club will meet Fri
day, April 81, at the home of Mrs. ].
r. Wells, 1107 Western avenue. The
program will consist of book review
selected by Mrs. c. j. Wells.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-21

meeting for the awarding of prizes
in the bird house contest was held Fri
day afternoon at the high school audi
forum by the Wcnan'S club forestry
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-21
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

]. L. Beverly and wife to T. ]. Myers, 40
lots 81 block IA Firey's addition 5 4Vo
Z. ID. Bartram and wife to A. Bartram
lots 262 to pa Taylor street, Maple .oo
J. b. Thomas to w. b. Payne, lots
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-21

Mrs. Harry Seery will entertain the
Monday Bridge club Tuesday after
noon, instead of Monday.
X X X
The Alpha Phi girls of Washburn
college gave their spring dancing
party Friday night at Kellam hall. The
chaperons were DR.. and Mrs. P p
Womer, Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Turnbull
and Mrs Jennie Steele. Those who
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-21

Word has been received in Topeka
of the marriage of Miss Daisy D. Goss
and Mr.. Paul Pugh of Topeka, which
took place in Lawrence recently. Mr..
and Mrs. Pugh will live in Topeka IN
til August, when they will go to
Brownsville. Tex, to reside.
Mrs. Pugh is a sister of Mrs. George
Cobb of Topeka, and has been en-
ployed for several years as cashier at
the Cremerie' restaurant. Her many
friends will be interested in the an
nouncement.
X X
The remarkable tulip beds, cultivat-
ed by Dean ]. p. Deb. Kaye, at the
grounds surrounding the deanery, are
now in full blossom. The thousands
of flowers that are now blooming
make gorgeous display. which is
open for visitors at any time. Dean
Kaye began his tulip garden a good
many years ago, and year by year he
has extended it in size, and graded up
the quality and enlarged the variety of
his flowers. until he now has, perhaps.
the finest tulip garden in this part of
the country. Any who wish the see the
flowers Sunday. those attending SER
vices at the cathedral. and others as
well, are invited to see the gardens
which are located at the west of the
Guild hall and south of the deans
hodse-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-21

The regular meeting of the Political
Science club will be held at the Ma
tional hotel, Friday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock. The program will be as fol-
lows:
Lesson in parliamentary law-Ques-
ton box; members are requested to
bring their Roberts Rules of Order"
A general discussion on topics sug-
gested for next years program
A general discussion of the needs of
the hour ana what women can do.
All women interested are cordially
invited.
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Notes and Personal Mention.

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Clough and
their sons. William McNeal and Frank
jr, of Kansas City, are week end
guests of Mr.. Clough's sister. Mrs.
Arthur Nichols and her family.
DIR. Wilson Kieth Hobart has left
for a short stay in Chicago, ILL.,, where
he will attend clinics.
Mr. Marion Smith, who is a student
in the Kansas State Agricultural COL
lege. has been visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs Walter Ashton Smith this
week. and will return to school the
first of next week
Mrs. ]. d. Miller Hamilton has gone
to Kansas City, to be with her son, Mr.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-21

The w. T. X. club will meet Tues
day at the home of Mrs. C. H. Riker.
Route s.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-21

WANTED-Wagon statesmen. salary and
commits sion bond and references re-
quired. Those having experience on milk,
laundry or grocery wagons preferred. APP,
ply between and - a. IN. Sunday. Jewel
Tea Co 115 T. 9TH st.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-21

GOOD MONEY made at home knitting
hosiery. Machines furnished on time.
We buy or sell your goods. Easy and
constant work. Wheeler Co, (inc) 331
Madison, Chicago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-03
RECORD FLIGHT TO
SEE DYING MOTHER

Lexington, KY, Nov. 3-The long
est fight ever made by an airplane
in the Middle West is that reported
here last night from Paducah. KY.
Lieut. Hanson Mccain, of the
United States naval forces at New
port News. Va, carried a seaman.
Charles Allen, from Newport News to
Duquoin, ILL.,, q total distance of L.
02S miles, in a little less than 10
hours. Only one stop was made, that
being for gasoline.
The flight was made on an errand
of mercy. Allen was at his duties
when a message was received that
his mother was dying in Illinois. He
could not get train at once, and
asked his superiors for help. Lieut..
McCann was appointed to fly, to Du-
quoin with Allen. The start was
made at $50 o'clock In the after
noon, and the flight was made without
trouble.
McCann came to Paducah, KY, to
have some repairs made to his ma
chine. He said he would fly back TO
Newport News.