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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-03
WAS SOON SORRY
Waitress Regretted Marriage
Few Hours After Ceremony.
That Is Charge Made by Ed
ward McGrath, Husband.

Esther McGrath. a waitress at the
Cremerie restaurant, regretted she
married a few hours after the cere-
mony was performed and she didn't
make any bones about telling her
husband of her regrets, according to
allegations in an answer and cross
petition filed today by Edward Nc
Grath in the office of Mrs. Mary
Chaplin, clerk of the district court. He
objects to the separate maintenance
demanded by his wife and demands
an absolute divorce without any ali
mony to remind him of his short
married life.
McGrath says he married her in
Kansas City, February 5, and 1t was
not many hours afterwards that she
expressed regrets and wished she
were back in Chicago, he states in
his petition. The next day they came
to Topeka and obtained lodging at
927 Quincy street. Her love for Chi
cago and regret of the marriage "on-
tinued, he sets forth in the petition
Topeka was too slow for her, she told
him, according to the petition.
Finally he was sent to Oklahoma
to work as a steamfitter and they
haven't lived together since, he states.
That was March 80, 1917. She has
money, McGrath says, and doesn't
need to wait on tables
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day; intrigue is mixed with politics;
and all this is behind the drop curtain
made up of the separate garments
which are merely offered as the latest
fashions of the season.
Color Schemes of BuIIoz.
There is the history of Bulloz, for
instance. No reporter can fail to feel
an overwhelming temptation to write
it up rather than to describe his de-
signs in concrete. From semi
obscurity to dashing notoriety is some
thing of a leap to take, but this young
French dressmaker took it in the
same way that Paul Poiret did, and
there are American buyers today who
rank him above all other artists in
France. He is sensational, but he is
not gaudy or awkward Whenever
you see a frock this winter that has
peculiar decorations upon it that seem
to have been drawn from old Chinese
and Persian sources you can safely
say to yourself that it was inspired,
if not made. by Bulloz.
Those who constantly dwell in the
realm of clothes soon know the sign
of a great designer. AS tie critic of
art knows the work of a certain paint
er by a glance at an infinitesimal por-
ton of it, as a critic of literature
knows by the phrasing of a sentence
the name of the author, so do those
who study clothes know the symbols
of each great house.
The Persian Tree of Life may be
put down the symbol of Bulloz, be-
cause he picks it up in various places
thruout his coStumery. He has gowns
that are full of Chinese spirit, as Cal
lot has. He takes the great round
plaque of China and beStows it. upon
a 1rock as a precious gift. He takes
direct from the folk lore of old Persia
the symbolic tree that brings all the
gifts of life and produce bits of il or
gives it entirely to a gown of satin
or velvet. He despises what is mod
ern and conventional; he delights in
the art of a people whose art has
been dead for centuries.
His Velvet Chinese Gown
1t is Bulloz who was partly re-
sponsible for the elimina ton of CON
Ventional fasteners. All the French
designers have joined hands in the
effort OF reduce clothes to a print
tive state and make women forget
that buttons, hooks and eyes and
whalebones had ever been invented to
hold fabric together on the human
form.
As good instance of this kind of
gown, ta Ike the sketch which is given
today The material is black velvet
in very soft weave that falls against
the figure. The skirt is bordered with
deep band of taupe eolored fox, and
above this peltry is a wide band of
Chinese embroidery in red, yellow and
gold The Chinese plaque is placed
on the bodice in such manner that
the critics have laughingIy insisted
that it resembles nothing so much as
an ornamental electric pad.
There is no arguing thu f. ct that
this plaque is difficult to wear. ANY
one who has allowed flesh to Green
upon the ribs and over the waist is
not apt to look with pleasure upon
/ this rising sun of China laid upon
the diaphragm.
In coloring. it matches the red, yell
low and gold band at the hem of the
skirt, md pieces of this coIoring are
repeated on the shoulders, which. by
the way, are cut in the Chinese fash
ion. with short, straight sleeve COW
ering the top of the arm
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-03
WILL SEIZE PHONE
Mediator Asks Government TO Com
mandcer Systems in 5 Coast Cities

San Francisco, Nov. 3.-The ques-
ton of government seizure of tele-
phone lines in five Pacific coast states
in order to end the dispute between
officials of the Pacific Telephone and
Telegraph company and their en-
ployes and to assure uninterrupted
telephone service, rested today in the
hands of President Wilson.
Following the expiration of an ulti-
matum issued by him to the company,
United States Mediator Vernon Y.
Reed. representing Secretary of La
Dor Wilson, telegraphed the secretary
last night urgently recommending
that the plants, properties and the
services of officials and employees of
the telephone company be immedi-
ately Communicated.
A reply from Secretary Wilson is
expected today.
Wandering of the company's plants
and employees, whether at work or on
strike during the period of the war
is essential to the safe maintenance of
the channels of telephone communi-
cation on the Pacific coast.
Until Reed issued his uItimatum
and recommended Communicating,
the international and district officials
of the Electrical Workers union had
intended to call the deferred general
strike at p. m. yesterday. AS soon
as Reed acted. however, International
Vice President eraser requested all
locals to keep their men at work I'M
til the situation had cleared and also
requested all union men in the north
west now on strike to resume work
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fantry and companies from the Illi-
nois regiments encamped at Camp
Logan today are scattered thru the
oilfields surrounding Houston guard
ing property as a result of the strike
of oilfield workers Thursday.
So far reports of trouble have not
been received and w A. Campbell,
chairman of the grievance committee
of the strikers, says he is confident
there will be no friction with the SOL
diers
morning in efforts to bring the strike
to an end thru arbitration, the pro-
ducers refusing to negotiate with the
committee representing the union.
Production of crude oil, the produce
ers insist, has been curtailed, but
slightly so far and they are confident
ii will regain its former totals under
the protection of the government
troops,
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HOES TO STAY Up
POrkers Won't Go Below $3.50,
Says U. S. Food Chief.
Producers Can Count on Fair
Price; Eyes on Packers.

Chicago, Nov. 3.-Hog prices, 80
far as we can affect them, will not
go below a minimum of $3.50 hum
dred pounds for the average of the
packers droves on the Chicago mar
ket until further notice. Joseph P.
Cotton, chief of the United States food
administration, meat division, declared
in a statement this afternoon.
The statement followed a confer
ence of packers and government Of
ficials which has been under way here
for several days.
The average price paid for hogs at
the Union stock yards today was
$3.50 to $17.25, with top of $17.55
and a low price of $15.75.
Cotton outlined the attitude of the
food administration toward hogs as:
To see that the producer at all
times can count on a fair price for
his hogs so that it will be profitable
for him; to see that the farmer in
creases the number of hogs bred; 20
limit the profit of the packer and the
middle mn and to eliminate specula-
ton.
we shall establish rigid control of
the packer" declared Cotton. Fair
prices to the farmer for his hogs. we
full control which the food admins
tration has over the buying of the
allies, our army and navy, the Red
Cross, the Belgian relief work and
neutrals which together constitute a
considerable factor in the market
c. w. Holman, who attended the
conference announced that a special
meeting of the conference on mar
keting and farm credits. of which he
is secretary, will be held here in De-
cember to render such assistance as
is possible to Mr. Cotton.
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OF $500
rst Start for Recreation
Building at Funston.
Colonel Reeves, Capt. Massick
and Austrian Baron Speak.

More than 5000 was pledged this
noon at the Chamber of Commerce
dinner in honor of Col. James A.
Reeves Lieut.. Col. Frank hawkins,
Capt, c. ]. Mass.ck, Lieutenant Biggs
anu Lieutenant Ellis, all of the 3o5d
Infantry National army, now encamp-
eu a. camp Funston.
Inc none" was only d starter on
the pIeuges to be made Tor the $oO.OOO
recreation building Tor the regiment
at Camp Funston. In spite OF all
preceuents and IN spite of the rule OF
not pledglng money at Chamber or
/ Commerce dinner, the spirit OF the
4 topeka business men broke over and
I the rules We're suspended. The mo-
( ton was maze J. II. BurrOw, who
made the first pledge OF 500, and was
! seconded by George Godfrey Moore,
who pledged for himself and his wlfe.
as Well as for Mrs. w. W. Webb.
II the $3.50 infantry is an all Kansas
\ regiment, Capt. Messick, regimental
I fund officer. declared. 1t is made up
of men from every county of the state
and is the real home company. 1t is
to be backed and supported by the
Kansas people, both in spirit and in
actions. he declared.
There never was cleaner bunch
of men in one company in the army ."
he declared, but even the best man
has a streak of bad in him. Good en-
VirOnment and clean amusement Will
bring out the good while the bad
win come to light if only unclean
sports and amusements are to be
found
ut is the purpose of the regiment
fund to raise money to build a re-
creation building at the camp to fight
rainy Sunday and muddy Monay. The
BOYS now are thrown out to find du-
bious amusement in Manhattan and
Junction city" If bad centers were to
develop there, Massick declared. the
moral Influence of the Sunday services
would be in vain
A large recreation hall is planned
for the camp, with a seating capacity
to hold the entire regiment. A read
ing room, a writing room, a lecture
room and guest room are all includ-
ed in the plans formed by two pri-
Yates, both of whom in civilian life
were highly paid architects and now
are acting as janitor and as buck pri-
vate
The quota assigned this noon by
| Captain Massick was $1,15O or $40
per man in the regiment from Shaw
nee county. More than half of the
entire county quota was pledged be-
fore the diners left the hall this noon.
further campaign will be carried
on next week.
p. H. Crosby pledged the largest
amount, caring for six men. or giving
$50. Baron DR.. de OrgleT, former
Austrian diplomat, made a pledge to
the building fund in spite of his not
being an American citizen. Repre-
sentatives of Douglas county also
contributed to the campaign.
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TREASON, LIAR!
OratOrical PyrOtechnics Fly
Fast in N. Y. Campaign.
Charge Hillquit Traitor;
Hylan Letter, Forgery.

New York, Nov. 3.-"Treason" and
liar" were the most popular words
in New ork's mayoralty campaign to-
day as the bitter political fight neared
its climax.
Henry Morgenthau, former ambas-
sador to Turkey, Joined in the verbal
bombardment of Morris Hillquit, So
cialist, whose hackers claim he will
be the winner in the four-cornered
race.
Referring to Hillquist's refusal to
buy liberty bonds, Morgenthau
charged that any candidate who took
such an attitude was open to sus-
picion. Oscar S. Strauss, also former
Turkish ambassador, declared that
Hillquist's refusal to buy bonds was
reasonable.
Judge John F. Hylan, Democratic
candidate, was out today with charges
that Mayor Mitchell was trying to de-
ceive the people with forged letter
heads and other documents bearing
Hylan's name as a member of vari-
Gus pro German organiZa tions.
Mitchell replied that Hylan's state
ments were "as false as his loyalty to
the murdered Americans on the Lusi-
tania, as false as his present as
sumed loyalty to the American SOL
diers in the trenches"
Near-Riot at Meeting.
There was a near-riot at Carnegie
hall last night when a mass meeting
cheered denunciation of William r.
Hearst as the fountain head of pro-
German propaganda in the United
States senate
This charge against Hearst-who is
supporting Hylan for mayor-was
made by James H. Beck. This meet
ing also adopted a resolution demand
ing the expulsion from the senate of
La Toilette. When his resolution was
read, man in the crowd yelled La
Toilette for PRESIDENT" until he was
/ set upon by half a dozen men in even
! ing dress and hustled out, while wo-
men leaned from their seats to slap
! him.
Hillquit continued his fight with
half a dozen speeches. William NJ.
Bennett. Republican aspirant, threw
more ginger into the battle by deliver
| ing funeral orations over the re
mains" of his opponents.
| Soldiers to Vote.
1t was pointed out today that the
| soldier vote may decide the winner
! Thousands of New Workers in France
and at training camps have a right to
vote. All the candidates are cam
paigning in the military camps.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-03
SCHOOL BOARDS MEET
At County superintendent Office
They Discuss Problems

Half a hundred members of Shaw
nee county's school boards met at .
o'clock this afternoon in the office of
Miss NJ Edna COrbet, county superin-
tendent. to discuss the problems con-
fronting them. Miss Corbet greeted
the members of the boards
G. c. Brown. state supervisor of
rural schools, discussed ingredients
of a Good School" Progressive
Movements was the subject assigned
to Mrs. Noble Prentiss. A. d. F'olker.
county farm agent. talked on the
Service of School Boards and the
Teacher to the Community" Miss
Eva Willard, county supervisor of
music, directed the music
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-03
A NEW ONE ON ALLEN
Harry A. Perry Tells of a Coon Hunt
in Manhattan.

Altho Henry j. Allen of Wichita
talked to Press club members more
than two hours concerning the war
Friday night, there was one personal
That was the night he went coon
hunting near Manhattan. harry A.
Perry, one Of the owners of the Sey-
mour Packing company, was mem
Der of the hunting party and also a
guest of the Press club. He told the
story today to Topeka friends.
1t was number of years ago
before Allen engaged in newspaper
business with ]. L. Bristow at Ottawa
or ever dreamed of owning the Wich-
tia Beacon housed in a ten-story office
building. In those days Allen was
editing the Manhattan Nationalist. Be
cause he was "one of the boys" he
was allowed to participate in a coon
hunt as marked distinction and
recognition by the natives.
There were no guns in the party.
A pack of dogs "treed" the coons. One
of the party climbed the tree, and
usually found the dogs had sounded a
false alarm. After the party had
walked ten or fifteen miles. Aliens
interest began to lag. He spoke sar-
oastically ard slightingly of the lurid
stories of exciting sport surrounding a
coon hunt. During one of the tree
climbing stunts, Allen lay under the
tree and went to sleep. He was aWak-
ened and staged along to the next
scene of dog activity. There he went
to sleep again.
About a mile further down the riv-
err. Allen was missed. A delegation
was sent to awaken the editor guest
and to escort him to the new noise
spot. Allen came after much grum-
bling. The dogs had started wild
clamOr and every one was sure they
had spotted something A member of
the party was running perfectly good
union made clothes by trying to climb
one of the biggest sycamore trees in
Kansas. And Allen became weariad
again and renewed his efforts to
sleep.
Just when Allen was dreaming of
newspaper profits the hunting party
reaped sudden reward. A coon tuna-
bled from the tree-within three feet
from Allen. Instantly a dozen dogs
We're after the coon. Some of them
dldn't stop to investigate or lacked
discrimination and the sleeping Henry
was in the midst of the heap. Henry
came clamoring from the pack,
bruised and cut and his clothes torn.
1t was o'clock in the morning
when the party returned to Manhat-
tan after the all night hunt Allen
was muttering and volunteering com
ments on coon hunts and coon hunt
ers He slipped up the street to the
Nationalist office and wrote some
copy. At noon Perry met Allen in a
usually gathered for meals
How did you enjoy the coon
hunt?' Perry asked.
We'll. Harry said Henry, the
next time l stay up all night, l pre-
fer 1t be with a corpse
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-03
BOOSTERS WILL DINE
Dinner at Chamber of Commerce For
Those On Trade Trip.

The fifty Jolly jazz" artists who
made the Topeka jobbers' and manu-
facturers' trade trip late in October
will gather at the Chamber of Com
merce Saturday evening, November l O,
at o'clock to rehash the trip, its re-
suits and its incidents.
S. j. Hodgins, former president of
the Chamber of Commerce, and one
of the leaders on the trip, made a
motion before the trade boosters dis
banded to call a boosters jubilee soon
after their return This dinner will
be the official wind up of the trip.
Reservations for the dinner should be
mailed into the Chamber of Commerce
nos later than THURSDAY evening
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-03
BIRTHS REPORTED

Births reported to the city clerk for
the week ending November /, 1911:
Frederick c. Alice and wife. 21O
quincy St, Oct. &c, Frederick Lee
roy.
Jose Alcala and wife. 1876 Klein St.
Oct. %. girl-Mary.
Florentino Chaves and wife. East
9Th ave, Oct. 3, girl-Annastasia
Augustine Garabiz and wife, East
9Th ave, Oct. 26. boy-Cleofas
Jas. P Haggard and wife. Valley
Falls, Kan. Oct. %, girl-Ruth.
w L. Hutson and wife. 40i Wa
bash st, Oakland. Sept. q, girl
Christine.
Oliver NJ. Laid and wife, Manila. P
l., oct. "a, DORCHESTER Reed.
VIM. C. Moore and wife, 1921 Kan
sas ave, Oct. "a. boy-Donald William.
renee ST, Oct IS, boy-WilIiam Alvin.
Thos. NJ Simmons and wife. r. r.
No. s, Oct p, boy-Harold Lorraine.
]. s. Stewart and wife, 121 NChand-
Ter st, Oct 10. boy-Gerald Roy
George D. ViIlee and wife. III Rran-
ner St, Oct 80, gir1-Dorothy Jane
Hiram E. Cummings and wife. 6s5
Morris ave. Oct. IS. boy.
Joe Hanson and wife, Mission town
ship. Oct. q, girl.
Chas. O. Hoover and wife, over
brook. Kan, Oct 10. girl
T. l. Long and wife, 2213 Fillmore
St. Oct Is, boy.
E. P. Martin and wife. 11s E. 14th
st, Oct. %. girl
Anastacio Rodriguez and wife, 1910
E. Crane St. Oct p girl.
G. W. Tbouas and wife. 9O2 Cold
en- ave. Oct 81. girl
J. w Watkins and wife. State hos
pital, Oct. IS, girl.
Joseph A White and wife, 80 Wag-
ner St, Oct %. boy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-03
J. S. RHODES INJURED
Owner of "OId Curiosity Shop Fell
From Scaffold Today.

While working on a garage which
is. being built at his residence, 1919
Kansas avenue, ]. S. Rhodes. proprie-
tor of the second hand store and
curiosity shop at Tenth and Kansas
avenues. fell from scaffold suspend
ed at the second story of the partially
constructed building and sustained a
painful scalp wound and cut on the
right hand
The accident occurred shortly after
the noon hour. DR.. w. A Wehe was
summoned and treated the wounds.
The physician stated that the Injuries
We're not serious
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-03

Dress is such a fascinating thing.
Frocks gowns, coats, hats and wraps
are not nearly so fascinating They
are all parts of a scheme. but they are
only symbols of what is happening To
deal entirely with them simply be-
cause one must be practical and in
structive and not fantastic and ro-
mantle. is like always talking of
shadows and not daring to touch on
tho substance.
Back of these symbols. there is
vital. throbbing personality Fortunes
go up and down; hopes go with them
Narrative crowds the hours of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-03
MILK SUPPLY PURE
City Tests For October Show Unusual
~ Low Bacteria Count.

The milk report for the month of
october. 1917. filed this morning
showed remarkably low bacteria
counts in the milk samples examined.
Milk contains bacteria counting more
than 100000 per cubic centimeter is
Impure" by ordinance and cannot be
distributed in the city. Not a single
bottle of milk examined this month
showed a count near the danger limit
Following is the report made by the
department of milk inspection:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-03
TO BE A FAIR WEEK
Temperatures to Start High-Predict
Fall at Finish.

Washington. Nov 3-Weather pre-
dictions for the week. beginning Sun
day, issued by the weather bureau to-
day are:
Plains states and upper and middle
Mississippi valleys. fair. except for
rain or snow during the early days
over northern districts, and end of the
week. Temperatures somewhat high
early in the week. followed by sub
stantiaI fall over northern districts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-03

New York, Nov. 3.-When one is
fashion reporter and is allowed be-
hind the scenes to glimpse at the ro
nance of the rise and fall of those
who give all their art and ingenuity
to women's apparel it is a temptation
to depart into the bypaths and tell
these stories One has that same feel
ing of irritation and baffled hope that
must possess the shoemakers when it
is insisted that they stick to their last.
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TRAVIS UNCONSCIOUS
Aged Topekan Injured Friday Still
In Serious Condition.

William Travis, the aged man.
knocked down by an automobile on
the lower Silver Lake road FRIDAY
morning is still in a dangerous con-
dition at Christ's hospital
He hasn't recovered conscious,ass
since the accident
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Ex-Warden Botkin stricken.

Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 3.-Forrner
Warden sW- J. Botkin of the Kansas
penitentiary was resting easily here
today, following his sudden illness
from nervous breakdown. He was in
Ohio to make speeches for the state
wide prohibitionists,
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS

LAURA ]. wITHERS. "A years old, died
this morning at her home, at 1919 West
Sixteenth street. The funeral will be held
at O'Clock Sunday afternoon from Pen
wells chapel. Burial Topeka cemetery
Laura Wfthers is survived by Mrs A. III
Faidley, her sister and Mrs. b. b. Heatick
her niece.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-03

JOHN McCUE. "a years DID, died this
morning at n local hospital The body
will be taken to Usage City for burial He
us survived by wife and seven daughters.
and two sisters, Mrs. Robert Clark and
Mrs NJ. Freeman. both Of Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-03
7r DRESS
" VllEl .Bz 1rr-e Rite nhouse


A vast number of Americans are
dressed by BulIoZ this winter, be-
cause of his extraordinary luck in
coIors and his artistic employment
of Chinese and Persian decorations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-03

LAHIE GLADYS ELLIOTT, years old.
died Ostober 30, It her home 2029 CLAY
street Burial in Topeka cemetery The
funeral viii be held at o'clock Sunday
from the residence.
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The funeral of John b. O'Keefe will be
held at 80 o'clock Sunday afternoon from
the Holy Name church. Burial in Mt Cal
vary cemetery.
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LOCAL MENTION

Safety razor blades sharpened bet
ter than new 25c-35c doz- Brunt-
Martin Drug Co.-Adv.
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GUARD FOR OIL FIELD
1000 Regulars wa'ching Over Strike
at Houston, Tex.

Houston. Nov. approximately
1000 regulars of the Nineteenth in