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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-15
UNIONS BEHIND WORK
j. o. Stevic Voices Sentiment of To-
peka Labor in Red Cross Campaign.

Placing the union men of Topeka
squarely behind the next week drive
of the Red Cross, ]. o. Stevic, a well
known printer. and a member of the
publicity committee of the campaign,
writes the following for the current
issue of the Trades Unionist":
They got me into the Chamber of
Commerce dining room Wednesday
noon on the pretext that 1 had been
named as a member of the Red Cross
publicity committee, and the obliging
secretary showed me over to a table
where Walter johnson, Arthur Car
ruth, Mr.. Funk, Ralph Hinkson.
Mr. Hooper, two rival showhouse
managers, were sitting without par
ution between them Here plans for
acquainting the public with the great
Red Cross drive were gone over.
Business and professional men were
fitting about the room, all busily in
tent on furthering the campaign for
the Red Cross work. The air of COM
mercialism was not apparent to me,
and the whole thought seemed to CEN
ter around the patriotic spirit. La
'or, while always a liberal contribu-
or to the Red Cross and liberty bond
York, has not heretofore been ac-
lively engaged in the promotive end
If 1t, and when 1 saw these men Civ
ng SO literally of their time and tai
ent it impressed me with the thought
that labor. should do no less.
We are at war, and whatever may
be the individual opinion as to why
we are at war, this is no time to
bubble about it. Let Labor assist in
every way to further the work of the
Red Cross and other war plans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-15

Rev J. F. Scheer, pastor. Sunday
school at 9:45. Morning service at IL
o'clock, sermon, Behind Eeverything,
God" $50 Epworth and Interme-
diate League. 1880 evening service,
sermon, 1.-The Masters Call"
The Church of the Good Shepherd,
Episcopal, corner of Laurent and
Quincy streets, the L. H. Burn, rector.
Third Sunday in Advent. Holy com
munion and sermon at IL o'clock,
1.-The Reception at Bethlehem" Eve
ming prayer and sermon at O'Clock,
The Solidifying of the Nations" Sun
day school at 9:45 a. m.
The Second Presbyterian church,
the Rev. ]. P. Hicks, pastor. Sunday
school at $50. Morning service at
II O'Clock, sermon third in the series
Principal Points in the Life of
Christ" will be, Christ Among Men"
The subject for the evening at 1880
will be on THE Red Cross Junior
Christian Endeavor . p. m. Senior
Christian Endeavor $50 p. m. After
the Junior meeting the committee will
meet the children and practice for the
Christmas entertainment.
At the Central Avenue Christian
church tomorrow at IL o'clock the
pastor, j. Herbert Jones, will speak
on the Importance of Maintaining
the Red Cross, Both Home and
Abroad" Bible school, GAS; Chris
tan Endeavor, $50. The pastor will
occupy the pulpit IN the evening at
o'clock. Last Sunday MIR. Jones
preached on the necessity for assist
ing in the work of stamping out tuber-
culosis, and on sending the soldiers
Bibles. This church provided each
one of the twelve boys of this church
who are now in the army with a BIZ
Bile and has also given in fourteen
Bibles for other soldiers Mr.. Jones
has just completed a successful three
and a half weeks evangelistic service
at Berryton.
East Indianola Community church,
Congregation, the Rev. F. D. Jack
son, pastor. Sunday school at 9:45.
Morning worship at IL o'clock,
sermon, Source of Power and Inf1u-
ence." Christian Endeavor, Gas.
Evening worship, 1880, subject of SER
mon, Fight for the Character
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-15

Mr.. and Mrs Oscar McEntire and Mr.
ana Mrs. Edward McEntire, Branner street
expect 10 leave Tuesday of next week for
81. Joseph, Mo, where they will spend
Christmas. 'PoHu
Miss Myrta Haight, Morris avenue had
as hef guests Friday evening the mem
Ders Of the Olive club which included Mrs.
T. Schaffer, Mrs. Clyde Chalmers. Mrs
Edward Camp, Miss Nettie and Miss Ber
nice nice peterson, Miss Mabel Cramer. Miss
Mrs A Arnett has changed her residence
from the home of her son, Mr.. Ralph Ar
street.
Mrs. W. H. Barbee who was called to
I1pton, Iowa, by the illness of her mother.
IS expected to return next week
The Rev. Mr. Roland, of Granville. will
preach Sunday morning at Belvoir school
Mrs. E. L. Jones was hostess Friday az
ternoon to the members of the Vesta club
The annual Christmas exchange was held.
The guests were: Mrs. T. F. Allen. Mrs.
E. Cox. Mrs. NJ. J. Clemens. Mrs. ]. NJ,
Jones, Mrs. A E. Snider. Mrs c. d. Webb
a. 2. Wolff. Mrs Riley Gross and Mrs. G.
L. Wood. The next hostess in two weeks
will be Mrs. c. f. Cox.
Baptismal services and reception of
new members viii be held Sunday morn
ing at the East Side Methodist church.
The morning sermon subject will he Con
Tossing Christi The evening services ere
to be of an evangelistical nature. the ser
mon subject being, "A Life With a Pur-
Mr.. W. F. Sheetz has returned to his
home in Wichita after spending a few
days in the city with his mother. Mrs A
Sheetz. Mr. Sheetz was called to the CITY
by the death Of his father. Mr. A. Sheetz
A lecture and message by Mrs E. Clay
I brook viii be given at the church of the
Spiritualist TEMPLE Builders at 80 O'Clock
Sunday evening. Lyceum at . 80 in the
afternoon.
Little Marguerite Harris is recovering
after being i'll at the home of her parents
Mr. and Mrs Elmer Harris East Sixth
avenue.
The Kewpie club will hold their Christ
mas exchange next Wednesday afternoon
with Mrs. Bert Tieehurst, North Jefferson
street hostess.
Mr. and Mrs Harry De Jeann have left
for South Dakota where they will spend
the next two months
Mr.. and Mrs. 9. J. Shettz. who were
called here from Perry. Iowa by the death
of Mr.. Sheetzs father. are visitors at the
G. 7. GrcSh home, Branner street
Opportunity for Doing Good" is the
sermon tonic chosen by the Rev Milo
Moore for SUNDAY morning at the Seward
A~erue RantiSt ~hrr~h. 4 spe'ial meet
| ing for men and bows will 10 held in +he
| fternoOn ~ the church T'hP pev M
| Moore win talk on ''Pfaving the Mar Al
! The evening services several persons will
! be baptized and admitted into the church
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-15
North Side News

Items for this column may be left t. at
Petro's Drug Store, or phoned s 39Sd
after , u. m; othe- hours phone S0SO.
Work on the Kansas avenue bridge
o,,a- soldier creek is progressing rap
idly in spite of the cold weatleI' ~
bridge is closed except to toot pas
sengers. as the pi1ing is being removed
and excavation for the concrete piers
begun.
Stuart Henry of No. 1 fire station
is 80 in CAPTAIN Davis's shift, fill
ine the place left vacant by the death
Of George Clark A. fowler IS now
driver for the day shift and Russell
Harris is being stried out for regu-
lar place on the department.
Notes and Personals.
,r-s q q Henderson of Meriden is
snanding the weekend with her son,
George Henderson, and Mrs Hehoer-
SON Of PSI Kellam avenue, Oakland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank McCay' lou
EVELYN street, have returned from
visit to Mrs. McCay's parents IN Ceoar
Rapids, Iowa. A.o7;oa1
corns of the 1SOth field artillery at
Fort Sill was visiting friends IN North
David Ward, aged Sc years died
Friday morning at Kansas CITY, MO
Funeral services were held at o CLOCK
this afternoon at Converts chapel'
The burial was in Topeka cemetery.
Mr. Ward was a brother of f. M.
Ward of Shorey.l e..
Mrs Marie Parrish is working for
the Austin Snediker Mercantile com
pany during the holiday rush.
MIR. Bob St Clair of Junction City
will be the guest Sunday or MISS Eva
o. ICON CfTr
Seret. Floyd Whitehead of the med
icaI corps at Fort Sill was up to at
tend the Scottish Rite meeting and
take the thirty-second degree. He is
a son of Mr.. and Mrs. William B.
Whitehead, 1414 Quincy street.
A. NJ. Petro, the Druggist.-Adv
]. H. Collier of route leaves to-
night for Williamstown, n. Y, where
he will locate on a farm. Mr.. Collier
will take some livestock and go in the
car with the stock. Mrs. Collier and
children, Hazel, Harold and Raymond,
will stay with her brother, John
Buechner, and Mrs. Buechner and
with Mr. Golfers sister until Tues
day, when they will go to Kansas City
to visit relatives until the last of the
week, when they will leave for their
new home.
Joseph Campbell, brother of Ralph
Campbell of the Campbell drug store,
has Joined the medical department of
the regular army and is located at San
Francisco. He has been with his
mother, Mrs. ]. NJ. Campbell, and sis
ter, Miss Bessie Campbell, in Phoenix
Ariz, for the past eight months. Joe
Campbell is a North Topeka boy, a
graduate of the Topeka high school,
later graduating from the pharmaceu-
teal department of the Kansas uni
versity.
Robert Armstrong of Shorey has
bought the east eighty of the old AL
kire place on east Sixth street, and
will move there the first of January.
Among the Churches.
The North Topeka Baptist church.
the Rev. o. L. Weir, pastor. Sunday
school at $40 o'clock. Morning ser
vice at II O'Clock, sermon, Supplying
Christ's Need" Junior League, 8
o'clock. B. Y. P. u. at $50 O'clock.
Evening service at 1880. Sermon
Morals Without Religion"
Kansas Avenue NJ. E. church, the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-15


Miss Alice Fears and Miss Gladys Fears,
of Cheyenne Wells, Colo, will arrive today
to spend the holiday season with Mrs.
Chas. Hammond of Twenty fifth and Ohio
street.
Merle Dean, Harry Ferguson and Frank
A. Stiles spent Wednesday with Charles
Miss Angu Ticknor and Miss Bernice
Sprague, of Lafayette street, were guests
Mr.. and Mrs c. B. Buehrer and family
we're dinner guests Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs.
b. f. Younger.
Mrs Paul Heinz entertained her Sunday
school class of boys Thursday evening at
her home on Pennsylvania avenue.
MRS. j. A. Borquin, of Horton, was the
dinner guest Thursday of Mr.. and Mrs. ].
ME- and Mrs. T. Webb, of Topeka. spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. A r. Cross
Mr.. VIM. Coleman and children visited
Thursday with Mrs. Dyer of East Tenth
The Ladies' Aid society will dispense
with the regular meeting Wednesday on
account Of the severe cold.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Roller and Mrs. NJ
anderson of Watson spent Friday at the
Peter Eberhart home.
Mrs. Rose Wright was a dinner guest
Friday evening of Mrs. w. H-lCoultis.
The Red Cross meeting Friday afternoon
was was vel attended and twelve new mem
Jack Waggoner came from K. U. wednes-
day day to visit home folks before leaving for
take government position
j; C. Lair spent Sunday in Holton.
Miss Woodburn and Miss Harrison. of
Christ's hospital, were dinner guests SIM
day of Miss Anna Lamb.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D. Vance entertained
with family dinner Monday evening in
honor of their daughter Carolyn's birthday
anniversary. The guests were Mr.. and
MIS-. J; w. Marsh, Mr.. and Mrs. o. Shaul.
Miss Pearl Shaul and Miss Pansy. Dunlap
MI and Mrs. W. w. Whitehead enter
tanned at dinner Wednesday evening in
honor of Lance Griggs, who left ThursdaV
for st. Louis, where he will enter miIitary
training Those present were Mr. and Mrs
A l. cross, Miss Rose Winfield Miss Olive
Moneypenny, Miss Lois Griggs, Mr.. Ed
ward Lawn and Mr.. Lance Grfggs
MRS Laura Olson, of Lowell, Wyo is the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-15
GET RUSSIAN SUPPLIES
Germany Already Importing Much
Needed Fats and Metals.

Petrograd. Dec. 14.-The Germans
already have begun to obtain fats and
other sorely needed supplies from Rus
STA, according to information reach
ing Petrograd today.
1t was announced that credit insti-
tutions here had been advised that
trade had been resumed with the Ger
mans at Minsk and other points near
the northwestern front. New shops
have been opened and the Germans
are exchanging metals and chemicals
for vegetables and fats, especially
soap. The price of soap is Is rubles
a pound
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-15
NAILS ANOTHER ONE
German Statement British Flew a
Peace Kite Branded as Untrue.

London, Dec. 15.-With reference to
the German governments statement
that it had received thru neutral
government last September an inquiry
IN regard to its war aims under cir
cumstances indicating that the inquiry
was made with the sanction OF the
British government, the Daily Chron-
icle prints a statement from LORD
Robert Cecil, minister of blockade,
branding the whole thing as untrue.
No such inquiry ever was MADE
with the knowledge and sanction OF
the British government, Lord Robert
CeciPs statment declares, and ADDS
that no secret approaches of any sort
were ever made relating to German
war aims In conclusion, Lord Robert
Cecil declared that the German gov
eminent statement was untrue and
pure invention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-15
Sunday Is Day To Donate to
Sammies' Bible Fund.
Or Send Check to David Bowie,
the State Treasurer.
KANSAS MUST NOT FAIL" "
Quota Of Only $500 Is As
signed to Entire State.
President Wilson Endorses the
Work of the Bible Society.

II for amy reason the ofterlng was not
taken last Sunday for the Bible Fund
for our boys in service, then by all
means do not let this Sunday go by
without making an offering in some
needed fund. Hundreds of thousands
of boys without church connection and
your opportunity ic now to give little
help. Send check at once to David
Bowie. Page Milling company. He is
. treasurer of this fund
That was the appeal which went to
Topeka and Kansas churches today
hv Rev c. w. Maggart. president of
the Topeka Ministerial union. Sunday
is the final day for an appeal for the
soldiers Bible fund by Kansas church
es The balance of the states quota of
$500 must be provided at Sundays
meetings or Kansas churches will be
listed in the Stacker column.
In the nationwide campaign for a
100000 fund for Bibles and New
Testaments. Kansas was asked TO raise
$500 The states apportionment is
less than a cent and a half for each
church member in Kansas. 1t is the
first test in the campaign to put the
church behind the national army with
a khaki clad New Testament for every
American soldier in the trenches and
In the environments.
President Wilson, Theodore Roose-
welt. Governor Whitman, of New York
lie and private affairs in the nation
have endorsed the campaign. In Kan
sas, Governor Capper. William Allen
White, Henry J. Allen. Chief Justice
Johnston and Associate Justices West
and Marshall of the supreme court,
as well as other prominent men and
women of the state. have given their
support to the work
Only Onc-Half Churches Responded.
Less than half of the churches of
the state responded to the appeal for
special funds at their services last
sunday. But it wasn't exactly the
fault of the church. A blizzard and
zero weather kept thousands of
church-Soers at home. A coal short
axe closed scores of churches. But
the final drive will be made by the
churches Sunday and an effort made
to oversubscribe the states apportion-
mont, just as Kansas went over the
est mates in the Red Cross the liberty
loan and the Y NJ. c. A. campaigns.
The Rev. Mr.. Maggart as president
OF the Ministerial union has asked
that funds be sent to David Bowie of
the Page Milling company. Mr.. Bowie
has been designated as treasurer of
the fund in Kansas. Many of the
subscriptions in this state have been
sent directly to the American Bible
society in New York City Funds
turned over to Mr.. Bowie, however,
Will he promptly reported to the ma
tOna! organization.
y quarter will send New Tesla
ment TO a soldier in France. And a
small subscription will provide the
word Of hope and cheer to an entire
company.
a telephone for the use of aviators has
been inrented- 1t is strapped to the head,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-15
KEEP UP STANDARDS

Tener Says Baseball Magnates Must
Not Let 5000 Neteriorate.
New York. Dec 15.-Ho1ding that
baseball is such an important factor
in American life that it is 'indispen-
sable" John K. Tener, president of
the National league, in his annual ad-
dress to the organization last Tues
day made public here today, urged
a standard of play as possible during
the war
He declared himself confident that
by fostering, protecting and advancing
the game baseball would be more
popular than ever after the war"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-15
EAST SIDE NOTES

Notes and personals from East Side
Dy FRANCES Jones, 211 Grattan street
Telephone between and 10 a. m 1880:
other hours, 4751 K-2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-15
OAKLAND NOTES

Notes and personals from Oakland
by Frances Jones, 81 Grattan street.
Telephone between s and 10 a. M, $3.50;
other hours, 4751 K-2.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-15

A 10 per cent increase in railroad freiyb+
rates would make an addition of only az
cents week to the household expense Of
a family of five persons -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-15

a telephone for the use of aviators has
bce1 iuTented. 1t is strapped to the head,
and will exclude all sound except the
Nni-e Of tIR person speaking
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-15
HIGHLAND PARK.

Notes and personals from Highland
Park, by Mrs. o. Shaul. Telephone
1893 Nj.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-15
TO GIVE AN OPERETTA
Monroe School Pupils VIII Present
1.-THE House That Jack Ruilt"

The House that Jack Built" an
operetta, will be given by the colored
pupils of Monroe school next Friday
evening at the high school auditorium.
Pupils from the first to the eigbtb
grade will make up the cast and thew
have been working hard at rehearsaIs.
The money to be raised by the en-
tertainment will go to the school fund.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-15

Items for this column may be LEFT at
Petro's Drug Store, or phoned :{55l
after , u. m; othe- hours phone S0SO-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-15

The North Topeka Baptist church,
the Rev. o. L. Weir. pastor. Sunday
school at $3.50 o'clock. Morning ser
vice at II o'clock, sermon, Supplying
Christ's Need" Junior League, 8
o'clock. B. Y. P. U. at $50 o'clock.
Evening service at 1880. Sermon,
Morals Without Religion
Kansas Avenue NJ. E. church, the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-12
ORLEANS
Lyman SaI,bOrn the First Local MaH
TO Die in France. IS

(CIara T. Dwinell, Correspondent
Mrs. Frank Hardy received q cable
gram Wednesday morning saying that
;ler son, Lyman Saiiborn, had died in
France from acute pneumonia. The
family: had just read asrcport Of his
death in the Morning Calcdoniai1, but
owing to the mis-spelling Of his name.
had 4 lingering hope that it was not
true. The news seemed more over-
whel1ning to the mother. owing to the
fact that she had expressed confident
expectations of hearing from. him that
morning. A gloom is cast. over the
entire community. The flags on the
lchool building and in the village park
re at half-mast. in memory of him.
He is the first of our Orleans soldiers
to he called upon to give UP his life.
Every effort is being mace by the
family to have the body brought home,
Lynn moved to Orleans nine years
ago. and took up his duties in the
graded school He graduated from
the Grammar school in 1911. and en-
tered the high school. hut gave Up
his course feeling that he must take
#up some business Ic was in the
employ of Nrhipplc French 81 CO..
for several years in the plumbing de-
usrtment Later he worked in st
listed, being one of the first of fhc
Orleans bows to answer his conntry's;
call. He was Young man Of up
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-12

Mrs Fred Hawlxinson and daugF,-s
ter, Agnes, spent the 8 Tfankssdv i1g
holidays with Philip Hawkinson. WHO
is attending Pratt Institute at Brook
lyn, N. Y.
Mr. Warren has passed the ex-
animation as machinist in the atia-
ton corps and left for Fort Slocum'
n. r., Friday. = 9 s. g ~ fssa9 10
The Knyblers met Thursday even
ing with Miss Edith Hurley. a pleas
anti evening was passed with Knitting
and sewing and refreshments were
served. The next meeting will be
held with Miss Eva Howe.
RAYMOND Flint who has been
spending several days with his par
ents here, returned Thursday tos the
Newport Naval Training station. ut Is
Fred $ Flint, who is. OF. the state
police force at Pottersville, Penn.
came Thursday to spend ten z days
with his parents 5EFsS s. :
|, Mrs. Emma S. Tuussant. former
S.. Johnsbury teacher: who IS iatl'
Briagewater Normal this ycar. has
been called to Bradford by the sef-
Gus Illness of both her father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. William san.
born. The latter has bronchial
pDeum onia.s * sf9A s.,
Miss Edith Raycroft has resigned
as teacher of the sixth grade Of the
public schools and gore to TUrring-
ton. Conn. where she has Il fine
|position.s Mrs Warren takes = her
place in the St Jollnsbury schools
ssrs~ -. feesfE
bury has moved to Mo-, s Ely street.
Tho G. Il. @. Club met with Mrs.
Charles Gadapee on Wednesday night
and four tables OF whist furnishea !:
the evenings entertainment. Inc
first :gcntlemen's1 prize was won by
Harry Somers and the first lhties
prize by Mrs. Guy Hawiey. The corr
ISOLATION prizes were awarded to nj
and Mrs. Gilman Howe.
Miss Mabel A Spencer. is spending 4
n couple of days in burlington.
a small dinner party was given !:
Archie u. Wilcomb Sunday afternoon
at tho home of his mother, Mrs. Wal
ter ID. Wilcomb The party was given
i'm honor Of his birthday and was
complete and delightful surprise
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank H. Brooks
have gone to Washington, p. t0.sf
where Mr.. Brooks will attend the aha ,
nual conyention Of the National af1ti-' :
saloon League. Later they Ill 80 ts ;.
sheridan. Wyo, TO visit MIR. Brooks
brother, :, Lyman. II, Brooks, RETURN
in. home the last of this flptltl IL
Mrs. 4. L. Bailey. precedent of the
Vermont Equal Suffrage. hssocip tiotiF
* i,,ss Wa slainptan tllis week ATTENDING
The NATIONAL sl1ffraes fosaSeniiGH. Is
/ Judge Stanley G. Wilson, VITO Is
presiding 1T this term of county
court, spent Sunday with his sIstcf.
in WoedssiIle.
Warren Gaskill liaa passed the en-
animation as a macliinjst IN the
Aviation Corps and left for Font slo-s,
cum, N. T., Friday.