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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-08

dance to be given tonight at Kellam
hall for members of the Tivoli, Var
sity ard Heiianthus crowds.
X X X
Mrs. Robert Merrick gave a SUM
Der party Wednesday night for her
niece, Octavia O'Neil. The other
guests were:
Louise Kelly of Edna Peppmeyer
Katherine Cole Eleanor CampbeIl
Isabel Smith Marian Reid
Martha Merrfck Bernice Hemus
Louise Smith Katherine Mullin
Lucia Floersch Velma Blakeley
Katherine Peterson
x X
Miss Marguerite Koontz will leave
Tuesday of next week for Los Angeles.
Cal, to spend the summer taking a
course in dancing in the Denishawn
school. Miss Koontz has previously
studied in Chicago and New York and
has conducted classes for two years in
topeka. The school she goes to is sit
uated in the city of Los Angeles. but
all the dancing is done out of doors.
The name of the school combines the
names OF the founders and managers.
Ruth st. Denis and her husband. Ted
Shawn. Miss koontz will have three
private lessons week with Ruth st.
Denis, and will also study costume and
suit designing.
X x X
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Parkinson. of
West Eighth street, announce the mar
rage OF their daughter, Hazel Eme-
nne, TO Mr.. Frank We're DeArmond.
Sunday. April Is, in st. Joseph, Mo.
At home after August 20 in Parsons,
Kansas. -->'
The wedding took place in the First
Christian church, st. Joseph, Mo-, on
the wedding anniversary and the
birthday anniversary of the brides
mother. The courtship which culnni-
mated in the marriage had its begin
ming in the high school days of the
two young people. The announce
ment of the marriage was DELAYED
until the close of the college semester,
when Mr.. DeArmond received his de-
gree of bachelor of science in civil en-
cheering at the State university.
Lawrence.
Only the DeArmond and Parkinson
families attended the wedding.
X X x
The Day Nursery club will meet
with Mrs c. E. MalIon and Mrs. 1,
D. Whiteker, Thursday afternoon al
the home of Mrs. Mallon, 1858 Tyler
street.
Mrs. o. o. Warning entertained the
1 members of her crochet club Wednes-
day afternoon at her home on Horne
street. Those present were: Mrs c
Houton, Mrs. w. Frazee, Mrs. George
/ Partee, Mrs. ]. Martin, Mrs. c. Zim.
: norman, Mrs. F. Bechtelheimer, Mrs
w. Matthews, Mrs. R. Marsh, Mrs
w. Heber.
X X X
Mr. William Whitcomb left today
for New York to take a position with
the National City bank. He gradu-
ated this week from Washburn college
His brother, Robert Whitcomb now
with the Panama International Bank
ing corporation. formerly held a posi-.
ton with the National City bank.
Richard Whitcomb, who is engaged
in Y NJ. c. A. work in Honolulu, has
returned to Topeka to visit his parents
Judge and Mrs. G. H. Whitcomb. His
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-08

dance to be given tonight at Kellam
hall for members of the Tivoli, Var
sity ard Heiiarthus crowds
X x x
Mrs. Robert Merrick gave a slum-
Der party Wednesday night for her
niece, Octavia ONeil. The other
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-08
TALK BY WG-WAG
Highland Park Will Have Opportun-
ity of Whispering" to Topeka.

Highland Park residents will be
treated to a novel experience between
They will be given an opportunity to
send any question they desire to the
federal building, Fifth and Kansas
avenues, and the answer will come
back, the same way it went, thru the
air from Highland Park to the state
house dome and then thru the air
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-08

and Mr.. Alfred Cole, will accompany
him and spend the summer there.
Miss Alice Meade will return in a
few days from a visit to friends in
Texas.
Miss Ann Baxter of the state lib
rary, has left for New York City to
spend a month with her relatives. She
will visit Philadelphia and Washing
ton before her return.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-08

Why buy inferior Kitchen
Cabinets at Higher Prices
when you can buy this Gen
uine Hoosier Cabinet with
Hoosier construction through
out, white enameled cupboard,
sliding Genuine Aluminium
Top, at the Very Special Price
of
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-26

when she had reached this part of
her story, did you ever study the
expression of a man who has once
loved you and who comes to hate
you?
"Of course. Earnest LawtOn had
never really loved me, but he thought
he did, and that was the same thing.
1t is rather queer, Margie, that peO-
pie who are perfectly incapable of low
ing can hate so uncOmpromisingly.
81 have sometimes thought it is be-
cause lOve-real IOve-is absolutely
a selfiess attribute, while hate is the
most selfish thing a man or woman
can cultivate.
Earnest LawtOn had many rea-
sons for hating me- In the first place,
I had proved his valuation of my
character untrue - had shown him
there were women in the world who
could resist him. Then I had made
good in a part for which he thought
was fitted only as a type, and I am
sure he had had a sharp scene with
the manager before he would con-
sent to my dismissal That alone
would make him hate me.
From the time Earnest's wife
came until I left the company, in the
language of the showshop, Earnest
Grabbed my scenes So much of this
did Earnest LawtOn do that Tom
called attention to it in his newspa-
per articles. He spoke especially Of
Earnest's not allowing me to finish
my speeches, and this made Earnest
particularly furious.
so you have been complaining
to your reporter loverY he Kissed at
me as I passed him on my way to my
dressing room one night. I did not
notice the insult, but, oh, Margie, it
came over me with such force
what if I had not found him out
What if I, instead of Maud, had been
married and had found out how ter
g-ib1o ho yrvocl
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-26

heaven, that the sacrament Of mar
rage is one of our traditions. 1t is
terrible thing, Margie, when a girl
comes to this conclusion through
such an experience as had come to
me. Up to this time had only known
intimately of the married life of my
dear father and mother. In a vague
way l had known that some of my
mothers society friends had been di-
vOrced. My little mother, however,
was so scandalized by them she
never mentioned them to me.
Knowing nothing about marriage,
except the romantic notions and
fairy-tale theories I had evolved
through the reading of many novels,
l had never realized the awful i'm
pOTtance of the step until I saw that
look of hate on Earnest's face. Up
to that time, if I thought of marriage
at all, had pictured it as a glOrified
cOUrtship under the auspices and le-
gality of the church and state.
never thought of the responsibility
would take on myself or the terrible
uncertainty which surrounds every
marriage.
ooh, Margie, wish it could be i'm
pressed upon all mothers that it is a
mistaken kindness to give their
daughters the impression that life is
a happy-go-lucky sort Of existence,
in which, no matter how much sin
and sorrow there may be all about
them, they are somehow to escape
it all.
81 think, Margie, I truly loved Ear
nest LawtOn. I know l would have
tried my best to have been a good
wife to him. To me for a time he
was the superman. What would 1
have done if I had been able to and
had married him? Would a marriage
of this kind be a sacrament?
"Margie, don't you think we ven
crate words we sentimental Ameri-
coDc and Inf tho rna1itine slim nv 11S 2
The Adair County news., 1917-06-06
To Lower Cost Of Food.

Washington, May 3O.-Reduction of
the present high prices the consumer
pays for food. it was announced Tues
day, will be one of the first aims of
the new food administration, which
will be created with Herbert Q. Hoov-
er at its head as soon as Congress pass
es the Governments food control legis
lation.
This will be undertaken by cutting
down the margin between producer
and consumer through a system of ex-
ecutives under the central admins
tration, each to study means of short
ening the speculative chain that ham
dies a particular commodity. The
first staples to be studied probably
will be grain, flour, meat and sugar.
Stability of prices Mr.. Hoover be-
Iieves, is vital to the successful lower
ing of costs to the consumer, both here
and abroad. The executives will have
under them boards, on which will be
represented producer, middleman and
consumer. Their efforts will be in
the direction of modification of pres
ent trade methods and the stimula-
tion of production.
The systrm Of executive boards will
be one of several divisions into which
the administration will be divided.
One duty of the executives will be to
advise on allied purchasing, which Mr..
Hoover and the Government officials
hope will be removed from a Compel.
tive basis when the Allies have es'
tabliShed permanent buying commits
sionS here. These commissions are to
agree on their minimum food needs
for presentation to central buying
commissioner, who in turn will dea
directly with the American food adj
MiniStration.
The food administration through
its commodity executives will ascer
tain just what the country can spare
in food staples and this will be bal
anced off against the allied demands
If stocks available for export do not
reach the allied requirements the al
lied commissioners wiz settle among
themselves their opportionment.
The Adair County news., 1917-06-06
Violent Attacks on French Lines
are Hurled Back.
By the Associated Press.

Desperate attempts by the Germans
to push back the French from the
vantage ground won in the recent at
Uacks by Gen. Petain's forces in the
Champagne region have been renewed.
AS whole the French line remain
ed intact under the successive severe
blows dealt it early to-day in sus-
tanned effort of an extremely violent
and sanguinary character, gas shells
being literally employed. The front
was dented at only one point and this
but slightly, the Crown Princes
troops gaining footing in some ad-
vanced trenches northeast of Mont
Haut,
At the Teton, the CasQue, at posi-
tions northwest of Auberive and at
Mont Blond, on the front against
which the attacks were launched, the
net German gain was all, the valuable
ground which the French need for the
pushing of a further offensive, par
ticularly for observation purposes, be-
ing retained in tact.
QUIET ALONG BRITISH LINES
Along the British line in France the
comparative quiet continues, broken
into only by trench raids. Increasing
artillery activity from the Arras bat
tlefront, however, is reported to-day,
the big guns on both sides having
started up again in somewhat lively
fashion near Bullecourt and further
north along the Scarpe east of Arras.
The political situation in Spain is
being closely watched, particularly in
view CT to-day's newspaper announce
ment in Madrid that the Constitution
al guarantees would shortly again be
suspended. Former Premier Roman.
ones is quoted as declaring that con-
ditions in the country, which is
known to be suffering keenly in gen.
sral economic way from the war, as
well as directly from submarine 'sink-
ings, were becoming graver every
hour. he considered the recent great
meeting of pro-ally sympathizeTs as
Of enormous Importance and as per-
The Adair County news., 1917-06-06
The District Conference

The Columbia District Conference
met at Frazier, Wayne county, last
week. Nearly all the churches in the
district were represented, and there
was an unusual number of laymen.
Quite a number of local ministers
renewed their license, and two were
licensed to preach. The reports Of
the various, members showed an in
crease in membership. Four de-
egates, Ed Hill, Robert Mercer, J. P
Smith and W. L. Sawyers, were named
to attend the annual Conference
Sermons were delivered by Revs. W.
f. Hogard, J. S. Chandler and L. (.
Piercy. There were also several al
dresses. The people of Frazier showed
their appreciation of the Conference
by their generous hospitality.
Rev. S. G Shelley presided over the
Conference and Rev. l.. f. Piercy act
ed as secretary.
The following resolutions were pr i.
sente d and passed;
Whereas, We are at War with Ger
many, and not only is there a shortag e
of food supplies in our own countr
but the whole world is threatencfl
with famine, and
Whereas, The liquor traffic is a
menace to liberty and free instilu-
tions at all times, and much more s.
in times of war, therefore,
Resolved, By the District Confer
ence, Louisville Annual Conferenc
M. E Church, South, representing =.
membership of about 10000 that W
earnestly petition our Christian Pres
ident, the Honorable Woodrow Wilson.
to use his powerful influence in secur.
ing national prohibition.
S. L. Q. Coward,
j, S. Chandler,
s. @. Shelley.
The Adair County news., 1917-06-06
Basil. :

Some of our farmers are having to
plant their corn crop over as it didn't
come up.
C. P. Coomer is at Columbia, this
week, on the jury.
Mesdames Elmer Yarberry and
Glenzy Hamilton visited their broth
ers and sister, at Sparksville, last week.
Miss Ora Yarberry is spending this
week at Sparksville.
Born, to the wife of Dewitt Moss,
May 81, daughter. To the wife OF
Harrison Brown, May %, son.
Mrs. Lou Coomer almost mashed
one of her fingers off the other day,
and it is now giving her lot of trou-
BILE.
The Bennett boys went fishing down
on Russell creek, last week, and
caught a nice lot of fish.
Bro. Whit Rowe and his cousin,
Mrs. Alkaline Gowens, were consider
ably bruised up by a runaway mule in
their buggy, last Saturday afternoon,
on their return from church.
The Adair County news., 1917-06-06

Mr.. L. B. Smith attended the Cum
berland Presbytery at Lincoln, ILL.,,
last week. He was the local delegate
from this place.
Judge W. T. Hendrickson has an
nounced for reelection for County
Judge. He has filled the Office to the
entire satisfaction of every one, and is
willing to stand or fall on the record
he has made.
Miss Mary Willie Witt, Evansville,
sold house and lot to S. E. Osborne
and w. E. McWhortef for 5000.
Our movie shows are not being pat
ronized in a paying scale. One of
them has suspended for the time be-
ing, and the other one is planning to
exhibit only three nights each week.
Both houses are up-to-ddte,- and no
one would have ever predicted any
thing but success for them in a town
the size of Campbellsyille.
Oil has been placed on the principal
streets of Campbellsville, and in a
short time the public will be relieved
from the inconvenience ST the dust.
Mr.. Melvin Sheriff., Springfield, has
been visiting relatives here for several
days.
DR.. r. A. Sanders and daughter,
Miss Mary, attended the commence
ment exercises at Lexington. Miss
Louise Sanders graduated, and has re-
turned home.
Mr.. Ed Hill and wife are attending
the district conference at Frazier
this week.
The Adair County news., 1917-06-06

until the Green River Bridge was
reached, between here and Columbia,
did the groom make public his inten'
tions, and there with all nature smil-
ing its approval and the song birds
singing the sonets of love, Rev. Stan
ley in his most impressive way pro-
nounced the words that joined then
heart and hand.
After the wedding the happy couple
together with ReY. and Mrs. Stanley,
resumed their journey to Campbells-
vile, for a few hours stay, after
which they returned to their many
| friends at BurkeSville.
The bride is the accomplished
daughter of DR.. and Mrs. W. G. Keen.
and is much loved and admired by
large circle of friends. While the
groom is young man of exceptional
good habits and is the present post
master of Burkesville and whose ia
ther is Charles Alexander, cashier Of
the local bank in that city.
The News-Journal Joins their host
of friends in wishing them a shappy
and prosperous welded life.-Camp
bellsVille News Journal.
The Adair County news., 1917-06-06
Russell Creek.

We have had some good tobacco
seasons in this locality, but not much
set out.
Some gardens are looking fine.
Aunt Liz Hancock, who has been
quite sick, is better at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs Hubert Watson'S lit
tie daughter, Virginia, is dangerously
sick at this writing.
Mr.. Dennis Eubank, of Cane Valley,
was through this neighborhood, TAX
ing oil leases, last week.
Mr.. Gus Dunbar, of Neatsburg, was
in this locality last Sunday.
Miss Dora Murray was visiting Miss
es Cara and Rosie Shepherd, near
Cane Valley, last Saturday night and
Sunday.
Miss Morrison, of Greensburg, is
visiting Miss Ruth Squires.
The Adair County news., 1917-06-06
Latest War News.

Emperor William writes the Ger
man Empress that the fighting IL
France has reached d certain conclu
sion." Since April the British have
advanced on a front of twenty miles
from Loos to south of BulIecourt to al
extreme depth of six miles east of Ar
.ras. Field Marshal Haig's men have
taken Vimy Ridge, dominating tn
plains to Douai, and have virtually
surrounded Lens and St. Quentin and
have held. their gains against desper
ate and repeated German attacks
while in1icting heavy losses. Nor
than 1000 officers we're included inth'
total of $1,000 prisoners captured
Enormous quantities of material wert
taken from the Germans, including
446 heavy and field guns, LEO ma
chine guns and many trench guns.
Forty-six merchant vessels, aggre
eating 240, 779 tons, are restored to the
worlds carrying trade at time wheI
they are urgently needed by decres
signed Saturday by President Braz, o.
Brazil, enabling that country to make
use of the German vessels now in il
Brazilian ports. Thirty-three of the
German vessels are of more than 400
tons each and one is of 1880 tons
This action was the first step taken b.
Brazil after revoking her declaration
of neutrality In the war,
The Adair County news., 1917-06-06

Mrs Charley Keen, of Indiana, is
Mr.. and Mrs Dick Sduir
and Mrs. Jennie Smith.
Miss Mary Lou Triplett, of Mt.
Pleasant, was visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Owen Wilson lastl week.
Art Todd, who has been in Cfncin-
natl for the past two years, returned
home last week.
]. P. Cundiff and wife, Dick SuuireS
and Mrs. Jennie Smith were in Camp
bellSville, last Thursday, on business.
While blowing last week, James
Garnett's pillow hung under a rock or
something and the handle struck him
in the side and broke two of his ribs.
We hope he will soon recover.
We are having a good Sunday school
at Hutchinson schoolhouse every Sum-
day morning az nine o'clock. Now,
there are some who are neglecting
our Sunday school, We are going tc
have some new song books, as Mr.
Dick Hutchinson has ordered them
Now, let everybody come that can
and lets learn some of the new songs
as we'll as our Sunday school lessor
both are good and the word of oul
master.
Mrs. Chapman and Miss RedmonI Of
Garlin, were visiting Mr.. and Mrs
Lord Watson last Saturday night anC
Sunday.
Miss Pauline Squires was visiting
her sister, at Midtown, last week.
Miss Pearl Cox is quite sick at thi
writing. Hope she will soon be ou
again.
Clay Suddarth, who has been con
fined to his room with rheumatism
for the past two years, has got so h
can walk to the barn and around tn
yard. We hope he will soon be wei
again.
The Adair County news., 1917-06-06
BurkesVilIe People Dan Cupids
Victims.

Confiding the fact with but few, G
NJ. Alexander and Miss Mary Keea
two prominent people of Burkesvi!
KY, stole a march on their mGa>
friends an were married in this cou
ty Friday morning.
Their wedding was romantic as we
as unique in as much as the contrac
ing parties procured their license i,
Burkesville, and in company with
their lifelong friends, Rev. William
Stanley and wife, started in Mr.. Al
exander's car for Campbellsville. Not
The Adair County news., 1917-06-06
The Chautauqua.

The indications point to this being
an unusually successful Cbautauqua
year and the Community program
which is to be given in Columbia for
five days beginning next Monday,
includes splendid list of attractions.
Special features of the ChautauQua
this year will be Patriotic Day., and
the Junior Chautauqua for the boys
and girls. Many children have already
earned the money to pay for their
Chautauqua ticket and as a reward
will receive special badge from the
playground supervisor on her arrival.
Musically the program this year is
exceptionally strong. There will be
the IMPERIAL RUSSIAN QUAR-
TET, under the leadership of Josef
Loseff. They will sing the songs and
play the instruments not only Of this
country, but of their native land,
where they have appeared at Court
and at notable gatherings.
Then comes the LORENZ AMBER
SEN NOVELTY ENTERTAINERS,
playing a great variety of instruments
and giving a program of unusual mer-
it. All members of the company are
of Danish descent and have come
from long line of musicians and en-
tertainers.
The THIRD of the Chautalqua will
be BAND DAY and there will ap.
pear ANGELO WHALE and HIS
CONCERT BAND. Master Vitale
is the youngest band director in the
world He appeared over the Eastern
Circuit of the Community Chautau
quaS in 1915 and his return was al
most unanimously requested. Vitalt
once played before John D. Rockefel
Ter and at the close of the concert, the
oil magnate was so impressed with the
lads wonderful mucianship that he
said, "Young man 1 would give the
world to be a director like you.
Vitale also played before America;
400 at Newport where his pleasing
personality and wonderfully artistic
talent won the hearts of the socia
leaders gathered there. AS result
he was entertained by all the Leaders
of the gay life of Newport and wa
lionized everywhere. Whales BanC
gives a varied and interesting program
ranging from the popular classics Il
the latest hit of ragtime. Ono move
feature of their work will he the An
vii Chorus which is accompanied b.
striking electrical effects.
The THERESA SHEEHAN CON
CERT CO., will be another interest
ing number on the program, header
by Miss Theresa Sheehan, dramati
reader of remarkable brilliance.
On the last day of the. ChautauQu
appears one of LOUIS o. RUNNER
Justly celebrated ladies companies
the MENDELSSOHN SEXTETTF
giving a program of vocal and instrl
, mental music, interspersed with reaC
: ings, sketches and novelty numbers
AS they appeared on Patriotic Day
they will have many appropriate nun
: bers and their program will be Ion
? remembered in this community.
The Adair County news., 1917-06-06
LOCALS.
Results Ofthe Examinations.

The following parties received first
class certificates:
Hattie Williams, FlosSie Calhoun,
Joseph M. Pierce, Anna Farris, Ira
Powers, Kathreen Willis, Lille Turn
er, Sandidge Allison, Roy Walker,
Myrtle Huddleston, Everett Allison,
Mary Young, Joe Vaughan, Efie
Bryant, Cleo Cave, Annie Christie,
Villa Reece, Robert Bailey, Scott
Campbell, Stora Hutchinson, ]. M.
Lewis, 1. @. Abel, B. B. Medd, Bet
tie Lee Butler, Rose HUM, Allie Cal
houn, Mabel Hindman, Eva Murrell,
o. B. Pulliam.
The following persons made second.
class certificates.
Ada Epperson, Ernest Workman
Almer Powers, Stella Richards, Liz
zie Carter. Willard Neat, Cora NJ
Montgomery, Charles Harness, Min
ME Ingram. Lucy Montgomery, E. ID
Roberts, FINS A. Strange, Matte
Barger, Love Richards, Virginia
Smith, Harlan Keltner, Anna ALI
son, Pearl Wolford, Mary Higgins.
Hattie Williams made the highest
grade-92 Gil. There we're Ii failures
There were four colored applicants
all Of whom received second class Ger
tificates. Their names are: Anni'
Elliott, Mecca L. BurreSs, Mrs. Bes
sic Lasley and Missouri Milan.