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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-07

Two hundred and thirty-f Invitations
have been distributed to employees in the
q; o. who are members Of the Railroad
" The invitations are for Il stag re-
ception TO be given to the new members
and the old members of the ~ Tuesday
evening. Games will be played and a jolly
time had.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Bryant are the
Parents of a daughter, born Monday. Dec.
). Mr. Bryant is employed in the ear shops.
Engineer Sam hpster of Kansas City is
taking Engineer NicGinnis's run of l0T
and los this week Engineer McGinnrs
is attending a meeting of the 3. of L. E.
in the city.
b. T. Williams of the drug department
at the company hospital has been called
TO Garden City by the illness and death
Of sister. Mrs. Newton Fulton.
Robert K. SimcOck, for a number of
years employed in the auditor of dis
bursemeuts office. is in the city this week
called here by the death of his sister
Mrs. Tasker. Mr.. Simcock is now with
the Coast Lines.
Engineer Payne has been transferred
from Kansas City TO the Topeka board for
switch engineer service.
Mr. and Mrs John Deviin have given
tue name Dorothy Elizabeth to their little
aughter. born November @.
Walter Guthrie is new empIoye in the
auditor of disbursements office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-07

Dialogue Of reporter trying to obtain
Oakland items Reporter, Hello, is that
you. Mrs Blank? What do you know for
news this morning." Voice over ehe wire,
"Oh, yes. the Oakland Methodist church
is having revival meetings this week -
Reporter, An right. thank You Re
porter calling another party, Have you
over the phone. Why. yes. l have. we
are having splendid protracted meetings
at our church. las this had a slightly
familiar sound, the reporter YEARLY in
quired. What church do you attend. the
Oakland Methodist Voice over the wire.
Yes" Reporter, "AlI right. thank YOU
Reporter frantically thumbing phone book
again, c.Here's a woman who never goes
to church. maybe she'll tell me some
news Hello, do you want to give me
some Oakland news for the Journal, "
! Voice over the phone, Really / haven't
| time to, I'm washing the disheS-left from
last night We went to the Methodist re-
vival meetings and l didn't have time to
wash them, l really don't have time to
/ bother with you" At this now familiar
assertion the reporter YEARLY hangs up
the receiver and hopes for better days fof
! the Oakland news column.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-07
JUST SIX MORE DAYS
After December Is, Men of Draft Age
Can't Volunteer for Service.

Enlistments in any branch of the
army can now be accepted at the
local army recruiting office accord
ing to a statement this morning by
Sergeant Theodore Kohn. Orders re-
ceived Wednesday called especial en-
phasis to the fact that stevedore regi-
mentS are again open for enlistment
as well as the quartermaster corps of
the national army and the white cav
airy regiments of the regular army
There are just days more when
the local office can receive enlistments
of men of draft age. In view of this
fact Sergeant Kohn announces that
everyone wish to volunteer can now
choose what branch of the service he
desires to enter. but after o'clock
in the afternoon of December IS, no
enlistments of men of draft age can
be accepted for any branch.
One recruit was scheduled to leave
this afternoon for the army receiving
station al Jefferson Barracks. Mo.
Roy w BEEN, of Meriden, is the mar
and he was assigned to the Medical
CORPS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-07


John COyne. one Of the sanitary police of
the city, is seriously i'll at his home 40s
Tyler street. Mr.. Coyne has been a resident
Of Topeka for a great number of years and
formerly lived on East Crane street and
LATER on Monroe. Mr. Coyne's children
have been called here by their fathers ILL
ness, Mrs. Lille O'Daniels of Kansas City
Mrs Julia Hebson of Denver Colo Mrs
Maggie Reeder of Waverly. Kan. and Mr.
]. II. Coyne of Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. r. A. Cox. 100 East Four
teenth street, will go to Kansas City Satur-
day to spend the week end.
Mrs. c. f. Peck has returned to Caney
Kan after several days spent in the city
on business.
The Lotus club members who were recent
guests of Mrs. H $. Spencer include: Mrs.
Blake Baird. Mrs. Harley Barnes Mrs
james Brizendine. Mrs. Charles Cole. Mrs
Frank Davis. Mrs. William Horacek. Mrs
Frank Morris. Mrs Frank Magnuson, Mrs
Eldon Selgraves, Mrs. George Villee and
Mrs. Neal The next hostess. Mrs Sea-
graves. 102 North Clay, VIII entertain the
club in two weeks
The newly elected officers Of Lincoln
Circle No includes Senior president, Mrs.
Melissa Nicely; senior vice president. Mrs
Ida Craig: junior vice presidnt. Mrs. Ber-
nice RObey cha plain. Mrs Caroline Travis ::
conductor, Mrs. Helen whitney; guard, Mrs
Josephine Richey.
Mr.. and Mrs Miller Morgan viii come
soon from Ottawa to visit AIR. and Mrs.
r. -6Ocum, 5G5 German avenue
The community supper held Thursday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-07
100000 PLANES
That Is Proposal Made by Rub
Der Manufacturers.
They Offer Entire Plants to the
Government.

Washington, Dec. America will
have an air fleet of from 10000 to
100000 airplanes, costing anywhere
from $4,000, 100000 to $4,000. OO0,-
900, if the tentative suggestions Of
fered to the aircraft board by seven
of the largest rubber manufacturers
of the country are developed to their
maximum ideal.
Proposal was made that all of the
available factories in the country be
put Immediately to the manufacture
of parts for a staggering air fleet.
The rubber men offer their services
collectively or individually in co-or-
dinating all their allied and collateral
factories to aid the aircraft board. At
present, under the program that calls
for % 900 airplanes and the expendi-
ture of s640.0O0.000. only about ten
per cent of the available resources of
the country are being utilized I'm
der full development of all the re-
sources it is estimated that this coun-
try could produce with the very least
effort $4,000 airplanes a month The
United States would be able to sub
merge Germany in the air, cut short
the war, save hundreds of thousands
of lives and untold billions.
This situation was learned here to-
the rubber men and Howard E. Cof-
fin, head of the aircraft board.
Cigar dealers are trying TO amend the
revenue law so as to permit the reuse of
cigar boxes which is now Illegal and thus
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-07

Items for this column may be left at
Petro's Drug Store, or phoned 355l
after p. m; other hours phone 3o5o.
Mrs. Maude J. Edmonds died at
local hospital last night at II o'clock
Mrs Edmonds. who lived at 1928
Quincy street. was taken sick Satur-
day night at the home of a neighbor
She was the widow of Mr. c. Z. Ed
monds. a jeweler in North Topeka for
a number of years. Since his death
Mrs. Edmonds has been living alone.
A young man named Lawrence, who
was reared by Mr.. and Mrs. Edmonds,
has not as yet been located.
The Leavenworth Bridge company
has commenced work on the Kansas
avenue bridge across Soldier creek.
But before construction work on the
bridge can be started it will be nee
essary to do a large amount of exca-
waiting and erect a temporary foot
bridge This same company is re-
moving the piles from around and
under the Kansas avenue Melan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-07

evening in the First United Brethren
church was great success, there being a
large number in attendance Mid week
prayer services were held after the supper.
Forest Thatcher has arrived from Logans-
port, Ind. to spend two weeks with his
mother, Mrs Ella Thatcher, Branner
street.
Lime street, are the parents of son, born
Friday, December l.
Miss Fern Bell has returned to her
home in Michigan Valley after visiting
Mr. and Mrs. NJ NJ McBroom, 49, Liberty
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-07
SLIPPED, BROKE RIB
j. Nj CauIk First Victim of Winters
Slick Streets Here.

]. NJ. CauIk, of 401 Liberty street
has the painful and unpleasant dis
tinction of having been the first vic
tim of slippery streets in Topeka this
winter
Caulk was on his way down town
this morning and when he attempted
TO board a street car, fell, fracturing
rib and sustaining other minor
bruises. He was taken to a doctors
office for treatment and then to his
home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-07

Cigar dealers are trying TO amend the
revenue law so as to permit the reuse of
cigar boxes. which is now Illegal, and thus
save $1,000 600 a year
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-07
North Side News

Items for this column may be left at
Petro's Drug Store, or phoned S53l
after p. m other hours phone $3.50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-07
JOHN COYNE VERY ILL
City Sanitary Inspector Is in Critical
Condition Today

John Coyne. city sanitary inspec-
tor, who has been i'll at his home 408
Tyler street, for the last five days.
is in a critical condition, it was said
today at the city hall. Coyne's ill
ness is hkened to pneumonia fever
Coyne has been city sanitary in
spector for nearly fifteen years He
was at one time bailiff in the Shaw
nee county district court
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-07

bridge and cleaning out the sandbars.
This work is TO be paid for by the
North and Side side drainage board,
the expense to be equally shared
The fire department was called out
at 5 o'clock this morning to extnguisn
a small roof fire caused by sparks al
1918 Quincy street. The damage was
trifling. The house is occupied by c.
L. Gillespie.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-07
SANTA FEE NOTES

Notes and personals from Santa Fe
by Frances Jones. ~21I Grattan street
Telephone between s ana 10 n. M, $3.50;
other hours, 4751 H
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-07
OAKLAND NOTES

Notes and personals from Oakland
by Frances Jones. ~ Grattan street
Telephone between and 10 a. IN. $3.50
other hours, 4151 k-2
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-17
LOVED WRITER'S MEMENTOES
Many Personal Belongings Of Robert
Louis Stevenson Are Now In
This Country.

The penny whistle upon which
Robert Louis Stevenson was in the
habit of playing when in the reverie
of story telling has been presented
to Stephen Chalmers by Mrs. Sails
bury Field, formerly Isabel Strong,
the daughter of Mrs. Stevenson. MIR.
Chalmers symbolized the penny
whistle as a magic pipe in his little
book, "The Penny Piper of Sara
mac" in which he tells of Stevenson's
visit to Saranac in the winter of
1SS7-1SSS; and in sending the
whistle to Mr.. Chalmers, Mrs. Field,
who was amanuensis to Stevenson at
Vailima, wrote him: 81 am sure r.
L. S. would have liked you to have
it."
Mr.. Chalmers, in a letter to
Houghton Mifflin company, in which
he tells of the gift, says: 81 would
sooner have had this compliment
paid me than an LII. d. from col
lege. The best OF it is that | am
somewhat OF dab at the penny
whistle myself, and when took the
venerable thing out of the package |
put my fingers over the six holes and
played, Sing Me Song of Lad
That Is Cone"
Mrs. Field has given to the Ste
venson Society of America, which
has its headquarters in the little cot
tage at Saranac in which Stevenson
lived while there, a number of Ste
venson relics, among which are his
familiar velvet jacket, his hat and
smoking cap, his cape, his red sash
of South, sea days, when ''The Road
of the Loving Heart" was built, and
the last pen he used.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-17
AT THE CHURCHES.

Strangers in the city and the pub.
lie are cordially invited to all ser.
vices at the following churches:
Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
j. Il. Eshman, Pastor.
Sunday School at $3.50.
Preaching az II a. IN.
Christian Endeavor $50.
Preaching at 1880 p. m.
First Presbyterian Church
Sunday School $3.50 a. m.
Morning Service 1900 a. m.
Evening Service 1870
Christian Endeavor-7:00 u IN.
Weekly Prayer Meeting Weones.
day 1880 y m.
First Baptist Church-Rev. T. M.
Thompson, Pastor. Services as US.
ual.
Sunday Schunl- 9:3n a. m.
Morning Service 90 ll:r0 a. m.
Evening vice-7:30 D. m.
Secon Baptist Church-Rev. w.
R Goodman. Pastor.
sun ay SchnoI $3.50 a. m.
Presching-li n. III.
Preaching-7:30 p. m.
b. Y. p. u. $3.50 p. M.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday
night-7:30 p. m.
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Sunday Schoolgirl a. m.
Mvn's Bible Class-10:00 a. m.
Morning Service-1l:45 a. m.
Evening Services 1880 p. m.
Grace Church-Rev. Geo. G. Alb
bitt, Rector.
Morning prayer a d sermon al
Gas.
Sunday School at $3.50 a. m.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-17
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Time Card
Effective j N. s. 1917.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH


No. 9a--C. & N. o. Lin. 1921 am
N 5l-St l.. Express 5:29 p. N.
No. So Dixie Flyer 9:a2 a. m.
No. 55--Hopkinsville Ac. 7:00 n. no.
No. 53-St. l.. Fast Mail 5:36 a. m.
No 91-local Passenger, S:57 a m.
No. 99-Dix e Limited, 9:56 p. m.
TRAINS GOING NORTH.
No. &C. & St. l.. Lin. 5;29 a. m.
No. Syst, Louis Express 1920 a. N.
No. 94-Dixie Flyer 7:05 p. m.
No. 56-Hopkinsville Ac. S:55 p. m
No. ga St. L. Fast Mail l0:l4 p. m.
No. 9O-Local Passenger. 1872 p.' IN.
No. SO Dixie Limited, 6:l7 a. IN.
No. 81 connects at Guthrie for
Memphis and points as far south as
Erin. and for Louisville, Cincinnati
aud the Fast.
Nos. So and SIS make direct con-
u. elton at Guthrie for Louisville,
.Cn inuati ard ell poinls north and
east thereof.
No. SO carries through sleepers to
Atlanta. Macon, Jacksonville. St.
A gustine, and Tampa, Fla. Also
Pullman sleepers to New Orleans.
Connect at Guthrie for points East
and West. No. SO will not carry To-
cal passengers for points north o.
Nashville. Tenn.
w. N. CHANDLER. Ticket Aqen
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-17
Your War News CIai flied

II Is not enough to read the daily news re-
ports. Your ability 10 comprehend conditions
and to discuss them nationally depends on a
reason why" of events. In your mind you
must bring order out of chaos and the
Review OF Reviews" will do il for you-
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-11-07
IT TAKES STRENGTH.

IL takes great strength to train rro modern service. your ancestral
 brain, To lfht the weight of the unnumb-
 cred years lOf dead mems habits, methods and
 ideas. To h,ld trat back with one hand,
 and support With the other the weak steps of a
 new thought. It takes great strength tc live your
 life. Np squara with your accepted
 thought, AnG Eold it there. Rec isting that inertia that drags
 back, From new attempts to the old
 habits track. It. so easy to slip back-to sink So hard to live abreast of what you
 think. It takes great strength to live
 where you belong When other people think that you
 are wrong. People you love, and who love you,
 and whose Approval is a pleasure you would
 choose. To bear this bravely and succeed
 at length Sn living vour belief-Well. IT
 TAKES STRENGTH.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-11-07

the dictates of your own conscience Now there is enough of evil. wicked ness and falsehood in most organi- zations, with their offsetting good clCminated. to damn them. Like wise there is enough of the good and true in most of them. without the influence of the bad, to redeem them.
 The democrat tells the republican that he Is wrong, and you know better than I car tell you what the republicans have nearly always done to the democrats. The much despised socialist tells them both they are in the hands of their be- trayers, and most everybody knows the socialists arc wrong, yet some how their doctrines. seem to be con sidered correct in some reputable quarters.
 Each religious denomination Ji dClICdllN SlNco tIC llS tO dll tllC rest. If all the political parties were right there would be but one, and brother if all the alleged Christian churches were right there would be but one, and in the humble opinion of the writer, it would not be very large!
 The Industrial Worker will de nounce either principles or men in any of them and will praise and uphold the good.
 As stated in the outset we are not apologetic but we don't want you to think we are iconoclast: endeavoring to yank the king pin out of either church or party, but we shall certainly insist that rot tenness in either be cleaned up. Ii you are sensible you will think be- 1 fore you blow off your bazOo about the Workers wickedness. If you are fool we haven't time to talk to you nohow.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-11-07

The adjourned session of the City Council convened at S2.O last night in .ne clerks office. All mem bers answered the roll call. The city attroney administered the oath of office to the newly enlisted Aldermen Kemp and Lynell, both of whom thanked the Mayor and his fellow Counc.imen for tue honor conferred upon them and they said ,shey would to the pest of theil
 ability faithfully and impartially perform the duties encountered upon them. The minutes of the previous meeting were read for the bereiit of the newly initiated mem bers and approved. A communica- cation was read from Mrs. Fanny Halpin accompanied by $12.5O post money order in payment of sayes on the Merchants Cafe. The assessor had taxed the property at Sl7.44. McAllister objected to the s,nuncil accepting Sl2.50 instead of slTa4 and upon motion duly
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-11-07
SOLOMON ON ADVERTISING.

1t is usually understood that ad- vertising is comparatively modern I-cience. As it is conducted today it is scarcely century old. But notwithstanding that circumstances indicate that Solomon understood the science something over three thousand years ago.
 If Solomon knew nothing about advertising why did he write this: There is that scattereth and yet increaseth, and there is that with holdeth more than it is meet but it terdeth to poverty"
 Could there be better discrip- tion of the science of advertising in a few words?
 The business man who uses ad- vertising space literally but judi ciously, greatly builds up his bus ines. By scattering dollars he
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-11-07

brings in twenty dollar gold pieces. But the business man who refuses to advertise will not get ahead very fast. If he will not advertise in any way whatever but simply waits for trade to hunt him up, he is al most certain 10 fall. If he is con tent to 60 busine S in a very limited circle he may exist without news paper advertising possibly, by putt ing out signs to catch the passer- by. This is a from of advertising of course, but it reaches only those who pa that way, only a com paratively small number of their.
 Successful business men are now unanimous in saying that advertis- ing of some kind is absolutely es- Sential for the average commercial enterprise, and newspaper adverti:- ing is better than any other kind, provided of course, it is inserted in newspapers that are read and that carry weight with them.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-11-07

Capitalists say that Socialism can no. be installed without force and hence they are opposed to it. Just as if capitalists do not depend upon force to make the people obey the rule. of their making for the keep ing possession Of the nations wealth that the millions have pro duced! They are continually em- ploying the force of police, sheriff, militia, army. navy, dungeon and clectrfct chair, to force the recogni tion of their views. The Socialist believes in the ballot in the consent of the majority, in the bloodless revolution, and when they have gained tins vantage ground they will possibly make the minority obey the laws just as the majority of today does-exoApt the death sentence, which is wrong.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-11-07
CITY DADS TACKLE
 PUzzLlNC PROBLEM

pa sed this question was laid upon the table and the Clerk instructed to communicate and so notify Mrs. Halphin communication from the School Board was read request ing the Council to set aside the sum of $3,4S6.30 to defray the pre- sent indebtedness incurred conduct ing the affairs of the public schools The question of the school fund: was thoroughly, intelligently and very interestingly discussed by the City Attorney and members of the Council, and it was stated that d copy of the following communica- tion had been presented to the members of tfe School Board:
 NOME SCHOOL BOARD: .. ....
 In payment ot salaries and main tenance bills of the Scnn"l l'oard. I suggest that all bills contracted by the Board be presented to the Common Council, in detail, and warrants ordered drawn direct to the several payees: that in each
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-11-07

case two warrants be issued by the City Clerk-one for 75 per cent ana one for 25 per cent of the total except in ca es of maintenance bills, when the warrants will be divided 10 per cent and 90 per cent of the totals; the 75 per cent and the 10 per cent warrants to be retired as soon as the Territorial funds are received. the others to stand as other general warrants against the city and paid as such. When the two warrants are de- livered in each case, one receipt in full payment, covering the amount of both warrants, is to be signed by the payees, the original of which is to be forwarded to the Governor, and a duplicate kept by the Board. Nome, Sept 29, 1917.
 J. F. HOBBIES.
 City Attorney
 Thereupon the Mayor instructed the City Attorney and the City :. (Continued on Page 3.)
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-11-07
INDEPENDENCE.

The Industrial Worker is never ln any sense apologetic. It's reli- gious, political and social attitudes, when rightly considered and under stood, can not be regarded a ini- mical to any good thing or person. Because the Workers policies are Independent it does not follow that we are opposed to organization in any sense. There is such a thing as organized independence, and we wish to call your attention to this, that the Sovereignty of the Citi- zen" implies first of all the lnde- pendent Reading. the Independent Thinking and the Independent Act ing of the citizens, regardless alike of political party ties or of the binding force of religious dogma. If you vote one way because socialist. democratic or republican party tells you to, you have parted with some of your sovereignty as citizen because a Board fixes your ticket If you worship God after she iron-clad rule of some one Of she organized divisions of His peo- ule you have voluntarily parted with come of your sovereignty and right to worship Him according to
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-11-07

If human nature was changed Socialism would be a fine thing" Why, if it is a fine thing, would it not help to change human nature?
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-11-07

''If all things were equally di- vided they would soon be unequal again." It shows what a divided up system capitalism is.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-11-07

Max Nordau. being asked the difference between genius and in- sanity, replied that at present in- sanity seen.; to te able to get liv ing.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-11-07

A financial embarrassed capital ist usually prefers suicide to work. He knows what it is to be work CT under ,he system he has fo:t- cred.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-11-07

Clothing cleaned, pressed, altered and repaired at the Nome Tailoring Co.,, next door to Segerstrom and Hagen's.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-11-07

In Socialism were all the bad things it's enemies say it is, still it would no: be half as bad as ca pitalism is.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-11-07

Death may love shining mark, but capitalism prefers the easy mark.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-11-07

Under capitalism the great man is the fellow who can tell a lie big enough to attract attention.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-11-07

Capitalisn's favorlte way of gett- ing it's enemies is through assassi- nation by unemployment.