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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-07
THE HELLO GIRLS
A Busy Bevy Who Have Their
Attractions.

The six most pampered and petted
telephone girls in the world can De
found "plugging-in" at Camp tuns'oh,
for they are among the few official
women workers in the camp. They
are semi-government workers, as the
Bell Telephone companys office here
is operated to a certain extent under
the direction of the government
These half dozen girls are great
deal like other telephone operators in
a way, and in another way they are
whole lot different. If they aren't on
the Job on time, it isn't their fault, for
each morning they are brought to
work from Junction City in big
motor car. At noon the big motor
car takes three of the operators back
to the city for lunch, brings them
back and then takes the other three
to the city and back.
They are escorted here and escort
ed there; they don't have to walk
thru the dusty streets, nor do they
have to eat boarding house hash.
When their duties are over each
afternoon at o'clock, the everready
motor car is on hand to whirl them
back to Junction City and Home"
Home in this case is an deliberately
furnished suit of apartments with a
chaperone who acts as mother" to
the girls.
There are movie" parties at night
and fudge parties and all kinds of
good times just like boarding schools
have.
Is it any wonder then that when
one takes down a telephone receiver
her that he hears a sweetly tempered
voice ask Number please'-always
the please" with the Camp Funston
girls.
There was much argument at first
over whether young women or men
would be employed in the exchange
here. In the first place it was diff
cult to find young women who wanted
to work in a big camp with some
thousands of men and with the pros
poets of hardships, for at first it was
planned to have quarters for the girls
here. That plan was abandoned, how
ever, and three girls from Sedalia and
four from Topeka were selected to
be Camp Funston's only women
workers
They are Misses Mary Weir, Zelma
Trowbridge, Mabel Anderson, Manda
Hickman, Emma Hickman. Pearl
Richardson and Grace Boyer. All
have had several years experience as
operators and all like thier present
jobs just fine.
Just because these seven girls are
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-07
Heart and Beauty
Problems
BY MRS. ELIZABETH "HcMPsoN

Dear Mrs. Thompson; What is good for
bloodshot eyes? MARY.
More sleep and possibly a dash of cold
water in the eyes once in a while II
You don't get better with more sleep. you
better see a physician. Bloodshot eyes
often result from not having sufficient
rest and sleep nights.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: Q) am a girl
of fourteen and should like to get acquaint-
ed with some nice young boys who go to
my school. Please advise me how to get
acquainted.
GU There is one boy who goes not to
my school, but l have always known his
name, but he has never spoken to me-
learned his name thru some other girls
He passes house quite often How
would you advise Inc to attract this boys
go The boys I know at school when
they meet me on the street do not speak
impolite or do they not think of it?
% II the principal of the school waves
mis- hand matt at you from across the street
to let him know you see him?
90 What kind of shoes are girls Of
fourteen wearing: L am not very tall for
go 1 am a blonde brunette. What
able for me? / wish some dark color.
SLEEPY HEAD.
q Have your mother give you party
anu nave her invite some of the girls and
boys from school to come to the party.
There you will all get acquainted with
each other. You should not try to get
acquainted with boys more than with girls
90 Do not try to attract any boys
attention. 1t is very unladylfke and you
VIII soon get bad reputation If you do IT,
Let him alone.
CD They are not required to tip their
hats to girls of your age, but If they do
not even say Hello 1t is either because
they are bashful or because they have
never been taught to do so. Probably
they think it would be bold IL they did
manly.
% Smile and say How do you do ~
just little childish
(5) Girls going to school should wear
any Kind OF shoes that are comfortable
and that do not pinch the feet or toes II
you take care TO get shoes large enough
ana ones that do not pinch the toes you
up.
(6l Very dark blue. green or purpIe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-07
HoIU to Ren1oUe
Wrinkles Quickly

If the average woman only knew it, 1t
is not at all difficult to preserve the youth
full contour and velvety smOothness of com
plexion. Every woman hates to see her
face wrinkled baggy. and practically
every one has eNperimented with some sort
of patent remedy in the effort either to re-
move such condition or ward it off
As a matter of fact, the most effective
remedy in the world is one that ANY
woman can easily make up herself at
home. in q moments time Let her u Ike
one ounce Of pure pOwdereg. saxOlite.
which she can purchase at any drug store.
and dissolve it in a half pint of witch
hazel. Apply this harmless and refresh
ing solution to the face every day for
awhile The results %re surprisin g-antl
instantaneous. Even after the very first
application a marked Improvement is APP
parent The wrinkles are less in eviden e
and the face has comfortable, Snug feel
ing of ffrmness that is most delightful -
Advertisement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-07
LOCAL MENTION

]. C. Mulryan, a druggist at May
eta, has been arrested by the United
States marshal charged with selling
Hostctter's bitters to the Pottawato-
mic Indians. These bitters, the gov
eminent claims, contain rs per cent
alcohol. which is per cent of alcohol
forbidden in the sale of beverages to
Indians. Mulryan will be arraigned
before F. L. Campbell, United States
commissioner, November 16.
The ladies of Lincoln circle will
serve dinner tomorrow at their hall,
118 East Sixth street
Ralph II. Weber. a member of the
Eleventh Georgia infantry at Camp
Chickamauga, Ga, and a former To-
pekan, visited Saturday with his
mother, 1924 Polk street.
Evangelist Neil Stewart. who is con-
Quoting services at the Second United
Presbyterian church. will speak
Thursday night on Memories and
Friday night on 1.-The Story of Jonah"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-07
HIS THROAT CUT
American Soldier Is Backed
Against Wall and Slain.
All Wounded Sammies in Hos
pitaI on Way to Recovery.

American Field Headquarters
France, Nov. 7.-One of the American
soldiers killed in the recent German
trench raid had his throat cut He
was overwhelmed by boches, backed
up against the trench wall and knife
was drawn across his neck.
The wound was inflicted with
trench knife-a deadly tool carried by
the fighting men for hand to hand
battling.
All wounded Sammies now in the
base hospitals were improving today
They will probably return to their
units, eager for revenge when the
army surgeons pronounce them III
for active service.
Artillery fire in the American man.
ned sector continues unusually brisk
today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-07

New York Nov. -MONEY-MercantiI
paper, 51a! Sterling. 60 day bills 4.7115
commercial, 60 day bills on banks, Al
commercial. 60 day bills, 4-T01s; demand,
475H cables. 4.T6 ZIG Francs, demand,
5.1534 cables. 5.74A. Guilders, demand.
n: cables, Az. Lires. demand. 100: ca
bles. TBS. Rubles demand, 1874 =: cables.
134 Bar silver, S65kc: Mexican dollars,
66c. Government bonds. steady; railroad
bonds. weak. Time loans, firm: 60 days
and 90 days. 5A ash G months. 51aM534
Call money. easier: high. /; low. 3Ih
ruling rate. 4; closing bid 3I3 offered at
334 last loan. 3A.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-07

Draped Turban of Penguin Pink and
Gray Velvet, with Brim of Black
Velvet and Ornament of Gray
Squirrel
pink which has been called penguin.
1t did not need that remarka Bile
novel by Anatol France to associate
penguins with France in the minds
of many. Their peculiar pink and
white coloring has often been taken
up by the French designers as a new
color scheme to spread thru the chan
nels of smart dressing, and evidently
this autumn was a propitious time to
again launch penguin pink.
In Gowns and Hats
Deauville. despite the hard times in
France, was exceptionally gay this
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-07
TO FRANCE IN APRIL
Rumor S9th Division Uncluding Kan
sans) Will Start Overseas April Fl.

Camp Funston, Kan, Nov. of
ficers here place great credence in
a grapevine rumor from Washington
that the eighty-ninth division will
leave for overseas service April "a.
The training schedule of the divi-
sion, composed of . dra ted men, will
be com pleted before that time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-07
TRY RELIGIOUS SLICKER
AIIege Bible School Treasurer EN-
bezZIed 100000.

Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. THE trial
of Joseph S. Chick, former treasurer
of the Scarrit Bible Training school,
was started here today.
Chick is charged on eleven indict-
ments with obtaining about 100000
by embezzlement and false pretenses
from funds of religious organizations
with which he was connected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-07
OPEN MOVIES SUNDAY
Manhattan May Stretch Kansas Law a
Point for Soldiers.

Camp Funston, Kan, Nov Kan
sas laws have been stretched a point
for the recreation of the Sammies
here. Announcement was made today
that movies in Manhattan will be
opened next Sunday, because many of
the men are unable to attend during
week days
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-07
MONUMENT TO HEROES
First Iowans Killed and Captured in
War to Be HOnored.

Omaha. Neb., Nov. 7.-Citizens of
Collins, Iowa, and of Glidden, Iowa
are today talking of erecting monu-
ments to Dewey Kern, the first Iowan
taken prisoner by the Germans. and
Meril D. Hay, the first Iowan killed in
action in the American army abroad.
Kern lived at Collins. Iowa, and Hay
lived at Glidden. Memorial services
for Hay were held in Glidden last
night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-07
SOLDIER A SUICIDE
Had Marriage License in His Pocket
Bride Is Frustrated.

Pensacola, Fla, Nov. Herbert
S Foster, soldier from Fort Barran-
cas-. committed suicide by taking
strychnine at a hotel here today. A
marriage license he had obtained yes
terday was found on his body. Miss
Jesse L. Sherrer, who was to have
been the bride, is Frustrated. No
cause is known for the act.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-07
NEW POOL HALL HERE
e. NJ. Brown VIII Open THE Bruins
wick at S14 Kansas Avenue.

A pool and billiard parlors to be
known as The Brunswick" will be
opened November Is at S14 Kansas
avenue by E. NJ. Brown, now with
the Hindman grocery company.
Workmen are remodeling the place
preparatory to installation of the
equipment. Ten tables will be in
tailed in the room
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-07
KILL eleven BANDITS
Mexican Outlaws and One Federal
Soldier Slain in Battle.

Brownsville, Nov. Eleven ban
dts and one federal were killed in
battle between Chino and Charco
Escondido, near the Tamaulipas-
Nuevo Leon line yesterday, according
to a dispatch received in Matamoros
today from Col. TRIO Gonzales, leader
of the federal forces
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-07
STACKER GETS is YRS.
st. Paul Youth Sentenced to Federal
Prison for Evading Draft.

Camp Dodge, Iowa, Nov. FIT
teen years at hard labor in a federal
prison was the sentence given Otto
Wagerin of st. Paul, Mimi, draft
law evader, in the first conviction i-y
general court martial at this canton
ment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-07
New York stock Market.

Wall St. New York. Nov. 7-STOCKS-
Representative rails and industrials rallied
3 to 6 points today. technical conditions in
ducing support and extensive short cover
ings. Sales approximated 100000 shares.
New Ravens decline to below 2G WAS
the only exception to the better tendencies
of the final hour The closing was strong.
Liberty a. were steady at par to 10002,
the 3ik's however falling from $3.50 to
the new minimum of 90. IL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-07
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pyrgh by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate

season. Some American girls were
present when the French government
stepped in and stopped the dancing
and the roulette wheel in the middle
of a brilliant seance at night. The
people were dancing the tango with
as much avidity as they did in 1918,
and these girls say that the scene was
as brilliant and costly and alluring as
in former times, showing that the
men and women had the gayety and
the money to bring it about. But the
French government did not intend
that there should be such irreverence
toward war, SO it hushed the music,
stopped the roulette wheel and cast a
shadow over the dispensing guests.
This attitude toward pleasure is
very amazing TO the Anglo-Saxon
mind. 1t would be difficult to tell
that America was at war and quite
difficult to know that England was,
if one CHANGED to pass by the pleasure
resorts of the cities.
However. none of this has to do
with the launching of penguin pink
except in the fact that it was at the
Casino at Deauville when gayety was
suddenly stopped as tho it We're highly
improper, that penguin pink gowns
were worn.
The people also tell US that the
rooms were filled with very smart wo-
men wearing the new dinner gown
that Is Just beginning to appear in
this country. 1t is made of velvet in
black or penguin pink and is cut like
twelfth century tunfc, with six-inch
sleeves as a part of the shoulders and
a loose sash girdled round the hips to
hold it in place.
Combined With Gray.
The milliners have taken penguin
pink velvet ribbon with corrugated
surface and made a scarf as a bow
of it to ornament the black velvet
mushroom hat that is considered ex-
ira smart for the day hours. other
milliners have made turbans of pen
gum pink panne velvet and combined
1t with gray to give an exceedingly
artistic effect
The hat shown in the sketch is a
turban made up of these two colors,
with black velvet brim and an orna-
ment of gray squirrel fur from which
two peacock eyes spring. These orna-
ments are done in velvet and in fur
There is silver cord wrapped around.
the base of the hat and the whole
shape rests well down over the head
in the new way that both the French
and American milliners demand.
New York Cotton Market.
New York. Nov 7-COTTON-Spot.
fat- mil n flfsf N
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-07

French houses have laid stress up
on peculiar pink tones as the ac-
cepted color for evening and in
millinery.
New York, Nov IA buyer who
remained late in Paris and who talks
entertainingly about the smart things
that were worn by European women
who had money-and by the reports,
there are still smart women, good
clothes and money in France-said
that the French designers had turned
out for these women a wonderful
shade of pink.
Very little of this color had been
imported to America, he continued,
because our buyers who were there in
August and September did not espe
cially care for it. The French women,
he said, were tired of brilliant colors,
or they were unwilling to accept them
in wartime, so they wore an immense
amount of cream colored cloth, black
velvet touched with a brilliant flow
cred fabric and this new shade of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-07
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Marriage licenses were issued TODAY nv
Probate Judge Ralph ii. Cav to the follow
ing persons:
viii ii. Hewes. Junction City.
Grace Reed, Minneapolis, Kan. ..........2 30
Glen Roger, Observation-Disclosures.
Evada Florence Adams. Topeka.........19
John A. Sumner, Beaumont, Tex. over n
Cora McCulley, Topeka. over. u
Wedding rings. 1S-K gold. "a up
Harris Goar Co, 1924 E 6th=Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-07

MRS NJ. E. OLSON age 80, died Mon
day at Tulsa, Okla. Funeral arrangements
have not been completed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-07

Though good taste Is not often
found with lavishness of trimming.
it is possible to have them together
That is amply proven in this suit
The unique design of the embroider-
ed trimming adds a note of distinc-
ton to this model that makes it one
of the seasons favorite fashions.
The suit is of green. broadcloth, en-
broidered in gray wool. The ample
collar, the cuffs and the wide hand
around the bottom of the coat are Of
chinchilla squirrel fur.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-07

Lords Flowers Satisfy. Tel. SGT
Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-07

ALICE OWEN, age II, died this morn
ing at her home. 1901 North Jackson street.
The funeral will be held at IL o'clock
Thursday morning from the home. Burial
in Williamstown.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-07
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

CHARLES w WILSON. age II, died
Tuesday at his home on Rural Route No.
3, north of Topeka. The funeral will be
held from the home at o'clock Thursday
afternoon. Burial in Meriden cemetery
No flowers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-07

s I mad sge and fn further en-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-07
New York, Nov. :
"osar1

New York Stock Market.
FURNISHED by t j. Myers. 3O1 n E. Bldg
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-07

New York Cotton Market
New York. Nov. 7.-COTTON-Spot,
quiet; middling. 29OC
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-17
Evangelist Talks
at the Round House
REV. FRANK JACKSON ALSO
MADE ADDRESS TO NORMAL
GIRLS THIS MORNING.

Interest continues to increase in the
evangelishc services in progress at
the Southern Methodist Episcopal
church on Fairmont avenue and even
greater things than have already been
accomplished are planned for the re,
matnder of this week when services
will be held each evening and after.
noon. Rev. Frank jackson, n noted
evangelist who is assisting the pastor
Rev. r. 7. Webb in the services is a
splendid speaker and his interpreta,
lions of the gospel arc considered ex'
cellent.
This morning Rev. Mr.. Jackson adj.
dressed the members of the Y. w. G,
A. at the normal school auditorium
and made a splendid impression on
his hearers, At noon he conducted
an interesting shop meeting at the
B. & o round house which was greatly
enjoyed by the men.
Large audiences greet the evangel
list at each Of the services during the
day.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-17
US PEOPLE.

" know we're funny bunch.
You've got to admit it. We think
goats, pigs, airdaies and geese are
funny just because they're foolish
looking things. We all think mules
and articles are awful boneheads. don't
we?
Well, they amt! Us people are the
foolish boneheads! Gosh! that's out
spoken.)
All us people afe the clowns of this
earth and we don't know 1t because
We think we are the big moguls of this
real estate. Half the world thinks
the other half is ilooie and the other
half does the sarle about the first
half.
So there you are. We hire police
men to keep tho ether fellow from
hopping on our necks and the other
fellow vice versa. The poor hate the
rich and the rich have thumbs down
on the poor. A bunch of shams call
themselves society people and snub
the common people. The common peo-
pie think the society people are light
headed snobs. The other fella's re-
ligion is all wrong. We kill off the
other fella in wars before he gets us
because we think he Is all wrong and
he's after us for the same reason.
What's the use? There's no use
trying to explain it. It's like piece
Of string. There ara two ends TO It.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-17

The existence of the county boards
Of equalization and review in West
Virginia are in the balance, and IL
some of the members of the state leg.
islature have their way, a law will
be passed doing away with these in.
situations, which in some counties have
John Basel of Lewis county, 1t is
understood. will introduce a bill put.
ting the work now done by these
boards in the hands of the county
court. In Monroe county particularly
have complaints ben made about the
county boards. In some counties 1t
is claimed by taxpayers that these
boards get revenge on their property
owning enemies by advancing the land
valuation, while the valuation placed
on property belonging to persons or
political friends is held down to the
minimum.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-17

Although West Virginia produces a
half million head of cattle annually
in addition to 100000 head of hogs,
it has become necessary this year
for meat dealers, particularly In the
coal field regions, to go to Cincinnati
and Pittsburgh markets to buy cattle
and hogs to supply their patrons with
meat. Kanawha county produces 49,.
600 head Of cattle a year. valued at
more than a third OF a million dol.
lars. and 1000 head Of hogs, valued
at $4,000. but Cabin Creek dealers
in meats have been required in recent
months to ship In live cattle and hogs
from Cincinnati Some of this stock
was raised in West Virginia.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-17

line third in the 6O,yard dash in worlds
record time.
But the boy is much better in out.
door competition than on an inside
track. Last spring he won four lirsts
for De Witt Clinton high school
against the Columbia freshmen. TAX.
ing the 100 and 900 dashes, the 22O
low hurdles and the broad jump.
II is the first time in track athletics
where son has given promise of be
ing as successful as his father.
In the ring sons have been failures.
Bob Fitzsimmons' son, much press.
ACCENTED a couple of years ago, was
dismal failure
The only case of father and son
making good in baseball was of the
two Jim o'Roukes, senior, and Junior.
Jim senior was leading batter of tn
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-17

National league in 1854 and a big
league player for 81 seasons, 10 OF
which he batted over 800.
But young Jim, although getting a
trial in the majors. only lasted one sea
son and went back to the minors
Cases of brothers who have made
good in the same sport are rare.
The famous Delehanteys are perhaps
the best example. The Gibbons broth.
ers, Mike and Tom, are the best ex-
amples in the ring. There are two
brothers of Charley White doing fair
ly we'll in the squared circle. Leach
Cross brother Phil also boxed fairly
well
In football. the Poes at Princeton,
stand out as the greatest example OF
one family monopolizing athletic hon
sors.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-17
By PAUL PuRMAN

The rule in athletics that the son
Of a great athlete is. never as good
as his father in the same sport prom.
ises TO be broken by Barney Waters
jr., son of the sprinting champion of
IL years ago
A boy of II. young Barney is al.
ready setting records on the track
which indicate he will be even great.
er than his father because he is more
versatile.
Young Waters is not only crack
Splinter but has won honors in the
hurdles and jumps, fields which has
father never entered
In the classiest junior field ever EN-.
tered in indoor competition in New
York, Wefers Junior finished a hair.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-17
sufferInE from seeond attacka.

Ernest E. Hughes, of Sandyville,
representative from Jackson county,
is the youngest member Of the state
legislature. He was elected at the
November election. couple Of weeks
after being 81 years old. Representa-.
tive Hughes has been principal of the
Sandyville schools for the last two
years, and has been teacher since he
was seventeen years old.