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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-18
Looking Backward In State
Journal Society Column
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY

Mrs. ]. J. Blower is entertaining num-
Der of ladies at cards this afternoon at
her home on Tyler street. in honor of her
mother, Mrs. J. NJ Gust, of Joliet, ILL.,
The guests are Mrs. Clarence Bowman
Mrs. $. j Bear, Miss Margaret Bear, Miss
Agnes Hansen of Lawrence, Miss Myrtle
Jetmore, Miss Bessie West, Miss Blower,
Miss Anna White!ock and Miss Mabel
Knowles.
Mrs Charles Blood Smith and Mrs.
Arthur Murphy have gone to Chicago to
spend ii few days.
Miss Ollie O'Drien went to Lawrence
this evening to attend party, and will
return home Monday.
DR.. aud Mrs. w. n. West are going to
Atchison to attend the korn Knarnival.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-18
TWO GRADES POTATOES
Food Administrator Recommends
Classification Due to Huge Crop.

Washington, Sept. 1S.-Two hun
dred standard grades for potatoes are
recommended by the food admins
tration and the department of agri-
culture. The necessity for their
adoption is emphasized in a depart
ment statement today because of the
prospect for a large crop, the food
supply situation, overtaXed transporta-
ton facilities and the ruling that fed
eral reserve banks may make loans
against potatoes properly stored in
approved warehouses.
In the first grade the minimum
diameter of the round variety is fixed
at one and seven-eighths inches and
of the long variety one and three
quarters inches. The minimum diam
eter of the second grade is one and
one-half inches.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-18

W. T. Jennings has resigned his position
in the auditor of disbursements office and
has gone to Kansas City.
Mrs. William Brown has returned to
Usage City after spending last week with
Mr.. and Mrs. William Eckert.
J. w. Gibbons, sr., foreman of the paint
shops spent Sunday in Wichita. Mrs GID
bons spent the dav in Kansas City
John Ashton of the baggage department
at the depot is absent from work on ac-
count of the death of his son. Edward
Ashton. John Ashton was formerly a
brakeman on trains 105 and log running
between Toneka and St Joseph Mo.
X. c. Pribble of the auditor of disburse-
ments office has resigned his position.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Chubb have return
ed after vacation spent in st Paul. Mimi,
and Chicago. Mr.. Chubb is connected with
the freight auditors office.
The Ladies' Auxiliary to the Il. of X. t.
will meet with Mrs. S. Grossnickle. Thurs
day afternoon at her home, Ill East Eighth
avenue.
Josephine Whfpple little daughter. of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Whipple is recovering
Little Miss Josephine underwent an opera
ton last week at Stormont hospital for ap-
pendicitis.
+. l.. Franks of the auditor of disburse-
ments office has accepted position in the
office of the ticket auditor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-18
PAYING MANY CLAIMS
Miss CovelI Refunding S12,799 Sewer
Fund to Property Owners.

There is no slowing down now in
the office of Miss Eta M. Covell, in
regard to the refunding of the $12,799
on sewers in district No. "a, which
runs from Monroe street to Western
avenue and from the Douthitt street
line to the Shunganunga creek
All claims of property owners in
that district must be made by Septem-
Der 81, and according to Miss Covell
they will probably all be in by that
time. too. Refunds to date total So
S03.23, and the the claims are still
coming in fast. Payment on the claims
will be made by the city October G.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-18
IF YOUR EARS RING
WITH HEAD
NOISES

IL you have Catarrhal Deafness or head
noises go to your druggist and get l ounce
of Parmint double streugth), and add 10
1t 4 pint of hot water and ounces of
graduated sugar Take l tablespoonful
four times day.
This will often bring quick relief from
the distressing head noises. Clogged nos
trils should open, breathing become easy
and the mucus stop dropping into the
throat. 1t is easy to prepare, costs little
and il pleasant to take. ANY one who has
give this prescription n triaI.-Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-18
YEOWOMAN A BRIDE
Cupid Gets Busy Soon After Women
Are Admitted to Navy.

Kingfield, a chief yeowoman of the
navy, and Clarke D. stephens petty
officer, are married today. Their we'd
ding was a first time in history
event-it being the first instance of
two branches of the naval service be-
ing joined in matrimonial bonds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-18
CUT DOWN MAIL SERVICE
Many Clerks Takes Off tkansas Rail-
roads in Last Two Years.

A glance at the mail service fur
nished in Kansas today and two and
three years ago indicates a dropping
off of mail clerks. Following are
branch lines in Kansas where mail
service has been suspended:
Arkansas City to Anthony; Havana
to Cedarvale; Pittsburg to Chanute ;
Leavenworth to Lawrence; Leaven-
worth to Topeka; Atchison to Rulo;
jamestown to Burr Oak; Garrison to
Miltonvale; Manchester to Barnard; :
Salina to Mcpherson and SaIina to
herington.
In addition mail clerks have been
taken off from Santa Fe trains No.
II and No. ia on the main line from
Kansas City west, from two trains
between Lawrence and Gridley, from
one between Chanute and Ottawa, and
from the local train from Hutchinson
to kinsley.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-18
UP GOES GAO TT. SPAN
Raising Huge Structure Into Position
$50 Feet Above River.

Quebec, Sept. 1S.-Lifting opera
lions to put into place the 640-foot
central span of the Quebec bridge
were renewed here early today.
Yesterday the span was carried up
ward % feet from the pontoons and
the engineers in charge said this
morning they expected to add IS feet
today which would bring it within 81
feet of its final resting place
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-18

byterian church will meet Friday evening
with Miss Lola McGrew, 612 Lawrence
street.
Little Erma Northup has returned to
Topeka to remain with her aunt, Mrs. Ira
Treadwell. Little Miss Northup has been
visiting her mother, Mrs. Anna Northup OF
HnItnn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-18
EAST SIDE NOTES

Notes and personals from Oakland.
by Frances Jones, 211 Grattan street
Telephone between $ and 10 a. NJ, 353O;
other hours 4I51 K-2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-18
OAKLAND NOTES

Note; and personals from East Side
by Frances Jones. 2li tirattan street
Telephone between s and 10 a. m. $3.50.
other hours. 4751 K-2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-18
SANTA FEE NOTES

Notes and personals from Santa Fe
by Frances Jones. 211 Gra.tan street,
Telephone between s and 10 q. H.. $3.50.
other hours 4751 k-2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-18

buildings, now being constructed, are
ready for use. Mrs. Sibert will be
with her parents Judge and Mrs.
Ralph Cav, while her husband is
away in the government service, and
she will resume her work as instruc-
tor in violin.
There was a good deal of the senti-
ment of association in the arrange
ments for the wedding of Miss CAV
and Mr.. Sibert. The words for the
music of the Grieg march were writ
ten by Mrs. Cav and sung at her we'd
ding. and the material of the drapery
of her gown was lace that had formed
one of the gowns of her own trous-
seau.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Sibert, whose
marriage took place last Saturday
night, are now in Colorado Springs.
Colo, on honeymoon trip. They
will return soon, and Mr.. Sibert will
await orders from Fort Riley, where
he is stationed. He, will be called to
the fort as soon as the Y. NJ. c. A.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-18

BESSEMER suits are the best
school suits money can buy
stanch wearing fabrics, guar
anteed against seam rips and
loose buttons, yet there's no
sacrifice of style and beauty
You'll find wonderful assort-
ment here; new. arrivals are
coming all the time; many diff
ferent colors and patterns.
Newest Norfolk models, sizes
6 to 10 years-and with every
suit WE INCLUDE AN EX-
IRA PAIR OF PANTS TO
MATCH F r E E. N -
Same price as always; ia
no no : advance e wonder QO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-18

The Kappa Kappa Chi girls of
Washburn college will give a recep-
ton next Saturday afternoon at the
chapter house for all the Freshman
girls of the college. The Kappa Chi
girls give such a party as an annual
event in the opening days of the
school wear
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-18

Tie Kappa Alpha Theta Etrls at
Washburn college gave a picnic party
Monday night for some of the new
Girls They had = steak roast on the
Shuuganunea banks ard were Joined
in tho evening 10y the nen friends of
the members and their guests.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-18

Miss Sara Hazel Slaughter is in Kan
sas city visiting Miss Mary Lowry
Mrs e. H. Lowry entertained Satur-
day night at the Coates house for her
daughter and for Miss Slaughter
About forty guests attended.
X X
Miss Ruth Foster, who graduated
last June from the Kansas State uni
Arizona republican., 1917-04-01
American smeItinq Insurance

The American Smelling and Refin- ing company tthe American Shelters Securities company likewise), in furth- CT development of it's policy in mat ters relating to labor and welfare, has adopted the following plan of Group Life Indemnity for the benefit of it's WorkInen and their families or de- pendents:
 Effective as of January 1, 1917, the company at it's own expense will issue to each wage -earler employed at any Of it's plants, mines. or mills in the
 United States, who has been in the service of the company for one year or more, certificate of indemnity pay ing, in the event of death for any cause while in the employ of the company, one thousand dollars (s1 ,00e) to the families or dependents of married men and five hundred dollars ($500) to the dependents of single men, On the marriage of a single man, the amount of his indemnity will at once be in creased to that of a married man. Persons in the employ of the comIany for less than year will receive a cer- tificate upon the completion of one years service. Certificates will be is- sued without discrimina ton as to language or nationality, color or creed l irrespective of age, and without medi- cal examination or other proof of phy- sical condition. Payment will be made to the beneficiary designated by the employe, but if there be no designated beneficiary surviving at the death of 1 the employe, payment will be made to 1 Q) the widow; (2) if no widow, the
 parents, equally; (4) if no parent, k-,fsf l,r .te~fn | no brother or sister, the estate. in the i order named, payment to beneficiary
 first in order, excluding beneficiaries
 later in order. The indemnity will be
 paid in whole or part as soon as possi- ble and not more than thirty t303 days after satisfactory proof of death, and Identification of beneficiary. It will | be paid in lump sum or in not more than five installments as in the judg-
 ment of the plant manager will prove | the more advantageous to the bene-
 fiary; but all installments shall be 1 fully paid within twelve months after
 death. The term of the certificate will be one year. but at the end of each year, for the five years next ensuing. the intention of the company is to is-
 sue a new certificate, increasing the amount one hundred dollars (s100) in I the case of married men and fifty dol lars (S50) in the case of single men, to i the end that the indemnity of married men will eventually be one thousand five hundred dollars (s1.5O0) and the indemnity of single men seven hundred
 and fifty dollars (s750). This indem- nity is for employees of the company
 only, and will therefore cease in the
 case of any person leaving it's employ
 for any cause.
 The motives which actuated the com
 pany in taking the action announced
Arizona republican., 1917-04-01
Special to The Republican,

JEROME March 30,-Arizona will shortly have the distinction, through Jerome, of operating the only direct smelting steam shovel copper pit Tn the world This means tnat the ore which the United Verde Copper company has determined to be present ln the hill area back of the old dInelter site, and which will be mined to depth of 330 feet by steam shovel is sufficiently rich in copper content not to require cCncen- tration before sent to the furnaces
 Steps preliminary to opening the pit are now being prosecuted vigorously. The tonnage demonstrated to be pres ent by exploration so far carried out
 and which will doubtless be largely in- creased as time passes, justifieS a big expenditure of money m new railroad trackage and in equipment for the ad
 ditional department added to United Verde operating divisions. The over burden to be removed in reaching the ore averages about so feet, which is less than any other steam shovel cop per mine in the country has to handle, with exception only of New Corneiia at Ajo, where every pound of material is utilized from the surface down. Cor
 nelia provides another world exception for Arizona also in the fact that It's ore will go to neither concentra1Or nor shelter the copper values being recov- cred through an entirely new combina- ton and usage of acids and electric current, the product in copper plates being ready for the market without
Arizona republican., 1917-04-01
Obe MlNE> of NRlZk X

further treatment when drawn from the vat at the plant.
 To facilitate the United Verde steam shovel mining. 9 standard gauge rail- road extension will be built from Clark daie to the ball park site in Jerome, cor bonding with ,he 300 level to which tiIe ooppti p4t = to De pat own and in which standard gauge railroad traekage will prevail O. tne several terraces in the pit. It is understood that the plans being roEaed ont in con- nection with the raill oad extension from Clarkdale contemplates the nand- ling of Santa Fe trains from Clark dale by the United Verde company, both passenger and freight. direct into Jerome. By so doing the companF will render a very great improvement in transportation service to the toWn of Jerome and to the many mining tom- panies located along the mineral belt, eliminating the present heavy haulage expense from either the narrow gauge terminal on top of the mountain, or from Clarkdale. In view of the fact that by this step the company will vol untarily surrender great deal of business that has in the past been handled by its own railroad the de cision is considered a particularly pub lie spirited and progressive one. It will mean many thousands Of dollars saved to the business men, inning com panies and public of the district an hually
 March output of copper from the pro- ducing mines of the Verde district, the United Verde and the United Vei de Extension, with Q small contribution from the Copper Chief and some other small custom receipts. will probably run better than ten million pounds, establishing q new high record for the district. If it is considered that little more than a year ago Jerome was a fixture in copper producing records al around 3.500,G00 pounds the month some idea will be gathered of the tre- mendous gain that has been brought about in Jerome mining and general activities The present months opera tions have been at high efficiency
 Mines ard reduction works are going
 with euli f0~ra5 all tne la har being em
Arizona republican., 1917-04-01
New CorneIia

In the annual report of the New Cornelia Copper Co., for the year ended December 31, 1915, President Charles Briggs stated that splendid progress has been made on the construction of the 5,000- ton teaching plant of the company which should be turning ont in the form of electrolytic cathods some time this summer at the rate of 100000 pounds of copper a oay. ores shipped from the experimental plant up to December 31 yielded 494,650 pounds of copper and 23l.S ounces of silver. General Manager Greenway estimates that the plant at Ajo will be in operation about May l. The statement of assets and liabilities shows a property. surplus of s4,SS4, 913-76
Arizona republican., 1917-04-01
CaIumet "a Ariznna

The annual report of the Calumet &
 Arizona for the year ended December Si, 1916, shows net profits equivalent to $f7-50 a share, against $S.50 a share earned in 1915. During the year s10 share was paid in dividends The cost of producing copper after crediting the values in precious metals was e.04c
Arizona republican., 1917-04-01
Shannon Copper

The annual report of the Shannon Copper Co. for the year ended Decem- Der 31, 1916, shows a consolidated net profit of sS21,054, equivalent to s2.73 per share, comparing with S209,67S in 1915 and $95,64S in 1914. During the year the company produced 9,364.96S pounds Of copper for which it received 27.244c per pound. The ores also yielded 1,3G7.5 ounces of gold and 62,- 935 ounces of silver. The company after paying S150,000 in dividends. car ried $6T1,054 to surplus account, mak- ! ing it's total surplus. as of December 31 1916, s1.331 653 of which s1,004, 166 was represented in cash, loans, copper and accounts receivable.
Arizona republican., 1917-04-01
per pound, the company seceiving

A r pe,..d lo4 ---e copper u> livered during the year. Operations at the company's Bisbee property were the largest in it's history.
Arizona republican., 1917-04-01

628 l. w. Hellman Building,
 Los Angeles, California. MINING PRODUCTS BOUGHT We are Shelters, Refiners and Buyers of Gold and Silver Bullion Amalgam, Concentrates. Cyanide Product, Battery Chips, Old Copper Plates and Platinum.
 HIGHEST CASH RATES PAID
 WlLDBERG BROS.
 ESTABLISHED TEN YEARS lI4 Pacific Bldg. 4th & Market Sts.
 San Francisco
Arizona republican., 1917-04-01

Hire little Salesman at the Re- publican office. A Want AG. will see more customers than vnn can
Meade County news., 1917-03-22

One of the new spring suits, with
many novel features in Its cOnstruc-
tion to make 1t interesting, Is shown
in the accompanying picture. 1t is
trim looking and graceful, to start
with, and these commendable charac-
teristics are brought about by the
cleverest sort of management in the
cutting. 1t seems for the past three
years that tailors have studied the de-
sired Silhouette then bent their ener-
gies on accomplishing it, each season,
by original methods of cutting.
In the coat pictured the side bodies
are cut away under the arms In n
curve that is extended into the belt
across the front. A panel at the mid
die of the back terminates little
above the waistline and the short skirt
Of the coat is gathered under It, At
the front the waistline is tri1e lower
and the coat skirt Is laid in n plalt
under it at each side. Four wide tucks
Meade County news., 1917-03-22

Last season those who make 1t their
business to provide cOnts for woman
kind centered their attention on nov
city in the manner Of cutting and drap-
ing the backs of these garments. In
the new spring models their energies
appear to be concentrated on pockets
and collars. The latter are ample In
size and the former as varied and novel
in design as the untrammeled fancy or
designers can make them.
Many of the new coats are In plain
colors and q great many OF them are
plaited. Most of them have a narrow
belt but often 1t extends only part way
about the figure, and sometimes merely
across the back or front. But how
ever conservative the new coats may
be in other things, they go to all sorts
of lengths and breadths and turns In
pockets.
A very good example of spring
modes is pictured above. 1t Is a sand
colored model with inlay Of black satin
on the collar, and this combination OF
sand color and black has the indorse-
ment of the highest authorities. 1t is
cut with deep yoke, to which the
body Of the coat Is plated, and It
reaches almost to the bottom OF the
Meade County news., 1917-03-22

are laid in the lower part of each side
body. At the head of each of these
tucks, soutache braid, In white, Is
stitched in double row, with beauti-
full exactness. 1t appears on the back
panel. where two large bone buttons,
one at each side, form an additional
decorative feature.
The coat has plain coat sleeves with
turned back cuffs and n large collar
of white satin trimmed with braid. 1t
fastens with bone buttons at the front.
In the skirt the side panels in the
coat are repeated and they are finish
ed with tucks headed with braid in
the same manner There are wide In
verted plaits at the back and front
and the skirt Is just long enough to
fall an inch below the boot tops.
Women have not taken kindly to the
heightened skirt, especially in suits,
and the skirt pictured may be accept
ed as quite long enough.
Meade County news., 1917-03-22
A Conservative Estimate.

The following story is told by Bish-
op Weldon in his recently published
Recollections and Reflections: A gov
erness once tried to give her pupils
some idea of the relative size of GER
tain distant countries by saying, Cam
bodia is about as large as SIAM" But
when one of the little girls attempted
to repeat the information in a written
exercise, she put it thus: my gov
erness says that Cambodla is about ~
large as she Is"
Meade County news., 1917-03-22
Why a Weather Bureau?

Fair and colder" is not the only
prediction that the United States
weather bureau makes. The "why"
Of its. existence is founded upon the
collection of many statistics for farm
ers and the issuance of warnings
when the weather promises to be dan
gerOus on land and sea. Every year
the much abused weather man fore
tells cyclones, floods and severely cold
or hot weather. His predictions are
particularly helpful to mariners.
Meade County news., 1917-03-22

Recognition of an American woman
sculptor has come from the govern
ment of Venezuela. Mrs. Sally James
Farnham of New York has received a
commission from the South American
government to make statue of Simon
Bolivar, the liberator, in equestrian
form, that is to be presented to the
city Of New York by the Venezuelan
government as token of friendship
and admiration. Twenty-Five thousand
dollars is to be spent for the work.
Mrs. Farnham is responsible for the
beautiful frieze on the Pan-American
building in Washington, d. c., COM
memorating the discovery of America.
1t was her first big success.
Meade County news., 1917-03-22
Uncanny.

"Dubbs Is an unnatural kind Of
father. / don't believe nature ever
Intended him for parent"
'Why, what's the matter with himr
II asked him the other day IL his
boy could talk and he said yes, but
the child never said anything worth
repeating"
Meade County news., 1917-03-22
FEW MOTHERS REALIZE

how many delicious dishes can be pre-
pared with Sklnner's Maearonl and
Spaghetti. For this reason the Skin
ner Mfg. Co. have prepared beauti.
full Cook Book containing recipes tell
ing how to serve 1t in hundred diff.
ferent ways. Writeh Skinner Mfg.
Co., Omaha, Neb., for free copy. All
good grocers everywhere sell skinners
Maoaronl and spaahettl.-Adv.
Meade County news., 1917-03-22

tina
military
met with ready and willing Already
special DartfOrd
their general of military cooking
different Photograph
schoo
Meade County news., 1917-03-22

skirt; but in the matter Of length
there Is considerable latitude in choice.
The sleeves are shaped into n deep,
flarlng cuff, headed with narrow band
Of the material finished with button.
The all-impOrtant pockets are Of the
saddlebag variety, somewhat mora
ornamental than useful. But they per-
form their whole duty by providing a
setting for clOth-covered buttons,
which no rlght-minded designer would
think of emitting from a top-notch
spring coat.
Meade County news., 1917-03-22

IMITATION IS sINcEREsT FLATTERV
but like counterfeit money the imita-
tion has not the worth of the original.
Insist on LA Creole" Hair Dressing
It's the original. Darkens your hair In
the natural way, but contains no dye
Price $100.-Adv.
Meade County news., 1917-03-22
HeartIess Husband.

Tts shame how Bliggins lets his
wife workT ''Is she supporting the
familyT "No. But he lets her stand
out all day with q woman suffrage
banner instead Of giving his time to ~