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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-28
Topeka Organization Will Take
Part in Big Food Drive.
Plans Made at Meeting Held at
High School.
MOHLER ENCOURAGES BOYS
He Says They Can Be Real Sol.
diers in the Fields.
All Troops in City to Help in
Y. M. C. A. Campaign.

The boy scouts of Shawnee county
have entered the fight for more food
They have pledged their help in every
way to increase the supply during war
times They will attempt to plant
| every vacant lot in the city and some
will go to the farm and there do their
bit" An effort will be made. by the
scoutmasters to secure a donated lease
on every vacant lot in town.
| Like scouts all over the country the
| Topeka boys have taken another step
to help the soldiers. In the east and
| in the west every scout has entered his
services in the movement for more
| food. In the west the young scouts
/ have offered their help in Spading up
the ground -or other people and in
| planting during the spring season.
| To make this plan really effective
an employment office has been opened
at the scout headquarters, 623 Quincy
street. Farmers have been asked to
| send in requests for help and the boy
scouts have been asked to report for
| assignment. Then, too, city men can
procure scout aid in gardening by tel
ephoning to the scout headquarters.
Assist in Y. NJ. C. A. Campaign.
| c. A. G. Heiligstedt, boys secretary
| of the local Y. M. c. A, addressed the
boys at their first general meeting of
the year, held Friday night at the high
| school auditorium. Each scout was
| asked to assist in securing pledges.
| AS an 1nQucement, Mr.. HelllgStedt Of
| Tered a membership to the association
to the scouts who secured $25 in sub
| scrlption. For subscription of $2O
the boy will be allowed 81 on a mem
bership, for SIS, SO on membership,
and for $40, 81 will be allowed
seven troops OF Shawnee county
were represented in the general meet
| ing Friday night at the high school.
More than 125 scouts were present.
! The program consisted of a take-off
on the hospital corps, rope tying con-
tests and bugling selections
MOhler Encourages Boys.
]. C. Mohler secretary of the state
board of agriculture, spoke to the
movement in conserving the agricul-
tural resources. 1t is the most pa
triotic program that the young people
can follow, he stated.
Frank NJ. Rude, North Topeka
market gardener, offered his assist
ance in the move. Scouts who wish 70
enter the farm work and cannot get
work can go to Mr.. Rude and help
him with his truck garden. He spoke
of the weeds and of the worms and
outlined campaign for combating
them.
Troops represented at tie meeting
were: Troop No. 2, of the First
Presbyterian church; No. 8, of West
minister Presbyterian: No. 8, of Cen
trail Congregational; No. 10, of Redden
chapel; No. Ii, of Walnut Grove Meth
odist; No. II, of West Side Christian
| church, and No. 10, of Highland Park.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-28
SANTA FEE NOTES

Notes and personals from Santa Fe
by Frances Jones, oil Grattan street
Telephone between S and 10 a. m, $3.50 !;
other hours, 4751 K-2.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-28
LIGHTNING HITS HOUSE
Family Sleeps On Until Pedestrian
Discovers Fire in Roof.

Lightning striking their home, 1915
West Sixth street, wherein they were
asleep, failed to awaken the o. S.
Owens family this morning.
The bolt, which struck at 6:15
o'clock, bored hole about four
inches in diameter in the crest of the
roof and started a fire therein. A
passing pedestrian, whose name is I'M
known, noticed the smoke and rushed
in and awakened the family. The lat
ter summoned the fire department
Hose company No. responded and
used a couple of buckets of water in
eXtinguishing the blaze, which gained
Roadway slowly because of the wa
ter-soaked condition of the roof All
the electric wiring in the house was
ruined. Other damage was trif1ing.
DR.. F. A. Harrison owns the property
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-28

The senior class of the Oakland high
school presented the four, comedy dra-
day at Hardten's hall in Oakland. Both
We're given, the hall being entirely filled
each time. The entire senior class was
represented. Two persons outside of the
class used in the cast The story
of the play. that of little country girl
who had fallen in love with a rich young
college student and had been forgotten was
played, by , Thelma Wilson and Lester
gossip and dressmaker scored hearty ap-
plause from the audience. Miss Myrna
Miss Irene Oakley as the viilainess of the
villainy not shown in everyday life All
of the hired man" One criticism might
be made and that of the last scene where a
''call to arms is given" But even this
may be excused on the grounds of youthful
ineXperience on the part of both prin-
cipals.
home, 37S Kellam avenue. after a short
visit to her brother, Levi Hill in salina.
ing from a long illness at her home, Strait
street.
Mr.; and Mrs: L; F. Richardson, 2O2
Josephine Helen to their daughter. born
Tuesday.
Mrs Elmer Hicks, Ohio street, expects
to leave Tuesday. to spend a few days
in Kansas City, Mo:
Peace is the sermon topic to be used Sun
day morning at the Oakland NJ. Z. church
by the Rev. A E. Peterson. In the eve
AT 80 O'Clock Sunday evening a prayer
meeting will be held. The Sunday evening
EpwSFth |, league @ topic is -. Symm 1e vs.
Mrs. David Harmon. Mrs. Al Cuttings
and Mrs. Sarah Lemeley were recent guests
of Mrs. John Hester. Kellam avenue
The funeral of Mrs. Mary staags, who
fSy % mot be held sgnda
as formerly announced. Sunday school and
| the regular preaching services will be
! Mrs. NJ. j. Clemens and daughter Miss
| Estelle, spent Friday with relatives In
evening, but Mrs. Clemens will remain
Mrs. Peter solvson, AGO Forest avenue
| is recovering from a weeks illness.
! J. A. Richardson, who is i'll at his home
Jag Winfield avenue, of rheumatism. i,
Mrs. f. W. Renbarger spent Thursday
as guest of her mother, Mrs. Mary
Carey, Kellam avenue
property at 3ss Michigan avenue. and will
leave the first of next week for Akron
Mrs S. W. McGarrah entertained the
| Oakland Forestry club, Friday afternoon
at her home. Winfield avenue Mrs. III
on Yesterday and Tomorrow" The roll
call Flowers That Bloom in the Spring
T. Heller III the Mfs
Mrs E. A Peters. Mrs. Clara johnson
Mr.. o. NJ. Keats, Mrs. John Stamm, Mrs
| Horace Goodell. Mrs. J. J. Gleason, Mrs
Porter Cole. Mrs Harry Harris. Mrs Spain
Mrs. L. K. Nash and Mrs. George Cremer
The Odd Fellows of the Oakland lodge
| will hold anniversary service, Sunday
| evening at the Seward Avenue Baptist
| church. The Rev. Mr.. Wittenbraker viii
| have chargeof the services. A number OF
! officers in the lodge will assist
Comrade and Mrs. Charles Banks enter
| tanned Friday evening at their home, 26s
/ Il oil for he hprG nf
Oakland Veterans club. The occasion was
| the commemoration Of Comrade Banks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-28
OAKLAND NOTES

Notes and personals from Oakland,
By Frances Jones, 211 Grattan street
Telephone between s and 10 a. m. $3.50;
other hours, 4751 K-2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-28

other hours. 4751 K-2.
Lotus club Tuesday afternoon at her home,
426 Reno avenue All members of the club
are asked to be present at . 80 o'clock
home. 51G Leland street, after visiting in
Denver, Colo, the past month.
Miss Floy Higgins has returned to her
home after spending short while in Hol-
ton as delegate to the Christian Endeavor
convention from the Third Presbyterian
church.
Mr.. and Mrs G. II. Gabriel are new resi-
dents at lilo Quincy street having come
Mrs. Arthur Lyke rs East Euclid ave-
nue., who is i'll at st. Francis hospital is
Mr. Wise, pastor at the Seward Avenue
Methodist church will use as his sermon
topic Sunday morning. The attendant Re
svanin ol the s,hiat I b
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Woodward of Min
A A. Woodward, 1881 Quincy street
The Rev. J. Meredith has been removed
the st. Francis hospital where he has been
Mrs. NJ. Vigernon of Kansas City, is
expected the first of the week to visit
her son. Mr. NJ. V. Vigernon and wife,
1920 Lawrence street.
Mr. and Mrs. T. V Robertson, Winfield
avenue are the parents of a daughter born
Thursday evening Mrs: Robertson, be-
fore her marriage was Miss Wilma Alex
Mrs. George Sinners 400 Monroe street,
who has been ill six months, is slightly
improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Walton. Chandler
street, have given the name Carl Franklin,
to their son, born April Z.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Drummer who have
spent the winter in California have re-
turned to their home in Tecumseh.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Brantingham, 529
German avenue, announce the marriage of
their son George l.. to Miss Eta Shaw of
Dwi ght, Kan. The wedding took place
Wednesday, April %, at White City, Kan
Mr.. and Mrs. Brantingham will make their
home for the next few months in June
ployed.
Mrs. Oscar Morris has returned to her
home in Tecumseh, after spending two
months in California, visiting her children
Mr. and Mrs. George j. Elliott AS Mon
roe street will leave soon for California
to spend the summer. They will be accom-
panied by their daughter, Mrs. Allen Black
Mrs. Charles Sardou was hostess Friday
afternoon to the Poinsettia club. Her
guests were Mrs. J. Mercer, Mrs. J. Bat
tershill, Mrs. W. Stansfied, Mrs o. Hora-
Geek, Mrs. Fred Isaacson, Mrs. Peter Isaac
son, Mrs: 7. Maye, Mrs. G. Baird, Mrs II
Senne, Mrs. J. Rex, Mrs. David McNair
Mrs. W. Shaw, Mrs. John Isaacson and
Miss Amanda lsaacson. The next hostess
will be Mrs. Fred Isaacson.
ming at her home in Indianapolis Ind
Mrs. Ishler was formerly Miss Anna Kott.
man of Norris street. Mrs. Carl HOFFMAN
and mother, Mrs. c. hoffman, Norris street
are expected to arrive Sunday with the
body.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-28

seventy-first birthday anniversary. Mr..
Banks served in Company H, First Ohio
Volunteer Infantry. He was in the war
three years serving in % battles and Skin
hishes and coming out without a scratch
with the exception of a few powder burns.
Mr.. and Mrs Banks had as guests: Com
rade and Mrs. Rake Comrade and Mrs.
Ralstin, Comrade and Mrs Bumgardner,
Comrade and Mrs. Thomas Potter, Comrade
and Mrs. Painter. Mrs. Woodwarth Mrs.
Fife McCaslin., Comrade Sprague, Com
rade Perry, and Comrade Harris.
Mrs J. G. WEIGH Mrs. S. f. Kelley Mrs
c. J. Dorei and Miss EstelIe Smith were
guests Friday, at the home of Mrs. Paul
Pease in Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-28
EAST SIDE NOTES

Notes and personals from East Side,
by Frances Jones, 211 Grattan street.
Telephone between s and 10 a. In, $3.50 ;
other hours, 4751 K-2.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-28

C. L. Chamberlain of the stores de-
partment, accompanied by Mrs. Chamber
City. They are visitors at the home of
their daughter. Mrs H. B. Wright.
Harry Bishop, handy man in the machine
shops. is absent from work on account of
illness.
Bonus supervisor, John Devlin, has been
off from work a number of days on ac-
count of the death of his mother.
Leslie Reaugh, machinist apprentice, has
returned from Fort Madison, Iowa, where
he has spent the last two weeks in the
machine shops
Mrs. Harry Shaw, wife of Harry Shaw:
ticket agent at Tecumseh has returned
from a visit to her parents in Lyndon,
Kansas.
David Main of the ticket auditor depart
ment is spending the weekend in Kansas
City.
Otto Larson is absent from his work in
the blacksmith shops on account of sick
ness.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-28
CLOSE SWISS FRONTIER
No Travellers or Mail Can Cross-Pres.
ages Big German Move.

Zurich, April 2S-The German
Swiss frontier has been closed to al
travellers and postal services. No Ger
man newspapers have arrived since
Wednesday. This is usually the pre-
Jude to an important military move.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-28

We wish to express our thanks to
the kind neighborS and friends who
assisted us during the sickness and
death of our beloved husband and
father and also for the beautiful floral
offerings.
MRS. MARY NJ HUGHES AND
ADV. FAMILY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-28
.FRATERNAL AID UNION

Open meeting of No. at Bates hall
Sixth and Jackson, Monday. April 80,
8 p. m, Gov. Capper and President
Young will speak. Fancy drill by de-
gree team. Vocal and instrum entail
music Public inVited-AdV
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-27
Somewhere In France

(By lie Roy C. Henderson In Car
teons Magaxins.)
She stands alone beside the gate,
Where oft with him she stood be-
fore.
And seems to hear his voice relate
Life's sweetest story DER and DER;
A hand she feels upon her own,
Unconsciously a tender glance
She gives. then starts and stands
alone,
The lover sleeps-somewhere in
France.
She could have kept him IL she
would
His heart and soul were all her
own
But true love knew and understood
That Honor il its own true throne,
She heard the bugles' blaring sound
And whispered,-"Go and take
your chance"
There mid the scenes OF war he
Eternal peace-sOmewhere in
France.
She knows not where that spot may
be-
On barren plain, in hidden dell,
On wooded hill, beside the sea
The lips that would viii never tell;
She knows not what his last words
were,
The thoughts that come with
Deaths advance,
And yet. she feels they were Of her,
Those last fond thoughts-Some-
where in France.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-27

New York banker who Is in control
Of the sale Of thrift stamps.
Since then the news has filtered
through that he is making his tour
in a private car.
We don't take back word Of what
we said about his speech. 1t was
good American doctrine, but IL it
was just thoughtlessness that sent
him on a thrift tour in a private car
it is almost unforgivable in a man
Of Mr.. Vanderlip's capacity. 1t can
be classed only as sheer laundering.
If 1t was done deliberately, it was
shocking bad taste, and almost an
open insult to go about the country
in a private car on such a mission.
Such exhibitions as private cars in
wartime will make more I. w. w.
than Bill Haywood can, and that
isn't saying that either the Hay
woods or the Vanderlips justify the
existence of I. w. w.
Mr.. vanderlip's own conduct does
not affect the soundness Of the doc
trine he preached. Because a minis
ter of the gospel sometimes falls
from grace. is no excuse for con-
demning Christianity.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-27
FARGO CAUGHT MAPPING.

There is but one little fly in the
ointment Of the results Of the Red
Gross Christmas drive.
Any loyal Fargoan, looking at the
returns, can't help feeling some dis
appointment that Cass county does
mot head the list, at least in actual
members If not in percentages.
Fargo has nearly double the popu-
Iiation of any other city in the state,
and Cass county is the most populous
county, yet Grand Forks county
heads the list in actual number of
members. For once we were caught
mapping. The rest of the state SIM
ply hit too fast a pace for us. We
did our share. but the others did more
than their share and we might as
tWell admit 1t.
There can be no criticism Of the
efforts Of the loyal men and women
kwho gave their time. their energy
and their money to the work. 1t was
Enimply a case Of Grand Forks resi-
dents doing a little more earnest
work, and perhaps a few more Of
Them getting under the burden.
The result OF the campaign
Throughout the state shows in a
Estartling way what organization will
do. North Dakota has a Red Cross
Reorganization that is probably second
to none in the union. It covers the
state like q blanket. From the CEN
trail office the county chapters rad
late, and from them radiate the local
mote and thinly settled parts of the
state. The machine was carefully
and laboriousIy built up during the
summer and early fall, and when the
time came to put it into motion, the
result was a foregone conclusion.
Congratulations to the state on
GERS. Congratulations to Golden
Valley county with its wonderful
record Of SIS per cent; to Nelson and
Trail counties in competition for
second place; to the loyal Americans
Of German birth up in Logan county
with their 31.2 per cent; to Grand
Forks for its showing. And congrat-
ulations to the workers of Fargo
and Cass county. It was not their
fault that the county did not top the
list. It was the fault Of those who
didn't work. Every man knows in
bis own heart whether he did his
fuI duty by the Red Cross. If he
didn't, it isn't too late yet.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-27
aTHE MOVEMENT OF TROOPS"

North Dakotans may draw their
own inference from the announce
ment that Christmas greetings by
The score were received from North
Dakota soldiers now in Europe.
The Forum has tried to observe
rigidly the spirit Of the governments
requests In regard to the publication
of the movement Of troops. The fact
that the government has established
q censorship over the cables and per-
mitted the sending of scores, perhaps
hundreds, of Christmas cablegrams
from these soldiers, seemed sufficient
justification for the publication Of
this fact. Every North Dakotan
with q friend in the service knew
that the boys had sailed. This fact
was never published in The Forum,
although II was known at the time.
But the publication Of the fact Of
their safe arrival, after the govern
ment censor had passed the news
hundreds Of times, was another mat
ter.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-27
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IL you combined the curative proper
ties of every known "readY.made" cough
remedy, you would hardly have in them
all the curative power that lies in this
simple home made" cough syrup which
takes only q few minutes TO prepare.
Get from any druggist 255 ounces o.
Pinex 600 cents worth J, pour IT into q
pint bottle and ill the bottle with plain
Rranulated sugar syrup. The total cost
Ia about SIS cents and gives you q full
pint of really better cough syrup than
you could buy readY-made for $500.
Tastes pleasant and never spoils.
This Pinex and sugar syrup prepara-
fion gets right at the cause Of a cough
and gives almost immediate relief. 10
1oosens the phlegm, stops the nasty
throat tickle and heals the sore, irri.
tated membranes that line the throat,
chest and bronchial tubes, so gently
and easily that lit Is really astonishing.
A days use will usually overcome the
ordinary cough and for bronchitis,
Group, whooping cough and bronchial
asthma, there is nothing better.
Pinex is most valuable concentrated
compound Of genuine Norway pine ex.
tract, and has been used for generations
to break up severe coughs.
To avoid disappointment. ask your
druggist for ~ IA ounces Of Pinex" with
full directions, and don't accept any
thing else. A guarantee of absolute
satisfaction or money promptly re-
funded, goes with this preparation. The
Pinex Co., TT. Wayne Ind.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-27
THE FROGS AND THEIR KING.

In Aesop's Fables most Of US read
the tale OF the frogs which wanted a
king. They were sent first a stork,
and King stork threatened to extsr-
inmate his subjects by eating them.
When they prayed for a less siren
uous king, they were given a log. 1t
made a great splash when it was
thrown into the pond, but when the
frogs recovered from their fright
they lost all respect for their king,
and anarchy reigned in Frogland.
The Bolsheviki are proving them
selves the log" king of Russia, and
are giving the world a proof of their
complete ineptitude for government.
The Russian experiment which
started with the announcement of
such high ideals and with a
championship Of the cause Of free
dom and democracy, in words at
least, seems on the verge Of break
ing down completely.
One of the first acts of these siren
uous advocates of free speech and
a free press, was to suppress all
newspapers which disagreed with
them, and Jail most of the leaders
who spoke against them.
Then they refused to call together
the great constitutional assembly Of
Russia, the elective body which was
to represent the people and be the
center Of the new democratic gov
eminent. They realized they could
not hope for a majority in its couu-
ellis. and they adopted high handed
methods that would have made even
the old. Car blush. IF 1t meets, II
win meet over their opposition.
Instead of Utopia, where complete
freedom, equality, Justice and broth
erhood were to prevail. there is a
Reign of Terror, with drunkenness
and violence running almost I'M
checked.
The Bolsheyiki are giving the
world an example OF the practical
application Of the principles Of an
archy. Where each individual is q
law unto himself, nothing but chaos
can prevail. The same old rule Of
the strong prevailing. holds good but
the more primitive weapons Of thu
sword and the gun are substituted
for brains and education.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-27
WANTS FIRE
CALLS REPORTED
Police Should Be Given Elk
act Location Says City
Commissioner

Following a fire Wednesday night,
William Mills, police commissioner,
announced he was going to. take up
with the Northwestern Telephone
company and J. w. Sutherland, fire
chief, the matter OF having fire calls
reported to the police station.
The alarm wednesday night. was
sent in by telephone and within a
few minutes, calls were received at
the police station inquiring for the
location OF the blaze. Commissioners
Mills SAYS IL Is easy for the men at
his station to determine what ward
the fire Is in when the call is rung
in from a FIRE box, but 80 per cent
of the calls reach the IRE department
by telephone and the police find IL is
necessary to call up the telephone
office each time in order to get the
information.
It is further pointed out that in the
case of an early morning blaze in
a tenement house ii lis imperative
that police be on the scene as soon
as possible. The commissioners OF
police is certain his request for this
Information viii be granted and that
the police station will know within
a few seconds after an alarm Is turn
ed in the exact location Of a fire.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-27

next column relative to the farm
ers' new league you see an oppOrt-
unity to dig the Nonpartisan league.
1t has happened every chance you
get, so II would seem you were kind
Of backing up Big Biz" This is
no time for organizations and news
papers to fight. There is plenty OF
that across the water. This may be
q small town but 1t is a big town
and If you would look over your
front page you would probably see
some small town stun there. Wish
ing you the greetings Of the year.
/ remain,
Not Grab" but a subscriber and
admirer of your paper.
Fargo, Dec. Fl.
Thank you sir, both for the praise
and the criticism. One Is as well
come as the other. The Editor.
To The Editor OF The Forum:
There are some things ] like in
The Forum. 1t goes by Christian
standards. It stands by the churches.
It has no Sunday edition. It is loyal
to our government.
Cordially,
@. 8. BAsCoM.
Fargo, Dec. 20.