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Evening star., 1917-05-31
WIFE'S SUIT BOOMERANG.
She Asks Separation, But Husband
Obtains Absolute Divorce.

The application of Mrs. Gertrude w.
McIlveen to the District Supreme Court
for relief from marital difficulties
proved a boomerang. She asked linn
tied divorce on the ground of cruelty
and desertion, but her husband, Albert
T. McI1veen, answered with a cross
bill charging misconduct and namin 9
two correspondents.
After hearing the testimony of wit
nesses Justice Stafford today granted
the husband an absolute divorce on his
cross-bill and assessed the costs of the
Evening star., 1917-05-31
To Hold Commencement June 12.

Commencement exercises of the
Washington College of Music are to be
held June Il. at go O'Clock. at the
Belasco Theater. In the evening a re-
ception and dance are to be held at
Rauscher's. The graduates are Miss
Alma Thomas. Miss Augusta Bergmann.
Miss Agnes Terrett. Miss Ef1e Drex-
Illus. Mrs. Leila Howard Wood. Miss
Jane Darby. Mrs. Annie Walker. Miss
Leonila Lloyd. Miss. Margaret Darby,
Miss Dorothy McCauley, Harry Waller
and Israel Cooperstein.
Evening star., 1917-05-31
Tons on Tons Of Food.

In the storerooms from which the
mems food is served were cans OF the
best brands of vegetables and fruits
and bacon. PAY" takes 10000 pounds
of fresh meat in the refrigerating
rooms at a loading. and always carries
80 tons of the dry and bulky foods. If
IT were necessary the ship could live
and live well. for six months without
so much as sending dingy on shore to
hunt for grocery. Nor is the matter
of service neglected. The tables are
covered with clean oil cloths, the mess
cooks heap the plates from steaming
hot tureens. and the dishes are washed
as well as those of any hotel by pre-
cisely the same sort of washing and
drying contriyances. On this ship cleo
tric ranges have proved an immense
success. but some of the older types
still cling to the coal range.
Warship cleanliness has become a
proverb. but nowhere in the shin is
cleanliness more of fetch than in
the kitchen. cook is known by his
works. and ships cook is being con-
tinually inspected by the paymaster
and the officer of the day and the ex-
ecutive officer, and at fixed intervals
by the captain. A suggestion of un-
tidiness or carelessness would bring
the kitchen down about the cooks
ears. and a suspicion Of "sloppiness"
might result in his leaving q comfort
able and well paid berth to join the
coffee squads at their early morning
deck washing. There Is one place in
the world where the problem of do
mestic service has been solved, and
solved right.
Evening star., 1917-05-31

Point winners will receive gold. silver
or bronze prizes for first, second and
third places, respectively. handsome
plaque will be given the Carbery School
for it's performance by the playground
department of the District.
Evening star., 1917-05-31
Must Register at Training Camps,

In order to clear up o misundersfand-
ing regarding registrations for the
draft army. the War Department has
announced that all men now In train
Ing camps who are not either commis-
stoned or have not enlisted must reg
Evening star., 1917-05-31
No Grouches at Table.

"You can keep man hard and fit on
a limited range of food" said the cap
| tain of battleship. But unless he has
variety he goes to the table with
| crouch, no matter how hungry he may
be- We try to make the naval table
| appetizing and attractive. 1t keeps up
| the spirits of the men,
Forty-three cents day is not a
small sum to pay for one mans food
materials. however, when that food is
| bought the way the American navy
| buys. Everything is done by the con-
tract system. Meat of a specified grade
and always high grades bought
/ on contract. Without going too mucn
| into detail, it may be broadly said tnat
| the cost per pound of naval supplies
averages easily a third lower than the
\ retail cost of the same article to the
! American housewife. Quality is IN
sured by rigid inspection by the men
of the Agricultural Department There
| is practically no chance for graft to put
| in its ugly head. A laxity of inspection
| would soon bring about an inquiry. IN
| fact, the complaint. such as there Is. Is
! in the other direction. Naval men say
the inspection is SO severe that they are
sometimes inconvenienced by the IN
spector's refusal to permit them to take
| supplies that they would accept without
a murmur.
Evening star., 1917-05-31
O55C

Boys Military Wash Suits;
White, with either Red or
Blue trimming on collar,
sleeves and shoulder straps
gilt buttons. Sizes 3 to 8
years. SPECIAL,
Evening star., 1917-05-31

Miss Jessup was not sentimental. but
as she trudged home with her lace
certain string of words kept going
through her head:
Evening star., 1917-05-31

proceeding and counsel fee of 500 to
the husbands attorney, Edward Gies.
against both correspondents.
Evening star., 1917-05-31
HIGH COST Of LIVING
IS FELT BY u. S. NAVY
Bluejacket's Table More Expensive,
But Quantity and Quality
Are Maintained.
By HERBERT COREY.

WITH THE BATTLESHIP FLEET.
May 2I.-The high cost of living is be-
ginning to affect the United States
Navy But it will not bother the navy
man. He will eat the same things no
matter how high the cost curve runs.
Last month our ration cost was 45
cents per day per man." one paymaster
told me. Next month it may be 5o
cents per man. Prices are jumping"
That may seem small sum for the
raw materials needed to feed a shipful
of men to the man who pays 80 cents a
portion for grapefruit and 40 cents
for strawberries and cream. AS a
matter of fact the American seaman is
the best fed sailor in the world, just as
the American soldier is the best fed
soldier in the world. Other navies and
other armies may bat as high an aV
erage of calories and proteins as ours
do, but not one of them have the won
defful variety that makes the naval
table a daily temptation.
Evening star., 1917-05-31

Boys All-woo1 Blue Serge
Suits; strictly fast color. and
guaranteed all wool. Pinch
back models, with 3-piece
belt. All seams securely fin
ished. Sizes E to II years.
SPECIAL,
Evening star., 1917-05-31

Here's a lineup of some
livery special values for the
youngsters. Some in the
Boys Department on the
!; Second Floor, others in the
Economy Department. They
:: are all wonderful qualities
for the money.
:
Boys Wash Suits-Middy
and Junior Norfolk styles;
Middies in plain White, and
White with Navy Blue trim
mings-long or short pants.
Junior Norfolks in plain
White, and Blue, Brown and
Black striped, with belt. COL
lar and cuffs of contrasting
color. Sizes 3 to 8 years.
" SPECIAL,
Evening star., 1917-05-31
Same Food for All on Ship.

The quality is of the best. One often
hears that 1.-The officers live better
than the men do" The truth is that
they live on almost the same things.
The officers mess on a battlesh1p is
paid for by the officers themselves
They can live as extensively as they
please, but for convenience sake they
| buy their heavy and bulky supplies.
such as meats. fiours, vegetables ana
the like, from the ship stores. The one
difference between the officers table
and the seamen's table is in the ex-
tras the officers NAV add and in the
manner Of cooking. On the ship where
I have been visiting the men had the
best of it.
We've got a Filipino cook" ex-
planned the long suffering chaplain,
who was mess treasurer. There's no
| doubt about it-he isn't as good cook
as the men have"
Proof was offered in soup that was
| brought in from the mems galley after
\ the soup constructed in the officers
galley had been inspected and con-
demned. The cake of the Filipino was
| not as good as the cake made for the
men. When doughnuts came on that
were hard and brittle, while the men
| on the same day were luxuriating in
the golden brown, crisp, haky dainties
| that mother used to make, the chap
4 lain called the cook to taw:
| why don't you make doughnuts like
j that?" he demanded, sternly. confront
| ing the offender by specimen of the
4 doughnut makers most delectable art.
l But. the cook was fortified:
4 You lax heem that way?' he asked.
| bIandly. "Aw RI. / max heem that
] way. I not know you lax heem So"
Evening star., 1917-05-31
Plenty to Eat Is Assured.

The quantity is provided by law. That
is where Jack Tar has the better of
John Smith. who must cut his table
costs to fit a f1uctuating purse. The
lawmakers have not provided that the
naval ration shall not exceed this sum
or that. but have required that each
day each man shall have one and three
quarters pounds of meat and other
things in like proportion. After look
ing at the menu and watching the food
served ! was astounded that the Amer
ican navy is not composed exclusively
of fat men. Obviously the most con-
Mr.. Adipose down. Here is a sample
menu. taken at random from the
weeks bill:
Breakfast. scrambled eggs, homfny
sirup. apples and coffee. Dinner. rice
tomato soup, roast veal and gravy
Drowned potatoes, rice pudding and
coffee. Supper. cold roast beef. vege-
table salad, lemon pie and tea. Bread
there is in abundance at every meal.
The men who turn out in the early
morning to wash down the decks begin
the day with cup after cup of good cof-
fee. And-most important of all-each
man has all he wants of the substan-
tials.
We always provide for seconds" ex-
planned the commissary steward
Seconds. 1t appears, is that extra
helping that the husky boyish appetite
REQUIRES after few hours in the open
air. Seventy-five pounds Of coffee are
used daily on this ship and the occa-
sional rarebit makes way with forty
pounds of cheese. When scrambled
eggs are on the menu the cooks scram-
BILE 1.S00 eggs and it takes 21O dozen
fried eggs to give tween decks a good
start for the day. Pies are thick. lus-
cious. tempting pies-they are worth
the careful attention of any pie ex-
pert-and they are cut in five pieces in
stead of six. Pork sausage comes every
now and then. Baked beans are jnva
riab1e one day week, and corn beef
hash and dumplings and boiled ham
and pork chops and roasts of various
sorts and Clipped beef-the list is too
long even to be scanned. A good des-
sert is served at dinner and sumner
which varies from the regular cake and
pie and pudding to such dainties as ice
cream.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-18
ROW CONTINUES
Denman Insists on Passing on
All Ship Contracts.
OutspOken Demand To Quit
Fussing and Get to Work.

Washington, July 1s.-The Goe-
thaIs-Denman row continued to hold
up the government ship building pro-
gram today.
Goethals, as requested by Denman.
sent the shipping board additional de-
tails of the plans for two government
ship yards and for communicating
steel merchant ships now building.
A meeting between Goethals and the
shipping board will be held. possibly
today, if Denman is satisfied with
Geothals's reply. The information
Goethals furnished yesterday was "un-
satisfactory and not very definite. -
according to members of the board.
Goethals's letter today forwarded con-
tracts for the yards and for 400
costs of the communicating and
speeding up construction under way.
Ready to Award Contracts.
A demand has been raised here in
official circles that Denman and
Goethals settle their differences and
get to work.
Goethals stated today he has not
appealed to the president yet to back
him. Denman reiterated that as own
er of the majority stock in the emer-
gency fleet corporation he intended to
pass on all contracts.
1t is likely Denman will object to
the cost prices given in the ship yard
contracts which Goethals was report
ed ready to award the United States
Steel corporation and the Lackawanna
Steel company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-18
CHARGE is RESENTED
Nebraska Lutherans in Protest Meet
ing at Omaha.

Omaha, July misrepresentation
of nine Lutheran church organizations
including about thirty ministers met
here today to take action on the
charges of disloyalty recently made
against leaders of those churches by
the Nebraska defense council in a
public statement. The states of Nebras-
ka, Iowa and Ohio were represented
at the meeting.
The conference adopted without OPP
position resolutions in which 1t is de-
clared that the doctrinal basis of the
Lutheran church as expressed in its
great symbol known as the Augsburg
confession, to which the ministry of
the church is obligated in express
terms commands loyalty to the gov
eminent"
The resolutions closed with a sweep
ing declaration of answering devo-
ton to the flag on the part of the en-
tire membership of the Lutheran
church,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-18
WORTH HALF MILLION
State House Furniture and Fixtures
Given Valuation.

State house furniture, fixtures and
libraries are worth nearly half mill
lion dollars, according to a record
compiled today by J. E. Cation, state
accountant. His report of physical
valuation of state house property
shows a total of $435, 227.76.
Most of the state house furniture,
however, is of the style and design
popular in public offices during the
period following the Civil war All
state house furniture shows a valua-
ton of but $103, 41S.76 for the fifty
state departments. This valuation in
cludes not only furniture, but files,
racks, elevators, electric fans, type
writer's, trucks and other miscellan-
eouS property.
Books in the state library and the
state travelling library are valued at
1881, 500. Cation has compiled a rec
ord of every piece of state house
property from a letter file to a steel
filing cabinet Each item is charged
against the department and will be
invoiced when present officials leave
the departments
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-18

The picnic to have been given Friday
at Chesney park by the L. A. H. club has
MIR. and Mrs. Earl Blair and little daugh-
ter. Teresa Of Argentine, spent several
Mrs. Thomas Blair, Reno avenue
Topeka Review No. II. Ladies Benefit
association of the Maccabees will meet
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Rose Geiger
1221 Kansas avenue.
An ice cream social will be given Friday
evening, on the lawn adjoining the Seward
Avenue Methodist church.
Andrew Duncan has returned to his
home in Los Angeles, after spending the
Mrs. Harry De Jean and little son were
guests Wednesday Of Mrs. W. I. Neil, 7O5
Liberty street.
The community playground on the east
lawn of the Seward Avenue Methodist
church, will be opened Thursday afternoon
ready for use at that time
Clarence, the son of Mr.. and Mrs. August
Great Lakes, Ill., where he has entered the
Navaf Training school.
Mrs. Jennie Tinsley Of Keokuk, Iowa
Mrs: John Holder and daughter Of Elk
fels %o Springs Th9 are guests Of Mrs
return to Excelsior Springs. Thursday. The
trip will be made by motor.
Mrs. George Villee entertained the Lotus
club. Tuesday afternoon with the following
buquerqueg \. Mex. Mrs. Frank G. Davis,
Mrs. Harley Barnes, Mrs James Brizendine,
Mrs Charles Cole, Mrs. Eldon Seagraves
Mrs. Frank Morris, Mrs. William Ravens.
The honors of the afternoon were awarded
Mrs. Seagraves and Mrs Morris. The club
has disbanded for the summer. In Septem-
ber the first meeting will be held with
Mrs. Frank Hesse
Mrs. Frank Sherer of Albuquerque. n.
Mex. is guest at the home Of Mrs.
Frank G. Davis. German avenue.
Raymond Andelstedt of California is a
visitor at the A. Malstrom home, East Sixth
avenue.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Delta Alpha class of the Third Presby-
terrain church, will be held Friday evening
with Mrs. Lewis Briar, South Kansas ave-
nue..
The Delta Alpha class entertained Tues
day evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. s. Gentry. Chandler street. in honor
of Mrs Morris and Miss Ethel Morris of
New Jersey. Mrs. Morris and daughter are
guests OF Mrs G.. H. Flintham. Those
present included Mrs. Morris, Miss Morris,
Mr.. and Mrs. g. H. Flintham, Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Armendariz, Mr.. and Mrs W. S.
! Gentry, Mrs. Sarah Harker. Mrs. Lewis
| Briar, Miss Eva Flintham. Miss Mabel
| Malstrom. Miss Lillian Malstrom. Miss
Edith McCallam- Miss Anna johnson, Miss
Eva Stratton, Miss Jessie Cole. Miss Eva
Worthington. Mrs. Lewis Briar, Mr.. Clar-
ence Rosen, Mr.. Walter Remainder and Mr..
Raymond Andelstedt.
The Cleaners class of the Second United
Brethren church will meet Thursday af-
ternoon at the home of Mrs. L. Z. Stone,
Second and Branner streets
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-18
QUITS SOCIALIST PARTY
Upton Sinclair Is Against And-Draft
Stand.

Los Angeles, Cal, July 1S.-Upton
Sinclair, novelist and Socialist, has
withdrawn from the National Social
list party. -;e
In a statement Sinclair took issue
with his party on the ''so-called. ma
jrity report" opposing war, and au-
thorized q. the announcement today of
his -'split" with the Socialists.
For ME to remain in the party
would be to misrepresent both the
party and myself" Sinclair explains.
He predicts that the Socialist party
will be wiped out if it endeavors to
carry out its formally declared policy
of mass opposition to CONSUMPTION.
The novelist's chief reasons for
Withdrawing are the Socialists opposi-
ton to CONSUMPTION and the war
America is waging upon German au-
tocracy"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-18
FLAGS FOR CHILDREN
Topek ms Asked to Send Riddles
Down Town for Belgian Parade.

school children of Topeka will play
one of the leading roles in the recep-
ton to the Belgian commission, July
20. Announcement was made this
morning by E. E. Bearg, supervisor
of public Fairgrounds, that every To-
peka kid was expected to be present
at the celebration
Parents have been urged to bring
their children to the south side of the
state house grounds and leave them
there under the care of a public play
grounds supervisor. Children have
been asked to come by themselves,
too They must be in place on the
south parkings and lawn of the state
house grounds at 2:45 o'clock sharp.
Fifteen hundred Belgian flags and
the same number of American flags
will be distributed among the kiddies.
Each banner will wave welcome for
the commission to Kansas.
All during this week fifty little girls
have been busy lacking the cloth OF
the flags to the mast sticks. They
will all be ready for distribution to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock at each
public playground. The flags will be
given to the children by the Chamber
of Commerce in payment for their
work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-18
Grain Gossip.
FURNISHED by the Topeka Board of Trade.)

Minneapolis wheat stocks have decreased
$4,000 bushels in the past three days.
Elevator stocks OF wheat in Kansas City
increased $500 bushels Monday and corn
stocks increased 1901 bushels.
Exports from the United States and Cam
ada yesterday were 2SS, 600 bushels of wheat
and % 900 barrels of flourt wheat and
flour combined, 401. 900 bushels.
Stocks of wheat in Chicago elevators de-
creased 5000 bushels last week and now
amount to $4,000 bushels: corn. 10000
bushels, decrease $1,000 bushels: oats, 641,
600 bushels, decrease G42.000 bushels
year ago stocks were 5.S9S, 900 bushels of
wheat, 1.65S. 900 bushels OF corn and g.
950, 600 bushels of oats
foreign crop summary contained the
following: I'm the United Kingdom fine
weather is reported generally. The out
look is for moderate wheat yield The
weather is fine in France. being mostly
clear and warm Harvesting is progressing
fayorably in the south. In the north dry
ness prevails, but not to any great extent
Local offers are light and mills are operat-
Ing slowly arrivals of Of wheat or.
small in the Scandinavian Peninsula
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-18
DIBBLES ARE HELD
All Clerks Dismissed in Police Court
On Sunday Charge.

All Dibble Grocery company clerks
were discharged late Tuesday when
their cases were called in the police
court. The men, charged with vio-
lation of the Sunday labor law. were
given their freedom, while cases
against d. M. Dibble and Ivan Dibbie,
proprietors, will be submitted Friday
on an agreed statement OF facts
The long list of Dibble clerks were
released without the payment of fine
or costs and the charges against them
dropped by the city. No evidence will
be introduced in the case against own
ers of the grocery company. A deci-
sion will be based on the agreed state
ment to be submitted to the court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-18

HelSingfOrS, Finland, today endeaVOr-
ing to adjust the home rule" fight
there.
Overstepped Authority.
Ukrainia, Finland, Kronstadt are
all seeking home rule-not indepen-
dence.
The cabinet designations of cadet
members followed revelations that
Foreign Minister Tereschenko and
Minister of Communications TsereIelli
had gone to Ukrainia and signed an
agreement that Ukrainian officials
should be responsible only to the
Ukrainian congress.
This agreement was signed Satur-
day when Tereschenko and Tseretelli at
Kieff were<in constant touch by tele-
The cabinet instructed them to get
Ukrainia's views but not to sign an
agreement. On Sunday the two min
listers returned and the cabinet met
for long session at Prince Lvoff' S
home. Early Monday morning Teres-
chenko and TSeretelli brought out the
agreement they had signed.
Stormy Cabinet Session.
There was an immediate storm in
the meeting. The cadet members re-
Lvoff sided with the Socialists and
radicals who approved the STEP The
cadets finally quit the meeting at 3
o'clock in the morning, later resign
ing
The cadets apparently are still
showing the same misunderstanding
of the aims of the Russian common
erS that caused the fall of former
Foreign Minister Mi1iukof
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-18

certain aliens. The state department
holds that Italians and Japs cannot
be seized for the new army because
of treaty provisions, and that aliens
from neutral countries certainly are
exempt from forced service. What
it's decision as to. declarants is. has
not been announced.
While this undercurrent of dissat-
isfaction runs. those in charge of the
draft are going ahead on the assump-
ton that there will be no change in
present plans.
Ohio. Virginia, Utah, Illinois and
New York are expected to be ready
today. Michigan and Kentucky re-
port they will be ready in "a few
days and Missouri is scheduled to
finish tomorrow
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-18
New York stock Market.

Wall St, New York, July 1S.-STOCKS-
United States steefs rally of a point to
I22A in the first hour was accompanied
by one to two point gains in other indus
trials: Shippings strengthened, marine pre-
1erred rising points. Airbrake and
pressed steel represented the equip
ments at =. to points advances. To-
baccos, American. sumatra excepted, in
creased their early advantage United
Cigars gaining 2Ss and American tobacco
4: Motors displayed greater heavfness.
Maxwell falling five points. A sharp break
of five points in St. Paul unsettled the
entire list before noon. Bonds were ir-
regular the liberty issue selling at 99.41 to
9G.45.
Gains out-numbered declines during today's
trading but the updertone was Irregular
because of heaviness of motors and some
of the equipments. Rails showed no ma :
terial change except for decline of one
and half points in Canadian Pacific.
Tobaccos and allied specialties were strong,
advances running from fractions to four
points. Shippings were inactive and the
leading steels showed the effect of further
developed before the end of the first hour.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-18

That's Price Fixed in Re-
Draft of Food Bill.
President Given Almost Unlim-
tied Price Fixing Power.

Washington. July 1S-- Senator
Chamberlain today completed re-
draft of the food bill control provid-
ing a food administration board of
three members. 1t sets a minimum
price of not less than $1,75 a bushel
for Number 1, Northern wheat, with
other grain prices to be fixed in pro-
portion.
The president is given specific
powers to fix minimum prices for
fuel. wheat. flour. meal. beans and
potatoes. He is given power to pur-
chase foodstuffs 'at not less than the
minimum price"