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Evening star., 1918-02-18
Jury Unable to Agree.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, February 1s.-
The jury in the election conspiracy trial
of Joseph E Bell. former mAyue. and
tweuty-nine other IndfAz2pUGis men,
was discharged m t1e Uu1ted 6tatwdfs-
tict court hero yestsxtizy, 8fner It had
reported to the court that Il Was I'M
able to agree on whether neee was a
conspiracy. No &Umouncepneu8 hna been
there VIII be q redtal
Evening star., 1918-02-18
President to Receive New Envoy Of
the Netherlands Tomor-
row.
Dates Announced for Two Weddings.
Proctor-Bayne and Tompkins-
Graves Nuptials This Month.

The President will receive the new
minister of the Netherlands. Mr.. August
Phillips. at the White House tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock. The minister
reached Washington a week ago, and.
with Mime. Phillips and their family, is
established at the legation, in 18th
street.
The President and Mrs. Wilson had
an early game of golf this morning.
Evening star., 1918-02-18
German AirpIanes Aim
Bombs at U. S. Hospital,
But They Miss Their TARGET

FRANCE, February 1s.--An American
field hospital in town within our lines
apparently was the target for a Ger
man airplane which few over it last
night and dropped several unusually
heavy bombs. The hospital, in which
Evening star., 1918-02-18

units confronting the Germans. but all
the men are bending to their task and
they are anxious TO have the people At
home know that they are well satisfied
and determined to perform to their ut.
most the duties before them.
Tell the home folks that we are
happy to be in the fighting. The work
is hard and trying. but that is why we
are here. Nothing could induce as to
leave it until the job is finished and
the Germans are beaten"
Health Of Soldiers Good.
Such in substance are the expressions
Of dozens Of the American troops now
carrying on" in the actual fighting
line.
As to the health Of the men. today'a
record showed that there were only
three sick among the entire force. COM
prising several thousands, and these
are cases of minor Importance. Every
care is taken to provide ample rations,
hot when possible. which. however. is
not always. owing to the exposed posi-
ton. The men are fully content with
this. and certainly appear fit and well
They have taken to trench and dugout
life as il born to it.
Evening star., 1918-02-18
SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS FOR THE WEEK IN
CONNECTION WITH THE SUNDAY CAMPAIGN
Today.

= Today.
Meetings for men. as follows:
Engine No. 4. pm, engine No. II.
8 p-m.s engine No. %. pm. and truck
No. 9, Z pm.
Tuesday.
Miss saxe's Bible study class. Taber-
nAcle platform, pm.
Mrs. Asher-Meetinss at Kann,s store,
10 am; Old Globe building. 12 noon,
and meeting of business women's invi-
tation COMMITTEES, Y. w. c. A, go pm.
Meeting for Western High girls, resi-
0ence Of Mrs W. B. Orme, f623 18th
street northwest, B pm.
% Mesdps 5oE 6Sys ,, and girls Of JET
1E15 pm
Meetings fDr men. as fpIlouE
Georgetown car barn, z,fS to 3.11
e1xtne. Ho ? pns enEfne No.
'0A~A. . Dm-
s. Wednesday.
1DGHe.1 usual BIb3s study>osnsx. ;
m, and another at West Street Pres
30terfan Church. pm.
&. ME- Asher meetings at -Pepco," 12:1o
Dm- and Walter Reed Hospital. 2:30
pm Council girls meeting. First Con-
greg4tonal Church, $50 to pm
Luncheon meeting. First Congrega-
donal Church. IL am. to pm.
s Central government girls meeting,
same church. 4:45 to $50 pm.
Meeting for pupils of Tech and Bust
ness High and Business annex, Ham
line M. z. Church, pm
Meetings for boys and girls of Bowen
and Greenleaf schools, Gorsuch NJ. e.
Church, 3:15 pm.
Mems meetings as follows:
Barber & Ross plant. 12:15-12:45 pm
WAahington Terminal shops, 12:1b-12:45
.RHA: engine No. 20. 10 am: engine No
-. nm-: engine No. Is, pm;
0nEo Ia n, - Am-s engine No. q
- 0Urk No. n pans AnEine Mo- %
12e txDek 1se ). pans truck No
Evening star., 1918-02-18

Kerl, Mr.. o. Allen Tate. Mr.. Rudolph de
Iapp and others Miss Kirby presided
at the tea table, aid Mr.. Tate rendered
violin solos. Refreshments were served.
Evening star., 1918-02-18

1ew Duty for Vncount NortnTfe,
LONDON. February 1s.-iscount
1sofehcfife has accepted the position
n 0rector Of propaganda IN enemy
90onHfe6 while continuing ME 1,u,s-i+ion
0n he American mission.
Evening star., 1918-02-18
Feels He Must Go to France.

Mr.. Sunday announced from the plat
form last night that the call for hin, TO
go to France is SO strong that he feels
he cannot resist it He stated that after
tho Chicago and Duluth campaigns and
the completion of some private busi-
nesH, he will be in a. position to go
across. which win bring the date some
where around July 1. Billy says he is
sure he knows at least half of the pres
eot expediionary force
Coinc1dentally with the thaw in the
financial srowdrift. Billy had, for a
change. some kind things to say about
Warrington. admitting that results in
<1nerent cities are not comparabIe and
that the National Capital has dome
@nes
Evening star., 1918-02-18

Mrs. James Ellis will entertain az
her home, in Bradley Hills, at the third
of the knitting teas given by the Mont
gomery county social service commit
tee of the Woman's Club of Bethesda
tomorrow afternoon.
Evening star., 1918-02-18
Invited to Speak at Quantico.

Sunday has been invited to speak at
Quantico. Va. before the Marine Re-
serve Corps forces in camp there This
makes 1t unanimous. as he has been
asked to appear at every camp within
a reachable radius of Washington. He
has been invited to Camps Meade,
Meigs, American University and Lee
and to the Naval Academy.
OF the afternoon audience yesterday
Secretary Lane was an interested mem
Der. There was a big delegation pres
ent from the Washington Railway and
Electric Company. and one from the Po-
tomac Electric Power Company, headed
by the Boy Scout Band. The evening
audience was capacity one and it is
estimated that a thousand persons
walked the trail at the three gatherings.
Evening star., 1918-02-18
PERSHING TN "TIN HAT'
AND GAS MASK IN
SPECTS U. S. SECTOR

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1918-02-18

Mr.. Larz Anderson has returned tc
Washington from stay at White Sui
phur Springs.
Evening star., 1918-02-18
TiHRONG HITS TRAIL
!, At THE TABERNACLE
Report Shows Guarantee
u Fund for EvangeIist's Cam
Y paign Practically Closed.
MR.. SUNDAY IN NEW YORK

The financial cloud hanging until re-
Gently over washington's Billy Sunday
campaign has almost cleared away.
Monetary sunbeams have pierced it
through and through and all that's left
of it is one small shred. which viii
probably disappear below the horizon
by tomorrow night.
The deficiency in the campaigns ex-
,pense account was about $500 before
Saturday nights meeting. The coins
dropped that night. plus the results OF
the three meetings of Dollar day al
the Tabernacle yesterday, have brought
it down to between 5000 and s3'oo0.
according to Charles Henry Butler,
chairman of the special finance COM
mittee.
Final report will he made tomorrow
might Mr.. Butler says. In the mean
time it is promised that no more cut-
lections will be taken up at the Taper-
.nacle except on the two remaining
SUNDAYS because the special committee
is confident that during TO-DAY ana TO-
morrow il will be able TO get additional
private subscriptions sufficient 10 on
set the last Bit of Indebtedness.
1t cordially invites all those VINO
were unable to attend and contribute
yesterday to send their money TO the
Loan and Trust building, or TO Mt.
Butler.
"The state of affairs now means that
all suarantors of the expense fund are
relieved unless they wish to make
voluntary contributions. as mum Der
are inclined to 40 said Chairman
Butler this morning. There VIII be
only two more collections-neXt sun
day for the benefit of the local cam
rpaign committee. and the final day. for
the personal gift TO the evangelist
himself"
Last night, in addI1on to the regular
collection Mr.. Butler handed in $1,000
that he had procured from among his
personal friends. The Church of the
Covenant added 5000. and 5. kann. Sons
e. Co. and John e. Let's, campaign
treasurer. also gave substantial sums.
Today is Sundays day of rest. which
he is celebrating by taking flying trip
to New York to speak at a big patriotic
meeting in Carnegie Hall. He LIST
: Washington at midnight and will re-
turn tomorrow morning Today he
1unched with John D. Rockefeller, jr..
who took a prominent part in the New
York Sunday campaign. Tomorrow
Sunday will preach as usual, both
afternoon and evening.
Evening star., 1918-02-18

Mrs. D. Owen Chahoon is passing the
winter at the Hotel Huntington, Pasa-
dena, Cal.
Evening star., 1918-02-18

Mrs. Robert Patterson, who has been
in the west for several weeks. will
reach Washington tomorrow.
Evening star., 1918-02-18

ED.Im3nc Eengue fn9 Sszeched SH4-
mdaY. April u, for the anuua1 benefit
BAH which will be given at Rauscher-s.
Col. and Mrs. John Temple Graves
Evening star., 1918-02-18

Commander and Mrs William P. Gro
nan have arrived at Washington and
Evening star., 1918-02-18

lu1uuIlnE.
- - !
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GIRLS! USE LEMONS
FOR SUNBURN, TAN
Try I'll Make this lemon lotion
to whften your tanned or
freckied skin.

Squeeze he juice of Two lemons into
a bottle containing three ounces of
Orchard White. shake well, and you
have a quarter pint of the best
freckle. sunburn and tan lotion, and
complexion whitener, at very. very
small cost
Your grocer has the lemons and
any drug store CT toilet counter will
supply three ounces of Orchard White
for a few cents. Massage this sweet
ly fragrant lotion into the face, neck.
arms and hands and see how quickly
the freckles. sunhurn. windburn and
tan disappear and how clear. soft and
white the skin becomes. Yesi 1t is
harmless.-Adv.
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DON'T GET FAT,


Chicago, July S.-They are gasping
yet and probably the generous waist
lines make the gasping more audible.
Moreover none of them have figured
out whether they will make answer
or just grin and-tishten up. All of
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the west since she completed her col
lcge work. Lieutenant Robinson is
the son of Mrs. Ellen A. Robinson, of
Boise, Idaho. He is a graduate of
the University of Idaho, where he be-
longed to the Sigma NJ fraternity He
GERS training camp. Lieutenant and
Mrs. Robinson will be at home tenn
po-arily at Hampstead. N Y.
X X K
Mr. and Mrs r. Garrett announce
the engagement of their daughter.
Mrs. Clyda Greene, to Mr. Robert
Randall, of Detroit, Mich. The mar
riage will be an event of the summer.
Mrs. Green has been living in To-
peka for the past eight months, since
she became emergency home demon
stration agent for the county. She
resigned her position July l.
Word has been received in Topeka
of the safe arrival overseas of MIR.
Ward NJ. Keller Mr.. Keller has lived
in Topeka several years and has many
friends in the younger society crowd
with which he is identified.
X = u
The T B. Thompson and the F. G.
Willard families have. for thirty years.
followed the custom of holding
family reunion on July and Thanks
giving day each year. The reunions
are always held at the Willard home,
the practice of meeting there being
established when the family lived in
Potwin Place. Every member of all
the branches of the family attended
if that was at all possible. If there
were any absent ones, they received a
letter written by those who attended
the celebration and signed by all of
them. Six years ago on Thanksgiving
day, SO members of this old, and we'll
known Topeka family, attended the
party. At the reunion held Thurs
day, July 4. this year, % persons were
present. The absent ones, some be-
longing to the family by ties of blood,
and some by ties of ma rriage. are en-
gagged in war work. and the letter adj
dressed to them, with the signatures.
is as follows:
Topeka. Kan. July 4. 1918.
To the Nine Dear Absent Ones in Service:
b Lee johnson. Kenneth Lewis. Robt.M Me-
Giffert. Edward Thomson. VIM. Thomp-
George Willard and Francis Willard.
More than a quarter of century ago be-
gan the gatherings of this little clan of
relatives. by blood and marriage. and
friends to celebrate this day and date.
Gathered then. and upon each succeeding
general purpose of a family reunion and
recementing of close friendships. but more
especially to watch and enjoy the pleasures
the day furnished to you romping young
sters-> In these first years some of you
were not in existence and some of You were
ing you were all here and you certainly
were some rompers."
As We are gathered here today our hearts
are beating bit faster at the memory of
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OLD AGE A CRIME!

Some people are young at 60-red
checked. ruddy and vigorous. Others are
old at 4O-joint beginning to stiffen up
a bit: step beginning co lag and lose its
springiness: occasional touches of pain
in the back, feel tired without cause. and
possibly n twinge of rheumatic pain.
In most cases these the danger sig
nails to warn you that the kidneys are not
promptly doing their work of throwing
off the poisons that are always forming
in the body. To neglect these natural
warnings is a crime against yourself. IL
you have these symptoms you can find
prompt relief in GOLD MEDAL Iaarlen
oil Capsules. For more than 200 years
this has been the recognized remedy for
kidney and bladder ailments.
GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsu es
are imported direct from the Laboratories
at Haarlem. Holland. Ge- them at YOUR
druggists DO not take substitute. In
boxes three observation-disclosures
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THIN PEOPLE
SHOULD TAKE
PHOSPHATE
Nothing Like Plain Bitro-Phosphafe 10
Put on Firm. Healthy Flesh and
to Increase Strength. vigor
and Nerve Force.

Judging from the countless prepara-
tious and treatments which are continu.
ally being advertised for the purpose OF
making thin people fleshy, developing
arms, neck and bust. and replacing ugly
bellows and angles by the soft curved
lines of health and beauty. there are evil
IDENTIFY thousands of men and women VINO
keenly feel their excessive thinness
Th1ness and weakness are usually que
to starved nerves. Our bodies need more
phosphate than is contained in modern
foods. Physicians claim there Is nothing
that will supply this deficiency SO wei as
the organic phosphate known among
druggists as bitro- phosphate. which Is In
expensive and In sold by most nil drug
gists under guarantee of satisfaction or
money back. BY feeding the nerves
directly and bv supplying the body cells
with the necessary phorphoric food ele-
ments. bitro-phosphnte quickly produces
welcome Transformation in the appear
ance: the Increase in weight frequently
being astonishing4
This increase in weight also carries with
1t general Improvement In the health:
Nervousness. seeplessness and lack OF
energy. which nearly always accompany
excessive thinness. soon disappear. dull
eyes become bright. and pale cheeks glow
with the bloom of perfect health.
unsurpassed for relieving nervousness.
sleepessness and general weakness. IL
should not. owing to its remarkable flesh
growing properties. be used by anyone
who does not desire to put on flesh.-Adv.
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Dickerson has been elected to the
faculty of Drake college for next year
and had resigned from Washburn to
accept this position. Now, however.
he may be called into active service
at any time. Mr.. Dickerson has dur
ing he past year been choir master
at Grace cathedral.
X
Mr.. Clay Hamilton entertained a
few friends Informally at dinner last
evening at the Country club. in COM
pliment to his guest, Capt. F. A. Phil
lips, of Camp Funston.
II X
Mr. and Mrs. F. Sadlemire an
nounce the marriage of their daugh-
ter Hazelle Pauline, to Lieut.. Fay g.
Robinson, of the 35S Aero squadron,
u S. R., June 90 in Chicago.
The bride graduated from the To-
peka high school and the Kansas State
Normal She has been teaching in
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cards should be permitted to enter the
church.
Questions Answered by Alicia Hoyt.


church.
Questions Answered by Alicia Hoyt.
miss Hoyt will answer in this col
umn all questions on matters of ETH
quette addressed to her in care of this
paper. If a personal answer is de-
sired, enclose a cent stampO
GERTRUDE. 1 do not wholly APP
prove of surprise parties" L think
that they are often an unpleasant
shock to the surprised party rather
than an unmitigated pleasure. Then,
too, / do not think that hospitality
should be forced upon any one and
that if one is to be the host at a
party, one should have something to
say as to when it should take place
and who should be invited. But if
you are going to get up" the party.
you had better send out informal notes
of invitation and they might be some
thing like this: My Dear Miss White:
I am arranging a surprise party on
Josephine Smith for Wednesday eve
ming, November II. and 1 hope you
can come. The guests are to meet at
my home at s o'clock. Please let me
know if I may expect you. Most sin
cerely yours. etc"
T. G. j.: After eating a meal in a
hotel dining room. lthe napkin should
be left lying loosely beside the plate,
just as if 1t had been a meal in a
private house. 1t should not be laid
on the chair.
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Phones-FrOm $50 = m. $3.50: hours 1862

crowd who had dinner together
at the Country club Saturday night
were Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Mohler, Mr..
and Mrs. John Dillon, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chester Woodward, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. Tom
Guilford Dudley and Mr.. Arch Catlin.
Mrs. Fred Davis has received word
of the safe arrival overseas of her
brother. Maj. Alfred B. Quinton, form
erly of Topeka.
Cards were received in Topeka to-
day announcing the marriage. by Mr..
w W. Whitney, of his daughter, Mar
Jorie. to Mr.. Glenn w. Pratt, on Sat-
urday. July the sixth, nineteen hun
dred and eighteen. At home 400
Greenwood avenue.
Word has been received commend
ing the bravery of Lieut.. James C.
Lyle, of Leavenworth, in action on the
battle front. Lieutenant Lyle is quite
well known in Topeka as he has often
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Anderson,
who formerly lived in Tyler street.
Lieutenant Lyle received slight
wound according to a cablegram to
his tther, Mr.. f. D. Lyle of Leaven-
worth In company with a cousin of
President Wilson, Capt. Woodrow Will
sun OOuDTluSe, Lieutenant Lyle was
on observation duty in the Belleau
woods north of Paris, when a shot
from the enemy demolished the tower
in which they were. and left them ex-
posed. They ran for the French
American lines. with bullets flying
around them. along what is called
suicide lane" A private soldier near
them fell from a wound and these two
officers stopped in the danger and
picked up the other soldier and took
MN to safety with them. The cable
dispatch says that all had a close call
from death and that these two officers
are to be commended for their
bravery
x X
Mr. Hugh Dickerson, who for the
past two years has been a member
OF the Tine arts faculty of Washburn
college, has enlisted in the navy. Mr..
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Looking Backward In State
Journal Society Column
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY

The new club recently organized which
has in its membership twelve of Topekas
society buds has been given name 1t
is 'Amaranth." Websters dictionary gives
the following definition of Amaranth: An
imaginary flower supposed never to fade"
The club is composed of the following
young ladies': Misses Emily King.
Jeanette Lord. Marjorie Wheeler. Harriet
Jones, Louise Smith. Helen Smith, Flor
ence ROssington. Helen Wilson. Hila
Hinckley. Helen Thompson, Lottie Park
hurst and Hazel Fassler.
Miss Nellie Kirk entertained a number
of her friends at a lawn party at her home
on Monroe street Tuesday evening. Those
present were Miss Sadie Downing, Miss
Eta Beck. Miss Winifred Prescott, Miss
Sadie Shull Miss Erol Buckmaster. Miss
Anna Beck, Miss Gertie Felt. Miss Mamie
Veal, Miss Lizzie Gavitt, Miss Minnie Felt
Mr.. Roger Van Hook. Mr.. Earl Graham
Mr.. Warren CLANCY, Mr.. Phil Daley. Mr.
Rob Irwin. Mr.. Allen Lauck. DIR. Lauck
Mr.. Louis Felt, Mr.. Walter Hayes and Mr.
Harry Bowen.
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which is due to DIR. Lulu Hunt Peters
of Los Angeles, who in an address en-
titled Watch Your Weight" told Chi
caso women that one in every four of
them ''waddled because they were too
fat" Doctor Peters is a worker for
the government in its food conserva-
ton and health preservation cam
paign.
Among some of the things she said
in her speech were:
1.-The trouble with Chicago women
is their lack of exercise and love of
food.
III you chuff. chuff. chuff when
you climb the stairs or if you draw
audible protests from the Louis
Quinze chair when you seat yourself,
have care.
Chicago is undeniably the latest
city.
1.-The average woman should con-
sumo only $500 calories of food a
day"
After having said this. Doctor Pc
ters drew herself up and announced:
II weigh just enough,"-she paused
moment and then added obviously,
but 1 have to be careful; I've a ten
dency to grow. l have to watch my
calories"
Doctor Peters said that fat people
were sick people.
. ~ No4uA-t IN oSn IoN
Who was in a joint in Kansas City
few me nths ago buying refresh
ments' of a kind not known in our
city, before starting out for Topeka.
She had her car filled, so the story
goes, when she saw that she was be-
ing watched by two men. When she
started they went off at a rapid gate
as if to follow her. She went on a
little way, however. but before she
reached the city limits decided On
safety first, so returned to the joint,
turned back her former purchase and
against started for home. At the edge
of town she was stopoped and her
car searched. 6 ne people are born
lucky, or we suppose we should say
bright" because this woman has a
we'll established reputation in our
town for bein~ sl-rewd.
Word has been received of safe dr.
rival overseas of Mr.. Crosby Deacon,
of Donna, Texas, formerly of Topeka.
Mr.. Deacon graduated from Wash
known in the college crowd. He IS
of Supply company 312.
X X
The Masonic Ladies' Red Cross unit
are asked to meet at Masonic temple
Tuesday afternoon at O'Clock to
make plans for knitting during the
summer.
Miss Mary Dobbs, of Wichita,
chairman of the committee for the
campaign to raise $4,000 in the state
for the W. c. T. U. war work. says
that splendid progress toward the goal
is being made. Clark. Allen, Sherman
and Rawlins counties were the first
to reach the quota set for them. altho
several of the others are near their
goal
x X
Miss Carolyn B. Whittlesey has is
sued invitations for her annual must
sale on Wednesday evening at
o'clock. The program will be given at
the First Christian church. 622 To-
peka avenue.
THERE'S GIRL IN OUR TOWN
Who is visiting her grandmother
and manages to make herself useful
in whatever part of the house, yard Or
garage is the busiest for the time be-
ing A member of the household has
a large car for sale and was showing
it to prospective buyer who finally
remarked that he would not put so
much into car. he thought he would
buy a Ford. Really" remarked the
40 La-
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Mr. Hugh Dickerson who for the
past two years has been a member
or the fine arts faculty of Washburn
college, has enlisted in the navy. Mr.
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Mrs Fred Davis has received word
of the safe arrival overseas of her
brother. Maj Alfred B. Quinton, form
erly of Topeka
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entirely georgette.
delicate
base the