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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22

The old and new presidents of the
Y. NJ. C. A. organizations of Kansas
colleges were entertained today at
Washburn college. The meeting of
the men will continue over tomorrow.
Miss Ruth Locke. office clerk for
the city board of health, was called to
Kansas City on account of the sick
ness of her father, Rev. Edwin Locke.
formerly pastor of the Euclid Avenue
NJ. E. church.
S. Frank of the Frank Furniture
company returned yesterday from
Grand Rapids, Mich, and Chicago,
where he has been on a business trip.
He says the freight congestion prob
lem is the worry of all the big manu-
facturers in the east.
The Parent-Tea cheers association of
Shorey school will be addressed at the
school tonight by Fred Voiland on the
Boys Working Reserve. George Neil,
George Whitcomb, Gerald Tasker, and
John Dillon of the Junior Chamber of
Commerce will also make short talks
at the meeting.
Today was the last day for Topeka
gardeners to get seed potatoes for
those gardeners who had the will but
not the money to secure them. The
potatoes have been given out in the
form of a loan by Commissioner Por-
ter, the money to buy the seedlings
being furnished by the Chamber of
Commerce.
The annual meeting of the board
of trustees of the Anti-Saloon league
of Kansas at the Central Y. NJ. c. A.
April 10, is expected to resolve itself
into a day of celebration on account
of the recent victories the league
claims in the past year. w. J. Her
wig, superintendent of the league, will
be the principal speaker at the cele
bration and session.
At o'clock this evening the I<itch-
oil travelogue on the Great North
west will be given at the First Bap-
fist church. 1t is free entertainment
put on by a group of young men of
the Sunday school. Mr.. Kitcholl has
given this lecture before clubs, uni
versities and the largest churches of
the country. Moving pictures and
finely colored slides will be used to il
lustrate the subjects.
Judgment for S235 was rendered
against Alex Laubach. a policeman,
in the court of Topeka. j. r. John
son. an auto salesman, sued Laubach
on note rendered as part payment
for an automobile. Laubach's wife,
Kate, who has sued him for a divorce,
denied her signature on the note.
Laubach refused to testify concern
ing his wife's signature. Johnson's at
torney threatened to report Mrs. Lau-
bachs testimony to the county attor-
ney with a view of starting criminal
proceedings against him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22
HOLD EDNA WALDREN
Local Officials Wait Developments in
Abandoned Baby Case.

No further steps were taken today
in clearing up the tangle occasioned
by the desertion of the baby at the
Union Pacific station Tuesday by its
mother, Edna Waldren, of Gladstone,
Camden county, Missouri. The girl
confessed to the sheriff that she was
the mother of the child and declared
that her uncle, Robert CALDWELL was
the father.
The sheriff wired to Kansas City
and learned that the story told by the
girl of her uncles arrest was true
The uncle was taken to the county
seat of Camden county to face trial
for being the baby's father, Larimer
was informed. Larimer has written
to the officials in that county asking
if anything can be done in aiding
them in the prosecution of the case.
Meantime, the mother is being held
at the county Jail and the baby is
being cared for at the county deten-
ton home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22

from Washington speaking of THE
seizure of the ships after the war
trade board had been informed Hol-
land had rejected the American ulti-
matum" caused an outburst of puz-
zIed anger from virtually the whole
Dutch press.
1t is argued that there has been no
rejection by Holland of an ultimatum
and that previously nothing had been
heard of any ultimatum. The feelings
of the Dutch to all appearance are
badly hurt. The Bourse opened to-
day with a stream of selling orders
but there was no panic.
The Hague, March 21.-It is Off
cially announced here that the Dutch
minister at London has forwarded the
British note regarding Dutch shipping
to the foreign office here, but that
the American note has not yet been
received from the Dutch minister in
Washington
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22
HOLD WHITE WOMEN
Three Will Be Examined for Social
Diseases by City Physician.

The Topeka police have three white
women under arrest to undergo exam
ination for social diseases" Every
white woman under suspicion of i'm
proper conduct will be yanked into
police headquarters for examination,
the same as negro girls, according to
an announcement made at police
headquarters this morning.
Mrs. George Smith, believed by the
police to be operating a resort at $50
Kansas avenue. and Mrs. Adella Tai
ley, believed to be an inmate. were ar
rested by Officers Cook and Alba.
Anna Walters was picked up on
Quincy street by Officers McGovern
and Donovan. At a late hour this aft
ernoon the result of the examination
had not been announced by DR.. H. L.
Clark, city physician.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22
$4,000 IN Topeka
That Is City's Quota in Chris
tian Church Drive.
County Will Be Asked To Con-
tribute $500.

Preliminary plans for carrying out
this years campaign of the Christian
chure hes in Topeka to raise the
Shawnee county quota of $4,000 for
use in missionary work were discuss
ed at the meeting of the ministers
ard lay directors of the Topeka Chris
tian churches at the Chamber of
declared as week of prayer in con-
nection with the campaign. The cam
paign is national in scope, the quota
for the United States being $1,000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22
GIVES 1T "CLEAN BILL"
Investigator Will Report Non-Parti-
san League Is Not Disloyal.

St. Paul, Mimi, March 22-Ex-
Congressman William Kent, federal
tariff commissioner. was en- route to
Washington today to report that he
considered the National Non-Partisan
league loyal and patriotic. A. c.
Townley, president, and several other
league officers have been arrested
charged with sedition.
Kent said he was asked by Chair
man George Creel of the committee
on public information to come here
His report, Kent told the leagues con-
vention last night, will absolve the
organization of disloyalty charges,
which he said. Were POLITICAL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22
HUNT GRAIN PROFITEERS
Auditors Probe Books for Sales on
patriotic Substitutes.

Chicago, March 22.-Auditors are
prying into books of the nations mills
today on the first lap of a federal
been profiteering in grains.
Profits and sales of millers of the
northwest are being closely investi-
gated. Books of the United States
Grain corporation division here have
been checked over to aid the investi-
gators in ascertaining whether or not
excessive prices have been charged
by millers, especially for patriotic"
wheat substitutes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22
HUNS IN A BLOWUP
Thirty Germans Killed, 100 Injured.
500 Munition Wagons Wrecked.

London, March 22.-Thirty German
soldiers were killed and more than
100 others injured and 500 munition
wagons were blown up by an explo-
sion at the Mevrignies station, near
Mons, Belgium, according to an EX-
change Telegraph dispach from Am
sterdam filed yesterday
The Germans had stocked enor-
mons munition trains under camou-
flaged sheds at Mevrignies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22

afternoon, March 81, at the First
Christian church.
A meeting of the campaign COM
mittee and the members of the
churches will be held this Sunday
afternoon at 8 O'Clock at the First
Christian church. Finals plans for
the campaign and the selection or
the speaking and enthusiasm team
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22
KILLS SELF IN JAIL
Texan Suspected of Staying Judge
Hangs Self With Belt.

Sweetwater, Tex, March 22.-Sy
Bostick, who was arrested in Cara
county Tuesday in connection with
the killing at Clai-emont of c. c.
Higgins, former district judge, hanged
himself in Jail here last night.
His body was found today by Sher
ife Yarbrough hanging by his belt
and torn sheet. He leaves a wife
and three children
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22
SAVE PENNIES FOR U. S.
McAdoo Asks Riddles to Help Finance
the War.

Washington, March ga save
your-pennies campaign was launched
by Secretary McAdoo today when he
APPEALED to American boys and girls to
enlist in the war savings army.
when you receive money" wrote
the secretary, "even if it is only few
pennies, lend it to the government by
the purchase of thrift stamps"
McAdoo estimates that if each
school child invests rs cents a week
in stamps the country will receive
S30O.000.O0O a year
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22
DUTCH ARE PUZZLED
Claim to Have Received No UItimatum
on Ships from Allies.

, Amsterdam. March 22.-The text of
President Wilson's proclamation re-
garding Dutch shipping reached HoI-
land after the Thursday evening news
papers had gone to press Meanwhile
a somewhat bluntly worded dispatch
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22
FAMOUS WAR SLOGANS

''I came, saw, Conquered
julius Caesar.
I'VE have met the enemy and
they are ours"-Commodor Perry.
Il will fight it out on this line
if it takes all su1nmer'-General
Grant.
You may fire when ready, Grid
ley.-Admiral Dewey.
I'VE hold the enemy in our bat
tie positions''-F'ield Marshal Haig.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22

600. The quota for Kansas is $125,-
900. OF the shawnee county quota
of $4,000 the city is expected to raise
$4,000 and the rural districts $500.
The funds raised in this campaign
are 20 be used in maintaining the for
eign missions of the Christian church.
in purchasing surgical instruments
and supplies for use in the mission
hospitals. and in some cases to save
the necessity of the various denomi-
national colleges from closing their
doors for lack of funds.
Next Weeks Meetings
Tho active campaign is to open
Monday evening at the West Side
Christian church with a series of
speeches by the campaign team. 9th
er meetings during the week will be
held at all of the Topeka Christian
churches. The tentative program for
the series of meetings is: West side
on Monday night: North side, Tues
day night; Oakland, Wednesday
night; Central Park, Thursday night:
Third, Frida.- night, and a big union
meeting o. all the churches Sunday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Some Race.
The tourist speeds up" his auto
And passes the horse like dash,
But 10! when he reaches the chop house,
The horse is there waiting@in hash
Nell Scribbler.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22

Dutch Await Reply From Allies.
The Hague. Thursday, March 81
Il p. m.).-No reply has been re-
ceived up to this hour by the ministry
of foreign affairs from the allied pow
erS regarding the shipping question.
The Glenwood post., 1918-11-09

TRULY these momentous daysdays of tension
fraugh with much anxiety many hearts They days
which brought homes because death
and taken loved through mysterious which
few weeks unknown.
1t seems that must have certain of discipline
and disappointment Life
tnuou experience Life unbroken joyous
Life constant struggle 1t is made shifting changes
the meaning of which do understand quite
understand it, 1t is always just little beyond comprehension
In youth high aspirations and noble pur
We dream noble
he future very rosy with conques we look out the beau
titul vista of the
At the end the journey ponder poor
ly have many opportunities lost many tasks
begun good and far from completion Yet
sibe for all to take comfort many achievements
of mankind.
There is tendency strength to glory
IN physical vgor and health orgeu of the fact that be
smtten before the morning and pass yapor
tale that is told
These days sensible ought do serious
thinking We ought the greatest books Bible
and there read and know what weak and insignificant and ato
geher helpless thing is this call And when
told that abiding place
ing city but seek that the busy things life
crowded from thing
abiding place and the home beyond the DEATH which
call heaven and in this connection many
readers the beautiful lines in
dreams of heaven:
What heaven is know but | long of
purple hills and its fields of light boomng with beauty
of its brooks of laughter and rivers of song and its places Of
love
&C" have long dreamed that bird which its life
earth forever there the tree life and
who suffers the pain this world
of heaven and live forever
Il long have dreamed of opal domes
what for of pearl and of gold
the loved who have loved and blessed
sorifed of father and mother baby
died the bursting buds of hope
darling baby who fell asleep her little
to lisp Our Father who Heaven What
harp gold laugh and sing with my
loved forever in the smile Of Savior and my Cod
The Glenwood post., 1918-11-09
Firing Ceases Temporarily

Paris, Nov. 7.-German grand head
quarters tonight requested the allied
grand headquarters by wireless to per-
mt the passage of the German delega-
tion for the armistice negotiations
through the lines The order was given
to cease firing at this front at 2
o'clock in the afternoon, until further
orders
The German wireless message asking
for the appointment to meet General
Foch says "The German government
would congratulate itself in the inter.
ests of humanity if the arrival of the
German delegation on the allies front
might bring about "A provisional sus-
pension of hostilties.''
The message announced that the
German plenipotentiaries would arrive
Mt the French outpost on the Chimay-
Guise road on Thursday between 8 and
10 O'Clock in the evening.
The mission is headed by Matthias
Erzberger. secretary of state and head
OF the war press department, and in
clndes General Won Winterfeld, the
FORMER military artache at Paris, Count
Oberndorr tho former minister 70 So.
fla, General Won Gruenelle and Naval
Captain Won Salow.
The Glenwood post., 1918-11-09
charge of the government of German

charge of the government of German
Bohemia, according to dispatch from
Reichcnberg, Bohemia.
The Czech national committee, with
the aid of Czech troops, is disarmiug
German Austrian and Hungarian troops
in the Czech towns of Bohemia and
Moravia, according to dispatch from
Prague to the Lokal Anzeiger of Ber-
lin. The Czeehs have occupied several
German towns.
Russian Foreign Minister Tchitcherin
has telegraphed The provisional Czecho-
Slovak government at Prague, offering
to allow the Czecho, Slovak troops in
Russia to return home after they lay
down their arms, according to the
Vienna Journal. He said he would
guarantee their safety.
Warsaw newspapers say that HOSTILE
ties have broken out between Polish
and Rutherian Ukrainian troops. The
latter, supported by German and Aus
trian regiments, captured Lemberg, in
Galicia, on Nov. |.
Przemysl is in the hands of the Ruth
enians.
1t is very positively reported from
Pola, the Austrian naval base on the
Adriatic, that Triests will soon be oc-
cupied by an American fleet.
The governor, the chief of police and
the other Austrian authorities left
Triests on Thursday after the public
welfare committee, consisting of repre-
sentatives of the Italian Slovene par
ties had assumed the administration of
the city, Vienna dispatch states.
The Glenwood post., 1918-11-09
THE NEWS OF VICTORY

LITTLE before Thursday received from
"A Denver saying the brought the that
utatum of the ties delivered
the battlefield
fore the
This with that which reached the
that German delegation had left Berlin for the western front
conclude ansice the good
tidings appear all the probable
unable do this time. Thursday the
papers issued stating the allied had been delivered
the official delegation the battlefield during truce
claim therein made that had been by both
sides
Nevertheless there be but plausible end the
whole and that the the allied proposition and
complete capuaon by the Germans under the recently
posed by the allies which calls all
tory the restoration of devastated countries and sufficient bond to
insure the honest enforcement the agreement
If people firm they should be there be but
ending of the conflict the starting which had part
We driving the hard that every day putting him
plight than he has been before His allies have de
serted him; his being rapidly demaed everything
before him is dark and disleartenng.
There be but final result and fully that by the
time these words read by subscribers the of complete
and unconditional surrender Except embodied the allies
osition will been executed and the will be Prepare
for this result. 1t S coming.
The Glenwood post., 1918-11-09
SUBSCRIPTIONS MUST
BE PAID IN ADVANCE

Neither the option whatever
subscriptions paid in advance
taking
with that
continue
scrpton in part reads follows:
The
fishers
obey
You
winning A
be
The Glenwood post., 1918-11-09
COUNTRY VICTIM
OF PEACE HOAX
Continued from page ~

siderable numbers and gave voice TO
their pentup JOY and enthusiasm by
loud cheering. This was taken up by
others who had access to church bells
and steam whistles and soon there was
yelling and cheering and schreeching
all over the town. There was great
disappointment throughout the city
the next morning when it was learned
that the report was premature.
The Glenwood post., 1918-11-09
WATCH FOR OPENING

If conditions in and around Grand
junction continue to improve, the
HoelRoss Business college will soon be
open. Don't waste any time If you
are not qualified for business positions.
The college is receiving calls from all
directions and can place thousands Of
pookkeepers and stenographers as soon
as qualified.
The Glenwood post., 1918-11-09

nENVER Post the people know that the Democratic
- party of Colorado last Tuesday assassnad by the
cratic machine and then follows long bill of particulars
attempt to ncriminae Gerald Hughes and other
tician Well don who
The Glenwood post., 1918-11-09


knowing dead We by the self serving
socad patriotic Colorado has given the
ha OF
exploited President Wilson last week IN dose that
the people and caused who had
intended Democratic to about face and do
had first planned The American
people do being and by its driving tactics and alb
soue the operated by pair OF
confessed has done much bring about revuen OF feel
ing which forced epudme lyman and Sharoth and
turn to Shoup and Phipps for "A square deal.
AIRY the Those godduS
~ people said that they do not be
eve the wealth. honestly acquired BY the
way "Pumoneter" running If that fellow
Norris hadn't Prussia be he would have
all notwithstanding the brage of the slime
machine of Champa Thank goodness there people
themselves Notwithstanding the red
ink fuminatons of the advocate.
The Glenwood post., 1918-11-09

S as the Post told its people last week. may repeat
~ with the
sons autocnc dcaton the light it,
These people less patriotic President
hey true They for the
ton of the WARRIOR vigorous
Wilson has displayed They sodly behind the
be White is
OF the whole people regardless of his politics They
they will continue TO be his supporters his pursuit
But they refuse to surrender to Mr. Wilson other
earth their political rights American citizens
mot help but actually believe hinder of
people have proved that they self sacrificing
necessity for they willing practice sefdena
extent But fighting autocacy abroad
ready to be party the establishment
at home.
The Glenwood post., 1918-11-09

Remember that the Post 10 preparra
to do oil kinda Of commercial peintin&.
The Glenwood post., 1918-11-09
Loyalty Without Limitation

The Colorado Republican Press Association has unani
mous adopted expressing the and intent Of that
organization the following resolution,
Resolved That tho publishers Of the Republican
newspapers of Colorado do pledge hearty support
government in this its time Of crisis and loyal and
divided effort In all that may be conducive the great
issue before the American people, that Of winning war;
the end that a permanent and lasting peace secured
crowned by victory TO American arms"
The Glenwood post., 1918-11-09

HERE is such thing good thing far Two
years the people said they Mr. Wilson
president for another We thought mistake
realized that the will the people supreme although his
election brought about largely result of dishonest
the people, regardless of party aaon support
ed President Wilson in his efforts
This right Mr.. Wilson the president this
made by the majority thoroughly
deserved the support assistance
people But that expressed
confidence this
license
of citizens the right
send to to make the laws proved
dlsoya the president his party the country
with the redeeming quality that they aligned
which Wilson
such thing far and here is a
surely spilled the political beans.
The Glenwood post., 1918-11-09

r disposition part the
vanmished Life of series of disappointments
ard political life this rule To political
with the full knowledge certain number
succeed There always chance for defeat and this chance
this condition of uncertainty the contestants until the die
has been until the people have finally spoken and then and not
until then do learn the and will of the people, who under
such all powerful contest has just closed
The people spoken good have down defeat
In who their interiors have been elevated
of public and confidence But do take little
sona pride the fact that the people this have put the seal
their isapprova and reeged life of citizens
who only yesterday honored by the voters of Colorado by being
the trusted representatives of people These
have been weighed in the balance have found wanting
and last Tuesday the said hem words emphatic
that their longer needed good
they threw and included their Indictment Honest y John Shat
roth who lesser offender but nevertheless braIed disoya
been While accomplishing almost nothing for people during his
the public crib, Shaoth sedtiou
than Heating Tiiard the crowning of his political
people viewed it. lay in his participation of the Bel
shazzarian feast prepared by William Randolph Hearst the
German the arch his nation Benedict Arnold
day Taylor also his
Hearst vand but he evidently took afterwards for
the effect not in the of Shafroth
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-25
MONTANA RANKS H|GH
IN SALES OF STAMPS
Per Capita Average of $l.e8
Puts State Ninth.

Montana leads 40 other states in the
sale of Thrift Stamps and stands ninth
among the states Of the nation, &C
cording to data received yesterday by
Firman Gage, county director of Thrift
Stamp sales.
Montana people have purchased
1897 ,603.14 worth of stamps, or an av-
erage of $l.9s per capita. Delaware
has the same per capita average
though the total Is less.
Nebraska stands first among the
states with per capita average Of
sll.06. more than three times as great
as that of the District Of Columbia,
which ranks second. Nebraska's sales
amounted to s14,343.a91sl.
The totals for the first ten states
on the list and for other northwest
ern states ranking farther down fol-
lows:
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-25
WOMEN OF CHURCH
HEAR MRS. BUSH
Food Conservation Meeting
Well Attended.

More than 200 of the leading women
of the church of st. Francis Xavier as
sembled in the social rooms in the
basement of the church yesterday aft
ernoon, to hear an address by Mrs
Clara Aust Bush upon conservation
and Preservation Of Food"
The speaker was introduced hy Mrs
Charles Heckler and she was heard
with interested attention by the WON :
en- who took copies of many of the war
time recipes which she recommended
At the close of Mrs. Bush's address
Mrs. +. c. Mulroney of the Missoula
Women's Council of Defense organized
a War Savings society Of which Mrs
William thinner was elected president
and Mrs. Joseph Hagen. secretary
Pledge cards may be obtained from
Mrs. Hagen by all prospective mem
bers of this organization.