The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-01
Imposing Pictures To Be Sold
at Red Cross Auction.
Three War Scenes Donated by
Don Thompson's Mother.
STONE GIVES PARIS PAINTING
But There'll Be Other Things,
From Eggs to Automobiles.
Five Auctioneers Will Cry
Wares on Capitol Grounds.


Tenth British Hussars raised his drip
ping saber to stop the mad slaughter
of fleeing men at the battle of Water
loo.
This picture. donated by Donald
ThomLson's mother, will be sold at
auction at the big Junior Red Cross
sale at the state house grounds to-
morrow. 1t typifies the very thing for
which the allied armies are today bat
thing on the fields of Flanders and
the leg of Italy. Civilized armies and
troopers have never before in the his
tory of the world committed acts of
wanton slaughter and the spirit OF
the picture is true presentation OF
the spirit of the allies.
Another of the three picture donated
by Mrs. Thompson shows a golden
haired English woman who has just
received the news of her husband
death in battle. In this picture the
manner of death. valiant and unafraid,
is pictured by just bit of red ribbon
among a litter of crumpled papers.
But attached to this bit of color is the
highest symbol of Britain's honor to
her men of valor. the Victoria cross.
Present War Picture.
One other picture has Mrs. Thomp
son given from among the pictures of
the great war and brought to this
country by Donald Thompson. This
one is the picture of a British officer
clad in his despatched uniform. and
booted and spurred as if fresh from a
stricken field-but now returned home
and with outstretched arms reaching
for his son and heir. born while daddy
was fighting in Flanders"
Another bit of art which is pecu-
iliarly interesting to Topeka people is
ia picture of an exquisite bit of old
George M. Stone, when he was in Par
| is in 1887. This picture was donated
to the Junior Red Cross by Stone him.
self who has been keeping it as sort
of memento of his student years. The
| picture shows a corner in the Rue
have seen the old Paris, is strikingly
| characteristic of the city.
Other Things for Sale.
| OF course these paintings and en-
cravings are not the only things which
will be on sale at the auction tomor-.
| row. Livestock, fruit, bread, pies,
! cakes, a bicycle, automobiles, and a
thousand and one varieties of the
human race all have place and will be
sold under the hammer to the high
est bidder.
Plans for the sale tomorrow are
more comprehensive and on much
| larger scale than was the sale sched-
uled for last Saturday. All of the
speakers scheduled for the Saturday
| sale will be on hand tomorrow as will
| be the five auctioneers and the other
men and women who will be needed
to assist in the rapid handling of the
| goods.
At the sale Saturday the bus. of
President Wilson, modelled by Tiffany
| of New York, was knocked down for
a joint subscription of $117.50 and was
presented to Capt. Sam Buckley as
present of Topeka to the 90 Division
now in divisional headquarters at
Camp Funston and it is expected that
the colored troops of the division will
carry the statue into the trenches
Sales tomorrow are expected to go
to the high mark. Meteorologist
Flora came to the front this morning
and rescinded his rather gloomy pre-
diction of clouds and possibly show
ers tomorrow AS things stand now
Flora says that tomorrow will be an
ideal day, With a bright sun, warm
breeze from the south and just enough
zip in TIE air to assure the highest
spirits.
Children Help Out
One incident of the attitude of the
school children in regard to the
Junior Red Cross sale was related by
Miss M Edna Corbet today. Miss Cor
bet told how the children of school
district e5 started to town last Satur-
day with a load of corn for the sale.
At Rossville it was discovered that no
truck could be secured to haul the
corn to Topeka SO the children put
the corn or the local market and sold
IL Monday Miss Corbet received a
check for s42-o2. the proceeds from
this sale.
Many loads of corn and other farm
products were coming in today, and
the authorities in charge of the Red
Cross store room were literally
swamped under the weight of their
donated burden. Tomorrow tho, they
say. it is expected that the citizens Of
] nd hor
repay them for their work by bidding
literally for the articles offered on the
block.
Asks Large Attendance.
Many Topekans have been called on
\ by the publicity committee for the
Junior Red Cross sale tomorrow to
J write to five of their friends inclosing
invitations to attend the sale. W. A.
Biby. who was in charge of sending
, out the letters requesting this help.
said today that the people generally
have responded nobly to the call for
donations to be auctioned off at the
sale. The invitations are for the pur-
pose. according to Billy, of impress
ing the holding of the sale on the
minds of the people, to the end that
the sale may have a large and enthu-
siaStic patronage.
4 Concerning the sale I3iby saws tt,a,
= all of the articles NJ 1ich will be of.
: fered at the auction have a real and
I very definite value-btt it is honed
! that the citizens will see that patriot
isp is allowed full sway and that the
bidding on the things go above the
, real valuation of the articles offered
Govt etaoin taoi taoi taof taoi q
Government Loans to Railroads.
: Washington, May Railroads un.
der. the four months of government
operation just closed. received from
{ the government $90.614,000 as loans OF