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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-16

e But the 130th, Topeka's own organ
ization, the band that lullS the Battery
A boys to sleep or arouses them to
wakefulness, has arranged to play two
concerts and everybody in the city will
have an opportunity to hear it. At
that it is doubtful if it will be safe
for those who desire to hear the band
to put off their arrival at the audi
torium until Just a few minutes be-
fore the concert starts. Topeka has a
the auditorium in two concerts can
only accommodate about 10000.
An elaborate program of music and
speeches has been arranged for both
concerts. The boy scouts will proba-
bly, act as ushers and collectors at
both performances and it is expected
that Topeka will prove herself equally
as generous with the boys from To-
peka as she was with the boys from
Funston.
Practically all of the boys forming
the band of the 130th Field Artillery
were recruited from Topeka during
the period just before the order came
for all national guard troops in the
United states to encamp on August s.
The boys have been practicing hard
all the time since then. and they boast
that there are few bands in the army
that will come up to their standard
Tonight's Program.
The program that will be given at
the CONCERT tonight is:
March, Royal Decree. English
Overture from Martha. ........ FIotow
Duet. Dreamy Moments" Ehbrich
Flute and clarinet with piano accompani-
ment. Musicians Ira. Powell and Norris
Selection. The Blue Flag
Vocal solo, Long Boy" Walker
Miss Margaret Morrison with band accom-
paniment.
Valse Lento, Magic of Your Eyes. Penn
Wei Knock the Iieiigo-Into Heligo-
o
Iassus trombone. Fillmore
The Star Spangled Banner. .....-..
The members of the band are:
Band leader, T. S. Morrison
Sergt. Bugler Karl Gibbs
Assistant band leader, Vernon Bow
man.
Band Sergt. Daniel /. Smith
Band Corp. Martin G. Miller
Musicians Homer Ira, Fred Bow
man, Tell Peterson, James A.
Cameron, John r. Amis, Byron
Hough, Claude Hammer Byrant
Barnes. Melvin Dorei, August Porras,
Clyde Morris, James Sicily, Vern
Powell, c. E. Baldwin, Jerry Cameron.
Kenneth Guy, Joe Ruvolos. Howard
Clayton, Paul Maxwell, Jack Sinclear,
Fred Eckert, David Pickett, LLOYD
Dennis, Lawrence Jones and John
Pitlyk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-16
BOYS FOR THE FARMS.

The plan of organizing the youth of
the country for farm work, inaugu-
rated last year, was so late in start
ing that not much was accomplished
along that line. A system has been
worked out since which is expected to
produce gratifying results.
The United States Boys Working
Reserve, the boy-power mobi1izing di-
vision of the United States employ
ment service, will begin next Monday.
March IS, a national campaign to en-
roll at least $500 boys for service
on farms this summer Boys between
the ages of 16 and 81 are eligible to
membership in the reserve.
The drive will be conducted similar
ly to that of the United States public
service reserve for 100000 shipbuild-
ers. Boys Working Reserve machin-
cry has been organized and a state
director appointed in nearly all the
states and the District of Columbia.
Each state has been given a quota,
and indications are that in many states
these quotas will be exceeded. The
reserve already is strongly organized
in places. Indiana now has more than
5000 members in its reserve. The
national membership of the reserve is
more than $4,000. and many of these
boys performed service on farms last
year.
In all the states with reserve or
CARNATIONS directors have been ap-
pointed for each county. The state
and county directors will be assisted
in the enrolling by the Y. NJ. C. A.
the Y. NJ. H. A, Y. NJ. l., knights of
Columbus, Boys Club federation, Boy
Scouts. Rotary clubs. and all other
organizations in position to aid. The
public and private schools are to be
used as mobilizing centers, with the
tea hing staff as enrolling agents Wo-
mems clubs are bringing to the at
tentien of mothers the purpose of the
reserve and asking their influence in
the enrolment of their sons. Churches
are being asked to help enroll the
boys of their congregations and
clergymen will urge enrolment from
their pulpits.
| In addition to enrolling boys for
food production, many of the states
are prepared or preparing to train re-
serve members for farm work. Mas
sachusetts and Pennsylvania have
made generous appropriations for the
establishment of farm training and
supply camps. Indiana has three large
tracts of farm land that will be used
for training grounds. Illinois, Wis
consin and other states have complete
programs of agricultural instruction
Iowa is now teaching boys the care
and handling of horses and maohin-
cry. New Jersey and Illinois insist
that only carefully selected boys will
be sent to their farmers. and they will
not admit to the reserve boys below
a reasonably high scholarship stand
ard
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-16

Ienine's work is finished. His COM
mart with the Prussian devil has been
carried out. Russia has been deiiV-
cred. body and soul, to the Huns. Inc
peace which Lenine and Trotzky IN
vited has been ratified by an over
whelmtne vote of the mob leaders
GERMANY. Austria. Bulgaria and Tur-
key all get big slices of Russian terri
tory. Germany. of course, taking the
lions share The German empire IS
more than doubled in size and such
territory as is nominally left to the
once magnificent dominion of the car
is made subservient to Berlin BY the
terms of the treaty Russia cannot nave
an army or navy and her trade Will
be regulated from the German capital
fSo nation of considerable size in all
history has undergone so complete
collapse in so short time. Never
before has a nation of $50. 10000
people been enslaved by the stroke of
a pen. By the signing of the treaty
the task of the allies becomes more
difficult one. Germany may now be
willing to surrender Belgium. Alsace-
Lorraine and her colonies, but she will
fight long and hard to retain her Rus
sian possessions. The time for ia
pans active entrance into the war
seems to have arrived. Any further
DELAY will prolong the fighting and
add to the difficulties ofthe allies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-16
HER DEATH SAD ONE
Dorothy ThorOman Was One of To-
peka's Pretty and Popular Girls.

The death of Miss Dorothy Thoro-
man occurred early this morning, fol-
lowing an attack of scarlet fever. She
was the daughter of Mr.. A. NJ. Thoro-
man, secretary of the Kansas State
Text Book commission and Mrs.
Thoroman. She graduated last year
from the Topeka high school, where
she was one of the most popular stu
dents. and she was said to be one of
the most beautiful young girls in To-
peka.
After she finished high school she
took a position in the Santa Fe Of
fees, where she was employed at the
time she was stricken with the illness
which resulted in her death.
The funeral will be held Sunday
morning. privately, at the Thoroman
home, 1896 Garfield avenue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-16
]. M. CONNELL, PRIEST
New Officers of Country Club Elected
for the Year.

At a meeting of the board of direc-
tors of the Topeka Country club the
officers of the institution were elected
for 1918 and the committee appoint
ments were made. The officers elect
ed to direct the affairs of the club this
year are: J. NJ. Council, PRESIDENT: w.
n. West. vice president; E. A Thrill,
secretary-treasurer.
The committees announced at the
meeting are:
liam, H. s. Morgan.
Greens-W. N. West, Chester
Woodward, J. C. Mohler.
House,. A Thrill, J. NJ. Blair,
F. w. Griggs.
Recommendations NJ. Craw-
ford, W. A Biby. =. B. Sleeper.
Tennis-Miss Edna Hopkins.
Club captain-Horace HumphreYr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-16
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
Hash q la Creole.

Put six potatoes thru the grinder
with two onions, two green peppers
and two tomatoes (use canned toma-
toes if the fresh ones are not to be
procured). Melt two tableSpoonfuls
of butter in the frying pan and pour
in the vegetables. Cover. = Stir fire.
quently and as it dries add a very lit
tie water stock or tomato juice. When
the tomatoes are nearly done add two
cups of chopped, cooked meat. Sea-
son with salt and pepper. This serves
six people and is good way of using
up the remains of the Sunday roast
for it is delicious. Serve on points of
toast if desired.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-16

Meatless days have resulted in such
an accum llation of meat stocks in this
country that we are now prepared to
double the amount we have been send
ing to our allies and provide them
with reserve stocks. When one re-
fleets that there has been no lowering
of prices to the consumer thru it all
he must wonder what has become of
the well known law of supply and de-
mand of which SO much is heard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-16
LOCAL MENTION

H. S. Putney. chairman of the good
roads committee of the Chamber of
Commerce, announces that Monday
evening, at the C. of c., there will be
demonstration of now Topeka can
become the avenue of travel for forty
six counties and 100000 automobiles
per year. The members of the Cham
Der of Commerce and all others inter-
ested in putting Topeka on the tour
lists map are invited to be present for
the buffet supper at $3.50 o'clock Mon
day night, at their own expense, of
course, and the matter will be put in
concrete form for their benefit.
Dr. NJ. f. Poland, who attained no.
toriety in Topeka by killing cat. will
address a mass meeting at the First
Christian church Sunday afternoon AZ
$3.50 o'clock. Sunday evening he will
speak at the Potwin Presbyterian
church. Ir>is reported that Doctor
Poland will speak on some subject re-
lated to the evil of the cigaret.
Marshalrs band has received a card
from somewhere in France" written
by First Lieut. Howard E. Carruth of
the medical reserve corps. 1872 in
fantry- Lieutenant Carruth was for
many years a member of the band.
He is Topeka boy, the son of A G.
Carruth, for many years with the
state printing plant as prOofreader.
and the Washburn medical schooL He
has been in France since Decem Der.
Safety razor blades sharpened better
than new. 25c-35c doz. Brunt- Martin.
ADV.
At the fifth of the series of the
meeting for home gardeners held at
the high school every Monday night,
F. H. Parks, specialist on insects
and plant diseases, will be the speak
er of the evening. The meeting will
start at 1880 O'Clock.
The soldiers entertainment COM
mittee for the Chamber of Commerce
announced this noon by President
McEntire is Ralph Baer, chairman,
Robert Fullerton and L. r. Manley.
The duties of this committee are to
see to the entertainment of soldiers
visiting Topeka either with the vari-
Gus bands or on furloughs.
w. A Billy has finally accepted the
Craftsmanship of the entertainment
committee of the Chamber of Com
Nmerce, according to statement of
George P. McEntire, president of the
chamber today. Biby was offered this
place some time ago, but turned it
down at thai time. So much pres
sure has been brought to bear that
Billy has finally accepted the chair
manship- He will announce the per-
sonnet of his committee in few
days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-16
13Oth Band at Auditorium To-
night and Tomorrow.
Every One Will Have Chance
To Hear 1t Play.
CAPACITY HOUSES EXPECTED
Most of DIR. M0rris0n's Boys
Are TOpeka's Own.
All Who Want Seats Should
Come Early.

All Topeka will be able to hear To-
peka's own 130th Field Artillery band
of Camp Doniphan at the auditorium
tonight at 1880 and tomorrow after
noon at $40. Other military ban0s
that have played here have only
played .one concert and the crowds OF
Topekans that were turned away from
the auditorium on account of lack OF
room were nearly as large as the
crowds that came early enough to as
sure themselves seats.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-16

pected' to be immune from destruc-
ton by submarines. Its hull should be
impervious to the action of torpedo.
The Emergency Fleet corporation
reports that it turned out twenty-three
steel ships in February and expects to
complete at least one a day thruout
the current month. Uncle Sam is get
ting into his stride in the direction of
victory over the Huns.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-16
DINNER STORIES

1--WE heard a great deal about the
laws delay" said the confirmed mo-
torist.s
ITO be sure. Everybody is quail
fed to speak on that subject
well, 1 am not. Time and again
I've been arrested, tried and fined for
speeding, all in less than an hour"
The policeman glared at the often
der.
You stepped right in front of that
car" he said sternly. IF the driver
hadn't turned sharply you might have
been killed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-16
CORN DROPS 5 CENTS
Most Radical Setback In Grain Prices
in Almost Year.

Chicago, March 16.-Grain values
suffered a more violent setback today
than has taken place previously in al
most a year.
1t was denied that gossip as to Ger
man peace feelers had anything to do
with the weakness Of the market On
the contrary. the decline was ascribed
in the main to spring. liquidation.
which happened to find the market
without any aggressive support. Deal
ings were on large scale. with ex-
treme losses of five cents in corn and
~ cents in oats. May corn descending
to $1.20% and March oats to SO cents,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-16
MINE BLAST KILLS
Entire Crew of Twenty-Eight Killed
or Injured by Explosion.

kittanning, Pa, March 16.-An ex-
pIosion that wrecked a small mine
across the Allegheny river from Ford
City, near here, this afternoon result
ed in death or injury TO the entire
working force there.
Early reports said that of the TWEEN
ty< men at work, three were known to
be dead and all of the others were in
jured or badly burned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-16
Some influence among II

Some influence among the allies
appears TO be holding Japan back, in
the fear that if she enter Siberia she
will never leave. But japanese occu-
patton of the country is preferable to
that of Germany. A German U-boat
base at Vladivostok is not pleasant to
contemplate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-16

The launching of a 1900 ton con-
crete ship is announced. 1t was built
In six weeks. If it prove as success
full as the builders hope it will. the
shipping problem may be regarded as
Solved. Material for building this
style of vessel practically is limitless
and close at hand. The chief merit of
the concrete ship is that it is ex-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-16

come" is the announcement of the
commissioner of internal revenue.
Some of them have been looking for
II for many years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-16

The Huns have gone as far as
Odessa on their way to India, but they
still will find the road a long one to
travel The invasion of Russia may
yet prove to be Germany's undoing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-16

Paying an income tax should be one
of the most cheerful and satisfactory
acts in a mans life. His liability
thereto is the elimination of years of
toll and endeavor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-16

Doctor Aver, noted patent medicine
manufacturer. is reported dead at the
age of &C. 1t would be interesting to
know whether he did or did not take
his own medicine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-16
OAKLAND NOTES

Notes and personals from Oakland
by Frances Jones' 21i .Trattan street
Telephone between 8 and 10 a. M, $3.50;
Other hours. 4751 K-2.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-16
-MHATEYER YOU WANT TO Know"

Rnrasn AT Washing on furnishes readers
free Of charge. accurate and authoritative
answers to questions IN any anc all SUP
jects concerning which Information can bS
had from che IN rarslleled resources or tne
various federal government departmehss
cent etamp Tor return postage must Sc
company each inquiry, State clearly me
information wanted. write 'la1ntV anu au-
THE TOPEKA STATE I0IRSAL IN
FORMATION BUREAU.
Washington, d. c
R-Inoufrers should be careful 70 OBJ
serve two points: Enclrse 3-eene stamp
and address their 'etters TO Wesn,ns-SS on
as above, and not to To1eka. otherwise ue-
lay and needless expense are incurred
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-16
EAST SIDE NOTES

Notes and personals from Fast Side
by Frances Jones, I'll Grattan street.
Telephone between s and 10 a. III. $3.50:
other hours. 4751 K-2
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1918-02-12
Armenian Benefit

More or less people thought. THAT
will be another charity affair; big
prices and small returns but | sup
pose we will have to 60" But it did
MT turn out that way. Not for a long
time has there been so good a show
as that staged and conducted by Mr..
and Mrs. Lydgate at the hall Saturday
evening. 1t was original, novel and
picturesque, with an element of the un.
expected. One never knew what was
was going to happen next.
Among the features which appealed
particularly to the audience were the
Indian cantata, with the little folks un-
der the leadership of Miss Searight; a
Japanese sword dance of the oldcn
time; some good singing by the young
folks of the High School; The "Cat and
the Parrot" a stOryrecitatiou hy
Percy Lydgate, also an impersonation
of Japanese Oratory by the same gifted
youngster; an Indian Club drill by
some of the boys and girls of the Han
amaulu school; a series of Red Cross
tableauX very artistic and well done; /;
some humorous tableauX, "A Bad
Night, and Red Cross Husbands; /;
and a series of Armenian tableaux de-
picting the sufferings and misfortunes
of an Armenian family driven from
home by Turkish avarice and cruelty.
The affair ended appropriately with
the singing of the Star Spangled Ban
ner, led by Mrs. VIM. Henry Rice.
The Filipino orchestra discoursed
sweet music between acts.
The net receipts were $S2.G0.
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1918-02-12
Linderman's COCOanut Grove

There is at the mouth of the Wailua
river grove of cocoanut trees which
were planted twentyfour years ago
by f. Lindermann. The trees are
growing very thriftily, and are bearing
heavily. The seed were procured in
Somoa, and the variety seems to have
much to recommend it. The trees
came into bearing when they were
only six years old, while as a rule
cocoa trees do not bear till they are
eight years old, and some reach a
still greater age before they bear nuts
Extra care was used in planting, and
there We're very few of them indeed
which failed to grow and bear. The
trees were planted in absolutely
straight lines, and present a very
handsome appearance. The grove is
now leased to Alfred d. Hills manager
of the Lihue Ice & Electric Power
company.
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1918-02-12
Benjamin's Itching Palms

Ben Homme, a Filipino decided that
week that he could live without work.
He evidently doesn't believe in prohi
bition, for a number Of bottles of beer
were found where he had hidden
them, and it is asserted that he visited
Spitzs liquor store and secured en-,
trance thereto through a window, and
there procured the fire water. Spitz
missed bottle of gin, which he has
not yet located The next night
Benjamin, it is said went to John
Rapoza's house. He rummaged a
round the kitchen, but apparently took
nothing. But in another part of the
house he found a very nice sweater.
Cold. these evenings, and Benjamin
wanted to be warm.
The next evening he went to the
Japanese camp at the Lihue MILL and
entered the house of Nakashimu. a
Japanese There he found a better
sweater, and promptly hung the one
had been wearing, on a nail, and tried
on the more beautiful one. 1t fit him
like de paper on de vail" and he was
quite satisfied with il.
The following night he entered the
house of kOsatO. another Japanese,
and found there two pair Of trousers
and two coats, and he wanted them
all. While walking along the road on
Sunday, he found a dinner bucket with
some lunch in it, which belonged to a
Japanese who was working on the
road. Benjamin had use for that lunch.
But he very considerably left his four
dollar watch in the bucket as sort
of a consolation prize for the Japanese
who had to go without lunch.
On Sunday, he walked up the road
toward the lsenburg place. He was
seen by the father of the yong man
whose wardrobe was shy two coats
and two pair Of trousers. He TecOg-
nized the garments, and spoke real
loud about it, to a policeman. He ask
ed BENJAMIN where he was going, and
Benjamin replied briefly, "Mauka." But
he changed his mind shortly thereaft-
er, and went makia. That evening he
was seen i'm camp again, and the police
officers were promptly notified. Depu-
ty Sheriff Love and Captain of Police
Richards walked over in that direction
to admire the scenery, which. like all
scenery on Kauai, is very beautiful.
Benjamin, however, was not a part of
the scenery, co far as any one could
discover.
The officers went away, but returned
later in the evening, and found the cul-
pTit hiding under a house. He is now
safely in jail, again, and will not have
a chance TO appropriate property for
some time to come,
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1918-02-12
De Wolf Family In Service

Mrs. de Wolf, who is the mother of
Mrs. w. E. Davis, of Lihue, with whom
she has spent a very pleasant visit,
has four sons in the service. She is
hurrying home to see her son Jackson,
who epxects to leave for France in
the very near future. Her son Chas,
Capp de Wolf, is paymaster for the
government shipbuilders at Washing
ton. Her son Donald, chief electri-
clan, left on one of the ships formerly
owned by the Germans, and has just
gone through the war zone. He saw
the Matsonia passing through the
locks. She had just returned from
France, where she went as a trans
port Mrs. de VOLTS grandson, Geo
Studley, leaves with the next quota
from American Lake. He is in a
machine gun company,
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1918-02-12
Chinese New Year

The Chinese residents of Kauai com
menced the celebration of their New
Year on Saturday evening. AS pork
is one of the articles of food most used
by the Chinese, the Food Commission
ers, represented by A. Hebard Case,
allowed them to forego the rules for
Saturday, and eat all the pork they
wanted. Sunday was spent in visiting
and in the entertaining of friends, and
in general rejoicing. The explosion Of
fire crackers is always one of the main
features of their celebrations, as the
Chinese believe a great noise, such as
the explosion of many fire crackers,
will drive the devil away. Those who
were trying to sleep anywhere in the
vicinity of the fusillade are quite ready
to believe that their theory in that re
gard is correct.