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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-19
MEETINGS TO BE HELD
BY FOOD ADMINISTRATION

The Food Administration, the Farm
and Home Demonstration Depart
ments. and the Council Of Defense Of
South Carolina, who are closely CO.
operating, have determined to hold a
meeting at Greenwood on February
18th and cne at Sumter on February
18th, to which the active working
forces of the three organizations will
be invited, The purpose Of these
meetings will be to give a thorough
knowledge of the war situation, to
present the program Of the Food Ad-
ministration, Farm Demonstration
Bureau, and the Council Of Defense,
and to set forth plans for the CON-
bined spring campaign which will
he launched shortly after these meet
ings. We expect to present several
speakers Of national prominence and
can promise that those who attend
will receive inspiration and valuable
information.
+ The following are requested and
exracted to attend at Greenwood Or
at Sumter, whichever is most conven-
lent. All county food administrators.
and all other food administration
representatives; all farm and home
demonstration agents: all members Of
the State Council Of Defense, all
chairmen of the county coun-
ellis Of defense, the chairmen o.
the township or school district coun-
ellis, and all members of the woman's
council of defense. We also request
the presence of the speakers selected
by the State Council Of Defense who
will carry the burden of the speaking
campaign, and other patriotic citizens
who wish to prepare themselves for
volunteer service in the approaching
campaign.
Each farm demonstration agent is
asked to select two or three promin-
ent farmers from his county who will
attend one of these meetings and
actively cooperate in the campaign.
Recent war developments, and es-
pecially the foodstuffs situation, make
it absolutely necessary for every CIT
izen of South Carolina to be inform
ed of the very serious trend of af-
fairs. and of the obligation that rests
upon us for much greater produc-
tic7 and more rerfect conservation
of food supplies, as we'll as Of more
v;~orore ard whole-hearted support
of the government in every other way.
We earnestly hore that G full at
tndance may be had at both the
Greenwood and the Sumter meetings,
in order that the forces who must
carry the brunt of the approaching
campaigns may be thoroughly inform
ed Of the situation. and properly in
structed as to the concrete program
which will be presented at these
meetings.
William Elliott,
Food Administrator for S. c.
W. ". Long.
Director of Extension,
y. ?. Cn1cnr
NJ, ;-yoo,, N4n%a TCy1pniI Of Dnfn0Se
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-19
PEACE DEBATE IN
GERMANY THURSDAY.
BY The Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
London, Feb. 14.-An I'm
portant peace debate will begin
in the German reichstag ON
February q, according to a
wireless dispatch from Amster-
dam. Chancellor Won Hertling
will discuss the treaty with the
Ukraine and will reply to
President Wilson. Premier
Lloyd George and Premier Or
lando.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-19

FOR SALE-Hereford Bull. To ore
vent inoree ding am goir" to So =:
my registered Hereford Bill w2irl
is t,.lee and a half years old. weis /.
fiftea., y! sixteen hundred pounu'
Pre-, 6esnrable. Apply at one. to
:. L. E. Cxner
LeesviIle. s. c.. r. F D. No 2.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-19
Glass in Camouhaoe.

A class in the art of camoufage has
been started 1T the University OF Ore
ron. q:ie students have applied to be
priro'!ed IL the camoufage unit OF the
American engineering corps.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-19

FAEM ~ RENT, or to work on shares
and raise hogs on shares-former
preferred. Three miles from town.
Good land. Good opportunity for
good man.
z. p. Settler, 2004 College St.
2-1t
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-19

LOST-Pair of gold rim spectacles
last Wednesday, Reward if re-
turned to this Office, Or to J. S.
Dominick, ChappeIls, s c., Route !
90 Z
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-19

PARTIES WISHING cotton seed
culled for planting purposes, to
improve stand and staple, will
please phone AL. I have also a
No. l 4-horse power gasoline engine
for sale at reasonable price. 0.
H. Lane 1-22tf
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-19

sTTPecsIBF TO THE Herald ANT
NEWS.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-19

Leesville, S. c.. r. F. D. No 2.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-14
HOLD TOPEKALADS
Boys Who Escaped From De-
tentiOn Home at Valley Falls.
Mayor Couldn't Find Keys to
Jail-S.' O. s. to Sheriff.

Hugh Larimer, sheriff. made
hurry-up trip to Valley Falls today
because the city marshal had left
town and the mayor could't find the
key to the calaboose.
Five Topeka boys, ranging in age
from IL to Is years, wanted here on a
burglary charge, were arrested in
Valley Falls Monday. The probate
judge was notified of the arrests, but
no particular speed was put forth to
return them to Topeka. An appeal for
relief was sent this morning by the
mayor. He was worn out, it was said
trying to keep five boys in sight
while waiting for the marshal to re-
turn to town with the key to the Jail
The boys are Francis Nichols, John
Estes, Arthur Wallace, Carl Ward and
Theodore Nichols. They were arrest
ed by the police several days ago and
placed in the county detention home
pending a hearing. They walked away
from the home in DAYLIGHT
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-14
81 COUNTIES OFFICIAL
No Change in Standing Of Candidates
in the Primaries.

Official returns from last weeks
state wide primaries have been re-
ceived from 81 of the los counties, ac-
cording to announcement this after
noon from the office of ]. T. Botkin,
secretary, of state. Returns from the
IA absent counties will probably reach
Topeka in the next "a hours.
3 Only minor changes have been made
thus far in the official vote on vari-
GUS contested offices. L. ], Pettijohn
of Dodge City continues to hold a
seemingly safe lead for secretary of
state, while Miss Lizzie E. Wooster of
Salina appears to have won the nomin-
alton for state superintendent of public
instruction. Both won in the Repub-
lican= primaries So 1880, ~.
Reports have been received by the
State Journal from all except two
counties-Cheyenne and Thomson
the secretary OF state fight. Returns
from 7s of the 103 counties are Off
cial. The total acknowledgement
49,498 and Frank J. Ryan 48,150, or
a plurality for Pettijohn of 1,34S. Ex-
cept at Camp Funston and Fort Riley,
the soldier vote was light. Unofficial
reports indicate Ryan has carried the
soldier vote by 400 to $50. Ross car
ried the soldier vote over Wooster by a
big maj ority.
The state canvasSing board will m et
next Tuesday and will canvass the re-
turns from the various counties and
environments. Returns from more
than 10 counties have been enrolled in
the: secretary of states office and the
work will probably be completed Fri
day or Saturday. ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-14
NO WHEAT EMBARGO
Santa Fe Releases Tieup Effective at
Midnight.

An order has been released by F.
C. Fox, general manager of the Santa
Fe, effective at midnight today. releas-
ing the embargo placed Sunday on all
wheat shipments for delivery at Kan
sas City.
Mr.. Fox says that weather condi-
tons since the middle of July have
been such that the wheat harvest pro-
ceeded with unusual rapidity. the lack
of rain allowed the roads to stay in
good condition, which all resulted in
wheat coming into shipping points
faster than it could be handled. AS
most of the wheat in the west is
shipped on lines converging at Kansa s
City a congestion resulted at that point
which Fox says could best be relieved
also adding released rolling stock for
moving other wheat. by stopping fur
Their shipments temporarily until the
tie up could be broken.
According to Fox the three days
during which shipments were not re-
ceived resulted in conditions being re-
lieved
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-14
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

The Woman's Benefit association OF
the Maccabees will hold its annual pic
mic at Gage park Friday evening.
Harold Spaeth, the s-year-old boy
who is Ill with lockjaw at the home
of his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. X.
Stellhorn, is improving. His chances
for recovery are good.
A cabIegram was received Tuesday
night by Robert Stone, announcing
that Lieutenant McDermott had ar
rived overseas. McDermott was for
stone & McDermott. He was stationed
at Camp Dodge, Iowa, before being
sent abroad.
Harris Larimer gave a lecture Tues
day night on the lawn of the ]. 9.
Wood home, 81 Clay street, on the
Developments of the war on the ltai-
ian front and the western front, illus
trating his lecture with war maps. he
will speak on the naval side of the war
in the near future.
The weekly examination of Kansas
men who apply for overseas service
with the Y NJ C. A. will be held in
Topeka Friday, at the State Y. NJ. c.
A. headquarters in the New England
building. Twenty-one men are ex-
pected to take the examination. One
or two of the men are Topekans.
Two bicycles were stolen Tuesday
night, Joseph Schiefelbein, of SO
East Gordon, reported that his wheel
was taken from in front of the Best
theater, and VERNE Heyl, S03 Jackson
street came out of the Gem theater
to find that his bicycle had been
stolen. In the last few weeks more
than a dozen wheels have been stolen,
and about nine-tenths Of them have
been recovered by the police.
L IL
trail Park school house Tuesday night.
led by N. W. .Benning, secretary of the
Central Y. NJ c. A. Mrs. Benning
played the piano accomplishments.
The Rev. Willis Goldsmith. who has
been in Y. NJ. c. A work at the camps
at Camp Pike, Pensacola, Fla, made
a speech. Miss Florence Fair gave
some whistling solos. Another COM
munity sing will be held at Central
Park school next Tuesday night
Percy Atkins, head of the bureau
of personnel for the State Y. NJ. c. A,
will be out of town next week on a
speaking trip to enlist men in Y. NJ.
C. A. work He will speak Monday in
Kingman; in Wellington Tuesday; In
dependence, Wednesday. Sunday he
will go to Wichita, and lecture in that
city Sunday evening. Early this week
he was in Lincoln, Neb. He made an
address Sunday before an audience of
between five and six thousand per-
sons.
Topeka is going to be one city where
the traffic ordinances are enforced, ac-
cording to the police. who declare that
they are going to continue to arrest
violators until everyone in the city
knows what the ordinances are and
obeys them. In nearly every case OF
alleged violation of the traffic ordi-
ances in police court Tuesday after
n
after the defendants had paid their
fine they left the station with a copy OF
the ordinances under their arms and
a resolve in their minds to study them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-14
HOOPER GETS IRIS
Owner Orpheum Theater Closes Lease
for Seventh Street~House.

G. L. Hooper, the theatrical man
who has made such a success of the
Orpheum theater in Topeka and who
has given to motion picture patrons of
this city one of the best series of semi
weekly bills ever offered for local
patronage, today closed a lease for the
operation of the Iris theater, corner
Seventh and Quincy streets.
The Iris will be opened soon under
the new mana cement.
Il will maintain the Orpheum pol
icy turnout" Mr.. Hooper said. "I
will give to the public the best NOV
ing pictures on the market and will
engage the best music I can find The
house will be put in shape imme-
diately."
The Iris, for years after motion pic
lures became popular. was the best
recognized theater of its kind in the
city. 1t has been operating recently
under different arrangements and
finally, two months ago, closed indefi-
nitely.
G. L. Hooper has made a wonderful
record in Topeka. He came here two
years ago from st. Joseph where he
was IN the grain business. He entered
the Orpheum without any theatrical
experience. He has built up the pat
ronage at this theater until it is one
or the best managed and most COM
Portable houses in the west. He has
made speciality of music and sup
ports an orchestra difficult to equal.
Hooper also is an active worker in all
civic. commercial and patriotic work
in the CITY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-14

ley park Monday night is credited with
putting the company over the top in
such fine shape. Forty-five men sigrcd
up at the meeting. and five more
went in Tuesday night
Immediate steps will be taken to OBJ
tain the uniforms and equipment for
the company and the federal drill pay
of 81 night will begin as soon as the
company is mustered into state service
and is recognized by the war depart
ment.
The regiment will consist of fifteen
line companies, a supply and a head
quarters company. The last two have
been organized at Wichita and are said
to be ready for mastering in at the
present time. Six line companies are
already in the state service Men who
profess to know hint at service for the
Fourth regiment in the near future.
Every man must be present at drill
next Tuesday night when the company
will be mustered into state service, it
was announced by Lieutenant Allegro.
Serious illness Of the member or some
of his family is positively the only ex-
cuse that will be accepted for MEM
ber's absence, he declared =
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-14
w. G. Tandy Files Budget for
Streets and Improvements.
Engineering Dept. Needs Money
for Salaries Exclusively.
$40, 900 EXTRA FOR IABORERS
Commissioner Includes Big
Item for Increasing Daily Pay.
Asphalt Section Needs $500
$500 Goes for Coal.

The annual budgets of the city
commissioners come dragging in one
at time. W. G. Tandy. commissioner
of streets and public Improvements.
filed his budget with Commission Was
son today asking for total of $67 100.
The one big item of moment in the
Tandy budget is the special $4,000
appropriation asked for to be paid out
in salaries to the teamsters and Ia
borers working for the city. Tandy
said today that he asks this $40, 900
for this class of labor which the city
is unable to meet while paying the
present salaries.
Street Department.
In the street department the budget
calls for $43,600, of which the biggest
listed items are for salaries for teams
and labor. Salaries for IL men with
teams are listed as totalling $13,600:
and salaries for "a laborers amount to
$15,40O. Both of these items are ex-
elusive of the SIC, 1000 additional asked.
The other items in this departmental
budget are: Salary for superintendent
of streets. ST. 90; salary street fore
men, $4,000; one brick layer, $500; .
crossing men, $500; 2 sewer men.
1880: 6 white wings, $500; men
with teams for flushing the streets at
night, 1000; new sidewalk intersec-
tons. $500. and lumber, pipe. tools and
repairs, $2,440.
All Salaries.
In the engineering department
Tandy's budget deals exclusively with
salaries. This section calls for a total
of $4,000. divided as follows: City
engineer. $4,000; assistant city engi-
neer, s1400; office engineer. $1,000;
and excavation inspector. 5000.
For Asphalt Plant.
In the asphalt department Tandy's
budget asks for a total Of $500 The
biggest. item in this account too, is
the item of laborers' pay. 81. 200-ex-
elusive of the extra $4,000 asked.
Other items in this department are:
One man with team. 81. 100: coal for
heating. $500; and material for asphalt
plant, $1,000.
In both the street and the asphalt
department the laborers and team
sters are slated for a participation in
the $4,000 additional salary asked for.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-14
BOYS WILL SIGNAL
Topeka Youngsters Taught Sys-
tenn Used in the Navy.
Director. j. B. O'Meara, U. s. N,
Formed First Glass Today.
WIG WAC FROM CAPITOL DOME
System to Be Established Be-
tween City and Nearby Towns.
Indicat eResult of the Subscrip-
lions Next Liberty Loan.
WIG WAC FROM CAPITOL DOME

A course in signalling for the bene-
fit of the boys of the Y. NJ. c. A. as
it is taught in the navy was begun this
morning under the direction of ]. B.
O'Meara, U. S. N. The first class of
twenty-five boys met at 8 O'Clock in
the boys room and marched to the
gymnasium, where the director gave
them preliminary instruction in the
two arm semaphore system of signal
ing After the boys have learned this
system the wig wag" system will be
taken up.
O'Meara stated that he would soon
have a class of fifty boys and outlined
some stunts he expected to stage
when the boys were proficient in the
art During the next liberty loan, he
said, boys would be stationed in towns
near Topeka to signal information to
Topeka concerning the sale of bonds
Boys will be stationed on the dome
of the state house and other signal
stations established between here and
the small towns, so that the message,
when sent from the town, will be
taken up by the first signal station
and flashed to the next and the next
until it reaches Topeka
O'Meara was formerly in the signal
service in the navy and is now teach
ing the art to boys connected with
Y. NJ. C. A. work and scout organiza-
tons. He has conducted classes at St.
Joseph, Mo, where his classes were
we'll attended and his ability highly
praised. He is at present connected
with the local recruiting station and
is conducting the local classes while
on a two weeks vacation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-14
At ANOTHER POINT
Allied Armies May Pick Out
One More Weak Spot.
Germans Trying Hard to
FathOm FOch Tactics.

Paris, Aug. 14.-WhHe Germans
have gained their equilibrium in Pr
cardy at least temporarily. and ap-
parently are determined to make
stand on the Bray Roye-Lassigny-
Noyon line, they are showing unusual
Jumpiness on the whole front.
They are tryNng by small raids for
prisoners and persistent air reconnais-
sance, to find out where Marshal
Fochs next punch will land. On
widely separated fronts they are seek
ing to ascertain what new dose the
allies are mixing for them, and where
Il will be administered.
Meanwhile Foch is keeping them UP
in the air by exerting strong pressure
ut vital points in the German line.
Military experts are specializing as
10 whether Foch will exploit his gains
in Picardy to the utmost by another
attack, or will merely keep the enemy
busy there while delivering another
blow elsewhere. Most of them are in
'clined to the latter view. pointing out
that thereby the allies would retain
the all important initiative and would
use a maximum number of German
reserves by keeping them racing up
and down the lines
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-14


Mrs E. F. Galyean, 321 Kansas avenue.
but formerly living in Oakland, has re-
turned home accompanied by her two chill
dren. She spent six weeks in Colorado.
visiting relatives.
Mrs. Sam Henderson. 3I4 Kellam avenue,
is recovering. after being ill.
The Rev. J. S. Mackenzie and daughter.
Miss Bess Mackenzie, left the first Of the
week for Colorado. The trip will he
made by motor and they will Join Mrs
Mackenzie who has been In Colorado for
some time in the interests of her health.
The annual picnic of the Oakland Meth
otlist Sunday school will be held at Ripley
park Tuesday. August 20.
An announcement Of the courses to be
given next fall in he Oakland high school
will soon be off the press and ready for
distribution.
Miss Margaret Horton has returned, to
her home in Waukegan, ILL.,, after spending
James Horton and family. and with her
grandfather. Mayor F. A Brigham Miss
Horton is a student at the Chicago uni
versity and will enter ner senior year at
the college this fall. !.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Bonnet and fam
fly were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Sawyer. They have returned to
their home at Cabool. Mo.
Mrs. c. A. Duncan, Sumner street, is suf-
fering with a broken arm
Mrs. A. c. Kozer Of Westphalia and Miss
Ethelyn Kozer of Topeka were guests
Monday evening of Mrs. George Hutson
and family, Sumner street. Mrs. Kozer is
visiting friends in the city.
Orlin Smith. the little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Smith, Sumner street, has
been quite i'll but is slightly improved.
Miss Ella Hutson of Lowman Hill, Mrs
Homer Allison and children and Mrs. Clar
ence Webb and little daughter were dinner
guests Wednesday of Mrs. George HutSon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-14
ALEX, A WISE BIRD
He Would Steal Something
Then Have Sister Pay.
Once He Took a Shirt on Line
and Left II Cents.
Did HE GRAB PLYMOUTH ROCKS
Of Course He Didn't-Only One
Was of That Variety.
Tells Sheriff Folks Think He's
Crazy-But He Isn't.

When Hugh Larimer, sheriff, and
Robert Miller, deputy, rounded up
Alex Johnson at the Oak Grange
building Tuesday night he maintained
he was perfectly sane and that he
wouldn't steal He had the officers
pulled a sock from his pocket. The
sock had the feathers of a Plymouth
Rock chicken on it.
$50 you've been stealing chickens,
have you?" said Miller.
NO, 1 haven't" johnson replied,
Il don't steal anything
A farmer who had made Johnson's
acquaintance vouched for his honesty.
He won't steal" the farmer said,
there has beef $2.40 in drawer here
in the room ever since he's been here
and he knew it. The money still is
there"
"Of course he'll steal" said Miller.
''Why, Johnson, I even can tell you
what kind of chickens you stole"
what kind?"
plymouth Rocks" said Miller.
Just one Plymouth Rock" said
johnson, the other one was white
chicken"
Then Johnson scratched his head in
a puzzled manner. He desired to
know how anybody knew he stole a
Plymouth Rock chicken.
He Never Told a Soul.
ct never told a soul about it," he
said.
IN bet he would have taken that
$2.40 too" said Miller.
well. I wouldn't steal it," Johnson
said. II was going to take it and
write to my sister and tell her to re-
turn it,"
Miller drew a slip of paper from
Johnson's pocket and written on ii
WaSs
Dear Sister: Please send $2.40 tc
Mission Center Auxiliary"
Johnson explained he always wait
ed until he was ready to leave a place
TO send word to his sister; that other.
wise she would be able to trace hin
and send him back to the-asylum.
so you are crazy, after ALL" Miller
said.
'Oh. I'm not crazy but folks think
1 am" replied Johnson. And I dom
steal See this shirt 1 have on? L
used to belong to another man. but
didn't steal it. I saw it on a fence anC
I left IA cents to pay for it,
johnson is wanted in an asylum il
Iowa. His sister, who has been seek
ing him, was notified of his arrest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-14
NOW WHO is "ZEKE"7

Alleging that her husband, o. r.
Adds, and another man named "Zeke"
brought two women to her house and
kept them there several nights, during
which time some OF the furniture was
broken up and the house literally
turned upside down." Viola Adds,
e2S Monroe street, filed a petition
with the clerk of the Shawnee county
district court Tuesday asking for
SEPARATE maintenance. The court
granted her request that n restraining
order be issued, preventing Adds from
disposing of any money or property in
his possession until after the case was
settled and also to keep him from
coming on her property.
Mrs. Adds alleges that Adds is 4
gambler and says he maintains a
gambling den at his place OF business
at Ills Kansas avenue. Sometimes he
loses money and sometimes displays
large rolls OF money that he has won.
she says. She accuses him of extreme
cruelty. neglect of duty and unfaith-
filness and declares that he is in the
habit OF cursinE and beating her.
Mrs. Adds claims that her husband
has a sufficient income to pay her $50
a month for the support of herself and
two children.