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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-19
COPPER WHO SAW
HUBBY BEAT man
CALLED COWARD
Mrs. Leila FRESHMAN Answers
Divorce Petition Today.
She Says Traffic Cop Watched
PreSsman Hit Her.
DENIES new YEARS KISS
Clerks Wife Tells of Her Bui-
fish Episode.
Husband Told Her To Get $50
From "Friend."
Husband Told Her To Get So
From "Friend."

Mrs. Lel1 Pressman calls on Mayor
House to discharge George Brown.
patrolman, for cowardice displayed by
the officer when he stood by and
watched her husband beat her and at
the same time administer a whipping
to a man By the name of Buitlsh- me
demand for Browns discharge is made
in a cross petition filed by Mrs Press
man in answer to a petition filed by
her husband. Charles Pressman.
In her petition. Mrs. Pressman al
leges that Brown stood by on New
Years eve in Kansas avenue room
ing house with a drawn revolver while
Pressman struck her and gave Buifish
a beating. The officer. she states. had
been employed by Pressman to pro-
tect him.
mo American with red blood run
ming in his veins would stand by and
watch a man beat a defenseless wo-
man in such a manner" reads the
cross petition.
Advice to Detectives.
Then. Mrs. Pressnan points out to
the mayor that his detectives might
better employ themselves in chasing
wn bunch of poker players said
to be operating in Topeka than in
doing shadow work for a jealous
husband. In her cross petition. Mrs.
Pressman states that her husband is
gambler, who belongs to a club of
poker players operating in the city.
The original charge made by Press
man that she came home with Buifish
on New Years eve after going to a
roomin; house with him is denied by
Mrs. Pressman. lnstea', she states.
that her husband went out to dance
and let her with instructions to en-
terrain Buifish and, if possible, to get
s2S from him even if she had to dis
grace herself in 50 doing
Mrs. Pressman says she didn't spend
the evening with Buifish but went to
picture show instead, returning
home about / o'clock and it happen
ed that Buifish came up the stairs
shortly after she did. There they
found the husband and policeman
waiting
Mrs. FRESHMAN states that Press
man was so jealous that he wasn't
Content to have detectives on her trail.
He disguised himself in a fur overcoat
and goggles and followed her to pic
ture shows to satisfy himself that she
was behaving, Mrs. Pressman alleges
in her petition. FRESHMAN is a clerk
i'm the Hub clothing store. Mrs. Press
mans parents live in Shorey
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IN SCHOOL CAMPAIGN
Thrift Stamp Workers Will Talk to
Students Next Week.

Following a meeting of the Shaw
nee county Thrift stamp committee
at the Chamber of Commerce this
noon, the announcement was made
that the active campaign in the schools
of the city in behalf of the thrift
stamp sales will start Monday morn
ing at 10 o'clock. At that time in
every school in the city the school
children will be addressed on the sub
ject of war-saving and the duty of a
child in the financing of the war. The
bankers and the prominent business
men of the city have volunteered their
services and time in carrying the mes
sage of the thrift stamp to the school
children in their class rooms.
Postmaster w. o. Rigby reported
at the meeting this noon that more
than $4,000 worth of thrift stamps
and war-saving certificates have been
sold in Shawnee county since the
opening day of the sale a little over
a month ago. 1t was further stated
that P. w. Goebel of Kansas City, in
charge of the campaign in this sec
ton of the country. is well pleased
with the way the people of Shawnee
county are purcha sing these savings
certificates and thrift stamps.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-19
rs MISS GRIEST AGAIN
Wife of Elias Counts Given a Divorce
Here Today.

Elias Counts may be in Halifax, he
may be in the army or he may be
whiting away on store boxes at Val
ley Falls for all his wife knows She
hasn't seen him excepting to wave a
hand at him since four months after
their marriage in 1908. Mrs. Counts
told Judge Whitcomb today.
-'After their marriage Counts and his
bride went to live on her fathers
stock farm near Valley Falls, she
told the judge. Everyone liked to
work out there, except her husband.
She testified. They didn't get along
Very well and one day he went to
Valley Falls and hasn't put in an ap-
pearance since
The next day Mrs Counts asked her
friends to call her Rachael Griest and
as Rachael Griest she has been known
since Her parents are wealthy and
own Jefferson county farm and land
in New Mexico. Mrs. Counts was
granted a divorce decree and was le-
gally restored to her maiden name of
Rachael CfrieSt.
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"A, P" NOMINATIONS
Associated Press Committee Names
Candidates for Directors.

Candidates Tor DlrectoFS
New Orleans La, Jan. 19.-The
nominating committee of The Asso-
ciated Press. at it's meeting here to-
day. nominated candidates for mem
bers of the board of directors to sue
coed members whose terms expire in
1918 The nominations were os fol-
lows:
Eastern division-Oswald Garrison
Willard, New York Evening Post. Gin
cumbent); Benjamin H. Anthony, New
Bedford (Mass) Standard.
Central division-VictorN Lawson,
Chicago Ull.) News, GncumbenO j.
L. Sturtevant. Wausau (Wis.) Record
Herald.
Southern division-D. e. Towne,
Louisville (Ky-) Herald. (incumbent) !;
Victor H. Hanson. Birmingham (Aia.)
News; r. NJ Johnston. Houston
(Texas) Post, Gncumben) John
Stewart Bryan, Richmond (Va)
News-Leader.
Western division-W. H. Cowles.
Spokane (Wash.) Spokesman-Review
GncumbenD l. n. Stevens. Pueblo
(Colo.) Chieftain.
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GOOD YEAR FOR Y. W.
Despite Unusual Activities. Association
Cared for All Necessities.

On the program at the annual meet
ing of the members OF the Y. w. c. A.
Friday night were Miss Winifred Wy
gal with a talk on the war work of the
association at Camp Funston: Miss
Carrie Young, a travelling auditor of
the National Y. w. c. A. from New
York city, and Miss Mary Proctor.
cafeteria specialist from New York.
The annual reports submitted at the
meeting showed that 1917 was a year
without parallel in successful achieve
ments of the association in spite of the
unusual demands made on the asso-
citation. The member of the board OF
directors elected at the meeting are
Mrs Charles L. MITCHELL Mrs. R.. T.
Merrick, Mrs. G. o. Smith, Mrs F. +.
Vest, Mrs. H. l. Shirer, Mrs Paul
Walker, and Mrs. Robert Herrick for
a term of three years, and Miss Edith
Durant and Miss Daisy Neil Tor
term of two years.
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BIRTHS REPORTED

me following births were reported to
elty Clerk Covell during the week:
Edward j. Ashton and wife 5O4 Jeffer
son St, Dec: %, boy-John Edward
Kenneth Frederick Burnett and wife.
1879 western Ave, Jan. 8, girI-Harriet
Josephine.
c. G Campbell and wife. los w 18th St,
g. Fred Harris and wife, 23rd and Adams
St, Dec. 30, girl-Willetta.
Arthur J. Murray and wife, 305 E. Sth
St., Dec. "a, girl-Marjorie
John b. Marshall and wife 421 Quincy
ST., Jan. 6. girl-Jean Bernice.
Erwin Nixon and wife, Elmont. Kansas,
Jan. l, boy-Charles Il.
Gilbert Penrod and wife, 1924 Kansas
Ave, Jan. IA, girl-Grace
Joe Plattner and wife. 1107 jefferson
St, Jan. o. girl-Rosie.
VIM G. Skaggs and wife, 9O4 Wier St,
Jan. TO- girl.
1gnacio Yanez and wife, $40 W. Rail-
road St. Jan. IT, boy.
. Walton Geo. Houser and wife, 1913 N.
Monroe St, Jan. 10. girl.
Geo. Daniel Souder and WIFE PIG Lake
st, Jan. 10, boy.
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That Is Complaint Wife Makes
Against Husband.
Says He Would Sit at Table
and Eat in Silence.
GOOD LOOKING AND WEALTHY
These Two Luxuries DION
Seem To Appeal to Him.
Mrs. OlcOtt w. Sage Is Granted
a Divorce Today.

A good looking wife with an eighty
acre farm added didn't make Oicolt
W. Sage a happy man, his wife told
Judge Whitcomb today prior to re-
ceiving a divorce decree
MY father decided an e1ghty-acre
farm to him and put house on IL,
said Mrs. Sage in the district court to-
day. HE called it -- rock pie
and wouldn't live on it or live in the
house."
Sage's parents are wealthy farmers
living near Berryton. Mrs. sage
maiden name was Anna Blanche Shlr-
lev and her parents are wealthy farm
ers living near Granville. Sage is we'll
known in Topeka and. at one time
lived in the city. They were married
shortly after their marriage Sage
became suIIen and morose and would
not speak to her excepting in profane
terms. Mrs Sage told Judge Whit
comb. He never furnished her with a
home, she testified. and ever since
their marriage until their separation
Sage and his wife had lived at the
her power to make him happy with
out avail, ~he told the court.
Mrs. Sage's mother took the stand.
She testified to Sage's moroseness and
the few words he wasted on his wife.
Mrs. Shirley stated that often for two
weeks sage WOulu SIT pcSiuc his WIG
al the table without speaking a word
to her.
I've heard him say she wasn't the
kind of woman he admired testified
Mrs. Shirley.
HE was a queer man. commented
Judge Whitcomb. So
Hes certainly not as good a man
as I've GOT retorted Mrs Shirley.
Shirley. who was seated in the court
room, blushed furiously. The judge
granted the decree Recently Mrs.
Sage has been obliged to go to New
Mexico for her health.
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People Asked To Aid in Con-
serving Fuel Then.
IT IS CHlLDREN,S DRAFT DAY
Matter Is Taken Up Thru the
Schools of the City.
'Little Missionaries of Thrift
Is Their Title Now.

'.Tag-your-shovel day, January So
it is the latest effort of the United
States fuel administration in it's effort
to teach the people OF this country the
vital need for saving every possible bit
of fuel. There have been tag days
and tag days but this tag day is to be
a day when the people will not be ask
ed to give anything at all. but will, on
the other hand. be urged to save.
Also, this tag-day campaign will be
strictly in the hands of the school chill
dren of Topeka, each one of whom is
expected on that day, January 80, to
tie to the handle of his home coal
shovel a manila tag furnished by the
United States fuel administration thru
the teachers n.the schools.
The idea is that when the family
coal shoveler starts to throw that eX-
ira shovelful of coal into the furnace
he will be reminded of the need of
the nation Tor fuel and will therefore
refrain from throwing the extra into
the NAV of the furnace.
missionaries of Thrift"
In announcing the "tag-your-shovel
day" the fuel administration says:
.Tag-your-shover' day, January 80,
becomes the children's draft day, the
day of their enlistment in the world
war in defense of childhood. the day
of their partnership in national ideals
and in national duties.
The government is placing a trust
in the hands of the school boys and
the school girls. 1t is relying upon
them, as an arm of the service, to be-
come little missionaries of thrift, to
carry to their own homes the message
save coal'' and to be the consecrators
of the family coal shovel to the world
wide cause of huma nitY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-19
ANXIOUS TO DESERT
Armed German Soldiers Encounter
Fight Trying to Reach Holland.

Amsterdam, Jan. 19.-How armed
German deSerters accompanying Bel
gian workmen attempted to escape
into Holland was told in a vivid mar
rative reaching here today. The Ger
ma deserters were approached by the
German border guard and a desperate
fight ensued in which the mutineers
killed one and wounded several. They
tried to cut the electric wires guarding
the frontier bu, were finally driven
off by the guards.
One Belgian. who escaped across
into Holland. said the deserters were
from the Russian front.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-19
NEWLAND WILL SPEAK
Water Commissioner to Discuss Stu
alton Before Monday Lunch Club.

Commissioner Newland of water
service fame, is announced as the
speaker of the day at the meeting of
the Monday lunch club next Monday
noon at the Chamber of Commerce.
This meeting is to be primarily for
the members of the Monday Lunch
club, but all and every one in the CITY
is invited to attend and hear Commits
sioner Newland give his explanation
of the present condition of Topeka s
water service
The Monday lunch club is composed
of membership recruited for the
most part among the fire insurance
men OF the city. the class of men most
interested in water service
Among those men who are exnec+-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-19
OUR LETTER

Jan. 4th 1918.
Mr.. E. NJ. Lied. Branch Manager,
Willys-Overland Inc,
Kansas City. Mo.
Dear Sir:
After due consideration have decided to not
ask you to renew my Overland contract for 1918
/ feel quite certain that the Agency will not
interest me under the territory plan.
If it is your desire that do So will take
of the Overland repair business until such
time your Agent is prepared do
We have quite lot of Overland parts
hand. which. if satisfactory to you. will in
voice and return for credit
through with the repair business, which trust
will be soon have other matters hand
which should have undivided attention
Another thing that would suit would be a
prompt settlement with the Overland Company
of all unsettled business
Our business relations with the WHY'S Over
land 1nc for the past nine years have been pleas
ant and it with regret, of course. that
part company with Our first love in Automo-
bi1eS''
Wishing you the compliments of the Season;
Prosperous and Happy New Year. remain,
Yours truly.
Signed J. S. WARNER.
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OFFICIAL WAR
STATEMENTS
FRENCH.

Paris. Jan. 19.-"During the night"
says today's war office report, the
artillery was rather active in the
Champagne. in the region of Auberive
and on the right bank of the Meuse,
north of Bezonvaux- j
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BRITISH.

London. Jan. 19.-"There is nothing
of interest to report on the British
'front.'. says today's official communi-
cation.
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ITALIAN.

Rome. Jan. 19.-The enemy attacked
along wide front on the lower Piave
on Thursday night. Today's official
statement says he was arrested.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-19

The funeral of David Jenkins 50 years
old. who died in Kansas City Tuesday, will
be held tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
from the Second Baptist church Burial
in Mt. Auburn cemetery
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC


would
publish
letter
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MARRIAGE LICENSES

Following are marriage licenses issued
today by Probate Judge Ralph H. Cav :
Percy E. Lahman, Topeka. ~
Flo NJ. Heron. Topeka. 10
George W. Carson, Topeka q
Bernice Pelsma Dumars Topeka. 10
Wedding rings, 1s-K gold, 81 up.
Ha rris-Goar Co. 1924 F.. 6th-Adv
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MRS. MARTHA BROWN. 60 years old.
died Thursday at her home, 1913 West
Tenth street. The funeral will he held
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock from the
Primitive Baptist church. Burial In Mt.
Auburn cemetery.
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TOPEKA BOARD NO. 1.
Glass 1.

Glass 1.
William Isaac Brown 1899 Garfield
Robert r. CrichtOn, 1872 Mulvane.
g. L. Nettels 1887 buchanan.
Oliver C. Thatcher, 1920 Kansas.
Raymond L. WISE 1922 Kansas.
Howard p. c. Carus, 1401 Jackson.
John Henry Hoehner, 100 Plass.
John w. Cartwell. Eminence. Kan.
]. Jay Hill, SIT Lincoln.
Charles Lloyd Smith. 1916 Western
Herbert Miller. 301 Roosevelt.
Roscoe NJ, Graves; Fort Riley, Kan.
Don f. Little, 1907 Mulvane.
Thomas Steele, Gil East Twelfth.
Ralph G. Galletly: 1920 Madison;
Joe Swanson. 220S buchanan.
Lewis Costello Wright, 1925 Clay
Harry B. Rogers. 1928 West.
r. Il. Gall. 735 Horne.
J. c. Pruessner. 1856 Brooks.
Charles L. Davis, 1912 Folk.
William Hendon Bates, 1894 Lane
Frank NJ. Brain, 30 Stephens.
Carl S. Mngnussen. $40 Boswell.
Carl Vesper, 1920 Washington.
f L. Dutton. 1922 West Sixth.
Robert ]. Weggeie. 1908 Fillmore.
Roy Abbott: III East T% ,eat IT,.
o. C. Bryant. 2215 Union.
Ross Francis Clinton. ITO Polk.
Pete Vlahos. 415 East Eighth.
James II. McAdams. 102S Harrison.
GeoI ge Edward German. 1922 Kansas.
Leonard Alfred Yost. 1902 Kansas.
John A. Crow. 40 buchanan.
Blaine s. Bailey. 4O6 Van Buren,.
Paul r. Van Ness. 1909 n. Kansas avenue
Roy II Chase. 303 Tyler.
y. Mctiee Harris. MemDhis Hem.
John F. Grannon. CPD jefferson.
VIM. c. Boon. 61S Fillmore
y. NJ. Hefner. 222 Lake.
A. G. H. Wolf. 301 Harrison.
Harlan Il. Strader. Earlimart Cal
F.. n. Hall. Macomb. HI.
G. G. Holzmeister. 800 Chandler.
James Harris. 920 North Polk.
TX. II. Thompson. o13 Kans"s avenue.
LESLIE Wilson. 1906 North Madison
=. s. Harris. I'll Quincy.
\. r. Frisbee 2.nS Fillmore
Malcolm Smith. 1900 West Sixth
"has. f Serne. 10 Fillmore
Walter Mcmillan 900 North Madison
dam Schonnfeldt. so North Harrison
i'"rrr Sevell. Cairn Neh.
Joseph Poloneck. 1910 East Crane
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TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

CLOSE IN, two connecting rooms, house,
keeping, furnace heat 212 e. 9th.
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Lords Flowers Satisfy. Tel Se1.-
Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-19

The funeral of A. J. Shaffer who die
Friday in Kansas City. will be held Sun
day from Penwell's Chapel. Burial in TIC
peka cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-19

JOHANNA NJ ROSEN. a. years old
died this morning at her home. ,o6 Topeka
avenue. She was born in Sweden in 1916
and came to Topeka in 1869. The funeral
will be held from the residence at 8 p. N
Monday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-19

Word has been received in Topeka of the
death of Bert Claudius Dawson. "a years
old, at Glenheller, Canada. Dawson was
a member of the Royal mail service and
met his death accidentally in performance
of his duty. The burial will be held in
Concordia, Kan, on January II. Dawson's
wife was the daughter of F. J. Sheaffer,
who died at Kansas City las: Sunday
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REPLY

Kansas City, Mo-. Jan. Sth, 1918
Mr.. J. s. Warner,
Topeka Kan.
Dear Sir
This will acknowledge your letter of the 4th
inst and in view of inability to this year as
sign you the territory in the contract
which just expired there remains nothing for US
to do but respect your wishes.
We recognize the fact that this means the
termination of long and pleasant business asso-
citation, something that under the circumstances
naturally is accompanied with no little regret
You certainly have most cordial good viii
and if at any time the opportunity affords
shall be glad to be of any possible service.
Your offer to continue, pending the appointing
of your successor, to care for the needs or over
land in your territory is indeed appreci-
ated. Nothing could be fairer more directly
convey your broad and liberal views than
carry out such intentions. You may rest
sured that we shall be obliged for anything in this
connection that you may do.
We shall take step to see that quickly posi-
settlement made. Amy parts that you have
hand that properly returnable. we shall be
pleased to if sent back to in the regular
manner and allow you credit.
In bringing to end our business relations we
recprocate your desire that it be with the utmost
expedition and the greatest degree of satisfaction
to all concerned. Let extend to you very
best wishes for your future With the
writer's personal regards. remain,
Very truly
Signed. E. NJ. LIED.
Branch Manager.
old friends and patrons and the general public
dropped one line of goods to take up another We
Stree or
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS

Banks cash in vault. 1872 O63. 700
Trust companies cash in vault, $50 500, sc
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-08-10

This is the story of battle fought
during time of peace. In other words,
between two armies whose respective
nations were no longer at war with
each other.
The war of 1912 had ended, with a
peace treaty between our country and
Great Britain. on December "a, 1914.
News of this treaty had not yet
reached America on January 8, 1915,
when the battle was fought. Here is
the story:
Andrew Jackson-veteran Indian
fighter and later president of the
United States-learned that a strong
British force was about to land from
transports in the Gulf of Mexico and
seize Louisiana. jackson, at the head
of n band of frontier soldiers, hurried
to New Orleans to stop the invasion.
The found the city in turmoil of
panic. So he put the place under mar
tial law and proclaimed himself its
dictator. He had no legal right, of
course, to do this. But it was one of
the several times when Jackson served
his country by putting himself above
the law.
The British general, Pakenham.
landed a force about nine miles below
New Orleans and marched toward the
city. Jackson, only half ready for the
invasion, tried to drive him back, and
succeeded only in halting the British
advance for few days. But those few
days were all that jackson needed.
It gave him time to throw up rude
earthworks in the path of the British
attack, and to strengthen these earth
works with sandbags and bales of cot
ton, and anything else he could lay
hands on that might serve rs bar
rier. 1t gave him time, too, to in
crease the rabble army that was to
defend this queer home made fort.
On the morning Of January about
5000 men rallied behind these earth
works. They were farm hands, trap
pers, laborers. backwoodsmen, riff-raff