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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-21

Not SO very long ago there was a
ham who bolted his supper and went
out every night. He either had some
thing on with Clarissa or Phoebe or
he hung around with the boys and
tried for the cigarette record of the
parish. He was listed as a strange
weed at home. He made but one
protracted visit week and that came
when he slept in until after the
church bells rang on Sunday morn
ing. He knew his mother by sight
only, and he never could furnish ex-
act figures on the number of his
brothers and sisters. Occasionally he
had an argument when he woke his
father at A. M. by slamming the
front door, but otherwise he passed
through sans mot.
When they began pulling numbers
at Washington the ham was inter-
ested. And his interest increased
when he was chalked up as No. 25S.
He had no exemptions to speak Of,
and he went away, with his Red Cross
housewife and a safety razor, to be-
come a representative of the forces
of Democracy. He drew an issue of
o. Drab and o. Denim and learned
the intricate art of Squads Righting:
He fought for his mess and polished
his piece and used his spade on the
rough. hard glebe. He eased out
from under his blankets at $50 and
answered the call of Reveille as
speedily as il it had been summons
to accept the presidential nomination.
When 9 o'clock came in the P. NJ. he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-21
RECEIVE THEM SENSLBL Y
By WINIFRED VAN DUZER

must go. They will forget; II for no
reason than their training of the past
year and o half they cannot move
backward; they will take up their
business of life and press forward.
Let us not retard them by morbidly
attempting to make the past an insti-
tuition of the present. Let us not
weigh their shoulders with superfu-
GUS acclaim or enervate them with
excessive hero-worship. Deep feeling
is not Haunted in the face of its OBJ
ject; deepest feeling suppresses even
signs of its existence.
Many of them are heroes by acci-
dent. Circumstances and combina-
ton of circumstances threw them
into the way of performing acts of
bravery for which they Justly are
honored. Others, just as noble. were
prevented by the same circumstances
from doing deeds which might have
won recognition.
They are peculiarly on the same
status now; they all have served; all
have done their best for their coun-
try and the cause of right; all have
shown the spirit Of true Americans.
So let US show our gratitude and
love by helping them to the places
which were theirs before the
war; let us keep our feet-speclally
our feminine feet-on the ground!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-21
THE MASONRY OF SERVICE

saw service abroad the distinction OF
the higher degrees.
The only danger in the situation is
that the men barred by circumstance
from overseas service shall come to
feel that their contribution to the mill
tary establishment was not worth the
effort.
It was not alone the weight of NUM-
bers in the field that brought about
the armistice. 1t was the spectacle OF
America embattled-wi.A millions on
the battle lines, or near at hand, and
other millions ready to take their
places. The moral effect of all these
soldiers preparing for the fray was
tremendously far-reaching.
It is not to be assumed that the men
who actually served abroad, who dared
death and who, perhaps, bear honoFed
scars, will belittle the efforts OF those
that were left behind, the men that
were ready, had the government need
ed them, to back them with their own
lives
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-21

The idea is to keep our feet on the
ground; specially our feminine feet.
OF course, we shall Joy in welcom-
ing them; we shall glory in the
stripes on their sleeves and the
medals on their chests. They are our
own, come back to us from danger
and death, and ours is the gratitude;
ours the pride.
There is no reason for hiding our
light of greeting under bushel. We
shall not. We shall be frank, quite
hilariously frank, mayhap, in letting
them know how we feel. They will
like to know, and we shall like to
have them know.
But time will come when they will
wish quietly to settle back in the
places they left. 1t is in the very ma
ture of things that tumult and de-
struction must give place to order;
that the war and all it meant must be
forgotten and the business of life car
ried on as it was in days agone. ses-a
They are coming back to take up
the business of life. They haye had
their day of adventure, of sacrifice, of
glory But the war is OVER. They
will not live in the past. Human ma
ture forgets; it moves backward only
when it is decadent or diseased; it
cannot remain stationary; forward it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-21
HOME, SWEET HOME

made his bunk without taking . pre-
Hminary sight. A week on X. P.
gave him an extensive knowledge OF
culinary operations and when he po-
Iced the barracks he remembered
the vacuum cleaner that stood be-
hind the dining room door back
home.
Then, one radiant shining hour.
he drew a pass. 1t permitted his
premier visit home. Mother. forgiv-
ing, and father, secretly glad. met
him at the station. He kissed them
both--even taking a chance on
fathers mustache. Joyfully he raced
into the house and gathered tho
kiddies on his knees before the CRATE.
Not once, during those golden thirty
six hours of leave, did he leave the
old domo. He stuck around COM
pletely.
When he prepared to leave It was
| with a low heart. He disliked the
return. But as he stood at the door
with the family grouped around, he
told his mother that he had learned
her value and he told his dad that he
liked him much. He kissed the
Riddles goodbye, one by one. and
| wrung his pater's hand, and then as
he draped an arm over his mothers
shoulders and looked down into her
tear-dimmed eyes, he declared that,
at last, he was convinced that the
author of Home. Sweet Home" was
gifted with infinite wisdom and an
absolute knowledge OF the appIica-
ton Of truth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-21
PNEUM0N|Av|CTIM|
Mrs. j. w. ThurstOn Dies al
Home in Massachusetts.
She Was Prominent Topeka
Woman for Many Years.

Word reached Topeka today of the
death of Kansas pioneer woman,
Mrs. Sarah A. Thurston. the wife of
J. w. Thurston, which occurred We'd
nesdays December IS, at Gloucester,
Mass. Her death was due to pneu-
monia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thurston made their
home in Topeka for At years, coming
They were both prominent in the
business life of the town. and were
interested in many public activities.
Mrs Thurston was born in West
Gloucester, Mass, her maiden name
being Bray. She was graduated from
the Salem Normal. college, of Massa-
chusetts in 1866, and was married to
J. w. Thurston in 1871. She and her
husband came west to live Immediate
ly afterwards.
Was Business Woman.
Before her marriage she taught in
the high school in West Gloucester
After coming to this city she took a
position in the Bank of Topeka, where
her husband was an officer. In 1901
she went into the abstracting business
with Van Kirk. and in 1904, when Van
Kirk died, she conducted the business
alone for number of years. Mr.
Thurston after serving many years in
the Bank of Topeka, became president
of the Farmers National bank.
During the years of Mrs. Thurston's
l
club affairs She served as treasurer
and later as corresponding secretary
OF the state W. c. T. u; she was an
ex-state treasurer of the Temperance
society; was the first district president
of the Kansas Equal Suffrage society
for number of years, and she was a
member of the Federation of Clubs.
She took an active part in the Wom-
ans Club of Topeka, having served in
its Forestry department and as head
OF the department of civics and JUS
tice. She was also parliamenta~ ' a n
for the Shawnee County Political Sci
ence club.
Left Here Recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thurston left Topeka
/ little more than a year ago to return
to their old home at Gloucester. Mrs.
Thurston's sister, who made her home
with her and who was in failing
health, wished to return to the east
to spend the rest of her life 1t was
principally on her account that the
family left this city for a residence in
Gloucester. Mr.. and Mrs Thurston
built the house which is now the home
of Mrs. Paul Walker, and later occu-
pied the David Palmer residence.
They then built a large residence in
Lane street, which was their home
until they left Topeka,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-21
Christmas Shoppers in Topeka
Are Buying Literally.
That Is Report Made by the
Big Stores.
FIRST PEACE HOLIDAY IN 3 YRS.
Nothing Too Good for Celebra-
ton Is the Spirit.
Useful Presents, However, More
i'm Demand Than Luxuries.

Saint Nicholas never appended his
purse more gleefully than he has this
year in Topeka. Department store
managers, viewing the swarm of shop
pers that, since the flu ban was lifted,
have rapidly depleted their stocks, said
today that the biggest Christmas BUSH
ness in years is being experienced.
Victory and the lifting of the flu
ban, which practically prohibited buy
ing earlier in the season, are given
as the reasons for the crowds. Many
dealers report that buying is not only
the greatest in years but the greatest
in their experience in this city. The
demand, it is apparent, is chiefly for
high grade goods, irrespective of the
price. After two years of war econ
omy the lid has been lifted. Nothing
seems too good for gift to COM
memorate the first peace Christmas
in three years.
Buy Useful Gifts.
And, altho the demand is for high
grade goods, the buying is chiefly con-
fined to useful gifts instead of luxu-
ries. Some stores are finding trouble
in meeting the demand for expensive
articles of this sort.
q Probably the buying in many stores
is from SO to 100 per cent increased
over last year. One department store
manager asserted today that he has
already done so per cent more busi-
ness this season than was shown on
his books a week after Christmas last
year.
Christmas mail is also heavy, ac-
cording to records of the postoffice-
considerably heavier than before the
war despite high postage, and the high
cost of presents.
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pursuits, some unwillingly, some
eagerly, some gladly. What plans
have they made for the resumption of
peace-time pursuits?
Many employers have announced
their readiness to restore the dis
charged soldiers positions to them.
Others find economic conditions to be
such that unemployment will be i'm
possible.
The return to the pursuits of peace
will necessitate purchases by dis
charged soldiers that had not been
contemplated for some time. One es-
innate the other day was $50, 00o, 900
for clothing alone-and that tdoes not
mean anything more than scant out
fitting.
Fortunately the government, in its
wisdom, has prepared many of the
men for the days of peace and will
turn them back to civil life with saw
ings. When the base pay Of the sol
der was increased plan was adopted
that made saving compulsory for the
men without dependents. They grum-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-21
WOOD Will SPEAK
Funston Commander ON Agrf-
cultural Program Hero.
He VIII Address State COnven.
ton on January 8.
BIG MEETING IS PLANNED
Readjustment Of Peace Farm
ing Conditions q Problem.
This VIII Be One of Important
Subjects Discussed.

Agricultural conditions and inter-
ests under peace conditions instead OF
under war conditions, will concern the
men and women who attend the an
nua1 agricultural convention in To-
peka January $40. Plans for read
justment of farming conditions to
meet the coming Of peace will be dis
cussed by a number Of prominent
speakers who are on the program for
the convention.
problems for consideration. Secretary
J. c. Mohler today stated that much
consideration would be given the ques-
ton of assessment and taxation at
fecting livestock, crops and farm in
terests geenrally.
Farmers Show Interest.
In view of the general raise in real
estate valuations in the state this year.
hundreds OF farmers have shown new
and keener interest in the tax ques-
ton. Samuel T. Howe, chairman of
the state tax commission, will discuss
taxation and needed reforms in the
taxing system.
The horse growing industry will be
considered and the problems and
profits of the livestock industry will
be discussed in speeches by Wayne
Dinsmore, secretary of the Percheron
Horse Society of America, and by DR..
D: F. Luckey, state veterinarian of
00ASSOuIi.
Gen. Leonard A. Wood will be one
of the top line speakers at the agri-
cultural convention and will speak the
evening of January 9. ARMS and
Agriculture" will be the subject of his
address.
Indiana Woman to Speak.
1.-THE Privileged Woman" is the sub
ject of an address by Mrs. Virginia C.
Merdith. of Indiana, a national char
| acter among farm women. Frank D.
| Romson, editor of the Short Horn in
| America, will tell Kansas stockmen of
Standards and Permanency in the
Beef Making Industry" while Frank
Coverdale, a pioneer sweet clover ad-
| vocate. will talk of Sweet Glover and
| Cattle Raising
Dairying, the silo, and sorghums are
other subjects. New conditions facing
| the farmer with the coming of peace,
| however, will be given consideration
by practically all speakers. The pro-
gram for the coming convention is
regarded as one of the strongest ever
presented by the agricultural organ
| izattons In this sstates% In consequence,
a record attendance Is expected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-21

vxIHEN the Spanish War detractors of the
wv country said boue affair and that Amer
able to resist
The fighting Of such short duraon the casualties
slight the expenditure of material and nconsideab
that the country scarcely had time to organize for
This time conditions have been quite different The whole
country has felt the pinch of Billion dollar Congresses that
budgets Nearly quarter total population,
and children all considered subscribed the loans
Practically four millions of withdrawn from indus
tries and fields of battle ships and
activities related the They replaced by
scale that the Imagination than
the whole life of the country revolutionized.
Now the casualty list:
On the fields of France and Flanders and elsewhere $4,000
of lie thirty thousand killed
battle Others their lives less glorousy but less greatly
The total casualty list exceeds 100000.
Americas minor part in this titanic struggle.
If she called upon and to give
only because that she do and
In the solemn the President T fearful thing
to lead this great people into for the
apostles of German mlitarism.
A comparison of the figures is not out of the way.
In money alone America than France and Italy
when? ~f@~@~@-~~~"'
Although America loving nation at the outbreak
of 1914 and separated from the of conflict
5000 miles of water within eighteen months this country
under which than the
the entire armies of five warning Bulgaria. Turkey
but 3,7500OO ~
the of lives America contributed the
of liberty than Belgium and casualties consider
ably in of the Bulgarian Army's.
Statistics total casualties show that America suffered
heavier than Serbia Bulgaria and almost heavily
either Belgium or Roumania.
compilation Of statistics
Treasure Spent by the various nations during the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-21
THE DELAY HURTS COUNT
Tarnowslxi Feels Keenly Failure of
U. $40 Recognize Poland.
(By the Associated Pres

Warsaw. Dec. IS delayed Count
Adam Tarnowski Won Tarnow. Austro-
Hungarian representative in the
United States at the time diplomatic
relations were broken, told the cor
respondent today that he felt keenly
that the allied governments had not
recognized Poland. The present gov
eminent in Poland. he said, repre-
sented only one branch of the Socialist
party. The program of the present
government for the division of lands
and the ownership of mines and all
industries, Count Tarnowsik thought,
would lead to an economic stress in
Poland, because it was too early to
put such plans into execution. The
mobiles and landowners in Poland, the
count said, would have no objection
to the division of lands at later date
if the land was paid for by the gov
eminent as was proposed in Bohemia.
The count said he saw danger of
Russia falling into the hands of the
Germans unless Poland. Hungary and
Rumania were strengthened, as Ger
man influence in Russia was still
great.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-21

One of the leading newspapers of
the country said recently it was be-
coming more apparent daily that there
would be two classes of discharged
soldiers-those that had been Over
There, and those that had not.
This does not imply any reproach to
those that did not have opportunity to
test their mettle on the battlefelds.
They were not responsible. They
were ready-this was all that the
government asked. More than that;
it was all that the government or
dered, and the men in the military and
naval service were subject to orders,
# they had been given the freedom Of
their choice, the great majority would
have gone overseas.
It is unacceptable that there will be
a great freemasonry of the brothers in
arms. 1t is also unacceptable that
there will be degrees in this fraternity
No one will begrudge to the men that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-21
BATTERY A COMING?
Ed Rooney Hears Topeka Organiza-
ticn Will Be Home Feb. q.

Topeka's own Battery A, of the 100
field artillery. will be home about Feb
ruary 1, according to advice received
today from France by Edward Rooney,
a local attorney. who has a brother,
Robert Rooney, and a brother-in-law.
Arthur Henry, in the service
Vt was further stated that the bat
terry took part in the battle of the Ar
gonne forest and that out of the first
sixteen shots fired fifteen were direct
hits on the German trenches So far
as is known, not a man has been lost
out of the organization. The guns
went into position on August II and
the first shot was fired August 90
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-21
AFTER LIBERALIZATION, WHAT

lust what does the return to civil
life mean to the soldier? This ques-
ton is being asked daily in camps and
environments throughout the country.
The thought of soldiers overseas are
turned again to home and industry.
For months they have been living
the relatively care-free life of the
army-care-free because there has
been no worry about creature COM
forts. Shelter. subsistence. clothing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-21
RAY HALL is BACK
He Will Open Kellam Hall Dancin
Academy Christmas Exc.

ke1lam. hall and dancing academy.
Sixth and Jackson street, will be oper-
ated beginning Christmas eve, under
the management of Ray Hall, it was
announced today. Charles and Abe
Steinberg will transfer their interest in
the academy at that time
Hall, before entering the army, was
interested in the academy as a one
third owner with the Steinbergs. The
hall will be opened under the new
management with a Christmas eve
dance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-21

and medical attention have been pro-
vided. The discipline that seemed so
rigorous and so restraining became a
habit of mind.
AS the soldiers contemplate their
Gus thought to the days after demo-
bilization?
They are eagerly awaiting discharge
from the army. But what then?
They were taken from productive
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-21
Card of Thanks.

We wish to express our thanks to
the kind relations and friends. and for
the sympathy and beautiful floral of
ferings during the death of our daugh-
ter and wife.
MIR. and MRS ANDERSON
AND FAMILY.
w. A. BARNETT
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-21
MEN0HER AFTER RYAN
Commander of Rainbow Divisio
New Head OF Air Service.

Washington. Dec. 21.-Appointme emit
of Major General Charles T. Memo
her, who commanded the And Grain
bowl division in France, as director
OF air service, succeeding John D.
Ryan, was announced today by Cen
era1 March.
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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-26
Briefly Told

Hubbelrs Cohce.-Advt.
Shop at RtcKsra.-Advf.
Herbsts for hoEfery.-Advt
Have Knight PrtE. Co. print it.-Ad.
New millinery. at Rahilly's,-Adyt.
Henirickson's shoes for style
Advt,
Cali the Yellow Taxi. Phone Sill
Adv.
Nick Konen taxi. Phone 49,
Advt. ....
Madame Melin's number is not in
the directory. It is 3s41-R, Room B.
Laing Bldg.-Advt
Gas ranges connected and repaired
by %. F. Miller, the gas man. Second
hand gas ranges for sale. Phone
1855 or 3541-W.-Advt.
]. f. Buttree, of Valley City, was
an arrival in Fargo Monday evening
and is spending the day on business
matters.
G. c. Mclaughlin, of Park River,
and w Fl. Messer, Of Valley City are
among the registered guests at the
Metropole hotel.
George p. Wolf, of Wahpeton. and
Mr. and Mrs. r. J. Pratt, of Grandin,
are among the state visitors in Fargo
this afternoon. They are guests at
the Annex.
A. F. Hitchcock, Of Lisbon, is among
the Ransom county visitors who are
spending the day in Fargo visiting
friends and looking after business
matters.
Mrs. George D. Mcdowell, wife OF
Special Agent Mcdowell Of the NorthA
ern Pacific, is spending the day IN
Fargo visiting friends, Mrs. Mcdowell
lives at jamestown.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Meharry. of
jamestown. are among the Stutsman
county visitors who Are spending the
day in the gate city, arriving Mon
day.
A. /. Tenney, district manager Of
the Mutual Life Insurance Co, and
one OF the old-time residents Of the
state. Is spending the day in Fargo
attending to business matters. Mr.
Tenney lives at valley City.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-26

from Ransom and LaMoure counties
will join the special in Fargo.
Representatives OF the American
Railway association. which Is
handling the mobilization Of North
Dakota's deferred contingent for the
first draft. announce that the first
movement will begin on Friday,
March 20 with the following schedule
for the handling Of men on that day:
Golden Valley county 8. Billings %,
Stark 20, Grant So, Dunn As, Mercer
3e. oliver 21. Morton II. Burieigh q,
Kidder IS and Griggs -. or q total Of
37s. These men will take regular
trains on Friday, those coming from
west OF the river assembling at Man
dan. The men from points west Of
Stutsman county will have supper at
jamestown at s o'clock in the evening
and will breakfast in st. Paul. reach
ing Des Moines at $50 o'clock in the
evening and taking the street cars
from that city to the cantonment.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-26
A. c. PREPS TO ARGUE
RAILWAY OWNERSHIP

Resolved That the Federal Gov
eminent Should Own and Operate
Permanently All Railroads in the
United States, will be the subject of
dual debate between the North
Dakota Agricultural college props
and the West Central School Of
Agricultural Of Morris, Mimi, this
evening.
Miss Margaret Crosby, Goodman
Wilson and Oliver Finstad will argue
the affirmative at Morris, while Miss
Michigan and MessTs. Sterlingson
and Thorfinnson will argue the mega
tiveain the Little Country theater at s
O'Clock.
J. A. Aasgaard, president of Con-
cordia college, Moorhead; F. A.
Weld, president of the Moorhead
Normal school; and Judge John
Carmody, Fargo, will be judges in
the Fargo debate.