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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-02
BIG CHURCH GROWTH
Statistics Show There Are Now POI
Denominations in United States.

Washington, May, 2.-Church men,
bership in the United States increased
from 35,06S.058 to 42,044,374 during
the ten year period which ended De-
cember 81, 1916. according to figures
given out today by the census bu-
reau. The number of churches In
creased from 212.230 to 22S,O07; min
listers from 1854. $40 to 191.722; Sum-
day school scholars from l5,337,811
to 20,569.S31.t ~ si,se.
The total number of denominations
covered by the statistics was 2O1, thir-
teen more than reported in 1906 OF
the total membership 25,691,774 or
Gil per cent comprised members of
the Protestant denominations, Latter
Day Saints. Spiritualists and various
other small groups, 15,742,262 or 37.4
per cent were Roman Catholic and
250,34O members Greek or Russian
church. The Jewish CONGREGATIONS
comprised 359.998 persons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-02
GIVE BOYS SENDOFF
Elks Start Movement To Show Appre
citation of Draft Men.

1t is higf. time that Topeka begin
to show something besides indifference
when her drafted men are sent away
to the army environments, according
to a decision reached by the Elks
day night
10 remedy this deplorable state of
aHalrs and to send the boys away with
fouslng cheer and a memory of a
vitaliy interested body of folks at
nome, the Elks have sent out a cali
Tor some other organization to CO.
operate with them in arranging the
te Tor the boys The commit
tees appointed to draft the resoInt;n,,
was composed of NJ o. Locke. char
Davis. w.. n
lows: ioi-
,5o seventy five American boys left Topeka
kaiser and his helIions. Nor orsr TN, sne
NUMBER nun OF Topeka's liberty bond holders
az ed IN, Cross Subscribers and patriots Were
knowing that all of them are to SNIFF,
anu some of them are to die in the sar.
into o we oeneve that as men are inducted
ciuos. fraternal and commercial bodies q,
the town, should extend a hand and ey.
press an interest in their welfare, visuaiiz-
ING 70 them people for whom they are r.
right We want the boys to know that the
Hrait board with whom they had Official
business before leaving Topeka does NOT
ineIude an the people interested in this
war and them We believe that when +
man is about to be baptized in the fire
Of herman guns he can remember that he
Is fighting for town as we'll az a country
and that that town thought enough .c1
him to see him off.
We should help the boys to understand
that they are fighting not only fol
democracy. and liberty. but for folks.
We desire to get in touch with any or
ganization that feels as we do, with a view
of having each organization in turn attend
to the departure of our boys thru tht
years of this war that are coming
1t is apparent that George is neglect
ing this opportunity.
ELKS LODGE,
Topeka. Kansas.
NJ. o. LOCKE.
w. o. ANDERSON,
W. II. DAVIS,
Committee
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-02

important services in the country's
defense shall be called the Crown
Prince wilhelm bridge The admin
istration of Prussian state railways
which made the proposal to me de-
sires in this way gratefully to perpetu-
ate your name as an army leader"
Emperor william similarly honored
Won Hindenburg by having a bridge
near Rudesheim called the Field
Marshal General Won Hindenburg
bridge"
The bridge near Remagen has been
named "Quartermaster General of
Infantry Ludendorff bridge"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-02

600 rubles. Before the war there was
about 1000, 100000 rubles in paper
money. Today the amount of paper
money is $4,000, 100000 rubles.
There was a time when Russia
could have been saved thru economic
assistance, but it is too late now, I'M
less with that economical aid comes
political and military aid. just as an
example, the help OF the allied armies
and particularly Of America, would
be welcomed. But anything that the
Japanese army by itself would do
would be considered an enemy inva-
S:0n's
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-02
PITY POOR RUSSIA
Its Debt Is Half Its Wealth To.
day, Is Report.
Member of Duma and Captor of
Gar Here To Help Loan.

Chicago. May 2.-Alexander A.
Bublikoff capturer OF Gar Nicholas
and member of the Russian duma
executive committee, arrived in Chi
cago Wednesday from New York to
help in the liberty loan campaign.
Speaking of the Russian situation, he
said:
"One-haf of Russia today is mort
gagged. In other words, the national
wealth is 20,00o,0O0.000 rubles,
while the national debt is 10000, 000,-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-02
MAY NEED Them!
Three New Bridges Over the
Rhine Are Named.
Crown Prince May Have
Chance To Retreat.

Berlin, May AT the direction of
Emperor William, says an official an
nouncement issued today three new
Rhine bridges have been named for
the German crown prince, Field Mar
shal Won Hindenburg and General
Ludendorff. In message to the
crown prince, Emperor William said:
1t is great pleasure for me to
tell You today ordered that the Rhine
railway bridge near Fingers. which was
built in great times and is to render
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-02
MOB TRIAL MAY 10
eleven Persons Indicted for Lynchin,
of Prayer, q German.

Edwardsville; ILL.,, May 2.-The trial
of eleven persons indicted for the
lynching of Robert Paul Prayer, Ger
man enemy alien, will be held May
Is, thru q special ruling of the circuit
court announced today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-02
SCOUT LOAN RECORD
Boys Have Sold $e.21s, 800 Worth of
Liberty Bonds.

New York, May 1.-THE Boy Scouts
of America. according to reports re-
ceived at national headquarters, have
secured alta Individual subscriptions
for liberty bonds totalling $6.219.60O.
One boy, the thirteenth of Troop
No. so. Manhattan, corralled a $685.
900 subscription. He doesn't care a
boot about hoodoos.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-02
GUN FIGHT GETS TWO
Mexican Brawi i'm Kansas City Re-
suited in Fatalities.

Kansas City, Mo-. May Am early
morning pistol battle between Next
cans and policemen resulted in the
killing of two of the Mexicans,
wounding of three and the wounding
Of one policeman. The exchange Of
shots started when the policemen were
called to stop a brawl among a dozen
Mexicans at Twenty-fourth street and
FairmOnt avenue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-02
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Juxtapesition.
A Red Cross salvage sale, 1t seems
Can make all things akin,
For presidents bust had place beside
A ring-tailed monkey skin
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-02
Bridsher Is Torpedoed.

London, May 2.-Six Officers and
thirteen men are missing as the result
of the naval disasters reported by the
British admiralty. The sloop Cow
slip was torpedoed and sunk April
Is and five officers and one man are
missing and torpedo boat No. 8
foundered and from her one officer
and twelve men are missing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-02

We extend our thanks to our friends
and neighbors for their kindness and
beautiful flowers during the death Of
our husband and father. Mrs. A. l.
Erickson and Children, Mr.. Oscar
Ericksou.-Adv.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-08
O PROBLEM
FILM PLAY THEME

The new william Fox p~roructlon
THE Kindness of Divorce Will pc tne
nrincinal attraction at the \lctorid
Theatre all his week.
An announcement from the FOX once
also carries statistics on the divorce
evil. II Is declared that more divorces
are granted every year in the oh'.su
States than in any other country IN me
world with the single exception OF
japan. Statistics show that between
1886 and 1906 there were 12,s32.o4f
marriages In the United States and dur
ing the same period S20.264 divorces
This is approximately one divorce 10
every twelve marriages. ,
Frank Lloyd. who is the author ond
director of The Blindness of divorce,
says that in this picture he has tried
to show a man who was correct in all
his dealings with his wife and society,
but who withheld himself from his home,
with the result that the divorce court
was finally appealed to for a solution
Of his problem. The man retained his
position among his friends and society,
while the wife, though guiItless, was
ostracized and degraded.
In the special cast are Charles Clary,
Bertha Mann. Rhea Mitchell, Nancy
Caswell, Bertram Grassby, Marcus Rob.
bins, willard Louis, Fred Church and
Al Fremont.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-08
PRINCESS THEATRE
NOW AN "INSTITUTION'

Theatrical institutions" in America
have of late years seldom survived sven
the most careful n%urturing. The consist
ent and characteristic merit Of such mu-
steal plays as "Oh, Boy" and Very
Good Eddie" respectively offered in
Philadelphia during 1918 and 1917. Is
evidence, however, OF the very distinc-
tive standard of quality maintained in
at least one New. York playhouse
Throughout several seasons. This type
theatre is the Princess. conducted by
+. Ray Comstock as q producing center
Of intelligent. dainty and attractively
staged musical comedies.
There has been no departure from the
principles governing this institution
since Mr.. Comstock first presented mo
body Home" there in August. 1915. BY
this time not even London's Gaiety Is
more typical Of a specific brand Of light
entertainment than is New YoTk.s
Princess.
Philadelphia has seen all of this
theatres offerings save the present one.
This successor to Nobody Home"
Very food Eddie" Love O. Mike and
,'Oh. Boy" Is "Oh, Lady. Lady" which
has been already booked as an early
attraction at the Adelphi Theatre next
fall.
Once more a Princess Theatre libretto
has been furnished by clever Guy Bolton
and p. G. Wodehouse. and again Jerome
Kern has furnished the pleasing score.
Vivienne Segal. a Philadelphia product,
Is prominent in the cast.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-08
FOSDICK COMMISSION
LAUDS PHILADELPHIA
Board That Assailed Vice
Finds City Most Hospitable
to Sailors

PHILADELPHIA has been declared the
most hospitable of 800 cities with regard
to the relationship between the fighting
man and the public, according to a re-
port filed In Washington by the Fosdick
commission on training camp activities.
This same commission some time &
declared Philadelphia a city of immoral
surroundings unfit for the fighting man.
It's report resulted in Colonel Charles 3.
Hatch being sent here by Secretary
Daniels as the law-enforcing officer In
the navy's crusade against vice.
It also resulted i'm a police upheaval
in this city, during which Superintend-
emit Robinson was given a leave of
absence OF a month and Captain Will
lam B. Mills was installed as acting
police head. Mr.. Mills is now acting
assistant superintendent of police, direct
ly in charge of Kidding the city of vice.
He is Colonel Hatch's appointee.
The Governments policy of preserv-
ing the normal social relationship be-
tween the public and the fighting man
has been supported heartily In Phila-
delphia," says the commissions latest
report.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-08
PIGEON" AWAITS
PHOTOPLAY ROLE
Norma Tslmadge Plans Film Career for
Her Latest Winged Pet

Another pensioner has been added to
Norma Talmadge's list of dependents.
RE descended the other day out of a
clear sky, carrying his luggage on his
back. and he aims to stay quite a while.
Peter Pigeon is his name. MISS raj
madge and her studio manager. walking
along Fast Forty-eighth street on the
way back to the studio one noon, were
suddenly startled by a whirring sound
Almost Immediately a dark object
came hurting through the air almost on
top of them. German bombs and long
ayers mind as he lodged and pulled his
companion down with him, the
object barely missing MISE Iaimadge;
save ~vocaiiy, and on examination, they
found It to be a large pigeon. evidently
injured in flight n unable to keep
Miss Talmadge picked it up and in
sisted on taking it back to the studio;
There a bird doctor was called IN n
after a consultation. that ms
treatment. Miss Talmadge secured
board and lodging in a bird hospital for
Peter, and, as a result. he is living on
the seed Of of The h;dn ,@nd br and p oe his a ar .ae
and Miss Talmadge is planning to put
him into movies. Peter, by the way. Is
only one Of a large family Of animals
cats and mice and birds and dogs
which she looks out for.
TIL caretaker of this Heterogeneous
crew has already used several or her
nets i'm the movies. Peter must wait,
however. for her latest film play Is more
az IA melodramatic than a M
character. In "De Luxe Annie Which
will be the major offering at the stan
,ey theatre next week. Miss .Talmadge
has the screen version Of a highly sue
cessful sleuth play; The piece ran
nhians have thus far been denied a
glimpse Of the stage exhibit.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-08
WELSH PRIMA DONNA
ON COLONIAL BILL
Sybil Nsne, Covent Garden Artist, To
Make Debut Here Next Week

Sybil Vane, a dainty Welsh girl,
makes her Philadelphia debut at the
Colonial on Monday. Miss Nane.
christened by a London music critic as
"a pocket prima DONNA comes here
with the commentator OF the musical
authorities of London and New York.
after a brief concert engagement in New
York city, and a twelve weeks engage
ment as a soloist at the New York Hip.
podrome. Her first success was at Co
vent Garden, where she appeared. and
on very short notice, direct from the
Baptist Mission Hall Mt Cardiff. She
sang Gretel with well-known London
artists. and won a notable success.
After two years at Covent Garden she
came TO New York. where she gave a
series of concerts and volunteered for
Red Cross work. At a concert at the
Metropolitan Opera House where she ap-
peared with Emmy Destinn. Julia Culp,
Olive Fremstad. Amato. John McCor-
mick and many other artists, she scored
her first American hit, and 1t was at
this entertainment that she was heard
by Charles Dillingham;. who sent for her.
He wanted her to appear at the Hippo
drome, but feared. owing to her small
stature that she would be lost on the
great stage. One appearance. however.
relieved his fears. Miss Nane will APP
pear at the Colonial in a novel act, as
sisted by two Philadelphia musicians.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-08
zNGS CRUSADERS" AT FORREST; BELLE BAKE
VIVID FILM PICTURE
OF PREWAR RUSSIA
Brutal Police Methods Theme
of Michael Morton's "Thc
Yellow Ticket"

That popular interest in dramatic
pictures of pre-Bolshevik Russia was by
no means ~dissipated with the fali OF
the Gear has been demonstrated by the
success of THE Yellow Ticket both
as a stage play and as a photo-drama
New York. several years g and lately.
rejoiced in the effectiveness of Michael
Morton's melodrama and its expose oil
bygone Russian police methods espe-
cially with regard to the treatment Oh
the Jews, and now Fannie ward IS re-
ported to be winning new laurels in me
Aim version of the same piece. rms
Offering will be next weeks feature at
traction at the Palace Theatre.
In addition to Fannie Ward, Warner
GLAND and Milton stills in the three prin-
cipaI parts played on the stage. respec-
lively, by Florence Reed. John Mason
and John barrymore. are a number OF
such well-known players as Helene
Chadwick, Armand Kalisz. J. II. Gill
mour. Leon Barry, Anna Lehr, Nicholas
Duneaw. Charlie Jackson. Edward
Elkus and Richard Thornton.
Miss Chadwick scored recently with
Antonio Moreno in Pathe's presentation
Of Kipling's The Naulahka.' and mas
also been added to the big cast of the
Pearl white-Antonio Moreno serial,
"The House of Hate" Mr.. kalisz played
the part of the villain in innocent
and does vivid work as Count ltoSto'
in The yellow Ticket
J. II. Gilmour is known as one OF the
best character actors or the screen, nav
ing been seen in a large number OF Dig
features released in the last two years
Leon Barry is a talent frehch ac'or'
formerly in Sarah Bernhardts COM
pany. Anna Lehr Is also well KNOWN
having made-a> hit in the Pathe pro
duction Of the Woods play "ihe other
Woman" in which Peggy Hyland was
starred and in. which Milton Sills also
appeared. Nicholas Duneaw is a Rus
sian actor, formerly starred by VIA
graph and an authority on the proper
presentation Of Russian stories.
Charlie jackson played Lincoln as
a boy in Chapin's Lincoln picture. I'D.
ward Elkus played one OF the principal
parts in Les M~iserables.' and Robert
Thornton has been seen in many Pathe
productions.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-08

Timponi. Coakley and Dunleavy. Sam.
mic and Ef1e Elliott, and Hugh De-
laney.
COLONTAL-Sibyl Vane. primma donna;
Harry Bond. in a patriotic act the
Wilson Aubrey Trio. Frank Muiane'
"Selhsh Yates" photoplay.
FEATURE FILMS
STANLEY-"De Luxe Annie screen
version of one of the seasons crook
melodramas. Norma Talmadge has
the title role. Assisting players are
Eugene O'Brien, Frank Mills n Ed
ward Davis
PALACE-"The Yellow Ticket" adapta-
ton of Michal Morton's Russian melc-
drama. Fannie Ward plays the lead
ing feminine role originally X on
the stage by Florence Reed. In the
supporting cast are Milton Stills, War
ner GLAND and j. II. Gilmour.
ARCADIA Holiday
adapted by George NJ. Conan from his
own successful farce of the same
name. The author will appear in the
name part.
VTCTORIA-"The Blindness of Divorce
a Fol production directed by Frank
Lloyd. The cast includes Charles
Clary. Bertha Mann, Rhea Mitchell
and Nancy Caswell.
REGENT-"Pay Day. with Mr.. and
Mrs. Sidney Drew. first half Of week.
His Own Home Town" with Charles
Ray, latter half of week.
STRAND-"A Dolls House. with Elsie
Ferguson. first half of week. Missing"
with Thomas Meighan, latter half Of
week.
LOCUST-"Believe Me, Xantippe," with
Wallace Reid, first half of week.
"Prunella," with Marguerite Clark, lat
ter half OF week.
BURLESQUE
TROCADERO-"The Bellies of America"
with Milo in a special dancing act.
Heading the company are Ruby Lusby.
Pearl Lawler, Jack Miller and Harry
Lang.
GAYETT - THE Victory Girls Bur.
lesquers' will be the attraction.
Among the dancers and funmakers in
the burlettas are Sammy Bachen, Billy
Kelly, Emma Kohler and Mabel Clark.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-08
UNCLE SAM ENTERS
THE SCREEN FIELD
His Stirring Production,
"Pershing's Crusaders" Will
Be Released Here Monday

Uncle Sam himself will enter the
Philadelphia movie field mex week when
"~Pershing's Crusaders" is presented at
the Forrest Theatre. This picture. which
is released by the film division Of the
Committee on Public Information, gives
tangible and thrilling evidence of the
magnitude of Americas war undertake
ing. Nothing Is posed in this historic
screen work. Every scene is absolutely
authentic. sThe pictures were taken both
at home and abroad by the official pho
t%ographers of the navy and the United
States signal corps. In the scope Of their
pictorial endeavors are the activities Of
the environments and aviation fields, the
munitions and %shipbuilding plants and
the participation of the army and navy
overseas.
In that portion Of the picture dealing
with the preparatory activities in the
United States are shown recruiting Of
u army the building and occupation Of
the huge ~cantonments, the training,
clothing n feeding Of our troops, the
manufacture of arms and munitions, the
building Of shipyards and construction
OF d and steel ships, the aviation
fields and young fiers In training. the
assembling at u ports Of locomotives,
tanks, trucks and vast stores Of war sup
plies.
In the pictures taken in France are
shown our troops marching to tho front
line, occupying the trenches, watching
the Americans from advanced observa-
ton posts, stores munitions flowing
ike rivers to the front, our heavy artil-
lery equipment, Enthusiastically camou-
tagged. Secretary Baker is seen on his
first tour Of inspection in France. Cen
eral Pershing n Secretary Baker are
shown on their tours of inspection to
the camps and trenches of our Cru
saders."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-08
SEASIDE PREMIERE
FOR LATEST FOLLIES
1918 Edition Of Ziegfeld Revue Opens
Tuesday at Atlantic CITY

The 1918 edition of the celebrated
"Ziegfeld Follies" will be produced at
the Apollo Theatre. in atlantic City.
Tuesday evening, June II. The en-
gagement is limited to five nights and
Saturday matinee, after which the big
revue is to be transported to New York,
where 1t will be presented all summer at
the New. Amsterdam Theatre. Rennold
Wolf and Gene Buck supplied the lines
and lyrics of the new work.. The music
is by Louis Hirsch and Dave Stamper.
Irving Berlin and Victor Jacob are
credited with the interpretations. The
twenty scenes are by Joseph Urban.
Ned Wayburn staged the piece. under the
supervision of Mr.. Zlegfeld. The cast
will include Will Rogers. Marilynn Mil
Ter, Bert Williams. Eddie Canter, Lii
liam Lorraine. w. C. Fields, Ann PEN
nington, Frank Carter, Allyn King. the
original Frisco, Savoy & Brennan. Harry
Kelly. Katheryn Palmer, Kay LAUREL,
the Fairbanks Twins. Dolores. Gladys
Feldman, Dorothy Leeds, Martha Mans
field. Marie Wallace, Florence Grips,
and Gus Minton.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-08
MOVIES
FOR SOUTH AMERICA

Republics CT the South Pacific littoral
are soon to be RECALLED with a new in
hux Of motion pictures mad under
North American auspices,
John Cecil Graham, general foreign
representative OF Famous Players-Lasky,
has sailed for Chile to complete the Or
ganization Of a corporation which will
be known as the South Pacific Para
mount Company. which will handle the
distribution Of Paramount and Aircraft
films in Chile. Peru and Bolivia. The
headquarters of the company will be
located at Santiago, Chile.
Associated with the corporation in
the enterprise will be a number of prom
inent capitalists and business men,
headed by the Hon. Eduardo Suarez, for
merly Chilean Ambassador to the United
States.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-08
ID. ". Griffith. Iudiyidualist

This is the age Of intense individual
ism" maintains d. w. Griffith, producer
Of Hearts of the World the war Aim
now at the Garrick Theatre. War de-
MES individuality to men. War is out
of tune with the times. This is one
of the strongest reasons why we must
fight on at any cost until Germany is
beaten. The giving Of world-power to
Germany would NEAR the submersion of
the individual. 1t means turning men
into machines. 1t means crushing every
human soul into a mold. Germany, in
devoting herself to the g~loriication of
war, has destroyed its glories. In seek
ing to transform a nation into an army,
she has made armies forever distaste-
full. save as an instrument against mad
militarism."