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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-17
TOPEkANS TO START
Five High School Athletes Will Enter
Big X. U. Track Meet.

Lawrences, Kan, May 17.-Topeka
high school will be represented by five
track athletes in the annual K. U. in
v:tation rack meet which will be
held on McCook field Saturday after
neon. On account of war conditions
and necessity of cutting down all ath-
letic expenses only the best athletes
IN the state have been asked to COM
pete in the meet this year. Men who
did good work in the state inter-
scholastic track meet here two weeks
ago are The ones Coach w. o. Hamil-
ton has asked to compete in the meet.
Belle PLANE, Valley Falls, Leaven-
worth, I.incaid, Winfield and Abilene
have been asked to send two men
each to the meet, while Kansas City
high school will enter five men. -Four
schools in Kansas City, Mo.,-West-
pert, Central, Northeast and Manual
will send approximately sixty men
to the meet.
Lawrence high school will enter the
same men that competed in the high
school meet two weeks ago when the
team placed sixth in the meet.
G. c. Grover, the noted Missouri
Valley official of the Kansas City
Athletic club, Kansas City, will be
starter of the meet Saturday. Silver
loving cups will be given the win
ming teams, as well as to the indi-
vidual point winner and any athlete
breaking a record. Gold, silver and
bronze medals will be given to win
ners of the frs four places.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-17
RULE AIR
German Aviation in Big Drive
a Failure, Says Writer.
Lack of Machines To Aid Army
Becoming Apparent.

Correspondence of the Associated Press)
London, May 6.-German aviation
has proved signal failure in the great
offensive on the western front, &C
cording to correspondent of the
Morning Post Writing from the
front, he says:
German aviation does not exist at
present. There are two principal rea-
sons, the first being the tremendous
wastage caused by the incessant at
tacks of the British and French pilots
on German machines, the second be-
ing the bombing of airdromeS. The
enemy today suffers from lack both
of men and machines in its flying
arm.
I'm every department the Germans
have been and still are exerting their
full strength. If they had airplanes
would have made full use of them, as
we have done, for observation pur-
poses, to prevent the bringing up of
reinforcements, and to disorganize
troops on the actual field of battle.
They have done none of these things
effectively.
Do Not Have Machines.
THE conclusion seems manifest
that it is because they have not the
necessary force available. In any case
the fact remains that German aviation
has ceased to be a force to be seri-
ously reckoned with. In the last four
weeks, the situation, which on several
occasions has necessarily been deli
cate, would have been very much
more SO had the Germans been
equipped with a.. adequate air service
to supply them with definite observa-
tiOn"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-17
LIKE PUBLICITY IDEA
Kansas Episcopalians Approve Of
Statewide Advertising Plan.

Kansas Episcopalians strongly en-
dorsed the idea of publicity ana ad-
yertising in the conduct of church at
fairs, during the diocesan convention
that ended Thursday night.
A publicity committee, composed OF
both. clergymen and laymen, was
formed. Its. business is to supply both
the state press and the national church
papers with well written news or an
interesting and instructive nature
concerning the church, to conduct
church advertising campaigns in an
effective manner, and to teach the
clergymen and others, in each parish,
as to the right manner OF preparing
articles for publication. also how to
establish cordial relations with news
paper men.
This committee was first decided
upon during the convention of 1917,
and this year its members have been
able to put some OF their ideas into
practice and to note results. Among
the committee members are several
practical newspaper men.
Paul ]. Brindel of Kansas City. who
has written the convention news for
the Topeka papers this year, was
elected secretary Of publicity at a
meeting held Thursday. afternoon.
Brindel will examine and edit all ar
ticles for publication turnout the
state, and such as are to appear in
The Witness, Churchman, Living
Church and other papers having a
national circulation.
Charles Haynes of Emporia, who is
an advertising expert, was elected sec
Rotary of advertising and will prepare
or edit the paid advertising of the
diocese, especially the display ads
Prof. Nelson Crawford Of X. s. A. c.
school of journalism is also a men,
Der of the committee and a year ago
prepared a booklet for the church,
telling how to get up newspaper copy.
The other members of the committee
are: the Rev. ]. H. Harvey, Pitts
burg; the Rev. Carl w. Nau. En-
poria: the Rev. P. T. Fem, Wichita;
Arthur J. Carruth, jr., and Carl p.
Bolmar, Topeka
At Thursdays meeting, it was voted
to send circular letter to the rector
of every parish, urging him to or
ganize a local publicity bureau and to
arrange for the provision of a stated
sum to be used for parish advertising.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-17
Everyone Should
Drink Hot Water
in the Morning
a0 -
W. |
Wash away all the stomach, liver,
and bowel poisons before
breakfast

To feel your best day in and day
out. to feel clean inside; no sour bile
to coat your tongue and sicken your
breath or duh your head; no consti-
patton, bilious attacks, sick headache,
'olds, rheumatism or gassy, acid
stomach. you must battle on the in
side like you battle outside. This is
vastly more important, because the
skin pores do not absorb impurities
into the blood. while the bowel pores
do, says a well-known physician.
To keep these poisons and toxins
we'll flushed from the stomach, liver,
kidneys and bowels, drink before
breakfast each day, glass of hot
water with a teaspoonful of limestone
phosphate in it This will cleanse,
purify and freshen the entire alimen-
tarJ tract, before putting more food
into the stomach.
Get a quarter pound of limestone
phosphate from your pharmacist 1t
is inexpensive and almost tasteless.
Drink phosphated hot water every
morning to rid your system of these
viii poisons and toxins; also to pre-
vent their formation.
AS soap and hot water act on the
skin, cleansing, sweetening and puri-
flying, so limestone phosphate and hot
water before breakfast, act on the
stomach liver. kidneys and bowels
Advertisement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-17

Lieutenant Bumber, Captain Ground
lock, Major Williams and Captain
Stearne who will be with friends at
the Topeka club.
The guests invited to the dance are:
Mr.. and Mrs Dana Davis, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Wolfe, Mr. and Mrs. lief
Felix, MI and Mrs. r. F. Hayden,
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Mulvane, Captain
Montgomery, Mrs. Lester Marden of
Chicago, Mrs. Theodore Snattinger of
Minneapolis, Mimi, Miss Altha Wat
son, Miss Clyde Bonebrake, Miss Eu-
genia Quinton of Washington. D. c.,
Miss Sue Rodgers, Miss Lolita Johnston
Harbold, Major Mcclure, Lieutenant
Colonel Greer, Captain Wilson, Lieu
tenant Bumber, a British officer who
is now connected with the camp at
Funston, Captain Groundlock, Major
Williams and Captain Stearne.
X X 4
The Varsity club will give fare
we'll party tonight at the Elks' club.
Mrs. Frank Burrow is entertaining
her Friday afternoon Bridge club to-
day at her new home, Eighth and Blu
chanan streets.
Miss Clara Francis, who leaves this
week for New York. to sail soon for
France, was the guest of honor at an
informal Eat home given Thursday
afternoon by Mrs. H. L. Peppmeyer.
The guests were the members of the
Topeka chapter of the Daughters of
the american Revolution. of which
Mrs. Peppmeyer is regent, and Miss
Francis is a member.
The rooms open to the guests were
decorated with spring flowers, includ-
ing some especially attractive varieties
of Iris. Bouquets of peonies and
snowballs were also used thru the
rooms.
Music for the entertainment of the
guests was furnished by Mrs. R. Parks
Bennett. who sang two groups of
songs, and by Mrs Morton Albaugh
and her guest, Mrs. Magill of Wichita,
who gave piano duet.
Miss Francis goes abroad to collect
information for the state of interest
to the Historical society," for which she
is librarian. During her absence her
work will be done by Miss Nell Nc
Farland.
X X X
A Kansas City paper reveals the
fact that Cadman's discovery, the In
dian princess Tsianina, was enter
tanned recently in Kansas City, by
Mrs. George Taft and Mrs Fred
Dickey. The story goes on to say that
she is princess of the Creek tribe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-17
KILLED HER BABY
Unwelcome Infant Strangled by Work
ing-GirI Mother.

Dallas, Tex, May 17.-Miss Estelle
Harvey, pretty young clerk, today
faced a murder charge. because she
killed her iIlegitimate infant and hid
it's body, ito keep from losing her
job"
The girl, in a signed confession to
the district attorney. declared she
loved and trusted the child's father.
who betrayed her. When the baby
came, she faced disgrace and dismissal
from her position. So she Strangled
the infant with a cord. placed the body
in a suit case and left it in a vacant
house.
Then she returned to her work, as If
nothing had happened.
Police traced the crime by means of
a laundry mark on a sheet in which
she wrapped the body. The grand
jury was expected to return a murder
Indictment today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-17

from Des Moines, Ia, where he gave
a song recital the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Bowler, of 319
Jackson street, announce the mar
riage of their daughter, Ida Shearer
to Mr.. Joe Dillon, of Batavia, ILL.,,
which took place May IS in Geneva,
Ill. They will make their home at
IS South Jackson street, Batavia, Ill.
A picnic supper was enjoyed by
rumber of the girls from Strickler's
Topeka Business college Thursday
evening at Central park. The follow
ing girls were present: Miss Ball,
Estella Clemens, Lois Eakin, Louise
Fesseden, Florence Garland, Lila
Holt, s,elah Harlou, Augusta Holt,
Pearl Jensen, Nellie Kern, Eva Lind
say, Mildred Mccullough, Margaret
Mccullough, Henrietta Ober, Alta
Puett. Florence Perry, CAMEL Shields,
Goldie Sorrick, Grace Smith, Agnes
Williamson, Gatwood Wagner. Mar
garet Wagner, Ruth Van Ardsoll.
Lieut.. Harold Spielman, who is visit,
ing his uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs
j. C. Emahizer. will leave tonight for
Camp Dix, Dallas, Texas. He is in the
aviation branch of military service.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-17
& JEFF

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Griggs will
give a dinner-dance at the Country
club Saturday night for a group of
army officers who will spend the
weekend in Topeka with friends. The
army people will come from Camp
Funston Saturday. The are: Captain
and Mrs Brown who will be house
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Griggs; Capt
and Mrs w. P. Montgomery and Miss
Lolita Johnston, who will visit Mr.. and
Mrs. r. F. Hayden; Major .Harbold,
Major Mcclure and Lieutenant Colonel
Greer, who will accompany Capt.
Joseph Wilson to Topeka and will be
guest sat his home; Major VIM,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-17
TO HELP IN RUSSIA
British Paper Urges Intervention
Says America Now Favors.

London, May 17.-An urgent plea
for allied Intervention in Russia to re-
sist German aggression there is made
by the Daily Chronicle. in commenting
upon Lord Robert Cecirs Admirably
sympathetic reference to Russia in the
house of commons yesterday"
The paper says that the more the
allies allow Russia to fall under Ger
man influence, the harder it will be to
extricate her eventually. It declares
that Russia now is unable to recover
herself without foreign military in
Prevention and adds:
THE weight of our Intervention
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-17
Lemon Juice
for Freckles
Girls! Make beauty lotion at home
for a few cents. Try it.

Squeeze the juice of two lemons into
bottle containing three ounces of
orchard white, shake well, and YOU
have a quarter pint of the best freckle
and tan lotion, and complexion beauti-
fier, at very, very small cost
Your grocer has the lemons and any
drug store or toilet counter will supply
three ounces of orchard white for a
few cents. Massage this sweetly frag-
rant lotion into the face, neck, arms
and hands each day and see how
freckles and blemishes disappear and
how clear, soft and white the skin be-
comes. Yes! 1t is harmless.-Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-17
FRECKLES

Now Is the Time to Get Rid of These
Ugly Spots.
There's no longer the slightest need
OF feeling ashamed of your freckles, as
Cthine-double strengths guaranteed to
remove these homely spots.
Simply get an ounce of Othine-doubie
strepgth--from any druggist and apply
little of it night and morning and you
should soon see that even the worst
freckles have begun to disappear, while
the lighter ones have vanished entirely.
1t is seldom that more than an ounce is
needed to completely clear the skin and
gain beautiful clear complexion.
BE sure to ask for the double strength
Othine as this is sold under guarantee of
money back If it fails to remove freckles.
advertisement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-17
Questions Answered by Alicia Hoyt.


fingers or your feet.
Questions Answered by Alicia Hoyt.
miss Hoyt will answer in this col
umn all questions on matters of ETH
quette addressed to her in care of this
paper. If personal answer is desired
enclose a three-cent stamp.)
BEAU: The lady who insisted upon
returning to you the money you had
expended on her and her daughter
when you took them on the three days
automobile trip did not insult you, but
acted courteously, and within her
rights; and you should accept the
money without opposition, since she
wished to pay it back. She evidently
did not wish to be under such heavy
obligation to you. Undoubtedly both
ladies enjoyed the trip, and were very
glad to have your company and pro-
lection; but perhaps they felt to al
low you to bear all the expense en-
tailed would be an imposition.
SMOKER: Your wife is right:
cuspidor is not a fitting article to
place in house. 1t does not belong
there, and it is disgusting thing to
see sitting about. If it is too conven-
siently placed, some man might forget
that he is gentleman, and make use
of it in the presence of ladies'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-17
Looking Backward In State
Journal Society Column
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY

their bowling club at high five Wednesday
evening. Those present were Mr. and Mrs.
A. C. Davis. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Davis,
Mr.. and Mrs. Boyd, Mr. and Mrs. Horace
Hall, Mr.. and Mrs. willard Hall, Mr.. and
Mrs. A Zahner, Mrs. H. w. Sharp of Dem
yer and Mr. Ned Henderson. The prizes
were won by Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Hail.
Miss Anna Hutchinson of Garrett is the
guest of Miss Trissa Greenwood.
Miss Helen Moon has returned from a
short visit to Ottawa.
Miss Lou Nelly came over from Leaven-
worth Monday for short visit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-17
HONOR SHOP SOLDIERS
Santa Fc Will Dedicate Big Service
Flag Tomorrow at Noon.

Machinery of the Santa Fe shops
will stop tomorrow at 1915 o'clock
and the hundreds of employees will
assemble in the open space near the
coach shops for the dedication of the
shops official military service flag, it
superintendent.
The flag will contain 195 stars one
for each man who has left the shops
proper TO enter the army or navy.
Speakers will include James Mullin
and James Gibbons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-17
BOLSHEWKI ALOOF
Refuse To Intervene To Help Finnish
Rebel Leaders.

London, May 1.-THE Russian Boil
shevik government has declined to in
tervene at Helsingfors on behalf of
the Finnish rebel leaders. according to
a Telegram from Helsingfors received
in Copenhagen and forwarded by the
Exchange Telegraph company. The
rebels had asked the Moscow govern
ment to take some action to obtain
favorable terms for them
Railway traffic between Abo and
Helsingfors, it is adedd, has been re-
opened.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-17
WOMEN ARE ALARMING
Austria Much Concerned Over Their
Increased War Work.

Berne, May 17.-Austrian newspa-
pers are exhibiting concern at what
they call the denomination of the
army. 1t appears that $4,000 women
and girls now are employed in the
auxiliary services as clerks, servants,
ETC., and that others are being enlist
ed at the rate of 10000 a month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-17
ALL ARE ELIGIBLE
Graduates of Fourth o. T. C. to All
Have Same Chance.

Washington. May 17.-Under a. new
ruling announced today by Secretary
Baker all students of fourth officers
training camps which have just OPEN
ed, who successfully complete the
course will be eligible for a commits
sion. The secretary removed the re-
striction allowing only fifty per cent
of the total number of candidates to
qualify
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-17

would necessarily be Japanese. but it
should be given a broadly allied and
international character. For some
time it has been said the obstacle has
been Washington only and now that
as we believe to be the case-the
American governments own agents
are as much convinced as anybody
else of the need for foreign troops
it is to be hoped that opposition will
be withdrawn"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-17
Instantly! Coms Stop Hurting!
Corns Loosen and Lift Out
No pain! Few drops loosen COINS and calluses
so they fall off-Try it! Magic!

Just think! Not one bit of
pain before applying freezone
or afterwards. It doesn't
even irritate the surround
ing skin.
Hard corns soft corns, or
corns between the toes, also
hardened calluses on bottom of
feet shrivel up and fall off with
out hurting a particle. It is a
scientific compound made from
ether. Get the genuine!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-17
IN PATRIOTIC RALLY
Parent Teachers Association in Pro.
gram at Central Park School.

The Parent-Teachers' association OF
the Central Park school will give a
patriotic program, open to the public,
at the school beginning at o'clock
this evening,
Superintendent H. B. Wilson of the
city schools will be the speaker of the
evening. A community sing will be
held led by Miss Hall of the music
department assisted by students from
the high school
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-17
India to Recruit Half Million.

Simla. India, May 1.-THE govern
ment of India has decided to recruit
at once more than 5000 men, The
provincial governments have promised
all possible aid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-17
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THERE'S A GIRL IN OUR TOWN

no knows that the art of CONVEX
sation would die out were it not for
the handy little device of slang She
was trying to tell about the informal
parties for Mrs. Marden while she
visited in town There were no
whoop-um-up shin-digs. you know. We
did nothing glittering-just paved
around a little
Notes and Personal Mention.
Mrs. Luther Burns has returned
from Wichita, where she visited Miss
Eva Dewey and Miss Clara Yer
million.
H H. Clark. who is stationed at
Fort Greene, N. Carolina. is visiting
his family in Topeka.
Miss Margaret Pierson of Kansas
City, is visiting her cousins. Miss Ed
ma Hopkins and Miss Elizabeth
Hopkins.
Mrs l. D. Whittemore and Miss
Margaret Whittemore will return Sat
urday from a visit to Mrs. White
more's brother in New York.
Miss Jean Lindsay is visiting Miss
Katherine Keiser of Kansas City.
has arrived in Topeka, called by the
illness of her sister, Mrs. George
Morehouse.
Mrs T. w. Peers has left for Wash
ington, D. c.. to visit her son, Frank
Peers, who is doing special work in
bacteriology and chemistry in the war
college. He enlisted about a year ago,
and until recently, was with the am
bulance company at Allentown, Pa
Mrs. Peers will go to New York from
Washington, and will come home by
way of Ann Arbor, Mich, to visit her
mother.
Mr.. Hugh Dickerson has returned
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-17

For a few cents you can get
a small bottle of the magic drug
freezone recently discovered by
a Cincinnati man.
Just ask at any drug store
for a small bottle of freezone.
Apply a few drops upon a ten
der, aching corn and instantly
all soreness disappears and
shortly you will find the corn
80 loose that you lift it out,
root and all, with the fingers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-01-21
Service
Flags
49,
Only a Few Left

We have just q dozen SER
vice Flags left. which we
viii close Oui ut IS cents
each. These are with either
one or two star. Flags
with more than two stars
Gan be had on special order.
These Service Flags are
the best made AZ this price
or anywhere near 1. Ihey
are Of good size aad Of high
grade bunting. hand sewcd
and storm proof.
Every family that has a
san. father. husband or
brother In the servicc should
display one OF these Says.
They mark the homes from
which men have gone 10 d.
their share in the great war.
When these few Service
Flags which We have OF
hand are gone We shall or.
der no more. n YOU want
one Of these Gags get il nov
instead Of being sorry when
il u too late.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-15
DOLLY'S BATH.

l hadn't had a bath for weeks;
And then one awful day
Did jamie come and find me,
And started right away.
She got monster basin,
With a lot of water in,
And popped me into soak;
Then said, "I'll come back in min
ute"
She brought a most enormous
sponge,
And big white square of soap:
Then she rubbed me and she
scrubbed me
had no paint left, Il hope"
And then all dripping wet
She hung me up to dry.
Thank goodness I'm just made of
wood,
I'll recover by and by.
Contributed by
Marie Schockel,
Starr school
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-15
been a blight to civilization for
WHAT is MEANT
BY DEMOCRACY?

Democracy is a word that has
been born into our minds and en-
tire being for years. Yet, when we
say it, do we realize exactly how
much it means?
Democracy has a history which
dates many years farther back than
1776 and 1912, which are signifi-
cant dates for the sons and daught-
ers of Uncle Sam. 1t begins a
long, long time ago in Greece, when
the all-cOnquering Persians at
tempted to subject Greece to her
autocratic rule. That little band
of Greeks who held back the
mighty feet of the Persians did
more for the world than they had
any conception of.
And on down in history the fight
for democracy has gone forward.
At the present time an opportunity
has come for America the So
called Christian nation to do her
part in furthering the progress of
the rights of the people.
Democracy means the rule of the
people who make up the nation.
The advantages of freedom in
thought and speech are innumer-
able. Through this freedom has
come the best that is in mankind.
To it we owe everything that
makes life worth living.
History says, and we know it is
true, that sacrifices which took hui
man lives, have been made to reach
the height in which we exist today
therefore, it is our duty and priv.
lie re to preserve that height. His
tory will go on no matter what &C.
ton re take. At this hour of crisis
when 'hings look dark, we should
conside. the welfare of the people
who will follow US. They must
have the est and in order to OBJ.
tain the bet they must have lib
erty.