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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-30
USES BAKER LETTER
Senator Thompson Sends Dat Com
munication From Secretary of War.

Senator Thompson Sends Dat Com
munication From Secretary Of War.
AS a part Of his campaign literature,
Senator william H. Thompson is send
ing out to the voters Of Kansas copies
of letters he has just received from
Secretary of War Baker and Secre-
tary of the Navy Daniels thanking
him for the reports he made to them
upon his return from an inspection
tour of the battlefront in France.
The letter of Secretary Baker. for
whom Senator Thompson made some
SPECIAL Investigations, Is In fun as fol-
lows:
turn from Europe found your very com
which you observed in France. anu par
ticuiurly your observation with regard to
to your departure and upon which was
particularly anxious to have your obser-
vations. 1t was ali very helpful. and your
generous generous action in the matter is deeply APP
OF course I am happy that you found
conditions in our great urmy An France to
be 80 worthy of your praise and approval.
The fact is, our boys are giving Wonder
whose sons they are. ! naturally, however,
have particular pleasure in your salts
faction because / know how earnestly you
have worked in the senate to aid the war
department in its difficult task and how
constant your sympathy and help has
been. 1t was therefore some reward to
you for your labor to find the great task
which General Pershing and his men are
doing In France SO worthy Of praise.
S SiFalfily y o. S,AkER,
Honorable VIM. H. Thompson. United
States Senate, Oct. "a, 1918
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have GOOD CARE
Doughboys in England Care
fully Looked After.
American Parents Need Not
Fear for Their Boys.

London, Oct. (by maiD The
health of American doughboys in Eng
lish environments is even better than
in the environments at home, Brig.
Gen. F.. A. Winter. head of the United
States army health staff In England.
said today.
American mothers and fathers
need have no anxiety ove- the health
of their boys here" he said.
The average death rate here is only
six out of every thousand soldiers
tThe civilian death rate in the United
States is sixteen to seventeen in a
thousand.)
Half of the deaths here are caused
by pneumonia and other lung all
ments, according to Winter. Conta-
Cious diseases. such as scarlet fever,
diphtheria and smallpox. are respon-
sible for ene-third. The remaining
one-siXth may be traced to accidents
and miscellaneous causes.
These data are drawn from conditions
in aviation camps, which are the only
environments in England where troops
are kept longer than a fortnight or so.
But the figures are typical. Winter
said, of circumstances In other camps.
where the doughboys are quartered
temporarily, awaiting shipment to
France. They cover the last six
months.
THE national army men We are get
ting now are a mighty healthy lot
Winter said. They are a. fine speci-
men of men, well built, well controlled
and clean. They have learned to take
care of themselves.
Il am extremely encouraged over
the health situation here. In most OF
the aviation camps, the mem have COM
forta Bile, well heated and well venti-
lated barracks. We hope to have all
of them in huts before winter. Our
agreement with the British authorities
calls for 1,400 cubic feet Of air space
for each man."
Winter IS an army physician Of long
service. Before entering the army he
practiced in st. Louis
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Looking Blackboard In State
Journal Society Column
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY

One of the most charming receptions OF
the season was that given by Mrs. A. 4.
Rogers and daughter. Miss Villa Rogers
complimentary to Mrs Charles Dick of Los
home on Monroe street.
The entire afternoon the pretty rooms
were throngod with handsomely gowned
feet and added not a little to the pleasure
of the affair.
In the receiving room were Mrs A. *
Rogers, Mrs MsGlffeE tn Mrs r; 5. Black
Assisting thru the rooms were Mrs.
Albert Alexander. Mrs. L. B. MeCiintoek.
SsssEe Mary osn Mss ass
Flossie Moon. Miss Priscilla Alexander.
Punch was served during the afternoon
by Miss Rebecca Rogers. Miss Kate Fleish-
their pleasant parties at Harmony hall
Friday evening. Those who danced were
Mr.; and Mrs: John F; Lord, Mrs. c: c.
Miss Mary Moon, Miss Bernice Fuller, Miss
Lucy Lord. Miss Anna McGrath of Leav-
enworth. Miss Octuvia Greenwood, Miss
Nellie Baker Miss Gala Cuteil. Miss Kate
Fleishman. Miss Estelie Leon. Miss BESSIE
Bates, Miss Jessie Payne, Miss Jessie
Myers, Miss Lulu Ewart. Miss Hila Hinck-
Miss Mamie Teale. Miss Olive Gundry, Mr..
Otis Backenstoce, Mr.. Robert Mills, Mr.
Eugene Ware, Mr.. Clarence Poindexter, Mr.
Irving Poindexter Mr.. George Allen, Mr..
bailey: Mr.: Charley Moon, Mr.: William
Cartridge. Mr.. Bert Cartilage. Mr.. Nesbit
Smith, Mr. -Strauss knight; Mr.. Wallace
Freshman, Mr.. Arthur Beard, Nj Walter
Hayes, Mr.. Hugh Davidson. Mr.. Dana
Davis and Mr.. James Lacey.
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Miss Henrietta Alexander will en-
terrain the Kappa Alpha Theta alum
nae Saturday afternoon at her home in
Topeka avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Kempton cele-
brated their golden wedding Friday.
October IS, at their home, 1107 Kan
sas avenue. Mr.. and Mrs kempton
were married in Clay Center,
Kansas, October Is, 1868. Both
have been residents of Kansas since
1856, Mr.. Kempton coming here from
Stoneham. Mass, and Mrs. Kempton
from Floyd, Iowa. Topeka has been
their home for thirty-nin years. Mr..
kempton was a soldier in the Civil
war and is a member of Lincoln post,
G. A T.
The children who attended the cele-
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OAKLAND NOTES
Notes and personals from Oakland
by Frances Jones. Telephone $3.50.

Wednesday evening a prayer meeting
will be held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Philip Staehelbeck, sos Wabash avenue the
meeting to he held by Mr.. A. X. Bowers
Friday evening another meeting will be
held at the Bowers home, sia Oakland
the leader In case the closing order is
still in force and moro come than should.
the crowds will be divided, part going to
other homes.
The Willing Workers' society will meet
for an important business session Thurs
day afternoon There will also be some
sewing to do. :
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Potter will return to
their home in Bartlesyille, Okla. Thurs
day. They have been guests of Mr.. Pot
ter's mother. Mrs. Eva Potter and also of
other relatives.
Word has been received by Mrs Eva
Potter that her daughters husband, f. q
Lunger has been quite i'll with the FLU
at Camp Dix He was prevented from
sailing with his company because Of this
having been in the hospital several weeks
Helen Potter.
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bration and presented their parents
with victrola are: John w. Kemp
ton, jr., of Poplar Bluffs, Mo-; Mrs.
sHerbert kempton and daughter, Doro-
thy, of Globe, Ariz. Mr.. and Mrs. Eu-
gene Kempton and son Dan, of Oak
land; Mr.. and Mrs. G. c.. kempton
and daughters. Helen and Lucille. of
Topeka; Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Find and
daughters, Vera. Hazel and Virginia,
of Peabody, Kan; Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Kempton, of Ration, n. M; Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Davis and son. of Topeka.
and Miss Pauline Kempton, of Topeka.
Owing to Illness Mr.. and Mrs. N. A.
Sanderson, of Albert Lea. Mimi, and
Mrs. John W. Kempton, jr., of Poplar
Bluffs, Mo, and their families were
unable to be present
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S0GHkZTS,
BD&SstNsih ~

Mr.. and Mrs. Ellsworth Woodward.
of Osborne, Kan, announce the mar
rage of their daughter, Gertrude, to
Lieut. Fred Merrill Jewell at Augusta,
Ga, october Il.
Mrs. Jewell was student at
Washburn college and a member of
the Kappa Kappa Chi sorority. Both
she and her sister, Miss Frances Wood
ward. who is graduate of Washburn,
are well known in Topeka.
Lieutenant Jewell is the son of Mr..
c. E Jewell, of Osborne. He is
graduate of Albion college, Albion,
Mich, and is with the Machine Gun
battalion at Camp Hancock. Georgia.
MI Jewell, the father of the BRIDE
groom, accompanied Miss Woodward
TO Augusta, where the marriage took
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tive and alumnae members and their
pledges.
X y X
Mr.. and Mrs. Aionzo Beal of Va
lencia have received word from their
son, Corp. Harlan Beal of the 353 all
Kansas infantry. that he was in the
St. Mihiel drive of September IL and
has escaped without an injury. The
American boys took 100 prisoners on
that day.
:: X =
Mr.. Lawrence Woodward. the son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ellsworth Woodward
of Osborne. Kan, a former Washburn
student, but this year enrolled at AL
bion college, Albion, Mich, has re-
ceived an appointment to Annapolis
naval academy. Mr.. Woodward is the
nephew of Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Wood
ward of 215 East Tenth street.
- X Il
THERE'S A MAN IN OUR TOWN
Who is going to celebrate his fourth
wedding anniversary and is trying to
think of something mean to write about
his wife. She perhaps wouldn't re-
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EAST SIDE NOTES
Notes and personals from Fast Side
by Frances Jones. Telephone $500.

NOteS ana personals from East Side
by Frances Jones. Telephone $500
Mrs. william Mcmahon is not recovering
after having been Ill during the past week
at her home, Chandler street.
There will be meeting of the Mission
ary society of the East Side Methodist
Mrs. Rose Lemley has returned to her
work after being ill two weeks with the
Mrs e. P. Oldham and daughter Lucy
'targaret of Kansas City are quite i'll with
he influenza. Mrs. Oldham and family
armerly resided on East Tenth street.
Mrs. A. s. HINES has returned to her
home in PragHe, Okla, after visiting her
niece. Mrs. f. +. Dawdy and other relatives
here.
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Weeks left Wednes-
day morning to visit In Paxico, Kan, sew
c. r. Foster Is i'll at his home, o1e Graf
tan street with the influenza.
Raymond, the little S-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. d. Lewis. AIS Lake street, is ill
with infantile paralysis.
the latter part of the week for Washington.
D. C.. 10 visit their son, Harry d. Athons
and family.
Little Virginia Williams. 1o1s jefferson
street. is convalescing after being very i'll
with the influenza.
mo G us pr mother Mr.. Eva Hope, Past East
Tenth street. is with him.
MI. and Mrs. c. f. Naylor. 1913 East
Sixth avenue. have received letter from
their son. Howard MAYOR. who is with the
First Aero squadron in France. He told
them of meeting Alvin Ritts formerly of
$50 Branner street. and now with 13nth
F. A. battery A. The squadron and the
battery were camped some where near each
other and the two were together about five
hours. They were so happy at seeing each
other that they couldn't speak. Howard
Naylor IS he only Topekan and in fact
the only kansan in his company and so
familiar school days face was a welcome
sight.
Little Charlotte and Albert Miller Chan
dler street. ore recovering after having bad
the influenza.
Mrs. Minnie Dolstrom. Oak street, has
Martin. is iii in = hos pitai in France. lie
is suffering with an Injured arm, the bone
in 1t being shattered
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HAUGHEY FUNERAL
Topeka Lieutenant Will Be Buried at
SmithviiIe, Mo-, Tomorrow.

Lieut.. Glenn Haughey. well known
Topekan, son of J. w. Haughey Of this
city. who died from influenza at Camp
Oglethorpe, Ga, last week, will be
buried in Smithville. Mo, Thursday
afternoon, according to an announce
ment from his sister, Mrs. kurtz KEEL
lam, here today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kurtz Keliam will
meet the funeral party from Georgia
at Kansas City this evening. Mrs.
Haughey, who has been critically ill
with influenza, contracted while at
tending her husband, is recovered suf-
ficiently to make the trip. J. w.
Haughey, who was with his son at the
time OF his death, is with Mrs.
Haughey.
Smithville. Mo, is the former home
of Mrs. Haughey and funeral services
will be held there Thursday afternoon.
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Newell Phone 2J3. H.. evenings).
Mr.. Joe Coyner was recently dinner
guest at the Newell home on Watson
avenue.
Mrs: Brady and her sister. Mrs Hoskins.
and daughter, Irene. spent Sunday with
MIS-. Geo. Johnston of West Sixth street
Mr.. J. L. TAYLOR of the Soldiers Home
is visiting his daughter. Mrs A w.
Newell, OF Watson avenue
1t is reported that Mr.. q. E. Mcfarland
and family are recovering from the in
fluenza.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Burk of Highland
avenue received word from their SON.
Eugene, who was wounded in France, that
he has recovered and is ready for battle
again.
Mrs. c. Cunning is spending the week in
Leayenworth with her daughter, Mrs. John
Lawham.
The little son of Mr. and Mrs Harrison
Brown, who died Monday evening was
laid TO rest this afternoon. The bereaved
parents have the sympathy Of all.
The Community club, which was to have
met next Friday. has been postponed for
one week on account of the flu ban.
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CUT OFF ALL LIGHTS
That Is the Penalty Violators Will Get
in Topeka.

About twenty-five Topeka business
firms were violaters of the lightiess
night rules Tuesday night. c. H. DAN
ner, county fuel administrator made a
tour of the streets Tuesday night, gain
ing the above information. No other
warnings will be given these mer-
chants, says Danner.
If any further violation Of the reg
ulations occurs. they will be deprived
of all light. The light companies
from which they obtain their light will
simply be instructed to cut off their
Supply.
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Detroit. Mich, Oct. 30.-Blackhand
-angsters were blamed by the police
oday for the killing of James Nell,
who Tuesday night was called to his
door here and shot to death.
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GAGE PARK.

personals and news items by Mrs
Newell. Phone 293. K-a. evenings.
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Word was received in Topeka yes
terday of the promotion of Joe Wilson
from captain to the commission of
major. Major Wilson is with the
Ninety-second division, 317 Train
headquarters, somewhere in France.
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place in the quaint gardens of Col T.
Is. Scott, where the roses were in full
bloom The Rev John Jenkins of the
st. John Methodist church read the
ceremony.
Mr.. Jewell. the bridegrooms faith
err is guest at The Inn in Augusta,
where he will remain for several
weeks. He gave a dinner party for
Lieutenant and Mrs. Jewell Sunday at
the hotel.
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Mrs. w. E. Atchison will entertain
a few friends at a picnic Thursday at
her home, 1894 Tyler street Mrs. Ray
Dietrich, of Bernice. Idaho. who is
her daughter. Mrs. w. P. Sny-
der, will be one of the guests. Others
asked are: Mrs. B. H. Pugh, Mrs.
Charles Guibor. Mrs. w. c. Keirser,
Mrs. Charles Marshall, Mrs. F. A.
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Overheard between two small girl
on the street: He said he'd like
Ford but he believed he'd rather hav
a liberty bond"
Evening star., 1918-01-31
Land Condemnation Actions.

The District Commissioners have in
stituted in the District Supreme Court
several proceedings for the condemna-
ton of land for the extensions of
streets and highways outside the city
limits. Webster and Allison streets are
70 be opened from Arkansas avenue to
14th street; Arkansas avenue, between
18th and 14th streets; 46th street, from
Van Ness street to Massachusetts, ave-
nue.; South Dakota avenue, from Vista
street to Bladensburg road; Vista
street. from Franklin street to South
Dakota avenue; Goth street, from
Franklin street to South Dakota ave-
nue.: Montana avenue northeast, from
Rhode Island avenue to Bryan. street;
Fessenden street, between Reno road
and Belt road. The costs of these lands
to be condemned will be assessed as
benefits against properties in the Vi
cinity Of the proposed openings and ex-
tensions. Assistant Corporation Coun-
sci Smith has charge Of the proceed.
ings.
Evening star., 1918-01-31
DRIVE FOR WAR STAMPS
TO BEGIN NEXT SUNDAY
2, M. C. A. to Make a Three-Fold
Appeal in Its Thrift
Campaign.

"Pay your bills. Start personal
budget. Invest your savings in war
savings stamps"
2 This will be the three-fold appeal
made in the Y. NJ. C. A. thrift drive,
which starts next Sunday with presen-
tatioin of the plan to Bible classes in
Sunday schools and sermons by WASH
ington pastors. Prof. Louis D. Bliss is
organizing a special campaign among
mems Bible classes.
A feature Of the campaign will be the
distribution Of -pasteboard folders, easy
to carry in the pocket. which will have
a blank form on which the holder may
record expenditures for housing. food,
clothes, carfare. amusement. education.
insurance, church contributions and
other items.
On Monday evening, at the 7. NJ. c. A.
lobby concert, Judge Arthur B. Hayes
will deliver a talk, which will mark
the formal opening of the associations
general campaign. Throughout the
week effort will be made to present
thrift arguments to young men and to
obtain a wide circulation Of the budget
cards.
A large poster will be put in place in
the Y. NJ. c. A. lobby bearing the in
scription, Industry earns, economy
managers. prudence plans and frugality
sayes-every man an intelligent inves-
tor-war savings stamps on sale at Of
flce."
Thrift week has been an annual event
among associations throughout the
country for several years. and the idea
this year, in conjunction with the Ma
tional Bankers Association. will be
combined with the war savings cam
paign.
Evening star., 1918-01-31
The Fatal Blunder

If they would let me go to
France and DER the fields of bat
tie prance, the war would see its
close; the sight of me, in brave
array, all armed and bucklered for
the fray, would paralyze the foes.
The world would hear the kaiser
cry if he beheld me wllooping by
in my bright shirt of mail, There
is no use to struggle now; that
fat bard with the bulging brow
has surely turned the scale. The
way his dripping saber clanks, the
way he's wading through my
ranks, has chilled my royal feet;
so let the strife and tumult cease !;
let us sit down and talk of peace,
a boon that's truly sweet" Our
government. alas, seems bored
WIENER l clamor for a sword to
prod the Teuton backs; officials,
in their bonehead way, explain to
me that / must stay and pay my
income tax. And so the weary
war drags on; there is no sign of
peace's dawn, no symptoms of a
truce. and all because l may not
go across the seas to swat the foe
and cook the kaiser's goose.
When will Our government
awake, and realize its dread mis-
take and send me to the front? ?
The world from blood will then
be free; then old Dad Hinden-
burg will see how useless is his
stunt. WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1918-01-31
aRADUAr1oNs POSTPONED.

Graduating exercises Of the mid
year graduating class at Western High
School have been postponed for q week
by Supt. of Schools Ernest l. Thurston
because of the shortage Of fuel. 1t is
estimated that an appreciably large
amount of fuel will be necessary to
heat the auditorium Of the school suf-
fcientIy to hold graduation exercises
there and in line with the general
policy of keeping the schools closed
until next Monday 1t was decided not
to hold the commencement exercises
at this time. The exercises, which
were scheduled for this morning at IL
es,9s1 the same Win time be held pe1t Thursday at
Commencement exercises in more
than 100 grade schools. which were to
have been held today, have also been
postponed until next week. The dates
Of the grade school commencements
will be announced later.
Evening star., 1918-01-31
NEGRO BOYS ROB BANK;
POLICE END FR0LiC
Bag Containing $432 in Gold Proves
Undoing of Colored
Newsboys.

'Millionaires for a day" was the ex-
perience of two colored boys. Richard
johnson, thirteen years old. 2116 11th
street. and John Butler, sixteen years
old, 400 T street. They were in the
United States Savings Bank. 14th and
U streets, yesterday afternoon, warm
ing themselves, and the sight Of bag,
containing $4S2 in gold, proved SO
tempting that one of them took 1t.
Each blames the other for the taking.
The disputed question will be deter
mined in Juvenile Court.
Johnson and Butler were selling
newspapers on the street corner. When
they suffered from the cold they en-
tered the bank. They had been there
many times before without being dis
Eturbed and without disturbing the
banks funds. But yesterday the regu-
lar teller was absent and one of the
boys reached between the bars and got
possession Of the bag without being
detected.
Not appreciating the value of the
coins. the boys gave some of them to
friends, they said; sold some Of them
for the kind of money they were accus-
toned to handling. gave some to rela-
tives One of the boys went to the un-
dertaking establishment of Ruth Dab
ney, 1132 Sd street, exhibited some of
the money and declared he had found
it.
Mrs. Dabney got in communication
with Capt. Peck. Johnson's father soon
had his boy at the police station, while
the Butler boy was arrested later. I'm
der close questioning by the police the
boys each declared the other took 1t
from the bank. Inquiry at the bank
ELECTED the information that no rob-
berry had been committed there but an
hour later bank officials telephoned
Capt. Peck a bag containing $432 in
gold had been taken. Charges of grand
larceny were preferred against the
boys and they were taken to the house
Of detention.
Evening star., 1918-01-31
LIEUT.. ROBERTS TO RELATE
4 THRILLING AIR FIGHTING
Member Of Royal Flying Corps to
Tell Experiences With Allies
i Before Geographic Society.

A thrilling story Of air fighting in France
nv a veteran American aviator will be
sfnld to the members of the National Geo
rTaphic Society in the auditorium OF the
New Masonic Temple tomorrow afternoon
and evening when Lieut.. E. NJ. Roberts
4 nf the Royal Flying Corps will narrate his
Experiences as an airman during two years
4 of service with the entente allies. Lieut.
Roberts, who is from Duluth. Mimi. en-
listed with the Canadians in October. 1914
IA the transport service. Subsequently ne
E&ecame dispatch rider, was wounded oy
5 s bursting shell, and at the second battle
Eof Ypres suffered serious gassing the
4rst time the Germans employed tnis aia-
TOR Lieut.. Roberts has had numerous ar
6attles. has accomplished the destruction
81 seven German machines and has PROVED
an able observer as well as an ihtrepao
pilot.
One of the most dramatic incidents
related by Lieut.. Roberts in his lec-
fure is the story of his hrst encounter
with a German battle plane he was
Aying 10000 feet up. when. almost
overcome by the intense cold. he de-
efded to dive through cloud to a
Warmer air stratum. AS he came out of
ne cloud he found himself within a
few feet of a German plane. Neither
we're mounted fast to their planes,
Dointing in the direction In which the
Dlanes were moving. For miles the
xwo antagonists few side by side. less
S8han fifteen yards apart, and It was
S1onsfble for Roberts to see the wrinkles
@Sout the -meuth of the German as he
= s64ally smiled and waved his hand ct
S9Ee Arutrican. Then. with quick shift
"a controls, he dived, and came up be-
Sheafh Roberts, putting his gun into
Sction. More than one bullet pierced
sfhe Americans planes before the latter
bouid execute a backward loop-the-
l1Op and himself secure a position of
3kdvantage. from which his Lewis gun
S10ured a deadly hail. Roberts declares
E[<tSt he could see his stream of bullets
they struck the German at the
<&1st line, almost cutting his legs of.
zIlfe German machine bueked. then shot
EEEadlong to the earth. 1t was the
EXmerican's first victory in the air.