The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-13

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Division Room No.
Daod iia'ioh ''-'''.- '''.-'....
US ,'...''... .......
camp utilities. .. 8
| Construction and repairs 5
Reclamation ..... 6
| Fuel and forage. .. 10
subsistence ......... IL
nance IS
Ilfe -....,...... II
Transportation ..... ~ 22
rupert 81
Lest n soldier or officer enter the
wrong room each entrance to the
various divisions is plainly labeled
with large sign and with its room
number in figures of a size no one
| IN the army oan fail to observe
signs are numerous in the interior
ol warehouse g. as a result of this
arrangement, but it has saved much
time and disturbance to the camp
quartern.a ster deta chment of Camp
funston. Before the warehouse office
pudding was rearranged, every office
was daily called upon to answer oues-
tons as to the locations of divisions
ana wasted much time. Now, how
ever questioning is reduced to a min
lmum, and the members of the camp
quartermaster detachment and all
VINO transact business with them are
| saving much time and thereby adding
| to the thoroness with which army
I
| When Capt. Jacob Frank, who is the
Guartermaster, desires to confer with
one of his assistants, his stenogra PHI
50 presses button, and the officer
is wanted receives immediate no
t-~S- An electric bell system installed
! by the utilities division of the camp
quartermaster department furnishes
this time saving convenience.
As for the utilization of space, there
! is as little waste as of time in Ware
| house = mi ME ho
| tence division, handling a business of
| about $4,000 in food daily, transacts
| all of its recording work and inciden-
| tai duties in room measuring about
ID feet in width and 20 feet in length.
All the otherf divisions utilize every
| inch of space in the building. In the
| hall all space except a few feet
| houses the stationery handled by the
property division.
| Warehouse 81 is far from being
adequate for a branch of the service
SO important as that of the camp
quartermaster detachment. but it is
difficult to conceive of any improve
ment which has been overlooked in
| making it as convenient as possible.
Even the space under the warehouse
is used for storing potatoes and onions.
Silver bars have replaced the gold
| ones on the shoulders of a number of
| the Heutenants of the camp quarter
| master detachment Recent promo
| tons advanced the following officers
| Of the detachment from the grade OF
| second to first lieutenant quarter
master corps. national army: Eugene
Kaiser, Morley Gates, Charles NJ. Bur-
ton, w. L. Fucker. C. G. Ray, Joseph
P. Kelly Chester E. Burg, Charles J.
| Bursot. Harry G. Yeager, Chester p
Davis, William H. Rathbone. Claude v.
Reed, Charles E. Lauterbach and
Harry Larrieu.
| Private William NJ. Skillman. of the
| information office in warehouse 8,
| has not yet been stumped by an ap-
plicant for information. Those who
| an attorney in Detroit are not sur
prised over his showing in answering
questions.
A number of Private Skillman's
close friends in Detroit refer to him as
Glover Seed SkiIlman, this being
due to his ability in answering and
asking questions. Skillman once de-
Tended a seed dealer in Detroit who
was charged with purchasing stolen
clover seed. The laws of Michigan
are severe on those who buy stolen
property, and the plaintiff. a farmer.
| was seeking to recover the value of
the seed from the dealer, whom Skill
man defended, Skillman employed a
seed expert as a witness. The expert
privately. passed on the seed as being
of a low grade.
What sort of seed was stoten from
you, Mr.. F'armer?" Skillman asked in
court.
Choice seed of the highest quality
the farmer answered in the expecta-
ton of getting large sum of money
in the verdict of the jury.
1.-THE very best obtainable with no
weeds?" Skillman asked again.
Yes" said the farmer.
Then Skillman turned to the seed
expert, who passed on the seed in
volved as of inferior es and
weedy. Here Sf:s@zn closed the de-
fe.S- S-.r srle claim that the dealer
who had employed hii-l as attorney did
not have the stolen seed. So SkilImaIl
won his case, even tho the lost seed
had been traced to his client
Skillman is using his ability as an
attorney in saving time In satisfying
the thirst for information among those
who ask questions at the information
| office.
| A heavy rain and thunderstorm a
week ago Friday night did not deter
Mrs H Paul Smith, wife of Capt.
Smith of the camp Quartermaster de-
tachment, from giving the soldiers and