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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-27
EAST SIDE NOTES

Notes and personals from East Side
by Frances Jones. 211 Grattan street
Telephone between and 10 d. m JOSH;
other hours. +751 K-2
A meeting will be held Monday evening
at the Seward Avenue Methodist church for
the purpose of changing the name of Ger
man avenue. Suggestions will be made and
these are to be submitted to the commits
sioner of streets. All residents of both
North and South German avenue are urged
Mrs. Homer Strait and daughter Marjorie
and little son Clarence, Ohio avenue. are
spending few days with relatives in the
country near Lyndon.
The Rev. E. X. Resler has returned from
Kansas City, where he has spent a portion
of the week with his wife, Mrs. Resler
who is i'll at the Bethany Methodist hos
pital in Kansas City. Mrs. Resler is doing
The Dorcas society of the Third Chris
tan church entertained with a social after
n Friday oa at the home of Mrs. Ira
guests Of the afternoon were Mrs ]. P.
Glenn: Mrs F. F. Ladkey. Mrs John
Wafsan M MRS a IL W Wallace Mrs
Schofield; Mrs; J.; Drummer, Mrs. H. T.
Mabrey, Mrs D; G. Taylor, Mrs. Charles
Mrs. Ella Wyatt Mrs F NJ Treadweil,
Mrs f. ". Roush and sons Allen and
Maneine MIS- MS Dan Gn1, Lane and daughter
Miss Erma Northup and Miss Florence
Mr.. A. Dubeck, the father of Mrs. Harriet
home, Chandler street.
r The R syaS Mr. Roland of Granville will
Community Center church In the even
ing Mr.. G: McCuston will talk at O'Clock.
evening at Miss Nettie Peterson's home.
SSrattan street, with the following mem
Myrta Haight, Miss Eleanor shaffer Miss
Anna Johnson, Miss Frances Jones and
Mrs. H johnson. The next hostess will be
weeks. " wv
Mr. and Mrs Q. C Wyatt have returned
from Kansas City, where they were called
by the death of Mrs Charles WYATT.
Sunday morning at the Seward Avenue
M anaia, church a service flag will be
o'clock. There will be three stars on the
flag. representing Witt Haggard. now in
6rance, LeKoy Haggard, with the navy,
Battery a. both field artillery. VIII
Miss Ella Thrasher of Berryton, is
| speGulMg me week end with her aunt, Mrs
An all day meeting of the State street
unit OF the Red Cross will be had Tues
day IN the domestic science rooms of the
Miss Hazel Evans. $50 Norton street. who
mas been II, Is now recovering.
recovering after being seriously i'll. -
me me Golden sunbeam class of the Seward
the home of Miss Amy Brown Seward
a EIifh voI Miss Browns guests were Miss
AAbrahams Miss Bertha and Miss Lena
Puett, Miss Eunice Carey Miss FAY Miller
nqth and R Miss Miss
day evening. May 81, the girls Will be en-
terta1ned by Miss Eunice Cary
sunday morning Dr. H E. Wolfe tb.
district Superintendent will talk az III,
East Side Methodist church. Communior
VIII pc mad and also several children viii
be christened- At the evening service IN.
regular pastor the Rev. Fred Sutton vii
talk on The Man Who Fought the Stars.
| The two small children of Mr. and Mrs
Jesse Price. 1017 East Eighth avenue ar,
i'll with the smallpox al
| Mrs H. L. Howard and baby, 1415 Eas
much better. "o'
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Highland Park NJ. E. church. Preaching
W. Marlin. Sunday school at IL a. m.
Evening sermon by the pastor.
Charles McCarter will leave Sunday for
Boise. Idaho, where he will engage in
the government survey.
+. c.. McCarter was called home from
the illness Of his mother Mrs. John McCar-
ter
Jay Banta,. formerly of Highland Park,
enlisted in the motor drivers division.
William Schlichter will leave soon for
Jefferson Barracks, Mo.
Twenty five women worked at the Red
Cross rooms Friday. Mrs. Ed King has
taken charge of the distribution of yarn
and will supply all who want to knit
Mr.. Tedd North is spending a few days
with home folks; Mrs, North has returned
The X. X: K.'s met Tuesday evening with
Raymond Morehouse OF Lime street.
with relatives at wakarusa.
Mrs. o. X. Hill and Miss Marjorie Hill
were guests Thursday of Mrs. Phil Heery
Messrs. Billy. McAfee and Eitelman adj
dressed the school Tuesday in the interests
Kaw X. E. Smith son of Mr.. and Mrs. A
3 smith, who has pent the last month
his home in Portland. Ore, where he is
employed by the government.
Mrs. Frazer and Miss Bernice Frazer of
Lecompton were guests Wednesday of Rev.
and Mrs. J. C. Kreig.
Sergeant Edward NJ. Sxton of Dunlap,
Kan, who has completed four years service
| in the Marine Corps. spent Wednesday with
A. w. Weaver and family resuming his
| journey to Kansas City where he will re-
| port for service for the duration of the war.
| II. E. Dodge of Detention receiving sta
| ton No. 2, Camp Funston. is spending the
weekend with home folks. He gives a
splendid report of the orderly and sani-
| tary conditions in the camp.
| Mrs. J. w. Ferguson of Elmont spent
Thursday with her daughter, Mrs. Elmer
Ahlstrom
Miss blanche Krig was the guest Friday
of Mrs Margaret Rumble of Fillmore street
J. d. Vance returned Thursday from
Kansas City where he went on business
trip.
The W. f. NJ S. held their regular meet
ing Wednesday with Mrs. c. w. Marlin.
| Orson Stiles of Omaha, Neb.. spent a
few days of last week with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. G. g. Stiles.
Mrs. w. r. Lott is i'll at her home on
| Indiana avenue.
Miss Lille Coultis will entertain a num-
! Der of friends this evening in honor of
Mr.. and Mrs. Kirk Cheney of the North
side.
The Ladies' Aid society will held an all
day meeting Wednesday at the church. The
ladies will bring individual lunches.
Mrs. J. w. Jackson of Onaga spent
Wednesday and Thursday with Mrs. J. w
| Lamb
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TAFT IN CLEVELAND
Baker There Too-Both Pleading for
Liberty Bond Sales.

Cleveland. O.. April 27.-Former
President Taft was in Cleveland today
to fire another liberty loan broadside
following that of Secretary of War
Baker last night.
Baker thrilled thousands of Cleve-
landers with an appeal from Amerf-
cas- fighting forces to the people at
home to buy bonds.
Baker was Eat home" here today.
He laid aside his cares and duties as
secretary of war and became again
just Clevelander, delighted to be
among friends. He will speak at two
Democratic dinners tonight Senator
Pomerene and Governor Cox are also
slated to speak.
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One of Long Range Guns Is
Destroyed by French.
Big Gun Was Ready for Bonn
bardment at Time.
FRENCH GUNNERS GOT RANGE
And Soon Put Two Shells Thru
in Direct Hits.
Third Bertha Is Now Under
French Fire.

Paris, April IA description of
the destruction by French artillery of
one of the long range cannon with
which the Germans have been bonn
harding Paris is published today by
the Petit Parisien:
'AlI the signs that Bertha "a
Wrench nickname for the big German
FEuns. referring to Bertha Krupp), was
going TO fire had been noticed. The
smoke curtain had gone up. All
NJ ound there wa5 a chorus of loud re-
ports Undoubtedly Bertha and two
or three hundred 70-millimeter naval
guns were all firing simultaneously
&c disguise the whereabout of the big
cannon.
After a short pause the firing was
resumed. This time ten naval guns
supplied the obligato. French air OBJ
servers were on the lookout however,
and French guns opened fire in their
turned. The French aviators signalled
quickly that the result of the first
salvo was most promising. Two heavy
shells exploded $50 yards north of the
big gun. tearing up the railroad
tracks leading to the concrete gun
platform.
Two Direct Hits.
The firing was continued, getting
closer and closer until finally two
cI ormDus shells went thru the
camouflage. Two formidable explo-
tions were heard and the discom-
fitted Germans saw Bertha damag ed
beyond repair. with Il rent fifty feet
long in the barrel. The aviators re-
ported hat they could see plainly
thru the camouflage two gaping era
tiers in the platform.
French Eunners then set about
preparing to destroy the third Bertha
hut thus far the have not succeeded
for shells arrived in Paris again dur
ing the small hours of the night
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A portion of the fixtures for the Oakland
State bank have arrived and it is expected
the institution will be opened for business
some time during the coming week
Mr. and Mrs. Paul lobe will change their
Atchison.
The Ladies of the G. A. r. of Topeka
will present an American flag to the con-
gregation of the Oakland Christian church
Sunday evening in connection with a service
flag which the church will dedicate Twelve
stars will be placed on the flag. Special
music will be had.
The annual musicale of the Oakland
schools will be held this year on May 3.
The affair is in charge of the music in
structor of the schools. Miss Eva Willard
Mrs. Walter Hamill and little daughter
Edith have been called to Indianapolis
Ind, by the death of relative. Mr.. Hamill
will accompany Mrs. Hamill as far as
Kansas City.
Fifty young people of the Oakland Meth
of Mr.. Rollo and Mr.. Ralph Campbell. Both
will leave Monday for Camp Funston where
, they will enter training. The guests were
members of the Good Samaritan class
Mrs. c. c. Vandeventer is expected to re-
turn home during The first of May. She is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. S. P. Beal of
Corydon. Iowa.
Mr. David Granville, AFTER avenue, has ac-
cepted a position with the Empire Flee
trical md Manufacturing company at Ere
donna Kan. He left Thursday evening for
his new work.
The ninety ninth anniversary of the l. o.
o. F. lodge was commemorated with a
program Friday evening at the hall. Sew
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-27

eraI numbers we're given by Miss Juanita
and Miss Grace Walton. solo by Miss
Iyadel Smith, solo by Leslie Reaugh and
duet by Miss Ivadell Smith and Mr..
Reough.
The regular services will be had Sunday
morning at the Oakland Methodist church.
Sunday evening special music will be given
by the quartette composed of Miss Ruth
Sind. Miss Valda johnson, Mr.. C. d. Webb
and Mr.. Harry Doyle.
Miss Delma Petty, Poplar street, is the
recipient this year of the Gold Medal in the
W. c. T. U. oratorical contest.
The Oakland Forestry club had their
April meeting Friday at the home of Mrs
s. w McGarrah. The guests were: Mrs
C. NJ Reaugh Mrs. Clara johnson, Mrs. A
D. Crouch. Mrs. J. G. Gleason, Mrs. J. N
Graft Mrs. A. Platt and Mrs. G. Horne
At the May meeting Mrs. ]. S. Swogger
will be the hostess.
1t has become known that Alfred Crouch
an Oakland member of the both Infantry
band, left Camp Funston some time ago fol
and eastern port to sail for France.
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In the heart of the once beautiful Givenchy.

prayer and sermon at o'clock. Sun
day school, with adult Bible class con-
Quoted by Miss Babcock, at 10 o'clock.
Evening prayer on Friday at 8
o'clock.
East Indianola Community church,
Congregational. Service at IL o'clock
with sermon by the Rev. w. c.
Wheeler. Other services as usual.
The Second Presbyterian church,
the Rev. Joseph P. Hicks, pastor. At
the morning service at IL o'clock, Mr..
Fred voiland will make a patriotic
address. In the evening the Rev. w.
E. Archibald will preach. The sub
ject of the sermon will be, "A Voice
From The Sea- Other services as
nS11a1
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NORTHCLIFFE QUITS?
To Leave as Soon as Successor Is
Found, Is Report.

London, April 26-The Standard
says it understands Lord Northcliffe,
chairman of the London headquarters
of the British mission to the United
States and director of propaganda in
enemy countries, has rendered his
resignation on account of ill health,
but that at the request of the premier
and the caL:net he has consented to
continue his duties until a successor
can be found.
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ELEVEN ARE HELD
One Man Is Still Hunted in Collins.
Vile Mob Affair.

Edwardsville. Ill. April 27.-Eleven
men indicted on murder charges in
connection with the lynching of Rob-
ert Praeger at Collinsville, ILL.,, April 5
were under arrest today. Four po-
licemen. indicted on malfeasance
charges growing out of the same case
were free. under bonds. State officers
sid hearings would begin in three
weeks.
Six men were arrested late yester-
day. five had been taken previously
and one was still being hunted today.
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JURY STILL DIVIDED
No Decision Yet Reached in Trial of
Max Eastman.

New York April 27.-The jury in
the case of Max Eastman and his as
sociates in the publication of THE
Masses charged with conspiracy to
interfere with enlistments and recruit
ing, was still celebrating when United
States court convened today. The jury
has been out since Thursday and. ac-
cording to statement of a member
to Judge Hand, seems hopelessly di-
vided-
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DIVORCE SUIT AGAIN
Guggenheim Domestic Affairs Promise
to Get Into Court Anew.

New York, April 27.-Mrs. Grace
s. Guggenheim will be compelled to
file a second amended complaint in
her action to recover $4,000 from
Simon and Solomon r. Guggenheim
and Isaac c. Murray, for which she
says she agreed to accept a divorce
from William Guggenheim
A decision to this effect was hand
ed down by the appellate division of
the supreme court. The Guggenheims
were divorced in Chicago in 1910.
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PUBLISH YANK NAMES
German Paper Will Prove Many Were
Taken Prisoner.

Amsterdam, April PA Berlin
dispatch says that the names of the
1873 Americans whom the Germans
report they captured in the recent
battle at Seicheprey, in the st. Mihiel
sector, will be published in the Gazette
Des Ardennes, a German propaganda
organ published in French. This will
be done, the dispatch says, because
doubts have been expressed outside
of Germany that prisoners in such
number were taken.
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RELEASED IN CHINA
American Engineer Held Captive by
Bandits. Gets Freedom.

New York. April 27.-George A.
Kyle, of Portland. Oregon, the Ameri-
can engineer. who, since March 5. has
been held captive by Chinese bandits
in the province of Honan China has
been released. according to advices to
the state department from the Ameri-
can legation in Picking. forwa rded to
the Siems-Carey Railway & Canal
company here.
Two other Americans and a Chinese
engineer had been previously freed
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OAKLAND NOTES

Notes and personals from Oakland
by Frances Jones, 81 Grattau street.
Telephone between and 10 a. IN, $3.50;
other hours, 4751 K-2
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HIGHLAND PARK.

Notes ana personals from Highland
Park, by Mrs o. Shaul. Telephone
233e9 Nj.
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Items for this column may be left
at Petro's drug store, phone
Ele.1-o- Kimball after p. m; other
hours phone $3.50.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-06

Harry Pierce and Phil Bloom. two
slashing lightweights of past days,
came TO town last night and eontin-
ued to thrive on their past reputa-
tions. The two youngsters iddled
and fused through eight rounds in
the main bout OF the Globe A. c. In
the City theatre. Pierce being the
older, and incidentally the faster with
his whips. outpointed Bloom by a
shade. There was I'm evidence at all
times the slowness of leg, the weak
ness of punching power that comes
of advanced age.
Bloom was far from the aggressive
battler who stood many a champion
OF in the day of his prime. His
punches seemed wholly lacking in
power. He fought a defensive battle
practically all the way. Pierce. a re-
plea, too, OF former championship
timber. was by far the stronger of
the two. He was the aggressor in
what little fighting there al
Before the gong Pierce refused TO
take OF his CAP. With that on his
head he looked all hat had been
claimed for him-a tough. slashing
battler. When that a came on II
advanced his age at least ten years.
A shapely bald spot told OF advanced
years. But Pieree's frame was well
developed, and he was the stronger
from the start OF the bout
Bloom, on the other hand, seemed
IN no condition TO put up a stin bat
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-06
IN THE FIELD OF SPORTS .
TITLE
FOR WHEELERS?
Roosevelt Nine Bases Claim on
Unbroken String of Eight
Victories.

The Wheeler Condensers of Roose-
Welt are laying claim to the county
baseball championship. they are bas-
ing their claims on g string of eight
straight victories over the best in the
county including the Ingots. n
strong semi-pro aggregations from
Newark and the metropolitan district.
The team has not lost q game J
season, and has provided a "pang-up.
brand of ball for the natives to digest
from the start Of the season.
The Wheeler Condensers We're
strong for a county league, as the
most logical course for the determine
ton of q county championship. So
were the baseball men at Camp Nor
gan. But the obstacles strewn in the
pathway by the Raritan Copper
Works OF this city had led to a tenn
porary abandonment of the plan.
The Roosevelt nine VIII play the In
gots this month, and possibly Camp
Morgan In August. A game is also IN
the ofing with the Wright-Martins OF
New Brunswick.
This Sunday the C~ondensers VIII
take on the Elizabeth A. A. on the
Roosevelt grounds. The game IL
termed the battle for the champion
ship of Union and Middlesex
ties"
Following in the footsteps of their
senior brothers, the Roosevelt Juniors
are out also for a continuous string
of victories. Up to last Sunday they
had recorded clever straight, and
were hitting the pail with a viciousness
that promised many more before the
first defeat was tasted.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-06
Pierce Shades Bloom
In Eight Round Bout

tie. Repeatedly during the eight
rounds the two would lock horns and
stick In an arched position. What
little fighting there was came might
ing. This was due TO Blooms initta-
tive. Had Bloom elected to fight an
open battle he would probably have
taken the count. Pierce packs a hard
wallop but he could not send this
over on the shifty Bloom, performing
al his initimAble style Of inhghting.
In The seventh when Pierce brought
up a hook that rocked Blooms head.
he set out wildly to Try for a knock
out. But Bloom after exchanging a
few wzllops stepped 10 safety. This
fash of activity coupled with a little
slugging bee at the end OF the second
represented about all the real fight
ing there was to the match.
Every bout on the bill, four In all,
went the limit. There was not a
.knockdown the whole evening. John
ny Murray and Joe Dillon, both OF
New York, went six rounds In the
semi-inal with Murray having all the
better OF the argument Murray cut
Dillon, a chunky lad who looks very
much like Jack Dillon. TO ribbons in
the sixth but he Pluckily assimilated
all the punishment
Pachey O'Gatty defeated Frankie
Williams by a shade in six rounds and
Jimmy Barry and Frankie Russell. OF
New York, slugged their way through
four rounds TO a draw.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-06
WOULD YOU LIKE ELK
AS A SPARRING PARTNER?

The popular idea of fighting deer
pictures them with locked horns. Elk,
however, fight erect on their hind
legs, their heads thrown back. In
this position they stab v~iciously at each
other with their sharp front hoofs
and often infict serious wounds. 1t
is a very human way of fighting.
These sparring contests often develop
high skill.
Mr.. s. N. Leek, who lives Just south
of the Yellowstone National Park
boundary and In sight OF the lordly
Teton Mountains which some day will
be included in the national park, has
spent many years among the great
herds of elk which swarm back and
forth between the jackson Hole coun-
try and the safe refuge of the park
wilderness. His adventures as a pho
tographer are many and interesting.
Here is an extract from a recent
letter:
ITO get the photographs of fighting
elk was both interesting and tire
some. After they were fed hay, 1
would stop the sleigh in rs good a
position as possible. Then l would
set up the camera within a few feet
of the sleigh, draw the dark slide, set
the shutter and. bulb in hand. await
what might happen.
Hold Heads High.
The elk, before they rear up, usu-
ally hold their heads high in the air
and make a peculiar clicking, snap
ping noise with their mouth. which
at the time Is held partly open so that
their tusks will show. On hearing
this noise, the camera is instantly
swung in that direction. If the brew
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-06

Just As New York has her Efh
avenue and Newark Brad
street 20 VIII Perth Amboy have
~ ne NOT toe distant farnre Ter
oWn parade thofouAhf&Ie. The
oni4 logical peF4Ha Erouna IN the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-06


Unfortunately our city fore
fathers did not possess the fore
sight of their brothers In New
York and Newark. Or perhaps
the demands of that day were
emit. Be that as it may, there
isn't a chance of converting n
of the city's business thorough
fares into a modern parade
ground. Both Smith and State
streets are 0 narrow.
High street offers the most es-
sential element@width. 1t Is the
lone thoroughfare In the city in
this respect And from the river
front to Buckingham venue
there is sufficient length to per-
NIT of thousands of spectators TO
throng both sides of the street.
OF course, Amboy would have to
depart from the time-honored
custom of moving the parade
over a several-mile course while
spectators recline in rockers on
their porches and sip lemonade to
the tune of tired feet beating
upon the pavement. This has
been done away with in New
York and in Newark. as well as
every other city of Importance.
The ooner Amboy sheds some of
her overgrown country town
ideas, the better. Amboy should
live In the future. not the past.
Few people realize the impera-
tive need of municipal planning.
The parade ground situation is an
illustration. Even today the
Five Corners are too congested
for traffic on a busy day or night.
What Is going 10 be the condition
when the population of the city
is doubled, es il is certain to be.
OF course, our forefathers had no
way of preparing for the advent
of the automobile and its great
traffic problems. Civic pride. not
necessity, prompted wide and
beautiful thoroughfares where
they are now found. That Is a
day past. Nc need to worry over
split milk. But the wonder OF it
all is that real estate promoters
r cutting large tracts into lots
even today and allowing for no
greater breadth of street than
those OF the past. And this is
occurring in sections that r
certain to become suburbs OF the
city before long. Surely, with
substantial relief out OF the
question in the heart of the city.
there ought to be some way of
retrieving for the past in the
forthcoming sections of Greater
Perth Amboy. ~