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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-15

mic winter shoot here Thursday. by
break king 118, a score considered re-
markable in view of the conditions
under which it was made.
w. Il. Hugg, Larned, Kan. was sec
ond with 112; Harvey Dixon. Oro-
nogo, Mo-. third. with Ill, and Robert
Elliott, Kansas City. fourth, with 10.
High pr )fessionals in the event were
Fred Gilbert, Spirit Lake, Ia. ia;
oseph Bachelor, Lawrence. Kan.
113; Ed O'Brien, Lawrence. Kan, 100,
ard Dave Elliott, Joplin. Mo-, LOT.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-15
SUES FOR ALIMONY
Divorced Wife of Jack London De-
mands $4,000 of NOveIist's Estate.

Oakland, Calf, Feb. ,15.-Mrs. Bes-
sic NJ. London. first wife OF Jack Lon
don. filed suit here today for $4,000
against the novelist's estate. She al
leges that before his death London
agreed to pay her SIS monthly until
her remarriage and $3.50 monthly
for each of their two girls.
Mrs. London alleges that altho she
has filed claims regularly against the
estate, none has been allowed by the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-15
SENT WRONG CORPSE
Soldiers Parents Find Body of Negro
in Casket Instead of Son.

Harrisburg. ILL.,, Feb. 15.-Expect-
ms, to view the body of Ferdinand AL
vey. who died at Camp Taylor yester-
day, his parents today looked into the
opened toffih only to see the body of
a egro. 1t is thought the mistake
was made by the express company
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-15
JIM FLYNN WAS EASY
Jack Dempsey Knocked Out Fireman
in Less Than Minutes.

Fort Sheridan. ILL.,. Feb. -15s-Jack
Dempsey used just one minute and
ten seconds and several substantial
punches to dispose of Pueblo Jim
Flynn, ring relic. here Thursday night.
Promoters are seeking Fred. Full
tons signature today to match with
Dempsey at Milwaukee in May.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-15
T0PEkAN WAR VICTIM
Former Hotel Waiter With Pershihg
Killed While on Duty

Washington, Feb. Is. General
Pershing Thursday reported that Pri-
vate Harold Ostergaard, infantry, of
Tyler, Mimi, was slightly wounded in
action on February IL. The death of
Grin H. Davis, pneumonia, Marietta,
Okla, also was reported. Private
John Burnett, of Topeka. Kan, was
crushed to death by crane, Deem
Der Is.
Burnett, the Topekan mentioned in
the above dispatch, was a negro who
was employed for a number of years
as waiter at the NATIONAL and Throop
hotels. He enlisted as d volunteer
late last summer when the first call
came for colored stevedores.s He is
survived by his wife who lives on East
Sixth street, and by his mother who
lives at 1415 TYLER street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-15
$4,000 FORT RILEY FIRE
Building and Electrical Equipment
DESTROYED by Mysterious Blaze.

junction City,nKan.. Feb. 15.-Elec-
trieal equipment valued at $4,000
was destroyed Friday when sub
station of the Union Light q Power
company was destroyed at Fort Riley
Fire Of an unknown origin burned
the building used for furnishing light
arG power to the grounds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-15
HARRY e. SNYDER WINNER
W. e. Hugg Second in Thursday Shoot
at Kansas City.

Kansas City, Mo, Feb. 15.-Shoot
ing in a wind that varied from thirty
five to forty miles an hour. Harry Z.
SNYDER of this city. won the 1876
target event at the fourteenth annual
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-15

Ottawa. Feb. 15.-Funeral services
will be held for Sir Cecil Spring Rice
in St. Bartholome church here SatUr-
day afternoon and his body will be
buried ". Ottawa at Beachwood ceme-
terv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-15
De ORC a winner Again.

Chicago Feb. 15.-Bob Cannefax.
st, Louis cueist, is looking for venge-
snce today after losing the Red
Cross three-cushion billiard matches
to Joe Capron and Alfred De Orc here
Friday, each by scores of SO to 40.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-15
Use Journal Want Ads for Results
OUT. THEY GO

We Carry No Merchandise Over
We've gone through every department in
our store and placed our merchandise in spe-
cial lots to close it out quickly. - You can well
afford to supply yOurneeds now for next win
ter. Manufacturers tell us that there will be
an increase of so to IS per cent in the cost of
goods this fall. Come early. Sale starts this
morning at 9 O'Clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-15
CLOSING OUT
5000 Pairs Mems
Women's and Children's
SHOES

Hundreds of pairs of Good, Seryiceabfe Shoes
to select from Sizes somewhat broken, but
your fze is here in good style. The Shoes
priced at the old bargais prices. You
from 81 to 81 pair the present price,
The Benson signal., 1918-06-22

pie was going down. Holidays you
must remember were abandoned and
the strain was beginning to be felt.
The government set up a committee
composed Of employers, trade union
representatives and government Off.
cials, an impartial tribunal. They
came to the unanimous decision that
long hours and Sunday labor were dis
astrous, not only to the health Of the
men and women, but to the efficiency
of the service and they were unani-
nous in condemning long hours. And
we say without hesitation, having re-
gard to that experience, that 1t is un-
economical, it Is unwise and it Is bad
management to work men or women
abnormally long hours because it does
not pay in the end"
Proper regulation of hours alOnesr
however, will not solve the problem.
The ordnance department knows that
it will not help production to limit
hours If thesmen and women who work
these hours are not secured in the
fundamental necessities Of life-if they
are hungry, poorly clothed and i'm.
properly housed. Therefore, It Is
urged that standards Of wages "al.
ready established in the industry and
in the locality should not be lowered"
"that minimum wage rates bear con-
stant relation to increases in the cost
of living" and that, in the case Of re-
placement of men by women, there
should be equal pay for equal work.
In justice to our soldiers at the front.
the standards of the jobs they have
left behind must not be lowered by
these new recruits, who will, In in-
creasing numbers, take their places in
the industrial army.
British official estimates state that
since the war began, some 1,4OOOOO
women have directly replaced men, ana
some 100000 are employed directly on
munitions. The replacement of men
by women has, comparatively, not
been extensive in the United States as
yet. But day by day we hear of new
occupations entered, and old ones ex-
tended. Women are the reserve labor
power Of the nation, and, if the war
goes on, will inevitably be called into
industry in greater and greater mum.
bers. Increasing demands will be made
upon them, unwise sacrifices will with.
out doubt be demanded, short-sighted
attempts will be made to break dowl
labor laws. But because, in the light
of England's experience, and Of our
own best industrial practice, we know
that exhausted workers mean de.
creased production-and because in
the case Of women workers, they
mean. too, a deterioration of the race,
the people of the country must be IN
guard with that vigilance" demanded
by it's :hief Of ordnance "lest the safe
guards with which the people Of our
country have sought to protect labor
should be unwisely and unnecessarily
broken down."
The Benson signal., 1918-06-22

forth may be evidently heard" In al
luding to the black mulberry, Pliny OBJ
serves that there is no other tree that
has been so neglected by the wit of
man, either in grating or giving it
names. Oddly enough, this observa-
ton holds good to the present day, for
our nurserymen still offer for sale the
are not aware of any varieties worthy
Of a varietal name, or even any varia-
tiOn from the wild type. We do not
think this can be said of any other
cultivated fruit.-Exchange
The Benson signal., 1918-06-22
On the Skirmish Line.

At Camp Grant several kitchen po-
lice had considerable sport with
rookie who was assisting in the peel
ing of potatoes for noon mess, when
they persuaded the chef to ask this
chap to go over to a neighboring bar.
racks and borrow from the mess SER
geant several yards Of skirmish line
on which to dry some dish cloths Just
washed out. He returned with neat
ly wrapped parcel containing some
white thread.
The Benson signal., 1918-06-22

bottles with his entrenching tool
handle and smash it, to give the i'm.
preston that Alkali was a good shot.
Alkali Ike started in and aimed at
the right of the line of bottles instead
Of the left, and the poor boob behind
the scenes started breaking the bottles
on the left, and then the boxholders
turned loose; but outside of this little
fiasco the performance was huge sue.
week.
New troops were constantly coming
through, and for six performances we
had the rs. r. O." sign suspended out.
side.
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u d

issued by the ordnance department as
part Of General Orders No. 13. The
departments Of women in industry Of
the woman's committee throughout the
country are doing and will do all in
their power to put this Endorsement
into practical effect, with the co-opera-
ton Of the department Of women in
industry Of the woman's committee at
Washington.
What are these standards, and why
are standards for working women of
such prime Importance to the nation
at this time? Proper conditions Of
woman's labor have always been of
peculiar Importance to the state. In
peace times the United States Supreme
court held that, for the sake of future
generations, it was constitutional to
limit the working hours Of women to
eight hours a day. Today in war
time limitation Of hours it is important
for. an additional reason. Modern war
fare is not fought in the trenches
alone. The army at the front is help
less If the second line Of defense, the
army in factories, is not able to keep
up production Of supplies. In empha-
sizing the necessity Of rigid enforce
ment Of existing legal standards, and
urging that "even where the law per-
mits nine or ten-hour day, effort
should be made to restrict the work Of
women to eight hours" the ordnance
department has in mind primarily the
output of munitions. In urging the
prohibition Of night work, they state
that English Investigators have found
that night work for women involves
proportionately larger costs for super
vision and protection" The human
cost of night work has long been
known to social Investigators. A
world war has brought out its pecun-
tary extravaganza.
The Saturday half holiday-"an alb
solute essential for women under all
nditions"-adequate meal and rest
periods, and one days rest in seven,
also find place in this government list
of industrial standards. Even with
the best will in the world, and despite
the most ardent spirit Of sacrifice, hu-
man beings cannot do continuous work
without losing their efficiency. The
English workers, who toiled such long
hours at the beginning Of the war, did
so willingly for the sake Of their SOL
diers. In the words of J. III. Thomas,
member of the British labor commits
sion to this country:
eve got reports of our lads being
moved down, unable to defend them
selves, simply like rabbits in a hole,
being moved down all for want of
munitions. You can quite understand
that public sentiment was that we had
to give them some protection, and our
men and our women were working IA,
16, 10 and all manner Of hours, 12O
hours a week, not so much because
they we're compelled, don't get that
into your heads, but because the very
circumstances, the moral influence Of
doing something for these gallant lads
to give them a chance compelled us
all to forget hours and everything else.
"NOw, as the war went on the sick
ness returns showed an alarming in
crease. The general health of the peo-
The Benson signal., 1918-06-22

Dor should be unwisely and unneces-
sarily broken down."
This sentence. sounds the keynote
of the Industrial policy Of the two
great divisions of the United States
army-today placing numberless con-
tracts of fabulous size and value
the ordnance department and the
quartermaster's department. In Seen
eral Orders No. 49," from which this
sentence is quoted, issued not long ago
by the ordnance department and later
adopted by the quartermaster general,
are set forth in some detail the prin-
ciples Of this policy, and in no uncer-
"1t is fair assumption" it goes on
to say, "that for the most part these
safeguards are the mechanisms of ef-
flciency. Industrial history proves that
reasonable hours, fair working condi-
tions, and proper wage scale are es-
sential to high production" Enlight-
ened patriotism, in other words, de-
mands not that the workers shall work
long hours at top speed for the least
possible wages, but that for the sake
Of output they shall make a steady
reasonable expenditure Of strength for
a reasonable length of time under prop
er conditions. We have long heard
these things demanded for the good Of
- the workers, but now a new partner
ship has been formed. Efficiency and
h11ma nitv pO hand in hand
From the time of our entrance into
the war, the Importance of conserving
labor standards has been emphasized
and re-emphasized by important Off
cials in the government. The preSi-
dent himself, in welcoming at the
White House the British labor COM
mission which visited this country last
spring, said that nothing would be
more deplOrable" than ito set aside
even temporarily the laws which have
Safeguarded the standards of labor and
of life," when we are fighting in a
cause which means the lifting of the
standards of life" Secretary Baker,
as chairman of the council of defense
in April of last year, stated in let
ter addressed to the governors of the
states a resolution passed by the coun-
Gil, "1hat the council Of national de-
fense urge upon the legislatures of
the states. as we'll as all administra-
tive agencies charged with the enforce
ment Of labor and health laws, the
great duty of maintaining the existing
safeguards as to the health and well
fare of workers, and that no departure
from such present standards in state
laws or state rulings affecting labor
should be taken without the declara-
tion of the council of national defense
that such departure is essential for
the effective pursuit of the national de-
fense" The council has since strong
ly reaffirmed this stand, and the wom-
ans committee of the council has
taken, as it's official standards for the
employment of women, the standards
The Benson signal., 1918-06-22

position to ""Blighty-What Hopes"
When we returned to- our billet from
the march, Curley Wallace, my the
atrical partner, came running over to
me and said he had found swanky
place in which to produce our show.
After taking off my equipment, and
followed by the rest of the section,
went over to the building he had picked
out. It was a monstrous barn with
platform at one end which would make
an ideal stage. The section got right
on the job, and before night had that
place rigged out in apple-pie order.
The next day was Sunday and after
church parade we put all our time on
dress rehearsal, and it went fine.
/ made four or five large signs an
nouncing that our company would open
up that evening at the King George the
Fifth theater, on the corner OF Ammo
street and Sandbag terrace. General
admission was One-half franc. First
ten rows in orchestra one franc, and
boxes two francs. By this time our
printed programs had returned from
London, and further announced that
on the night Of the first performance
a program would be given free of
charge to men holding tickets costing
franc or over.
We had an orchestra of seven men
and seven different instruments. This
orchestra was excellent, while they
were not playing
The performance was scheduled to
start at 6 p. m.
At :15 there was a mob in front of
our one entrance and 1t looked like a
big night. We had two boxes each ac-
commodaring four people, and these
we Immediately sold out. Then
brilliant idea came to Ikey Cohenstein.
Why not use the rafters overhead, call
them boxes, and charge two francs for
seat on them? The only difficulty
was how were the men to reach these
boxes, but to key this was mere de-
| tail.
| He got long ropes and tied one end
around each rafter and then tied lot
Of knots in the ropes. These ropes
would take the place Of stairways.
We figured out that the rafters
would seat about forty men and sold
that number of tickets accordingly.
When the ticketholders for the boxes
got a glimpse Of the rafters and were
informed that they had to use the rope
stairway, there was howl Of indigna-
ton, but we had their money and told
them that if they did not like it they
could write to the management later
and their money would be refunded ;
but under these conditions they would
not be allowed to witness the perform
ance that night.
After little grousing they accepted
the situation with the promise that if
the show was rotten they certainly
would let us know about it during the
performance.
Everything went lovely and it was a
bowling success, until Alkali Ike ap-
peared on the scene with his revolver
loaded with blank cartridges. Behind
the bar on a shelf was long line of
bottles. Alkali Ike was supposed to
start on the left of this line and break
six of the bottles by firing at them with
his revolver. Behind these bottles q
piece of painted canvas was supposed
to represent the back Of the bar, at
each shot from Alkali's pistol a man
behind the scenes would hit one of the
The Benson signal., 1918-06-22
CHAPTER XVllI-Continued.


While they are talking, an old Jew
named key Cohenstein comes along,
and Abe engages him for cashier. After
engaging Ikey they meet an old
Southern negro called Sambo, and
upon the suggestion of Ikey he is en-
gagged as porter. Then the three Of
them, arm in arm, leave to take pos
session of this wonderful palace which
Abe has just paid $4,000 for. (Cur-
tain.)
In the second act the curtain rises
on the interior of the Diamond Palace
shock. The saloon looks like a pig
pen, two tramps lying drunk on the
floor, and the bartender In dirty
shirt with his sleeves rolled up, asleep
with his head on the bar.
Enter Abe, Sambo and key, and the
fun commences.
One of thescharacters in the second
act was named Broadway Kate, and I
had an awful Job to break in one Of
the Tommies to act and talk like q
woman.
Another character was Alkali Ike, an
Arizona cowboy, who just before the
close Of the play comes into the saloon
and wrecks it with his revolver.
We had eleven three-hour rehearsals
before I thought it advisable to pre-
sent the sketch to the public.
The whole brigade was crazy to
witness the first performance. This
performance was scheduled for Friday
night and everyone was full of antici-
patton; when bang! orders came
through that the brigade would move at
two that afternoon. Cursing and
binding was the order of things upon
the receipt Of this order, but we
moved.
That night we reached the little vii
lage of s. and again went into rest
billets. We were TO be there two
weeks. Our company Immediately got
busy and secured the village for a
suitable place in which to present our
production. Then we received another
shock.
A rival company was already estab-
iished in the village. They called
themselves "The Bow Bells" and
put on a sketch entitled, "Blighty-
What Hopes" They were the divi-
sional concert party.
We hoped they all would be soon
in Blighty to give us chance.
This company charged an admission
of franc per head, and that night
our company went en- masse to see
their performance. It really was good
I had a sinking sensation when
thought of running my sketch in op-
position to it.
In one of thea scenes they had a
soubrette called B1ossie. The soldier
that took this part was clever and
made a Incorporating and chic girl
We Immediately fell in love with her
until two days after, while we were
ON a march, we passed Flossie with
cher" sleeves rolled up and the sweat
pouring from "her" face unloading
shells from a motor lorry.
AS our section passed her I yelled
out: "Hello, Flossie; Blighty-What
Hopes?" Her reply made our love die
out instantly.
"Ah, go to hip
This brought quite a laugh from the
marching column directed at me, and
instantly made up my mind that our
The Benson signal., 1918-06-22
Great Britain, Early
in Conflict; Learned
the importance of
Maintaining Former
Labor Standards
(From Women of the National Council
of Defense.)

Y VIEW Of the urgent ne
cessity for prompt in
crease in the volume of
production Of nearly every
article required for the
conduct of the war Wig
ilance is demanded Of all
those in any way assoct-
ated with industry lest
the safeguards with which
the people Of this country
have sought to protect la
The Benson signal., 1918-06-22
EMPEY WRITES AND STAGES A PLAY BEHIND THE LINES
WITH GREAT SUCCESS

sinking Lusitana with the loss of
American living Jersey City,
England private the British After
he sent to train
France he first hears the sound of big and
brief period of training
while the bullets whiz overhead Empey
trenches
wounded
pick experience trench digger
exciting listening post detail
No
from death
The Benson signal., 1918-06-22
TREE MAN HAS NEGLECTED
Never Given the Attention of
Which 1t Is Deserving.

Pliny says: "Of all the cultivated
trees, the mulberry is the last that
buds, which it never does until the cold
weather is past, and it is therefore
called the wisest of trees. But, when
It begins tn put forth buds, it dispatch
es the business in one night, and that
The Benson signal., 1918-06-22
Beyond All Doubt.

First ECramp-And are YOU very
tired, Bill?
Second Tramp-Tired! Gee whizz,
pard, I'm so tired that 1 could sleep
peacefully in bathtub.
The Benson signal., 1918-06-22
Empey tells in the next INSTALL
ment how the war is crumbIing
the British wall OF caste, which
once was insurmountable.

(TO BE CONTINUED.A
The Washington times., 1918-12-08
NAVAL GUNNERS IN
GAME WITH MED|CS

Naval Gun Factory football players
will take on the Army Medical School
eleven today for the second time this
season. The teams appeared well
matched in their first encounter, with
little to choose in defensive strength.
Since that first G-to-O battle, the
Naval Gunners have gone forward to
a series of unbroken successes. Coach
Milt Turner's eleven has established
itself as the strongest service team
in this season.
The Naval Gunners defeated the
Medicos. Seaman Gunnsrs, Camp
Humphreys, and the Tenth Marines
Their wins in the Service League
earned them the championship A
game with the Balloon Section eleven,
of ouantico. Va. was in preparation
IL the Balloonists defeated the Ma
rines.
The MedIcos boast several crack
players. Dunn. of Michigan. Camps
al-America selection in 1916. is
plotting the Medicos. Cochran. of
Michigan; Hall. OF Maine, CoIIey, of
Ohio State: Wagner, OF Penn, and
Derricott, of Kenyon College, will be
in the lineup for the Medicos
LANCER, Myers. Towers. Mcmahon,
Burns, Poss. and all of the star Naval
Guuners will be fit for the battle.
The game is expected to draw out a
big following from the Navy Yard.
The Washington times., 1918-12-08
GOOSE EGG" FOSTER WAS
RIGHT ABOUT HIS AblLITY

George Foster. one OF the stars of
the Red Sox pitching stan up to a
year ago and now under suspension
for not reporting, is a cock-sure cuss
He isn't backward at all about telling
the world that he is a great pitcher.
When the Red Sox played a team
composed of Jackson, Cobb, Speaker,
McInnis, Weaver. Chapman. Maran-
Vile, Walter Johnson. and SchanE
for the Murnane benefit. Ruth pitched
the first five innings and Foster the
last four. At the start of the game
Foster went to Ruth and said: I'VE
want to beat these fellows, and If
they don't take the lead off of you
that's all we need. because they won't
make a run off me. They couldn't hit
mes in a million years, so it all de-
Dends on you. You're the guy we've
got to worry about" The stars
made two hits and no runs Off Ruth
and no hits and no runs off Foster
and were beaten. = to q.