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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-22
Former Governor is Drafted To
Handle Allen Campaign.
He Was Chosen at Meeting Mt
EmpOria Today.
TO CONTINUE AlBAUGH WORK
Score of Active Allen Workers
Attended the Meeting.
They Reported Wichitan's Can
didacy Growing in Popularity.

Emporia, Kan. Feb. eff Willis J.
Bailey of Atchison. is able to gos to
Topeka to direct the Henry J. Allen
campaign for governor, he will be Sc
lected to succeed the late Morton AL
baugh by accla ma ton. Bailey was
unable to attend the Allen meeting
here today on account of the serious
sickness of sister. Prominent Allen
workers are here from every district
in the state. Men of every faction in
the party are attending the session
and they declared the Allen movement
is growing in every locality.
Men, who unit, the recent Allen
meeting in Topeka had not spoken in
years, sat at the same table today at
luncheon in an Emporia hotel. At
this meal the men laid their plans on
the table. They were willing to go to
the limit in the Allen fight. They
pledged their time, their energies.
their money to the cause. AS a result
of today's conference Allen. will re-
ceive a message that he may con-
tinue in the Red Cross work in
France. His campaign will not slow
down.
Bailey Best Bet.
The difficulty in selecting cam
paign director to succeed the late
Morton Albaugh was admitted by all
of the men in the meeting. Former
Governor Bailey looked like the best
bet. He was elected to succeed AL
baugh to a place on the executive
committee. No other name was con-
sidered. Then kilograms were sent to
Bailey asking him to go to Topeka and
direct the state wide Allen campaign.
If Bailey is able to leave his business
and make the fight, he will be named
by reclamation. Many of the late
Morton Albaugh's friends are in to-
days meeting. So are some of the
most radical and ardent progressiyes
in the state. All urged the election of
Bailey. a.
Should Bailey be unable to direct
teh campaign. half dozen other men
are being considered. Among them
is Fred E. Stanley of Wichita, a Re
strong Allen supporter. Stanley pre-
sided at the famous sAllen meeting in
Topeka in January when 500 men and
women of all factions and from al
most every county in the state, told
Allen they would make his fight their
fight.
Consider "Billy' Edwards.
Billy Edwards, of Wichita. former
secretary of state and prominent Re-
publican worker. is also being consid-
cred for campaign manager. ]. w.
Bergman, former member of the
state legislature. recently president of
the Kansas Bankers association, and a
strong character in the western COIN
ties, is also being considered Clyde
Reed, publisher of the Parsons Sun. is
also considered. Yet all are consid-
cred only in event>Bailey cannot direct
the work. All of the men are identi-
fled with the old crowd in state poll
tics. All were warm personal friends
of the late Morton Albaugh. All have
taken a solemn pledge to make a fight
to the last ditch to nominate Allen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-22
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

The court house will close at noon
tomorrow and will remain closed for
the remainder of the day out of re-
spect for the late Judge Dana.
The Square Circle club gave a fare
well luncheon to Russell c. Grimes at
the Chamber of Commerce this noon.
Grimes left for Washington to enter
the army field service today.
James Cooper, rs, died suddenly
Thursday at his room in the Santa Fe
hotel. Fourth and Madison streets
-Senility caused his death, according to
the county coroner. He made his liv-
ing by working at odd jobs.
r. K. Wilson, son of Richard Will
son OF 1857 Fillmore street, under
went an operation at the Santa Fe
hospital Thursday. Young Wilson is
an assistant in the office of the gen.
eral passenger agent of the Santa Fe
at Chicago
Ira Prickett was found guilty by
jury in the district court of burglarfz-
ing the Howard Electric & supply
company's store, 716 Kansas avenue,
on January 10, 1915. The penalty for
the first offense is one to seven years
and for the second offense. one to five
years
At the meeting of the directors of
the Shawnee Golf club at the Chamber
of Commerce this noon the following
committee chairmen were named: A
d. Gray, auditing committee; Ed
Curry, greens committee; L. r. Booth.
tournament committee; G. p Buck,
house committee; A. d. Birch. MEM
bership committee. 1t was voted at
the meeting that 1.500 be invested in
the bonds of the proposed Highland
Park Water company. 1t also came
out at The meeting that owing to the
number of men the club has lost thru
army service there are few vacancies
in the club.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-22

to light in the actuarial bureaus an
alysis of fire losses is that the fires
in the United States for the year 1916
show al average loss per fire of
s5s3.56, altho the losses in the sep
arste states vary from an average of
$311.40 in Colorado, to $1543.44 in
Georgia The average in Kansas is
placed at s392.06 and but three states
Colorado, Indiana and Ohio, show a
lower figure. All of which speaks
well for the work of our state fire
marshal and his staff
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-22
.wHATEyER YOU WANT TO KNOW"
II we are to have public ownership

II we are to have public ownership
Of railways in the end. why should
we DELAY? asks the New Republic
1t is not at all certain that we shall
have public ownership of railways
The public will hesitate before EN-
barking on a scheme so frausht with
Possibilities for arresting the develop
~ment of the country's transportation
system. 1t is not, wholly satisfactory
10 contemplate the possibility of haV-
9 ins. the extension of railroad lines, the
building of new ones. the construction
of terminals and the erection of sta
lion AMI office buildings subjected TO
a process of log rolling such as pre-
walls in connection with river and har-
Dor improvements and the handing
out of rev postoffice buildings. The
people may not be willing to see the
addition of another to the existing col
lection of pork barrels. What com
snunity needing a new station would be
willing TO wait for it until bill had
made its way thru congress and then
he subject to the delays which are
Witnessed continually in the making
of othe- public improvements man
aged, directed and paid for by the
-government2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-22
THAT OTHER ARMY.

The Salvation Army is calling on
tn. people of the United States for
$4,000, 900 for work in the soldiers be
half The forces of this organization
are already in the field-in the camps
in this country and abroad. They
have proved their worth working with
the soldiers of Great Britain. They
have wen the respect and admiration
of the military authorities by the
splendid spirit of cooperation they
have displayed. They are not preach
ers alone. They look to the soldiers
physical well-being as we'll as to his
spiritual needs. They help to keep
him in touch with the folks back
home. They make him a better SOL
der. because they make him a con-
tented soldier.
Those who have the welfare of Cen
eral Pershing's soldiers at heart can
do no better than to give to the Sal
walton Army fund. Shawnee county's
quota is $4,000. 1t should be over
subscribed.
Every agency that co-operates with
the government to insure the bodily
and spiritual comfort of the men that
go out to fight under the Stars and
Stripes deserves public support. The
cooperation OF social service and re-
ligious organizations in the military
activities of a nation is a new thing.
But already the worth of it has been
proved
Without the Y. NJ. C. A. the X. of
C and the other organizations that
have gone with the soldier to the
camp and to the battle front. his lot
would be dreary indeed. The govern
ment feeds him, clothes him and gives
attention to his spiritual needs. But
its interest cannot be expressed SO in
timately as thru the social service and
religious organizations. Their work
ers are sent to him by his own people.
Their service has the flavor of home
service.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-22

- The people OF the United States
have indicated their willingness to
-economize. by a marked reduction in
their Importation of luxuries A COM
piiation by the National City Bank
Of New York shows that in many of
the articles of luxury imported, the
-1s17 imports are from 20 per cent to
50 per cent below those of the earlier
years of the war. despite the fact that
in most cases prices per unit of guam
-tity are higher than in earlier years
The list of luxuries which the people
OF the county have formerly imported
IS a long one and includes many arti-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-22
There has been much or

There has been much criticism in
connection with the unpreparedness of
the railroads to meet the unusual de-
mands made upon them by the war.
II the roads had been dealt with fair
ly they might have been more nearly
equal to requirements. but it is i'm
probable in any event that they would
have been equal to the emergency
brought about by the new situation in
which the country finds itself. The
best managed city railways seem I'M
able to handle the traffic satisfactor-
lily in the rush hours altho they know
that these hours come around regu-
larly every day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-22
LOCAL MENTION

DIR. w. o. De-Merkel, surgical Chi
ropodis- and reconstruction New To-
cation, 731 Kansas avenue, over Wag-
goner & Goodrich Drug company.
Hours 9-6.-AGv.
Love Dutch" Lewis, the negro
woman accused of being one of the
principals in the cutting scrape at the
restaurant of Nels Cookie Robinson
at 106 Kansas avenue. in which Alice
Simpson, another negro woman was
carved up" was arrested late this
afternoon by Sheriff Iarimer. The
Simpson woman will recover. it is as
serted.
Big masquerade ball,-Friday, Feb.
%, (Washington's birthday .-Keliam
Hall.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-22

The Huns continue to overrun west
ern Russia without hindrance. The
Slav territory presents the best chance
the kaiser has for obtaining something
to show for Germany's expenditure of
blood and treasure. other territory
which she has occupied she will be
forced to relinquish. The allies may
-nor consider it worth while to bother
with Russia. President Wilson'S de-
lnand Tor the self determination of
peoples appears just now to be impos-
sible of application in Russia where
tie people seem to have no ability,
Willingness or desire to determine
anything. 1t would be questionable
wisdom to let the Russian situation
alone stand in the way of peace.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-22


w. t. Morns died this morning at
o'clock at his home in Shorey. His
death was due to a complication OF
diseases. Mr.. Morns was 81 years old.
He is survived by a wife and two
grown children. He was brother of
f. o. Morns of the Morns & Myers
Grocery company.
Blue Relief Corps No. met at the
home of their president. Mrs. H z.
Browne;i, of 314 East Laurent street,
yesterday for a social afternoon Mu-
sic was enjoyed and a two course
luncheon was served. Among those
present were: Mrs. Chiddix, Mrs.
Hofer, Mrs. Robinson, Mrs. Kline,
Mrs. Garland, Mrs. Frisby, Mrs. Howe.
Mrs. Haskins, Mrs. Kerns. Mrs. Guffy,
Mrs. Atchison, Mrs. Beachum. Mrs.
Williams. Mrs. Horton, Miss Boise ana
Miss Fern Brownell.
Notes and Personals
David Most of Quincy street is ~
covering from an attack of the mumps-
A J. Proudfit is seriously sick at
his home. 1912 Monroe street.
Frances Rogers of 814 Harrison
street was taAen to st. Francis hospital
this morning, where she underwent
an operation for the removal of ade-
noids and the tonsils-
j. c. Snediker has returned from q
business trip to Chicago and Kansas
City.
The fire departments was called ont
this morning at IL o'clock to extin-
guish roof fire at 926 Topeka ave-
nue.. The house is occupied by Levi
Blackwell. There was no insurance.
Miss Frankie Leins, of the, Austin
Snediker Mercantile company was
called to Kansas City today by the
death of her sister-in-law, Mrs Steve
Leins.
Leon Holman. wing, has been work.
ing for the Santa Fe at Marceiine.
Mo-, is sick at his home, 116 Evelyn
street. MIR. Holman is suffering from
infected tonsils.
J. H. George, of Marceline, Mo. il
visiting his father, w. S. George. of
81 Quincy street. W. S. George, who
has been quite sick, is recovering.
The Rev. Joseph p. Hicks, pastor
of the second Presbyterian church. is
confined to his horne with a severe
cold. and will be unable to attend 70
his paseorals duties this week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-22
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

Word has been received by Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Alsdorf of the death on THURSDAY
morning of their daughter-in-law. Mrs.
Edw. Alsdorf at Winslow, Arizona. Reside
her husband she leaves a two year old
daughter Lucille. The burial will take
place at Newton. Kansas. on Sunday Her
loss will be mourned by many relatives
and friends in Topeka.
A W. DANA. 81 years old, died Thursday
afternoon at his home. 10oS Fillmore street
The funeral will be held tomorrow after
noon at 80 o'clock from the First Pres
byterian church. The body will lie in
state at the church from Il o'clock noon
until 1 80 o'clock. The services will be in
charge of Sloan lodge No. 225. Burial in
Topeka cemetery.
JOSEPH BURBANK AZ years old. died
this morning at the home of his sister.
Mary Tevis. 2o19 Lincoln street Funeral
announcements later.
WILLIAM T. MORNS, 81 years old. died
this morning at his home in Shorey
Funeral announcements later.
The funeral of Homer Isaac Ravens. 40
years old, who died Thursday will be held
Sunday afternoon from the City Gospel
Mission, 326 Kansas avenue. Burial in To-
The funeral announcements later.
MRS. MARY McALvoN died this morn
ing at her home North Monroe street
The funeral Announcements later
Lords Flowers Satisfy Tel SGT
Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-22

At the meeting of the captains of
the Salvation Army campaign teams
at the Chamber of Commerce this
noon, the question again came to the
of the Salvation Army duplicates the
work of the Y. NJ. c. A. The state
ment was fatty denied.
"Altho the Salvation Army and the
Y. M. c. A. do practically the same
kind of work on the fronts, yet there
is no duplication for the reason that
If Y. NJ c. A. hut serves one part
of the front a Salvation Army hut can
not be located in that section. The
commanders of the various armies
select the locations for the huts and
the organizations themselves have no
choice in the matter" This is the
statement of the men in Europe who
have charge of the placing of the
huts.
There Are No Commissions.
Another idea that seems to be root
ed in the heads of Topeka business
men is the idea that Henry~G. Bow
den, campaign manager for the Kan
sas Salvation Army drive, is receiving
commission fer his services in help.
ing to raise the money. Campaign
Manager Bowden is working on a sal
airy and the amount of money he Sc
cures for the Salvation Army has
nothing to do with the amount of the
salary" said Maj. Herbert Roberts of
the salvation Army this noon in refu-
tation of the statement ITO my
knowledge Manager Bowden has re-
ceived better offers than we could
make him for campaigning for other
organizations"
Major Roberts is the sectional com
mander of the Salvation Army with
offices in Kansas City He was the
speaker OF honor at the noon lunch
con at the Chamber of Commerce to-
day. In his talk Major Roberts
touched on the various phases of the
work OF the Salvation Army men and
women In the trenches in France. He
touched on the home influence
urousnt ABOUT by the presence of the
women workers and went on to say
something about the soldiers reaIiza
ton or she need of religion.
auditorium Meeting Sunday.
Uoctor kulp was the other speaker
at the luncheon this noon. He took
up most OF his time with expla nations
as TO the work of the Salvation ARMY
IN the Sums of the city and in bring
ing TO the campaigners the reaIiza-
uon that many members of the armies
are OF the class of men that cannot
De reached by the Y. M. c. A., the
hnights OF Columbus or any other or
SanlZatlon of that character
1t was announced at the meetinp
TINS noon that Sergeant-Major Mitch
ell or the famous Canadian Ladies'
from Hell' regiment will speak at the
Auditorium Sunday evening at a
union meeting of the five uptown
churches The plans for the meeting
We're no. complete. but it is definitely
known that the union meeting will be
held and that Sergeant Ma or Mitchell
will speak.
In order to increase the number of
men engaged in the active campaign
to raise the $4,000 allotment as
signed to Topeka, Chairman Robert
Stone named a draft board of three
members to draft some more recruits.
T. ID. Hammatt, secretary and treas
urer of the drive. D. w. Mulvane. and
A. E. Crane are the memhers IF a.
draft board. They are expected to
start work Immediately
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-22
TRIBUTE TO C. W. SAVE TONS BEEF
Congress Observes 1t as Usual:
Read Farewell Address.
French Ambassador Speaks Be-
fore s. & d. of A. in Chicago.

Washington, Feb. 22.-Congress to-
day observed Washington's birthday
anniversary in accordance with time
honored custom. Washington's farewell
address was read in the senate by
Senator Gerry of Rhode Island and in
the house by Representative Aswell of
Louisiana.
France Mourned Washington
Washington. Feb. 22.-The memory
of Washington was extolled by M.
Jusserand, French ambassador, in. an
address delivered at a commemorative
mass meeting held here today under
the auspices of the Sons and Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution.
The ambassador said that Frederick
the Great, who while entertaining
American ENJOYS sent during the revo-
wrote his brother. Prince Henry, that
he intended ito drag out negotiations
so as to take the side for which for
tune shall declare herself. He de-
scribed as a German invention the
story that Frederick had presented
Washington with a sword bearing the
inscription: From the oldest general
in Europe to the greatest in the
world
Compares With War To-day.
Referring to the present war. NJ.
Jusserand declared:
1.-The fight is on. As We shall no
more desist than Washington did even
at his most perilous hour the result is
certain. The work must be done so
that it may not have to be done again
In tfis we are. all of US. with you,
ness and inexhaustible generosity
bring rs such cheer and comfort"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-22

: In the last three months of 1917
the United States Steel corporation
made net profits of a little less than
sixty million dollars. This is a huge
sum. But a larger sum was set aside
by the corporation as its contribution
10 the government in profits tax, no
less than s60.95O.S64 having been
marked for this purpose. In other
words, more than half the earnings
of the steel corporation are being TAX
en- by the government in taxes-and
this in addition to whatever property
tax the company's plants have to sus-
tain in the communities where they
exist. How many critics of big BUSH
ness are doing as we'll?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-22
OBSERVE DAY AT FUNSTON.
$4,000 Soldiers Watch Athletic Contests
During Afternoon.

is 900 Soldiers Watch Athletic Contests
During Afternoon.
Camp Funston. Kan, Feb. 22.-The men
Of the Eighty ninth division National
army. observed Washington's birthday as
a holiday with the climax this afternoon
games in which noter athletes from all
parts of the country now stationed here
participated.
1t was expected 1000 soldiers would
witness the games which were arranged
under the supervision of Captain Paul
wilmington. director of athletics at Camp
Funston. For more than n week elimina-
ton contests have been in progress and
ternoon. Captain wilmington, in choosing
the games to be ",ayed. selected those in
which the greatest number of men could
take part. The events were to include
three mile cross country run for the com
pany championship. tug of war. bulls in
the ring" soccer. wrestling and boxing.
Many teams are expected to participate
in each event
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-22
STRICKLER'S QUINTET WON
Team Defeated Dougherty Five by
Overwhelming Score Last Night

Strickler's business college basket
ball team defeated Doughertys college
team Thursday night on the high
school floor by the score of So to 20.
The Stricken five had the edge on the
score from the beginning and the
Dougherty players we're unable to
overcome the hard luck that camped
on their trail.
Strickler's orchestra furnished mu-
steal entertainment before the start
of the game and during intermissions.
More than $50 spectators witnessed
the contest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-22

1t may be that Hindenburg merely
starting on his trip to Paris. In a
general way it is unlikely that they
have greatly improved since Septem-
BET, 1914. when General Won Kluck
found them impossible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-22

The French are an impatient peo-
pie. They appear to have tired of
waiting for that widely heralded Ger
man offensive and have inaugurated
an offensive of their own. They be-
1ieve in doing unto the other fellow
as he would do unto them and doing
Il first, which is a good course to pur-
sue in war
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-22

The head of the Non-Partisan
league has admitted that the organi-
cation has collected from the farmers
OF the country more than $4,000
10 be expended as the leagues presi-
dent directs. What a storm of pro-
test would go up if one of the old po-
htical parties should raise such a fund
and place it at the command of one
man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-22
10000 TROOPS IN \. Y. PARADE.
One of Greatest Demonstrations in Gotham
Since War Began.

Since War Began.
New York, Feb; pa parade of ten
thousand troops from the nth division of
the Metropolitan division-was the dis
tinguishing feature of the Washington
birthday celebration in New York.
Six thousand additional soldiers from the
camp were given leaves of absence and
Joined with the vast throng in what was
perhaps one of he noteworthy patriotic
demonstrations here since the United States
entered the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-22
Russ and Poles on West Front

Paris. Feb. 22.-Russian volunteers
and Polish 1egionnaires quartered in
the same town entrained for the front
today, headed by a military band
Their attitude toward each other was
most harmonious.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-22

A woman who grew gray haired in her
efforts to have her husband released from
the federal prison at Atlanta and finally
succeeded Is now suing him for divorce,
that he called her IAN old hag.'-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-22

The coal shortage appears to have
been relieved at all points where it
has existed and the fuel administrator
probably will try to rob the weather
man of the credit for it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-22
REPORT s2,369.50
Frank Dreaming Team Leads
Salvation Army Drive.
The Mavericks Have SubScrip-
tions Totalling 1925.
NO CONFLICT WITH "Y" WORK
Trench Activities of Two Or,
CARNATIONS Co-Ordinated.
No Part of Money Goes to the
Campaign Director.
NO CONFLICT WITH "Y" WORK
TEAM REPORTS.

TEAM REPORTS.
Team No. 1, w. A. Biby, captain. S 1880
Team No. 2, Frank Curry, captain-no report
Team No. 3 u. II. Branaman cap
tain ..... 1850
Team No. I, c. L. Hooper. captain 1o5.00
Team No. .. J. E. Greist. captain. 61S.00
Team No. 6, II. o. Caster, captain
observation-disclosures report
Team No. Z. Frank Dreaming. cap
tain .............. 10000
Team No. S, W. A. Forbes captain
.s..no report
The Mavericks Observation-Disclosures. L. 250 90
Total one DAVIS campaipn 50 3fe 30