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in the new year. and rapidly pilinT UP
and being completed is tn" huge array
If arrangements which Will be nccsS-
sary To hs made before III. event may
,,ke place. The amusement commit
toe with Mr.. Mark kl!banow rs chair
man. is fwi!y competent 70 make THESE
yery necessary details and X lollitE Is
70 BE- considered IL; . true requirement
then SUCCESS is already on the way
Decorations galore. decorations tnat
will symholizr the season. and dccord-
tons which Will moan that PATRIOTISM
is still the first thought OF all. Will pc
draped and cnntrlStel 81 AS TO make the
ElkS auditorium aS attractive as h"'''Atl
ingenuity is capable OF. Ano c'en'"e
costume, that means Il novelty IN lIs'it
and conveys the mcSSas" that W hee'''le
society IS fast getting back I" 1heir oiu
way OF entertaining. with ihe fFe'h'It
orrhestr,, in full prominence. there VIII
be an assurance OF music that VIII
bring tho dancers TO the realization OF
stems that th"y did not know he1ore
they wer. masters Of. All the m'!!taFS
b;,s of th.. season will b. varlai"d WIN
rho oopular music OF tn" new year. anu
dancing will begin at $50. with Il grand
march preceding.
The dinner and cahaC"s will DC see''
at 1890. and a:tractIv" IN all Respects
! will b. these two features Of the ;hla'.
All the Christmas appointments VIII '''
! in evidence ii the tahiC&, and the cap2F't
nror-,Lrn viii! y" filled with everything
! both entertaining and novel. TIC anus
| n,cnt committee mas provided >S"fa"Ih'''
! tb,t &c nor al,ya?s seen ut these events
! nd SURPRISES await all those VINO Will
i attend.
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business matters pertaining TO his co n

business matters pertaining TO his co n
pany.
J. G. Brown, OF Washington. D c.
national Drxanizcr Of, the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor, WINS in the CITY yes
,rr,lay AMI delivered an address hefore
tho special meeting OF tho Ohio Fallc!
Trades and Labor Assembly. he Will
leave this morning for Charleston on
official business before returning 10 MS
home.
Michael TiEhe. national secretary d
the AmalEamRtrd Association OF iron.
steel and TinTorkerS. former heci-
Ing resident. now lnratc'i IN fltlsourea.
lot yesterday for Charleston and Nitro
after speaking before Inc lre*S'H' touH|
here Saturday.
IL was reported from the Ohio Valley
general hospital early this morning
that the Ec". DR.. Jacob Birmingham.
veteran rector OF st. Luke Episcopa'
church. was resting @asily and wa
daily gaining StreuE:h. He may D.
nhlr to lrar" the institution WITHIN 4
short time, il was announced. -E.
birmingham few weeks Ar" was "p'I-
utrr upon.
Wilbur W. Watkins IS seriously i'll n
his home on South lsrnndwny street.
IL. is suffering with = relapse OF IN
flurnza pneumonia.
John Walton, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
French y. Walton nf Forest View. re-
turned home from Morgant"wn Yrst"r-
dav. H.. hns hcrn in military training
there for some time and received his
honorable discharge last wr"k
Sherman Lewis is seriously III in ms
horhc. 1oa Eighteenth street OF plcu-
riSS.
Miss Mary Wilson. who has been At
tending school at S&ecthr;cr. NIrGin''
has arrived horne To spend the holidays
with her parents at Woodsdale.
Sergeant George =, Walters. popular
Young man of the East End. has rr-
turned from CanEr Meade. Md. having
received mn honorable discharge.
Private Fred Kaiser, Of Wood street
is homo from t:nrIp i,cc. where nc hhT
been atntInn"d for three months. II
rrcriycd his honorable discharge.
Miss Elizabeth Cook OF Echo io'nt
who hns b<.rn i'll al the home or hef
grandmother on Byron street TOT lns
past week. is slowly improving
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pike district. has returned "a her home
after few days spent in pittsburgh
! Pa.
r. F. Cutino. travelling freight ascns
for tho baltimore & Ohio Railroad Com
pany, left last evening for Huntington
| on official business matters.
Harry Sridl OF the bethlehem StH'i
Company. arrived in tho city last even
ing from New York City and other east
, crn points.
II. + I$chrcne. OF Woodsdalc' r.
turned to hix homo last evening after
few days' business trip in the east.
Jnmcs B0rry. Of the National Tube
, Company. is spending 4 few days
Maysvili" Ky. looking after huainca4
, interests.
Louis Cook, OF Woodsdale. returned
home yesterday. having been discharged
from service ut Morgant"~n. |. :
Army.
W. T., Weiss returned 10 HIS hor'c
NJ Elmwnod yesterday after FPcnd're
few days in New York state. attend
ing 10 business matters.
William t.nmcron. Of Echo Point let:
Yesterday for Charleston TO attend TO
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SIDE TALKS
ONE REASON MEN DON'T &C
TO CHURCH.
BY RUTH CAMERON.

-rb, don't men 20 to church" said
ono Of three wives who were walking
. home from church together - husband
less.
Can II be that they would 80 ncT'
II they could do the talking theni-
.elves~' suggested another.
"Shouldn'; wonder at nil. said third.
~my cousin used to say that the rca-
son ne couldn't bear 10 30 to church
wa. because he couldn't answer back.
.-Thinkfng,- someone has said. rs
rust what nobody wishes to do.
One can substitute another word Tor
Think ng. and still speak the truth:
Listening IS just what nobody wishes
to do.
Thy Simply wait Por Their Turn.
Some people, in fact. never listen at
ell. They simply wait for thetr turn 10
talk.
Haven't you seen group oil people
sitting together talking and noticed the
1upatiencc- III or we'll concealed. ac-
cording TO their degree OF preceding
Nth different ones awaiting their turn
to speak?
Haven't you noticed It sometimes In
yoursrff-{row little attention you wore
nnytof, to what vas being said. and how
oaferly you were waiting for an opening
~ mention your Hike or dislike. relate
vour startling coincidence. tell your
amusing anccdotef
would You Rather Toll Good Story
Or Hear One2
feel sun that II they told the truth
,bou. II, there would be found to h2 hut
few pcopls who wouldn't rather t-r tell
ing an Interesting story than hearing
one.
And yet in hearing We arc enriched
and in telling we are not.
Truly this is rare example or IN
stircrly generous emotion.
When one listens one learns. when
one listens or avoids all danger of
boring or bctrayinE Ignorance. when
one listens ono gives pleasure to others.
md hence Increases ones stock If that
which we all 50 eagerly desir"-popd
! lnrity.
! Shall Make TOO Many Listeners7
! Az read over this list am 80 i'm
! pressed by the strength 90 my plea
! that fear perhaps I shall convert TO"
MANY and leave too few TO talk. iSut J
! saspect 7 need not hr afraid. Sh"ui'
! like a dollar fur every writer VIII" has
made these plcas IN one form nr an"th-
or before: and yet "" d." not seem I"
suffer from too many listeners.
/ You all know the lesson OF the wiS'
old own that lived in an oak. The
moro hn heard tn" loss IA" spoke" the less
he spoke the NOR" nc heard. why 7rrn
/ W. all like that old bird.
Well. I Thought 81 that cid bird th'
, other might. and Of all the many forms
IN which III" Advantas" ~ listening
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Farewell Reception

Another important "Een; ""iSh WI
take place This week IS the far""st! re-
ccptirn which tho members OF tn" "'",-
ans rIrb will give, honortaS Mrs. II.
Maynard K;mhcrland. who Will l"are
shortly for her future HON: in Fh''a1"'-
phia. The ladies will assen'ei" ut Ine
Windsor hutel at o'clock. and MIS-.
L-i,,hrrI,n,l Will receive. tho guests. as
sisted by Mrs. blanche Sic"nr"d ana '"c
charter ,aerah"r$. \ musical program
will DC the attractive t"atur" "I we
afternoon ard tea Will bc served. | ~
hnsp;;;L:ty Jounitir" includes:
N.SGarl.S Thomas g. k""ntI. GeoFE'
Jefferson. James +. Haniey. Mrs. Bard
Le. Hill. DrlaIeu Mc';rcEor. l'". MOI
rison. ,,;xe,
Misses Sarah Mc:zner. Mary Clifford
Lucille Hicks.
Following is the hospitality comm,
zee: Claude 7. Terry. l.. y. k"It IRA"
f.-i Booth. J. l.. YounSSon. :. - JA'A'
son. Frank S;r.nC"c. George hose. l.
DouSh"rty.
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Fig Cabaret,

\ list Of brilliant s"''i;,; happenings
for ;ho :utur" grows iarG"E. ;aI ,"''''
ing h.ccr. Ii; wc 500, the Srca. ea":'.
dance AMI dinu"r. which III" i'','
amusement committees .*~';rd IaF''',, ,'.>
,.c..rrd,v New Years o." Will f'>
80 aa,. Of II. event. and r"sc7vri!":iS
,,,,v b. mad, :-o;; .u"" on U";t d.
c.n,h.r ~. Reservations after that da'',
wj!l ~; be- considered.
\ splendid oaN"r'uait% TOR nr"S'nI
.tat "a. E:lks ar" til" hcs: entertainers
svsr - this rcc;,sion which VIII nsn''
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About People
Movements Of Individuals to and
From The City.
At THE HOTELS.


McLure-Inlu EuSmuS talrmnnt: IT,.
4 Ferguson. Shinn.lun; IL. a. Rich
mpud Ma iur&Nili".
Grand Certral-.Iosrph Abraham, Far
kcrshurg: Louis Abraham. lark"rSturE:
Ms Mary Frazrnback and family.
Piedmont.
windsor--Mrs. J. T.. K. Ellis. Grafton;
MRS.. W. $. Jackson. Grafton: nr. md
Mrs. \. NJ Eurt. Warrington.
Stamm-.li. +. Riggs. Wlllhmstown
Nv. l. RIGGS. Spring Run.
Rogers-A. II. Tanner. Huntington:
i1I b. pnughrr;y, New Mar'insvile; }.
v. puttS. Pennington; II. y. Co'rcil.
philllul: Z, T.. I}atsnn. iarkcr$burE.
--------------
Guv Winters. we'll known young man
or Elm Grave. who has hcrn in training
at Camp leo. Petersburg Va. Inns re-
,urunI ;u his home. having h""n dis
charged from II" S"rHi"".
/ Ar, carter. .Ir. ~ confined to his
! homo ct Elm Grove. slightly ind's-
hpusrd
! Miss Elizabeth Springer, daughter OF
! MIR. and Mrs Clinton Springer. ~ Film
Heights. Elm Grove. is confined I" her
home seriously i'll.
/ John Baker stationed on the |. >. =
Prairie" of Ia" l.. $. Navy. ms mcchnn'
it,, Will return 70 his ship Mt New YORK
This week. afi"r spending a furiouGh
with ms parents.
j Hanson Holmes. OF Peters Kun. Film
. Grove, has been granted IN h"n"rah'e
,Iis,h,rrc frnm the army. AMI has re,
turned homo.
rho many friends IF Charles NJ
; Wells of the "ut-ih"-rlk" district. VII
rc plrm-rd to learn that h" has Deer
rrumulrd to a Srcnnd lieutenant IN I'M
artillery ut Camp Gordon. Fl" was for
mrrly AT Camp SHERMAN. Ala.
Miss Hazel Wallace of the out th'
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birthday SURPRISE.

very pleasant surprise parry va
,.nd.r.;I MIR Samuel Emmanuel at his
ho,,, ON CRAWFORD! street. Martins EcreE.
on Saturday evening. The event was
clevcrly planned by his wife. honorinE
the occasion Of his siXty-Second o'rtn.
day. He proved himself I very scn'a'
host. after he recovered from ms sur
prise, and an evening repicsc with rro-
sic and games was enjoyed. One OF the
mos, attractive features was nu'not
GUS reading by Miss Hazel tTott'''
which concerned all Of th' men present
\ dainty luncheon completed the even.
!ns's round OF pleasure. About twenty
,rsr.. III nttenlanCG.
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Razar and Social ..

The Daughters of IN" Temple ~ the
Emmanuel Baptist church Will give "
bazar and social tomorrow evening d.
Tho South Side Social House at 2S2s Eoii
strco, The World Wide Guild Wall
furnish tho program in III" form OF Il
missionary drama. and there Will b. no
admission charged. There Will DC
nun.her Of dainty Christmas noFclt'cH
~ Saln, and AS thcsc affairs hav" always
nroycn most entertaining. large group
of patrons is expected.
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Catholic women In Charitable Role

The Ladies' Catholic league Is stu
DISPENSING soup and broth 10 those SUI
Tnrin~ mr. commissioning from the fln
From 1m' . in the morning until $40 at
night this group Of charitable womMn
are ut tho league house. ready 10 sio%
thc nou-!S,l!nE drinks TO al VINO may
wish them. They have abandoned al
most entirely social events from fh%lr
hnads and are occupied with ne ali-nn ',
sorbing plan Of obliteratinG ne GRAY nv"
disease from tho city. An dthcy aLN
surely accornpl:ShiSr q wonderful WORK
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GRAF TSNEN To
DANCE At THE
ELKS' BALL ROOM
SWELL AFFAIR WILL BE HELD AT
THE ELNS AUDITORIUM ON
THE EVENING OF DEC. 27
Other Items Of a Social Nature Gathered
Throughout the Wheeling
District.

Christmas week and the ono following
i are always full Of gay events. fNcrH
on" .>Ap"cts that. and y"t those most III
tcrr$tcd in social activities WILL u"
uI"lSautiN shocked when they learn OF
the elaborate md wholly d'IiEh'l"'
dance. which ~ planned by the crafts
men conmitirr for Friday evening. DO
rcnhrr - with IN" l'lkS club au"'thF'-
UNI rs the Jolly meeting place. The al
fair which ~ IN every WAY Il tru" holi-
day dance will be oV"rfl"MiaE With All
tho Attending festivities and novel nap
ncuiurS whIrh Eu with such an event
md T. conInittra composed Of fun-hak-
rrs and juy-$r"krrS Will see mat every
thing is Quit, III tho right way lot inc
best time ever.
rh. real ann seems 10 hc to nuke the
function as SlICrCSStul. IT not more So
than tho initial ON" which IN" same
group iclvr IN III" spring. ana AL SIGNS
s,y most cInIihatir:illy that they are
SurccrLinE An orchestra "f note. cpll'-
posed Of six pieces. has been secured.
and will pIav. when not Jnz2Ing. TO
| n,r,sc rho most cNactinI. Although COM
plrte plans have not Yet been made LOT
| decorations. yulctid" culurS will pre-
| dominate intcrrninclcd with the req
| white and blue. Full evening dress VIII
| be the keynote Of tn" costumes. ana VIII
strike 4 pleasing variety III The attend
! ing accessories which went with the
| dances Of III" past two years. Ihc Iioht
nr.t.ilv-tin;cd dresses Of inc young
| ladies will strike n harmonious contrast
) 70 tho black Of the mon. ana VIII FORM a
| pleasing necessity 10 what means Fc'''
! dance TO real dancers.
Invitations were issued yesterday ny
| tn. committee. and today many Will
wait with cxpcctant hearts tho note mat
| tells tkcm<-th"y will J." there on INC
twcnty-seven;h. For. without DOUBT
rho affair Will be ono Of the largest NJ
tho Christmas season. and VIII mean
much tn',hoSc who are on the invitation
| list. The committee is composed or inc
| following:
MesSrs. Jess A. Crawford, Victor H.
! Gcbhart. VIM. c. Ianncnocrg clarence
NJ Holland. Ronald \. Top, Russell T.
| Hcaslctt.
Those in Inc service arc: McSSrS'
! John j. Funds. Earl NJ Mo"vchcad. otto
! " Daub"rt.
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MIS- WHITAKER to Washington.

Mrs. II. c. Whitaker will leave ms
afternoon for Washington. =. g.. whore
she will join her daughter, MISS HH. Srn
They will return 70 ;he city. whcrc MISS
Whitaker will spend the Christmas h"N-
dayS with hcr parents.
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rnportaut Suffrage Meeting.

A special meeting is called 90 v'!.
Uoman's SwffraG" i"asu" fHr tomorrow
night. 1t IS scheduled fo7 AS and WIZ
b., held at the headquarters. 81 may,
line street. This IS. on account OF t''o
jotluenza situation. the first meeting LOT
two months. and is OF special 'np"E,.
oocc Mrs Edward W. tNlett WIZ
preside. and all members are urged u
attend.
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interesting Dance.

Thor, will be the usual crowd or d91-
ccrs at tn" Market Auditorium ms
eycning. when tho oatmans Will CIV
their weekly jolly dance. Fh'S: ~ Ia "a, =
and ar. cag"rly anticipated by dance ell
thusiasts in tho vicinity.
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lips Is cat""m"d 4 man of understand
ing"
Plainly. men were not very dIlt'f"'
in Sclomnn'S days frn'u what thcy at'
today.
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Tho ,wcllI$ -"!Ghta rOn"rrt q; n" Z on.
vors,.y club Will b" hold u, IN" Cour.
,,"Iir.. on the Wednesday, tollowlt:;
~. y.or:s- This is another musical
.,.,,,, y.n,cl .nr pi.aSii-" "nthu Sli,Sts OF
Wh".lin;. vii h% abl" :" @sjoy during
tS!. hnliIav. S.ls-n-l. Thr Ph,iad'.pai2
S%r!ph"ny orchestra Of 100 p'@TcS WI, nt
~. hoard ~ t@.:' ''"@Ui:;S' VIZ" "a
r,id S;uE:"wSkl as conductor. 49, 10
:r}s Is ri.. SECOND visit OF TINS IA
,o.:s orchestra /" jhs lily. and II WI!
h. received with IN" same @rd"nt laY1.
-: j. WAS IN ~" last occasion. Airedns
So n,trtns 90 ,hnS., affairs have begun
t. ;,lr& FOR It. and doubtless large nun nun,
Der II social calendars have II o3okGu;
This will J." III" only concert when eN0
club will give during tn" season.
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To Cure a Cold In One Day
Tax. LAXATIVE. HROMO QUIE1SE
(TahlctSD II stops IN" Cough and ltced-
ache AMI works off tn" Cold. T. w
C;pOCt-S SIGNATURE on each hox. 30c
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on North Main street. y prctlll! ut
ranged luncheon will prcC"dr an after
noon ffIlnd with III" playing Of nridec.
Tho members of tho cluh viii D" inc
only guests and covers Will be aVTahscu
for twelve
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r,rlas, Masonic Club,

Mrs. ". II Eyc"oi and Mrs. r. n. AP-
n.,;x.ll.r will br h"stc&S.S tomorrow a.
tsrnnou t1 the Ladies Masonic C,uo
49, c,.o,,ish Eitn cathedral. While the
,n,c.iu., ms been called primarily 10 SET :
tie SOM year md business matters. d
pleasant social hour will be "njo%sd nsq
!, luncheon served. Mrs Appenz e.I+,,
and Mrs Byco"t viii "?preciatc II ~
u"c::ns viii notify them before 'n'S
nt.nt ing.
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Novel Affair.

This evening 1T the HON" ~ Mr.; ana
,rrs %lnx,nt..r class III kcnw"od place
III" Rev Hear An"t H. p. p L +, i l., or or
=. 80, md Hrlriurn' Rev. r. l.. l..
Etrid.r % Wiii pr@std" during the evening
and Madame Anct will also toll some OF
her cxrcntcn"cs whiIc in The dcTaSt hofS
cnun,rics. Tho event. wrich - *,, 'o or
r,vrI and entertaining. VIII ne tuIi "
;,trrnst IN qll those who have received
Invitations. for Rcv. Anct was in hel-
riurn and Franc" during the;r invasions-
The affair is scheduled Cor S:3O c'oc<>'
Hostess to Bridge Club.
Miss Boss MathiSon Will he c1a4nl-
;nfr hostess 10 ,hr members OF her bEioSe
cI,th tomorrow afternoon at her no'ho
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Mail Clerk Arrested -
For $4,000 Robbery

PARKERSBURG, ". Va, Dec. Is:
Eugene F. Boston. "a years old. a
railway mail clerk for the past three
years running between Spencer and
Ravenswood. was arrested at Ravens
wood for a series of thefts that dateti
back 10 the spring oc 1916. Among
the articles recovered were $2O.OQ9
worth Of war savings stamps. ..
BUY WAR SAVINGS STAMPS t..
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Those in INC service are: McSsrS'
robn r Funds, Earl NJ. Moorchcad, otto
". DaubHrt.
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-RUY WAR SWINGS STAMPS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-14
HAYS ON The JOB
New G. o. P. Natl Chairman
Gets Busy at Once.
SquabbIe at st. Louis Left No
Fractional Sore Spots.

Indianapolis. Ind, Feb. 14.-Will
Hays jumped into his new work as
chairman of the national Republican
committee today. He held conferences
with several members of the commit
tee who stopped off at Indianapolis
meeting. Among those who saw Hays
were John King of Connecticut, and A.
7. Hert of Kentucky.
Hays also was in conference with
Governor James p. Goodrich and oth-
er members of the Hoosier party, who
helped put Hays over at st. Louis
The new chairman will return to his
home at sullivan, Ind, Saturday. The
whole town plans to turn out for a big
reception in honor of him Sunday
night. Next week Hays wifi go to
New YorkNand Washington for confer
ences with leaders of the party before
naming the new executive committee
and probably taking some action to-
ward naming a woman's advisory COM
mittee.
Peace Dove Prevails.
ST Louis. Feb. 1.-THE Republican
national committee meeting was MS
tory today ,,,,,.-,e
raconciIed and committeeman were
de1arting for their homes satlslleu
that the party would get in some ten
ing ticks in the congressman cam
paigns this fall. under the ieaoei snip
of viii H. Hays. chairman
Sessions of the committee VIII De
annual hereafter in accordance with
resolution adopted late yesterday Spe-
cial meetings may be called in the
interim, however, if request is made IN
writing by at least fifteen commlttee-
men.
Resolutions adopted by the commit
tee called for:
ia regular annual meeting of the
and special meetings at any
tine a request for such is signed by
fifteen committeeman
Each committeeman hereafter
will be recognized as the head OF the
party in his state and all funds Tor
use in the state will pass thru his
hands.
ALL officers of the committee
hereafter will be elected by direct vote
of the committee
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-14
VETERAN EDITOR DIES
Publisher of Pittsburg Kansan Fell on
Icy Sidewalk Month Ago.

P1ttsburg, Kan, Feb. 14.-Arrange-
ments for the funeral of the late John
F. Callen, editor of the Pittsbure
kansan, VINO died last night had not
been completed today. Word from
relatives in Indiana is awaited Mr.
Calien was injured by a fall.on a slip
perry sidewalk a month ago.
Late last night he was seized with
coughing spell and died Immediately!
Mr. Callen was 63 years old and a ma
tive of Bridgeport, Conn. He worked
on a score of papers thruout the coun-
try. including the New York World
and the New York Times. AT one time
he was managing editor of the St.
Louis Chronicle. He came to Pittsburg
as publisher of the Kansan, a weekly.
Democratic paper. in 1906 He is sur
vived by a widow and. one son.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-14
Morning Grain Gossip.
1 + urn isled by tue Topeka Board OF TRADE.

New York Feb. 14-Journal Of Com
pected with larger receipts. 5000 bales
on Monday and Tuesday. mostly American.
Warmer weather ct south, no price fixing
news. still dry in Texas The stress WIS
on selling rather than buying and prices
gave way. Liverpool was weaker and its
imports increased materially. Some thought
pence talk was factor In Liverpool weak
ness but the larger imports seemed to offer
more reasonable expectation. With higher
temperatures Texas may possibly get
some rain this week. Some spot house
bought March. May and October. At one
time some of old bull clement took hold
again.
Chicago Feb 1.-THE Herald siys:
tIraiD-That there -houid be or buyers
for every ear of grain offered here aud ~
other ma rkets at advanced prizes was ole
OF the surprises yesterday Cash hHulilers
generally prepared for til. big run aud the
readiness with which they absorbed II
forced shorts to cover. especially In oats.
one OF the largest of early seIl.r caine III
a good sized ine at top and those
having offers sold had TO project them.
There were many bulls on oats Est night
despite the heavy reduction in the Local
short interest. Bears predict continued
large receipts. rapid satisfying Of the
demand and lower prices lntroJuct Oh II
Il bill in United States senate to adsaD Q
the price Of wheat. for ribs years har .est
- cents to - cents was the bass for
liberal buying Of oats in last hour yPster-
day. Dat traders took il that should
wheat be worth $50 oats at. 80 cents OF
better would not be out Of line great