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New-York tribune., 1919-10-17
A room which
flowers have
made sweet

is sweet long after the flowers are
gone.
The sky glows long after the
sun disappears.
There are people who visit us
that make us feel happier and
richer and leave us lonelier and
poorer when they go away.
Few of us understand each
other. Little some people know
how dependent we are on some
thing outside of ourselves. Often
a single word or look would
have changed an entire day.
So many of us stand before
each other only as closed books
contents unknown.
All the Summer long we knew
when we came near the sweet
ness of the odorous honeysuckle
along the back road or the scent
of the magnolia and the smell of
the lemon trefolia bushes.
Even an old-fashioned shrub
bush gives out of its sweet self
to all corners who pass by it.
We aim to make our homes and
our Store and our ways of doing
business pleasure to people.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-17

This ia wha, she saw and did,
"A man wearing a derby hat vaultcd
over the low fence that shuts the pub
lic out Of the Offices got no from
my typewriter TO protest. but before !
could say anything another man had
jumped over. Both had guns in their
lands and ! ran into the cage next TO
Mr.. bcrniDn's. As the derby hat nan
drovc Ir. Ecnnion out and bcgan 10
scoop up money, ! put my foot on the
little nickclled button on the noor IN
inc shadow Of the counter.
81 knew IL wouldn't make II sound
in the bank. but would sound bell
in police hcadquarters just across the
way Then the man looked up from
me ca%h dra~cr IN tnr next cnYe and
told me ~ get back W The wall wiin
the otbe; g!rle. ~ner" ! w0uidn't get
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-08
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Chas. NJ Sheldon, Central Congrega-
tional Church. will preach tomorrow
morning on 1.-The Greatest Question in
the World" ADV.
Prof Roy Towne, of Washburn college,
will give lecture Sunday morning at 10
O'Clock to his Bible class at the First
Congregational church. His subject will be
introductory Study Of the Minor
Prophets
The Saturday Night club will meet at
the usual time and place tonight. A full
attendance ate nee OF members Is urgent as sne
Nationalities Embossed by the great war
will be discussed.-Adv.
Sergt. Major Ambrose Woodward. Wich-
ita, a negro soldier who has recently re-
turned from overseas, talked to the members
Of the house of representatives friday of
Woodward served with the 92nd division in
France.
Sunday being the last Sunday before
poets a big crowd at the Tecumseh church.
Sunday school will be at 2 D. M, and
preaching at 3. A>short session Of the Off.
cial members will be held at the close of
the service. The. pastors theme Sunday
will be Building the Gospel Tabernacle"
Mrs. Fred yoiland received telegram
Friday stating that her husband had ar
rived from overseas. and she left the
afternoon train to meet him In New York.
Voiland has been in France for about five
land said that they would probably return
to Topeka about the middle of next week.
There will be series of Sunday night
sermons during Lent at the Holy Name
church, corner of Tenth and Clay streets.
by the Rev. A. j. kaufman, professor of
oratory and elocution at St Marys college.
The need and reasonableness of the church
today Will be emphasized at these series,
and theological arguments for the extension
OF the church. He will draw parallel'be-
tween the functions of the government in
war time, and those of the church in LIES
war time.
The National Association of Stationery
Engineers, No. 4, met recently to discuss
matters pertaining to the good of the order.
Emery Smith, of the Topeka Edison Co.
read an instructive paper on storage bat
teries, showing the effect that overcharging
and overlooking has on batteries. He
brought out the fact that the excess load
thrown on street car lines is taken care of
by the use of very large storage batteries,
and that 80 per cent of automobile starting,
lighting and ignition systems, are like
wise taken care of in that manner. There
are being many. lectures given at different
times before the engineers association for
the purpose. of educating the members in
their line of work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-08

General Manager Kane's tour of
principal southern cities is for the
purpose not only of comforting with
the branch executives at the various
places where Select Pictures corpora
ton maintains an exchange, but also
fer the purpose of re-establishing
close communication with the exhib-
itors turnout the entire territory.
Kane has been general manager of
Select Pictures corporation since that
company began operations in August,
1917. The huge success which Select
Pictures has attained since that time
may be attributed largely to his splen-
did effort. In the year and half
since Select has been operating, the
high quality attractions which this
company puts out have received almost
universal distribution turnout the
United States and have been shown ia
houses of the very first Importance
everywhere.
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RARE SWEET OF LIFE
Mere Acquaintance Wept at Re-
port House Was Dead.

To live so that persons who hardly
know you. weep when they hear you
are dead is something few Topekans
can boast. And to live to know this
is a sweet of life few persons any
where ever taste. But Mayor Jay E.
House has always been an unusual
man.
The other day when House was how
ering between life and death, the re-
port came to the state house that he
was dead. In the office of Emmett
George, secretary of the senate, there
were six girls, none of whom knew
House intimately. But the gloom and
the grief that lowered over the room
could not have been greater if any
one of them had just received the
news of the death of a very near and
dear relative. Two of the girls actu-
ally wept.
When it was learned a short time
later that the report was untrue the
joy was like that when brother gets
back from France. House was a topic
of conversation between jobs the re-
hmainder of the day. One of the girls
said: 81 do not know Mayor House
except to speak to him, but 1 admire
him as much as a woman can admire
man. 1 admire him because of his
honesty and frankness and fearless
ness. 1 often wish 1 were a man so
that I could tell him this"
To live to be held in such esteem by
| persons practically unknown is GER
! tainly a rare compensation for life. And
| to live to know of this esteem is GER
tainly rare pleasure.
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EAST SIDE NOTES
Notes and personals from East Sid
by Frances Jones. Telephone 1880.

Mrs. L. S. Riley of Garnett. Kan. is
visiting her daughter. Mrs. Fred Sutton,
and family of Lake street.
Mrs. Ella Brown of Valley Mills, Ind.
who has been suffering With an injured
limb the past few months is recovering.
Her sister. Mrs. c. W. Paddock. of Emmett
street is with her. They intend returning
to Topeka the latter part of this month.
At the East Side Methodist church sun
day the Rev. J. w. Clardy will speak both
at the morning and the evening services.
The Rev. Mr.. Sutton, who is i'll with the
influenza, is recovering and expects to be
out from quarantine next week.
Glendon S. Fell Of the 339th field ar
tillery, SSth division, has returned to the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. H.
Fell, 80 Monroe street Mr.. Fell was dis
charged from Camp Funston a short time
ago after being overseas six months. He
has been separated from his company since
the first of October having had the influ-
enza and also suffering with heart trouble.
Word has been received in Topeka of
the marriage of Miss Winona Watts and
last week in Chicago at the First Metho-
dist church by the Rev. McAfee. The only
attendants were Mr.. and Mrs. Charles GIL
bert. Mr.. and Mrs. Chambers left imme-
will make their home.
Mrs. James McCarty of West Union, w.
Va. spent last week visiting Mrs. l.. V.
Rabbit and Mrs. NJ. H. Fell, $40 Monroe
Indianapolis. Ind.
The sermon topic Sunday morning at the
Seward Avenue Methodist church will be
Being Glad" and in the evening it will
be in charge of the regular pastor, the
Rev E. X. Resler.
The members of the Golden Rod Card
club will meet at 80 o'clock Monday
tend the funeral of Mrs. Mathew Kieffer,
to be held at Penwell's chapel.
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SANTA FE NOTES
Notes and personals from Santa Fe
by Frances Jones. Telephone $3.50.

Miss Marie BroSius of the general claim
department who has been absent from work
some time because of illness is recovering
but not yet able to return to work.
The employees of the passenger depart
ment who curious are getting this trait
of character whetted to a fine point for
partment. A girl down town to whom one
of the employees is supposed to be married
is wearing a wedding ring and frankly adj
mits that she is a Mrs, while the young
man in the passenger department says
there is positively nothing to it. The mem
bers of the office suspect that the groom
is taking this attitude in an effort to save
several boxes of cigars and some expensive
candy.
Mr.. NJ ]. Clemens is absent from work
because of an injured wrist. Mr.. Clemens
is employed as night fireman at the plan
ing mill.
John Bolock a boifermaker, is seriously
i'll Mt a local hospital. \
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Neiswinter were recent
visitors at the home of Mr.. Neiswinter's
parents. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Neiswinter in
Oakland. Mr.. Neiswinter who is storekeep-
er at Emporia has returned home, but Mrs.
Neiswinter will remain for n longer visit.
Ralph f. Bird has resigned his position
in the auditor of disbursements office
and has gone to Tulsa, Okla.
Mrs. Roy Helm has been called to Car
bondale, Kan. by the serious illness of her
mother, Mrs. Rady.
p Isaacson of the mechanical engineer
office is recovering after having an attack
of influenza.
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QUALITY STREET

One of James Barrie's popular
plays, Quality Street" was presented
at the Grand last night by the Wash
burn College Dramatic club. There
was a capacity house and the audi
ence was largely made up of college
young people. There were fraternity
line parties and it was quite a social
affair in college circles.
The Interpretation of the play by
these young actors was very well fin
ished piece of work and as a whole
was far above the average amateur
performance. Miss Marie Moore
played the part of Phoebe Trossel
which was played at the Grand a few
manner which showed her dramatic
ability. Her stage presence was good
and she showed more than the aver
age amount of talent. Miss Georgia
Neese, as the older sister, was also
good and shares honors with Miss
Moore for the. excellent way in which
the audience was held. Their school
room scenes were decidedly. amusing
and they brought out the humor in
the play in an excellent manner. Ly-
man King. as Valentine Brown,
showed ability and made a regular
matinee idol in his stage costumes
Miss Hazel Swogger in the part Of
Patty, the maid, was good, as also
were the characters who didn't have
many lines but were often present.
MISS w pdll was IAN
en- by Miss Maybell Howard: Fanny
Willoughby, by Miss Gertrude Wheel
er. and Henrietta Turnbull. by Miss
Mildred Graham, all were picturesque
as the 'old maids" and did their
parts well. Mr.. Charles Calvert was
the young ensign who is only i'm
pressed by his own Importance and he
left no doubt in the minds of the audi
ence as to what was his role.
Others in the cast and the parts
they played were: Lieutenant Spicer,
Mr.. William Neiswanger; Charlotte
Parratt. Miss Betty Fyfe; Isabella,
Miss Marvel' Raines; Harriet, Miss
Vivian Horsefield; recruiting SER
geant. Mr.. Elliot Belden; old man,
Mr.. Leslie Lorney; William Smith,
Mr.. Douglas McEachron; Arthur
Thompson, Mr.. Clinton Schc enberger;
children, jean McEachron, Jean Rev-
er1y, Helen Breham, George Lerrigo
and Leonard Mckee.
Prof. E. D. Schoenberger coached
the play. Mr.. Asa Crawford was man
ager and Miss Mary Paxton had
charge of the costumes. D. V. n.
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OAKLAND NOTES
Notes and personals from. Oakland
by Frances Jones. Telephone $3.50.


Miss Virginia Biscoe and Miss Amanda
Goodell spending the week end visit
ing Miss Rachel Hennessey at her home
near Spencer, Kan.
Communion services will be held Sunday
The regular pastor, the Rev. Mr.. Macken-
Zie will be assisted by the Rev. J. w.
johnson. Sunday evening is the last serv-
ice before conference. Special music will
be given
Mr. and Mrs Ralph Yeager, Wabash
tacky party for a number of their friends.
The evening was enjoyed by Mr.. and Mrs.
Philip Stachelbeck and three daughters,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Slawson. Mr.. and Mrs.
L. Luthey and son, Mr.. and Mrs. Homer
Allison and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. H. V.
Strait and daughter.
The s. o. u. H club will meet Tuesday
evening at the home of Miss Jessie Cole,
Scotland avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Brewer. Michigan
avenue. entertained with n dinner Friday
evening in honor of Mr.. Z. S. Wallace. IT
were laid for Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace, Mr..
and Mrs. Brewer. Mr.. Z. u. Biggs, Mrs
Helen Crouch and Mr.. Van Brewer
The Rev G. G. Horne. who has been Ill
at his home since the first of the week
is recovering. Mrs Horne became i'll Tues
day with the influenza. The services al
the Christian church Sunday will be con-
Quoted by George f. Lyon both morning
and evening
Mr.. and Mrs G. w Watson 4O5 Michigan
avenue, have received word of the death OF
their daughters husband, Mr.. Frank Dun
can. Mr., Duncan recently purchased a
farm near Lyndon and was preparing t.
fluenza. Mrs. Duncan was formerly Miss
Mamie Watson.
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North Side Nems

Items for this dunn may be left at
Petros drug store or telephone Eleanor
Kimball, 1881 after p. w. Other hours
$3.50.
The meeting of the North Topeka
Civic club, which was held last eve
ming at the fire station, was well at
tended and much interest taken in
the discussion of the various improve
ments planned for the North Side.
A resolution was passed approving
the proposed new bank and asking
the charter board that the charter be
granted. The improvement of the
Central avenue road. with the assist
ance of federal aid, was Endorsed.
The president, F. B. Simms, ap-
pointed a committee to see Co.hmis-
sioner Porter in regard to installing
a bathing pool at Garfield park, for
which the money has already been
provided.
A second committee was appointed
to see Senator Capper personally and
to write Senator Curtis in regard to
pushing the building of the new post
office.
Commissioner Porter claims there is
nothing the matter with the dixie
pump, and it will be tested and the
result reported at the next meeting.
Mr. Lilliard, attorney for the Rock
Island, and Mr.. Kale, trainmaster of
the Union Pacific, as well as the U.
p. yard master and train crews were
present and it was promised that the
blocking of the crossing at Kansas
avenue would be done away with in
a short time.
AS with many other things, the war
interfered with intended improve
ments which the railroad had intended
to make, but now they will be in
stalled as quickly as possible.
The Civic club will hereafter meet
the first Monday in the month, and
judging from the interest taken last
night, the organization will be a live
one.
Earl F. Simms. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. B. Simms. of SIS N. Kansas ave-
nue., enlisted January 16, 1918. being
then under eighteen years of age. He
was sent to jefferson barracks and
afterwards to Jacksonville Fla, leay-
ing in July for France.
At Jacksonville, Earl was made cor
poral and at Hoboken, N. J., was pro-
NOTED to Sergeant of Motor Truck Co.,
462 NJ. ST. 416 @. NJ, C.
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HIT AT EDWARDS
Bill in Senate Directed at Cruel
Auto Drivers.
Fine Person $1,000 Who Runs
From an Accident.

Automobile drivers who injure per-
sons as a Topeka girl was injured Fri
day night and who make their get
away without divulging their identity,
will be subject to a fine of $1,000 and
a Jail sentence of six months if a bill
introduced in the senate today by the
roads and bridges committee becomes
law. The bill is one of the. longest
ones that has been introduced during
the session and provides for general
regulations applying to motor vehicle
traffic.
One provision of the bill is that it
shall be unlawful for any motor vehi-
Gle to be driven at rate of speed
greater than 40 miles an hour on any
public road. At intersections of roads.
corners and railroad crossings, it shall
be unlawful for car to be driven at a
speed greater than eight miles.
To Test Lights.
Strict regulations as to lights are
provided. The secretary Of state is
authorized to create board OF eX-
perts to compile rules for testing
lights and to appoint light testers in
all localities of the state. The bill
would make it unlawful TO drive a
car without lights between one-half
an hour after sunset arc one-half an
hour before sunrise. 1t also would
require that lights used be of suffi-
cient strength to plainly show the
form of a person at 200 feet and that
glazing flashlights be abandoned.
The section of the bill applying to
accidents provides that in case any
person operating a motor vehicle
cause an injury, he must stop and
give his name, address, license num-
Der and such other information as
may be demanded. In case of death
resulting from the injury, the driv-
er of the car would be required to
report it to the sheriff, chief of po-
lice or constable. Violations of these
provisions would subject the guilty
party to a Inc of 1000 Or six months
in Jail or both.
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DEDICATE A CHURCH
Swedish Baptist Event in Topeka
Sunday Morning.

Sunday will be a real event in the
history of the Swedish Baptist church
of Topeka, when the dedication of
the new church will take place.
Speakers from out of the city VIII
take part in the program of the day.
The services will begin at 10 a. M,
when G. Arvid Hagstrom, president
of Bethal Academy and Swedish Bap-
fist Theological seminary of st. Paul,
Mimi, will address the Sunday school.
Rev. C. A. Alden, Chicago. Ill, fer
mer pastor of the church, will prea CHI
at IL a. m.
The afternoon session will begin at
2:3O O'Clock and will be conducted by
Doctor Hagstrom. .. g. Carlson, one
of the contractors, who also drew the
plans for the church, will give a short
review of the building fund and erec
ton of the edifice. The evening serv-
ice will begin at 1880 p. m. DR.. G.
Arvid Hagstrom and Rev. c. Anton
son, evangelist for the Swedish Bap-
fist General Conference of America,
will preach. Special music at all the
services.
The Swedish Baptist church just
| recently completed, is one of the most
up to date and modern small churches
in Topeka.
The general appearance of the
building is impressive. The most strik-
ing feature being the front entrance
and the two towers, which give an ap-
pearance of stability and beauty. As
whole the design and the trimming
of the building have been lastly car
ried out.
The basement is composed of Sun
day school auditorium, a dining room
and a kitchen. The equipment of the
kitchen being. complete in every de-
tail The main auditorium has a
seating capacity of $50, including a
gallery with a capacity of 100 people.
In the rear of the main floor are sep
arated rooms for the various classes
and organizations of the church, in
Guiding a pastors study. The inside
decoration and lighting arrangement
have been neatly and effectively car
ried out, giving a pleasing appearance.
Topeka has reason to feel proud over
the erection of this edifice
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faEk. ny mEe. ". SuauI. 1elep0Ouo
Highland Park NJ. f. church: Sunday
school at 10 a. m: preaehfng at II a. m.
by. the pastor, Rev. j. w. Reed, subject,
Mrs. W. f. McCarter and her mother,
Mrs. Kate Nelson. returned Saturday from
Excelsior Springs, where they spent the
Mr., David Close planned a pleasant
! the occasion being her birthday anniver-
sary. The guests were Miss Ethel Kaler,
Miss Kittie Lue. Mrs. N. c; kungle, Mr.
and Mrs. George Axtell, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Rhodes. who spent
the past sig ;s- months in war relief work
Twenty eighth and Maryland avenues
MI. and Mrs. Paul Heinz are the parents
of son born March 5, whom they have
Nj. and Mrs. Peter Eberhart returned
Sunday from Watson. where they spent
! several days with their daughter, Mrs.
Oscar Roller and family.
1t is very gratifying to learn of the i'm
provements being made in our school.
Recently new desk was placed in Pro
books for the library. S225 for new equip
ment for the agriculture and physics
for the history classes. and an electric
buzzer system installed for use in calling
and dismissing classes.
! d. A. Blood has returned from Wakarusa.
where he was called by the serious illness
of his brother. +. f. Blood, whose condi-
ton is somewhat improved.
Guests of Rev. and Mrs. NJ. Manshardt
Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. y. Bohnenhlust.
Of Leonardville: Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Stnli,
Fred Pocking. Miss Lille Hoffsommer and
RAYMOND Hoffsommer.
Mrs. Sarah ]. Baker. who has been with
her daughter. Mrs. ]. W. Reed, this winter.
has returned to Ottawa
James L. Reed of Council Grove spent
last Sunday at the home of his uncle, Rev.
J. W. Reed
The regular meeting of the grange will
be held Tuesday, March IL at the school
house
At a meeting Friday afternoon a parent
teachers association was organized. Mrs.
Charles Lommasson was elected president:
Hottie. secretary: and Mrs F. f. Skidmore
treasurer. Meetings will be held the first
Friday of each month
NJ. S. of the Evangelical church ut her
home Thursday. Guests at the Eberhart
home on Wednesday We're Mrs August
Island. and Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Davidson.
The Kan tn club Of the high school will
give Literary ar, p TograamT next Thursday af-
Three new pupils have recently enrolled
in the nigh school, Leslie Vale Of Dodge
City. whose parents are locating In the
Lee. formerly of Silver Lake. but now of
Tecnmseh, and Carl Bailey of Highland
Park
Mrs Harry Skidmore and Joe Greaser
of Wakarusa were guests Sunday at the
T.. L. Jones home.
Harry VIII be held next Friday Mt 1 20
o'clock. 1t is necessary that all members
Intend in order that the work NAV be
tions-' other than sewing.
Mrs. W. L. Morriss. who has been stay
ing at the home of her mother. Mrs. W. f.
part Of the winter, has returned to her own
home.
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SHOULD TAKE CARE
Wood Tells Country To Be Careful of
What 1t Takes Up Now.

New York, March S.-Maj. Gen.
Leonard Wood, commander of the
Central department, in the first pub
lie address he has made in many
months, today warned the American
public not to let anything, whether a
league of nations, a Hague tribunal
or an international arbitration system
replace a policy of sound, rational pre-
paredness,'' if the country is to re-
main in a state of peace
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ALLEN NAMES MERCER

Governor Reappoints Veteran Live
Governor Allen late this afternoon
announced the reappointment of ]. H.
Mercer as state sanitary and livestock
commissioner for a term of two years.
MERGERS name will go to the senate
for confirmation Monday.
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KANE To TOPEKA
Motion Picture General Man.
ager To Visit His Mother.
One of Best Known Producers
in Nation a TOpekan.

Arthur S. Kane, well known in To-
peka, general manager of Select Pic
lures corporation, will arrive in To-
peka Monday for a brief stay. in the
course of an extended trip thru south
ern and southwestern cities, which he
is visiting in the interests of his COM
pany. Kane will stop at the home
of his mother, Mrs. Alice Kane, 1923
North Quincy street.
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NO COLOR

Owing to accident this afternoon to
the color portion of the State Jour-
nails big press. these two pages must
be printed in black only today.
We will try the red alone.