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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-19
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which took place recently. Mrs. Kool
is daughter of VIM. Cox of Grant
Vile, and Mr.. Kool is a popular young
farmer of that neighborhood.
Northside friends of Claude Red
mond, the report of whose death from
wounds received in battle in France
has been received by his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Redmond of Carbonate, are
doubtful of the truth of this report,
as cards written a few days before
the date given as that on which he
died, January q, have been received
here Mrs. s. J. Wyatt, of Jackson
street, is in receipt of card from him
written January "a, in which he says
he is well and feeling fine, and hopes
to be back in the United States before
long. No mention is made of any in
jI1ry
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-19
HEART AND BEAUTY
PROBLEMS
BIZ AIRS. ELIZABETH THOMPSON.

Dear Mrs. Thompson: Is it correct
to knock on the door of a business of
flee if 1 call on the bookkeeper of a
certain machinery company. She
works in the office of her employer.
Should 1 knock and wait to be invited
in or should 1 just tap on the door aQd
then turn the knob and walk in? 1
know very little about business life,
but am anxious to learn, as / think l
would like office work. PETE
1t is not customary to knock upon
a business door unless the door is
and walk over to the girl you want to
see. If she is busy wait far enough
away from her desk so that you will
not hear conversation Make your
call as brief as possible. 1t is annoy
ing to an employer to have an en-
ploye talking to a caller.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: When a
friend or an acquaintance makes a
good speech or does a brave deed is
it correct to say, Il congratulate you,''
or what should be said? CLARA.
1t is all right to congratulate a per-
son upon making a good speech. If
you care to say more, comment upon
the parts that especially interest you.
When some one has done a brave deed
congratulate his courage.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: have a
girl friend who corresponds with a
boy and he writes her letters and
calls her dear" and other sW -er
names. My boy friend just writes
plain. friendly letters. These boys
are nothing more to us than friends.
Which letter do you think is more
appropriate? YOURS TRULY.
1t is not appropriate to use en-
dearing terms in a letter unless the
couple is engaged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-19
ADMITS MAIN CHARGES
John Casson Files Answer in Suit
Over $4,000 Estate.

Another step in the litigation con-
corning the $4,000 estate of Joseph
Casson, deceased. was taken this
morning when John Casson. stone
mason. residing at 1106 Polk street.
filed an answer in the office of the
district court to the petition of Martha
]. Main. of Arapahoe, Okla, admitting
all her allegations
Joseph Casson died February. 1917,
while living with a daughter. Mrs.
Avalena C. Acheson, on their farm
near Auburn. After his death II. w.
Acheson, husband of Avalena Ache
son. produced an alleged last will and
testament of his father-in-law, by the
terms of which ali of the elder Cas-
sons property was left to the three
minor children of H. w. Acheson.
The will was admitted to probate.
Mrs. Main. d daughter of Joseph
Casson. then brought suit to set aside
the will on the grounds that Casson
was 80 years old when he made it;
that he was feeble in mind and body
and that it had been the entreaties and
persuasion of the Achesons that had
led the old man to will his property to
their children. Mr.. and Mrs. Acheson.
their children. and John Casson were
named as defendants in the case. Cas-
sons answer today admitted all of
Mrs Mains allegations to be true.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-19
KANSAS LIFE REFLECTS
L. NJ. PenwcIi Fills Place Made Va
cant by Death.

The same hands and brains which
have guided the destinies of the Kan
sas Life Insurance company during
the past year will hold the reins for
another twelve months. This was de-
cided upon at the annual election of
officers by the board of directors of
the company held after the annual
meeting of the stockholders Tuesday.
One change was made in the director
ate of the company and one new office
was created.
Capt. w. J. Watson of Pittsburg was
elected to the newly created office of
chairman. of the board of directors.
L. NJ. Penwell of Topeka was made a
director of the company to fill the
place made vacant by the death of
DeVere Rafter of Holton.
man. both of Topeka, were reelected
to the directorate of the company.
other officers elected at the meeting
were: ]. H. Edwards, Topeka. presi-
dent; W. c. Smith, Phillipsburg. vice
president; w. c. Robinson, Winfield.
second vice president; w. G. Robinson,
Clay Center. third vice president: w.
H Eastman, Topeka. Secretary-treas-
urer; DIR. F. H. ScholIe, Topeka medi-
cal Director; Robert Stone, Topeka
general counsel
The annual report of the insurance
exa miner showed that the company is
in fine financial shape. The company
has written s5,SSS,734 in insura nee
since the orga nization of the company
a little more than four years ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-19
In CITY CONCERT
Marshall's Band at City Audi
torium Sunday Afternoon.
Program for Benefit of Public
Health Nursing Assn.

Sunday afternoon at o'clock Mar
shalrs band will give a concert at
the city auditorium. The concert IS
one that was scheduled to have been
last year.
1t will be given for-the benefit OF
the Public Health Nursing association.
No admission will be charged. HOW
ever, the association officials may
reach the decision of asking for
silver offering or of offering the OPP
portunity to buy memberships in the
organizati ton similar to tbs member
ship campaigns put on by the Red
Cross.
Should the plans materialize for
raising money in this way, it VIII be
used by the Nursing association, in
, baby welfare work, tuberculosis en-
| deavors and in all the general phases
| of health effort ordinarily handled
| thru the organization.
The past year, says Mrs. Thomas, Is
| one in which the association has
worked at all times practically at the
| end of it's resources. Owing to insult
| ficient funds the association has been
/ compelled to refrain from entering
| into the public health work on any
| thing like the scale provided by the
| field here and needed in a city the size
| of Topeka. 1t is the intention of Of
| ficials to make efforts of greater value
| during the present year. AS the gem
| eral public has awakened to a greater
| interest in health campaigns and IN
| the efforts being made turnout the
country to educate people in the art
| of keeping healthy, it is expected that
| the concert will be well attended ana
| if opportunity provides the associa-
| ton given the financial backing it de-
| serves.
The program which will be offered
| by the band is as follows:
IL. March-"Oleyine- .Vandercook
?. Overture-"Tbe Wanderers Hope.
! ,supPe
:. Cornet solo-"The Rosary Nevin
| N. z. McComas.
| 4. waltZ-Desdemona' ......-K King
s. Selection-'Rigoletto' ........... Verdi
Observation-Disclosures. whitney
| Miss Geniveve SCHUYLER.
| Z. MISUNDERSTANDING Smuh
s. Song Hits of 1918. .Lampe
8. Star Spangied Banner. Arr. Ripley
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LOCAL MENTION

The Mems Bible class of the Evangelical
Sunday school will hold the ninth annual
ship dinner at Vetter hall Friday evening.
February 21. James 7. Rafter will be
toa 1s st% ma The music on the program
Iacbos. the Rev. A. SOlt, w. ID. Gabel. J.
Irwin Gabel. Henry Abbuchi, Ruth Sacher
and Frank Strohwig. w. z. Lambertson,
speaker of the Kansas house of representa-
tives will make the address of the evening.
The Rev. A. Solt also will speak.
Releases and new flu cases were making
close race at 3 o'clock today. New cases
led by three. Fifteen cases reported up
to 3 o'clock while IL releases were made.
The report isl slightly lower today than
it has been on any other day, at the same
hour for several weeks.
What promises to be the most interesting
rs well rs exciting event in Catholic high
school activities is the annual debate sched-
the Assumption hail.. Competition between
are pitted against the Juniors In the most
ownership of railroads" The affirmative
will be upheld by Marie Monaghan Edna
Louis FIeisch, Eleanor Hines and Ethel
Fleisch. The high school orchestra and
choral class will furnish the music.
filed suit in the district court to recover
possession of property at 507 West Tenth
street which they say, they agreed some
now said to be 1on-residents of Kansas.
for the sum of $1,000 on payments of $40
month The Trendles. it was stated. were
to keep the property in good repair and
pay al taxes and assessments. Mark Neal.
now living in the house, is also made de-
claim that. after living in tle place a while,
the Trendles moved out. three months be
bind hind in their PAYMENTS and owing s1oI
down. It is alleged:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-19

A correspondent of the London
Daily News writes from Paris to his
paper, regarding President Wilson, as
follows: His serene and powerful
personality is pervading the atmos-
phere of negotiation with the spirit
of wisdom and urbanity, and is pro-
viding a solvent for all sorts of diff
culties. He has in a rare degree the
faculty of winning the heart as we'll as
of convincing the mind. and the de-
tachment of America from the old
European tangle and its freedom from
any suspicion of self-interest adds to
the weight of his personal influence.
i have reason to know that his depar-
ture for America on urgent congress
business is the subject of sincere re-
greet in British circles. and that his re-
turn is anxiously hoped for"
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DOROTHY DIX TALKS
BY DOROTHY DIX
World'P Highest Paid Woman Writer.
The Value of Experience.


1t is inevitable that every bride and
groom when they are really getting ac-
Quainted with each other and explor-
ing the angles of each others tempers
and dispositions, should unwittingly
bump into sharp corners that knock
the halo of romance askew, and fall
into boys of argument in which the
chariot of love is temporarily stalled.
But if either husband or wife has
enough intelligence to learn anything
from experience. there need be no
repetition of the painful scene. Any
husband who is not a candidate for a
home for the feeble minded knows
after the first year of matrimony just
what his Maria's little pet weaknesses
and faults and foibles are.
Every woman after a twelve
months study of her Johns idiosyn-
crasies has his number to the last
figure, and is perfectly aware that
certain topics are to him even as wav-
ing red flag at some mad bull, and
that it is safer to twist the tail of a
sore footed lion than it is to make
certain suggestions to him in the awful
fifteen minutes before dinner, whereas
after dinner he is as gentle and easily
led as a bleating lamb.
Yet in the face of thousand ex-
periences the husband will bring
down upon himself a flood of tears. or
reproaches. by tramping all over the
flower beds of his wife's little pref
Cdices when he Nigh just as easily
walk around them, and the wife will
keep right on for thirty or forty years
precipitating the rows with her hus-
band that she could have avoided if
only she had had enough intelligence
to learn her lesson fro~1 experience.
What is i'll health except natures
revenge on US for refusing to heed the
lesson she has tried to teach us, and
that we refused to learn? We drink
too much, we eat too much, and our
poor outraged StomachS shrek out a
| megaphone warning in pain, yet we
dope ourselves up with medicine. and
go on eating and drinking, until we
| land ourselves in an untimely grave.
| We overwork and everyday and live at
more and more jumpy every day,
! the time that if We don't hold up we
are on the. way to the mad house or a
! sanitarium.
! There probably isn't a dyspeptic liv-
| ing who doesn't know just the things
| that disagree with his little tummy, yet
| he goes on eating them. There isn't a
| drunkard who doesn't know all about
| the effect of alcohol on the human
| system and the human morale, yet he
| goes on drinking. There isn't an in
valid with nervous prostration who
| wasn't warned in time to have saved
| himself, if only he had needed the
warning. They all had the experience
but they refused to learn its lesson.
| And there you are. 1t is the wise
and successful who profit by expert
| ence. The fools never learn, even
! from their own sufferings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-19
SANTA FE NOTES
Notes and personals from Santa r.
by Frances Jones Telephone $50

Sidney S. James has received his dis
charge from the navy and will return TO
his former position in the auditor of dis
bursements' office. Mr.. James made one
trip over and has been stationed since at
Pelham Bay. N Y.
Mr.. and Mrs Paul Lichtenstern are the
parents of a son. born Sunday.
Mrs. Dave Clark of Winfield. Kan. is q
visitor at the home of Engineer and Mrs.
George Mckee.
Little Helen Louise Camp. who has
spent the winter with her grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Cremer. is spending the
week with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Camp. at Emporia. Mr. and Mrs.
Camp will come to Topeka to spend the
weekend.
John Griffin locomotive carpenter. is
seriously i'll ut his home with heart trou-
bic. Mr.. Griffin has been i'll since last
week
William Norton. foreman of the driving
box gang, has returned to work after a
few days spent in Kansas City.
Sergt. Wayte c. Lyle has returned to
his former position in the auditor of dis
bursements' office Mr.. Lyle has been in
training at Camp Macarthur, near Waco,
Texas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-19

Walker D. Hines, the new director
general of railroads, has submitted to
Secretary of the Treasury Glass a sup
Elementary estimate for an appropri-
alton by congress of $750.000,OOO to
enable the railroad administration to
finance the railroads during the pres
emit year Mr.. Hines estimates that
ssSs1.SO6,9O4 will be required to settle
the accounts for 1918. For this pur-
nose there is available the 100000
appropriated at the outset of govern
ment management as a revolving
fund" leaving a balance of 1881, $685.
sG4 The appropriation of $750,000,-
900 would wipe out this amount and
leave the sum of S36S,193.096 toward
meeting the capital expenditures for
1919. And this immense sum is
asked in face of the fact that freight
rates and passenger fares have been
greatly increased over those which
were deemed ample by the govern
ment while the owners of the roads
were operating them Yet Mr.. Hines
urges a continuance of the existing ar
rangement. 1t is certain that the pub
lie is not in accord with his view.
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A good roads meeting will be held
Thursday evening at 8 o'clock, at
Menoken school house. The petitions
are ready and it is hoped that every
of the supper Silver Lake road will be
present. A number of good speakers
will address the meeting.
Pythian Sisters, Amity Temple 10S,
will hold social hour after the regu-
lar meeting of the temple Friday eve
ming. January 81, at their hall, 900
Kansas avenue. The program will
consist of music and literary num-
bers and promises to be of unusual
interest. All Pythian sisters and
knights and their families are invited
to be present.
The "flatiron" building at 1907
Kansas avenue, formerly occupied by
the w. D. Bridge Coal company, has
been lifted on rollers, preparatory to
moving it away. The building has
been bought by VIM. FarnSwOrth, a
farmer living north of tow, who will
use it on his place. The Topeka Oil
company, who have a lease on the
lots, will erect a filling station. work
on it to be begun as soon as the lots
are cleared.
Word has been received of the
death in France of Claude Redmond
son of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. p. Redmond
formerly of North Topeka, but now of
Carbonate. Redmond's death oc-
Cured January 27. 1919, from a wound
received in battle, according to the no.
tice received.
Friends here are doubtful of the
truth of the notice, as they have re-
ceived several letters and cards from
him written after the armistice was
signed, and no mention was made of
wound.
Redmond enlisted in the 9Th regi-
ment marines, 8th machine gun COM
pany, last spring, and landed in
France in, September. He was mar
ried to Miss Bernice Ellwood June,
1916, her death occurring January,
k1917.
He was in the employ of the Austen
Snediker company for five years, be-
ginning when a small boy and working
before and after school and on Sat
urdays. He was later sent by the firm
to a branch house at Concordia, where
he was working at the time of his en-
/ listment. Previous to this Redmond
had lived all his life in Topeka, receiv-
ing his education in the North side
schools.
A brother, Clarence Redmond, en-
! listed in the navy last July and is now
at the Great Lakes training station.
i Notes and Personals.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Hargis of 1928
Central avenue will move next week
to a farm near Della
Star lodge No. 20. A. o. L. w, will
start work on the candidates promptly
at 1880 o'clock this evening at their
hall. S31 Kansas avenue.
The store building at the corner of
Central avenue and kious street,
owned by J. B. Cain. has been re-
modelled into a five room cottage
which will be ready for occupancy by
March l.
Mrs. F. r. .Dresbach of Milwaukee.
Wis. has come to Topeka to make an
| extended visit to her sisters, Mrs. J.
B. Cain of 1925 Central avenue. and
Mrs. E. NJ Richards of ST. South Lin
| coin street.
Helena chapter No. 80, o. E. s..
initiated a class of seven last evening
at their regular meeting at their hall,
911 Kansas avenue
George Smith of Chillicothe, Mo-, is
| the guest of his sister, Mrs. p. n.
| Tracy. 1871 Topeka avenue.
Friends of Mr.. Keith Kool and Miss
| Virginia Cox. both of Granville. will
be interested to hear of their marriage,
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EAST SIDE NOTES
Notes and personals from East Side
oy Frances Jones' Telephone $3.50.

A little boy on the East Side had been
up town with his father They saw Il
soldier who had lost leg and was using
in its stead an artificial limb. When the
about it, exclaiming, oh. mother, we saw
soldier with one wooden leg and one
meat leg
The L. S. c. club was entertained Tues
day afternoon by Mrs. f. +. Goldsmith at
her home, Crane street. She had as her
guests, Mrs. John Helfrich, Mrs. S. V. At
Whitfill, Mrs. NJ. T. Jorgenson. Mrs. II.
\. Deschler and Mrs. Albert Checksfield.
The next meeting will be held at the home
of Mrs. Clements.
The Cleaners class of the Second United
Brethren church will meet Thursday after
noon with Mrs. j. j. Stafford, 2O01 East
Sixth avenue.
Mrs. ". r. Blythe and son, AIpheus. AT
Ohio avenue, are recovering from an at
tack of the influenza. They have been
i'll about two weeks.
tanned with social afternoon Tuesday for
the ladies who will be hostesses at the Dor
! guests were: Mrs. u. NJ. Lane. Mrs. f. f.
Dawdy, Mrs. Rousch, Mrs. George Har-
rover and Mrs 10 Hayek
Hoyt Saturday to visit her mother. Mrs.
Holt. and other relatives
Mr. and Mrs D. L. Chandler. ZIG Klein
street. have been called to Hollis, Okla. by
the serious illness of their sons wife, Mrs.
Dwight Chandler.
| this week from Indianapolis. Ind, to visit
her sister. Mrs. L. p. Shields All Lafay
cite street Mrs. Boyer will leave after a
short visit for Arkansas and Missouri to
visit other relatives.
Mrs George Holden. who has sheen at a
local hospital since the first of the year,
was removed Monday evening to her home
1914 Ash street. Her daughter. Miss Pearl
| Holden, who has been with her during her
| illness. will return Saturday to her home
| in Springdale. Ark.
| The Masonic Red Cross society will con-
| tinue its work Tuesdays and Fridays. II
! was expected that the work would be
| closed up this week but more has been ac-
| cepted and the workers will meet as usual
| twice week. Lunch will be served.
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Is YEARS AGO In TOPEKA
From the columns of
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL

IeDFuaFy III. Eo64.
BY far the largest ball given by any order
this winter will be that of the hallway Con-
ductors at Hamilton hall February %. 1t is
the sixth annual ball.
Before the dancing Mayor 7. w. Harrison
will deliver an address of welcome, which
will be responded to by Z. f. Clark of Cedar
Rapids. Iowa, the national grand chief COM
mander of the conductors. Then Governor
Lewelling will lead the grand march to the
music of Watsons orchestra.
The Topeka division No. 1I9 of the Order
of Railway Conductors is composed of
seventy five of the most gentlemanly ticket
punchers to be found anywhere.
The Western Sorosis is the name of d new
woman's club recently organized in this
city which will in many particulars re-
senlble the famous New York club in its
objects and aims. Its membership will be
one hundred. Two meetings have been held.
Among the members are Mrs. T S. Lyon,
Mrs. Margaret Hill McCarter. Mrs. H. W,
Roby. Mrs. H. E Ball and about twenty
others.
The Ladies' Philharmonic. club met this
afternoon with Miss Ollie O'Rrien and a
program from List was played. Mrs. s.
j. Crawford. Miss Bessie West. Mrs. A. Il.
Campbell. Miss Ona McFadden aud Miss
O'Brien each rendered a selection.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-19
MAY ARRIVE EARLIER
Wilson's Ship Is Making Good Time
In Sunday Night.

Washington. Feb. 19.-Wireless dis
patches to the White House today
from the presidential transport George
Washington. indicated that the ship
was making such speed that she might
drop anchor in Boston harbor Sunday
night. In that event. President will
son probably would remain aboard
until Monday morning and deliver his
address in Boston-some time during
that day.
The Boston speech is expected by
administration officials to be confined
almost entirely to an appeal to the
country for support of the league of
nations